Reiner Strickland had led his team to three national championships and playing a knight in shining armor was all in a day's work for the NFL star quarterback. Only his damsel in distress had no idea who he was, and it threw him off his game. He was the face of his organization and was used to everyone recognizing him. Her innocence, charm, and beauty captivated him. It wasn't until after they parted ways that he realized that he never got her number or even her last name.
Jada Dalton had no idea who her sexy knight in shining armor was, but knew that she'd probably never see him again. She was focused on building her business and didn't have time for love. Just because she was determined to become a successful businesswoman, it didn't mean she couldn't dream about her sexy-as-sin rescuer.
Another chance meeting brings the two together and this time, Jada discovers who exactly Reiner is. She learns quickly what goes along with dating a football legend and is not sure she can handle it. Reiner refuses to let Jada go. He'll have to dig deep and call out the most important play of his life to ensure that Jada Dalton remains on his team.
Contains mature themes.
Nashville nursing student Paige McMillan only wanted to get over a cheating ex. But a few sinful hours with a tall, muscular bad boy left the good girl with a lifetime of responsibility-and no idea who her adorable daughter's father really is.
Love him or hate him, hockey superstar Lance Couture makes no apologies for being the best-or for living life to its fullest. He's hot, rich, and girls can't get enough of him. Why would a player like him ever settle down?
When a pro hockey team comes to town, Paige spots a familiar face in the most unlikely place: on the ice. The father of her daughter is Lance Couture, star of the Boston Brawlers. But the pro athlete isn't interested in talking about lost time. He'd rather replay their steamy one-night affair-and his lips and tongue are oh so seductive . . .
Can Paige resist the hockey hunk's advances and tell him the truth? Can Lance's career survive another off-ice controversy? Is there hope for a happy little hockey family?
Contains mature themes.
Sometimes love blind sides you and hits you in the face. Literally.
During the spring and summer months, Melody Carrick lives, eats and sleeps baseball. As a Baltimore Blue Birds season ticket holder, she attends every home game to enjoy the action. When a foul ball hits her in the face and knocks her out during the season opener, the last thing she expects is for the handsome rookie who caused the mess to visit her in the hospital.
Injuring a fan during his first game in the majors is rookie Carson Lawrence's worst nightmare. Knowing he won't be able to clear his conscience until he's assured she's not seriously hurt, he visits the woman in the hospital. The last thing Carson expects when he walks into her room is to be attracted to a young, beautiful woman named Melody.
Carson and Melody quickly realize there is undeniable chemistry between them, no matter how hard they try to ignore it. Carson gives in to his strict "no dating" rule during baseball season and Melody allows Carson into her private world.
Falling hard and fast, everything is seemingly perfect until a piece of Carson's past blindsides the couple. Devastated, Melody must decide if their love is enough to move forward or if she'll only resent Carson for the rest of her life.
Contains mature themes.
Cowboy McKennon Kelly's haunting past was a well-kept secret around the Green Briar stables, despite how hard newcomer cowgirl Devon tried to get to know him. As much as he wants to let go of his ghosts and learn to love this woman waiting for him, the grip his demon has on him is holding him hostage. If McKennon is going to move on with his life (and with Devon), he has a score to settle with death.
But does he really want to move on? Can he? Does he deserve any happiness after what he did? Lost in a world of self-blame, McKennon struggles to cope with the relationships of his past, but accepts he must face some of them in the present in order to create a future. Cowboy Away, the highly anticipated sequel to In the Reins, an EQUUS Film Festival Literary Award winner for Best Western Fiction and two-time Feathered Quill Book Award recipient, journeys through McKennon's dark and tortuous past. A cowboy on a quest for revenge, McKennon hits the road with nothing but his memories, a pistol and hope to put his demon to rest.
The Arizona Vengeance are developing a reputation on the ice as one of hockey's top teams. But one player's reputation off the ice might just keep him from scoring. . . .
I'm having the time of my life with my new brothers on the Arizona Vengeance. We may be an expansion team, but after notching some big wins, the entire league knows to watch out for Erik Dahlbeck. That's me.
The only person who doesn't seem to think I'm so great? Blue Gardner, the hot-as-f*** flight attendant on our team plane. I sure wouldn't mind joining the mile-high club with her, but besides bringing me lukewarm coffee, she won't give me the time of day. Whatever I did to rub Blue the wrong way, my teammates think it's hilarious. After all, we're used to women flocking to us. #puckbunnies
When I run into Blue back on land, I'm shocked to learn how she spends her time off: taking care of her handicapped brother. There are layers to this girl I never imagined, layers I can't wait to peel away. And that's a new feeling for me.
But first I've got to find a way to melt that ice-cold stare. Because as much as I try to pretend I don't care what Blue thinks of me, how can you not care when you're falling for someone?
Meet bad-boy shortstop, Jax Carrigan . . .
Baseball and fast women are my life. What can I say? I'm good-looking and in the best shape of my career. Being a National League MVP contender, I'm even a great athlete. There's only one thing I'm missing-Jocelyn Kennedy.
Ten years have passed since the night we broke each other's hearts. And not a day goes by that I don't feel the sting from my actions.
But that's about to change now that she's single again.
When we arrive at a mutual friend's party, it reconfirms what I already know-we belong together. I'm confident I can win her back.
There's just one thing I need to do-convince her.
Ten years ago, I didn't fight hard enough. I won't make the same mistake twice. Second chances don't happen often. But here's the thing, I go after what I want. And what I want is Jocelyn Kennedy.
No one rides like Chase Austin.
Bad boy. Player. Adrenaline junkie. Snowboarder Chase Austin has a reputation-and not just for being the world's best extreme athlete. He's as cold as the mountains he rides, loyal only to his crew . . . and panties drop wherever he goes.
