Axel (Carolina Reapers Book 1)

Axel (Carolina Reapers Book 1)

The NHL’s been at my door since I was 18.<br />But I’d never leave the Swedish Hockey League—<br />Not while raising my little brother.<br />But now he’s grown and the Carolina Reapers show up with my greatest weakness:<br />Langley Pierce, their new head of PR.<br /> <br />I’ve never been able to say no to her.<br />She’s fierce, independent, and the sexiest woman I’ve ever met.<br />She also has a stubborn streak wider than my entire country.<br /> <br />One comment from her smart mouth about never dating again, and I propose.<br /> <br />No, really, I actually propose:<br />A six-month marriage contract in exchange for signing with the Reapers.<br />I want to date this woman so badly that I’m going to marry her first.<br />I’ll use each day to show her how a queen should be treated.<br /> <br />Our wedding day started a countdown I’m powerless to stop,<br />And the faster the months fly, the harder I fall.<br />She’s sworn she’ll never choose a man over her career,<br />And I promised never to ask her to.<br />Until I’m forced to.<br /> <br />How can we move forward when we started this whole thing backwards?<br />If I can’t convince her this marriage is anything but fake—<br />The next document we sign will crush us both.<br /> <br /> <br />Welcome to the Carolina Reapers, Samantha Whiskey’s newest hockey series where the chill of the ice meets sultry southern nights.<br />