Zac's Penalty Shot

Enemies to lovers. Next-door neighbors. Fake-engaged to the single dad she never really got over.

Tessa Brooks is done running. After years away, she’s back in Sunrise with her daughter, ready to rebuild her life—one quiet, scandal-free day at a time. But fate has other plans. Her new neighbor? Zac Nash. Her high school rival. The cocky hockey star who kissed her under the bleachers… then left her heart in shards.

Zac is now a single dad juggling a pro career and a son with a serious streak of mischief. He doesn’t have time for old flames—or the gorgeous, sharp-tongued woman who’s suddenly everywhere he turns. And definitely not for the tension that crackles between them whenever they’re in the same room.

But when a media scandal threatens his career, the solution is outrageous and all too convenient: a fake engagement to the no-nonsense neighbor with a PR problem of her own.

They agree to play nice. Smile for the cameras. Keep things strictly business.

Except one kiss becomes two. A pretend date turns into something dangerously close to real. And those shared glances across the backyard fence? Not so fake anymore.

With nosy neighbors watching, their kids bonding, and an ex stirring up trouble, the lines between pretend and reality blur fast. But Tessa knows what it costs to fall for a man who’s all charm and no promises—and this time, she’s not handing over her heart without a fight.

Get ready for sizzling tension, slow-burn steam, and all the feels.
This spicy, trope-packed romance is perfect for readers who love second chances, single dads, and enemies-to-lovers with emotional depth and heart.