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A sexy holiday enovella in the Play-By-Play series fro author Jaci Burton

Superstar hockey player Patrick ‘Trick’ Niemeyer and dancer Stella Slovinski have picked up where they left off a year ago, resu their hot, unco, or a relationship But lately, Trick is looking for more

Stella’s been burned before – in a relationship she never talks about – not with her family, not with her friends, and definitely not with Trick But now it’s the holiday season and Trick is deterive Stella his heart wrapped up in a bow He knows Stella is the right wo her heart to keep her fro roan with The Perfect Play And check out Jaci’s gorgeously ro with Hope Flames

Chapter One

Patrick "Trick" Nieout, with several of his fellow players

It had been a grueling gaoal over Winnipeg Since it was Friday night and they were on home turf, they deserved to celebrate

"I need a drink--or three," Drew Hogan said

He and Dreere of like minds there, which didn’t surprise hi as they’d both played for the New York Travelers

"Let’s get this party started" Trick led the way to the bar

"How oalie and the ht, turned and counted as all of theers

"Okay, that’s a half dozen" Avery turned to the bartender, who slid bottles across

Trick took a long draw frohed Nice and cold, like the ice had been tonight But the crowd had been hot, and so had the game They’d had to work hard for this win, and it had been a nail-biter all the way to the buzzer at the end of the third period

"We need to avoid these close ones," Avery said, leaning against the bar "You all are going to have to score oals next time"

"It’s Trick’s fault," Drew said "He let that asshole steal the puck on a power play and slide one past you"