Off the Record (Playbook Series #2)
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Last published Tue, Oct 7, 2025
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She exposed his lies. Now she's supposed to write his redemption.
Six months after investigative journalist Mira Jansson's exposé destroyed his career, disgraced hockey star Anton Vahlgren gets one last shot at a comeback. There's just one problem: the journalist assigned to craft his redemption story is the same woman who brought him down.
Mira doesn't want this assignment. She built her career on exposing the truth, not spinning it. But when her editor forces the project on her, she finds herself working closely with a man she's supposed to hate, and discovering that the attraction burning between them is impossible to ignore.
Anton thinks he can handle one journalist, even this one. He's always been good at getting what he wants from women. But Mira sees through his charm, challenges his every move, and somehow makes him want things he never knew he was missing.
When public backlash forces Mira off the story and she disappears without explanation, Anton realizes that some things matter more than his carefully rebuilt reputation. But finding her means confronting truths he's been running from, about his past, his choices, and what he's willing to risk for the woman who refuses to let him hide.
Fast-burn enemies-to-lovers where the biggest story might be the one they write together.
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