{"product_id":"ice-cold-chemistry-9781952036231","title":"Ice Cold Chemistry","description":"\u003cp\u003eShe's the distraction the team can't afford.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe's the solution no one saw coming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinnie Garrett is done with men. After a toxic relationship left her second-guessing everything, she's focused on one thing: her dream job as the New York Knights' new yoga instructor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBanks Callahan doesn't do relationships. Or feelings. Or anything that requires letting people get close. Growing up in the foster system taught him not to need anyone-and definitely not to want something he could lose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo when the team's new yoga instructor becomes an unexpected locker-room distraction threatening their playoff focus, Banks comes up with a solution so ridiculous it just might work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFake dating.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf the guys think Winnie is his, they'll back off. It's simple locker room code: you don't touch what's claimed-like calling dibs on the last slice of pizza.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe problem?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNothing about Winnie is simple.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe's warmth and laughter and everything Banks has spent years convincing himself he doesn't need. She makes him want things he can't have. Makes him feel things he doesn't understand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was never supposed to fall for her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut somewhere between fake hand-holding, pretend nicknames, and very real late-night moments, the line between \"just for show\" and \"dangerously real\" starts to blur.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIce Cold Chemistry is a slow-burn hockey romance featuring fake dating, a grumpy hero, a sunshine heroine, and the relationship neither of them planned-but both might need.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kendall Ryan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Elite Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/25\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.82d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781952036231","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Kendall Ryan \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48552021196957,"sku":"9781952036231","price":23.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_bbf57b23-d663-46a7-ad0c-eb140828127c.jpg?v=1782827476","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/ice-cold-chemistry-9781952036231","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}