Another visit to Pittsburgh, Atlas is the story of the Titan’s wingman who is all focus on the ice and simple things off the ice. Until tragedy strikes and he finds himself with responsibility he didn’t expect but also can’t imagine letting go of. Balancing his career and raising his best friend’s daughter with someone he previously considered a foe throws a wedge in Atlas’s perfectly balanced world.

I loved getting to know Maddie. She held everything together for Gray and Grayce in the end and when she learns the plans Gray set in place (and didn’t fully explain to her) she feels like all her plans as she has to rearrange her life with Grayce at the same time she grieves the loss of her best friend. She is strong, resilient, and at her heart she just wants to belong in a way she didn’t feel when she was a child. I loved the way the Titan community pulled her in, even as she and Atlas were still fumbling through whatever they would be.

Together, they have to quickly figure out a way to live together, co-parent an infant, and balance their own needs. As they work through the initial bumps, they also learn that Gray may have had ulterior motives in pairing them up to co-parent. Gray was of the belief that they had more in common than they had let the other know.

This had all the feels (and even though I knew what would happen in the beginning, I still broke down right beside the characters on page). I loved the journey these characters took, as parents, as friends, and as partners. The Titans team and their significant others rally around the pair as they begin to adjust to the changes and send help and support each time there is a need. This is a fantastic example of a found family with the strongest bonds of connection.