{"id":896,"date":"2026-02-12T06:58:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T06:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bookdragonsparadise.net\/?p=896"},"modified":"2026-02-12T06:58:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T06:58:57","slug":"the-wingman-stephanie-archer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookdragonsparadise.net\/index.php\/2026\/02\/12\/the-wingman-stephanie-archer\/","title":{"rendered":"The Wingman &#8211; Stephanie Archer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Title:<\/strong>\u00a0The Wingman<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Author:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bookdragonsparadise.net\/index.php\/2026\/01\/09\/stephanie-archer\/\">Stephanie Archer<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bookdragonsparadise.net\/index.php\/2026\/02\/12\/vancouver-storm-stephanie-archer\/\">Vancouver Storm<\/a>\u00a0#3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Summary:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>The best way to gain confidence after years with the wrong guy? Hayden Owens\u2014the hottest defenseman in pro hockey, my confident best friend, and my new dating coach.<\/strong>\u2028\u2028<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He\u2019ll teach me to be a player, but convinces me to practice with him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve been friends for years, but our flirting lessons and practice kisses push the bounds of friendship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re roommates, but sleeping in the same bed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He buys me a toy as a favor\u2026 but helps me use it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All that relationship stuff he\u2019s always avoided? He doesn\u2019t seem to mind it anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rule number one of being a player is no attachments, but when Hayden sees me picking up other guys, he\u2019s jealous enough that I wonder\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Maybe my wingman&#8217;s been waiting for me all along.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Covers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/bookdragonsparadise.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Vancouver-Storm-by-Stephanie-Archer_0004-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-878\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bookdragonsparadise.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Vancouver-Storm-by-Stephanie-Archer_0004-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bookdragonsparadise.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Vancouver-Storm-by-Stephanie-Archer_0004-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bookdragonsparadise.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Vancouver-Storm-by-Stephanie-Archer_0004-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bookdragonsparadise.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Vancouver-Storm-by-Stephanie-Archer_0004.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Leave reviews, opinions and thoughts in the comments. 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