Callous Player by R.C. Stephens is now live!

Poppy

Hotshot playboy and devilishly handsome hockey winger, Declan McAvoy is a big man on campus and I'm just the nerdy little sister of his teammate... or I was until I let it slip I had never been kissed.

With the NHL draft hanging over his head and my brother at his side—both on and off the ice, I'm afraid I'll be stuck in the friend-zone forever. The way I feel about Declan and his stormy grey eyes is anything but friendly.

He has secrets to keep and I have a story to write...
If we cross the line, complicated doesn't even begin to cover it.

He might be known as a callous player, but he's one player I'm willing to gamble on.

Declan

This is my year to draft to the NHL, and nothing can stand in my way... especially not a complication like kissing my teammate's little sister.

Poppy is beautiful, brilliant—and off limits.

For the first time in my life, I've found someone worth the risk, but she deserves better than keeping secrets and sneaking around behind her brother's back.

On the ice I have it all figured out, but when it comes to her... I'm all out of plays.

The stakes are higher than ever... and my heart isn't the only thing on the line.
She has an article to finish, and I have a pro-career to focus on.

Falling for Poppy could mean game over for both of us, but that won't stop me from wanting to make her mine.

Caroline's Review
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This was a great heartfelt read.

"I think of Poppy. The way her sweet lips tasted. I want more. More of her sweetness and her openness, her honesty."

When Declan McAvoy, in a moment of inebriation, whispers a secret into a beautiful stranger's ear, he never expects to see her again. When Poppy is assigned by the college paper to write Declan's story, he is horrified to realise that she's the stranger and could blow his private life wide open. Things are further complicated by their mutual attraction and the fact that Poppy McGuire is his best friend's younger sister.

This was a great story. I thoroughly enjoyed Declan's need to be with Poppy, even though he knew that he was risking his friendship with her brother, and the equilibrium of the hockey team. I loved that Poppy brought light, perspective, and hope into his life. She was caring, trustworthy and only had the best of intentions. Her brother, Ryse, was overbearingly protective of her, but she definitely knew her own mind and could look after herself. I loved how the she finally found her own tribe and how she dealt with her roommate. This story was sexy, sweet, and heartfelt.