Simply Irresistible

From Goodreads:

Georgeanne Howard leaves her fiancÉ at the altar when she realizes she can't marry a man old enough to be her grandfather, no matter how rich he is. Hockey superstar John Kowalsky unknowingly helps her escape, and only when it's too late does he realize that he's absconded with his boss's bride. This bad boy isn't looking to be anybody's savior but his own. Still, a long night stretches ahead of them—a night too sultry to resist temptation.

Seven years later, Georgeanne and John meet again. She is on her way to becoming Seattle's domestic darling and he is past his hellraising days. Shocked to learn that he has a daughter, John's determined to be part of her life. Georgeanne has loved John since the moment she jumped into his car, but will he risk the wrath of his boss, and one final chance at glory, to prove that this time his love will be everlasting?

From Me:

Yes, I am making my way thru some romance novels!  This is a contemporary and it's about Hockey.

Well, the male character is a professional hockey player.

That's why I chose it---while I might have lived in the desert for most of my life, with not an ice rink in sight,  my nephews have been hockey players their whole lives.  Hockey is their life!  (as it is/was my brother/sister-in-law's and my parents) So, I was checking it out for them!

Loved it.  It was cute.

I'll read the 2nd in the series.