When the Ice Breaks

Nathan Cole lost everything when a hockey incident destroyed his reputation and forced him away from the sport he loved. Now he's back at college, determined to rebuild his career and leave the past behind. The last thing he needs is Elena Brooks, the ambitious journalism student determined to uncover the truth about what really happened. Elena has always believed the truth matters more than protecting powerful people. But her investigation leads directly to Nathan—and closer to her own family than she ever expected. The more questions she asks, the more dangerous the answers become. Nathan doesn't trust Elena. Elena knows she shouldn't get too close to him. But late-night conversations, unexpected moments of vulnerability, and an attraction neither of them can ignore begin to break down the walls between them. As the secrets surrounding the hockey incident finally surface, Nathan and Elena must decide how much they are willing to risk for the truth—and for each other. When the Ice Breaks is a slow-burn college hockey romance about trust, ambition, family secrets, redemption, and two people discovering that sometimes the person standing on the other side of the truth is the one you cannot afford to lose.