Falling for the Forward: A Fake Marriage Hockey Romance (Love on the Line Book 1)

A woman drowning in debt left by her ex-boyfriend makes a deal with Carter Stanton, a professional hockey player and guardian of three young girls. He needs a wife to secure permanent custody of his nieces; she needs half a million dollars to escape her financial crisis. They agree to a one-year fake marriage: she'll play the devoted wife and help him prove he can provide a stable home, and he'll pay her enough to start over. What begins as a straightforward transaction becomes complicated. Carter is not what she expected—beneath his brooding exterior is a man who reads bedtime stories and worries about braiding hair. The touches meant for appearances linger too long. The warmth in his eyes feels genuine. As they live like a real family, the boundaries blur, and she finds herself falling for a life that was never supposed to be hers. But their marriage has an expiration date. Divorce papers are already prepared, waiting for signatures. She doesn't know if the man who only let her in because of a contract could ever want her to stay. Falling for the Forward is the first book in the Love on the Line series. The books are interconnected standalones about professional hockey players and can be read in any order, though future characters appear in each installment.