{"product_id":"signed-slap-shot-by-chelsea-curto-d-c-stars-3","title":"Slap Shot by Chelsea Curto (Indie Edition)","description":"\u003ch3\u003eStats\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback (plain edges)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePages: 528\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished: \u003cspan\u003eFebruary 12, 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEstimated spice: Smokin'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGoodreads rating: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/214295087-slap-shot\" title=\"link to goodreads ratings\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e4+\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"link to goodreads ratings\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/217206125-the-spellshop\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFable rating: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fable.co\/book\/slap-shot-dc-stars-book-3-by-chelsea-curto-3OqzxEAYyA\" title=\"link to fable ratings\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e4+\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"link to fable ratings\" href=\"https:\/\/fable.co\/book\/how-to-kill-a-guy-in-ten-dates-by-shailee-thompson-9781668206720\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"fable.co\/book\/the-plastic-magician-by-charlie-n-holmberg-1542047919\" title=\"link to fable ratings\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"fable.co\/book\/holiday-ever-after-by-hannah-grace-9781668213742\" title=\"link to fable ratings\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the indie edition of Slap Shot, which will go out of print in 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePublisher description\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHudson Hayes, star defenseman for the DC Stars, needs help. He’s been looking for a private chef for months but keeps coming up short. With the NHL season starting and no prospects in sight, he’s close to giving up.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMadeline Galloway needs a job. Recently let go from her executive chef position in Las Vegas, she’s desperate as can be when she reaches out to an old acquaintance about a possible job opportunity…. in Washington DC.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter hitting it off with her prospective employer--the blond hockey star who seems to have a heart of gold--she and her daughter, Lucy, make the move east.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe rules were simple: no personal relationships. No falling for the romantic guy who always made her smile, even if they are living together and spending all their free time with each other.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut after a kiss on New Year’s Eve, everything changes. The lines blur. Being Hudson’s friend—and only his friend—is the last thing on her mind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd when Hudson learns American Sign Language for Lucy, his feelings might be a slap shot to Madeline's heart.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSlap Shot is a spicy slow burn friends to lovers, private chef x hockey player romance with forced proximity and a man who if he wanted to, he would.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eBook 3 in the D.C. Stars series.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chelsea Curto","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50616850874615,"sku":"9781958983157","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0883\/0795\/8007\/files\/W_W_Book_Listings_-_2026-04-24T113808.487.png?v=1777055999","url":"https:\/\/winkandwoo.com\/products\/signed-slap-shot-by-chelsea-curto-d-c-stars-3","provider":"Wink \u0026 Woo Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}