{"product_id":"slap-shot-by-chelsea-curto-1","title":"Slap Shot by Chelsea Curto","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis collectible paperback edition features full-color character art and a never-before-seen bonus chapter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpice Rating: 🌶🌶🌶🌶\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHockey romance\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePersonal chef x hockey player\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eASL representation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSingle mom\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFriends to lovers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSlow burn\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHudson Hayes, star defenseman for the DC Stars, needs help. He’s been looking for a private chef for months but keeps coming up short. With the NHL season starting and no prospects in sight, he’s close to giving up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMadeline Galloway needs a job. Recently let go from her executive chef position in Las Vegas, she’s desperate as can be when she reaches out to an old acquaintance about a possible job opportunity…. in Washington DC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter hitting it off with her prospective employer, the blond hockey star who seems to have a heart of gold, she and her daughter, Lucy, make the move east.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rules were simple: no personal relationships. No falling for the romantic guy who always made her smile, even if they are living together and spending all their free time with each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter a kiss on New Year’s Eve, everything changes. The lines blur. Being Hudson’s friend—and only his friend—is the last thing on her mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd when Hudson learns American Sign Language for her Lucy? It might be a slap shot to Madeline's heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSlap Shot is a spicy slow burn friends to lovers, private chef x hockey player romance with forced proximity and a man who if he wanted to, he would.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Obsidian Flower Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48770321121432,"sku":null,"price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0676\/4173\/7368\/files\/Signed_20260502_073700_0000.jpg?v=1777721867","url":"https:\/\/theobsidianflower.com\/products\/slap-shot-by-chelsea-curto-1","provider":"The Obsidian Flower Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}