Title: Xander ~ Helen of Troy Retelling
Series: Forbidden Ice – 
Hockey Gods of Olympus #1
Authors: Drethi A. & Nenia Campbell

Release Date: June 1, 2024

Cover Design: Temptation Creations

Genre: Dark Contemporary Romance
Tropes: Hockey Romance/Reverse Age Gap
Breeding/Forbidden Love/Stepmother Romance

 

BLURB

She fought battles for others… and never expected someone to wage a war for her.
 
Calm. Calculating. Disciplined.  
 
Xander Maxwell thrives on controlling his emotions. The ruthless hockey player leaves it all on the ice but is levelheaded outside the rink. Until he comes face to face with his estranged father’s beautiful young bride.
 
Jordan—a walking wet dream with heart-stopping curves, a sunshine smile, golden hair, and bright blue eyes.
 
He shouldn’t be enticed. His only goal is to no longer live under his father’s thumb. It doesn’t matter that Jordan is the most beautiful woman on earth or that she radiates like the sun itself.
 
There is only one problem. She is everywhere—in his thoughts, in every bone, even in his blood. She has snuck into his dreams, and he can’t wrench her out.
 
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Successful, affectionate, and warm.
 
Jordan Banks makes a career out of selling the perfect life. With clients consisting of the wealthy and famous elite, there is no room for error. Perfection is everything, especially to her controlling husband.
 
The only part of her life she hasn’t perfected is the one that matters the most—family. 
 
When Xander returns home after years, it’s an opportunity to cement the close-knit family dynamic she has always craved. After all, she is closer to him in age than her husband.
 
The unlikely bond she forges with Xander isn’t part of the plan, though. Nor does she expect to see the same suffocating loneliness reflected in his eyes, the one she’s found within her marriage.
 
But their undeniable connection comes at a cost. A series of devastating secrets comes to light, shattering her not-so-perfect life and leaving only Xander to shield her from the glancing blows.
 
Jordan is used to fighting battles for her clients but it’s Xander who wages a war for her.
 
Xander is a steamy reverse age-gap hockey romance. This book is inspired by Helen of Troy.

It includes explicit content and only recommend for mature readers.
 

GOODREADS LINK: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/210123831-xander
 

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AUTHOR BIOS & LINKS
 
Drethi A.

Drethi lives close to DC with her husband and runs a wedding planning business. She loves to travel and tries to visit multiple countries per year.
When she’s not traveling or busy planning a special day, she can be found plotting ways to put her characters through hell. She is all about angst and dark themes in her romance. Drethi loves to put her flawed and disturbed characters through the wringer before giving them their Happily Ever After.
You can find her on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. She loves talking with her readers, so don’t be shy.

TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@authordrethianis
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/415726906403920
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Nenia Campbell

Nenia Campbell lives in San Francisco. She writes dark romances about morally grey men who are obsessed with their heroines. Sometimes they have knives. Sometimes they chase her through the woods. They might even be her stepbrother. When she’s not writing, she is working in tech, going to local wineries, traveling, or playing cozy games. She has one black cat and a huge collection of retro romance novels that she likes to show off on Instagram.
 
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@neniacampbell
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aficionenias
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alwaysbeebooked
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