A TikTok sensation, get ready for your new obsession - meet Summer and Aiden. If you love... Reverse grumpy meets sunshineForced proximityNo third act breakupCollege hockeyMulti-racial charactersHe falls firstDual POV ... you''re going to love Collide An ultimatum from her professor thrusts Summer Preston into an unexpected collision with hockey captain Aiden Crawford. She''s caught in a delicate balance between fulfilling her lifelong dream of becoming a sport psychologist and staying far away from the sport she has learned to hate.For Aiden Crawford, being the captain of the college hockey team has its perks, except when a reckless mistake by his team threatens to jeopardize their entire season. As punishment, his coach nominates him as the subject of a research paper. It''s the last thing he wants to do, especially since the girl leading the project looks like she could wield his skates as a weapon.Summer can''t stand his blase approach to life, and Aiden doesn''t understand her uptight, scheduled one. They are off to a rocky start, and provoking each other is what they do best, but defeat isn''t something either of them is willing to accept. Readers are falling for Summer and Aiden... ''The spice levels won''t disappoint'' *****''Someone please point me in the direction of where I can get my own Aiden Crawford'' *****''I''m already looking forward to the rest of her books!'' *****''Classic Capricorn and Virgo pairing'' *****''If you loved The Deal and Icebreakers you''ll love this!!! I could not put this book down!'' ***** Look out for the next books in the Off the Ice series, coming soon.

Autorentext
Bal is a Canadian writer, romance enthusiast, and book lover. Before she decided to jump into the romance pool, she spent her time gushing about books on social media. When inspiration strikes, she is found filling her notes app with ideas for romance novels. Like many of her characters, Bal has been woven into the fabric of two cultures and finds herself creating characters that represent the beauty of both. Whether it's through language, a box of her favorite sweets, or a cup of chai, we can find hints of her South Asian roots throughout her writing. She loves reading about love, watching movies about love, and now, writing about it herself. There really isn't much else that gets her heart fluttering the way HEAs do. She fell in love with writing and hopes to continue living out her romance author dreams.

Klappentext

Collide is the first book in the Off the Ice series
The second novel, Spiral, is out now a****nd the third, Revolve, will be out in October. You can pre-order Revolve now.

'Equal parts spicy and sweet' Peyton Corinne, author of Unsteady

When Summer Preston's professor issues her with an ultimatum, she finds herself on an unexpected collision course with hockey captain Aiden Crawford.

Summer hates everything about hockey, for good reason, but she isn't going to let that stand in the way of her becoming a sports psychologist.

Aiden loves being the hockey captain, except when his team's reckless mistakes risk jeopardising their entire season. When Coach puts him forward for a research paper as punishment, he has no choice but to accept.

Summer can't stand his blasé approach to life, and Aiden doesn't understand her uptight, scheduled one. They are off to a rocky start, and provoking each other - it turns out - is what they do best.

As sparks fly, neither wants to be the one to give in. Can they get everything they want - including each other?

Now with a never-before-seen bonus scene from Summer and Aiden's love story as well as an extract from Spiral, the next book in the Off the Ice series. Find out which of your favourite characters from Collide will be featured next!

If you love...
Ice hockey
College setting
Reverse grumpy meets sunshine
Forced proximity
No third act breakup
Multi-racial characters
He falls first
Dual POV
... you're going to love Collide

Readers are falling for Summer and Aiden...
'The spice levels won't disappoint'
'Someone please point me in the direction of where I can get my own Aiden Crawford'
'If you loved The Deal and Icebreaker, you'll love this!!! I could not put this book down!'
'Bal Khabra is quickly becoming one of my favourite sports romance authors!'
'Bal Khabra never disappoints. I will read anything she will write. PERIOD.'

Spiral ranked No. 6 in the Sunday Times bestseller chart week ending 01/02/2025.

Zusammenfassung
Are you ready for your next favourite sports romance? Bal Khabra's Collide is your new obsession.