title: Decidedly with Luck
author: Lindenblatt, Stina
description: Masquerade ball rule #1: what happens at the ball doesn't always stay at the ball. Oops.  A chance encounter with a masked stranger at a charity ball led to an incredible kiss and a night of hot sex. The kiss was my goal for that night, a baby step forward after my husband's death a year ago. The hot sex? Not so much. You know what else hadn't been my goal? To be knocked up by a man whose identity is a mystery to me. So now I'm preparing for my impending motherhood and planning a fundraiser to provide books for foster kids. The latter is where hot hockey player Logan Mathews comes in... ****The last time I saw Kiera Ashdown was the night of the Jingle Balls masquerade ball. She'd wanted her first time with a man after her husband's death to be with a stranger. After my NHL team trades me to San Francisco, where my daughter and ex-wife live, I'm determined to be a better father and not repeat past mistakes. My hockey career and my daughter come first. The last thing I expect to discover is that Kiera is my seven-year-old daughter's teacher. The last thing I expect to learn is that she's pregnant with my dead best friend's child. And the last thing I want to admit is that I was the one who made love to Kiera-several times-the night of the ball. Because if she ever found out that I'd lied to her, I could lose her friendship. I could lose so much more...