Jaded

‘An ambitious gut-punch of a novel’ Bobby Palmer, author of Isaac and the Egg ' So nuanced, assured, and utterly devastating ' Layne Fargo, author of The Favourites ‘ Will have you hooked until the last page’ Cecile Pin, author of Wandering Souls She did everything right. So why did it go so wrong? Men like him – in positions of power who watched the wheels of suppression turn from a distance, standing by and doing nothing – were the protectors of the broken system. They’re the fuel that made the fire burn . Jade is everything she ever wanted to be. Successful lawyer. Dutiful daughter. Beloved girlfriend. Loyal friend. Until one night, something terrible happens after a work event, and she starts to wonder if she really wants to be the person she’s become. She’s learned to laugh when she’s felt like crying, opted to be invisible when she wanted to speak up and changed her identity to please people. But now Jade has a decision to make. Protect her job and reputation or expose the truth and face the consequences? READERS LOVE JADED : 'I loved Jade. Rooting for her felt like rooting for myself' 'One of the most moving books I’ve ever read’ ‘ I urge everyone to read this'

‘An ambitious gut-punch of a novel’ Bobby Palmer, author of Isaac and the Egg ' So nuanced, assured, and utterly devastating ' Layne Fargo, author of The Favourites ‘ Will have you hooked until the last page’ Cecile Pin, author of Wandering Souls She did everything right. So why did it go so wrong? Men like him – in positions of power who watched the wheels of suppression turn from a distance, standing by and doing nothing – were the protectors of the broken system. They’re the fuel that made the fire burn . Jade is everything she ever wanted to be. Successful lawyer. Dutiful daughter. Beloved girlfriend. Loyal friend. Until one night, something terrible happens after a work event, and she starts to wonder if she really wants to be the person she’s become. She’s learned to laugh when she’s felt like crying, opted to be invisible when she wanted to speak up and changed her identity to please people. But now Jade has a decision to make. Protect her job and reputation or expose the truth and face the consequences? READERS LOVE JADED : 'I loved Jade. Rooting for her felt like rooting for myself' 'One of the most moving books I’ve ever read’ ‘ I urge everyone to read this'

‘An ambitious gut-punch of a novel’ Bobby Palmer, author of Isaac and the Egg ' So nuanced, assured, and utterly devastating ' Layne Fargo, author of The Favourites ‘ Will have you hooked until the last page’ Cecile Pin, author of Wandering Souls She did everything right. So why did it go so wrong? Men like him – in positions of power who watched the wheels of suppression turn from a distance, standing by and doing nothing – were the protectors of the broken system. They’re the fuel that made the fire burn . Jade is everything she ever wanted to be. Successful lawyer. Dutiful daughter. Beloved girlfriend. Loyal friend. Until one night, something terrible happens after a work event, and she starts to wonder if she really wants to be the person she’s become. She’s learned to laugh when she’s felt like crying, opted to be invisible when she wanted to speak up and changed her identity to please people. But now Jade has a decision to make. Protect her job and reputation or expose the truth and face the consequences? READERS LOVE JADED : 'I loved Jade. Rooting for her felt like rooting for myself' 'One of the most moving books I’ve ever read’ ‘ I urge everyone to read this'

‘An ambitious gut-punch of a novel’ Bobby Palmer, author of Isaac and the Egg ' So nuanced, assured, and utterly devastating ' Layne Fargo, author of The Favourites ‘ Will have you hooked until the last page’ Cecile Pin, author of Wandering Souls She did everything right. So why did it go so wrong? Men like him – in positions of power who watched the wheels of suppression turn from a distance, standing by and doing nothing – were the protectors of the broken system. They’re the fuel that made the fire burn . Jade is everything she ever wanted to be. Successful lawyer. Dutiful daughter. Beloved girlfriend. Loyal friend. Until one night, something terrible happens after a work event, and she starts to wonder if she really wants to be the person she’s become. She’s learned to laugh when she’s felt like crying, opted to be invisible when she wanted to speak up and changed her identity to please people. But now Jade has a decision to make. Protect her job and reputation or expose the truth and face the consequences? READERS LOVE JADED : 'I loved Jade. Rooting for her felt like rooting for myself' 'One of the most moving books I’ve ever read’ ‘ I urge everyone to read this'

Hockey prodigy Nat Taylor should've followed his father and brother to the NHL, but a dream-shattering mistake cost him his career. Now at thirty-five, he's desperate to give his teenage daughter a better life while struggling to hold onto his job as a Zamboni driver for the failing Day River Dingoes. But when a spicy meet-cute with the Dingoes' new captain sparks something far hotter than friendship, Nat finds himself worrying about more than just his daughter's college fund. Captain Olli James has one goal-make it to the NHL. His rocky mental health has thrown his otherwise promising career into question, but saving the sinking Dingoes could be his ticket to the big leagues. However, a certain moody, broody bad-boi Zamboni driver might prove distracting ... Especially when Nat turns out to be the secret star of a gritty underground league called the Ice Out-the town's favorite new hockey phenomenon. It's no wonder the locals prefer the illicit fight-club hockey over their home team. The Dingoes are a rotating door of players passing through on their way to something better. Olli's no different. An outsider won't save the Dingoes, or Nat's livelihood. But maybe together, Nat and Olli can unite the town and the team-make the Dingoes matter again. It might give Olli a reason to stay and Nat a new dream worth fighting for. JADED is a gritty MM hockey romance and the first book in the Day River Dingoes series. Expect slow burn, grumpy x sunshine, friends to lovers, mental health rep, plenty of hurt/comfort, some funny banter, and lots of bonding over emo poetry and metal music.