What It Should Be

Off Ice, Book 2

De: Grayce Rian

Narrado por: Alex Knox, Lynn Norris

What happens when my niece's new nanny turns out to be my dream girl, only for me to find out she's married?

Dakota

I need financial freedom so I can finally leave my husband. But when my new employer's twin brother makes it his mission to woo me, I quickly realize I'm in way over my head.

Carson Wilder was the one thing I didn't see coming. When my world falls apart and I suddenly find myself without a place to live, the golden retriever of a man insists I move in with him. Seeing Carson in passing is one thing. Living with him? It's an all-consuming temptation.

It doesn't take long for him to become my best friend—the person I choose to lean on and confide in. But I'm seven years older than him, and I refuse to be the reason his golden boy image becomes tainted, especially when my past threatens to take away everything he's worked for.

Carson

All I've ever wanted to do was play in the NHL. Just when I get my chance to prove myself on the ice, fate body checks me with a plot twist.

I was captivated by Dakota Meyer's eyes—the most ridiculous shade of emerald, by the way—the moment they first locked with mine. My life changed for the better in an instant, and suddenly, my sole purpose wasn't just hockey.

I may be the rookie falling for the older woman living across the hall, but I couldn't care less what anyone else thinks. Dakota has seen me on my darkest days and has still chosen me repeatedly.

I don't blame her for keeping her walls up and her heart guarded after all she's been through. But once I've set my mind to something, there's no stopping me, and I've decided she's it for me... now I just need to show her what love should be.

What It Should Be is a spicy romance featuring a golden boy hockey player and the woman who knocks him off his feet. Join Dakota and Carson on their journey through friendship, adventure, love, and healing.

©2024 Grayce Rian (P)2025 Podium Audio

Dakota & Carson

this was a book I read only because I won a paperback for it and I absolutely loved it! but now I need to go back to book 1! The writing kept me really interested in the story.

CARSON... need I say more?

Carson FREAKING Wilder. I don’t even have the words to describe this man.
A dream. Perfection. Everything. The true definition of “what it should be”!

I’m pretty sure throughout this entire book, I swooned the entire time over Carse. The way this man SHOWS up in every single way, tells you everything you need to know. There is never a moment where Dakota feels less than love by him. Watching their relationship unfold was super sweet.

When Dakota is first introduced in What It Was, Carson was completely head over heels for her just the second he laid eyes on her. Finding out Dakota was married, never stopped Carson from being there for her... especially when he felt something was off. He dug deep and made her feel as if he could protect her when she needed him, and boy does he do that. After her divorce, she finds herself spending more time with Carson, the more she cannot resist this pull any longer. While it seems their relationship might be moving quickly, it felt to me like a “when you know, you know” situations.

I really loved getting to witness Carson’s continued and growing relationship with McKenna, Griffin, and Cadence - because we know how much they all mean to him. It was just really sweet to continue to feel those same feelings throughout this book too.

If you’re looking for a swoon-worthy man, you NEED Carson Wilder in your life. There is no doubt about that one.

Alex Knox DID A PHENOMENAL JOB!