Peyton Corinne

It's time this love broke free . . . Paloma Blake is, at best, antagonistic. But beneath the hairspray, attitude, and promiscuity is a scared girl whose trauma runs deep. Still, the walls she's built are strong, ensuring everyone only sees Paloma's sexy façade. Everyone except for Bennett. Bennett Reiner, the carefully controlled, neurodivergent goalie, has his routines and sticks to them, which helps him keep a hold on his OCD compulsions and the crippling anxiety that comes with them. The quiet and meticulous Bennett sees everything, especially the girl beneath Paloma's ever-present masks. And he always has. Unbeknownst to their friends, Bennett and Paloma were each other's first real love, which ended in crippling heartbreak. Bennett still doesn't know what happened, and Paloma is determined to stay away from the comfort she used to find only in his arms. For years, Bennett has remained her protective shadow, coming to Paloma's rescue whenever she asked, keeping her as close and safe as she'll let him. But, like a tumultuous sea to a constant shore, Bennett and Paloma find each other once more. As Bennett discovers the truth about Paloma's past, the threads to his careful control start to come unbound, and both begin to realize that letting go of everything else might be worth it, if it means they both get the real love they once shared again . . . The perfect combination of angst, romance and spice, and full of intensity and emotion, this second-chance ice hockey romance features two characters who can't seem to let go of their first love.

Rhys Koteskij je zpátky na ledě – nebo by aspoň měl být. Od té doby, co mu děsivá nehoda během turnaje způsobila vážný otřes mozku, se na bruslích necítí vůbec dobře. Potýká se s PTSD, trápí ho noční můry a panické ataky a nad jeho hokejovou kariérou visí velký otazník. Zato Sadie Brownová je odhodlaná ze své kariéry krasobruslařky vytřískat, co se dá. Topí se v dluzích, stará se o otce alkoholika a dva mladší bratry a vedle soudních jednání o jejich opatrovnictví musí stíhat ještě práci a školu – kterou si může dovolit pouze díky sportovnímu stipendiu. Jediný neúspěch ji může stát všechno. Když se náhodou stane svědkem jedné z Rhysových panických atak a přispěchá mu na pomoc, vznikne mezi nimi zvláštní druh porozumění, který brzy přeroste v něco víc...

Rhys Koteskiy visszatért - legalábbis elméletben. Az előző évi Fagyos Négyes alatt, a Waterfell Egyetem NHL-várományos hokikapitánya brutális sérülést szenvedett a jégen, aminek nemcsak agyrázkódás lett a következménye, hanem és egy új, kellemetlen érzés is, ami kísérti, ha a jégre lép. Rémálmok és pánikrohamok gyötrik, és Rhys azon gondolkozik, vajon fog-e még játszani az életben, sőt, egyáltalán akar-e. Sadie Brown ebben a félévben összeszedi magát - bármi áron. Jelenleg betemetik a tennivalók az adósságok, az öccsei felügyeleti pere és a korcsolyaedzések körül, és csak próbál talpon maradni. Tüzes műkorcsolyázó, aki a rossz magatartásáról és a gyakori eltűnéseiről ismert. Már hírnevet szerzett a kampuszon, és nem jót.Véletlenül tanúja lesz a szépreményű hokikapitány egyik pánikrohamának, és megpróbál segíteni neki, ami után furcsa megállapodást kötnek. Nincsenek kérdések. Csak kellemes dolgok. De Rhys rájön, hogy vonzódik Sadie-hez. Míg a fiú üresnek érzi magát, és csak az árnyéka annak az embernek és játékosnak, aki korábban volt, Sadie-nek látszólag minden érzelme a maximumon ég. Egymásra van szükségük a gyógyuláshoz, de a gyógyulásba nem férnek bele a titkok. Ráadásul mindketten vékony jégen korcsolyáznak, leheletnyire attól, hogy kibillenjenek.

Matt 'Freddy' Fredderic is all smiles – at least on the surface. On the ice, he’s the star left winger for the Waterfell Wolves with a stellar reputation in bed. But in the classroom, he’s retaking failed classes and struggling with dyslexia, dyscalculia and ADHD. Now tied to a National Hockey League contract upon graduation, Freddy needs help to pass biology. Ro Shariff has a history of terrible luck in love – and now, she is Freddy’s tutor. Trying to convince herself that she’s very happy with her on-again/off-again boyfriend, Ro is desperate for real affection. As her tutoring sessions with Freddy lead to late-night phone calls and an understanding of each other’s pains, a friendship emerges between them. And, inevitably, a wistful secret pining hidden by them both. Together, they will show each other how easy it is to love the right person, no matter their flaws.

Rhys is desperate to feel anything. Sadie wants to stop feeling so much. Rhys Koteskiy is back—at least, he’s supposed to be. During last year’s Frozen Four, the Waterfell University hockey captain and NHL legacy took a brutal hit that left him with a concussion and a new discomfort on the ice. Plagued by nightmares and panic attacks every time he attempts to skate, Rhys wonders if he’ll ever play again—or if he’ll ever want to. Sadie Brown is staying focused this semester—no matter what. Currently drowning in debt, custody hearings for her younger brothers, and skating practices, she’s just trying to make it to the next day. A spitfire figure skater known for her bad attitude and frequent disappearing acts, Sadie has a reputation on campus. And it’s not a pretty one. When she accidentally witnesses one of the golden boy hockey captain’s panic attacks and attempts to help him, a strange sort of understanding strikes up between them. No questions asked. Just comfort. But Rhys finds himself drawn to Sadie. Where he feels empty, a shell of the man and player he was before, Sadie is so full of everything, it bursts from her; every emotion she feels seems like it’s blasted at max volume. Rhys is desperate to feel anything. Sadie wants to stop feeling so much. But healing doesn’t mix with secrets, and they’re both skating on thin ice.