Face Off: D.C. Stars, Book 1

When Emmy Hartwell finally earns her spot on the D.C. Stars' NHL roster, the last thing she needs is the league's most insufferable golden boy making her life complicated—but Maverick Miller has never been good at staying out of the way.

As the Stars' team captain and undeniable best player, Maverick has one glaring problem: he's never won a championship. With a struggling season threatening to derail everything he's worked for, he grudgingly agrees to play nice with the fiery new left-winger. She's talented, relentless, and absolutely infuriating. He's cocky, charming, and somehow even more infuriating. Together, they're either the team's salvation or its slow-motion disaster.

Then one charged night, all that friction between them ignites into something neither of them planned. They make a deal—just once, one time to get it out of their systems, no complications, no strings. Emmy doesn't date hockey players. Maverick doesn't date anyone. Problem solved.

Except the ice between them doesn't get colder after that night. It gets thinner.

Face Off is a sizzling sports romance set in the high-stakes world of professional hockey, packed with sharp banter, slow-burn tension, and two stubborn people discovering that some rules are made to be broken—especially the ones you make for yourself. If you love competitive chemistry and rom-com chaos wrapped in a hockey jersey, this debut in the D.C. Stars series is exactly what you've been looking for.