After my life imploded last year, Dad decided that a change in scenery was necessary and moved us across the country.

I’ve done the one thing I never thought I would—leave the competitive skating world behind in the rearview mirror.

It hasn’t been easy.

Especially when the person buried in my past no longer wants to stay there.

Ever since stepping foot on campus, I’ve gone out of my way to avoid the hockey players that strut around like they’re God’s gift to the female species.

There’s a reason for that.

My father is Reed Philips, head coach for the Western Wildcats. The number one rule in our house has always been that I keep a healthy distance from his players.

That’s never been a problem.

And it’s not necessarily one now.

Except…

I’ve just had a major run in with Hayes Van Doren.

One that includes me walking in on him freshly showered in the locker room and him thinking I was there to deliver a special birthday present by dropping to my knees.

Oh, trust me…he got a treat all right.

One that left him singing soprano.

I might have spent most of this year flying under the radar where Hayes is concerned, but that’s no longer possible.

Everywhere I go, there he is.

Forcing his way into my life.

He’s a complication I don’t need.

Or want.

Except…

He’s decided to change my mind about that.

The question is—will I let him?

Riggs has always been my best friend. So what if I've started to notice that the guys

I'm now attracted to bear an uncanny resemblance to the hot hockey player?

That's not necessarily a problem, is it?

All right, so maybe it is.

Don't worry…I have a plan to put the kibosh on the inappropriate fantasies rolling

around in my head. It involves going out with someone who's the opposite of my bestie.

Except…the date turns out to be a total disaster.

And who's there to laugh it off with me later that evening?

You guessed it—Riggs.

It only takes a little game of truth or dare to realize that nothing will ever be the

same between us again.

*This is a Christmas Novella in the Western Wildcats Hockey Series and is 12,500 words*

What could be worse than having a one-night stand with my twin's biggest rival on the ice?

Umm…nothing.

Nothing is worse than that.

It's the reason why my brother can never find out that I hooked up with Maverick McKinnon, ridiculously hot defenseman for the Western Wildcats. It doesn't matter if the memories from our night together are enough to make my toes curl and my panties—

Well, you get the idea.

He's the first guy to come along and not treat me like I'll shatter into a million pieces when he lays his hands on me. Even if there's a teeny tiny part within that would like to see him again, the fallout would be brutal.

I have enough to deal with. Like trying to break out of the box my family has placed me in since my diagnosis.

The only problem?

I've lost something valuable.

Something I need back.

And I'm pretty sure whose bed I'll find it in.