Crosby: A Portland Wildfire Hockey Romance

About this book

Juno Paxton is a documentary filmmaker with a reputation for dismantling the institutions the public blindly adores. Her latest project takes her behind the scenes of the Portland Wildfire, a new NHL expansion team, where she intends to strip away the polished veneer of professional sports to reveal the gritty reality beneath. However, her mission hits a major snag in the form of Crosby Hale, the team’s starting goalie. Crosby is stoic, intensely private, and deeply suspicious of Juno’s camera. While the league demands that he become the face of the documentary, he is determined to keep his personal life and true self hidden from her lens. As they clash over the film’s narrative, their forced proximity begins to crack their defenses. Juno discovers that the man behind the goalie mask is far more thoughtful and grounded than the stereotypes she usually targets, while Crosby finds himself increasingly unable to resist the woman who refuses to be ignored. Featuring a high-stakes, slow-burn enemies-to-lovers dynamic, *Crosby* explores the tension between professional duty and personal vulnerability. As the lines between subject and filmmaker blur, both characters must decide if the risk of falling in love is worth the spotlight.