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 39
- contemporary 37
- athlete hero 37
- enemies to lovers 37
- marriage of convenience 35
- hockey 35
- praise kink 34
- fake relationship 33
- competent heroine 32
- grumpy/cold hero 31
- independent heroine 31
- possessive hero 31
- m-f romance 29
- take-charge heroine 28
- rich hero 28
- sassy heroine 26
- teacher/coach heroine 26
- forced proximity 25
- funny 24
- workplace/office 24
- white collar heroine 21
- height difference 20
- caretaking 20
- grumpy & sunshine 19
- spanking 19
- athlete heroine 16
- alpha male 15
- masc-dom 12
- tall heroine 11
- found family 8
- curvy heroine 6
- sweet/gentle hero 6
- disabilities & scars 5
- anal sex 4
- exhibitionism 3
- new adult 2
- childfree 1
- soccer 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- past abuse 5
- geography
- canada 24
- north america 18
- Format
- Audiobook
- dual pov 32
- first person pov 20
romance tags
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