The Tao of Hockey — Melanie Ting

Former hockey phenom Eric Fairburn's got 99 problems.

When we spotted each other across the bar, the attraction was off the charts. Her dark beauty and supple body drew me. But it was her unshakeable calm I craved -- she was the yin to my yang.

She immediately suggested we go to my place for sex, and I nearly dropped my drink. But once we got into my truck and she saw the proof of my screwed-up past, she bailed. Disappeared into the night without even a Cinderella slipper.

Now I can't stop thinking about how badly I want her. In a city of over two million people, how do I find a woman with no name, no connections, nothing? It'll take the same hard work that got me back in the game. I'll find her and prove I'm not the idiot I used to be. Then we can explore that scorching connection between us.

Oh, did I mention I'm right in the middle of the biggest hockey tryout of my life? With backstabbing teammates who want to see me fail and a coach who's got a hate-on for me?

Sure, I've got problems, but she's not going to be one of them.

Buy the book that launched the Vancouver Vice hockey series. Warning: this book contains adult situations, sweaty training camp action, and a cocky hero who's met his match.