THE WAIVED CLAUSE

THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO SELL A LOVE STORY. THEY NEVER EXPECTED TO FALL INTO ONE.

When rising PR strategist Wren Carter is handed the impossible assignment of repairing hockey star Mason "Brick" Holloway's battered public image, she creates the perfect solution: a fake relationship that will dominate headlines for all the right reasons.

The rules are simple.

Appear together.

Smile for the cameras.

Never let it become real.

For Mason, a veteran defenseman fighting trade rumors, locker-room politics, and a teammate eager to replace him, pretending to date Wren is the last play he wants to make. But every staged interview, charity gala, and carefully planned photo opportunity chips away at the walls he's spent years building.

Wren knows better than to trust a man whose career depends on selling confidence while hiding every scar beneath the surface. She has debts to outrun, a reputation to prove, and no room in her life for a relationship with an expiration date.

The problem?

The chemistry they're faking begins to feel dangerously real.

As media attention explodes, rivals circle, and careers hang in the balance, Mason and Wren must decide whether the safest contract they've ever signed is worth risking for the one thing neither of them planned to lose.

The Waived Clause is a heartfelt contemporary hockey romance featuring fake dating, slow-burn chemistry, emotional healing, unforgettable banter, and a protective hero who discovers that the hardest battle isn't on the ice. Perfect for readers who love emotionally rich sports romances with satisfying happily-ever-afters.