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Amara Brennan has spent her life watching hockey from the sidelines. As a girl, she dreamed of flying across the ice—but there was no league for her. So she poured everything into her son Jay instead. She taught him to skate. She taught him to fight. She taught him to win. And win he did. Jay Brennan became a star, the captain of the Lakeshore Renegades, destined for greatness. His only rival: Darian Radek, the grinning, trash-talking menace from Norvale. Then Darian takes a brutal hit in a game. And Jay calls his mother with a strange request: drive five hours to Belmore and pick up his injured rival from the hospital. Amara doesn't understand—until she meets Darian. Until she sees the way he talks about her son. Until she learns the truth: Jay and Darian have been in love for years, hiding their relationship from the entire hockey world. A story about mothers and sons, secrets and sacrifice, and the courage it takes to finally let yourself be seen.