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academic
after-school job
Author_Emily Charlotte
blame
books for 14 15 16 17 18 year olds grades 9 10 11 12
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Category=YFR
creative
debut novel
diner
enemies to lovers
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forced proximity
grudge
high school sports
hockey romance
ice hockey
judgment
resentment
restaurant
rivals to lovers
rumors
sabotage
scandal
sports
sports vs. the arts
truce
ya romance
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- ISBN 9781665971430
- Weight: 318g
- Dimensions: 140 x 210mm
- Publication Date: 20 Nov 2025
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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A star hockey player and his biggest critic must reexamine their assumptions about each other when forced to work together at an after-school job in this feel-good young adult rom-com debut about breaking the ice.
Luke Dawson and Harper Braedon could have been friends. They trade shifts at the same diner, share classes at school, and are driven by their greatest passions: hockey for Dawson and jewelry-making for Harper. But some things aren't meant to be. Dawson thinks Harper is stuck-up, too good for anything resembling school spirit. Harper thinks Dawson is a self-centered jock, a perfect fit for a hockey team that seems to absorb all the budget away from the arts departments.
When his beloved hockey coach gets fired for misallocation of funds, Dawson is terrified that all his plans for impressing scouts are vanishing before his eyes. A rumor goes around that Harper was the one who got him fired, and suddenly she’s public enemy number one.
But even with their mutual dislike at an all-time high, Harper and Dawson can’t escape splitting shifts forever. Can forced proximity help them find some common ground, or will long-held grudges finally succeed in bringing them both down?
A star hockey player and his biggest critic must reexamine their assumptions about each other when forced to work together at an after-school job in this feel-good young adult rom-com debut about breaking the ice.
Luke Dawson and Harper Braedon could have been friends. They trade shifts at the same diner, share classes at school, and are driven by their greatest passions: hockey for Dawson and jewelry-making for Harper. But some things aren't meant to be. Dawson thinks Harper is stuck-up, too good for anything resembling school spirit. Harper thinks Dawson is a self-centered jock, a perfect fit for a hockey team that seems to absorb all the budget away from the arts departments.
When his beloved hockey coach gets fired for misallocation of funds, Dawson is terrified that all his plans for impressing scouts are vanishing before his eyes. A rumor goes around that Harper was the one who got him fired, and suddenly she’s public enemy number one.
But even with their mutual dislike at an all-time high, Harper and Dawson can’t escape splitting shifts forever. Can forced proximity help them find some common ground, or will long-held grudges finally succeed in bringing them both down?
Emily Charlotte is an LA-based author of the Varsity series and other slow-burn romances. By day, she overconsumes iced coffee and teaches English to students who patiently put up with her research questions; by night, she overthinks reality dating shows and admires athletes with far more coordination than she’s ever possessed. Visit her at EmilyCharlotteBooks.com.
