Cross Checked

Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestseller Kristen Hope Mazzola returns with a powerful, expanded edition of her fan-favorite hockey romance-grittier, deeper, and more heart-pounding than ever.

A brutal accident. A shattered family. A love they never saw coming.

When rookie pro hockey player Brayden Cox loses everything in one catastrophic crash, the ice becomes the only place he can still breathe. But when his sister's ICU nurse, Karla McAdams, steps into his chaotic world with quiet strength and a fierce heart, something inside him stirs-something he thought died the night his life went off the rails.

She's healing everyone but herself.
He's drowning beneath guilt he can't outrun.
And together, they're crossing a line neither of them expected.

But with grief, trauma, and danger closing in, love won't be the only thing checking them hard against the boards.

Cross Checked is an emotional, slow-burn sports romance about second chances, surviving the unthinkable, and finding light again in the places you never thought to look.

AUTHOR NOTE:
This new edition of Cross Checked is part of my complete Shots on Goal relaunch-eight fully rewritten, expanded, and newly edited novels releasing together on January 30, 2026. All eight updated editions will be available for preorder as part of this special relaunch event. Thank you so much for being here and celebrating this next chapter with me.