Across the Boards

By Tisha Patrick

Deal Ends: Tue 29th July

When your past collides with your present, sometimes love is worth the fight.Elliot Waltman thought she'd left the hockey world behind for good. Three years after her messy divorce from Phoenix's star player, she's rebuilt her life as a technical editor—quiet, controlled, and blissfully hockey-free. Until Brody Carter moves in next door.The defenseman remembers her from a single conversation at a Christmas party years ago, back when she was married to his teammate. Now he's back in Phoenix, and their chance encounter over coffee and a locked-out neighbor situation sparks something neither expected.But when Elliot's ex-husband discovers their budding relationship, he's determined to destroy it—and Brody's career—at any cost. Facing threats and manipulation, Elliot makes the hardest decision of her life: she takes a job in Seattle and walks away from the best thing that's ever happened to her.Brody Carter doesn't give up easily. When the woman he loves disappears across the country to "protect" him, he makes a choice that shocks everyone—including himself. Because some things are worth fighting for, even if it means changing everything.A story about second chances, finding courage after betrayal, and discovering that sometimes the best defense is refusing to let fear make your decisions.