Pucking the Grinder — Stephanie Julian

I go in deep and make the plays...RileyI'm a fast-talking minor-league hockey player with a reputation as a grinder. I go in deep, hit hard and come out with the puck. I'm not known for giving up and, when I meet a cool blonde who trips all my switches, I fall hard and fast. I'm going to need more than determination to break down Aly's reservations. But will my lifelong dream of making it to the NHL cost me the woman of my dreams?She's not going to fall for his game...AlyMy aversion to professional athletes falters when faced with a six-foot-four hockey god. He's everything I never wanted in a man: sexy, rough around the edges and pushy as all hell. And absolutely irresistible. But I'm not going to give him my heart because he's going to leave. And I don't want my heart to follow.This is the first-person version of The Grinder