title: Bad Reputation
author: Edwards, Nicole
description: Meet the most wanted players in sports . . . one ridiculously hot alpha male at a time.
  
  Chase:
  With a nickname like “Sin,” it’s no wonder they call me the bad boy of hockey. Opponents curse me. Fans scream my name—in the arena and in other, much more private places. Penalties or not, I’m not afraid to dish out a little pain. But pleasure? That’s my weakness. And no one knows it better than my best friend, Cassie Desrosiers. I’d have to be blind not to notice her rocking body and teasing grin. So when she invites me along on a trip to Vegas, my curiosity isn’t the only thing that’s aroused.
  
  Cassie:
  Chase Barrett is a world-class A-hole. As his best friend, I’m allowed to call him on his BS. Who else is going to do it? Certainly not the puck bunnies swooning at every flex of his biceps. Everyone knows that Chase is the love-’em-and-leave-’em type. There’s no such thing as commitment for the king of casual hookups. So why should I care? Maybe because all work and no play makes me a sexually frustrated girl. It’s time to put the hockey stud at my beck and call to good use . . . but after a week in Vegas with Chase, I might never want to go back to the real world.
  Praise for
  Bad Reputation
  “[Nicole] Edwards opens the Bad Boys of Sports contemporary romance series with a steamy, fun novel. . . . Readers will appreciate that Chase and Cassie are more than just two hot bodies going horizontal at the first opportunity. They are surrounded by friends and family who add nuance and depth (and some family drama) to their passionate romance.”
  —
  Publishers Weekly
  “The friends-to-lovers trope is a tricky one, and Edwards manages it well in her first Bad Boys of Sports novel.”
  —
  RT Book Reviews
  “Sinfully fun and exciting! The chemistry was off the charts. Nicole Edwards sure does know how to write the bad boys of sports!”
  —
  New York Times
   bestselling author L. P. Dover
  “An incredibly sexy story with some fun and exciting twists. . . .
  Bad Reputation
   was a fun escape from my day.”
  —Red Cheeks Reads
  “It’s the gentle looks and touches, the subtleties that make
  Bad Reputation
   so magnetic.”
  —Heroes and Heartbreakers
  
   “I adore the last few chapters of this book! If you enjoy friends-to-lovers stories, make sure to read
  Bad Reputation
  .”
  —Shh Moms Reading
  
  This sexy standalone novel includes an excerpt from another Loveswept title.