Pucking Beautiful

He lost everything in one brutal hit. She might be the only one who can help him find himself again.

Marcus “Mayhem” O’Sullivan lost everything in one brutal hit on the ice. His hockey career is over, his identity shattered, and the secret he’s hidden his whole life—that he can barely read—is about to be exposed. When the beautiful neurologist who delivered his devastating diagnosis suggests he might have dyslexia, Marcus discovers there’s a reason he’s always felt broken. But as Dr. Sarah Reeves helps him rebuild his life, he falls hard for a woman who’s leaving for Oxford in three months—and he’s terrified that an ex-hockey player who’s just learning to read will never be enough for a brilliant surgeon destined for greatness.

Dr. Sarah Reeves has her life planned to Accept the Oxford professorship, cement her reputation, prove everyone who doubted her wrong. Romance isn’t on her agenda—until Marcus O’Sullivan. The charming hockey player she can’t stop thinking about turns out to be so much more than the “dumb jock” persona he hides behind. They both fought their way up from nothing, both know what it’s like to be underestimated. What starts as tutoring becomes late nights, stolen kisses, and falling dangerously in love. But she’s leaving, and he won’t ask her to stay. Sometimes the best plays are the ones you don’t plan—if you’re brave enough to take the shot.

Sometimes the best play is the one you don’t plan. And sometimes losing everything means finding exactly what you need.