Stand Your Ground

Name: Stand Your Ground
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781408751213
Price: 27.99 NZD
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By Kandi Steiner

Series: Kings of the Ice

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'Hockey romance fans can't miss Kandi Steiner's Kings of the Ice series' Meghan Quinn, New York Times bestselling author'Every Kandi Steiner book is unputdownable' Corinne Michaels, New York Times Bestselling AuthorTheir arrangement is crystal clear. No strings. No feelings. Just sex - and two million dollars... Read More

Format: Paperback / softback

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Stand Your Ground is book five in the Kings of the Ice series: a series of interconnected standalones following a team of professional hockey players and the women who bring them to their knees.

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'Hockey romance fans can't miss Kandi Steiner's Kings of the Ice series' Meghan Quinn, New York Times bestselling author

'Every Kandi Steiner book is unputdownable' Corinne Michaels, New York Times Bestselling Author

Their arrangement is crystal clear. No strings. No feelings.

Just sex - and two million dollars in exchange for her time and expertise.

Carter Fabri may be the Tampa Bay Ospreys' newest rising star, but off the ice, he's all innocent eyes and inexperience. He's a virgin in desperate need of lessons in dominance, seduction, and everything in between.

And Livia Young happens to be just the woman to teach him.

She doesn't need his money but she does need what it can give her: the chance to save for something she's always wanted - something she's never told anyone about.

So, Livia lays out every rule, every carefully controlled boundary. What she doesn't plan for is how quickly her student catches on . . . or how much she enjoys letting Carter take the reins.

This was supposed to be a lesson in power. But somewhere along the way, Livia stops being the one in charge.

She thought she could keep her heart out of it. She thought she'd accounted for every risk.

But some consequences you can't predict - no matter how carefully you draft the terms.

Stand Your Ground is book five in the Kings of the Ice series: a series of interconnected standalones following a team of professional hockey players and the women who bring them to their knees. They do not need to be read in order, but you will gain glimpses of future characters/couples in each book.

TROPES:

Hockey Romance

Spicy Lessons

Virgin Hero

Doctor/Patient

Obsessed Hero

Opposites Attract

Reverse Age Gap

He Falls First

Workplace Romance

BDSM

Black Cat Heroine

Golden Retriever Hero

Close Proximity

Grumpy/Sunshine

Jealous/Possessive

Millionaire

Sports

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781408751213

Publisher: John Murray Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 09 April 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Renegade Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 416

Collections

Contemporary Romance Fiction General Fiction Kandi Steiner Romance Series: Kings of the Ice Sports Sports Romance

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