Trade Deadline - Jodi Oliver

BLAINE When my name is involved in yet another scandal, I’m told to keep my head down and my stats up. The trade deadline is looming, and I don’t want to leave Chicago. But that night, I meet Alex. The guy with the bluest eyes and the kindest smile. My reputation precedes me, and he’s determined to resist me, but the more time we spend together, the harder it is to deny the chemistry between us. He’s someone who might make me want to change for the better. But can we survive the slap shots that come our way, or will my scandalous past hit harder than any defenseman could? ALEX Being a lifelong Chicago Thunder fan, I know that Blaine Olsen is trouble. Because all hockey players are. He’s a notorious playboy, and I refuse to be another notch on his bedpost. But when he shows me the part o