Ryan Calloway has everything he worked for: a roster spot, a city that worships hockey, and a future that finally feels like it belongs to him.
But love is harder in the “after.”
Ryan is living his rookie season under a spotlight that never turns off. Liam Ashford is rebuilding his life in quiet Vermont, teaching, trying to heal, trying to believe that stability can be real. Between them stretches a three-hour highway filled with missed calls, brutal schedules, and the kind of loneliness that doesn’t look dramatic until it breaks something.
Then temptation arrives in ordinary forms: a teammate who understands the world Ryan lives in, a colleague who makes Liam laugh when he hasn’t laughed in too long, and a letter from the past that refuses to stay buried.
When the ice turns hostile and a single moment becomes public, Ryan must decide what it means to speak for himself. When old patterns return, Liam must decide what honesty costs, and whether love can survive distance without turning into logistics.
ICING is a story about what happens after the choosing: the quiet work, the daily courage, the boundaries that protect love, and the moments that threaten it.
A lyrical, emotionally intense MM sports romance told in dual POV, featuring:
Long-distance relationship
Established couple under pressure
Professional hockey and public scrutiny
Temptation, boundaries, and hard-won trust
Healing, therapy, and complicated family ties
A hard-fought, deeply satisfying HEA
Recommended reading order: OFFSIDE (Book 1) then ICING (Book 2).
