Elena Smith had never worried about hockey boys. She knew who she was, and she knew what she could handle. That certainty starts to crack when her brother, Will Smith, becomes best friends with his teammate Macklin Celebrini-and Elena realizes she may not be as unaffected as she once believed.

Raised on hockey rinks and lifelong friendships, Clara Hayes thought she understood what it meant to stay. As a photographer for the San Jose Sharks, she's surrounded by the game that shaped her-and by people who feel like home. But when her quiet connection with Macklin Celebrini begins to blur the lines between friendship and something more, it starts to mean choosing growth over comfort, and love over fear.