The Katahdin Wildcats
She wanted a Christmas miracle for her students. She didn’t expect it to come in skates.
Kindergarten teacher Kasey Thomas has one mission this holiday season: make her class’s Christmas pageant magical, even if the budget’s tighter than a new pair of skates. But when her Santa Claus bails at the last minute, she’s left scrambling—until an unlikely hero steps in.
Alex Nilsson, the Wildcats’ broody Swedish forward, is more used to breakaways than handing out candy canes. But when Kasey’s wide-eyed students beg him to save the show, the gruff hockey player finds himself donning a red suit and fake beard. To his surprise, wrangling kindergartners—and winning over their beautiful, determined teacher—might be tougher than anything he’s faced on the ice.
Between holiday rehearsals, snowball fights, and cookie disasters, Kasey begins to see the gentle heart behind Alex’s rough edges. And Alex discovers that sometimes the best victories aren’t won in the rink, but under the glow of Christmas lights.
As the curtain rises on the most chaotic pageant Maple Falls has ever seen, one thing’s clear: love might just be the greatest Christmas gift of all.
A short and sweet holiday romance, perfect for fans of small-town charm, hockey hunks with secret soft sides, and Christmas magic that warms even the frostiest hearts.
He’s guarding the net. She’s guarding her heart. But fate—and a batch of cinnamon rolls—has other plans.
When a trade sends goaltender Eli Carter from the Maple Ridge Lumberjacks to the Katahdin Wildcats, he swears he’s done believing in luck. One bad knee and a thousand what-ifs later, he’s just hoping to prove he still belongs on the ice.
Mia Bennett doesn’t have time for superstition—or romance. Running the Snowdrift Bakery and raising her eight-year-old son means early mornings, late nights, and zero room for distractions – especially the tall, soft-spoken goalie who keeps showing up for “one last” cinnamon roll before every game.
When the Wildcats’ winning streak turns her pastries into a local legend, Mia finds herself in the spotlight she never wanted—and in the orbit of a man who makes her believe in second chances.
Between pre-dawn coffee, rink-side laughter, and a Thanksgiving charity game that could change everything, Eli and Mia learn that luck isn’t found in a charm – it’s something you make together.
A small-town, single-mom hockey romance brimming with warmth, wit, and cinnamon-sugar heart, The Goalie’s Good Luck Charm is perfect for fans of found family, cozy autumn nights, and love stories that prove some saves happen off the ice.