{"product_id":"gloves-off-by-stephanie-archer","title":"Gloves Off by Stephanie Archer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe only way to get my inheritance? Marry Alexei Volkov—the grumpiest enforcer in the NHL, a brutally handsome jerk, and the last man I’d ever fall for.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn public, we act as besotted newlyweds, but in private, we’re at each other’s throats. He’s competitive, arrogant, and surly. The guy’s never cracked a smile in his life. He’s jealous of my colleague, glares at my high heels, and insists he’s not attracted to me. He’s only marrying me for citizenship.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFighting with Alexei is more fun than expected, though, and beneath his grouchy exterior, Alexei is surprisingly caring, protective, and generous.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe cooks for me and worries about my safety.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe sends me flowers with secret meanings and spends way too much money on me.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe makes me sleep in his bed and calls me his wife.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFor a guy who said he’d never fall in love with me, Alexei’s doing a good impression of it… and now I’m wondering if this marriage is fake after all.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e~~~\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eLength: 496 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePublished: 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eTropes: sports romance, arranged marriage, grumpy\/sunshine, forced proximity\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePLEASE BE AWARE ALL COPIES ARE SECOND-HAND AND CONDITIONS MAY VARY.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Second-Hand Smut Club","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53565084336466,"sku":null,"price":3.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1048\/8361\/8130\/files\/gloves_off_stephanie_archer_front.heic?v=1779700386","url":"https:\/\/secondhandsmut.co.uk\/products\/gloves-off-by-stephanie-archer","provider":"Second-Hand Smut Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}