{"product_id":"practice-makes-perfect-clara-west-9798276491776","title":"Practice Makes Perfect: A friends-to-lovers hockey romance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShe's great at everything-except intimacy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEm Dubois has color-coded schedules, meticulous lists, straight A's-she's got life figured out. Except for one problem: physical intimacy sends her into full panic mode. So she does what any rational person would do. She finds someone to teach her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA controlled experiment. Clear parameters. No emotions involved. It's just science, right?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhich means she needs someone who knows exactly what he's doing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer target? Linc Garcia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe's Pine Barren hockey's golden boy, who has NHL scouts circling and every girl on campus hoping for a chance. He brushes other girls off by saying he's got enough pressure, but when a brilliant French girl with a detailed lesson plan asks for his help, he doesn't see any downside.\u003cp\u003eHe helps her gain experience. She gives him a no-strings escape from the weight of everyone's expectations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo feelings. No mess. And absolutely no falling for each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcept rules were made to be broken.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLessons stretch into late nights, touches linger longer than planned, and-somewhere between the carefully negotiated boundaries and the vulnerability neither of them expected-connection becomes inevitable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause no matter how detailed the syllabus, the heart refuses to follow instructions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePractice Makes Perfect is a college hockey romance about finding safety in unexpected places, rewriting your own rules, and discovering that sometimes the best lessons are the ones you never planned for.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInside you'll find: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeaching\/lessons romance (with a detailed syllabus!)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAgreement-to-lovers (no feelings rule? what could go wrong?)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHealing past trauma (one touch at a time)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecond in series (but read as standalone!)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSteamy 'open door' spice level\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHappily-ever-after and no cliffhangers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSome lessons can only be learned by heart. Start reading now.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Clara West\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798276491776\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.89d","brand":"Clara West","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49170920308991,"sku":"9798276491776","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/practice-makes-perfect-clara-west-9798276491776","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}