Knottingley Ever After by Delilah Evermore

In three months, Iris O’Shea will either earn her place in the NHL pipeline… or be sent back across the ocean with nothing to show for it.

Raised in Knottingley City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire—on a freezing local rink where dreams felt bigger than the town that held them, Iris thought she’d be stuck in the small town forever. So getting scouted to Minnesota as a starting goalie for a rising hockey program should be the moment everything changes.

Instead, it’s when the rules catch up to her.
Because Iris is an Omega without a pack.

And in professional hockey, with a team full of Alphas, that makes her a risk no team wants to take.

Bonded stability is mandatory. No pack means no long-term contract. With the league watching and tryouts underway, Iris has exactly three months to prove she’s worth keeping—on the ice and off it.

She tells herself she only needs a temporary solution. A pack in name only. Long enough to secure her spot and move on. Then the transfer pack arrives. And their Alpha leader?

Is her ex-coach.

Declan O’Rourke—Irish-born, sharp-eyed, impossible to read. The man who trained Iris into the goalie she is today… and vanished from her life five years ago without explanation. Now he’s back, watching her every move, standing between her and the future she’s fighting for.

His pack doesn’t make things easier.

Jude Kavanagh — Captain, Center, #9. Magnetic, relentless, and born to lead.

Matteo “Teo” Santori — Winger, #21. Bold, charming, and always pushing her limits.

Rémi Bellerose — Defenseman, #33. Quiet, steady, fiercely protective in ways that make her feel seen.

They don’t just want Iris on their team.
They want her to rise towards victory with them.

Three months of forced proximity, shared ice time, and a bond pulling tighter every day, Iris is struggling between the blurred lines of professionalism and wishful thinking. As old wounds resurface and the season heats up, Iris must decide what she’s willing to risk—her independence, heart, or the dream she’s chased her entire life.

Will Iris survive without falling in love?
Or will Minnesota hand her the one thing she swore she’d never need—her Knottingley Ever After?

Knottingley Ever After is a cozy hockey Omegaverse romance packed with forced proximity, simmering tension, protective Alphas, and a hard-earned happily ever after that hits just as hard as the final buzzer.