A Lie For A Lie By Helena Hunting Apr 2026

Rook RJ Bowman, the captain of Chicago’s NHL team, just wants a break from the "puck bunnies" and the relentless fame. He heads to his family’s cabin in Alaska, where he meets Lainey Carver. The twist? She has no idea who he is.

Fast forward a year, and the two run into each other at an aquarium birthday party for a teammate's kids. This is where the story shifts from a sweet summer fling to a high-stakes second-chance romance: Hockey Romance: A Lie For A Lie by Helena Hunting A Lie for a Lie by Helena Hunting

Rook seizes the chance to just be a "normal guy". For an entire month, they live in a bubble of domestic bliss and "steamy sex fests" without ever exchanging last names. But when a family emergency pulls Rook away abruptly, they lose contact entirely—leaving behind a relationship built on the "lie" of his identity. Rook RJ Bowman, the captain of Chicago’s NHL