Where love melts the ice and dreams come to fruition. Welcome to the Carolina Fury, where passion thaws even the most frozen hearts.

Brooklynn Greene has it all—a successful salon, a close-knit group of girlfriends, and a life she loves. But there's one thing she can't seem to get out of her mind–her irresistibly charming neighbor.

She can't have him.

He's a dream.

No, he's the dream.

Her neighbor is off-limits. At least, that's the way that she sees it, and she's tried to keep him at arms length. But he needs her help. And it wouldn't be neighborly to deny him.

Even if it means playing his fake girlfriend.

Forrest Westwood doesn't worry. He lives his life the way that he wants, knowing that money is no object. The day he turns twenty-five, his trust fund is his. Life is going to be a comfortable one once his checks start coming in.

He plays by his own rules.

She's everywhere.

Across the street, in the stands, and his dreams.

Life has a way of becoming complicated. The confident and independent woman is right in front of him. But can a fake relationship between them stay that way, or will the lines between pretend and reality blur as they play the most dangerous game of all—falling in love?

Where love melts the ice, the past comes to meet the present. Welcome to the Carolina Fury, where passion thaws even the most frozen hearts.

Grace Burns needs help. Her mother has turned her away, so she goes to the only person who can possibly help, her father–North Carolina Fury's head coach.

College dropout.

No plans.

No future.

When she answers an ad for a room to rent, she doesn't realize that the house across the street is full of the only men in North Carolina she's not allowed to date–her father's players.

They are all too hot.

Otto Larsson is riding high. The Fury have just won the Calder Cup. They are champions. Hard work pays off, and it has done just that.

He enjoys calm.

He doesn't do drama.

He loves the game.

But he wants more.

Then he sees her… one look is all it takes. He's fallen and hard. Except, she is the only woman he can't have. She's hot as hell, full of sass and fire. She's everything he should run from–and everything he wants.