{"product_id":"pucking-inconvenient-printed-edges-discreet-edition-paperback","title":"Pucking Inconvenient: Printed Edges Discreet Edition - 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\u003eAinsley Booth\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA hockey player who falls first, hardest, and forever. His secret new wife? That's his coach's daughter. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy coach hates me, and that's fine, because the feeling is mutual, but I can't get traded when I'm playing like crap. So I skip the New Year's Eve partying with my teammates when we're in Vegas for a road game, and I take myself to a hotel bar for a single drink, feeling sorry for myself for superstitious reasons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's my birthday, you see, and December 31st being my birthday is why I've never made the playoffs. No, I cannot elaborate without sounding unhinged.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnter Francesca. No last name, no details. A bright burst of sunshine who immediately makes me feel better. We agree not to talk about work-because mine is frustrating-or families-because hers is infuriating-and we throw ourselves into a spontaneous birthday party that starts and ends with bubbly beverages, and in the middle...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWell, we get married.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe next morning, she runs scared.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat's when I take my first sober look at our wedding license and figure out who the pretty blonde medical student really is: Frankie Wilson, the estranged daughter of the meanest coach in the NHL. The man who just benched me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe wedding ring on my left hand represents vows I have no intention of breaking, but convincing my wife of that fact is going to be real hard since we live on opposites sides of the country and I have forty hockey games to play between now and the end of the season.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe only chance I have of keeping her fragile trust is keeping our marriage a secret and convinging my bride to give me a second chance during our too-brief west coast swing two days later.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne magical night in Vegas changes of everything with a marriage that is Pucking Inconvenient but also absolutely pucking perfect.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 410\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 27, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47901375234269,"sku":"9781998523153","price":27.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/5G0JPYOhT39781998523153.webp?v=1778353632","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/pucking-inconvenient-printed-edges-discreet-edition-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}