{"product_id":"the-final-faceoff-kendall-hale-9798284947760","title":"The Final Faceoff","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe universe has a twisted sense of humor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI've spent years building a life I could pack in a carry-on. No ties, no mess, no exes lingering like bad draft picks. Just me, my camera, and a healthy fear of anything resembling emotional stability.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnter Leif Crawford. NHL goalie. Human brick wall. Best friend since high school.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe's the guy who always shows up, even when I don't ask (especially when I don't ask).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe're opposites in every way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe's calm, collected, charming-alphabetizes his fridge and probably color-codes his emotional baggage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'm a documentary disaster who panic-texts from foreign countries and gets rescued from dates with guys who think \"baby\" is an acceptable nickname for someone they just met.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt worked. Until one tequila-fueled night with someone else blew it all up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow I'm pregnant. Back in New York. Living with Leif while I figure out what the hell comes next.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe wants to step up. Be involved. Be... more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhich would be easier to ignore if he didn't look like a Norse god with goalie reflexes, rumpled T-shirts, and a tendency to whisper things that turn my spine into hot pudding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo here we are-arguing over strollers, dodging feelings, and breaking every friendship rule we ever made.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd somehow, the scariest part isn't falling for Leif Crawford.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's realizing I might've already belonged to him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Final Faceoff is a sizzling, hilarious friends-to-lovers, accidental pregnancy, he falls first hockey romance featuring a disaster documentary filmmaker and her broody NHL goalie best friend.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kendall Hale\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798284947760\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/22\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 456\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.02d","brand":"Kendall Hale","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49169422614783,"sku":"9798284947760","price":17.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-final-faceoff-kendall-hale-9798284947760","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}