The Forward Must Cry

From bestselling romance author Xavier Neal comes another scorching standalone installment in the series that sports romance fans can't get enough of!Once upon a time, the Vlasta Vipers hockey team was so incredible - on and off the ice - they were almost mythical.Rightfully, labeled as legends.Affectionately, worshiped in the sheets like rock stars.However, when their glorious reign came crashing to an end, the idols lost much more than their treasured titles.They became the laughingstock of locker rooms.Oh, and of course, the punchline to every bad joke on campus.Puck Bunnies continued hopping into their beds because, well, that's what Puck Bunnies do.All hope seemed completely lost until last season when a new head coach emerged to help put them back on their golden thrones.Problem?Tucker Gillette, the team's right winger, is causing so much commotion off the ice - instead of just on - that new rules have to be added to their code of conduct to help ensure another season of victory.Don't sleep with other athletes - their coaches hate it.Don't drool over the team's mascot once you realize it's a fine AF, flexible female instead of a freckled freshman.And, definitely, don't try to date said mascot or fall face first in love with her simply so your brother - who is the lead singer in her favorite metal band - can't.Will this right wing troublemaker become a champion in the game of romance, or will this be his biggest loss yet?