The Wingman

Name: The Wingman
Brand: Hachette New Zealand Ltd
SKU: 9781398724310
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The irresistible new hockey romance for 2025 (Vancouver Storm 3)

By Stephanie Archer

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The best way to gain confidence after years with the wrong guy? Get lessons in love from my best friend. Hayden Owens is the hottest defence man in pro hockey, my confident best friend, and my new dating coach. He'll teach me to be a player,... Read More

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The best way to gain confidence after years with the wrong guy? Get lessons in love from my best friend.

Hayden Owens is the hottest defence man in pro hockey, my confident best friend, and my new dating coach.

He'll teach me to be a player, but convinces me to practise with him... and our flirting lessons and practice kisses push the bounds of friendship.

All that relationship stuff he's always avoided? He doesn't seem to mind it anymore.

Rule number one of being a player is no attachments, but when Hayden sees me picking up other guys, he's jealous enough that I wonder...

Maybe my wingman's been waiting for me all along.

The Wingman is a pro hockey relationship coach romance. It's the third book in the Vancouver Storm series but can be read as a standalone.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781398724310

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 September 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Orion

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 36.0mm

Width: 126.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 313g

Pages: 448

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About the Author

Stephanie Archer writes spicy rom-coms with sharp banter, lots of laughs, and guaranteed HEAs. She believes in the power of best friends, stubborn women, a fresh haircut, and love. She lives in Vancouver with a man and a dog.

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