{"product_id":"peaches-and-pucks","title":"Peaches and Pucks","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy: M.A. Wardell\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eOne hotel room. One bed. Zero chance of keeping it professional.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eHarry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen I agreed to chaperone the boys' hockey team, I thought my biggest challenge would be pretending to understand the rules-not being stuck sharing a hotel room with Darius Hall. The P.E. teacher. The human whistle. The man who's made my Mondays miserable for years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut somewhere between the bus ride, the tense semifinal, and one very small bed, I start to realize the worst part of Darius Hall might be how much I like him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDarius\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI've spent years pretending Harry Peterson doesn't get under my skin. Easier to tease him than admit I notice everything-his color-coded lesson plans, the cedar-and-coffee smell, that unguarded laugh.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow we're stuck sharing a hotel room, and I'm running out of excuses for the way I feel. One bed. One night. And suddenly I can't decide what's harder to handle: his endless commentary or how much I miss it when he stops talking.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003ePeaches and Pucks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a cozy, rivals-to-lovers novella full of banter, heart, and heat-because sometimes love takes a slapshot straight through your defenses.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The New Romantics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45510345228486,"sku":"9781964146157","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0623\/0445\/2806\/files\/Peaches_Pucks-StockImage.png?v=1770238434","url":"https:\/\/www.thenewromanticsbooks.com\/products\/peaches-and-pucks","provider":"The New Romantics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}