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The Penalty Box Heart: A Grumpy Sunshine Hockey Romance
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Feb 2 2026
Pages: 108
Weight: 0.34
Height: 0.22 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Vance Volkov doesn't just play the villain-he embodies it. He's the most penalized player in the league, a man whose reputation is as cold as the ice he skates on. He has a sneer that stops reporters in their tracks and a no-emotions rule that has kept him isolated for years. He doesn't want to be humanized, he doesn't want to be the face of a documentary, and he definitely doesn't want the Coach's daughter following him around with a camera and a smile that makes him feel things he buried long ago.
Sunny Davenport is a ray of light in a league of shadows. Her career is on the line, and her father's legacy is crumbling. To save both, she has exactly thirty days to turn the league's biggest thug into its most beloved hero. She expected a challenge. She expected a fight. She didn't expect to find a man who drinks tea in the dark, hides a heartbreaking secret about his past, and looks at her like she's the only thing keeping him from shattering into a million pieces.
The Project was supposed to be strictly professional. The chemistry is anything but.As the cameras roll, the walls around the Vandal begin to crack. Between secret getaways in a snowy Wisconsin cabin and stolen, high-heat kisses in the arena tunnels, the line between public relations and private desire doesn't just blur-it disappears. Sunny is supposed to be fixing his brand, but she's the one falling for the man behind the mask.
But in a world of multi-million dollar contracts and ruthless owners, the truth is the most dangerous play of all. When a leaked photo threatens to destroy everything Sunny has worked for, Vance has to make a choice: play the villain and save his career, or become the hero Sunny needs-even if it means losing the game forever.
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