COACHING THE KWEENS

Hockey star Jake Ellis skated off the ice with a career-ending concussion, a comfortable fortune, and exactly one rule: nobody finds out hes gay. Volunteer-coaching girls hockey in the smallest town he can find should keep the cameras away and the truth locked down—until the teams quiet, sharp-tongued manager starts to thaw the guard hes spent a career perfecting.
Ender Savard buried his own future five years ago to raise his late sisters daughter alone, and hes made peace with being the reliable one nobody chooses. Then a closeted athlete moves into his carriage house, confesses a truth hes never told another soul, and stokes a hunger Enders been smothering for years.
Between them stands a jealous rival coach circling for a scandal, a niece who deserves a home without drama, and an ex whod rather keep Jake as his bit on the side. Every kiss Jake risks in public unmasks him a little further—anchoring him to a life hes spent a decade avoiding, and edging him closer to losing the family hes built the second his secret breaks.
Come for the NHL star bounced into coaching girls minor hockey, stay for the shy team manager who shows him what a life without hiding looks like. If you like the closeted-athlete ache of Heated Rivalry and the sweetness of Him, youll love this story of second acts, chosen family, and a kiss planted on the ice in front of everybody.