{"product_id":"total-shutdown-9781068600050","title":"Total Shutdown","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe plan was simple: just me, my boy and hockey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'm the unapproachable NHL captain with a reputation for chewing up reporters in interviews, forwards on the ice and shutting down anyone who tries to get close to me. And that's how I like it-no feelings, no complications, and zero chance of reliving the grief I experienced when my wife passed away seven years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut sometimes the best laid plans go up in flames, and that's exactly what Collins Mackenzie does when strolls into a bar one post-game night and gives me a taste of the cold shoulder I've bestowed on all those around me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe only person she doesn't dismiss? My boy. In fact, she lights him up with her pink hair and perfectly winged eyeliner, leaving him fascinated and me infatuated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere's only one problem: she's nine years younger, convinced I'm not her type and doesn't do relationships. She doesn't even hang around in the same city beyond a few months. Trouble is, I want her permanence right next to me-on the couch watching movies and in my bed on lazy mornings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'm ready to chase her, no matter where she goes or how quickly she hits the accelerator. This girl is a ride I never want to get off.\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 Ruth Stilling\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/17\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781068600050\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 338\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.76d","brand":"Ruth Stilling","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45396479246517,"sku":"9781068600050","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_9ad290f3-429d-484b-b613-6753fb9d6fa0.jpg?v=1747750029","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/total-shutdown-9781068600050","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}