The Puck Scar: An Amnesia Hockey Romance

By Cathy Aaron

A concussive hit erases three years-and leaves a love story on trial.

In this amnesia romance set against the ruthless machinery of pro sports, love isn't the reward for obedience-it's the question mark over every decision. Camille wants truth more than she wants a tidy happy ending. Declan wants to be the man she believed he was, without admitting how much he benefited from her disappearing into the story he liked best.

If you're craving hockey romance that understands the way ice, cameras, and contracts can cut, this delivers. The games, drills, and practices matter-but so do the sessions in a sports psych's office, the quiet drive to a rink she's afraid to enter, and the moment a woman decides her memories belong to her first. It's a sports romance where the most dangerous plays aren't always on the scoreboard, and where protection without honesty starts to look a lot like control.

But this is not a simple second chance romance with a guaranteed script. It's a negotiation of power in front of cameras and behind closed doors, where contracts, medical notes, and PR emails carry as much weight as whispered apologies. When Camille is asked to stand beside Declan as proof of his recovery, she has to choose between the story that keeps everyone else comfortable and the story that finally makes her feel real.

Readers looking for a trauma recovery romance that refuses to look away from panic attacks in the stands, the yips on the blue line, and the quiet courage of saying "no" will find it here. The book honors therapy, boundaries, and the slow work of rebuilding trust without turning pain into spectacle. It sits firmly in emotionally intense contemporary romance, grounded in character and consequence, with a deep, steady ache that keeps you turning pages to see what they'll risk next.

For readers who want romance that takes consent, memory, and power seriously.

You'll get:

A heroine who rebuilds her past from raw footage, drafts, and notebook rules instead of convenient flashbacks.A hero haunted by one bad shot and the realization that "protecting" her may have crossed lines she can't ignore.A locker room, front office, and PR department that feel as real and ruthless as any rival team.Therapy on the page, chronic concussion fallout, and panic on the bleachers handled with care.Intense, closed-door chemistry built on choice, not pressure.Female friendships that hold the line when institutions don't.A love story that asks again and again: who gets to write the narrative-and what happens when she takes the pen back?

This Book Is For Readers Who...

Want character-driven romances inside high-pressure professional worldsHave zero patience for fake "inspirational" stories that ignore costLove morally tangled men trying to grow without being absolved for freeCrave ice, cameras, and locker rooms as more than window dressingNeed their endings hopeful, but not cheap

Perfect For Fans Of...

Intense, slow-building love stories set in the world of pro sportsRomances where therapy, boundaries, and legal documents matter as much as kissesStories about women reclaiming their narratives from powerful institutionsNarratives that treat brain injury, panic, and recovery with realism and respectRelationship fiction that lives in the gray areas between loyalty, guilt, and desire

In the end, Camille and Declan have to decide what kind of story they're willing to live inside: the polished version the world wants to see, or the messy, uncomfortable, honest one they might have to build from the ice up. Step onto the rink and see which future they choose to skate toward-and which they're finally brave enough to leave behind.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GRM3QZGD
• ISBN13: 9798250966238
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"