Where the Ice Gives Way

He knows how to survive on the ice. She knows when to tell him to stop. Neither expected falling in love to become their most dangerous challenge.

Adrian Cole has spent his entire career proving he can take a hit and keep moving. As captain of a struggling professional hockey team, he's determined to return from a devastating knee injury and lead his teammates back to the playoffs. What he can't afford is another setback-or anyone discovering how terrified he is of becoming a player the world no longer needs.

Dr. Elise Warren has built her reputation on one principle: the truth matters more than winning. Hired to establish the team's new rehabilitation program, she's prepared to stand her ground, even when the pressure comes from the captain himself. Adrian may be talented, stubborn, and impossible to ignore, but she won't compromise her professional integrity to save his season.

Their first encounters are anything but easy. Yet beneath the arguments and opposing ambitions, an unexpected connection begins to grow. Every conversation brings them closer. Every moment of trust makes walking away harder.

But Elise is responsible for assessing Adrian's recovery, and crossing that professional boundary could jeopardize everything she's worked to achieve. Adrian must decide whether he can respect the woman he wants without asking her to risk the career she has earned.

As the pressure on the team intensifies and the future becomes less certain, both must confront the fears they've spent years hiding. Love cannot heal every injury, erase every mistake, or guarantee the future they want. Sometimes, it demands something far more difficult: honesty, patience, and the courage to change.

In a world where one wrong move can cost everything, can two people find a way to choose each other without losing themselves?

Where the Ice Gives Way is an emotional forbidden-love hockey romance featuring a determined professional athlete, an independent heroine, slow-burning chemistry, vulnerable moments, high-stakes career decisions, and a hard-earned happily-ever-after.