Photographer Brooke Larson knows better than to let him get through her emotional Kevlar. So what if she used to have his poster on her bedroom wall? She's not a teenager with a crush anymore. Chase Austin is her key to the big time, and she's getting his photo no matter what.
Too bad the only place Chase wants her is in his bed.
Men leave. Success is forever. Brooke knows the drill, and she's not letting anyone get in the way of her career-or into her heart.
But whether it's on the slopes or between the sheets, riding with the best means risking it all.
Contains mature themes.
One woman with her entire life in front of her.
Having experienced a lifetime's amount of loss and love under the spotlight of her stepfather and stepbrother's rock and roll stardom, London Fields decides now is her time to shine. Leaving for college with a clear focus and big dreams around her musical theater major, she is ready to take on the world . . . under an assumed name. Protecting her identity will allow her the freedom to experience life and maybe love for the very first time.
One man with a second chance to live for himself.
A horrible accident devastated life as Logan Links and his family knew it. He spent a semester off from college to help them begin to heal and returns to school just in time to play one more season of college football.
Only one thing can make things . . . hard.
Logan and London have had a tumultuous relationship since he was twelve and she was eight. One that has always been buffered by their families' close connection. Now, they are on their own.
What happens when these two repeatedly run into each other without the watchful eyes of others? Will London's daydreams of Logan Links being the first man she kisses become a heavenly reality, or will his devil dimples lead her straight to hell?
Contains mature themes.
Allie Sutton just got a new job. Not one she wants, and definitely not one she's prepared for. She hadn't seen her dad in years, so the last thing she expects upon his sudden death is to inherit the thing he loved more than anything (or anyone) . . . the professional football team he owned for the last twenty years.
Luke Pierson does not want a new boss. What he wants is to be a good father to his daughter, the best quarterback possible for his teammates. What he doesn't need is a blonde bombshell ruining the team's chances at another championship. Especially when that bombshell turns out to be his new neighbor. The neighbor he was a complete jerk to the first time they met.
For the sake of the team, they treat each other like complete professionals. In public, at least. Behind closed doors, it's a different story. And the fallout of giving in to that heat is something neither one of them can see coming.
Contains mature themes.
A Fun and Sexy Standalone Silver Bay Novel by Award-Winning Author Amelia JuddSingle-mom Claire Bennett needs to find a boyfriend. Fast. Problem is, she doesn't have the time or desire (or maybe even the ability) to manage a relationship right now. Determined to avoid her pending public humiliation, Claire resorts to hiring a fake boyfriend. Though unable to deny her troublesome attraction for her new faux beau, Claire's confident her plan will work as long as she keeps her feet firmly planted on the ground. Never again will she get swept away in a whirlwind romance that leaves her dizzy, flat on her butt, and full of regret when it ends.Having played many positions in his career, retired soccer star Ethan DuBois happily agrees to take on the role of pretend boyfriend. After all, spending two months with the beautiful, intelligent, and intriguingly independent Claire promises to be an amusing distraction from the real--and infinitely more frustrating--reason he's back in Silver Bay.But being with Claire soon makes Ethan realize he wants her as his partner for more than a short-term pretense. Will the clock run out before Ethan convinces Claire that life is always better when you're part of a team?
One of Amazon's 'Best Books to Read in Romance' for September 2018
An iBooks 'Best of September' Pick
A GoodReads Best of the Month pick for September
One of Booklist's Top 10 Romance Debuts for 2018
One of BookBubs Best Fall Romances of 2018
Marlee thought she scored the man of her dreams only to be scorched by a bad breakup. But there's a new player on the horizon, and he's in a league of his own...
Marlee Harper is the perfect girlfriend. She's definitely had enough practice by dating her NFL-star boyfriend for the last ten years. But when she discovers he has been tackling other women on the sly, she vows to never date an athlete again. There's just one problem: Gavin Pope, the new hotshot quarterback and a fling from the past, has Marlee in his sights.
Gavin fights to show Marlee he's nothing like her ex. Unfortunately, not everyone is ready to let her escape her past. The team's wives, who never led the welcome wagon, are not happy with Marlee's return. They have only one thing on their minds: taking her down. But when the gossip makes Marlee public enemy number one, she worries about more than just her reputation.
Between their own fumbles and the wicked wives, it will take a Hail Mary for Marlee and Gavin's relationship to survive the season.
'You're going to be a daddy.”
Looking up into Alexi Petrov’s dark eyes as I break the news, I’m scared out of my mind. This man is the most terrifying defender in the NHL, and if it weren't for my sporty new baby bump, I probably wouldn't believe we hooked up that night. (Yes, I’ve sworn off margaritas for life.)
But the Alexi who goes to my doctor appointments, moves me into his guesthouse, and cooks me so many gourmet meals I look like I'm carrying twins? He isn’t scary at all.
He’s sweet, intense, and so sexy I want to smear him with honey and lick it off every inch of his powerful, protective, oh-so-swoon-worthy body.
But that’s not a part of our relationship anymore. We’re friends who intend to raise a child together. That’s all.... Right?
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There’s no way I can be just friends with Amanda Esposito.
She’s everything I want in a woman - strong, sexy, compassionate, a little bit wild - with curves for miles and a smile she smiles just for me.
But no matter how much I want her, I don’t know if I’ve got what it takes to be that guy - the one with his heart on his sleeve. I learned the hard way that love can get real ugly, real fast.
But when my new family is threatened, I realize how much I want this woman and our baby in my life for the long haul and how hard I’m willing to fight for them.
They say I’m a dangerous man to cross on the ice, but they haven’t seen anything yet....
