Nothing gets in the way of my rules—definitely not the two hockey players I should absolutely avoid.

After a heartbreak that nearly broke me, I made a promise: No men. No flings. Nothing that could cost me my focus.

But the Ivywood Wolves' rink isn’t safe territory. Not with Dylan Crawley flashing that captain’s grin—charming, confident, impossible to ignore. Not with Torin Anderson, brooding on the blue line, all sharp edges and burning eyes, silent but intense.

One’s sunshine, one’s storm—all trouble.

I know better than to risk it all for a distraction. But when they step in to defend me, it’s obvious: staying away isn’t going to be easy. Dylan makes me believe in second chances. Torin? He makes my heart race and my scars ache.

They’re rivals on the ice, legends in their own right—but off the ice, they want me between them.

Keeping this secret could shatter everything I’ve rebuilt. But what if giving in means finally letting myself be wanted, seen, loved by two men who refuse to play by anyone’s rules but their own?

Because maybe rules are meant to be broken—and maybe I don’t have to choose.

A bold, steamy, small-town hockey romance featuring a no-nonsense heroine, two fiercely loyal hockey stars, found family, and enough steam to fog the glass. Perfect for fans of Emily Rath, Lily Gold, Grace McGinty, Elle Kennedy, and Rachel Reid.

Meadow Thompson is an English author of spicy adult contemporary romance. Her debut novel, Between the Pages and the Rink, is a small-town hockey romance and the first book in the Ivywood series.

Shane Hudson