Breakaway Serenade series Series by N.D. Hartley

He’s the Fury’s ice-cold goalie. Legendary. Untouchable. Deadly between the pipes.I’m the reporter he forgot breaking once. Now I’m the woman carrying his baby.It was supposed to be one interview. One quote. One clean story that catapulted my career.Instead, Lucas Wallace—the man who once humiliated me in front of a room full of scouts—looked at me like I was his.And I looked back like I’d forgotten how to breathe.One drink turned into one kiss. One kiss into one hotel room. And that night?Yeah... moreHe’s the Fury’s ice-cold goalie. Legendary. Untouchable. Deadly between the pipes.I’m the reporter he forgot breaking once. Now I’m the woman carrying his baby.It was supposed to be one interview. One quote. One clean story that catapulted my career.Instead, Lucas Wallace—the man who once humiliated me in front of a room full of scouts—looked at me like I was his.And I looked back like I’d forgotten how to breathe.One drink turned into one kiss. One kiss into one hotel room. And that night?Yeah. That night ruined everything.Because now I’m pregnant. And he’s still skating toward his final season like his body isn’t falling apart under the pads.He doesn’t remember me. Not the camp. Not the words that broke me.But I remember every second. Every scar.So why does the father of my child make me feel safer than anyone ever has?The media would crucify us. His contract would vanish.And me? I’d lose the only future I’ve ever earned.But when I try to walk away, he pulls me back with nothing but a look.Ruthless. Raw. His.We’re on a collision course with the truth.And the secret growing inside me is seconds from detonating.BREAKAWAY HEAT is a slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers hockey romance packed with heat, heartbreak, and jaw-dropping twists.If you love messy, magnetic men with wounded souls, whip-smart women who don’t take shit, and a pregnancy reveal that slaps like a penalty box door, this one’s for you.🔥 Scorching tension🔥 One forbidden night🔥 An athlete on the edge of collapse🔥 A reporter with everything to lose🔥 A baby neither of them saw coming Contains hard hits, hotter nights, and the kind of redemption arc that’ll have you clutching your Kindle and screaming just one more chapter at 2 a.m.Click “Look Inside” to start reading now.Buy now and start reading tonight! less

He’s the star forward with a reputation as clean as his abs. I’m the team physio who knows better than to sleep with a player.One night. No regrets.Except now… I’m pregnant.I worked my ass off to climb the ranks in pro sports medicine—a woman in a boys’ club, always five steps ahead of scandal. The Boston Blizzard was supposed to be my dream job. My chance to finally feel safe in a world that’s never given women like me the benefit of the doubt.Connor Mitchell? He was my one lapse in judgment... moreHe’s the star forward with a reputation as clean as his abs. I’m the team physio who knows better than to sleep with a player.One night. No regrets.Except now… I’m pregnant.I worked my ass off to climb the ranks in pro sports medicine—a woman in a boys’ club, always five steps ahead of scandal. The Boston Blizzard was supposed to be my dream job. My chance to finally feel safe in a world that’s never given women like me the benefit of the doubt.Connor Mitchell? He was my one lapse in judgment.One night of heat, of whiskey-soaked kisses and whispered promises.One night that followed me into the morning—and two pink lines.Now the team’s ruthless owner is sniffing out scandal, and Connor’s solution is fake a relationship until the season ends.Pretend we’re in love. Pretend this was all on purpose. Pretend he doesn’t look at me like he wants to do it all over again—slower this time.But the line between faking and feeling is razor-thin.Especially when his hand slides over my belly like it belongs there.Especially when he starts whispering things like “You’re not doing this alone” and “I’ve got you.”Especially when I start believing him.Five months until the playoffs.Five months until I give birth.Five months before he signs a contract that could take him across the country.This was supposed to be temporary.But my heart—and this baby—have other plans.BREAKAWAY SCANDAL is an addictive fake-dating, secret pregnancy, forced-proximity hockey romance with sizzling tension, forbidden heat, and a deeply emotional payoff that will leave you breathless and a little bit wrecked.🔥 Steamy locker room tension🍼 Secret baby, slow-burn trust🥵 One bed, real feelings, and very few clothes🏒 Golden-retriever hero energy with a possessive edge💔 Emotional baggage, hard choices, and the sweetest damn HEA Contains intense chemistry, sharp banter, off-the-charts spice, and a tattooed hockey star whispering things no good girl should want to hear in a team therapy room.Download Breakaway Scandal today and fall hard for the story that starts with a lie—and ends with the truest thing either of them has ever known. less