Verona by Violette Paradis

Ricky
My rookie season is amazing.
Hockey. Money. Glory.
Life is great until my demons come back to haunt me.
Now, I’m with the Blades, starting from scratch.
Bad luck follows me everywhere… until I meet her.
She understands my pain.
And she calls me out on my sh*t.
I want to prove that I’m mature enough to handle her.
But first, I have to be mature enough to handle myself.

Julia
My mid-twenties are going great career-wise.
Relationship-wise? Not so much.
I have a ten-year plan—job, marriage, babies.
The brooding hockey player is not part of the plan.
And I’m happy to tell him all the reasons why.
But when a one-night-stand turns into two pink lines, I’m faced with a decision.
Nobody expects me to deviate from my plan.
But nobody expects me to fall for a tattooed risk-taking hockey player either.
Not even me.

Note: Although this book is part of the Blades universe, this story can be read as a standalone novel.