Snowed In With the Defenseman: A One Bed College Hockey Romance

by Harper J. Woods

One snowstorm. One hotel room. One bed.

And the last person Sage expected to share it with.

Sage Whitaker is used to being invisible. As the Granite State Blizzards' photographer, she's behind the camera—not in front of it. Definitely not in the same room as team captain Mason Langley.

But when a blizzard strands them hours from campus with nowhere to stay, Mason refuses to leave her sleeping on a supply closet cot.

His solution? Share the king suite he just booked.

The problem? There's only one bed.

Mason Langley is campus royalty—charming, confident, and completely off-limits. He's the golden boy everyone sees. But tonight, snowed in and stripped of pretenses, he's something else entirely.

Honest. Vulnerable. Impossible to resist.

One night of late-night confessions and undeniable chemistry changes everything.

But when the storm clears and reality crashes back in, Sage has a disappear back into the shadows, or risk being seen by the one person who's actually been watching her all along.

A steamy one bed, forced proximity college hockey romance featuring a shy photographer, a golden-boy captain, and one unforgettable snowed-in night.

Book 1 in the Granite State Blizzards series. Each book is a standalone short read romance.

120 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 8, 2026

About the author

Harper J. Woods writes steamy sports romance with heart—football players, hockey stars, and emotionally charged love stories built for quick, satisfying reads.

Her short romances are fast-paced and intimate, with strong heroines, layered heroes, and always a happy ending.

For longer hockey romances set in the Frost University world, she also writes as Violet Maverick.

Reviews

[Nathalie DeSousa · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a short and entertaining love story.

Mason is a hockey player - the golden boy- , he is quiet, measured and secretly attracted to Sage; she is the team's photographer, a quiet shy girl who rather be behind the camera than facing the world.

As they are left behind by the team's bus and a snowstorm traps them in a hotel, they will have time to talk and show each other that they truly see each other, He feels that he not enough, and she wants to be seen. But as they get more comfortable with each other, they will open up, and find that there is more than friendship between them.

A great short read!.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Raylene Weber · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sage is the social media for the hockey team and is at home behind the camera lens. Can Mason get her to come out of her shell? The bus with the team leaves before she can get on, so she runs five blocks to the first hotel, and all she can get is a supplies closet to sleep in. Mason got a room, saw her, and invited her to stay with him. But they both have a thing for each other. Can Mason bring her out of her shell?.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Debbie Benson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review. I liked how being left behind leads to Mason and Sage finally acting on their crushes. I'm glad that Sage is finally being seen.

[Jeanne Richardson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the second book I've read written by Harper J. Woods; I can’t wait to read more of her books.

This is the first book in the Granite State Blizzards Hockey Team Series; it is a stand-alone short story. The story is about Sage & Mason.