Center of Balance
(2025)(The fifth book in the Portsmouth Navigators Hockey series)
A novel by Kennedy Blake
She never thought she'd find her passion again until he skated into her life.
When a catastrophic knee injury ended Seraphina Bellweather's career as a prima ballerina, she thought she'd lost everything that defined her. Now running a struggling movement consultancy, she's offered an unexpected lifeline: fix the Portsmouth Navigators' newest acquisition's agility problems. It's her chance to prove her methods work at the highest level of professional sports.
Hockey star Caspian Allard was traded after plateauing with his previous team. With explosive speed but limited technical skills, he needs to evolve his game—fast. When management brings in a former ballerina as his "movement coach," his pride refuses to accept that this uptight perfectionist could possibly improve his hockey.
As their training sessions progress from hostile to heated, Sera and Cas discover in each other what they both thought they'd lost—her joy in movement, his confidence in his abilities, and for both, the thrill of being truly seen by someone else. But when professional obligations and fears from the past threaten their fragile connection, they'll have to decide which matters more: the dreams they thought they wanted, or the future they could build together.
Sometimes finding your balance means letting someone catch you when you fall.
Genre: Romance
When a catastrophic knee injury ended Seraphina Bellweather's career as a prima ballerina, she thought she'd lost everything that defined her. Now running a struggling movement consultancy, she's offered an unexpected lifeline: fix the Portsmouth Navigators' newest acquisition's agility problems. It's her chance to prove her methods work at the highest level of professional sports.
Hockey star Caspian Allard was traded after plateauing with his previous team. With explosive speed but limited technical skills, he needs to evolve his game—fast. When management brings in a former ballerina as his "movement coach," his pride refuses to accept that this uptight perfectionist could possibly improve his hockey.
As their training sessions progress from hostile to heated, Sera and Cas discover in each other what they both thought they'd lost—her joy in movement, his confidence in his abilities, and for both, the thrill of being truly seen by someone else. But when professional obligations and fears from the past threaten their fragile connection, they'll have to decide which matters more: the dreams they thought they wanted, or the future they could build together.
Sometimes finding your balance means letting someone catch you when you fall.
Genre: Romance
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