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After Archer’s divorce leaves him overwhelmed while raising two toddlers through an NHL season, Sydney flies to New York to help with the kids—while insisting she won’t fall in love. The temporary plan collapses as family life feels familiar and Archer finally looks at her differently, forcing her to face what has been building for years.","Kendall Ryan Knights Like These  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nCopyright © 2026 by Kendall Ryan  \nAll rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored, or transmitted in anyform or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise without written permissionfrom the publisher. It is illegal to copy this book, post it to a website, or distribute it by any other means  \nwithout permission.  \nThis novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters, and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author's imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or localities is entirely coincidental.  \nFirst edition  \nThis book was professionally typeset on Reedsy Find out more at [reedsy.com](reedsy.com)  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nContents  \nKnights Like These  \nAbout the Book  \nChapter One  \nChapter Two  \nChapter Three  \nChapter Four  \nChapter Five  \nChapter Six  \nChapter Seven  \nChapter Eight  \nChapter Nine  \nChapter Ten  \nChapter Eleven  \nChapter Twelve  \nChapter Thirteen  \nChapter Fourteen  \nChapter Fifteen  \nChapter Sixteen  \nChapter Seventeen  \nChapter Eighteen  \nChapter Nineteen  \nChapter Twenty  \nChapter Twenty-One  \nChapter Twenty-Two  \nChapter Twenty-Three  \nChapter Twenty-Four  \nChapter Twenty-Five  \nChapter Twenty-Six  \nChapter Twenty-Seven  \nChapter Twenty-Eight  \nChapter Twenty-Nine  \nChapter Thirty  \nChapter Thirty-One  \nChapter Thirty-Two  \nChapter Thirty-Three  \nEpilogue  \nBad Reputation  \nAcknowledgments  \nAbout the Author  \nOther Titles by Kendall Ryan  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nKnights Like These  \nOƫ the Ice, Book Three Kendall Ryan  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nAbout the Book  \nHe was my fi rst kiss. My fi rst everything. And then he married someone else.  \nI’ve been in love with Archer Lockwood since I was fourteen years old—since his hockey team was forced to take ballet class alongside all the dancers . I’ve never told him . I stood at his wedding, held his newborn twins in the hospital, and cried in my car afterward. I smiled through every moment that should have been mine—because that’s what best friends do .  \nNow Archer is divorced, overwhelmed, and raising two toddlers alone during an NHL season . When he calls for help, I pack a suitcase and fly to New York.  \nThe plan was simple: help with the kids, keep my distance, and don’t fall in love .  \nThe plan lasted about seventy-two hours .  \nBecause his twins have me wrapped around their fingers . His house feels like home . And he keeps looking at me like he’s finally seeing something he missed.  \nI’ve waited years for Archer to look at me like that.  \nI just wasn’t ready for what happens when he finally does .  \nKnights Like These is a full-length standalone romance and the third book in the Oƫ the Ice series . It features a singledad NHL goalie, his childhood best friend, an adorable set of twins, and a slow burn that was worth every single year of waiting.  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nChapter One  \nSpring Roll Confessional Sydney  \nLauren is giving me the look.  \nI know the look. I’ve been on the receiving end since we were twelve, the time I told her I was going to cut my own bangs . The look says I loveyou but you’re about to do something incredibly stupid, and I’m going to sit here and watch because you won’t listen to me anyway.  \n“Stop,” I say.  \n“I haven’t said anything.”  \n“You’re thinking it.”  \n“I’m thinking a lot of things .” She picks up her wine glass and tucks her legs underneath her on the couch. Lauren’s apartment is small and warm and smells like the Thai food we ordered an hour ago . Containers are spread across her coƫee table—pad Thai, spring rolls, the green curry I always get but never finish.“I’m just trying to understand the timeline .”  \n“There’s no timeline . He called, asked if I could come help with the twins for a while, and I said yes .”  \n“You said yes….to moving to New York.”  \n“Temporarily.”  \n“To live in","cbCaidnfeCFKPHip","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidnfeCFKPHip","pdf",2671785,268,"English","en",105,"# About the Book\n## Chapter One\n## Chapter Two\n## Chapter Three\n## Chapter Four\n## Chapter Five\n## Chapter Six\n## Chapter Seven\n## Chapter Eight\n## Chapter Nine\n## Chapter Ten\n## Chapter Eleven\n## Chapter Twelve\n## Chapter Thirteen\n## Chapter Fourteen\n## Chapter Fifteen\n## Chapter Sixteen\n## Chapter Seventeen\n## Chapter Eighteen\n## Chapter Nineteen\n## Chapter Twenty\n## Chapter Twenty-One\n## Chapter Twenty-Two\n## Chapter Twenty-Three\n## Chapter Twenty-Four\n## Chapter Twenty-Five\n## Chapter Twenty-Six\n## Chapter Twenty-Seven\n## Chapter Twenty-Eight\n## Chapter Twenty-Nine\n## Chapter Thirty\n## Chapter Thirty-One\n## Chapter Thirty-Two\n## Chapter Thirty-Three\n## Epilogue\n## Bad Reputation\n## 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