Austin Aces Hockey Club Series by Linden Rowe, Kris Butler, Jenna McCall, Rebecca Norinne, T.L. Hamilton

One touch changed one man's life, and doomed anotherMillerBeing on a winning team should feel better than this. But when you barely step onto the ice, feel like a stranger in the city you live in, and only have teammates, not friends, not even the Stanley Cup can make you feel like you belong.So I recklessly ask for a trade. It’s a stupid move career-wise, but the chance to see more ice time and start fresh is pulling me toward the Austin Aces... moreOne touch changed one man's life, and doomed anotherMillerBeing on a winning team should feel better than this. But when you barely step onto the ice, feel like a stranger in the city you live in, and only have teammates, not friends, not even the Stanley Cup can make you feel like you belong.So I recklessly ask for a trade. It’s a stupid move career-wise, but the chance to see more ice time and start fresh is pulling me toward the Austin Aces. It’s not until the deal is done that I remember who also plays for Austin… Lathan Silver, the guy who turned my life upside down with one touch. That was years ago, so surely the magnetic pull has lessened. I can’t afford to mess up my new team by falling for my teammate. I might be out in the league, but even that is a stretch on what would be accepted. Austin is my chance to belong, so I’ll stay far away from Lathan Silver. LathanBeing the son of a Senator puts a lot of pressure on me, but my discipline, determination, and dedication help me succeed. As a Silver, there is no room for failure—on and off the ice.I’ve cultivated myself into the perfect son and player, and at twenty-five, my life is flawless. I’m the youngest alternate captain in team history, and my role on the team is solid. I follow my routine, do my meditations, and avoid attachments at all costs. I don’t need any complications. Enter Miller Fahn—the Austin Aces’ newest left winger—the ultimate distraction. With one touch, he turns my world upside down.I can’t let him destroy everything. I’ll remind him we’re not friends but enemies. Austin is my town, and the Aces are my team.This is an MM enemies-to-lovers romance among teammates that includes forced proximity, a touch starved MC, friendship bracelets, cooking as a love language, and a gay awakening. This is part of a shared hockey world and can be read as a standalone. less

Three years ago my career imploded when I was blacklisted from the film industry. Now, I'm clawing my way back with a documentary series following a professional hockey team through their season. Everything's going according to plan until my boss demands more scandal, more controversy, more drama.And now I’ve got the kind of story that could save my career… if I’m willing to betray the man at the center of it... moreThree years ago my career imploded when I was blacklisted from the film industry. Now, I'm clawing my way back with a documentary series following a professional hockey team through their season. Everything's going according to plan until my boss demands more scandal, more controversy, more drama.And now I’ve got the kind of story that could save my career… if I’m willing to betray the man at the center of it.Legendary team captain Jack "Viggy" Vignier—a grumpy hockey god with a heart of gold—is playing through a career-threatening injury, risking everything for one last shot at the Stanley Cup. He's exactly the kind of story that could resurrect my career.The problem? Somewhere between analyzing game footage and late-night conversations over the best grilled cheese this side of Texas, I've fallen hard for the brooding captain whose rare smiles make my heart forget how to beat.But with my boss threatening to pull the plug on the show, I have to make a choice.The story or the man.Austin Aces Hockey Club... where enemies become lovers on and off the ice, cameras capture everything, and some stories cut too close to the heart. less

One last season. One final secret. I’ve spent fifteen years in the NHL hiding who I really am. One more season—head down, mouth shut, lies firmly in place—and I can retire with my secret intact. Then Stryker Bell crashes into my life.He’s got hands of gold, a mouth made for sin, and a body that moves like a promise. Ten years younger, he’s cocky, reckless, and everything I shouldn’t want. My problem. My obsession. My undoing.We clash from the start... moreOne last season. One final secret. I’ve spent fifteen years in the NHL hiding who I really am. One more season—head down, mouth shut, lies firmly in place—and I can retire with my secret intact. Then Stryker Bell crashes into my life.He’s got hands of gold, a mouth made for sin, and a body that moves like a promise. Ten years younger, he’s cocky, reckless, and everything I shouldn’t want. My problem. My obsession. My undoing.We clash from the start. But no matter how hard I try to keep my distance, Bell doesn’t back off. He crowds my space. Smirks like he knows exactly what I’m thinking. Every glance feels like foreplay. Every brush of contact, a dare.And after a brutal loss on the road, I break. One raw, desperate moment, and I’ve got him pinned to the wall, my mouth on his like I’ve been starving for a taste.Now I’m playing the most dangerous game of my career—falling for the rookie who makes me feel more alive than I ever have, while battling trauma I’ve buried so deep I almost believed it was gone.I want him, but those old demons don’t let go easy. They’ve got their hands around my throat, whispering every lie I’ve ever believed about what it would cost to be open.And Bell? He refuses to be anyone’s dirty little secret.If I don’t fight for him now, I won’t just retire in the closet—I’ll lose the only man who’s ever made me want to step out into the light. He was my idol. Now I’m his secret. I had Ethan Harrison’s hockey poster taped to my bedroom wall growing up. Now he’s my teammate—and the most infuriating, closed-off man I’ve ever met. All clenched jaws, surly grunts, and brooding stares.And yet, something about the way he watches me when he thinks no one’s looking makes me want to break him wide open. Crack that perfect composure.Every lingering glance. Every loaded silence. Every time he pulls away like he’s scared of what will happen if he lets me in—it feels like it’s building to something inevitable.So when he finally backs me against the wall and kisses me like he’s starving? I know I’ve been right all along. The tension, the looks, the armor he hides behind—it was never just in my head.He might bark out orders on the ice, but behind closed doors? He’s the one who begs for me to touch him, make him come undone. Who gasps my name, and needs it rough, slow, and real.I want all of Ethan, but if he won’t choose me, I’ll have no choice but to walk away. I didn’t fight like hell to stand in the light just to be someone’s dirty little secret. less

Blair has spent her life being the ugly duckling to her sister’s beautiful swan.She tries not to let it bother her, but when the one guy she connected with in a sports bar over a shared love of hockey passed her up for her sister it hurt more than she’d ever let on.Five years later, her personal walls are high while her career thrives. Her role of social media manager for the Austin Aces is fulfilling in a way she’d only ever dreamed of... moreBlair has spent her life being the ugly duckling to her sister’s beautiful swan.She tries not to let it bother her, but when the one guy she connected with in a sports bar over a shared love of hockey passed her up for her sister it hurt more than she’d ever let on.Five years later, her personal walls are high while her career thrives. Her role of social media manager for the Austin Aces is fulfilling in a way she’d only ever dreamed of.The only catch is that she has to work with the one man who embodies all her private insecurities, and he won’t leave her alone. Regardless of how poorly she treats him or how many publicity opportunities that no one else wants to do she volunteers him for.Cian is known for being cool and in control on the ice.He’s the kind of guy everyone loves, with the glaring exception of a particular social media manager who has it out for him. His best friend swears that Blair is a sweetheart, but Cian only ever gets her ire, so when he decides to try to crack the icy shell, he’s in for one hell of a fight.As Cian begins to realize that friendship is a great starting point to grow for more, he’ll have to find a way to convince Blair that his feelings for her are more than skin deep. less