{"product_id":"playing-it-straight-paperback","title":"Playing it Straight - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNicole Crystal\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSometimes the most dangerous play is the one you don't see coming.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eZane Morgan has FOUR MONTHS to prove he's worth keeping.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTraded from LA to New York mid-season, my contract expires in June. And the woman holding the pen has already decided I'm a flight risk with a tabloid problem. Alexis Westgate. Owner's daughter. Ice-cold negotiator. Looks at me like I'm a line item she's trying to justify.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe's also my next-door neighbor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSix feet of hallway. One signed contract standing between me and free agency. And the most infuriating, intelligent, devastating woman I've ever met telling me she doesn't do relationships, doesn't do hockey players, and \u003cem\u003edefinitely\u003c\/em\u003e doesn't do me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause here's the thing nobody warned her about: I've spent my entire career being the guy who never stays. Turns out, I just hadn't met the right reason to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe can keep telling me this can't happen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'll keep waiting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBecause for the first time in my life, the win I'm playing for isn't on the ice.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlaying it Straight is a steamy, slow-burn sports romance featuring forbidden workplace attraction, forced proximity, an ice-queen owner's daughter, and a reformed playboy finally ready to stay.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 322\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50982987956363,"sku":"9798993185279","price":32.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/GeQtIultyi9798993185279.webp?v=1793296385","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/playing-it-straight-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}