KAI

My entire career is built on a foundation of secrets. As the NHL-O's only starting Omega goalie, I live by one rule: absolute control. My suppressants are my shield, my discipline is my armor. One slip—one hint of the Omega I fight to cage—and the public scandal that nearly destroyed me once will finish the job for good.

Then there’s Ryker Julius. The legendary Alpha captain of our rivals. A grumpy, disciplined force of nature who sees me as nothing but a liability. He's a veteran who represents the league's old guard, and he wants me gone. But when we’re both forced into an isolated "All-Star Survival" tournament, the hatred simmering between us is about to ignite into something far more dangerous.

RYKER

Discipline. Control. Victory. That’s the code I live by. Omegas don't belong on the ice; they're a disruption to a perfect, Alpha-dominated machine. Kai Sato is the ultimate disruption, with his defiant eyes and a scent that gets under my skin. I've never looked at a man and felt this raw, primal urge to conquer. To claim.

Now we're trapped together in the wilderness, and the rigid control that defines me is starting to crack. When a disastrous accident leaves him vulnerable and on the edge of a biological meltdown, the protective instinct that roars to life inside me is a betrayal I can't explain. He's my enemy. My rival. So why do I feel the sudden, brutal need to tear apart anyone who looks at him?

The line between love and hate blurs in the face of a fated bond that refuses to be ignored. Our rivalry was hostile, but what's building between us is a dark, volatile inferno. And when our secret is threatened, I’ll have to choose between the career I’ve built and the man my soul has already claimed.

Pucking Hostile is a spicy, high-angst MM Hockey Omegaverse romance. This standalone novel is packed with scorching heat, intense emotion, and the fated love story of two rival players who were born to be enemies and destined to be everything.

Perfect for readers who love:
✓ Spicy Enemies to Lovers
✓ Grumpy / Sunshine (in the grumpiest way possible!)
✓ A Secret Omega & Possessive Alpha
✓ MM Hockey Dark Romance
✓ Forced Proximity & Hurt/Comfort
✓ MM Hockey Goalie Romance
✓ Bi Awakening & First Time MM
✓ An Age Gap Hockey Dynamic
✓ Knotting, Heats, and Fated Mates!

This book is a standalone with a guaranteed HEA.