ICE AND OBSESSION Series by Norah Preston

He called me a warm body. Then he destroyed me.I'm Carter Hayes—nineteen, cocky, and the newest forward for the Blackwater Reapers. I run my mouth like I'm untouchable.Then I meet him.Jaxon Cross. Team captain. Thirty-two years old. Built like sin and twice as dangerous. Everyone fears him. I should too.But I don't.One look from those mismatched eyes and I'm hooked. One brutal night and I'm ruined. One whispered command and I'm on my knees.He says I'm his. His to train. His to break... moreHe called me a warm body. Then he destroyed me.I'm Carter Hayes—nineteen, cocky, and the newest forward for the Blackwater Reapers. I run my mouth like I'm untouchable.Then I meet him.Jaxon Cross. Team captain. Thirty-two years old. Built like sin and twice as dangerous. Everyone fears him. I should too.But I don't.One look from those mismatched eyes and I'm hooked. One brutal night and I'm ruined. One whispered command and I'm on my knees.He says I'm his. His to train. His to break. His to keep.I tell myself it's just physical. Just hockey hazing gone too far. Just my captain showing me who's boss.I'm lying.Because every midnight practice turns into something darker. Every punishment feels like worship. Every bruise he leaves makes me crave more.He marks me where no one can see. Owns me in ways I can't admit. And when he looks at me like I'm the only thing that matters—I forget why this is wrong.But secrets don't stay buried forever.When the team finds out, everything explodes. Rumors. Rage. Ultimatums.The school wants one of us gone. The team wants us separated. And Jaxon?He'll burn it all down before he lets me go.Because captains don't share. And I'm his—completely, brutally, forever. less

He was sent to kill my father. I was supposed to hate him. Instead, I chose him over everything.I knew what Dante was the moment he walked into my life.A killer. Cold. Beautiful. Deadly.He smiled at my father's table. Shook hands like he belonged. Looked at me like he could see straight through to my bones.Three years ago, he left me bleeding on a warehouse floor. Left me choking on my own blood while he walked away without looking back.Now he's back. And this time, he needs me... moreHe was sent to kill my father. I was supposed to hate him. Instead, I chose him over everything.I knew what Dante was the moment he walked into my life.A killer. Cold. Beautiful. Deadly.He smiled at my father's table. Shook hands like he belonged. Looked at me like he could see straight through to my bones.Three years ago, he left me bleeding on a warehouse floor. Left me choking on my own blood while he walked away without looking back.Now he's back. And this time, he needs me.The job is get close to my father. Learn his weaknesses. Then put a bullet in his head.I should turn him in. Should tell my father everything. Should watch him die for what he did to me.Instead, I'm hiding him. Lying for him. Falling for him all over again.Because Dante isn't just a monster. He's my monster. And I'd burn the whole world down before I let anyone take him from me.DANTEI don't do feelings. Don't do attachments. Don't do anything except the job.Kill the target. Get paid. Move on.Simple. Clean. Perfect.Until Mikhail.He's the son of the man I'm supposed to kill. He's my way in. My cover. My tool.He's also the only person who's ever looked at me like I'm human.Three years ago, I hurt him to save him. Cut his throat to keep him alive. Left him behind because staying would've gotten us both killed.Now I'm back. And he's standing between me and my mission. Between me and everything I was trained to be.I should complete the job. Walk away. Let him hate me.But when he touches me, I remember what it feels like to be alive. When he looks at me, I forget I'm supposed to be empty.And when he says he loves me, I start to believe redemption might be possible.Even for a monster like me.THE CHOICELove or loyalty. Mission or family. Survival or sacrifice.We can't have both. We can't save everyone.But maybe—just maybe—we can save each other.Even if it costs us everything. less

