Julian owns the New York Vipers and keeps himself busy managing his businesses. He is closed off, aloof, not allowing anyone in after suffering a tragedy. His billionaire lifestyle has him at the top of the world, but his past has him keeping everyone at arms length, until he is surprised by the customer service tip he gets from a driver one day on the way into work. He is intrigued by the driver who solved a problem his marketing team had been struggling with for days in a matter of minutes while driving him in.

Harper is struggling to make ends meet, working two jobs, while also raising her teenage brother while her parents do their own thing. She is determined to do everything she can to give her brother a stable upbringing, but when she is fired from her main job and left with only her side gig, she worries she will not be able to continue to provide for him.

I enjoyed the way their relationship developed. They started out as a business relationship and as their trust grew so did the chemistry between them. I enjoyed watching as Harper experienced hockey for the first time and the way Julian opened up little by little to her. I also enjoyed watching the way Julian's relationship with Harper's brother developed and this aspect proved to be an additional bright spot in the story.

This was a quick read with a slow build of tension as these two people from opposite worlds collide and get to know each other. Despite the focus on Julian’s grief, most of the book focuses on the relationship building between them. There are several short scenes where Julian processes his past, and remembers his pain, but it is in flashback moments rather than large sections of text, making this an easy read overall. The ending resolution happened very quickly. (I had to reread the last few chapters because I couldn’t believe it was really at the end already.) I would have liked a little bit beyond the final but overall the story kept me entertained and was a lot of fun.

I listened to an audio copy and found the narration to be good. I love Samantha Brentmoor's work, and though this is the first time I have listened to Lee Samuels, I enjoyed his contribution as well. They were a good pairing, and good voice choices for the characters.