Breaking the Ice by Michele Shriver

Noah Mann is known as the practical joker on the San Antonio Generals, always ready to cheer up—or prank—his teammates with his quick wit. The star defenseman definitely lives by the motto that laughter is the best medicine.

Medical resident Riley Marks is quiet, serious and married to her job. She has to be if she’s going to achieve her dream of being a pediatric neurologist. She can’t let anything—or anyone—distract her from her goal, especially not an arrogant hockey player who seems to think everything in life is a joke.

A blind date leaves Noah wanting to know more about the brainy beauty, but Riley is reluctant to get involved. Can Noah break the ice and convince Riley it’s okay to let loose sometimes, and will she take a chance that there’s more to the jokester than meets the eye?