A hockey romance experiment by Aurora Steinhart.

Aurora had never written this sort of story before. So she took a risk, and thus Checked and Balanced was born.

One with low stakes, low mental bandwidth and just a break from the large stories she created else where.

With Checked and Balanced, she tries her hand at a Golden Retriever MMC with a heart of gold. As well as a reclusive Black Cat FMC that finds out she's not unlovable, just that no one has loved her the right way.

Our MMC is a goofy 6 foot 6 brand new rookie enforcer that loves his old truck and his dog. When he gets drafted to the team of his dreams, he realizes he'll be working with the pretty lawyer down the hall. Even if he doesn't know why she's so closed off, he makes it his very mission to break down those walls and find out why.

With our FMC being a withdrawn lawyer for the team her father coaches, she's never been interested in hockey players. She's also never really enjoyed men or relationships in general. So when the brand new rookie on their team attempts to pursue her, not only is she confused. She's rather annoyed. What does this goon want with her?

And why is she falling for him faster than she has for anyone else in the past?

Aurora plays with tropes and ideas in this book she would be afraid to take a risk with on a higher stakes project. She wrote this for fun, and to share with her readers. Nothing more, nothing less. Just a fun time writing that she could enjoy with her readers without the heaviness that comes with a bigger book release.

This book contains mature subject matter and should only be consumed by adults 18 years or older.