Breaking the Ice Ceiling (The Ice Ceiling Trilogy Book 1)

About this book

Victoria James has achieved the impossible: she is the first woman to break into the NHL. However, her dream quickly transforms into a high-stakes battle for survival. Every shift on the ice is scrutinized, and she faces relentless pressure to prove she belongs in a league that is not yet ready to accept her. With the media circling like sharks and her own teammates watching her every move, Victoria must remain focused, fearless, and entirely professional. Enter Damian Maddox, the team’s stoic and protective captain. He understands the immense risks of getting involved with the league's most controversial player. A scandal could destroy Victoria’s hard-earned career, yet the undeniable chemistry between them makes distance an impossible goal. As the pair navigates locker room politics, public skepticism, and rising on-ice tensions, their professional boundaries begin to blur. Featuring a slow-burn, forbidden romance trope, this story captures the intense friction between duty and desire. Damian and Victoria find themselves caught in a dangerous game where falling for each other might be the biggest risk of all. Will they succumb to the heat building between them, or will the crushing weight of the "ice ceiling" shatter their chance at a future?