Three years ago, I was sent to destroy him. Instead, he destroyed me.DANTEMy orders were simple.Infiltrate The Shepherd's organization. Get close to his son. Extract information. Eliminate the target.I'd done it a hundred times before. Different faces. Different lies. Same ending.But Mikhail Volkov wasn't supposed to be different.He wasn't supposed to look at me like I was human. Wasn't supposed to make me laugh at his terrible jokes... moreThree years ago, I was sent to destroy him. Instead, he destroyed me.DANTEMy orders were simple.Infiltrate The Shepherd's organization. Get close to his son. Extract information. Eliminate the target.I'd done it a hundred times before. Different faces. Different lies. Same ending.But Mikhail Volkov wasn't supposed to be different.He wasn't supposed to look at me like I was human. Wasn't supposed to make me laugh at his terrible jokes. Wasn't supposed to touch me like I was something worth saving instead of something designed to kill.For three months, he was mine.Late nights and stolen kisses. Whispered confessions in the dark. A love I was never supposed to feel.Then my handler gave me the order. Complete the mission. Kill his father. Walk away.And I had to choose.The job that made me. Or the man who made me human.I chose wrong.And it cost us everything.MIKHAILThe stranger who walked into my father's restaurant changed my life forever.Daniel Cross. Military background. Killer smile. Eyes that were dead until they landed on me—then suddenly, terrifyingly alive.I should've known better. Should've seen the danger. Should've run.Instead, I fell. Hard. Fast. Completely.For three months, he was everything I'd never let myself want.He told me I made him feel real for the first time in twenty years. Told me he'd never felt this before. Told me he loved me.Then he cut my throat and walked away.Left me bleeding on a warehouse floor while my world shattered around me.I survived. Barely.But the man I was died that night alongside my trust, my hope, my ability to feel anything except rage and emptiness.For three years, I've been waiting. For answers. For revenge. For closure.For him to come back so I can figure out if I want to kill him or save him.Maybe both.THIS IS HOW WE FELLBefore the reunion in Sanctified Sin. Before the warehouse confrontation. Before the impossible choices.This is where it started.The first meeting. The slow seduction. The three months when an assassin learned to love and a mafia prince learned to trust.And the night that destroyed them both. less

He saved me. Then he ruined me. Now I can't walk away.I thought Marcus would kill me that night in the parking garage.Then Dante appeared—dark eyes, expensive suit, and hands that knew exactly how to end a life.He told me Marcus ran away scared.He lied.Marcus is dead. Dante killed him right in front of me. And I saw everything.I should've gone to the police. Should've run as far as I could. But when Dante looked at me with those dangerous eyes and asked me to coffee, I said yes... moreHe saved me. Then he ruined me. Now I can't walk away.I thought Marcus would kill me that night in the parking garage.Then Dante appeared—dark eyes, expensive suit, and hands that knew exactly how to end a life.He told me Marcus ran away scared.He lied.Marcus is dead. Dante killed him right in front of me. And I saw everything.I should've gone to the police. Should've run as far as I could. But when Dante looked at me with those dangerous eyes and asked me to coffee, I said yes.I kept saying yes.To the dates. To his bed. To falling for a man who murders people for money.I knew something was wrong from the start.The locked room in his apartment. His strange hours. The way he watches everyone like they're prey.But I didn't want to see it. Didn't want to admit what he really was.Until I found his kill room.Photos of dead people covering the walls. Weapons. Fake passports. Files on every person he's eliminated—including my new mentor at the hospital.Dr. Hammond didn't die of a heart attack.Dante killed him. For me. To protect me from a monster.By being one himself.Now his organization wants me dead.They sent a team. Dante fought them off, bleeding and broken.And when one of them aimed a gun at his head, I didn't freeze.I pulled the trigger.I killed a man to save the monster I love.I'm a doctor. I save lives.But I just ended one without hesitation. And I'd do it again.Because Dante isn't just some contract killer. He eliminates predators the law won't touch. Rapists. Abusers. People who hurt the innocent and walk free.He's a monster. But he's my monster.And I'm not the same person I was before him.They say love changes you.They don't tell you it can turn you into something you don't recognize.Someone who helps plan murders. Who watches their boyfriend prepare for kills. Who looks at a file of a serial rapist and says "make it hurt."I've crossed lines I can never uncross.Become someone my old self would hate.But when Dante holds me in the dark and tells me he loves me, none of that matters.Because we're both broken. Both monsters. Both damned.And somehow, together, we're complete.This isn't a love story with a happy ending.This is blood and lies and choosing darkness over light.This is watching the man you love kill someone and feeling relief instead of horror.This is becoming an accomplice. A partner. A monster's lover.This is knowing you should run but staying anyway.Because some loves don't save you.They drag you under.And you go willingly. less

I don't want Deklan Moore, but I sure as hell don't want anyone else to have him either.For ten years, Deklan Moore has been my enemy. My rival. The guy I'd gladly check into the boards every single game.Breaking his nose? Three times. Getting mine broken by him? Four. That's just how we play.So when I hook up with him after the worst loss of my career, it's supposed to be a one-time thing. A mistake. Something we never talk about again.Except I can't stop thinking about it. About him... moreI don't want Deklan Moore, but I sure as hell don't want anyone else to have him either.For ten years, Deklan Moore has been my enemy. My rival. The guy I'd gladly check into the boards every single game.Breaking his nose? Three times. Getting mine broken by him? Four. That's just how we play.So when I hook up with him after the worst loss of my career, it's supposed to be a one-time thing. A mistake. Something we never talk about again.Except I can't stop thinking about it. About him. About the way he looked underneath me—vulnerable and real and wanting.Now we've got an only when our teams play. No feelings. No contact between games. Just hate-fueled nights that burn hotter every time.But Deklan's getting under my skin in ways I can't control. He's seen parts of me I've spent years hiding. And when someone hurts him on the ice, I lose it completely—because I can hurt him, but no one else gets to.The problem? I'm one bad day from an explosion. Always have been. Rage is my armor, and letting him in means risking the fragile control I've fought so hard to keep.Loving people the way I'd love Deklan means opening myself up to the kind of pain that could destroy me.But he's my poison and my cure. And I'm starting to think he's the only thing that's ever made me feel whole.BREAKAWAY HEART is a full-length standalone MM hockey romance featuring bitter rivals who can't keep their hands off each other, possessive declarations that change everything, panic attacks talked down over late-night phone calls, a grumpy enforcer learning to trust, and a love worth fighting for. Features explicit content, emotional hurt/comfort, found family, and an HEA. less

