The NHL's been at my door since I was 18. But I'd never leave the Swedish Hockey League--Not while raising my little brother. But now he's grown and the Carolina Reapers show up with my greatest weakness: Langley Pierce, their new head of PR. I've never been able to say no to her. She's fierce, independent, and the sexiest woman I've ever met. She also has a stubborn streak wider than my entire country. One comment from her smart mouth about never dating again, and I propose. No, really, I actually propose: A six-month marriage contract in exchange for signing with the Reapers. I want to date this woman so badly that I'm going to marry her first. I'll use each day to show her how a queen should be treated. Our wedding day started a countdown I'm powerless to stop, and the faster the months fly, the harder I fall. She's sworn she'll never choose a man over her career, and I promised never to ask her to. Until I'm forced to. How can we move forward when we started this whole thing backwards? If I can't convince her this marriage is anything but fake--The next document we sign will crush us both. Welcome to the Carolina Reapers, Samantha Whiskey's newest hockey series where the chill of the ice meets sultry southern nights. --Back cover.