Offside Hearts Hockey RomCom

You know the feeling when you read a premise and think: I wish I'd thought of that?

What if the only person who could save a hockey team's playoff run was a sports psychologist who'd never watched a game in her life — and the captain she's supposed to "fix" isn't broken at all, just desperately trying to hold everything together alone?

That's Offside Hearts. A fully developed steamy sports rom-com ready for you to write.

WHAT THIS SEED IS

Offside Hearts is not a premise on a napkin. It's a complete, professionally developed story seed — the kind of pre-work that usually takes weeks of planning, outlining, and figuring out what goes where.

I've done that work for you.

What you're getting is a book that's been fully thought through: who these characters are at their deepest level, why the comedy works, why the romance earns its heat, and how 24 chapters connect into a story that delivers on every promise the premise makes.

You write it. Every word. It's yours. But you start with a map, not a blank page.

WHAT'S INSIDE

📄 Premise Document The full concept — the "what if," the five core story engines, the complete character setup, the trope stack with explanations, and the structure at a glance. This is what you read first. This is what tells you whether this is your book.

📚 Story Codex (Living Story Bible) The voice, the world, the characters built with wound/lie/goal/fear/desire framework, the setting map, the comedy architecture, the heat rules, the themes. Everything you need to keep the book consistent from chapter one to chapter twenty-four. Built to be consulted throughout the draft, not just before it.

🗺️ 24-Chapter Outline (Dual POV) Complete chapter-by-chapter outline with goals, conflicts, outcomes, and five beats per chapter. Every chapter includes a required comedy beat, a required romantic beat, and an ending hook. The banter escalation map. The romantic escalation map. The heat map. POV balance verified. Plot-hole checked.

🏒 Hockey World Bible You don't need to be a hockey expert to write this book. The Hockey World Bible gives you exactly what you do need: the essential rules that affect plot, the key locations and their atmosphere, the captain's role, the team culture, coach-player dynamics, off-ice life, and a terminology cheat sheet so you never have to Google "what is icing" again. Built for writers, not fans.

🎨 Cover Concept Brief Full illustrated cover direction — the visual lane, the color palette, the character descriptions for your designer, the hidden comedy element, and a brief you can hand directly to a cover artist.

📣 Marketing Document The ready-to-use back cover blurb. Short ad copy. Tagline. Target reader profile. Five comp titles with rationale. Amazon categories. Keywords. AMS hook options. Everything you need to position and sell the book once you've written it.

✉️ Buyer Onboarding Note Honest guidance on what this book requires, what to research, resource recommendations for hockey authenticity, and how to use the seed package to its full potential.

WHO THIS IS FOR

This seed is for you if:

✅ You write steamy contemporary romance with heat 4–4.5

✅ You're drawn to sports romance but haven't found your entry point yet

✅ You want to write a rom-com that's actually funny — and you want help building the comedy architecture

✅ You're comfortable with found-family dynamics and ensemble casts

✅ You want to write a book that makes readers laugh and feel everything

✅ You prefer to start a draft with a solid outline rather than discover as you go

✅ You want the pre-work done without losing your creative ownership of the words

WHO THIS IS NOT FOR

❌ Writers who want a ghost-written book (you write every word — this is a planning document, not a manuscript)

❌ Writers uncomfortable with open-door, explicit heat scenes (this book is heat 4/5)

❌ Writers who don't enjoy comedy as a structural element — the humor in this book isn't decoration, it's load-bearing ❌ Writers who want a darker, more intense sports romance (for that, look for a different seed)

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO BRING

This seed requires two things from you:

1. Comedy. This book lives and dies on banter, fish-out-of-water timing, and a heroine whose clinical frameworks fail her in the funniest way possible. The outline gives you the structure. The voice guide shows you the mechanics. But you'll need to commit to the comedy — not let it drop when the emotional stakes rise.

2. Light hockey research. The Hockey World Bible covers the essentials, but spending a few hours watching hockey (or game analysis videos) will make your ice scenes more specific. The seed tells you exactly what you need to know. The research makes it real.

A NOTE ON ORIGINALITY

This seed is built as a creative launchpad, not a template.

The premise, characters, outline, and world are fully developed starting points. Your voice, your specific dialogue, your scene choices, and every word you write are yours alone. Two authors writing from this seed will produce two entirely different books — because that's how story seeds work, and that's the point.

The characters have no names locked in (character name suggestions are included, but you choose). The team city is Portland, Oregon, but you can relocate. The structure is a guide, not a cage.

You're buying a foundation. The house is yours to build.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Can I publish this commercially? Yes. Once you purchase, this seed is yours to develop and publish as your own work under your own name. Your book. Your rights. Your royalties.

Do I need to credit the seed? No. The book you write is your creative work. No attribution required.

Can I change things? Absolutely. The outline is a guide. If a scene isn't working for your voice, change it. The codex explains why things are structured the way they are — that understanding lets you make smart changes rather than random ones.

Is this the only hockey seed you'll release? This is the first in a sports romance seed series. Future seeds may include other sports and subgenres.

What if I get stuck while writing it? The seed package is designed to give you enough context to troubleshoot your own draft. The codex includes a "when the draft goes off-track" section. If you want additional support, [class pathway and coaching options listed here].

THE PACKAGE — WHAT YOU GET

• ✅ Premise Document
• ✅ Story Codex (Complete Living Story Bible)
• ✅ 24-Chapter Dual POV Outline
• ✅ Hockey World Bible
• ✅ Cover Concept Brief
• ✅ Marketing Document (blurb, comps, keywords, categories, ad hooks)
• ✅ Buyer Onboarding Note

Everything you need to go from "I want to write a hockey rom-com" to "I have a plan."