You met Will Smith during your sophomore year at Boston College-cocky, loud, impossible not to notice. He sat behind you in stats class and spent the whole semester finding new ways to make you laugh. Somewhere between all-night study sessions and Friday night games at Conte Forum, you fell hard. Now, two years later, everything's changed. You've moved to California for grad school, and Will's a rookie in San Jose-alongside Macklin Celebrini, the Sharks' other rising star. You expect long nights and even longer FaceTimes with Will. What you don't expect is the way Mack looks at you. Or the way he looks at Will. It starts small. Lingering glances. A touch that lasts a little too long. Jokes that land with a flush of heat. But soon, you're caught in something that feels like more than just friendship-something magnetic, fragile, and impossible to ignore. Three hearts. One shot. And the question no one's brave enough to ask: what if love doesn't have to choose?

Completed You only wanted to escape. When you spot your ex entering the ice rink, you panic, desperate to avoid another humiliating encounter. In a frantic moment of impulse, you run straight to the first person you recognize-Will Smith, a talented, easygoing hockey player. Without thinking, you beg him to kiss you, hoping to make it look like you've moved on. To your surprise, Will agrees, pulling you into a kiss that feels a little too real. What started as a desperate act to avoid the past might just lead to something unexpected...and maybe even something real.

In Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, Briar Chatham is about to begin her freshman year-a whirlwind of excitement, anxiety, and the unknown. Between settling into college life and preparing for her first year as a Boston College architect major, Briar has enough on her plate. But everything shifts the night she meets Will Smith-a laid-back, charming guy who seems to get her in a way no one else does. Will isn't just another college student; he's a campus legend. The fourth overall pick in the NHL draft, he's a hockey god with a reputation as big as his talent. Their first meeting is lighthearted, filled with teasing and unexpected common ground. One impulsive kiss at a party catches them both off guard-sweet, exciting, and something neither of them expects to mean anything but will that change over time?

emmy edwards has spent her whole life in the shadow of the rink - as a michigan student-athlete, a lacrosse standout, and the twin sister of defenseman ethan edwards, she's used to navigating a world full of hockey boys, chirping, and chaos. the one thing she isn't used to? feelings. especially not the feelings she's been secretly writing down in a collection of unsent letters addressed to her brother's best friend. luke hughes is supposed to be off-limits - the golden boy of yost, the quiet-hearted hockey star who always looks out for her, the one person she should never fall for. but when he accidentally discovers the letters she never meant for anyone to read, everything changes. and instead of walking away, he starts writing back. she doesn't know he's reading. he doesn't know how to stop. told entirely through letters both hidden and unsent, this is a slow, aching story of friendship, trust, late-night practices, unexpected confessions, and the terrifying possibility that the person you're falling for... might be falling too.

After getting her heart broken by her brother Trevor's roommate, Jamie Drysdale, Ella Zegras moves into a Michigan lake house for the summer with her brother's best friend, Jack Hughes, hoping for a fresh start. What she doesn't expect is to fall-quietly, completely, and inconveniently-for Jack's younger brother, Luke. What begins as late-night talks on the dock and stolen glances across crowded kitchens turns into something real. But when the summer ends and real life returns-hockey schedules, career decisions, and the distance that always comes with growing up-Ella and Luke have to decide: Was it just a summer fling, or is it the beginning of something more?

ADI BLUE was head over heels for the youngest brother of the Hughes since she was born ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ CHILDHOOD BEST FRIENDS TO LOVERS LUKE HUGHES knew he loved the hot headed blonde and finally took the risk of becoming her boyfriend BUT will how much can a relationship hold while being 600 miles away?

When your childhood best friend brings home his new teammate... For your entire life, you grew up next to the Celebrini's on one side, and your best friend Addy's family on the other in North Vancouver. All of your parents were best friends from before you were born. From that, the "Core Four" started, with you, your twin Miles, Macklin, and Addy. Growing up, Miles and Macklin played hockey together before Miles switched to soccer, and Macklin's older brother (Aiden) was best friends with your older brother (Max). But, in 2020, Max gets into a fatal car crash while in college. Now, four years later, you are finishing your first year at being roommates with Addy at Stanford University, while Miles plays on the Stanford men's soccer team. Mack's NHL draft is coming up shortly where he gets drafted to the one and only San Jose Sharks.

"My waves meet your shore, ever and evermore."' Hallyn Boeser was starting a new chapter in her life. A new job, a new city, and new friends. The opportunities were pouring in and she couldn't help but feel a little bit excited for everything that was to come. Little did she know she was about to clash with her brother's best friend. The captain of the team she was now working for. Quinn Hughes was the man she hated most in the world. He was mean and sharp around all his edges. He made it his life's mission to make her as miserable as possible. At every turn she took he was there ripping her apart from the inside out with the hateful words he spewed. Hallyn and Quinn were two ships battling on the same shore. Their lives were so intertwined that it was impossible for either of them to get away. After spending every waking moment together in the heat of a beautiful Michigan summer, Hallyn realizes that the man she hates might actually be someone she secretly loves.

When a late-night loss sends the New Jersey Devils into a slump, team intern Emilia Hartley does the unthinkable-she writes a letter. Not to the press, not to her boss, but to Luke Hughes. Anonymously. Just a note of encouragement, slipped into his locker, never meant to be anything more. But one letter turns into two, and then ten, and suddenly she's pouring her heart into words she'll never claim. Luke Hughes doesn't know who keeps writing to him. All he knows is that the letters started when everything felt like it was falling apart-and somehow, they're the only thing holding him together. He becomes obsessed with finding out who his mystery supporter is, never realizing the answer is right under his nose: the quiet girl with coffee-stained notebooks and a smile he's never seen. As his game gets better, so does their connection-but the truth can't stay hidden forever. And when the letters stop, he'll risk everything to find out who she is... and whether her words were ever meant just for him.

Macklin Celebrini returns for an off-season with the Hughes family, planning to focus solely on training. But his routine gets complicated when he sees Lottie Cooper. Macklin's trying to stay disciplined. Lottie's trying not to embarrass herself. But with shared glances in the kitchen, awkward lake day interactions, and one ill-timed birthday party kiss they might not stand a chance.