Offside: A Spicy MM Hockey Romance (The Ice Breakers Series Book 1)

One reckless hit. One shattered knee. One trade that puts Cole Kiernan face-to-face with the man he never stopped thinking about.

Cole carries the guilt of that play like a bruise that won't heal. When his career-ending check took Viktor Lindqvist off the ice, it didn't just break a knee — it broke something Cole can't name and hasn't stopped mourning. Now, traded to Chicago and dropped straight into Viktor's world, Cole is the most unwelcome presence in the locker room. Viktor makes that crystal clear from the moment their eyes meet across the ice.

Cold. Furious. Devastatingly gorgeous.

Viktor has spent months rebuilding his body and his game, and he has zero interest in offering forgiveness to the man who stole his season. What he doesn't expect is how quickly that carefully constructed wall of hatred starts to crack under the relentless pressure of shared practice sessions, road trips, and the suffocating closeness that NHL team life demands.

The tension between them runs hot and sharp — the kind that sparks arguments in hallways and bleeds into something neither man can explain or resist. In the NHL, you have to trust your linemate with your body. Cole and Viktor are discovering that trust cuts both ways, and some collisions leave marks that feel nothing like injuries.

When hatred this intense turns, it doesn't simmer. It ignites.

*The Ice Breakers Series* opens with a scorching MM romance that proves the fiercest rivals make the most unforgettable lovers.