Fitzgerald Shield

BLURB Ava Carter has one dream: play elite hockey. But the Falcons Academy doesn’t recruit girls. So when her twin brother Noah walks away from his scholarship, Ava makes a reckless choice. She steals his identity, his jersey, his future. Now she’s living as Noah Carter, training, competing, and sleeping in the same dorm as Kai Bennett, her brother’s ruthless rival. Kai has spent years trying to defeat Noah. Now they’re roommates. And Kai is starting to notice something is wrong. The way Noah moves. The way he looks at him. The way his pulse changes when they collide on the ice. Then there’s Liam Brooks, captain of the Eagles. Noah’s best friend. The boy who knows her better than anyone. And the only one who might recognize the truth. Caught between her brother’s rival and her brother’s best friend, Ava is playing the most dangerous game of her life. Because the more she wins on the ice, the closer she gets to losing everything: her dream, her secret, her heart. And when her helmet falls in front of a packed arena and her hair spills free… The silence is louder than any crowd. Now the whole world is watching. And no one feels more betrayed than the two boys staring at her from opposite ends of the ice.

One rule, the golden fucking rule of Apex Crest Academy, don’t get noticed by Knox Cole. The day I broke it, the moment I stood up and defended my best friend. Knox Cole noticed me. I became his target. A possession. Marked by the devil himself. *** Being a scholarship kid didn’t help Finn’s case in a prestigious school like Apex Crest Academy. In a world where money, power and secrets are tools of exchange, Finn finds himself lost, trying to navigate through the tunnels of attention, fame and lust. ​ The plan was simple: get a decree and fight his way into an Ivy League College. But destiny and fate don’t always play by the rules. All it took was a minute of bravery, and Finn was doomed. ​ Knox Cole doesn’t accept escape routes. Hockey captain, an untouchable legacy. Knox doesn’t ask; he takes, controls, and when he is done, he ruins. When Finn stands up to him, challenging his authority, Knox doesn’t destroy. He plots. He watches. ​ The school bends, closing in on Finn, making his world slowly dark. Knox offers a way out, a deal wrapped in danger. ​ How would Finn fight the man who breaks him, yet gives him kisses that make him want to never be saved? When the closet opens, and secrets spill, will Finn stand, or will he run to save the one dream he has always had? ​ Finn must decide: survive the boy that had chosen him, or surrender to something darker, scarier. ​ Because in Knox’s world, love isn’t given. It is taken, controlled.

Riley needs a fresh start. She cuts her hair and steps onto the ice as her twin brother to claim his spot on the Falcons. It is a dangerous game of deception. Especially since her new roommate is Jax. He is a brooding defenseman who hates her brother and watches her every move. The locker room is a minefield. The dorm room is a trap. As the lines between her lie and her heart blur. Riley falls for the man who wants to destroy her family. When the truth finally explodes. will the love they built survive the cold weight of his betrayal?

Julian Silas is a man living as a shadow. After the suspicious death of his father, a legendary royal jeweler, Julian’s treacherous stepfather seized the family’s prestigious workshop, forcing Julian into a life of clandestine labor. While his stepbrothers parade around high society in Julian’s designs, Julian remains locked in the cellar forge, known to the world only as a common servant. His only connection to his true identity is a pair of heirloom cufflinks—exquisite silver swans bearing the "Cigna," a secret mark used by his ancestors to authenticate their greatest works. Across the capital, Queen Althea is fighting a war of her own. Her advisors are pressuring her to enter a loveless political alliance to stabilize the crown. Defiant, she hosts a grand masquerade, declaring that she will choose a consort based on character, not a pedigree curated by the council. When Julian arrives at the ball in a suit of his own tailoring, he and Althea share a night of genuine connection, discussing the beauty of creation and the weight of duty. But as the clock strikes midnight, a palace security breach forces Julian to flee. In his haste to scale the garden wall, one of his Cigna cufflinks is torn from his sleeve and falls into the dewy grass. The Queen finds the token, but rather than sending her guards to find a man who "fits the suit," she turns to her greatest strength: her intellect. She recognizes that the "Cigna" isn't just an ornament—it’s a Coded Sign.

Logan Hayes came to Northwood University to rebuild his reputation, not wake up in the bed of a cocky hockey captain he'll have to see every day. Nathaniel Hawthorne has no interest in complications. Especially not the transfer student who somehow gets under his skin, into his head, and back into his bed. After one drunken night of sex together, they agree it was a mistake. Then they're forced to become teammates. Then roommates. Then a secret they can't seem to quit. And sex that gets better each time. Between brutal practices, heated arguments, and nights spent tearing down each other's defenses and clothes, Logan and Nate find themselves trapped in a rivalry fueled by resentment, obsession, and undeniable attraction. The harder they push each other away, the faster the line between hate and desire disappears. Because winning a championship is hard. Sharing a room with the guy you can't stop wanting? Impossible.

“You said you’d win,” Ryder murmured, his voice brushing against Elias’ ear. “You said you’d crush me.” Elias clenched his jaw, refusing to turn around and a low chuckle followed. “But you didn’t.” “Shut the fuck up, Ryder” “A deal is a deal, Captain… tonight, you belong to me.” *** Elias Carter has always been in control of his team, his game, and himself but one brutal match changes everything when he loses to his greatest rival. Ryder Volkov. Now bound by a deal he can’t take back, Elias is pulled into a dangerous game of power, control, and obsession. What starts as punishment slowly turns into something far more complicated. As their rivalry intensifies both on and off the ice, Elias begins to realize this was never just about hockey. Ryder doesn’t just want to beat him. He wants to own him. And the worst part? Elias isn’t sure he wants to fight it anymore.