Pride and Pregame

Libby Bennet-Cross has clawed her way out of minor league press boxes, fueled by caffeine, sharp analysis, and one very viral tweet.

Her reward? An emergency assignment covering the Boston Steel—and their infuriatingly perfect captain, Liam D’Arcy. He is wealthy, stoic, and hockey royalty. His family owns the team, his interviews are a masterclass in saying nothing, and his post-game persona has earned him the nickname “hockey robot.” To Libby, he’s an arrogant obstacle standing between her and the career she deserves.

But when a charity gala photo threatens Libby’s credibility and lands them both in the headlines, they are forced into a solution that mortifies them both: a fake relationship to keep the playoff coverage on the ice instead of their personal lives.

The rules are simple:

Sell the romance to the cameras.
Keep the team focused on the Cup.
Don’t let the lines blur.
It’s a perfect plan—until Libby discovers that Liam’s cold exterior hides something she never expected: a man who’s been protecting everyone but himself. And Liam realizes that in vain has he struggled: the only thing harder than winning the Stanley Cup is pretending he isn’t falling for the one woman who sees the man behind the jersey.

Then a family scandal explodes across the tabloids, and suddenly their fake relationship is the least of their problems.

A Pride and Prejudice retelling served on ice.