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The Cursed Ice League: A Hockey Paranormal Novel About Power, Consent, and the Cost of Endurance
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Dec 19 2025
Pages: 260
Weight: 0.78
Height: 0.59 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The ice has always been hungry.
It just learned how to sound like care.
Luca Varek is a legendary hockey goaltender known for one thing above all else: endurance. He holds the line. He absorbs the pressure. He never asks what the ice takes in return.
That silence is the foundation of a system built on sacrifice.
When journalist Eden Cross arrives to write about a storied hockey team, she expects tradition, discipline, and grit. What she uncovers instead is a pattern - of bodies pushed past consent, of precaution used as control, and of a hidden hunger that thrives beneath the ice.
As Eden asks questions no one wants answered and Luca begins to feel the cost of being indispensable, the arena reveals itself as more than a place of sport. Some systems feed quietly. Some monsters don't need teeth. And some forms of power survive only as long as no one names them.
THE ICE LISTENS is a haunting literary paranormal novel that blends hockey, institutional horror, and psychological tension. It explores power, consent, endurance, and what happens when a system built on silence is forced to listen.
This is not a traditional sports novel.
This is not a typical paranormal romance.
It is a slow-burn, atmospheric story for readers who love intelligent genre fiction where the danger is subtle, the mythology is embedded, and the most unsettling truths are the ones that feel familiar.
Perfect for readers who enjoy:Literary paranormal fiction
Hockey novels with depth and realism
Psychological thrillers about power and control
Stories where the monster is the system
Slow-burn tension and character-driven storytelling
Endurance has a cost. Silence makes it affordable.
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Quietly devastating-this novel gets under your skin and stays there long after the final page.
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I came for hockey and mystery and found something far darker and smarter than I expected.
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A rare book that trusts its reader and rewards that trust with atmosphere, intelligence, and restraint.
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Haunting without being loud, intimate without being sentimental-this story knows exactly what it's doing.
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One of those books you finish quietly... then think about for days.
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About the Author:
Dahlia Cross is an author who loves twisty plots, flawed characters, and the kind of stories that keep readers flipping pages long past midnight. Outside of writing, she can usually be found with a giant iced coffee, wandering bookstores, or pretending she's not adding another thriller to her TBR pile.About the Publisher:
At BLOCKBUSTER STORY PUBLISHING, we believe in the power of a great story to captivate, entertain, and inspire.Our authors are focused on writing, not chasing likes and followers, building author websites or obsessing over social media-they're here to create and share unforgettable stories.
We publish books for readers, not algorithms. If you're looking for bold, entertaining stories that put the art of storytelling first, you've come to the right place.
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