Overtime Minutes

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“No more overtime” becomes “no more holding back.” Two teammates. One rule. A love that refuses to stay in the dark.

Marcus Vale is the captain who keeps everything locked down. His career, his composure, his heart — all controlled, all contained, all protected by a decade of walls built after one photograph destroyed his draft night and taught him that wanting someone was a liability.

Theo Cross is the rookie who can’t stop breaking rules. Fast, reckless, emotionally fearless — he walked into Marcus’s locker room and refused to look away. When a brutal overtime loss leads to an almost-kiss in the dark, they make a deal: overtime only. After hours. When nobody’s watching. The only time they’re allowed to be real.

But the rule was never going to hold. Not when Marcus starts smiling for the first time in years. Not when Theo starts playing the best hockey of his life. Not when the team can see the chemistry and the media starts asking questions and the front office decides that the captain’s happiness is an organizational risk.

When the walls go back up and the distance threatens to destroy everything — their hockey, their team, and the love they built in stolen hours — Marcus will have to choose: the fortress that kept him safe, or the man who made him realize he was never really living inside it.

You’ll love this book if you enjoy:

✅ Captain/rookie MM hockey romance with SCORCHING heat
✅ Slow burn that detonates (🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ — graphic, explicit, emotional)
✅ Touch-starved grumpy captain × sunshine rookie who won’t quit
✅ “We shouldn’t but we can’t stop” with an overtime-only arrangement
✅ Found family hockey team (Jamie the goalie WILL be your favorite)
✅ Public pining, a viral photo, and a presser that breaks the internet
✅ HEA guaranteed — these boys earn every minute of it