{"title":"Avery Keelan","description":"Avery Keelan is an indie bestselling author of sports romance and contemporary romance, a lifelong hockey fan, and a diehard coffee lover. She writes swoon-worthy happily ever afters with hot hockey heroes, snarky banter, and enough steam to fog up a mirror. Plus, of course, a hefty dose of drama and angst along the way. With undergraduate degrees in Commerce and Psychology, Avery specialized in government policy and legislation in a previous life. 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