Offside

A flooded kitchen creates an unlikely opportunity for two people who have every reason to keep their distance. In Offside Rules, Kenna King brings readers a hockey romance shaped by family loyalty, old resentment, shared space, and growing affection. Baylor has a complicated history with Wolf. He is her brother’s hockey rival, and her family still holds him responsible for the hit that nearly ended her brother Beau’s career. But when a flood damages Baylor’s kitchen, she needs somewhere to continue baking. Wolf offers her the use of his kitchen, turning an uncomfortable connection into an arrangement neither of them expects to become personal. As they spend more time together, Wolf’s actions begin to challenge Baylor’s assumptions. He makes her breakfast, helps repair her delivery truck, and shows a softer side that complicates the rivalry between their families. Their growing intimacy brings a new problem: the arrangement is supposed to end when Baylor’s kitchen is repaired. The story explores attraction in the middle of unresolved conflict, the difference between reputation and character, and the risks of allowing a temporary agreement to become something deeper. Readers can expect hockey-world romance, close-quarters interaction, romantic tension, and characters navigating loyalty alongside their own desires. Offside Rules is suitable for adult readers who enjoy contemporary sports romance, hockey-player heroes, brother’s-rival dynamics, and stories in which forced proximity turns into emotional connection. It is the seventh book in the Rookie Hawkeyes series and focuses on Wolf’s story.