Mane Objection by Kay Stewart

Jax is a man who lives his life by the book. He has never had to worry about anyone other than himself, and that is how he prefers things. As a rule, he doesn’t date or commit to women. Been there, done that, has the scars to remind himself not to go there again. He has no trouble following this rule until Raven piques his interest.
Raven is the lead photographer and graphic designer for the Milwaukee Manes, a professional hockey team. Her job makes for long days spent looking at hot, muscular men. Too bad muscles have never really been her thing. As an artist, she prefers men who have gentle souls and share her love for individuality, not men who believe only in coloring inside of the lines all day every day.
Jax and Raven each have pasts that impact their every decision in life, but for the first time in years, Jax wants something more for himself. It knocks him back when he falls hard and fast for an artistic, universe-believing woman. All he needs to do is leave the past in the past once and for all to have the future he wants for himself. Easier said than done when that future includes a woman battling for her own kind of future.