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The student coach. The team captain. Theyāre skating on thin iceā until one of them falls. Peyton Clarke has everything to prove. As the starting center for Greenrock Universityās womenās hockey team, sheās determined to earn her placeāno handouts, no shortcuts. Being the daughter of a retired NHL star, Peyton is desperate to show sheās more than just a product of her fatherās fame. But when her relentless drive starts to blur the line between dedication and recklessness, she risks everything, including her future. Darcy Cole never thought she'd return to hockey. Once a rising star at Michigan State, her dreams were shattered when rheumatoid arthritis forced her to quit the sport she loved. Now, thanks to her meddling head coach mother, sheās stuck as a student assistant coach, a role she never asked for. Darcy has sworn off the ice, keeping her past as a player a secret. But when Peyton Clarkeās reckless playing style clashes with her cautious approach, something sparksā and itās not just chemistry. To Darcy, Peyton is a reminder of everything she had to give up. To Peyton, Darcy is just the coachās daughter who has no business telling her how to play. But Darcy is no stranger to the iceāand when their worlds collide, they both start to realize that maybe they have more in common than they thinkāboth on and off the ice.