{"product_id":"more-wild-book-boyfriends-bundle","title":"More Wild Book Boyfriends Bundle - Small Town Sports Romance","description":"\u003cp\u003e* Excerpt from Declan:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“You need a wife.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“What?” I look at my agent, startled. “Be serious, Ned.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe shrugs as he stares down at the tablet in his hands. He’s poring over the application to join the ownership group of the Montana Wild Kings, the professional ice hockey team I’m currently playing for. “Right here.” He points to the screen. “All owners—even those with a minority stake—are required to be married.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“That’s ridiculous.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Ridiculous or not, if you want to throw your stick in the rink to own a part of the Montana Wild Kings hockey team, you must have a wife.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“That is the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard,” I say as I pace around the small room inside the Wild Kings hockey arena, an old storage room Ned likes to use for privacy. “What is this, the eighteen-hundreds?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“No. But it is Kings’ country, not New York or Chicago. You heard how the board just forced out a stakeholder for too many public incidents involving too many women. Not to mention that he attended an underground gambling ring and got caught with a married woman as his guest.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Right. I heard about that.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“After that public embarrassment, the board is more insistent than ever about making sure they get a stable, family man. They’ll reject you if you don’t fit their criteria.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI sink down onto my chair. “Look, I’ve got a game tonight. And this season is my last chance at the cup. I don’t have time to worry about this. I shouldn’t need a wife to buy into the team.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNed finally looks up at me, and those wise eyes narrow. “The question is: how serious are you about this? You want to retire after this season. And you want to do something ‘meaningful’ in retirement that also keeps you close to hockey, correct? Your words. What better way than to own a hockey team and contribute to its success on and off the ice?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“None of that justifies their marriage requirement. Not to gossip, but I know for a fact that at least one of the owners regularly cheats on his wife. How is he a better choice than me? At least I’m honest.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“It’s all about public image and perception. You know that. Some influential members of the board believe the whole publicity nightmare with the former owner could have been avoided. He was young and single, and he had wealth and privilege. Kind of like you.” Ned rubs his gray beard thoughtfully. “Come to think of it, you haven’t been in a serious relationship in…” He thinks. “Well, ever, to my knowledge.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I also don’t treat women like shit,” I growl. “I haven’t even been on a date in over a year.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe holds out his arms. “So you’ve got nobody to upset when you suddenly get married.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI shake my head.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe just smiles. “Leave it to me. I’ll figure something out. I always do.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Ned, I swear to Christ, if you show up with some woman I’ve never even met and think I’m going to exchange marital vows with her…\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“You just focus on the game tonight. Go give them hell.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI glance at the time on my phone. I do have to go or I’ll be late.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Don’t do anything without checking with me first.” I stand up and give Ned a hard look. “Understood?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Sure thing, Wild. You can trust me.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRight. Ned’s been my agent ever since I entered the pros. I love him like a second father. But as I walk out of his office and close the door, all I can think is, I don’t trust him at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Hey, Wild.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI glance over my shoulder at Jared Storm, star defenseman for the Wild Kings. “Hey.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe catches up to me and slaps my back. “What’s up?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI need a wife.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot wanting to get into anything serious before our game, I just shake my head. “Nothing that’s pre-game conversation. Where are you coming from?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe jerks his thumb in the direction of the parking garage. “I had to take the long way. Some puck bunnies were waiting at the door.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI grimace. When I was a rookie, I admit to enjoying the attention of all the women. But that got old quickly, and I soon realized none of them liked me for me. They just wanted to be with a professional athlete.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Oh my God! Declan Wild!” A blond woman, passing by us in the hallway, screeches to a halt and just…stares at me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Hi,” I say politely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe waves her hand in front of her face. “You’re even hotter in real life!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJared cracks up next to me. “He’s like a king, isn’t he? A Wild King.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe woman doesn’t even look at him as she answers, “You are, Mr. Wild.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI give her the fake smile I’ve mastered over the years. I appreciate my fans, but I’ve never been comfortable with all the attention off the ice. “Thank you for the compliment, but I can assure you I’m no king.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“He’s just shy,” Jared, the jokester, says to her. “Would you like me to take a pic of you two?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe woman hands him her phone immediately and rushes to my side.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter we’ve smiled for the camera, Jared hands her phone back to her. She scans the picture and then looks up at me. “You’re the most gorgeous man I’ve ever seen.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI flash another distant but friendly smile, the kind no one can see the real me through. “Thank you. I hope you enjoy the game.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs soon as we’re out of sight of her, I punch Jared in the arm. “A king?!” I say to him. “Are you serious?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe grins. “Hey, I think I’m popular with the ladies, and then I get around you and remember you’re about a thousand times more so. You keep me grounded, man. Women literally faint in front of you. In all seriousness, I can see why you don’t date much.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYeah. Dating. The thing most people do before they ask someone to marry them. \u003cbr\u003e“It just got to be more of a hassle than it was worth,” I mutter as we reach the locker room and head inside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I get it.” He opens his locker. “Don’t sweat it, Wild. You’ve got time to find the right woman if you want to settle down someday.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTime is something I definitely don’t have. But I don’t tell Jared that. 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