Sudden Death Overtime (MM Romance): An MM Hockey Romance About Love, Courage, and Coming Out at the Stanley Cup Finals (Between the Lines Book 6)

HE’S THE FACE OF THE NHL.BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT GAME OF HIS LIFE ISN’T ON THE ICE.Zach Harding has everything a professional athlete could want. He’s the NHL’s reigning MVP, the youngest player to score 500 career goals, and the golden boy leading the Boston Sentinels toward their first Stanley Cup championship.But Zach is hiding the most important part of his life.For eighteen months, he’s been secretly in love with Owen Chen—the team’s quiet, brilliant equipment manager. In private, Owen is Zach’s refuge, his sunshine in a world of pressure, cameras, and impossible expectations. In public, Owen barely exists.Then disaster strikes.A devastating shoulder injury threatens to end Zach’s career just as the Sentinels reach the Stanley Cup Finals. As the playoffs intensify, powerful sponsors warn that any “controversy” could destroy millions in endorsement deals. The team owner demands silence. The media scrutiny grows relentless.And Owen is tired of living in the shadows.When their relationship reaches a breaking point, Zach faces an impossible choice: protect his legendary career or fight for the man he loves.But secrets have a way of surfacing—especially under the bright lights of championship hockey.As the Sentinels battle through the most intense playoff run in franchise history, a shocking moment on the ice forces Zach to confront the truth he’s been avoiding: winning means nothing if you lose yourself along the way.Coming out could cost him everything—his endorsements, his reputation, even the championship his team has fought for all season.Yet staying silent might cost him Owen forever.Set against the high-stakes drama of the Stanley Cup Finals, Sudden Death Overtime is a powerful MM sports romance about identity, sacrifice, and the courage to choose love when the whole world is watching.In hockey, sudden death overtime means the next goal decides everything.In life, sometimes the biggest risk is finally telling the truth. Read more