Breakaway

Breakaway is a slow-burn brother's best friend hockey romance with a childhood crush, a wounded hero learning to ask for help, and a heroine who knows exactly what she's worth. Perfect for fans of Liz Tomforde, Lauren Blakely and Tessa Bailey.

I'm six teaspoons of Nutella deep into a very bad day when the man I've been crushing on since high school skates back into my life.

Lance Jefferson is a Stanley Cup-winning hockey superstar and my brother's best friend. He's off-limits with a capital O. He's also never looked at me as anything more than "Little Cassie." But when my cheating ex struggles with the word "leave," Lance steps in as my personal ex-terminator. Suddenly, Lance goes from indifferent to possessive, like I'm a woman he wants for himself.

I should keep my distance. Falling for him is a spectacularly bad idea. It could blow up his friendship with my brother, scandalize my very opinionated family, and derail the business I've finally been brave enough to start.

But when he's standing in front of me, shirtless in the snow, suddenly the rules feel very, very breakable...

Tropes:
- Brother's best friend
- Sports romance
- Curvy FMC
- Mixed race MMC
- Childhood crush
- Found family
- Hero in therapy
- Family trauma
- Protective hero
- Dual POV