{"product_id":"grumpy-dad-real-sunshine-piper-sullivan-9798187486106","title":"Grumpy Dad, Real Sunshine: A Grumpy\/Sunshine Age Gap Single Dad Nanny Hockey Romance","description":"\u003ci\u003eA sunshiney grad student becomes nanny to a grumpy single dad college hockey player in this spicy, forced-proximity rom-com.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAll I needed was a paycheck to cover tuition.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInstead, I got a nanny gig caring for the cutest kid ever, and her impossibly hot, infuriatingly grumpy, college hockey-star dad.\u003cbr\u003eCal Benson. Star defenseman. Devoted single father. A brooding wall of muscle who somehow makes \"responsible dad mode\" look indecently good. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBetween juggling classes, student loans, and a dangerous addiction to Cal's woodsy cologne, I'm determined to keep things professional. He's my boss. He's forbidden. He's everything I can't afford to want. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen a freak accident left me injured and living under his roof.\u003cbr\u003eHis offer? Move into the guest room. Stay as long as I need. Help with Noelle when I can.\u003cbr\u003eSimple enough... until sharing a home with Cal Benson becomes the most dangerous arrangement of all.\u003cbr\u003eUntil a family birthday party, where he introduces me as his Ginger.\u003cbr\u003eUntil late-night pizza on the couch, his grumpy walls crumbling, and he gives me that soft, secret smile.\u003cbr\u003eUntil his protective instincts and gentle, lingering touches make it impossible to pretend this is just about being nice.\u003cbr\u003eUntil I realize that every time he looks at me, he's fighting the same battle I am.\u003cbr\u003eIf we cross this line, I could lose the job keeping me in school. He could lose the stability he's built for his little girl. One wrong move and everything falls apart, the trust, the arrangement, the family we've accidentally become. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut I've already made the worst mistake possible.\u003cbr\u003eI fell head over crutches for my kind, gorgeous, completely forbidden boss.\u003cbr\u003eAnd I think he actually fell first. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA steamy college hockey romance featuring a \u003cb\u003eslow-burn\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eroommates-to-lovers\u003c\/b\u003e love story with a \u003cb\u003eprotective, brooding hero\u003c\/b\u003e and a \u003cb\u003esunshine heroine\u003c\/b\u003e who melts every wall he's built. Standalone with a guaranteed happily ever after.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTropes: Grumpy sunshine - Single dad - Nanny romance - Roommates to lovers - Forced proximity - Forbidden \/ off-limits romance - Slow burn - He falls first - Protective hero - Boss\/employee - College hockey romance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Piper Sullivan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798187486106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.74d","brand":"Piper Sullivan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49084322971903,"sku":"9798187486106","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/grumpy-dad-real-sunshine-piper-sullivan-9798187486106","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}