The Faceoff (Whitmore U #1)

Sloane Beckett has rules. Keep her scholarship. Keep her head down. Don’t let anyone get close enough to leave. And above all? Stay away from Beau Sorensen.

He’s Whitmore’s golden boy—the hockey captain, first-round lock, and walking sunshine everyone seems to adore.

She’s a sharp-tongued theater major who would rather spend her nights working at the bookshop than dealing with people like him.

So naturally, when their exes refuse to take a hint, Beau has the worst possible solution: Fake date me. Six weeks. One fake relationship. Clear rules. Sloane agrees.

Until Beau starts breaking those rules. Rule one: No touching unless someone’s watching. He breaks it constantly. Because Beau isn’t supposed to notice when she’s having a bad day.

He’s not supposed to show up at her bookshop with coffee. He’s definitely not supposed to look at her like he sees the girl underneath all the walls she’s spent years building.

And Sloane absolutely isn’t supposed to start wanting him to stay. But fake dating Beau was supposed to be temporary. Falling for him wasn’t part of the deal.

Especially when Sloane knows exactly what happens when you let someone in. They leave. And Beau Sorensen? He’s determined to prove her wrong.

The Faceoff is a spicy college hockey romance featuring a fake relationship, hockey captain x theater girl, black cat x golden retriever, forced proximity, banter, found family, and a golden boy who falls first.