Hate Notes & Hot Pucks

Hate Notes & Hot Pucks
A Spicy College Hockey Enemies-to-Lovers Romance
Book One of the Hate Notes & Hot Pucks Series

By Kechi KenyattaWhen campus journalist Riley Carter publishes a scathing viral article calling out Holt University hockey captain Jax Rivera as a "locker room cancer," it threatens his scholarship-and her reputation. In a desperate move to flip the narrative, Jax blackmails her into fake dating him: two weeks of public photos, arena kisses, and damage control. Rules are set-no real kisses, no feelings, no touching beyond what's necessary for show.But the lines blur fast. From electric tension in the library stacks to a steamy locker room reunion and a heated backseat confession under city lights, every stolen moment chips away at their walls. Jax falls first, hard-protective, possessive, and determined to prove he's more than the arrogant golden boy she exposed. Riley fights it, haunted by a freshman-year rumor he once helped spread that nearly ruined her.As viral moments explode (#TouchHerAndDie trends nationwide), jealousy, exes, and buried secrets surface. When a leaked "truth" exposes their relationship as a calculated PR stunt (complete with faked texts), Riley walks away-shattered and done.This is enemies-to-lovers at its hottest: fake dating turned real, high-stakes spice, banter that bites, and a cliffhanger betrayal that sets up an explosive series. Perfect for fans of college sports romance with possessive heroes, emotional grovel, and open-door heat. Ends on a gut-punch twist-Book Two picks up the unraveling scandal.HEA guaranteed in the series arc