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𝑷𝑬𝑹𝑭𝑬𝑪𝑻 𝑫𝑬𝑲𝑬 (𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝑲𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 1) by Ruth Stilling releases on March 6th! Check out this sneak peek!

𝐏𝐑𝐄-𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐎𝐃𝐀𝐘/ 𝐀𝐃𝐃 𝐈𝐓 𝐓𝐎 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐙𝐎𝐍 𝐖𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓!

https://geni.us/perfectdeke

Excerpt:

Jack breathes out slowly, and as a few strands of hair fall over his blue eyes, he shifts his attention from the marks to my face. There’s nothing but serenity in the way he looks at me. “Are you trying to make him jealous?”

“No. I want him to leave me alone,” I whisper, my senses alive with anticipation.

“Are you still in love with him?”
 

“No,” I repeat.

Taking my drink in his other hand, he sets it on the bar next to him and then turns back to me.

The hand stroking my arm comes under my chin, demanding all my attention.

But he already has it.

“You deserve so much better than what he can give you, and the only time a man should put his hands on you is to make you feel like a queen.”

I didn’t even notice we were moving until my back finds the wall behind me.

His thumb and forefinger still hold my chin when his lips hover over mine. “I know he’s watching us.”

“Probably,” I reply, not caring either way.

He smiles down at me. “Remember when you asked if I’d kiss you tonight?”

“Yes,” I whisper.
 

“Was that because you wanted me to?”

My heart races in my chest. Every part of me wants Jack to take my mouth with his and kiss me in the way I’ve been thinking about for longer than I care to admit. Yet I still can’t shake the uncertainty pooling in my gut. What if none of what I’m feeling is real for him? What if this is his way of proving to Tyler that we’re real and to back the fuck off me?

My head wars with my heart.

Jack’s eyes search mine. “Talk to me, Kendra.”

“I-I want you to kiss me.”

When his hand finds the back of my neck and pulls me closer, he brushes his lips over mine.

“How does that feel?”

I roll my lips together. The taste of him is faint but incredible. “More.”

“Do you want my tongue, Kendra Hart?” Jack teases as his breath fans my damp lips, and I can’t fight the smile that pulls at them.

“Yes.”

This time, when he presses his mouth against me, I part for him, and the first stroke of his warm tongue against mine sparks an outbreak of goosebumps across my skin.

This is what it’s like to be kissed.

What to expect:

💘Pro Hockey MMC x Pro Soccer FMC

💘Golden Retriever x Black Kitten

💘Rival Teammate’s Ex

💘Fake Dating

💘He Falls First & Hard

💘Forced Proximity

Blurb:

How to complicate your rookie season in the NHL: fake date your former college rival and now teammate’s ex-girlfriend.

It’s a bad idea, and I know it, especially since Kendra Hart has had a hold over me since our freshman year of college. She has no idea how I feel, and I have zero control over my mouth when her life goes up in smoke and she needs a friend, along with a place to stay.

My coach, who also happens to be my stepdad, is warning me to stay away not only for the team’s sake but to spare me from getting hurt. I should probably listen to his advice. However, taking the simple route has never been my thing. And with every “fake” look, touch and kiss I give her, I think she might be starting to like me for more than just my British accent.

I’m starting to think this might be my best idea yet…

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𝗙𝗢𝗢𝗟 𝗠𝗘 𝗢𝗡𝗖𝗘 (𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗮𝘆 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 #𝟯) by Hannah Gray releases on March 6th!!! This is a slow burn, second chance, professional hockey romance. Check out this sneak peek!

𝗣𝗥𝗘-𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗥/ 𝗔𝗗𝗗 𝗜𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗔𝗠𝗔𝗭𝗢𝗡 𝗪𝗜𝗦𝗛𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗧!

https://geni.us/FoolMeOnceHG

Excerpt:

I follow Paige, Poppy, Saylor, Maci, and Amelia down the stairs to find our seats. My heart races inside my chest because I know in a few minutes, I’m going to make my way down to the plexiglass to make it seem like Smith and I are a couple. We’ve shared a lot of memories in the past, and I don’t think I have ever been this nervous.

Before leaving the house, I told Saylor the plan. She rolled her eyes but then laughed, shrugging her shoulders before eating one of the many cake pops Kolt had delivered to our place for his wife. I think maybe she’s secretly rooting for us to get back together, but I also know she’s worried her brother is going to do something stupid. Or maybe she knows I’m not whole enough to give Smith everything he needs to have a healthy, loving relationship. Who knows?

Once the girls all sit, Paige smiles. “Your man is looking for you.”

When I lift my head, my cheeks flood with heat when I see him leisurely skating our way. On shaky legs, I head down the few stairs remaining and wait for him on the other side of the plexiglass.

I stop when he’s just a few inches from me, and he tips his chin up and grins.

Hi, he mouths, making me blush even harder.


“Hi,” I attempt to mouth but end up actually squeaking out the word.

He gives me a strange look, as if he’s asking me to trust him.


Slowly, he puts his gloved hand to the glass, flashing his eyes at my hand. Cautiously, I bring it to the glass and put it over his. Within seconds, people are cheering, and some girls are gushing over it, but everything seems like background noise. My head spins, and my soul vibrates.

For a moment, fake or not, it really is just us.

“Good luck,” I say, smiling at him and letting my hand sluggishly fall to my side.

“Thank you, babe.” His eyes are full of mischief as he blows me a kiss, sending tingles rushing over every inch of my skin.

Skating backward for a moment, he winks before turning around and heading toward his team. I shake my head in an attempt to bring myself to reality, and that’s when I see a few cameras on me.

Ready or not … everyone is going to believe I’ve moved on.

BLURB:

It’s true what they say, you really are wiser when you’re older, because I’ve hated my younger self for years. After leaving behind the girl that I spent my entire life loving from afar, younger me deserves the hate, though. But when her dad told me I was ruining her life, I let my own insecurities consume me and knew I had to set her free.

Now, I’m a defenseman for the New England Bay Sharks, living my dream. At least, that’s what everyone thinks. Inside, I’m haunted by past mistakes, wishing I had a clock to turn back time and right my wrongs.

Just as I lose hope that she’s ever coming back, she shows up in Portland, bruised and battered—claiming she was in a car accident. She isn’t the same strong-willed girl with the bright eyes she was before. No, replacing that girl is a woman in pain. A woman who’s scared. And a woman who really hates my guts.

Right away, I knew there was no car accident. No…those bruises were put on her perfect body by a monster. One that was supposed to care for and love her till the end of time.

Worried for her safety, I craft a plan to keep her safe. One that includes her living in my house while pretending to be my girlfriend. After what I did to her all those years ago, I’ll do anything to earn her forgiveness.

I may have promised her that it’s all for show and that I have no motive for wanting to keep her so close, but the truth is…I never stopped wanting her, and that’s not about to change now.

𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘔𝘦 𝘖𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴. 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥. 𝘛𝘞 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘦: 𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 & 𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘦, 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩, 𝘴𝘦𝘹𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦.

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