Paper Hearts & Broken Rules
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In the world of college hockey, Garrett Graham is used to being untouchable-star player, crowd favorite, and the guy who never has to try too hard to get what he wants. But everything shifts when Leah Marshall enters his orbit.
Leah isn't impressed by reputation, charm, or the loud confidence that follows Garrett everywhere. She has her own reasons for keeping her distance, her own walls carefully built to keep people like him out. The problem is, Garrett Graham has never met someone he couldn't win over-or someone who didn't fall for him immediately.
What starts as friction quickly turns into something harder to ignore: late-night conversations, accidental moments that feel too intentional, and a connection neither of them knows how to name. But in a world full of pressure, expectations, and the chaos of hockey life, falling in love is the easy part-staying there is what changes everything.
When past wounds resurface and trust is tested, Garrett and Leah are forced to decide if what they have is just a moment... or something worth fighting for.
A slow-burn romance about timing, trust, and the kind of love that doesn't come quietly but stays anyway.
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