{"product_id":"face-off","title":"Face Off","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*Book One in the D.C. Stars Series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI never really felt like I had a home. But with Emmy next to me, I think home is wherever she is . . .\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmmy Hartwell has waited for a spot on an NHL roster since she became a professional hockey player, and this season, she’ll finally get a chance to showcase her talents with the struggling D.C. Stars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaverick Miller is the best player in the league, but he’s never had a winning record. Team captain and desperate to turn things around, he agrees to play nice with the fiery new left-winger even though they’re total opposites.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter a night of explosive tension that ends in bed, Emmy and Maverick swear it’ll be a one-time thing - just enough to clear the air so they can focus on their game. It’s meaningless, she insists, because she doesn’t date hockey players, and he’s a notorious playboy who doesn’t date at all. But “just once” quickly becomes again and again, and while they promise their friends-with-benefits setup will end with the season, their chemistry off the ice proves impossible to ignore . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFace Off is a spicy dislike-to-lovers hockey romance with professional athletes, friends with benefits, he falls first and a guaranteed happily ever after from bestselling author, Chelsea Curto.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Pan\u003cbr\u003ePublished: April 2026\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781037402531\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chelsea Curto","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56509398450342,"sku":"9781037402531","price":28.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/1465\/6166\/files\/FACE_OFF_CHELSEA_CURTO.jpg?v=1779407336","url":"https:\/\/enamouredbooks.co.nz\/products\/face-off","provider":"Enamoured Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}