I was drafted to save the Vancouver Storm. Not to fall for the captain who can't stand me. On my very first day on the Storm's ice, Jaxon Carter makes the rules clear: I'm the flashy first-overall pick, he's the ice-cold captain, and he doesn't trust me any farther than he can check me into the boards. In front of the guys, the media, the whole league, he treats me like a problem he needs to solve. We're poison for each other on the ice, and the stats prove it. So management does the unthinkable: they send us to a remote mountain cabin. Three days, one bed, no chance of escaping each other. The storm outside is nothing compared to the one between us—until the power goes out, the masks drop, and I discover the secret Jaxon has been protecting at all costs. The perfect, untouchable captain is gay. And the one man he wants is the rookie he swore to hate. One forbidden night shatters the line between enemies and something far more dangerous. Suddenly, our chemistry is lethal—in all the right ways. On the ice, we're unstoppable; off it, we sneak between hotel rooms, pretending to be just teammates when the cameras are rolling, and something real when they're off. Then a brutal hit benches me, trade rumors swirl around Jaxon, and the team that owns our contracts makes it clear: keep it quiet, or risk everything. I can survive hostile crowds, dirty plays, and the weight of a franchise on my shoulders. What I don't know is whether I can survive losing the man who was never supposed to be mine. Offside Desire is a steamy MM hockey romance from enemies to lovers featuring a captain caught offside, a proudly out rookie, forced proximity in a snowed-in one-bed cabin, secret teammates-to-lovers tension, and a hard-fought happy ending with all the playoff drama and heat readers crave.
