Gloves Off (Vancouver Storm #4)
Stephanie Archer

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.
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 colleague, glares at my high heels, and insists he’s not attracted to me. He’s only marrying me for citizenship.
Fighting with Alexei is more fun than expected, though, and beneath his grouchy exterior, Alexei is surprisingly caring, protective, and generous.
He cooks for me and worries about my safety.
He sends me flowers with secret meanings and spends way too much money on me.
He makes me sleep in his bed and calls me his wife.
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.
Gloves Off 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.
Tropes:
- pro hockey
- enemies to lovers
- marriage of convenience
- grumpy sunshine
Tagged as:
- sports 31
- athlete hero 30
- enemies to lovers 30
- contemporary 29
- marriage of convenience 28
- hockey 27
- praise kink 26
- grumpy/cold hero 25
- fake relationship 25
- competent heroine 24
- independent heroine 24
- possessive hero 22
- m-f romance 21
- take-charge heroine 20
- rich hero 20
- funny 19
- sassy heroine 19
- teacher/coach heroine 18
- forced proximity 18
- workplace/office 17
- grumpy & sunshine 16
- white collar heroine 15
- caretaking 14
- height difference 13
- spanking 12
- athlete heroine 11
- alpha male 11
- found family 7
- masc-dom 7
- curvy heroine 6
- tall heroine 6
- disabilities & scars 6
- anal sex 5
- sweet/gentle hero 5
- new adult 2
- Add topics
- content warnings
- past abuse 4
- slut shaming 1
- geography
- canada 18
- north america 14
- Format
- Audiobook
- dual pov 26
- first person pov 15