Trapped with the Rival
(2026)(The second book in the Trapped Ice Queens series)
A novel by Alexa Woods
A guarded lawyer.
An out and unapologetic rival.
One road trip that traps them together—and threatens to change everything.
Celeste Russo’s life runs on control. Successful attorney. Devoted mother. Perfect daughter. And firmly in the closet—by choice.
After watching her ex-husband face brutal backlash for coming out, she swore she would never risk the same fate.
Then she ends up trapped in a rental car with Ruby Langley.
Ruby is bold, infuriating, and entirely too tempting. Celeste’s former high-school rival is out, fearless, and done being anyone’s secret. She has no patience for half-truths—or half-lived lives.
What was supposed to be a simple getaway turns into crowded festivals, roadside motels, and tension that burns hotter with every mile.
But Ruby refuses to hide.
And Celeste isn’t ready to be seen.
When the road trip ends and reality closes in, Celeste has a choice to make—
Stay safe in hiding…
Or risk everything for the woman she was never supposed to want?
Trapped with the Rival is a steamy, forced-proximity sapphic romance packed with enemies-to-lovers tension and a guaranteed happily-ever-after.
Genre: Gay Romance
An out and unapologetic rival.
One road trip that traps them together—and threatens to change everything.
Celeste Russo’s life runs on control. Successful attorney. Devoted mother. Perfect daughter. And firmly in the closet—by choice.
After watching her ex-husband face brutal backlash for coming out, she swore she would never risk the same fate.
Then she ends up trapped in a rental car with Ruby Langley.
Ruby is bold, infuriating, and entirely too tempting. Celeste’s former high-school rival is out, fearless, and done being anyone’s secret. She has no patience for half-truths—or half-lived lives.
What was supposed to be a simple getaway turns into crowded festivals, roadside motels, and tension that burns hotter with every mile.
But Ruby refuses to hide.
And Celeste isn’t ready to be seen.
When the road trip ends and reality closes in, Celeste has a choice to make—
Stay safe in hiding…
Or risk everything for the woman she was never supposed to want?
Trapped with the Rival is a steamy, forced-proximity sapphic romance packed with enemies-to-lovers tension and a guaranteed happily-ever-after.
Genre: Gay Romance
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