Author: Peyton CorinneModern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)Published on 7 April 2026 by HODDER & STOUGHTON (Hodder Paperback) in the United Kingdom.Paperback | 496 pages, N/A197 x 130 x 35 | 342g It's time this love broke free . . .Paloma Blake is, at best, antagonistic. But beneath the hairspray, attitude, and promiscuity is a scared girl whose trauma runs deep. Still, the walls she's built are strong, ensuring everyone only sees Paloma's sexy façade. Everyone except for Bennett. Bennett Reiner, the carefully controlled, neurodivergent goalie, has his routines and sticks to them, which helps him keep a hold on his OCD compulsions and the crippling anxiety that comes with them. The quiet and meticulous Bennett sees everything, especially the girl beneath Paloma's ever-present masks. And he always has. Unbeknownst to their friends, Bennett and Paloma were each other's first real love, which ended in crippling heartbreak. Bennett still doesn't know what happened, and Paloma is determined to stay away from the comfort she used to find only in his arms. For years, Bennett has remained her protective shadow, coming to Paloma's rescue whenever she asked, keeping her as close and safe as she'll let him. But, like a tumultuous sea to a constant shore, Bennett and Paloma find each other once more.As Bennett discovers the truth about Paloma's past, the threads to his careful control start to come unbound, and both begin to realize that letting go of everything else might be worth it, if it means they both get the real love they once shared again . . .The perfect combination of angst, romance and spice, and full of intensity and emotion, this second-chance ice hockey romance features two characters who can't seem to let go of their first love. Readers are OBSESSED with Peyton Corinne . . .'Five beautiful stars for this masterpiece!' ?????'The perfect combination of angst, swoon, pain, & love' ?????'I'm sorry. Excuse me. WHAT? How is this Peyton's debut novel?! This book had NO BUSINESS being this good. IMMEDIATELY it is in the top 5 books I've read this year' ?????'I NEED there to be more of this series to come!!' ?????'I cannot wait for quite literally anything and everything Peyton writes!' ?????And so are your favourite authors . . .'Earnest, raw, and sexy' ELENA ARMAS 'Heartache wrapped in a happy ending' BAL KHABRA
