{"product_id":"slap-shot-alternate-cover-9781958983164","title":"Slap Shot: Alternate Cover","description":"\u003cp\u003eHudson Hayes, star defenseman for the DC Stars, needs help. He's been looking for a private chef for months but keeps coming up short. With the NHL season starting and no prospects in sight, he's close to giving up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMadeline Galloway needs a job. Recently let go from her executive chef position in Las Vegas, she's desperate as can be when she reaches out to an old acquaintance about a possible job opportunity.... in Washington DC.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter hitting it off with her prospective employer--the blond hockey star who seems to have a heart of gold--she and her daughter, Lucy, make the move east.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe rules were simple: no personal relationships. No falling for the romantic guy who always made her smile, even if they are living together and spending all their free time with each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a kiss on New Year's Eve, everything changes. The lines blur. Being Hudson's friend-and only his friend-is the last thing on her mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd when Hudson learns American Sign Language for her Lucy? It might be a slap shot to Madeline's heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSlap Shot is a spicy slow burn friends to lovers, private chef x hockey player romance with forced proximity and a man who if he wanted to, he would.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Chelsea Curto\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/17\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781958983164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.18d","brand":"Chelsea Curto","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45419041063093,"sku":"9781958983164","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_eecf0cf3-98a0-4412-9ce7-17681c107845.jpg?v=1748390714","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/slap-shot-alternate-cover-9781958983164","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}