Mile High (Windy City, 1) by Liz Tomforde

A spicy, banter-heavy hockey romance where the NHL’s most infamous “villain” player meets the one woman who’s immune to his charm—and works on the team’s private plane, making it impossible to avoid each other. Mile High is all sharp chemistry and road-trip proximity, with an ego-vs-attitude matchup that turns into something a lot more intense than either of them planned.

Evan Zanders is Chicago hockey’s favorite player to hate, and he leans into it—living in the penalty box, soaking up the attention, and leaving the arena with a different girl on his arm. He knows exactly who he is… until a new flight attendant shows up on the team’s private plane and refuses to be impressed.

Stevie has been a flight attendant for years, but this job tests her patience fast—because Zanders is egotistical, self-righteous, and way too used to getting what he wants. Stevie made a promise to herself: no more athletes, ever. Unfortunately, Zanders is unfiltered, unapologetic, and annoyingly tempting—and the more time they spend on the road, the blurrier the lines get. Zanders can’t even tell if he keeps hitting that flight-attendant call button just to get under her skin… or because he wants her attention for real.