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 45
- enemies to lovers 44
- athlete hero 43
- contemporary 42
- marriage of convenience 42
- hockey 42
- fake relationship 40
- praise kink 38
- grumpy/cold hero 37
- competent heroine 36
- independent heroine 36
- possessive hero 35
- m-f romance 34
- take-charge heroine 33
- rich hero 31
- sassy heroine 30
- forced proximity 30
- teacher/coach heroine 28
- workplace/office 27
- funny 26
- white collar heroine 25
- height difference 23
- caretaking 22
- spanking 22
- grumpy & sunshine 20
- alpha male 17
- athlete heroine 16
- masc-dom 15
- tall heroine 11
- found family 8
- sweet/gentle hero 8
- curvy heroine 6
- disabilities & scars 6
- anal sex 5
- exhibitionism 4
- new adult 3
- multicultural 1
- slow burn 1
- soccer 1
- in her 30s 1
- in his 30s 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- past abuse 9
- geography
- canada 29
- north america 20
- Format
- audiobook
- dual pov 37
- first person pov 24
