Off-Ice Husband Material

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He married his best friend in Vegas. Now he has to survive living with him.

Connor Blake is the NHL defenseman nobody notices. He plays big minutes, blocks shots, and gives the same three answers in every post-game interview. Off the ice, he’s been in love with his best friend for eleven years and buried it so deep he’s forgotten it’s there. Almost.

Eli Park is the physical therapist who holds Connor together—taping his wrists before every game, fixing his terrible cooking, sleeping in his guest room three inches from a door he’ll never knock on. He’s out, he’s capable, and he’s convinced that wanting Connor is a luxury he can’t afford.

Then Vegas happens. A drunk proposal, a chapel with a neon heart, an Elvis impersonator named Gary, and two vending-machine rings later—they’re married. And when Connor’s agent sees an opportunity to use the marriage as contract leverage, they decide to stay married. One year. Ground rules. Practical. Uncomplicated.

Except sharing a bed turns into sharing a life. The taping ritual becomes foreplay. The praise Connor whispers during sex—you’re brilliant, you’re everything, you’re my home—becomes the only language either of them trusts. And when the contract negotiation turns their marriage into a weapon, they’ll have to decide what’s real and what was convenient—before the answer destroys them both.

You’ll love this book if you enjoy:

✅ Best friends to lovers with 20 years of pining
✅ Accidental Vegas marriage → marriage of convenience
✅ Closeted NHL defenseman × out physical therapist
✅ Praise kink woven into every scene (🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ — graphic, explicit, emotional)
✅ Found family hockey team with the best supporting cast
✅ One bed, domesticity, and a dog named Biscuit
✅ HEA guaranteed