He's the coach I was sent to destroy. The man I can't stop wanting.ADRIANI built my career on exposing the truth—no matter who it hurts.My last investigation destroyed an innocent man. Now I'm one story away from losing everything. My redemption comes in the form of Luca disgraced Olympic hopeful turned volatile college hockey coach. Everyone says he's dangerous. Unstable. One bad day from ending his career for good.My job? Get close. Find the dirt. Write the article that saves my reputation... moreHe's the coach I was sent to destroy. The man I can't stop wanting.ADRIANI built my career on exposing the truth—no matter who it hurts.My last investigation destroyed an innocent man. Now I'm one story away from losing everything. My redemption comes in the form of Luca disgraced Olympic hopeful turned volatile college hockey coach. Everyone says he's dangerous. Unstable. One bad day from ending his career for good.My job? Get close. Find the dirt. Write the article that saves my reputation.Simple.Until I meet him.Luca's not the monster they painted. He's guarded, brilliant, and protecting secrets that could ruin him. Secrets I'm supposed to expose. And when his equipment mysteriously fails during a game—when I watch him bleed on the ice—I realize someone's trying to kill him.I should walk away. Keep my distance. Remember he's my subject, not my salvation.Instead, I kiss him in an empty equipment room and damn us both.LUCAI don't trust anyone. Especially not journalists.Adrian Cross walks into my arena with his recorder and his questions and his eyes that see straight through every wall I've built. He's here to destroy me. I know it. He knows it. The tension between us should be hatred.It's not.It's something worse. Something that makes me confess things I've never told anyone—about my injury, my brother, the dangerous men I've been paying off for eight years. Things he could use to bury me.But when someone sabotages my gear, when corruption inside my own organization tries to end my career, Adrian makes a he quits his job, burns every bridge, and fights for me instead.Now we're in this together. The investigation. The danger. This thing between us that started as friction and exploded into something I can't control.He's the journalist who could ruin me.He's also the only person I've ever loved.And I'm terrified that choosing him means losing everything else. less

I was supposed to rebuild my career. Not fall for the man who owns me.Two years ago, I lost everything. My NHL career. My reputation. My future.One fight. One lie. And suddenly I'm the villain in everyone's story.Now I'm playing minor league hockey in Portland, trying to claw my way back from nothing. It's my last shot. My only shot.Then I meet Damien Cross.Billionaire. Team owner. The man who controls every aspect of my comeback.He's cold. Dangerous. Obsessed with winning at any cost... moreI was supposed to rebuild my career. Not fall for the man who owns me.Two years ago, I lost everything. My NHL career. My reputation. My future.One fight. One lie. And suddenly I'm the villain in everyone's story.Now I'm playing minor league hockey in Portland, trying to claw my way back from nothing. It's my last shot. My only shot.Then I meet Damien Cross.Billionaire. Team owner. The man who controls every aspect of my comeback.He's cold. Dangerous. Obsessed with winning at any cost.And he's been watching me. Studying me. Waiting for me.Our first practice, he clears the ice. Makes me prove myself. Gets in my space until I can barely breathe."You belong to me now, Reid. Every goal, every fight, every drop of blood you spill on my ice."I should walk away. Should remember he's my boss. That this can never work.But late-night training sessions turn into heated touches. Stolen glances become desperate kisses. And suddenly I'm in too deep with a man who doesn't know how to let go.He says he'll protect me. Make me a star again. Give me everything I lost.But someone knows our secret. Someone wants to destroy us both.And they're willing to expose everything to watch us burn.BRUTAL OBSESSION is a scorching MM hockey romance Obsessive billionaire owner who falls first (and hardest)Disgraced player fighting for redemptionForced proximity and late-night training sessionsForbidden relationship with major power dynamicFound family team dynamicsStanding up against toxic sports cultureHe falls first, both fall hardGuaranteed HEAThis is a full-length novel with explicit content, no cheating, and a protective alpha who will burn the world down for his man. less