Melting Point

He's the NHL's most hated captain. She's the only one who can save his career. But first, he has to survive her rink—and the Australian sun. LIAM I was the "King of the Cold" until one viral meltdown turned my career into a national punchline. Now, my agent has exiled me to a tiny coastal town in Australia to "lay low." No cameras. No hockey. Just 100-degree heat and a crumbling ice rink that shouldn't exist. My plan was to hide, but the owner of The Ice Box just gave me an ultimatum: coach her misfit youth team or she'll tell the paparazzi exactly where I am. Sarah Jenkins is bossy, unimpressed by my stats, and unfortunately, the only thing more captivating than the game I'm losing. SARAH I don't care if Liam Miller is a hockey god; in my town, he's just a tourist who doesn't know how to fix a leaky pipe. I have thirty days to save my family's heritage rink from developers, and having a disgraced superstar as a temporary coach is the "Dine Out" miracle I didn't ask for. I need his fame to save the rink; he needs my silence to save his life. It's a simple business arrangement. But as the ice begins to melt, the line between faking it and falling for the enemy is getting dangerously thin. He's out of his element. She's in her prime. In the heat of an Australian summer, someone is bound to get burned. This steamy, small-town sports romance features a grumpy hockey pro, a sunshine rink owner, and plenty of "only one bed" energy. No cheating. Standalone. HEA.