{"product_id":"ice-queen-by-lindsey-saenz","title":"Ice Queen by Lindsey Saenz","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThirteen years ago, I became the lone survivor of an accident that changed life as I knew it. Thirteen years of shouldering the guilt of simply existing, while constantly trying to convince myself that I deserve to be here.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen, I met her. Eyes wide, fear-stricken, as she begged me to help her hide. I didn’t ask questions, I didn’t even know her name when I dropped her off at the airport. I told her to build a life she was proud of, and she did.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat I didn’t expect was for that life to collide with mine two years later, while my contract is on the line. I can’t afford to get distracted, but with her bookstore right across from a team favorite hangout, mixed with the fact that she's my dog's new favorite person, it gets harder by the day to deny the effect she has on me.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen our past and present collide, I'm left with one harrowing realization: I may have saved her then, but her quiet strength is the only thing saving me now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIce Queen is a low-spice hockey romance featuring:\u003cbr\u003eSlow burn tension and sharp banter between a tortured hockey player and a resilient heroine.\u003cbr\u003eStrangers to lovers with a twist.\u003cbr\u003eSurvivor guilt, emotional healing, and two people learning they deserve good things.\u003cbr\u003eA bookstore, a meddling dog, and a found family that makes you feel right at home.\u003cbr\u003eLow spice with a Wartenberg pinwheel scene, intense suggestive dialogue, heavy language and themes, and is meant for those 18+\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerfect for readers who love hockey romance, emotional slow burns, sports romance with heart, and stories about healing that don't expect you to have it all figured out.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Author Wholesale","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47297832485033,"sku":"9798234090225","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0645\/3470\/8393\/files\/Screenshot2026-07-28at1.32.48PM.png?v=1785259974","url":"https:\/\/steamylitbookstore.com\/products\/ice-queen-by-lindsey-saenz","provider":"Steamy Lit Romance Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}