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Defend Her Heart by Jillian Arly
Release Day: August 6th 2026
Tropes: Hockey Romance, Second Chance, Marriage of Convenience, Slow Burn, Chronic Illness Rep.
Series: This is a Book 3 in a series of interconnected standalones.
POV: Dual POV, 1st Person.
Content Warnings: Sexually Explicit Content, Explicit Language, Emotional Abuse (mentions of past relationship), Sexism, Medical Trauma, Chronic Health Condition (on page POTS symptoms and testing), Parental Abandonment (Brief mention of past), Alcohol Consumption. For readers aged 18+.
Expected Page Count: 400.
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Avery Chamberlin is fresh out of a toxic marriage and trying to put her life back together one step at a time.
Hired as the new play-by-play commentator for the Green Bay Bobcats, Avery is excited to start this next chapter. The only downfall—her ex-boyfriend plays for the team.
Connor Smith is the Bobcats’ enforcer and if there’s one thing he’s good at, it’s protecting the people he cares about.
After a run-in at the hospital, Connor discovers Avery is struggling to afford the tests she needs to finally get some answers about her health. He’s determined to help. She’s dead set on not accepting it.
With nowhere else to turn, Avery finally says “yes.” Literally.
Their marriage may be fake and temporary, but Connor is ready to win back the only girl who has ever owned his heart.
Avery may not think it’s real, but the more time they spend together, the more she realizes the feelings she thought disappeared years ago never quite faded.
Their past may be messy, but the future is as bright as the stars.
And if there’s one thing Connor is going to do, it’s defend her heart until the end of time.