Offside Hearts: A Forbidden MM Hockey Coach Romance
Norah Preston
One night. No names. No strings attached.
That was the deal when I met the gorgeous stranger who made me forget I'd just been traded to a new city and left everything behind. For a few perfect hours, I wasn't Ethan Whitmore, the hockey player fighting to prove himself. I was just a guy who wanted to feel something real.
Then I walked into my first practice with the Chicago Hawks.
And there he was. Reid. My mystery man from that night.
Except now he's Coach Reid. My boss. The man who controls my career, my ice time, my entire future.
We both know we need to forget what happened. Pretend that night never existed.
But forgetting him is impossible when every practice feels like torture. When his voice in my ear during drills makes my heart race. When stolen glances across the locker room say everything we can't.
The rules are coaches don't date players. It's career suicide for both of us.
My ex says I'm incapable of love—that I'll always choose hockey over people. Maybe he's right. I've spent my whole life running from anything that requires vulnerability.
But Reid makes me want to stop running.
Then a teammate figures out our secret and gives me an request a trade or he goes public.
Now I have to choose between the team I've fought so hard to be part of and the man I'm falling for. Between protecting Reid's career and fighting for what we both want.
Reid thinks we should wait until after the season. Play it safe. Follow the rules.
But I'm done playing it safe.
I'm done pretending I don't want him.
I'm done letting fear make my decisions.
Some rules are meant to be broken. Some risks are worth taking. Some people are worth fighting for.
Even if it costs me everything.

