The Wild Card

Name: The Wild Card
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ISBN: 9781398724372

Vancouver Storm 5

Stephanie Archer

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Orion
03 February 2026

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Romance

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. Everyone 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 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.

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 read as a standalone.

By: Stephanie Archer
Imprint: Orion
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 192mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 40mm
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9781398724372
ISBN 10: 1398724378
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 03 February 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Stephanie Archer writes spicy rom-coms with sharp banter, lots of laughs, and guaranteed HEAs. She believes in the power of best friends, stubborn women, a fresh haircut, and love. She lives in Vancouver with a man and a dog. For spicy bonus scenes, news about upcoming books, and book recs, sign up for her newsletter at: https://www.stephaniearcherauthor.com/newsletter Instagram: @stephaniearcherauthor Tiktok: @stephaniearcherbooks