Cole Mercer knows exactly how the world sees him: talented, reckless, and one headline away from becoming a problem his team can’t afford.
Sloane Bennett is the woman they call when reputations are on fire. Smart, ambitious, and relentlessly composed, she has one rule she refuses to break: never let a client become personal.
Then Cole becomes her biggest assignment.
Behind the headlines, Sloane discovers a man far more complicated than the reputation she was hired to repair. And Cole quickly realizes the woman managing his image may be the first person in years who actually sees him.
Professional boundaries turn into stolen moments.
Friction turns into attraction.
And attraction becomes something neither of them can control.
But with the playoffs approaching, Sloane’s career on the verge of changing forever, and their relationship capable of becoming the next headline, wanting each other could cost them everything they’ve worked for.
Because some rules exist for a reason.
And some are worth breaking.
The Rules We Break is Book One in the North Shore Wolves series, a steamy contemporary hockey romance featuring forbidden attraction, forced proximity, slow-burn tension, emotional vulnerability, and a guaranteed HEA.