Jacksonville Rays4 Pucking Strong

He’s the Star Forward, I’m the Team Therapist is a spicy, slow-burning MM hockey romance that follows Teddy O’Connor, now a respected doctor and physical therapist, six years after his internship with the Jacksonville Rays. Teddy meets Henrik Karlsson, the Rays’ star forward, who has long been the object of his quiet crush. When Henrik must return to Sweden to care for his grieving niece, their paths unexpectedly cross again, and a stolen moment evolves into a plan to marry so Henrik can meet custody and caregiving obligations. What begins as a strategic arrangement to protect careers and family ends up challenging Teddy and Henrik to confront real feelings they never anticipated. The couple’s fake marriage is set against a high-stakes workplace and international backdrop, raising questions of duty, loyalty, and love.

As events unfold across a new chapter in the Jacksonville Rays series, Teddy and Henrik navigate the tension between professional responsibilities and personal longing. Their bond grows amid family tragedy, international travel, and the pressures of public image, testing whether their connection can endure beyond the marital ruse.

Features

• MM romance set in a hockey world
• Book Four in the Jacksonville Rays series
• Spicy, slow-burning, workplace romance
• Includes single guardian and multiracial romance tropes
• Public image and custody stakes drive the plot
• Romantic tension between doctor-therapist and star forward