Enemies on Ice

Enemies on Ice is a steamy grumpy x grumpier hockey romance with a guaranteed HEA.

A captain who plays to win. A coach who refuses to let him get away with it.
And a past that could destroy them both.

Mateo Russo is the captain of the Blackwood Giants - and he doesn’t have time for figure skating drills.

He scores goals. He plays to win.

Then Elida Eriksson arrives.

A former world-class figure skater. And completely insufferable.

She’s here to rebuild the women’s team and apparently tear apart everything Mateo thought he knew about skating in the process.

She calls his edges sloppy.
He calls her a distraction.

And the more she pushes, the more he wants to prove her wrong.

But Elida isn’t just hiding a bad attitude.

She walked away from the ice at the height of her career, leaving behind rumors, scandal, and a story no one ever got the truth about.

Mateo knows getting involved with her is a risk - to his team, his captaincy, and everything he’s built.

Elida knows letting him close is worse.

Because if he finds out why she really left…

He won’t look at her the same way again.

And this time, she won’t survive it.

Tropes:

• Enemies to Lovers
• Forbidden Romance
• Hockey Romance
• Coach x Player Adjacent
• Grumpy x Grumpier
• Forced Proximity
• Slow Burn with Heat
• Alpha Hero, Ice Queen Heroine
• He Falls First
• Opposites in Style, Not in Strength