Shots & Echoes

She spent her whole life chasing the jersey. She never expected to lose herself chasing him.Iris Evans is two weeks away from everything she's ever wanted—Team USA. The future she's sacrificed everything for. The life her father trained her to earn.She should be focused. Disciplined. Untouchable.Instead?She's unraveling.Because Knox Callahan was supposed to make her stronger.Not ruin her.Not get under her skin.Not drag something darker out of her every time they collide on the ice.But Knox doesn't train.He tests. He pushes. He breaks.And Iris?She doesn't back down.What started as rivalry turns into something far more dangerous—a game neither of them knows how to stop.Because Knox isn't just trying to make her better.He's trying to claim her.And Iris isn't just fighting for her future anymore... she's fighting herself.As the Team USA announcement looms and pressure builds to a breaking point, the line between ambition and obsession shatters completely.Because in the end, it's not just about the jersey.It's about who she becomes when everything is stripped away.And when everything echoes back?There's no escaping what they've become.Shots & Echoes is a stand-alone forbidden hockey romance featuring a brooding, fiercely loyal coach and a relentless, blazing-hot forward who refuses to play by the rules. Expect electric chemistry, sharp banter, and a love story that hits harder than any check on the ice. Guaranteed HEA. No cliffhanger.