The Atlanta Vipers Series by Eliza Peake

I didn’t plan on spending the night with the younger, brooding hockey player who barely says a word. But when a freak snowstorm shuts down Atlanta, I end up stranded—with one bed, one blanket, and Cal Reid. I plan every holiday down to the minute. The playlists. The lights. The smiles. He doesn’t even like Christmas. He’s quiet, all rough edges and muscle, heat rolling off him in the dark. When our knees brush, the air changes... moreI didn’t plan on spending the night with the younger, brooding hockey player who barely says a word. But when a freak snowstorm shuts down Atlanta, I end up stranded—with one bed, one blanket, and Cal Reid. I plan every holiday down to the minute. The playlists. The lights. The smiles. He doesn’t even like Christmas. He’s quiet, all rough edges and muscle, heat rolling off him in the dark. When our knees brush, the air changes. When his voice drops to a whisper, I forget every rule I’ve ever made about men like him. He’s younger. Off-limits. Everything I shouldn’t want. But his touch feels like fire against winter skin, and the storm outside isn’t the only thing melting. less

I was traded to the Vipers when no one else wanted me. Washed up. Pissed off. One incident away from flushing my legendary career down the drain. They dumped me on a second year expansion team with no legacy, no expectations, and a new owner desperate to prove she belongs. Sloane Carrington. All polish and posture, her family name opens doors and her voice makes my blood run hot. She should’ve cut me, walked away like everyone else. Instead, she came closer... moreI was traded to the Vipers when no one else wanted me. Washed up. Pissed off. One incident away from flushing my legendary career down the drain. They dumped me on a second year expansion team with no legacy, no expectations, and a new owner desperate to prove she belongs. Sloane Carrington. All polish and posture, her family name opens doors and her voice makes my blood run hot. She should’ve cut me, walked away like everyone else. Instead, she came closer. She showed up on my doorstep with a second chance I never asked for— and now I can’t stop looking at her like she’s the only thing that makes this mess worth it. Sloane wants headlines. Redemption. Control. I want to hear my name fall from her mouth while I’m buried inside her. She’s got rules. I’ve got nothing left to lose. And I’m one press conference away from forgetting which one of us has more to risk. She’s building a future. And I’m one wrong move from destroying it—just to feel her come apart beneath me. I’m not the man she should want. But I’ll ruin myself to keep her looking at me like I’m still worth saving. less