{"product_id":"the-beautiful-collision-a-forced-proximity-secret-bet-hockey-romance-pine-barren-university","title":"The Beautiful Collision: A forced proximity \u0026 secret bet hockey romance (Pine Barren University)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaya Hayes never expected to pay rent—especially not to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehim\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe's Pine Barren University's golden girl: the social media darling, the life of every party, the girl everyone wants to be or be with. But when her wealthy family cuts her off, Maya's carefully curated life crumbles.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe needs a place to stay. Fast.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaine Hamilton has a spare room, and problems of his own. He's the hockey team's alpha and resident comedian, but behind the jokes, he's drowning in debt, working brutal hours, and sending every spare dollar home to help his kid sister.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRent money would solve everything.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt's the perfect deal. Practical. Temporary. No feelings involved.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcept forced proximity has its own rules.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEvery morning she does yoga in tiny shorts. Every night he does shirtless pull-ups. They share a kitchen, a bathroom, late-night confessions, and heated glances between their passive-aggressive sticky-note war.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSuddenly what started as survival turns dangerous. The parties stop, the masks slip, and Maya and Maine have to decide if what's building between them is just another performance—or the realest thing either of them has ever had.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen the people everyone leans on finally lean on each other, letting go becomes impossible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Beautiful Collision is a college hockey romance about dropping the act, finding someone who sees past the performance, and learning that sometimes the person who saves you is the one who needs saving too.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInside you'll find:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eForced proximity (one small apartment, big feels, zero chill!)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSecret bet (they don't know they're both playing each other!)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEmotional caretakers finding each other (who saves the saviors?)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClass differences (champagne problems meet beer budget!)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFourth in series (but read as standalone!)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSteamy 'open door' spice level\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHappily-ever-after and no cliffhangers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen the masks come off, what's underneath is real. Start reading now.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books Prime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45921569505471,"sku":"d8b8dc11-003d-4def-b6df-249afcd17320","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/7550\/7647\/files\/a27bde5affc57f23655dc648ff970008.jpg?v=1785167155","url":"https:\/\/books-prime.com\/products\/the-beautiful-collision-a-forced-proximity-secret-bet-hockey-romance-pine-barren-university","provider":"Books Prime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}