Coach.s Challenge

A Scoring Chances Novel It s been decades since blackmail forced Troy Callahan to retire from playing professional hockey, and he s built a successful career behind the bench. When he s offered the opportunity to coach the Asheville Ravens the most hated team in the ECHL he s convinced that his no-nonsense attitude is just what the team needs to put their focus back on hockey. But Troy is disheartened when he finds that the Ravens have signed Shane North, a player known for his aggression. And it only gets worse when Shane s rough good looks give Troy inappropriate thoughts about a member of his team, even if Shane s set to retire at the end of the season. Shane s career in the majors never quite took off. Wanting to quit on his own terms, Shane agrees to a one-year contract with the Ravens and finds himself playing for a coach who thinks he s an aging goon and with a team that doesn t trust him, the coach, or each other. Despite his determination to not get involved, Shane unwillingly becomes part of the team and is just as unwillingly drawn to the gruff out-and-proud coach. As the Ravens struggle to build a new identity, Shane and Troy succumb to the passion that might cost them everything.