Legacy Next Door by Sophia Mardling

Two opposites. One off-campus house. And a rivalry that’s about to ignite.

Karter Johnston was supposed to be college hockey royalty.

But the wealthy 19-year-old freshman is desperate to escape his family’s suffocating expectations. So he trades luxury for a cramped attic room in the Ice House, the crumbling fraternity residence of the Ridge Cross hockey team.

Karter just wants to study, play hockey, and keep his head down. What he doesn’t expect is his new housemate.
Aleksey Zotov is the team’s notoriously ruthless enforcer.
Surviving on a scholarship and graveyard shifts, the senior is one mistake away from losing his ticket out of poverty. He resents everything the pampered freshman stands for.
When failing grades push them together for mandatory tutoring, the hostile ice between them begins to melt, revealing a sizzling, undeniable chemistry.
But a secret romance is a dangerous liability at Ridge Cross University.
With a vindictive teammate circling and the administration hunting for a scandal, their forbidden connection could cost Aleksey his draft chances… and destroy Karter’s future.

Will they risk it all for each other, or will the pressure shatter them both?

Legacy Next Door is a dark MM college hockey romance. While this novel can be read as a standalone, it is part of the interconnected world of the Ridge Cross Ice House series.