Final Defense

He blames me for destroying his life. I blame him for making me want him.

After a career-ending injury shattered my future at the Boston Ballet, opening my own dance studio is my last chance to rebuild the life I lost. There's just one complication: Nico Wright, the architect I need to save the theater, hates me.

The Providence Forge's elder defenseman has every reason to keep his distance. My sister's betrayal cost him his career, his reputation, and his future.

And now we're forced to work side by side while the tension between us turns impossible to ignore. Because beneath Nico's anger is something far more dangerous: understanding, loneliness, need.

The more time we spend together, the harder it becomes to remember why we should stay apart, but some wounds don't heal cleanly. And falling for each other might be the final mistake neither of us survives.

Final Defense is a steamy enemies-to-lovers hockey romance featuring forced proximity, family betrayal, emotional scars, slow-burn tension, and a hard-won happily-ever-after.