Power Play Piper's life feels like it's stuck in neutral, so she decides to take control of the one thing she can: mastering the art of intimacy with some help from Liam Sullivan, the brooding NHL goalie who's surprisingly willing to be her teacher. What starts as a practical arrangement becomes deliciously complicated when a wild Vegas night lands them both with wedding rings and zero memory of how it happened—but plenty of chemistry to figure out what comes next. With their fake marriage as the perfect excuse to keep exploring what's between them, Piper and Liam are convinced they can keep things light and fun for just one hockey season. But as the countdown to their expiration date looms, they'll have to decide if what feels so right on the ice can survive in the real world, or if their whole relationship is just a beautifully crafted play destined to fall apart.

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