{"product_id":"offside-paperback-4","title":"Offside - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmy Briggs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRyan Lindqvist was supposed to lead the team\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot fall for his best friend's sister\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter years as one of the NHL's most dependable players, he's drafted to the Phoenix Sidewinders-an expansion team in a city that wants hockey back... but isn't convinced it won't get burned again. Now he's wearing the C, leading a locker room half full of strangers, and carrying the weight of a second chance no one believes will last.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe one thing keeping him motivated?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGriffin Callahan. Best friend. Teammate. Goalie. The only guy who actually wanted to be here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhich is exactly why Ryan should stay far away from Griffin's little sister.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaren Callahan is a physical therapist, a Scottsdale native, and completely off-limits. She's sharp, grounded, and sees through Ryan's captain façade like it's nothing. Worse, she's everywhere-and every moment with her chips away at the control he's built his life on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt starts small.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA look.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA touch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomething neither of them can ignore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRyan knows what this could cost him-his best friend, his team, the fragile trust of a city already waiting for them to fail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaren knows what it feels like to be someone's secret-and she won't do it again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the closer they get, the harder it is to walk away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd when the truth comes out, Ryan won't just lose Griffin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe might lose everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eOffside\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a spicy contemporary hockey romance featuring a Swedish-American captain with a filthy mouth, a heroine who refuses to be anyone's secret, and a protective older brother who sees everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 500\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.01 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 17, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50524040265867,"sku":"9798952080003","price":65.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/hr5UmZDufA9798952080003.webp?v=1790182273","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/offside-paperback-4","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}