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Pine Barrens University #4
The Beautiful Collision
A steamy new college hockey romance featuring forced proximity roommates, secret wagers, and two people who are the life of the party even when they're drowning
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HER REBELLION
Maya Hayes is the wild stallion of Pine Barren University—fierce, untouchable, the party queen who’s completely in control. But when she’s cut off from her wealthy family for defying their expectations, she rebels in her own way.
Throwing parties and pretending everything’s perfect… even when it’s killing her.
HIS PERFORMANCE
Maine Hamilton is the Maine Show—hockey team Alpha, legendary partier, the campus comedian. Yet behind the jokes and the big guy energy, he’s drowning in debt, working sixty-hour weeks, and sending every spare dollar home for his sister’s medical bills.
He’s everyone’s entertainment, but nobody knows the show is coming to an end.
THEIR DANGEROUS ARRANGEMENT
When Maya needs a cheap room and Maine needs rent money, their solution seems become roommates with strict boundaries. No feelings. No complications. Just two people sharing space and absolutely not falling for each other.
But forced proximity has its own rules. Every morning she does yoga in tiny shorts. Every night he does shirtless pull-ups. They share a kitchen, a bathroom, late night confessions, and increasingly heated glances in between their passive-aggressive sticky note war.
And then comes the bet…
Key Forced proximity (one small apartment, big feels, zero chill!)Secret bet (they don’t know they’re both playing each other!)Emotional caretakers finding each other (who saves the saviors?)Class differences (champagne problems meet beer budget!)Fourth in series (but read as standalone!)Steamy ‘open door’ spice level
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HER REBELLION
Maya Hayes is the wild stallion of Pine Barren University—fierce, untouchable, the party queen who’s completely in control. But when she’s cut off from her wealthy family for defying their expectations, she rebels in her own way.
Throwing parties and pretending everything’s perfect… even when it’s killing her.
HIS PERFORMANCE
Maine Hamilton is the Maine Show—hockey team Alpha, legendary partier, the campus comedian. Yet behind the jokes and the big guy energy, he’s drowning in debt, working sixty-hour weeks, and sending every spare dollar home for his sister’s medical bills.
He’s everyone’s entertainment, but nobody knows the show is coming to an end.
THEIR DANGEROUS ARRANGEMENT
When Maya needs a cheap room and Maine needs rent money, their solution seems become roommates with strict boundaries. No feelings. No complications. Just two people sharing space and absolutely not falling for each other.
But forced proximity has its own rules. Every morning she does yoga in tiny shorts. Every night he does shirtless pull-ups. They share a kitchen, a bathroom, late night confessions, and increasingly heated glances in between their passive-aggressive sticky note war.
And then comes the bet…
Key Forced proximity (one small apartment, big feels, zero chill!)Secret bet (they don’t know they’re both playing each other!)Emotional caretakers finding each other (who saves the saviors?)Class differences (champagne problems meet beer budget!)Fourth in series (but read as standalone!)Steamy ‘open door’ spice level
Get it now!
394 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 22, 2025
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April 24, 2026
I Thought My Heart Wouldn’t Survive This
Emotional Damage Report:
Whew. Maine and Maya put me through it. I’m talking full emotional whiplash—heart squeezing, lump-in-the-throat, trying-not-to-cry-but-failing kind of reading. My heart broke so many times that I genuinely started to worry there wouldn’t be a happy ending. This one digs deep and doesn’t let up.
The Couple:
Maine and Maya are everything. Completely different struggles, but somehow exactly what the other needs. Maine carries the weight of the world on his shoulders—being the rock for his family while everything is falling apart, especially with his little sister’s illness. He sacrifices, he hides his pain, and he refuses to let anyone see how much he’s hurting.
Then there’s Maya… and wow. A girl who has so much love to give but comes from a family that doesn’t truly see her worth. But when someone does? She shines. She’s warm, strong, and incredibly resilient. Even when Maine messes up—and he does, spectacularly—she still shows up. She shows him what it means to have someone firmly in your corner, no matter what.
Chemistry Check:
Off the charts. Their connection outside the bedroom is soft, emotional, and deeply understanding. And inside the bedroom? 🔥🔥🔥
It’s that perfect balance of heart and heat that makes you completely invested in them.
What I Loved Most:
The way they just know each other. Even when Maine refuses to ask for help, Maya sees him. Really sees him. And she gives him what he needs anyway. That kind of love? It hits hard.
Final Thoughts:
I loved this story so much. It hurt, it healed, and it stayed with me long after I finished. Maine and Maya are one of those couples that crawl into your heart and refuse to leave.
Looking Ahead:
I am so ready for the next book in this series. If it’s anything like this one, I already know I’m not emotionally prepared—and I’m absolutely here for it.
Emotional Damage Report:
Whew. Maine and Maya put me through it. I’m talking full emotional whiplash—heart squeezing, lump-in-the-throat, trying-not-to-cry-but-failing kind of reading. My heart broke so many times that I genuinely started to worry there wouldn’t be a happy ending. This one digs deep and doesn’t let up.
The Couple:
Maine and Maya are everything. Completely different struggles, but somehow exactly what the other needs. Maine carries the weight of the world on his shoulders—being the rock for his family while everything is falling apart, especially with his little sister’s illness. He sacrifices, he hides his pain, and he refuses to let anyone see how much he’s hurting.
Then there’s Maya… and wow. A girl who has so much love to give but comes from a family that doesn’t truly see her worth. But when someone does? She shines. She’s warm, strong, and incredibly resilient. Even when Maine messes up—and he does, spectacularly—she still shows up. She shows him what it means to have someone firmly in your corner, no matter what.
Chemistry Check:
Off the charts. Their connection outside the bedroom is soft, emotional, and deeply understanding. And inside the bedroom? 🔥🔥🔥
It’s that perfect balance of heart and heat that makes you completely invested in them.
What I Loved Most:
The way they just know each other. Even when Maine refuses to ask for help, Maya sees him. Really sees him. And she gives him what he needs anyway. That kind of love? It hits hard.
Final Thoughts:
I loved this story so much. It hurt, it healed, and it stayed with me long after I finished. Maine and Maya are one of those couples that crawl into your heart and refuse to leave.
Looking Ahead:
I am so ready for the next book in this series. If it’s anything like this one, I already know I’m not emotionally prepared—and I’m absolutely here for it.
September 22, 2025
*4.5 stars*
October 30, 2025
Cute story - loved the characters and how it was resolved.
March 1, 2026
This was my favorite one! Even got some tears out of me, I’m glad his family came back around and loved this happy ending! Forget her family!
April 11, 2026
I think this book had so much potential! The start was very rushed but by the end it was one of the best in the series! I loved the #runforchloe storyline that Maya created for Maine and Chloe!
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May 24, 2026
5+ 💫
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