Beneath the Ice

By Marion De Ré

She's chasing the truth. He's blocking every shot... except the one to his heart.

I'm being sent to Washington, D.C. as a punishment.
Weeks of watching hockey. Reporting on sports when I usually chase criminals, corruption, and scandals is pure torture. Apparently, being too good at my job comes with consequences.
And NHL defenseman Baptiste Marchand is the embodiment of everything that's making this assignment unbearable.
Privileged, confident, and annoyingly charming.
But when he walks in on me while I'm digging for dirt behind the NHL scenes-don't tell my boss-I end up scoring an interview with him instead... and start seeing him in a very different light.
He ropes me into meeting his friends, attending charity galas, and wandering through summer festivals-all against my will-and suddenly, I'm questioning whether the loner life I've built so carefully is actually making me happy.
And when ghosts from my past resurface, threatening my future, Baptiste is right there, helping me uncover the truth. Slowly, all the walls I've built around my heart start to crumble, and I begin to wonder if he might be the one person I never even knew I was looking for.
But chasing the truth has consequences.
And I may have gone too far.
I just don't know if he'll ever forgive me for it.

Beneath the Ice is a hockey romcom with a side of mystery.
A must-read if you love found family, sharp banter, and unexpected second chances.

Beneath the Ice is the same story as What So Proudly We Hail by Marion De R , which is part of the Stars, Stripes & Hockey Nights series.
It features a updated Raptors cover and an extended epilogue previously only available to newsletter subscribers. Aside for these changes, the story remains the same.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 2488671541
• ISBN13: 9782488671545
• Release Date: June 2026
• Publisher: Marion de Re
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 8.0"