Collide is the first book in the Off the Ice series from Bal Khabra.
The second novel, Spiral, is out now, and book three, Revolve, is coming this October — available to pre-order now.
“Equal parts spicy and sweet.” — Peyton Corinne, author of Unsteady
When Summer Preston is handed an ultimatum by her professor, she finds herself on an unexpected collision course with hockey captain Aiden Crawford.
Summer has every reason to hate hockey — but she refuses to let that stand in the way of her dream of becoming a sports psychologist.
Aiden loves leading his team, until their reckless mistakes threaten to derail the entire season. When Coach assigns him a research project as punishment, he’s forced into working with Summer — whether he likes it or not.
She can’t stand his laid-back attitude. He doesn’t understand her tightly scheduled life. They clash constantly… and quickly discover that pushing each other’s buttons is what they do best.
As sparks begin to fly, neither wants to be the first to give in. But can they really have everything they want — including each other?
This edition includes a never-before-seen bonus scene from Summer and Aiden’s love story, plus an extract from Spiral, the next book in the Off the Ice series.
If you love:
- Ice hockey
- College setting
- Reverse grumpy meets sunshine
- Forced proximity
- No third-act breakup
- Multi-racial characters
- He falls first
- Dual POV
…you’re going to love Collide.
Readers are falling for Summer and Aiden:
- “The spice levels won’t disappoint.”
- “Someone please point me in the direction of where I can get my own Aiden Crawford.”
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“If you loved The Deal and Icebreaker, you’ll love this — I couldn’t put it down!”
- “Bal Khabra is quickly becoming one of my favourite sports romance authors.”
- “Bal Khabra never disappoints. I will read anything she writes. Period.”
Spiral ranked No. 6 in the Sunday Times bestseller chart (week ending 01/02/2025).
