Gloves Off

When a woman needs cash fast, she agrees to marry Alexei Volkov—a brutally handsome NHL enforcer who's about as warm as a frozen hockey rink—in exchange for her inheritance. Their plan is simple: play the happy couple in public, stay enemies behind closed doors, and call it quits when the money clears. But Alexei keeps breaking the rules, showing up with home-cooked meals, secret flower deliveries, and an unexpectedly protective streak that makes her heart do ridiculous things. As his gruff exterior cracks to reveal the caring man beneath, she starts wondering if their fake marriage might be the most real thing either of them has ever felt.