Before We Break: Playing Dirty

<p style="margin-bottom: 1.2em;">In Before We Break Playing Dirty, hockey-obsessed Alexa gives her boyfriend, Jeremy, the tip he needs to beat Hudson Cross and the Wolves. She hopes that if the Bears win, Jeremy will finally take her seriously and keep his promise to help her play co-ed hockey. But once he gets his win, he tells her a girl could never make the team. Alexa calls it quits.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 1.2em;">Then Alexa overhears Hudson talking with his teammates about Alex Trevor, a rookie their coach has been watching. She sees an opening. With help from her best friend, she disguises herself as Alex and joins the Wolves. The plan is simple: prove that girls can play hockey and beat Jeremy on the ice.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 1.2em;">What Alexa doesn’t expect is to fall for Hudson, especially after he loses his captaincy. The harder she works to earn her place on the team, the more she has to hide from him. If anyone finds out who Alex really is, she could lose both hockey and Hudson. Can she beat Jeremy without losing the one person she never meant to fall for?</p> <h4 style="font-size: 1.2em; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Characters</h4> <h5 style="font-size: 1.05em; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0.4em;">Alexa (Alex Trevor)</h5> <p style="margin-bottom: 1.2em;">Alexa is the main female character in Before We Break Playing Dirty. After breaking up with Jeremy and overhearing Hudson’s conversation, she disguises herself as Alex Trevor to join the Wolves. She wants to prove she belongs on the ice and beat Jeremy at his own game.</p> <h5 style="font-size: 1.05em; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0.4em;">Hudson Cross</h5> <p style="margin-bottom: 1.2em;">Hudson Cross is the main male character and the former captain of the Wolves. He loses the captaincy to Phoenix after Phoenix beats rookie Alex in a one-on-one challenge. Even after the loss, Hudson helps Alex train.</p> <h5 style="font-size: 1.05em; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0.4em;">Jeremy</h5> <p style="margin-bottom: 1.2em;">Jeremy plays for the Bears and is Alexa’s ex-boyfriend. He takes her advice when he needs to beat the Wolves, then breaks his promise and tells her girls can’t play on the team. He looks down on women and harasses Alexa when she challenges him.</p> <h5 style="font-size: 1.05em; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0.4em;">Phoenix Kingston</h5> <p style="margin-bottom: 1.2em;">Phoenix Kingston becomes the Wolves’ new captain after beating Alex in a one-on-one challenge. He looks down on the rookie and often mocks Alex alongside his brother, Ace.</p>