Flagship story · Ongoing
Heartstrings & Halftime
Football is everything. Until love gets in the way.
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Heartstrings & Halftime
Football is everything. Until love gets in the way.
Nathaniel Chase has spent his life following the plan. Kaiden Matthews was never supposed to become part of it. And Freya Haroldson certainly wasn't.
Welcome to Eldermoor
A small town with a very long memory.
Floodlights over wet grass. Boots in the hallway. A club that the whole town turns out for, and a chip shop where the story gets retold until it isn't quite true any more.
Here, football isn't a hobby — it's the shape of the year. And nothing you do on a Friday night ever really stays yours.
Meet the characters
Meet the full cast →The Eldermoor Universe
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Out of Position
Before everything changed, there was Nathaniel and Kaiden.
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Hi, I'm Maliyka.
I write character-driven sports romance — complicated relationships, messy timing, and the kind of found family that turns a football club into something closer to home. The feelings people don't say out loud are always the point.
Ready to meet Eldermoor?
Nathaniel has a plan.
Kaiden has terrible timing.
Freya has no intention of making things easier.
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