Checking It Twice

Fake dating a hockey player for Christmas wasn't on my bingo card.Clare Johnson's job is handling PR for the Dallas Stampede-not getting tangled up with one of the players. But when Mitchell Drake-charming forward, fan favorite, and very off-limits-asks her to pose as his girlfriend for one week in small-town Minnesota, she reluctantly agrees. What's the worst that could happen?Mitchell's had six months to get over his very public broken engagement, and his family is done waiting. The last thing he needs is pitying smiles and whispered gossip. Clare is smart, sharp, and strong enough to hold her own with both fans and family-the perfect fake girlfriend.But holiday lights and snowy nights have a way of blurring the line between pretend and real. Clare fits too easily into his world-bonding with his grandma, winning at pond hockey, and looking unfairly good in his flannel. The more time they spend together, the less fake it feels.Full of small-town holiday magic, meddling relatives, and sizzling chemistry, Checking It Twice is a hockey romance about second chances and falling in love when you least expect it. Perfect for fans of fake dating, one-bed tension, forced proximity, and happily-ever-afters wrapped in Christmas lights.Because sometimes the best gifts aren't under the tree-they're standing right in front of you. A New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of more than a dozen titles, Kendall Ryan has sold more than a million ebooks and her books have been translated into several languages in countries around the world. She's a traditionally published author with Simon & Schuster and Harper Collins UK, as well as an independently published author. Since she first began self-publishing in 2012, she's appeared at #1 on Barnes & Noble and iBooks charts around the world. Her books have also appeared on the New York Times and USA Today bestseller list more than two dozen times. Ryan has been featured in such publications as USA Today, Newsweek, and InTouch Weekly.Visit her at: www.kendallryanbooks.com for more.