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The Wild Card

Vancouver Storm, Book 5

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The Wild Card

By: Stephanie Archer
Narrated by: Aaron Shedlock, Vanessa Edwin
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Tate Ward is the best coach in professional hockey, a hot single dad, one of the best players of all time, and my new boss—who likes everyone but me.

The players will do anything for him, the media is obsessed, and the fans still wear his jersey. Everyone's in love with handsome, authoritative Coach Tate Ward—except me, and the feeling’s mutual.

To save the Vancouver Storm from being sold, though, we need to work together and win the Stanley Cup, and I can’t help but push his buttons to get under his skin.

He moves me into his guest house, though, and makes me sleep in his bed.

He encourages me with the team and tells me I belong.

He’s adorable with his daughter and makes me long for things I shouldn’t.

I try to make him break, but he never loses control—until he finds me crying and fires the person responsible.

And when his brother hits on me, he loses his mind with jealousy.

Beneath his controlled exterior, Tate is protective, playful, and funny. He puts everyone before himself, but when I encourage him to be selfish, I learn that Tate wants…Me.

The Wild Card is a pro hockey single dad romance. It is the fifth and final book in the Vancouver Storm series but can be listened to as a standalone.

©2025 Stephanie Archer (P)2025 Stephanie Archer

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Contemporary Romantic Comedy Sports Hockey Funny Heartfelt Feel-Good
Slow Burn Romance • Found Family Dynamics • Excellent Duet Narration • Supportive Male Lead • Emotional Depth

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Great series of books loved them!! Would totally recommend them to others! Looking forward to reading more of your books

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Probably my favorite of the series. Love the banter and story line. Performers were perfection together

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Great narration - I loved it!

Jordan owns the bar where the Vancouver Storm hockey team likes to hang out. Her estranged father is the owner of the team. When he tells her he's going to sell the team at the end of the season - since she's had no interest in being a part of it - she decides it's time to make some changes. Her father makes a deal with her, hires her as part of the management team, shadowing Head Coach Tate Ward. If she can bring home the Stanley Cup, the team is hers.

Now, I love hockey romance - and this story is epically good. I hated having to put the book down to do anything else! Tate's story is wonderful - Jordan and her dad's story brought me to tears. The epilogue brought me to tears AGAIN! It was poignant, heartbreaking, heart-healing, and lovely all the way through.

I also signed up at Stephanie Archer's website and read ALL of the deleted scenes after I finished the story.

I loved this one a LOT.

Sweet Scale: 5/5
Spicy Scale: 3/5

Jordan and Tate

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Story 12/10! Performances 20/10! Loved everything about this, if you haven’t read any of the Vancouver Storm series please read them all! This book gave a fantastic finish to the series… but now… WE NEED A BOOK FOR LUCA WALKER!!!! @ Stephanie Archer

LOVED LOVED LOVED!

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I absolutely loved this series. I have enjoyed all 5 books. i hate that its over. I have laughed, cried , and cheered. I love how each book integrated the other characters. although it did not have a lot of spicy scenes, the storyline was so good you don't miss it. the narrators did such a great job. i love Stephanie Archer's book and this one did not disappoint

AMAZING!!!

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