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Face Off by Jillian Maclean
Release Day: November 18th 2026
Tropes: Hockey/Sports Romance, Workplace Romance, Second Chance Romance, Sizzling Chemistry, NHL PR Manager x Sports Agent, MCs over 30, Accidental Pregnancy, Complicated History, Self-forgiveness, Found Family, Secrets, Open Door Spice.
Series: This is Book 3 in a series of interconnected standalones.
POV: Dual POV, 3rd Person.
Content Warnings: Sexually explicit scenes (consensual), Profanity from characters for whom such language feels authentic, Alcohol consumption (on page), Verbal abuse (not from a main character but directed toward one), Cancer diagnosis/death of a loved one (past but discussed on page), Pregnancy (multiple), Pregnancy loss (past but briefly described on page), Fertility treatments (discussed on page), Cheating (in a past relationship). For readers aged 18+.
Expected Page Count: 350
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He’s been dreaming about her for years.
She’s been trying to pretend he never existed.
As the PR manager of the Chicago Challengers, one of the most popular hockey franchises in the NHL, Shawna Gower is an unstoppable force. Nothing scares her—except Cooper Grant and the secrets she keeps close to her heart. Memories of their time together are enough to set her soul ablaze, but their past makes them impossible—even if she’s the only one who knows why. All she can do is pray they never cross paths again.
Cooper has carved out an incredible life for himself as an A-list sports agent, but it’s missing something, and he knows exactly what—or rather, whom—that is. Perhaps it’s foolish to think of a one-night stand as the one who got away, but Cooper hasn’t been able to shake the idea that maybe that’s exactly what Shawna had been.
He thought he’d been doing a decent job of not dwelling on what might have been, but that was before destiny reunited them. Now, he’s smelling her perfume. Hearing her laugh. Remembering why she was unforgettable.
Can Shawna open her heart to a second chance with Cooper? Or will her secrets be the wrecking ball that turns everything to rubble?