Ice Cold Chemistry (Off the Ice Book 2)

Winnie Garrett needs this job. Banks Callahan needs her gone.

As the New York Knights' newest yoga instructor, Winnie has zero interest in the oversized egos and wandering eyes that come with an NHL locker room. She's done with men entirely—especially the brooding, impossible-to-read kind who look at her like she's a problem to be solved.

Banks Callahan is exactly that kind of man. Cold, closed-off, and laser-focused on the upcoming playoffs, he has no patience for the chaos Winnie has accidentally introduced into his carefully controlled world. Half the team is distracted, shooting their shot at every turn, and someone needs to fix it.

His solution? Claim her as his.

A fake relationship makes perfect sense on paper. Locker room code is simple: you don't go after what's already taken. Winnie gets her teammates to back off, Banks gets his focus back, and nobody catches feelings. Easy.

Except Banks never counted on Winnie's relentless warmth slowly dismantling every wall he built growing up in the foster system. And Winnie never expected the grumpiest man on the roster to be the one person who actually sees her.

Now the playoffs are closing in, the fake smiles are getting harder to maintain, and the chemistry between them has never felt remotely manufactured. The real question isn't whether this arrangement will fall apart—it's whether either of them will survive it when it does.