Campus to Cup - An MM Hockey ... College & Pro Sports Passion Series by Oliver Kingsley

WHAT IF THE PERSON WHO BROKE YOU WAS FORCED TO BECOME THE ONE WHO CHANGED?At Westfield University, hockey is everything—and star left winger Jaxon Reid rules the ice with aggression, dominance, and a reputation no one challenges. Built for violence and victory, Jax knows exactly who he’s supposed to be. Or at least, who he’s pretending to be.When quiet transfer student Ash Callahan joins the team mid-season, he becomes an immediate target. Smaller. Scholarship-funded. Too calm. Too observant... moreWHAT IF THE PERSON WHO BROKE YOU WAS FORCED TO BECOME THE ONE WHO CHANGED?At Westfield University, hockey is everything—and star left winger Jaxon Reid rules the ice with aggression, dominance, and a reputation no one challenges. Built for violence and victory, Jax knows exactly who he’s supposed to be. Or at least, who he’s pretending to be.When quiet transfer student Ash Callahan joins the team mid-season, he becomes an immediate target. Smaller. Scholarship-funded. Too calm. Too observant. Everything Jax despises—and everything he can’t stop watching.What begins as relentless bullying spirals into something far more obsession, guilt, and a pull Jax doesn’t understand and refuses to accept. Forced proximity throws them together in locker rooms, training sessions, and late-night practices where tension simmers and boundaries are tested. Ash, shaped by years in foster care, knows how to endure—but he also knows when to draw the line.As the season intensifies and the pressure to win mounts, consequences finally arrive. Jax is forced to confront the damage he’s done, the truth he’s buried, and the cost of becoming someone he no longer recognizes. Therapy, accountability, and painful honesty become the only way forward—on and off the ice.Set against brutal games, locker-room politics, and the unforgiving spotlight of college athletics, Offside Attraction is a dark MM sports romance about power imbalance, redemption, and the courage it takes to change. This is an enemies-to-lovers hockey romance where bullying is not romanticized, growth is earned, and love comes only after the work is done.Perfect for readers who • MM hockey romance with high heat• Bully romance with real consequences• Enemies-to-lovers and forced proximity• Redemption arcs and emotional healing• Dark romance with a hard-won happy endingBecause some rivalries aren’t meant to destroy you.They’re meant to transform you. less

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... moreEVERYONE 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 less