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Last published Sun, Jul 5, 2026
She ran from the ice. But the past always finds a way to catch up.
Irina has spent years hiding from the world she was born into : the daughter of a hockey legend, determined to bury both her name and her scars. A new college, a new life and a new name. No one here knows who she really is.
Until someone does.
When a desperate coach uncovers her secret, Irina is pulled back into the game she swore off, helping a struggling team rise from the ashes. But as old instincts return, so do feelings she thought she'd left behind.
Among the players and the ghosts of her past, someone is getting too close, too familiar. The harder Irina fights to stay hidden, the more her walls begin to crack.
Because some secrets can't stay buried forever... and neither can the heart.
[BOOK ONE IN THE PLAY SERIES]
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