Gloves Off

A Marriage of Convenience Hockey Romance (Vancouver Storm, Book 4)

De: Stephanie Archer

Narrado por: JF Harding, Stella Hunter

The only way to get my inheritance? Marry Alexei Volkov—the grumpiest enforcer in the NHL, a brutally handsome jerk, and the last man I’d ever fall for.

In public, we act as besotted newlyweds, but in private, we’re at each other’s throats. He’s competitive, arrogant, and surly. The guy’s never cracked a smile in his life. He’s jealous of my ex, he glares at my high heels, and insists he’s not attracted to me. He’s only marrying me for citizenship.

Fighting with Alexei is more fun than expected, though, and beneath his grouchy exterior, Alexei is surprisingly caring, protective, and generous.

He cooks for me and worries about my safety.

He sends me flowers with secret meanings and spends way too much money on me.

He makes me sleep in his bed and calls me his wife.

For a guy who said he’d never fall in love with me, Alexei’s doing a good impression of it… and now I’m wondering if this marriage is fake after all.

Gloves Off is an enemies to lovers marriage of convenience hockey romance. It's the fourth book in the Vancouver Storm series but can be listened to as a standalone.

©2025 Stephanie Archer (P)2025 Stephanie Archer

Loved it!!! Best in the series!!

I cannot express how much I enjoyed this book! It was the perfect enemies to lovers, fake marriage of convenience story. Listened to it in a single day! Cannot wait for Ward's book to come out!!

Love a good enemies to lovers

Greet banter. Love how there wasn’t a huge miscommunication story as that can get tiring. Just enough back and forth to keep it going.

Story 5 ⭐️
Spice 🌶️🌶️
Narrators 4 ⭐️

Fast and entertaining

Amazing! This audio had me hooked from the first couple chapters, and absolutely flew by.❤️🥰

Enemies to Lovers Perfection!

First off, this audio is SO GOOD! It's duet (hallelujah!) and JF Harding and Stella Hunter are fantastic as Alexi and Georgia! The way they bring their banter and chemistry to life made it a GREAT listening/reading experience! 100000% recommend it for listening while you read along!

This is a true enemies to lovers, because the way these two couldn't stand one another was next level lol! Even though the hate was misguided (you'll get it later)! They had snarky banter from the get go (well for multiple books now haha), & it never quit! Ever since their first meeting when Alexi decides in his mind that Georgia is a spoiled & vapid, & she decides he is a lost cause & should retire (once again, just wait for later!), it's lots of assumptions about the other on both of their parts. But when they are both needing to get married for reasons, a marriage of convenience commences! ANNNND I love a marriage of convenience! Gimmie alllllll the "my wife" moments, & Alexi does!!

Their chemistry is insane, the way they actually get to know one another, their families, THE FLOWERS, the shoes, & when they come to realize that all their assumptions were wrong is so well done! I love me an in love Alexi, let me tell ya! I loved them so much and hope you do too!!

PS: Jealous Alexi is fantastic, I mean spending $100k just because he is jealous was top tier scene haha!

PSS: Damon & Stefan. That is all.