Clearing the Path
(2025)(The seventh book in the Portsmouth Navigators Hockey series)
A novel by Kennedy Blake
The event planner who controls everything. The defenseman who sacrificed everything. And the blizzard that will force them to finally face their shared past.
Amara Jackson doesn't believe in second chances. As CEO of Chicago's Perfect Moments, she's built her career on flawless execution and strategic planning. When she reluctantly agrees to coordinate the Portsmouth Navigators' 50th anniversary celebration, she never expected to come face-to-face with Cooper James—the college boyfriend who disappeared from her life without explanation, leaving only unanswered questions and a decade of carefully calculated distance.
Cooper "The Anchor" James has perfected the art of emotional restraint. Known for his steady presence on the ice and unwavering dedication to his grandmother off it, he's ignored lucrative offers from other teams to remain in Portsmouth. But when Amara unexpectedly returns, the walls he's built begin to crack, threatening to reveal the truth he's kept buried: he didn't abandon her—he sacrificed their relationship to care for his mother's cancer diagnosis alone.
As professional collaboration forces them into increasingly personal territory, the chemistry they once shared reignites. When a devastating blizzard strands them at Harbor Light, the remote art center on Portsmouth's rocky coast, they must finally confront not only their painful past but also their uncertain future. With her international career opportunity calling and his responsibilities anchoring him to Portsmouth, they must decide if finding their way back to each other is worth changing the paths they've so carefully constructed.
Some storms clear the path forward. Others show you the way home.
Genre: Romance
Amara Jackson doesn't believe in second chances. As CEO of Chicago's Perfect Moments, she's built her career on flawless execution and strategic planning. When she reluctantly agrees to coordinate the Portsmouth Navigators' 50th anniversary celebration, she never expected to come face-to-face with Cooper James—the college boyfriend who disappeared from her life without explanation, leaving only unanswered questions and a decade of carefully calculated distance.
Cooper "The Anchor" James has perfected the art of emotional restraint. Known for his steady presence on the ice and unwavering dedication to his grandmother off it, he's ignored lucrative offers from other teams to remain in Portsmouth. But when Amara unexpectedly returns, the walls he's built begin to crack, threatening to reveal the truth he's kept buried: he didn't abandon her—he sacrificed their relationship to care for his mother's cancer diagnosis alone.
As professional collaboration forces them into increasingly personal territory, the chemistry they once shared reignites. When a devastating blizzard strands them at Harbor Light, the remote art center on Portsmouth's rocky coast, they must finally confront not only their painful past but also their uncertain future. With her international career opportunity calling and his responsibilities anchoring him to Portsmouth, they must decide if finding their way back to each other is worth changing the paths they've so carefully constructed.
Some storms clear the path forward. Others show you the way home.
Genre: Romance
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