The first in a brand-new hockey romance series from USA Today bestselling author Kate Meader.

My dad’s teammate needs a nanny and I need a job. Sounds perfect, right? Except for my massive crush on him … the one he knows all about.

Lars

I just found out I’m a dad.

My one-night stand dropped a baby bombshell in my local bar where I was celebrating my team’s win. Then she fled, leaving me holding my new daughter.

Thank God for Adeline. The daughter of my teammate and closest friend on the Chicago Rebels, she practically raised her little sister and knows exactly how to deal with this situation. I need a nanny; she needs a job. Problem sorted, right?

Not so fast …

Adeline

I think you’re the sexiest guy alive.

That’s what Lars Nyquist overheard me say while recounting my embarrassing crush on him. Yeah, that Lars Nyquist. Defenseman for the Chicago Rebels. Owner of the thickest thighs in the league. More than a decade my senior. Oh, and my dad’s teammate.

My only option? Leave the country, of course. Luckily, I’d already planned a round-the-world trip with my bestie and by the time I returned to Chicago a year later, I expected my blunder would be long forgotten. Shows what I know. Now I’m lying awake in the bedroom next to his while playing nanny to his surprise little girl. But I can ignore this stupid infatuation. I have to. Even though the sight of Lars learning to be a dad leaves me breathless and takes that crush to a whole other level.

One that has the potential to break my sorry little heart …

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Review

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Sweet Thing was a fantastic kickoff to the Chicago Players series, and I absolutely loved Lars and Adeline’s steamy, funny, romantic, swoony, emotional, and entertaining age gap, single dad/nanny story! This standalone hockey romance is a MUST READ, and I’m so excited for the next book, Rebel Bride!

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5 STARS

About Kate Meader

Originally from Ireland, USA Today bestselling author Kate Meader writes steamy, funny romances with big-hearted heroes and the strong women and men who match them quip for quip. A KM book will make you laugh, swoon, fan yourself, and maybe even tear up a little. What more could you ask for?

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