The Opposition

Name: The Opposition
Author: Nikki Jewell

117 pages

She lost her practice slot. He lost his temper. Now they’re teammates in name, enemies by nature, and one livestream away from cracking.

Luna Wilder is a senior with too many responsibilities, too little time, and zero patience for arrogant boys with more privilege than personality. As captain of Lakeview College’s hockey team, she’s balancing academics, leadership, and the polished public image she’s worked hard to build. Her latest assignment? Making nice with the men’s captain—who treats feelings like flaws and assumes she’s all style, no substance.

Beau Whitaker keeps his head down, his heart locked up, and his future mapped out—right into his father’s corporate empire. A lifetime of pressure has taught him to bury his dreams, his panic attacks, and his pro hockey ambitions. But when Luna ropes him into livestreaming for a campus cat rescue (just to watch him squirm), something cracks. First in his routine. Then in his armor. And then… in his heart.

With followers watching, teammates chirping, and one very judgy foster cat between them, Luna and Beau are forced into a truce that turns into tension that turns into something way more dangerous: hope.

She swore she’d never fall for a guy like him.
He swore he had nothing left to give.
Too bad hearts don’t follow game plans.

The Opposition is the final book in the Lakeview Lightning contemporary sports romance series. It’s a slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers college hockey romance where two rival captains are forced into a fake-friendly PR campaign. If you like banter, female athletes, mental health representation, and spice, you’ll adore Nikki Jewell’s sexy finale.

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