SIGNED BOOKPLATE – Face Off by Chelsea Curto (indie edition) – D.C. Stars 1

Face Off comes with a bookplate hand-signed by the author.

Stats

Format: Paperback (plain edges)

Pages: 440

Published: June 1, 2024

Estimated spice: Smokin'

Goodreads rating: 4+

Fable rating: 4+

This is the indie version of Face Off (now out of print).

Publisher description

Emerson (Emmy) Hartwell has waited for a spot on an NHL roster since she became a professional hockey player, and this season, she’ll finally get a chance to showcase her talents with the struggling D.C. Stars.

Maverick Miller is the best player in the league, but he’s never had a winning record. Team captain and desperate to turn things around, he agrees to play nice with the fiery new left-winger even though they’re total opposites.

After a night where the tension between them reaches a tipping point and they fall in bed together, Emmy and Maverick vow it was only one time. Just once to get it out of their systems so they can play better and help their team. It doesn’t mean anything. She doesn’t date hockey players. He’s a notorious playboy who doesn’t date. Period.

Except… what should’ve been just once happens again, then again. They tell each other their friends with benefits arrangement is only for the season, but despite facing off on the ice, behind closed doors, the pair is nothing but fire.

Face Off is a spicy dislike to lovers sports romance with professional athletes, friends with benefits, he falls first and a guaranteed happily ever after.