Description
A journeyman goalie who never unpacks trashes the ice at a crumbling minor-league arena, and the third-generation ice maker who runs it sets out to prove him wrong. One season, one failing building, and two people who have to decide whether staying is a risk or a home.
Genre: Contemporary romance / sports romance (hockey), workplace
Tropes: Enemies to lovers · grumpy heroine / charming hero · forced proximity at 6 a.m. · he falls first · found family (her ice crew, his locker room) · one-season deadline
Target length: 80,000–90,000 words (about 40–44 chapters)
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