The Final Score

Jack Baker has spent his whole life as the cheerful, dependable hockey guy, the one his sister could always lean on. Then, just after finally returning to the rink, he reinjures his arm, and this time his career may be over. Without the sport that defined him, he no longer knows who he is.

Abigail Thompson is not doing much better. A public scandal has recently cut her off from her narcissistic father for good, and now, in the final weeks of grad school, she has been told to leave her housing almost immediately. Her half-brother is the obvious person to turn to, but she hates asking him for anything after the trouble she has caused him. His best friend's spare room turns out to be the only real option.

That best friend is Jack, and he is everything Abby has trained herself to steer clear of: flirty, flighty and more than a little pleased with himself. But sharing a home day after day wears down her guard, and she begins to suspect the charm covers up someone who is struggling just as hard as she is. As they open up to each other, talk turns into a fling in the bedroom.

Whether it ends in heartbreak or in real love is the question. The Final Score is a steamy contemporary romance from USA Today bestselling author Lana Ferguson.