Mile High by Liz Tomforde (Paperback)

A professional hockey player known for his reputation on and off the ice has built a career around being the player everyone loves to hate. He thrives on the attention, the penalties, and the image he has created for himself. Life has always been simple: play hard, ignore the criticism, and enjoy the spotlight.

Everything shifts when a new flight attendant begins working on the team’s private plane.

Confident and outspoken, she refuses to be intimidated by his attitude or reputation. From the moment they meet, their interactions are filled with tension, sharp remarks, and a constant clash of personalities. She has spent years working in the skies and believes she has already dealt with every type of passenger imaginable, yet this particular athlete tests her patience in ways she never expected.

For him, provoking her quickly becomes part of the routine. Each flight, each road trip, and each small interaction turns into another opportunity to challenge her calm professionalism. What begins as deliberate annoyance slowly becomes something harder to ignore.

As the hockey season unfolds, their constant back-and-forth begins to blur the line between irritation and curiosity. Long trips, shared spaces, and unexpected moments start to reveal sides of each other neither planned to show.

Both have their reasons for keeping their distance. Yet the more time they spend together, the harder it becomes to ignore the growing connection neither of them expected.