Red Line

She Fell for the Man Behind the Mask

By: Joan Amanda Raymond

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

She didn't know he was Nashville's hottest hockey star. He wanted to keep it that way.

Maggie Callahan isn't waiting for a fairy tale. At twenty-one, she's got a job she's good at, an apartment she can almost afford, and a car that's one breakdown away from the junkyard. She doesn't have time for dreams—she's too busy surviving.

Then a quiet, impossibly tall Finnish man starts showing up at her restaurant. He orders what she recommends, tips like he means it, and looks at her like she's the most interesting person in the room. He says he works "behind the scenes" in sports. She doesn't push. Everyone's entitled to their secrets.

Mikko Laakso has spent his entire adult life being seen for what he is—a four-time NHL All-Star, a multimillion-dollar contract, a face on billboards. What he wants is to be seen for who he is. When Maggie treats him like just another customer, he can't stay away. For the first time in years, someone sees Mikko, not the goalie.

As their connection deepens from charged conversations to explosive chemistry, Maggie starts falling for the man who makes her laugh, who actually listens, who looks at her like she's everything. She doesn't need to know his salary. She doesn't care about his stats. She just wants him.

But secrets have a way of surfacing. And when Maggie discovers exactly who she's been falling for—via a thirty-foot billboard featuring his face—she has to decide: Can she trust a man who hid his entire life from her? And can Mikko prove that what they built was real, even if it started with a lie?

RED LINE is a steamy contemporary romance about class, identity, and learning to trust—both yourself and the person who sees you for who you really are. With explicit heat, authentic characters, and a love story that earns every moment, this novel delivers the emotional depth and sizzling chemistry readers crave.

Content Note: This book contains explicit sexual content, including frank discussions of desires and boundaries. Intended for mature readers.