Code Second Chance: A Single Dad, Doctor-Patient, Forced Proximity Romance

by Sofia Archer

Six years since he chose hockey fame over forever.
And now fate delivers him to me broken, beautiful, and off-limits.

My ex-fiance is in my hospital bed—half-naked, smirking through the pain.
And I’m the sports medicine doctor responsible for his recovery.

Every rule I’ve lived by says don’t touch him.
But every cell in my body remembers exactly how it feels.

Late nights turn into lingering hands.
Professional distance disappears in a heartbeat.
And the man I swore I’d never forgive whispers my name like a devotion.

Then I meet Sophie—his daughter.
And she looks at me like I already belong to them both.

I tell myself it’s just medicine. Just closure.
But when his lips find mine in the dark, all my promises burn.

Now I’m risking the career I built from the rubble he left behind.
But the more I fall for him and his daughter—the more I see the truth.
Some second chances are worth all the risk.



Code Second Chance is a standalone single-dad, forced proximity, doctor/patient romance with a HEA. It is the third book in the Hearts On Call series. The books can be read in any order.

236 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 16, 2025

About the author

I take great pleasure in writing steamy, contemporary romance. My path to writing romance began with a background in social work. In fact, despite my push to become a full-time author and self-publisher, I continue to maintain a part-time presence in the field of mental health and wellness. It keeps me grounded in the human experience. Writing, on the other hand, allows me to take those emotional truths—the hurt and the healing, the struggle and growth, the pain and the joy, the love and the longing—and weave them into something beautiful, fun, messy, steamy, full of tension, reckless, hopeful, heartfelt. Something that, hopefully, makes you feel seen and awakens your imagination, or gives you a good laugh or a sigh of deep satisfaction, or lights a fire somewhere in you, or maybe even in your relationship. That is what I hope to convey in my storytelling. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!

Reviews

[Barbara · Rating 5 out of 5]

WARNING: This HOT romance book is going to make your spine tingle and toes curl while reading about Ryan and Camille. Holy Smokes this is the type of romance book that keeps you on the edge of your seat while reading about the swoon worthy romance. I am going to prepare you that you might lose some sleep reading this book until you finish it and then you might just have some sexy dreams about Ryan. Sofia definitely writes the MOST AMAZING 10-star romance books ever and this medical romance series has had me hooked.

[Ruth R · Rating 5 out of 5]

Camille is a primary physician her boss entered her office and tells her that they have a vip patient high profile NhL player with knee injury.
When he tells her who it was ,she said that she wouldn’t help but she couldn’t tell him that the same guy broke her six years back, he tells her to take it,for the reputation of harbor General because is on the line.
Ryan is an NHL hockey player he got injured his knee and they took him to harbor General hospital.
When the doctors visited him and tells him that the primary physician will see him the day after and when she mentioned her name he asked to see her photo, he couldn’t doubt after seeing that she was her, he remembered he chose his career over her, he imagined what revenge she was preparing for him.

An amazing story.

[Merry Jelks-Emmanuel · Rating 4 out of 5]

He had ruined a perfectly good relationship by taking his chance in hockey devastating the woman who truly loved him. That was over six years ago and now fate has brought them back together in one spectacular way through an injury that may end his career. Will their reconnection lead to them rekindling their relationship with happiness on the horizon. this heartfelt story kept me glued to the book.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Linda de Klein · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fun and fast-paced read. Enjoyed the story, spicy bits were well-written and the characters believable. Loved the visits of MMC's hyper active teammates!