tropes
+ college hockey romance
+ he falls first
+ ptsd & mental health rep
+ broken golden boy hero
+ soft black cat FMC
Rhys Koteskiy is back — at least, he’s supposed to be.
During last year’s Frozen Four, the Waterfell University hockey captain, and NHL legacy, took a brutal hit that left him with a concussion and a new discomfort on the ice. Plagued by nightmares and panic attacks every time he attempt to skate, Rhys wonders if he’ll ever play again — if he’ll ever want to.
Sadie Brown is staying focused this semester — no matter what.
Currently drowning in debt, custody hearings for her younger brothers and skating practices, she's just trying to make it to the next day. A spitfire figure skater known for her bad attitude and frequent disappearing acts, she has a reputation on campus. And it’s not a pretty one.
When she accidentally witnesses one of the golden boy hockey captain’s panic attacks and attempts to help him, a strange sort of understanding strikes up between them.
No questions asked. Just comfort.
But Rhys finds himself drawn to Sadie. Where he feels empty, a shell of the man and player he was before, Sadie is so full of everything it bursts from her; every emotion she feels seems like it’s blasted at max. Rhys is desperate to feel anything, Sadie wants to stop feeling so much.
But healing doesn’t mix with secrets, and they’re both skating a thin line,
unsteady.
unsteady
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tropes
+ college hockey romance
+ tutor x athlete
+ slow burn
+ two people pleasers
+ ADHD, dyslexia, dyscalculia rep
Matt “Freddy” Fedderic is all smiles—at least on the surface. On the ice, he’s the star left winger for the Waterfell Wolves with a stellar reputation in bed and a potential future in the NHL. But in the classroom, he’s barely scraping by on a 2.0 GPA, retaking failed classes and struggling with a rough mix of dyslexia, dyscalculia, and ADHD. Now tied to an NHL contract upon graduation, Freddy needs help to pass Biology with a professor he has a tumultuous past with.
Ro Shariff is a hopeless romantic with terrible luck in love—and now, Freddy’s newly assigned tutor. Trying to convince herself that she’s very happy with her on again/off again boyfriend, Ro is desperate for real affection. As her tutoring sessions with Freddy lead to late-night phone calls and a deep understanding of each other’s hidden pains, a real friendship strikes up between them.
And, inevitably, a wistful secret pining hidden by them both. Ro can’t stop thinking about her first kiss her freshman year with Freddy—a spine-tingling moment that Freddy doesn’t seem to remember. Meanwhile, Freddy can’t let go of Ro’s drunken heartfelt confessions from the night she doesn’t remember.
While Freddy is determined to protect Ro from his reputation and prove to her how worthy of love she is, Ro wants to show to Freddy that despite what others have led him to believe, he’s worth more than just his body. Together, with gentle affection and true admiration, they will show each other how easy it is to love the right person, no matter their flaws.
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ro & freddy
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+ friends to lovers
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meet the author
Hi! i'm peyton.
I write romances with imperfect characters, angst and lots of heart. My stories come with a healthy dose of swoon and angst, of hurt and comfort, and—though it make take them some time, they always end with a happily ever after.
I’ve been writing since I was a kid in my head, but I’m finally letting those stories live further than my notes app.
If I’m not writing, I’m making another cup of coffee, rewatching Twilight and probably frantically reading through my own endless TBR.
I love to laugh, but my books might make you cry.
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I rewatch the twilight saga almost every month.
My hair color is always changing—blonde, red, brown… you never know what you’re gonna get.
My coffee addiction is specifically to the coffee I make myself (but I love a good little coffee shop trip).
I have three bookish tattoos (& counting!)
Good music is everything to me (and I’m always sharing my latest obsession.)
Name a sport, I probably played at least one season of it. (Which means, yes, I was a figure skater for a hot minute.)
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“I laughed, I cried, I blushed and I swooned.
It is everything and more. It shows the difficulties we find in healing, in loving another and in letting ourselves be vulnerable.”
“Peyton has created relatable, loveable characters, who you can still lose yourself in.
I was immediately drawn to the characters, the story and Peyton’s writing. A million and one stars for Unsteady.”
“Unsteady is a beautiful book full of angst, mental health representation, compassion, and true love.
The way Peyton Corinne writes emotions and these characters through their struggles and journeys, shows her mastery of creating these perfectly imperfect characters who are realistic and relatable, and still enthralling to watch grow.”
Peyton Corinne is represented by Caitlin Mahony at William Morris Endeavor. For queries on foreign rights, audio rights, and all other business inquiries, please contact: cma@wmeagency.com
For queries on book signings & events and all other inquiries: peytoncorinneauthor@gmail.com
