Icebound Hearts

<p><strong><em>Aiden Knight</em></strong> captain of the Pleasant Oaks University hockey team thrives under pressure-on the ice at least.</p><p> But off it he's struggling to balance the weight of leading his team to victory with the personal battles</p><p> threatening to pull him apart. </p><p>The rink is his refuge until an unexpected collision with a figure skater changes everything.</p><p></p><p><strong><em>Katerina Hart</em></strong> was once Russia's golden girl in the figure skating world until a disastrous fall at the 2022 Olympics-and the scandal that followed-shattered her dreams. </p><p>Determined to reclaim her future she transfers to Pleasant Oaks University for her senior year hoping to train with a top coach and prove she still deserves Olympic glory. </p><p>But a new and unexpected father figure coupled with a health issue she refuses to confront </p><p>leaves her on the verge of breaking under the pressure.</p><p></p><p>When a housing mishap forces Kat into the hockey team's chaotic house she's surrounded by rowdy teammates one of whom gets under her skin like no one else-Aiden. </p><p>Arrogant infuriating and too damn charming he seems to be in her way at every turn. </p><p>But as their late-night arguments grow more intense a different kind of heat ignites between them </p><p>something neither of them expected.</p><p></p><p>The deeper their connection becomes the more they must face an undeniable truth.</p><p><strong>Is love worth the risk when everything they've worked for is on the line?</strong></p><p><strong>In a world where falling for each other was never part of the plan love might cost them everything.</strong></p>