One devastating hit. One unthinkable accident. One best friend dead on the ice.
I watched the worst night of Beckett Carter’s life go down on national television.
Now he's burning down what's left of himself.
The NHL's favorite bad-boy defenseman is playing the best hockey of his career, taking bigger risks, throwing harder punches, and pretending grief can't catch him if he never slows down.
I’m not one to look for trouble.
But when I find Beckett getting beaten bloody behind the bar where I moonlight, I risk everything to save him.
Definitely not part of my plan.
Neither is falling for him.
But somewhere between long walks—not stepping on cracks, of course—our late-night confessions, and him reading chapters of my secret steamy romance novel, we end up a fuse that detonates in my bed.
For Beckett, I'm everything he didn't know he needed.
For me, Beckett is everything I should avoid.
Which means if we're going to have a future together, he'll have to stop outruning his grief long enough to choose something he's forgotten how to want:
A life worth living.
*Burn Off is a steamy small-town hockey romance featuring a wounded NHL star, a secret-romance-writer heroine, friends-to-lovers tension, grumpy/sunshine vibes, and a journey through grief, healing, and second chances.
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.. Death of Best Friend
.. Fatal Hockey Injury
.. Explicit Language
.. Explicit Content