Hutch by Apryl Baker

This is my year.

I’m not vain, but I have to admit, I’ve got it all—good looks, great friends, and I’m the star of my college hockey team.

And to make things perfect, my dream team, The Minnesota Raptors, is scouting me.

One small problem…my speed is off, and we can’t figure out why. The Raptors will look elsewhere if I can’t get my moves back. Try as I might, nothing works, frustrating me and my coach.

Enter Daisy.

She doesn’t know the first thing about hockey.

She doesn’t care that I’m one of the biggest college hockey stars in the US.

She doesn’t want me.

But she does help me get my speed back. She makes me remember why I love hockey, and when I’m not thinking about all the pressure, everything clicks again.

Except for her.

The word “date” scares her.

She’s important, though. She’s the one. I know it.

But she’s not falling for my charm.

She does agree to be my friend, though, and she learns to trust me, eventually opening up about her past, including a relationship that almost killed her.

With that in mind, I set about trying to win her over to Team Hutch and our happily-ever-after.

Just when everything begins to fall into place, her ex shows up, declaring she belongs to him. I promised to keep her safe.

But I can’t be everywhere all the time, and in the end, asshat takes her right out from under my nose. Now it’s become a race to save her.

I can’t lose her, though I’m not sure Fate agrees.

But I never run from a fight, and I will find her. She gave me back my future, and now I’ll make sure she has one too.