Low Blow: Expanded 2026 Edition

By Kristen Hope Hope Mazzola

She lost the man who was her whole world.
He's living with a heart that was never meant to be his.

Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Kristen Hope Mazzola returns with a powerful, expanded edition of the most emotionally raw romance in her beloved Shots on Goal hockey romance series.

When Olive Cooper loses her father in a sudden accident, her world narrows to one thing:

Grief.

The garage she now runs is the only piece of him she has left.
The life she built disappeared in a single hospital hallway.
And the family she depended on is gone forever.

So when a stranger comes looking for the woman he owes everything to, the last man she expects to collide with is the one who can put her back together.

Griffin Hayes.

A championship boxing star at the height of his career.
A miracle survivor who never learned how to live with the life he was given.
And the one man who never expected to fall this hard.

Griffin sees a woman who survived the unthinkable and kept standing anyway.
Olive sees a man who looks strong-but feels quietly broken inside.

And every moment they grow closer brings them nearer to the healing they never thought they'd find.

Because loving him means risking a heart that's already been shattered.
And loving her means finally choosing life instead of survival.

Low Blow is an emotional, fate-touched sports romance featuring:
- Heart transplant + donor's daughter
- Grief and healing after loss
- Working-class mechanic heroine
- Championship athlete hero
- Hurt + comfort romance
- Found family and second chances
- Slow-build emotional intimacy
- Healing-through-adversity love story
Perfect for readers who love soul-deep romance, healing after loss, emotionally intense love stories, and characters who fight their way back to hope.

AUTHOR NOTE:
This expanded edition of Low Blow is part of the complete Shots on Goal series relaunch-eight fully rewritten, expanded, and newly edited standalone romances set in the interconnected world of the New York Otters.
Each novel follows a different couple and a different emotional journey, and the books can be read in any order.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GKPY41NS
• ISBN13: 9798246200971
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 374 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 8.0"