Pucking Grumpy
Milwaukee Serpents book 2
Have a baby with my best friend? The one I’m secretly in love with? Sure. What could go wrong?
After 4 years of trying to fall for anyone but Shaw, I’m still single and I still want a baby. So I’ve got a proposal for him: be my baby daddy. Shaw may not love me back the way I want him to, but that doesn't mean he can't help me fulfill my dream of becoming a mother.
We’ll be co-parents. Platonic co-parents. He doesn’t need to know it’s not-so-platonic for me.
When the pain of my rheumatoid arthritis gets to be too much and I need some…we’ll call it “natural pain relief,” he’s willing to lend a helping hand. Or mouth. Or…other parts.
Now I’m sleeping in his bed. He’s making me midnight snacks. My cats torment his dog.
The line between friendship and relationship gets blurrier every day. But it’s only while I’m pregnant.
I wish I could tell him I want us to stay this way after the baby’s born. But now I’ve got more than just my heart on the line.
What happens when you get almost everything you want, but it’s not enough?
When Shaw and Emma strike a deal to become co-parents, promises reveal passion, and friendship starts to feel a lot like a relationship. Sometimes, the risk is worth the reward.
This steamy hockey romance continues the Milwaukee Serpents hockey romance series perfect for fans of Ainsley Booth and Chelsea Curto. Each book in the series stands alone and has its own HEA. One-click to get this delicious romance now.
Tropes: friends to lovers, grumpy/sunshine, mutual pining, found family, forced proximity, bisexual rep, chronic illness rep, hot hockey romance, hurt/comfort, a sweet basset hound, midnight grilled cheese
Content cautions:
Mention of estranged parent
Mention of absentee father
Mentions of sister’s death from childhood cancer
Mentions of childhood emotional neglect
Mail character with depression, for which he takes medication and goes to therapy
Main character who is pregnant
There are no concerns or complications with the pregnancy
Main character dealing with chronic pain from untreated rheumatoid arthritis
Mentions of queerphobia in professional hockey