It Happened By DesignTwo pink lines.A Heartland Hollow LumberJacks NovelHe's a first-line defenseman built to protect the ice. She's a walking contradiction too independent to ask for help outright. But when a single night finds them crossing the boundaries of friends, the real battle to guard the zone begins.Sebastian "Bashie" Silva is thoroughly done with relationship drama. After surviving a toxic relationship trap that nearly wrecked his NHL career, the LumberJacks' star defenseman has locked down his emotions. His rules are simple: stay unattached, focus on the blue line, and keep a friends-with-benefits arrangement with his stunning room neighbor completely under wraps. It was supposed to be a safe haven of casual comfort-until fate drops a reality-shifting bomb.Test Result: Positive.Isabel Darling is notoriously terrible at keeping secrets, but carrying a high-risk pregnancy on top of a hidden romance is tearing her apart. Violently sick with hyperemesis and swamped by architectural deadlines, Izy will do whatever it takes to protect Bashie from the locker room gossip and media fallout. To guard his peace, she spins a cover story, claiming the baby belongs to a nameless one-night stand in France.But when her best friends try to force her into a downtown penthouse to monitor her health, Bashie's inner protective bear aggressively revolts. Refusing to let his woman and his future son hide in the shadows, he claims his zone-all while protecting their platonic camouflage, he manages to move Izy into his historic downtown estate.Living under the same roof, the boundaries of their casual pact are still intact.But how long will they stay that way?
