Just Breaking the Rules

She's the one who got away. He's always been off-limits.

A secret romance with my brother’s hockey star best friend wasn’t part of my plan when I desperately asked him to invest in my bakery.

I just needed a business partner before my dream shop went under.

And when the bossy, protective single dad athlete said yes, I didn’t think that one knee-weakening time he’d kissed me senseless (and then some) would get in the way of us baking cakes.

But just try working with a sinfully handsome, incredibly generous, and dangerously flirty hockey player who’s good with his hands in and out of the kitchen.

We set a rule: don’t mix business with pleasure. Again.

Except Corbin doesn’t do anything halfway.

When he’s not scoring goals on the ice, he stays up late with me to test tempting recipes.

Braids my hair before we bake like it's foreplay.

Gives me his jersey to wear to games.

And looks at me like I’m the answer to his dreams.

Falling for my business partner—my brother’s best friend—could cost me everything: the bakery, our friendship, and the family who’s already doubting me.

But when Corbin shows up after closing one night and tells me he can't stop thinking about me and hasn’t been able to for years?

I’m ready to break every rule.

This is Corbin and Mabel's romance. Tropes include: Brother's best friend, single dad, workplace romance, hockey, the one who got away, love letters