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 38
- contemporary 36
- athlete hero 36
- enemies to lovers 36
- marriage of convenience 34
- hockey 34
- praise kink 33
- fake relationship 32
- competent heroine 31
- grumpy/cold hero 30
- independent heroine 30
- possessive hero 30
- m-f romance 28
- take-charge heroine 27
- rich hero 27
- sassy heroine 25
- teacher/coach heroine 25
- forced proximity 24
- funny 23
- workplace/office 23
- white collar heroine 20
- height difference 19
- caretaking 19
- grumpy & sunshine 18
- spanking 18
- athlete heroine 15
- alpha male 14
- tall heroine 11
- masc-dom 11
- found family 7
- curvy heroine 6
- disabilities & scars 6
- sweet/gentle hero 5
- exhibitionism 4
- anal sex 4
- new adult 2
- soccer 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- past abuse 4
- geography
- canada 23
- north america 18
- Format
- Audiobook
- dual pov 31
- first person pov 19
romance tags
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