Hard Check

Leo Vargas had it all—until his team decided he didn’t fit. Now he’s been traded to the middle of nowhere, playing for a team that’s never heard of him and living in a town so small it doesn’t even have a big box store.

Dawson Mercer has spent his whole life keeping his head down and his secrets buried. He’s not looking for complications—especially not in the form of an entitled city boy who can barely pump his own gas.

When Leo’s car breaks down before his first practice, Dawson’s the one who shows up to help. And suddenly, neither of them can walk away.

A fish-out-of-water hockey romance about finding where you belong—and who you belong with.