Unbound – Peyton Corinne (2026)

Full of angst, romance and spice, this second-chance ice-hockey romance follows Paloma Blake and Bennett Reiner, two people who cannot let go of their first love. Beneath Paloma’s hairspray, attitude and promiscuity is a frightened woman carrying deep trauma, protected by walls that allow everyone to see only her seductive façade. Everyone except Bennett, a carefully controlled, neurodivergent goalkeeper whose routines help him manage his OCD compulsions and crippling anxiety. Quiet and meticulous, he has always seen the girl beneath Paloma’s masks. Unknown to their friends, they were each other’s first real love, until devastating heartbreak tore them apart. Bennett never learns what happened, while Paloma avoids the comfort she once found in his arms. For years he remains her protective shadow, coming to her rescue and keeping her close whenever she allows it. Told through alternating scenes from the past and present, the novel explores first love, loss and the possibility of finding their true love again as Bennett uncovers the truth about Paloma’s past and both begin to loosen their carefully guarded lives.