The kind who shows up when you need him most. The kind who notices things other people miss. The kind who makes you feel safe without making you feel small.

That was Dave Thompson for me.

When I started writing Power Play, I thought I was writing a hockey romance. I was excited about the games, the team dynamics, the energy of the arena, and all the things that make sports romance so much fun to read. What I didn’t expect was to fall completely in love with the heart of the story.

Power Play follows Olivia, a nurse who has spent a long time convincing herself that she doesn’t need love in her life. She has been hurt before, and she has worked hard to build a future that feels safe and predictable. Then a hockey player with a giant heart and a protective streak a mile wide crashes into her carefully organized world.

One of my favorite things about this story is that it isn’t really about grand gestures. It is about the small moments that slowly change everything. It is about feeling seen. It is about learning to trust someone. It is about finding a person who feels like shelter when life gets hard.

Of course, there is plenty of hockey. There are games, teammates, locker room banter, rivalries, and all the excitement that comes with life inside the Frost Hawks organization. There is also a wonderful cast of characters that I cannot wait for readers to meet as this series continues.

Power Play is full of protective heroes, found family, emotional chemistry, single-dad moments, and the kind of romance that leaves you smiling when you reach the final page.

And because this is the first book in the Frost Hawks Hockey Romance series, there is a lot more hockey, friendship, and romance still to come.

I can’t wait for you to visit Bluebell Falls again and meet the Frost Hawks.

Much love,

Lucy