Hold Me Tight: A Single Mom, Best Friend’s Ex, Protective Hero Hockey Romance (Chicago Railers Hockey, Book 2)

She swore off hockey players the moment Zane walked out, leaving her with a broken heart and a baby girl to raise on her own—so of course, the one man who throws open his door when she needs help is River Thompson, her ex's best friend and teammate.

Off-limits doesn't even begin to cover it.

In the world of Chicago Railers hockey, loyalty runs deep, and falling for your ex's best friend breaks every unwritten rule there is. But with nowhere else to turn, Mia finds herself sharing River's apartment—and eventually his bed—with the one man she's spent years convincing herself she doesn't notice. Doesn't want. Doesn't need.

River isn't Zane. That much becomes impossible to ignore. Where her ex was careless and selfish, River is steady, patient, and infuriatingly attentive. He doesn't push. He waits. He shows up—for her, and for her daughter—in ways that quietly demolish every wall she's built since her heart was last shattered on the ice.

The problem isn't that he's forbidden. The problem is that the more time she spends under his roof, the more she realizes River Thompson might be exactly what she needs. And he's made it devastatingly clear he's willing to risk everything—including his oldest friendship—to prove it.

Sometimes the most dangerous thing a single mom can do is let herself believe she deserves a second chance at love.