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She crossed an ocean for the opportunity of a lifetime. A full scholarship. A fresh start. A university she’d only ever seen in films. What she didn’t expect was Redwood University—where ice hockey isn’t just a sport, it’s a religion. A house full of elite athletes. A campus obsessed with the Ravens. And a captain who somehow manages to be both infuriating and impossible to ignore. Cole Blackwood has spent years keeping everyone at arm’s length. As captain of Redwood’s hockey team and the son of a billionaire, pressure is all he’s ever known. He’s arrogant, emotionally unavailable and convinced the new British figure skater is nothing but a distraction. She can’t stand him. He can’t stand her. Until hatred starts looking a little too much like obsession. As rivalries intensify, jealousy spirals, and the line between protecting someone and needing them begins to blur, both are forced to confront feelings neither of them ever wanted. Some love stories begin with butterflies. Theirs begins with slammed doors, sharp words… and two people determined to never fall for each other. A slow-burn college sports romance filled with enemies-to-lovers tension, forced proximity, found family, unforgettable banter, hockey, figure skating, jealousy, yearning and a hero who doesn’t just fall in love… he starves.