Valerie loves her life the way she always thought it should be, alone. Taking every precaution to make sure that her place is only temporary no matter where she finds herself. But sometimes her heart gets in the way. When she stumbles across what many people would think is her opposite one day on the street, both of their fates twist together without them knowing it. While she tries to run, Patrick embraces the twist and tries to help her see that there is no need to run anymore.

Jamie and Patrick are like a cat and a dog; they don't get along. After Jamie St.Cloud joins the Chicago Blackhawks as an intern during college, she makes a ton of new friends.. Except for the one they call Patrick Kane, Patrick tries his best to impress the newest member to the team but Jamie wants nothing to do with him after hearing about his past. Will Patrick be able to win her heart?

Samantha Miller has a one in a million talent. Incredibly gifted in the art form of ice hockey and a highly decorated goalie. Her whole life she had one thing in mind and that's being great. To break whatever record and barriers that sat in front of her. When the opportunity arises for her to be the Blackhawks backup goalie she reluctantly takes the bait. After her father passed she had sworn off organized hockey but no one ever got hurt being the back up goalie. Little did she know fate had something in mind for her and it would send her life into a tizzy.

Chelsea Tyler is socialite from LA who was trying to change the world one person at a time. Patrick Kane is someone who was changing the world but stumbling along the way. When his mom orders for him to find a personal assistant Chelsea's path crosses his and they decide to give it a try. Both of them have a lot to learn and it would take a few defining moments to get the change they needed. Only with each other will they both find what they were really looking for.

Kris Bryant has had a easy life. Being extremely gifted at baseball and having a abundance of intelligence has allowed him to go out and make a name for himself. There has been ups and downs but he's been able to live a lavish and easy life. Very much unlike Jenna who has had the opposite of a good life. All she knows is loss and pain and hardships. She has problems trusting people and listening to her heart. But not all hope is lost for she can still smile through it all, she still has a reason to keep wanting to go on. When fate puts the two together they are able to open up to each other and Jenna teaches Kris some hard lessons while Kris teaches Jenna how to live life without being scared of it. Along the way they fall in love and find out that their differences isn't what keeps them apart but brings them together.

**PLEASE READ THE LAST ADDED PART** She's the daughter of his coach. He's the new recruit. How could this possibly end up badly? Scotland Brown has grown up around hockey. Her father has been the head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks since she was eight. But what happens when she starts seeing these men, that she has known forever, in a different way? In walks Dean Gould, the newest recruit for the Blackhawks. Immediately, they both sense a little something more than a friendship. Will things work out? Or will one of their pasts come back and try to ruin things?

After the death of her brother, 12 year old Rian Fitzgerald goes into break down mode. She and her brother made a deal that he would push Rian until she was an Olympic hockey player. Now he is gone and she believes her Olympic dream is too, until three years later she finds herself putting on a team USA jersey and competing in the 2006 Turin Olympics. Over the years Rian has been able to cope with her brother's passing and has found closure from it, but at the expense of pushing the people she loves away. As she prepares to go to Russia to compete in the 2014 Sochi Olympics, she never guessed she would ever see those baby blue eyes again. The ones belonging to Patrick Kane. As the weeks move on, she finds herself falling for him, but pushes him away, afraid of losing him like her brother. Will Patrick be able to break the walls Rian has built over the years or will Rian push him away like she has with everyone else?

Caroline is the daughter of the greatest goalie to ever play the game. Even though her mother passed years before, she followed in her parents footsteps to write, and to write about hockey. She meets up and coming goaltender Corey Crawford on the way to training camp and they quickly become friends. Corey finds her interesting and she sees a lot of her father in him. They hit it off but there's a few problems. One is that Corey is in a relationship whether he wants to admit it or not. Another is that Caroline's sweet and soft personality does not match Corey's dangerous and outgoing one. But in times of need it's each other they lean on and support. Eventually their true feelings come out but the fear is that it is too late. Can they be together or will fate find a way to keep them apart?

Charlie wasn't looking for love, but when she gets a job as a trainer for the Chicago Blackhawks, will love find her?

"You need to decide if it's worth your time to keep holding on." - Copyright @brendan-gallagher. All Rights Reserved ® 2015 - Started on: 11/08/15 Finished on: 01/04/16 (dd/mm/yy) --- comments from readers--- "Made my life! Peyton sounds a lot like me. That's awesome and that totally makes the story like 1000x better, especially since Corey is my favorite" "Awe omfg goodbye cruel world" "Omg I love this so much!!! I'm so glad I started to read this!!! Can't wait for more!!" "OH NO HOW CAN YOU STOP IT HERE?? DO YOU WANT ME TO DIE OF A HEART ATTACK?" "THIS IS HIM FIGHTING FOR YOU YOU DOPE!" "Omg awe he loves Peyton"