Power Play: A Hockey Romance

When the game plan changes, sometimes the heart scores the winning goal... Malik Donovan has perfected the art of control as captain of the Westbrooke Falls Wolves, he leads with quiet authority and carefully conceals his dyslexia from the world. When the team assigns him to read at a local bookstore for their community outreach program, it threatens the walls he’s built around his insecurities. The last thing he expected was to find himself captivated by Binding Pages’ no-nonsense owner, Zora Washington a woman who seems completely immune to his professional status. Single mother Zora Washington has learned the hard way not to trust men who put career first. After her ex walked away when she became pregnant, she’s dedicated herself to creating stability for her eight-year-old son Jamal and growing her independent bookstore in their close-knit South Carolina community. Her careful plans don’t include falling for a professional athlete, no matter how genuine he seems with her son or how his vulnerability awakens something protective in her. As monthly reading sessions evolve into skating lessons and family dinners, Malik and Zora discover a connection that transcends their initial wariness. But just as they begin to envision a future together, Jamal’s father returns with custody threats, coinciding with a career-threatening injury that forces Malik to reassess everything. With their carefully constructed worlds collapsing, Malik and Zora must decide what they’re willing to risk for a love that offers a different kind of victory. Set against the backdrop of a vibrant small town where hockey, history, and heart intersect, POWER PLAY launches the Westbrooke Falls Wolves series with an emotional romance that proves family is about more than blood, and sometimes the most important plays happen far from the arena lights.