Awakening

Margaret "Margi" Kasey has everything figured out—a steady boyfriend since high school, a spot on her college hockey team, and a future that looks exactly like everyone expects. Then a late-night scroll through Reddit tears a hole in the life she thought she knew. Suddenly she can't stop noticing things she's spent years not seeing: the curve of a teammate's shoulder during warm-ups, the way sweat traces down bare arms in the locker room. She's not just curious. She's hungry.

When her secret is exposed in the locker room, Margi's careful world starts crumbling. But it's Charlie Greene—the sharp-eyed team manager with a knowing smile and an impressive collection of sleeveless tops—who offers her something unexpected: understanding, friendship, and eventually an invitation that terrifies her as much as it tempts her. To accept means admitting the truth about who she is. It means breaking the heart of someone who's loved her for years. Some discoveries can't be undiscovered. Some lines, once crossed, lead you exactly where you were meant to be.

⚠️ CONTENT ADVISORY: This novel contains explicit sexual content, including depictions of consensual non-consent (CNC) roleplay between adults with negotiated boundaries. It also addresses themes of sexual awakening, internalized homophobia (in a secondary character), and the ending of a long-term relationship. Intended for adult readers 18+.