{"product_id":"rival-ice-mm-romance-oliver-kingsley-9798278838029","title":"RIVAL ICE (MM Romance): An Enemies-to-Lovers MM College Hockey Romance of Rivalry, Vulnerability, and Championship Dreams","description":"\u003cb\u003eRIVALRY IS EASY. TRUST IS HARD. LOVE IS THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME OF ALL.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCaleb Ashford has spent his life in control. As the iron-willed captain of Northridge University's elite hockey team, he leads with discipline, silence, and sacrifice. This is his final season, his last chance at a championship-and he won't let anyone jeopardize it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEspecially not Ezra Holland.\u003cbr\u003eEzra is everything Caleb distrusts: a talented, reckless transfer goalie with a bad-boy reputation and a past steeped in scandal. He skates into the locker room with a grin, undeniable skill, and a history of wrecking team chemistry. Caleb is determined to break him-or drive him out-before the season implodes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut a reckless locker-room bet forces them into uneasy proximity, binding captain and goalie together off the ice as much as on it. What begins as open hostility turns into a battle of wills, charged glances, and moments neither of them can explain. The more they're forced to work together, the harder it becomes to tell where rivalry ends and desire begins. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the pressure of a championship season mounts, so do the stakes. Caleb's need for control collides with Ezra's fear of rejection. Secrets surface. Lines blur. And in a world that rewards toughness and silence, choosing vulnerability could cost them everything-their team, their futures, and their hearts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet against the brutal beauty of college hockey, Rival Ice is a steamy, slow-burn MM sports romance featuring enemies-to-lovers tension, forced proximity, found family, and emotional depth. Perfect for readers who love intense chemistry, championship stakes, and love stories forged under pressure, this is a story about identity, courage, and discovering that the person you're fighting might be the one who finally teaches you how to trust.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Oliver Kingsley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798278838029\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.55d","brand":"Oliver Kingsley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48520198488319,"sku":"9798278838029","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_09ab1077-d2a9-4cea-80e5-301d5bdd39b0.jpg?v=1778741329","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rival-ice-mm-romance-oliver-kingsley-9798278838029","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}