Ellie Winters is a college girl with her priorities set: excel in her studies, graduate with honors, and leave the distractions of campus life behind. Focused and determined, she's worked hard to stay on the straight path, avoiding the typical pitfalls of partying and campus drama. But her quiet, studious life takes a sharp turn when she literally runs into Jack Callahan-an encounter that leaves both of them skating on thin ice.
Jack Callahan is the star of the university's hockey team, known for his talent on the ice and his charm off it. To everyone else, he's the golden boy who can do no wrong. To Ellie, he's just another distraction she doesn't need. Their personalities clash immediately: Jack's playful confidence grates against Ellie's serious demeanor, and she has no patience for the attention he commands wherever he goes.
However, fate seems to have other plans. When a class project forces Ellie and Jack to work together, she's suddenly thrust into his chaotic world of early-morning practices, rowdy teammates, and the constant buzz of hockey season. Ellie tries to keep her distance, but Jack's easygoing nature and unexpected vulnerability slowly chip away at her defenses. He's not just the showboating athlete she assumed-there's more beneath the surface than she expected.
The closer they get, the more Ellie finds herself drawn into a whirlwind romance she never wanted, but now can't seem to avoid. As they navigate their growing feelings, Ellie struggles with balancing her academic goals and the unexpected pull of her heart, while Jack faces pressure from the team and the looming threat of a make-or-break season.
When a promise ring promise is broken under pressure Ellie doesn't know what to do until a life threatening event confirms her feelings
When Evelyn and her long-term enemy, star hockey captain Atlas, are forced to work together on a university media project, sparks fly as resisting their attraction becomes a far bigger challenge than their opposing opinions.
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Evelyn Hayes has hated Atlas Griffin, the golden boy of their university hockey team, since their very first conversation three years ago. To Evelyn, he's the womanizing, arrogant epitome of rich privilege and everything she despises. So when a university-funded media project for the hockey team throws her into Atlas' orbit, she fully expects them to be at each other's throats.
What she doesn't expect is for the snarky comments and daring glares to turn into sparks of undeniable attraction. With Atlas' sights set on the NHL and Evelyn desperate to keep the media lead position she's worked so hard for, neither is interested in anything complicated. Soon, a heated one-night stand leads to an enemies-with-benefits hookup pact. But is either ready to face the consequences when the lines blur and strings start to get attached?