Allie's Enforcer

Miles

My teammates love to razz me about my literary habits.

A hockey player who loves to read? Unheard of, right?

I always let their teasing roll off my back and keep my head in the game, until they send a curvy little firecracker to my door with a special delivery. And by "special delivery" I mean the filthiest books the jerks could find in Silver Spoon Falls. Now, my head is everywhere except in the game...and so is my heart. Both are tangled up in the smart-mouthed little goddess who thinks she can fight what’s happening between us. Allie Mackenzie is wrong, and I intend to prove it to her. Repeatedly, in fact.

Allie

Surely the universe is just toying with me.


A hot hockey player who loves to read? Way too good to be true.


Then he keeps showing up at my bookstore to buy books, and I think I just found my Kryptonite. Someone send help because I do not have time for Miles Temptation, I mean Temptest, or his wicked ways. But oh man, when he smirks at me, my heart rate goes into overdrive, and my body comes alive. This is bound to end in disaster...right?!

What we wanted: professional athletes. What we got: stick-wielding madmen who look good in TEAM COLORS, play hard, and love harder. It's a good thing this is Silver Spoon Falls because these hunky hockey players fit right in.

Welcome the Falcons to the roster! These over-the-top athletes are about the play the most important game of all: the game of love. And the sassy, curvy women of Silver Spoon Falls have no intention of going down without a fight. Let the games begin!

“It’s another crazy online order,” I grumble, and Scarlett shakes her head.
“Oooh. What dirty book did Mr. Lindman order this time?” She snorts. The retired fireman has a very eclectic taste in books. The first time we received an order for unusual erotic fiction, I made my brother, Fischer, accompany me to drop off the online order. We figured out that Gatsby Books’ new customer wasn’t dangerous or crazy. He just has unique taste in books.
“We have a new customer with a wild taste in books.” Miles Tempest hasn’t ordered from us before. “And since it’s online, I get to deal with him.” Scarlett should sympathize. The first time she met her husband, Finn, she dropped a tentacle porn book at his feet. In fact, she dropped the exact tentacle porn book that our new customer just ordered.
She glances over my shoulder at the computer screen and laughs. “The book was good luck for me. Maybe it will bring your soulmate to you, too.” I roll my eyes as she rubs her hands together. All my happily married friends are dying to match me up with someone, but I’m perfectly happy with my life. I’m a partner in my dream business, and I have great friends. I don’t need a man to complete me.
“I’m not holding my breath. I just want to get this delivery done so I can have a quiet night at home.”
My friend and business partner sits on the edge of my desk. “Seriously, if you’re worried about it, I’ll have Finn go with you to deliver it.”
“I’ll be fine,” I reassure her. Since most of the residents in Silver Spoon Falls are millionaires, I seriously doubt I’m in any danger. In order to compete with online booksellers, we decided to offer same-day deliveries. We usually only have a few orders each week, and it’s been a nightmare to keep delivery drivers on staff with the inconsistent sales, so I volunteered to make the deliveries on my way home from work. “I’ll take my pepper spray with me, just in case, but it’s probably some bored housewife who didn’t want to use her own name.”
“I’ll have Finn on standby, anyway.”
“I appreciate it. I’ll text you if my Spidey senses go off.”
I spend the rest of the afternoon finishing up our monthly book order, and then I head to the stockroom to unpack the latest delivery from our supplier in Houston.
“I’m done for the day. I’ll be stopping by Maddie’s on the way home.” Scarlett sticks her head in my office door. “Do you want me to drop off her laptop while I’m there?”
“Yes.” I almost jump up and kiss Scarlett.