VANCOUVER STORM 4: GLOVES OFF PB – STEPHANIE ARCHER

"<p><b>The only way to get my inheritance? Marry Alexei Volkov-the grumpiest enforcer in the NHL, a brutally handsome jerk, and the last man I d ever fall for.</b><br /><br />In public, we act as besotted newlyweds, but in private, we re at each other s throats. He s competitive, arrogant, and surly. The guy s never cracked a smile in his life. He s jealous of my ex, he glares at my high heels, and insists he s not attracted to me. He s only marrying me for citizenship.<br /><br />Fighting with Alexei is more fun than expected, though, and beneath his grouchy exterior, Alexei is surprisingly caring, protective, and generous.<br /><br />He cooks for me and worries about my safety.<br /><br />He sends me flowers with secret meanings and spends way too much money on me.<br /><br />He makes me sleep in his bed and calls me his wife.<br /><br />For a guy who said he d never fall in love with me, Alexei s doing a good impression of it… and now I m wondering if this marriage is fake after all.<br /><br /><b><i>Gloves Off</i> is an enemies to lovers marriage of convenience hockey romance. It s the fourth book in the Vancouver Storm series but can be read as a standalone.</b><br /><br />Tropes:<br />- pro hockey<br />- enemies to lovers<br />- marriage of convenience<br />- grumpy sunshine</p>"