Buffalo Blades winger Miles Reyes is the loudest guy in the room and the most electric player in his division. He plays fast, lives loud, and hides his heart behind a carefully crafted persona of reckless bravado.

Rochester Rampage defenseman Eli York is the exact opposite. The best shutdown player in the league, Eli is a stoic, patient wall of a man who takes up as little emotional space as possible. On the ice, their rivalry is legendary—violent, bruising, and highly publicized.

But off the ice, the hostility is a performance. For two years, they’ve been sneaking into mid-range Syracuse hotel rooms and communicating on burner phones, building a desperate, all-consuming relationship in the shadows. Miles is drowning in his love for the quiet, poetry-reading farm boy from Vermont, but Eli is terrified of the cost of coming out in professional sports.

As the season grinds toward a brutal playoff collision, the stolen hours and secret texts are no longer enough. The tension between their public hatred and their private devotion is starting to fracture. With the media watching their every move and the championship on the line, Eli and Miles must decide if the safe, hidden life they’ve built is worth the risk of finally being seen.

Off the Ice, On the Edge is a high-heat M/M sports romance featuring intense rivals-to-lovers chemistry, a steamy secret relationship, and a hard-fought happily ever after.

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