CAMPUS CAPTAIN (MM Romance): An MM College Hockey Romance About Fake Dating, Coming Out, and Falling for Your Best Friend (Campus to Cup - An MM Hockey ... College & Pro Sports Passion #5)

EVERYONE KNOWS HIM. NO ONE KNOWS THE TRUTH.

Holden Matthews is Crestview University’s golden boy—the star center of the hockey team, respected captain, and future NHL draft pick. He’s charming, disciplined, and always does the right thing. From the outside, his life is flawless.

Until rumors start swirling.

When whispers about his relationship with a teammate threaten his carefully curated image, Holden agrees to a harmless fake dating a female friend to quiet the gossip. It’s temporary. Public. Safe.

There’s just one problem.

The more he pretends, the more Holden realizes the truth he’s been running from—he’s gay, and he’s in love with his best friend.

Charlie Park has always been there. His roommate. His linemate. His anchor. Funny, loyal, and quietly observant, Charlie knows Holden better than anyone… except he’s been hiding his own secret for years. Loving Holden from the sidelines has taught him how to smile through heartbreak—and how to walk away when it hurts too much.

As the fake relationship deepens, the distance between them grows. Coming out could cost Holden everything he’s worked his reputation, his career, and the friendship he can’t live without. Staying silent may cost him the only person who’s ever felt like home.

Set against the charged world of college hockey, CAMPUS CAPTAIN is a heartfelt MM sports romance about identity, courage, and the risk of choosing authenticity over perfection. With beloved tropes like fake dating, best friends to lovers, found family, and a slow-burn emotional payoff, this coming out romance delivers humor, heat, and hard-won hope.
Because sometimes the bravest thing you can do… is tell the truth