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The Sweet Spot

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By Bella Matthews
Series: Playing to Win
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From USA Today and Amazon Bestselling Author Bella Matthews, comes a hot new hockey coach, single dad, marriage of convenience, small town romance. A fake marriage with a single dad wasn't on my dance card but there are worse ways to start the summer. Our story... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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From USA Today and Amazon Bestselling Author Bella Matthews, comes a hot new hockey coach, single dad, marriage of convenience, small town romance.

A fake marriage with a single dad wasn't on my dance card but there are worse ways to start the summer.

Our story didn't begin the night I agreed to marry Deacon Kane to help him keep his daughter. It started ten years ago, with a hotshot hockey player I couldn't wait to see each summer. He was big, broad, and filled out his board shorts so damn nicely. But holy hell... The memories of teenage Deacon don't hold a candle to the man he is now, the one who makes me melt each time he says, "my wife."

What was supposed to be a marriage of convenience quickly spirals into something else. Something I can't control. Because this man makes me feel alive in a way I haven't felt in months, and I want more.

More sparks.

More life.

More time.

Can a relationship based on lies last... Especially when I'm the one keeping all the secrets?

Series: Playing to Win

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9798218465544

Publisher: Bella Matthews

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 20 June 2024

Imprint: Bella Matthews

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 299g

Pages: 274

Collections

Bella Matthews Contemporary Romance Fiction General Fiction Romance Series: Playing to Win Sports Romance

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