Barn Burner

I've ridden a Zamboni, but never a cowboy...

Missing out on my first Stanley Cup has left me more torn up than I expected. It was in my sights. So close, I could almost touch it.

With my brother back in England, I'm facing nothing but an empty house and my thoughts, and there's only two ways to soothe my mind:

The ice and nature.

But when I pack up my car and head out into the Alberta wilderness, my bad luck lands me in the reluctant hands of a grumpy cowboy with a perpetual scowl.

I shouldn't get involved with Jesse.

His life is the ranch, whereas my life is hockey.

So why do I allow myself to fall for him so hard?

And why do I keep my real identity a secret?

I live for barn burners, but this is one I might not survive.