When college hockey star Jax Harrington throws a punch that goes viral, his draft dreams and reputation shatter overnight. To salvage what’s left, he’s forced into a highly public fake relationship with Avery Quinn—the sharp-tongued campus radio host who has spent years calling out athletes like him. Cameras from the new reality show Campus Heat follow their every move, turning private tension into national entertainment. What starts as pure damage control slowly cracks open old wounds on both sides. As the lines between performance and truth blur, Jax and Avery must decide whether the only way to survive the spotlight is to keep pretending… or risk everything by letting it become real.

I bought expensive lingerie to save my marriage. Damien had been cold for weeks, and I still hoped I could fix us. Instead, I came home early and found him thrusting into my best friend, Bella, in our bed. He didn’t apologize. He told me I never pleased him the way she did. Broken and full of self-doubt, I ended up in a bar that same night. A stranger sat beside me. He listened. He made me feel wanted for the first time in a long time. I went with him. One thing led to another and he gave me the best sex of my life in a bar. Only after I came on his fingers did he tell me his name. Adrian Vale. One of the most powerful men in the city. Richer than my husband. More dangerous. I should have walked away. Instead, I kept falling deeper. What started as one reckless night turned into something I couldn’t control. Adrian refused to let me go. Damien’s jealousy grew violent. Bella did everything she could to destroy me. Then I discovered I was pregnant. Damien claimed the child. A blood test proved him wrong. The only other possibility was Adrian. Now everything is exploding. But what happens when the man who was only supposed to be a one-night stand becomes the only one who makes you feel safe? When your husband fights to keep control while the most powerful man in the city stands beside you? When you’re forced to choose between the man who broke you… and the man who made you feel alive again? And what happens when you finally decide you will never kneel again?