Rookie Rebels

I need us to stay married, Big Guy.

Recently traded to the Chicago Rebels, hockey veteran Dylan "Banks" Bankowski is adjusting to what might be his last team and his final year in the NHL. That means taking care of his battered body while he strives for the one goal that's managed to elude him: a championship ring. What he does not need is a visit from the woman to whom he gave a different kind of ring months ago.

His young, flighty, socialite wife.

Apparently, signing the annulment papers within a week of their quickie wedding in Vegas didn't quite take, and now she's back, right before the playoffs when he needs his focus most. Only this time she has a different request: let's keep up the charade. He should say no, but he once said "I do" and surely that means something ...

Georgia Goodwin has good reasons for wanting to keep her hockey player husband. Convincing the big lug to cooperate is the easy part. Not so easy? Ignoring the flutter in her chest when he grunts in jock, kisses her neck, or calls her wife. But it's only for a few weeks, and as soon as the playoffs finish, so will they.

But the more time Georgia and Banks spend together, the more real their marriage feels. Less Vegas mistake, more like the start of something amazing. They said goodbye once. Can they do it again ... or will they figure out that a love this good is worth fighting for as much as that championship ring?