Player one: Ramona Roth. Blue hair. Pierced eyebrow. Former president of the student council.

Player two: Ashton Halliday. Drafted hockey player. Hot as fruck. Gloriously disapproved of by Ramona’s mother.

Their mission? Survive a summer stuck in their small hometown, avoid discovery by Ramona’s dangerously overbearing mother, and stop resisting the sizzling chemistry building up between them.

But before Ashton and Ramona can level up their friendship, a shocking secret reveals the reason Ramona’s family was torn apart a decade earlier. Can she bring herself to say Challenge Accepted to loving Ashton… even after finding out the truth?

Enjoy this special edition of Hearts at Play, featuring eight pieces of original character art!

Hearts At Play is a childhood friends to lovers new adult romance between a cinnamon roll almost-pro hockey player and a sassy but semi-sheltered gamer girl. It features plenty of pop culture references, hilarious trash-talk and banter, and heart-wrenching drama to go along with sizzling spicy scenes. Full content warning can be found in the first pages of the book. This book is intended for mature audiences.