If You Claim Me (The Toronto Terror Series Book 5)

Connor Grace, a professional hockey player known as the league's bad boy and the fallen prince of a famous hotel chain dynasty, proposes a marriage of convenience to his best friend's enemy. The narrator, a former foster child who works as a librarian, agrees to the arrangement to please Connor's grandmother. The narrator enters the marriage with clear boundaries: no kissing except for appearances, and no romantic involvement with the arrogant man beneath the custom suits and intricate tattoos. However, when they are alone, Connor reveals a different side of himself, showing genuine affection and claiming her as his own. Despite Connor's sincerity, the narrator struggles to believe in the possibility of lasting happiness, having learned early that fairytales are not real and good things do not endure. This is a standalone marriage of convenience hockey romance.