Hard Feelings

An MM Hockey Romance
Iron Falls Rivals, Book One

by Jace Wilder

On the ice, they’re bitter rivals.
Off the ice, they can’t keep their hands off each other.

Leo Rossi has one goal: beat the West Side Titans at State and get the hell out of Iron Falls. He doesn’t have time for distractions, especially not in the form of Jaxson Miller—the rich, arrogant captain of the rival team who’s had everything handed to him on a silver platter.

Jaxson Miller is suffocating under the weight of his father’s expectations. He’s supposed to be perfect. Controlled. The Ice Prince who never lets anything crack his surface. He’s definitely not supposed to be obsessing over the East Side hothead who looks at him like he wants to tear him apart.

When a blizzard traps them together in a freezing equipment room, hatred ignites into something far more dangerous. One night changes everything—but in a town divided by class and rivalry, their secret could destroy them both.

As the championship approaches, Leo and Jaxson must decide: keep hiding what they are, or risk everything for a love that was never supposed to happen.

Hard Feelings is a steamy MM hockey romance featuring enemies-to-lovers, forced proximity, the “only one bed” trope, class difference, and a grand gesture that will melt your heart. This is Book One in the Iron Falls Rivals series and contains explicit content.

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Chapter One: Blood on Ice

The puck finds the back of the net three seconds before the buzzer, and the roar that tears out of my chest doesn’t sound human.

Neither does the crowd—all forty-seven people in the stands, mostly parents and a few girlfriends too cold to feel their feet. But they’re loud, and right now, that’s enough. That’s everything.

I throw my stick in the air like an idiot, and Brick slams into me from behind, nearly taking us both down to the ice. His goalie pads make him feel like a refrigerator with arms.

“Rizzo! You beautiful bastard!”

“Get off me, you’re heavy as shit—”

More bodies pile on. The Huskies are a tangle of helmets and elbows and someone’s glove is in my face, and I’m laughing, actually laughing, because we just beat the Ridgemont Wolves and we did it on a garbage goal that had no business going in.

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

What’s the heat level?

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 — Explicit. This book contains multiple explicit MM scenes including first times, locker room encounters, and emotionally charged intimacy. Reader discretion advised.

Is this a standalone?

Yes! Hard Feelings has a complete HEA (happily ever after) and can be read as a standalone. However, it’s the first book in the Iron Falls Rivals series, so you’ll meet characters who will get their own books.

Who are the MCs?

Leo Rossi — East Side Huskies captain. Hotheaded, fiercely loyal, working-class chip on his shoulder. Falls harder.
Jaxson Miller — West Side Titans captain. The “Ice Prince.” Rich, controlled, suffocating under his father’s expectations. Falls first.

📚 The Iron Falls Rivals Series

Book 1: Hard Feelings (Leo & Jaxson) — Available Now
Book 2: Brick Wall (Brick’s Story) — Coming Soon
Book 3: Playing Defense (Nate’s Story) — Coming Soon

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