When his kids nanny quits without warning, hockey star Leo Hartman is left skating on thin ice. Enter Catharina Alonso—his teammate's friend who's in need of a place to crash after her apartment goes up in flames. Its the perfect temporary solution. Until he learns he just invited a five-alarm fire into his carefully ordered world, one who challenges him at every turn and stirs feelings he thought were long buried.

Fiery schoolteacher Cat Alonso never planned on being a live-in nanny for a brooding hockey star. But with her apartment in ashes, shes out of options. The job's supposed to be simple—watch the kids and ignore the hot dad until the end of the school year. What she doesnt expect is to form a deep bond with Leos childrenor to find herself falling for the gruff single father whos determined to keep everyone at arms length.

When family crises arise and the pressure of the playoffs mounts, Cats left with two choices: cling to her self-relianceor trust Leo to be the partner she never thought shed find. But Leos ready to risk it all for the woman whos brought joy back into his life and shown him theres more to living than just winning. Because this time, hes playing for a different kind of trophy—love.