If You Keep Me

When a string of disappointing dates leaves you convinced something's wrong with you, proposing to your secret crush seems like perfect logic—even if he's your dad's star player and way too old for you anyway. So when Flip Madden, the reformed bad boy of professional hockey, turns you down flat, you're mortified enough to want to disappear. But here's the thing: he doesn't actually seem to want to stay away, suddenly showing up at your recitals, remembering every book recommendation, and looking at you like he's fighting a losing battle. As the tension simmers and boundaries blur, you're left hoping that maybe, just maybe, this incredibly protective, unexpectedly tender reformed playboy might want you as much as you want him—consequences and your dad's hockey stick be damned.