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Checking You Twice: A Small-Town Hockey Best Friend's Little Sister Holiday Steamy Romance
He left Pine Ridge a hockey legend.
He returns a scandal—and the last thing Holly Carter needs under her Christmas tree.
When NHL star Liam Hayes is sent home to his tiny mountain town to rehab an injury and clean up his bad-boy image, the last place he expects to land is Holly Carter’s Christmas shop—warm lights, holiday chaos, and the girl he was never supposed to want.
Holly has worked hard to build her little corner of Pine Ridge into something real. She’s done with falling for charming athletes… especially the one who shattered her teenage heart with a smile he never knew he gave. And now he’s back—with cameras, deadlines, and a whole town ready to swoon.
Her job?
Play nice.
Look festive.
Pretend she’s not falling all over again.
But when a blizzard traps them together and one unexpected night turns into something more, Holly realizes Liam isn’t the boy she used to love—he’s a man running from pressure, pain, and a future he’s terrified to lose.
Liam knows he can’t stay.
Holly knows she can’t follow.
And the line between a holiday fling and a heartbreak waiting to happen grows thinner every day.
One night should have stayed one night.
But Christmas in Pine Ridge has a way of making wishes come true…
even the dangerous ones.
A small-town, hockey-infused holiday romance filled with cozy nights, sparkling snow, and the kind of slow-burn heat that melts more than ice.
He returns a scandal—and the last thing Holly Carter needs under her Christmas tree.
When NHL star Liam Hayes is sent home to his tiny mountain town to rehab an injury and clean up his bad-boy image, the last place he expects to land is Holly Carter’s Christmas shop—warm lights, holiday chaos, and the girl he was never supposed to want.
Holly has worked hard to build her little corner of Pine Ridge into something real. She’s done with falling for charming athletes… especially the one who shattered her teenage heart with a smile he never knew he gave. And now he’s back—with cameras, deadlines, and a whole town ready to swoon.
Her job?
Play nice.
Look festive.
Pretend she’s not falling all over again.
But when a blizzard traps them together and one unexpected night turns into something more, Holly realizes Liam isn’t the boy she used to love—he’s a man running from pressure, pain, and a future he’s terrified to lose.
Liam knows he can’t stay.
Holly knows she can’t follow.
And the line between a holiday fling and a heartbreak waiting to happen grows thinner every day.
One night should have stayed one night.
But Christmas in Pine Ridge has a way of making wishes come true…
even the dangerous ones.
A small-town, hockey-infused holiday romance filled with cozy nights, sparkling snow, and the kind of slow-burn heat that melts more than ice.
98 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 5, 2025
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