The Rocket's Red Glare

Six proposals. The love of his life, who keeps saying no. And the hockey star who refuses to quit the long game.

Taz

NHL superstar and Olympic gold medalist Taz Houlihan has conquered just about everything—except the heart of the only woman he’s ever loved.

Equestrian Maddie Malone jokingly promised she’d marry him if he ever won Olympic gold.

So he did.

She still said no.

When they’re reunited for America’s 250th celebration in Washington, DC, Taz is determined to get back into Maddie’s orbit and takes his best shot, because he knows being in love has never been their problem.

Believing they deserve their happily-ever-after is.

Maddie

Maddie Malone has spent years convincing herself that walking away was the greatest act of love she could offer. The sweet hockey guy she fell in love with as a teenager deserves someone who will build their life around him and his dreams. Someone who won’t hold him back.

Someone braver. Someone … not like her.

But the shaggy-haired captain with the golden retriever grin refuses to stop believing in them.

He’s convinced her to come to DC for America’s 250th, and now she’s reconnected with the only man who’s ever made her feel completely loved and safe. Every smile, every laugh, and every stolen gaze reminds her exactly why she fell in love with him in the first place—and with every moment spent together, it becomes harder to ignore the truth that she’s spent years outrunning.

Maybe love was never asking her to become someone else. Maybe it was asking her to become more herself than she ever could have imagined.

The Rocket’s Red Glare is a sweet, closed-door, second-chance sports rom-com featuring friends-to-lovers, he-falls-first, mutual pining, a dash of forced proximity, a lovable golden retriever hockey captain, a horse girl with walls around her heart, hilarious found family antics, swoony kisses, and enough banter to make even the referees smile. Plus three goats, two cats, and a bodyguard horse named Mack.

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Stars, Stripes, and Hockey Nights: A sweet hockey romantic comedy series where hockey isn’t just a game—it’s an American tradition. This summer, celebrate our nation’s 250th birthday with the swooniest hockey all-stars as they take the ice in a festive exhibition tournament.

When USA’s top NHL stars arrive in Washington, DC, they’re competing for more than a championship title. Between face-offs and slap shots, these all-American heroes find themselves taking their biggest risk yet—falling in love. Expect prank wars, locker room banter, fireworks—on and off the ice—and sparks that light up more than the scoreboard.

Each book in this closed door romcom series is a complete standalone, featuring a different hockey hero taking his shot at forever. Because love isn’t just won in the arena—it’s written in the stars and stripes of the heart.

Let the fireworks begin!