Between the Pipes
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Sarah Jain is a family doctor in a hockey-crazy town. She hates hockey. She hasn't gone anywhere near a rink in years, until her friend, the team doctor, calls in a favour. Mike Wallace is the starting goalie for the Clarington Quakes, the local professional hockey team. He's not about to let an injury slow him down or a rookie doctor call the shots.
Sarah and Mike don't respect each other's jobs. When they have to work together, sparks fly and ice melts. Can they play a game they both can win?
Love on the ice doesn't always go smoothly.
Between the Pipes is the sassy, sexy book 1 of the In the Game Hockey Romance series. All four books in the series can be read as stand-alones.
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