I have mostly read Kelley Armstrong's Casey Duncan series, so it was nice to visit her romance side! This is a second chances romance between Gemma, a new author trying to get her first book to sell, and Mason, one of her high school classmates that's gone on to be a successful pro hockey player. They get reconnected by another old classmate who is trying to ambush Gemma, but Mason saves the day. When the resulting publicity helps push Gemma's book up the chart, he asks if she wants to fake date to get some more social media coverage.

But Mason has a secret. He has been pining after Gemma since kindergarten, but he just can't seem to get out of his own way.

I liked this a lot, and found it to be very emotionally mature. Gemma didn't just roll over and let Mason get away with things when he screwed up, but she also didn't write him off completely without trying to understand why he might be doing the things he does. I would put the spice in the medium category, and it's definitely a slow burn.

I plan to pick up another of Armstrong's romances very soon!