Christmas Power Play

A Holiday College Romance Novella

When I spot Leonardo—the hockey team’s captain—alone outside the empty dorms with nowhere to go for Christmas, I can’t just leave him there. My brother’s deployed, his room is free, and my family would never let anyone spend the holidays alone.

The problem? Leonardo has always been a smug, infuriating jerk. And the second he steps through our front door, I remember exactly why I promised myself I’d avoid him forever. He’s all polite smiles and good manners around my parents… but the minute we’re alone, he’s back to messing with me and pushing my buttons like it’s his personal hobby.

But the tension between us crackles instantly. Every comment he throws my way hits its mark, and the way he looks at me and brushes against me when no one is watching sends heat through me. It’s the kind of chemistry that makes it impossible to ignore him.

I know better than to fall for the campus heartbreaker. But with him in my house, in my space, and in my head, I’m starting to wonder if this Christmas is going to change everything... or leave me completely undone.


Christmas Power Play is a standalone college enemies-to-lovers Christmas novella intended for mature audiences.