{"product_id":"trade-deadline-9781917390019","title":"Trade Deadline","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBLAINE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen my name is involved in yet another scandal, I'm told to keep my head down and my stats up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe trade deadline is looming, and I don't want to leave Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut that night, I meet Alex. The guy with the bluest eyes and the kindest smile.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy reputation precedes me, and he's determined to resist me, but the more time we spend together, the harder it is to deny the chemistry between us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe's someone who might make me want to change for the better.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut can we survive the slap shots that come our way, or will my scandalous past hit harder than any defenseman could?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eALEX\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeing a lifelong Chicago Thunder fan, I know that Blaine Olsen is trouble.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause all hockey players are.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe's a notorious playboy, and I refuse to be another notch on his bedpost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when he shows me the part of himself he keeps hidden, it gets harder to resist him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI can't afford any distractions though. I'm up to my eyeballs in debt, doing everything I can to keep my head-and family business-above water.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill Blaine prove me wrong and show me a hockey player could be my Prince Charming after all?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrade Deadline is a low angst, hockey player\/fan sports romance. It has team shenanigans, fast paced hockey, cheesy texting, no third-act break-up and puppies. It is book one in the Chicago Thunder series and can be read as a standalone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jodi Oliver\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/14\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781917390019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 396\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.88d","brand":"Jodi Oliver","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44576641515701,"sku":"9781917390019","price":22.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_874123b7-5b61-4589-9ede-7c9e39f9d3e0.jpg?v=1724176155","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/trade-deadline-9781917390019","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}