Juliana O’Neil’s promising future was burned away in the heat of battle. She had been an officer with a bright future in the military, but now she is struggling to survive. Her husband gone and her career in shambles, she finds a job at Top as a hostess and tries to put together the pieces of her life. The last thing she needs is any kind of male attention, but she can’t help but be amused at her neighbor and coworker’s lothario antics. Not that she would have anything to do with him, at least not for more than one night.
Javier Leones doesn’t understand monogamy. No woman could ever be enough for his endless libido, but he has to admit Juliana has his attention. For reasons he doesn’t fully understand, he can’t seem to get the gorgeous redhead with the sad eyes out of his head. After one scorching night together, he realizes he’ll never be able to get her out of his system. But with his reputation, he fears she’ll never see him as more than a one-night stand.
When their passions collide, these new lovers will be forced to confront Juliana’s past and come to terms with Javier’s present. Will they find their way or will this reservation be canceled at the last minute?
Javier is the playboy Sous chef at the Topped Restaurant. He had a strict policy of one and done and definitely no relationships but lately as he sees how happy his friends are with their “ones” he thinks he may be missing something.
Juliana has given a lot while she served her country and the casualties include her dominant hand as well as her marriage. She is the hostess at Topped while she adjusts to the loss of her hand and civilian life.
Javi is very interested in Juliana and they have a lot in common including the loss of her hand and the fact that his brother lost both his legs while serving. They spend a steamy evening together but this time Javi wants more and Juliana is the one walking away as she doesn’t believe that he could commit to any woman let any her. Javi is not about to let her go without a fight but who will be the winner or will it become a draw?
This author weaves a storyline that includes suspense and a few twists which never fails to entertain. Sebastian York gives extra depth to these compelling and complex characters and their journey.
One disastrous season. One last chance. One forbidden woman who could cost me everything.
After getting picked up in the expansion draft, I’m determined to prove I’m not the screw-up everyone thinks I am. New team, new city, fresh start—I’ve got it all mapped out.
What I didn’t plan on was Jayne, the sweet librarian who sees past my reputation and makes me want to be the man she deserves. But when I discover her father is my new coach, everything changes.
Now I’m caught between the career I’m fighting to save and the woman I can’t live without. One wrong move and I’ll lose them both—because coach made it crystal clear: his daughter is completely off-limits.
Bodi is looking for a fresh start to his professional hockey career when he joins the Thunder and wants to leave his last season in the past. A chance encounter with Jayne has him wanting to spend more time with her however the fact that she is off limits as she is the daughter of the coach for the team he plays for.
Jayne can’t deny the feelings she has for Bodi, but when she realizes he plays for her father’ team she is concerned about what the effect it could have on both their careers. Even knowing that isn’t enough to keep them apart but secrets never remain that way for very long.
Both Bodi and Jayne know that what they share is worth fighting for even if others try to keep them apart. A secret relationship isn’t the only secret to be revealed in a story that includes friends, foes and family.
Meet Kat Mizera:
USA TODAY Bestselling Author Kat Mizera was born in Miami Beach with a healthy dose of Wanderlust. She’s lived from coast to coast, and everywhere in between, but home is wherever her family is. A devoted mom and wife to her wonderful and supportive husband (Kevin) and two amazing boys (Nick and Max), Kat loves to travel the globe with her adventurous, hockey loving family. Greece is at the top of that list. She hopes to one day retire there, spending her days writing books on the beach.
Kat is former freelance sports writer who now writes steamy hockey romance about her favorite fictional teams, the Las Vegas Sidewinders and the Lauderdale Knights. The library of novels she’s penned also include sexy contemporary stories about baseball stars, alpha sex club owners, bodyguards, rock stars, and royalty. Regardless of genre, her books about bad boys with hearts of gold will steal your breath, rock your world and melt your heart.
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Small towns aren’t meant for billionaire Movie Stars, but somehow, Sutton Silvers fits right in. I know I should ignore him, the diner regular with his easy charm and quiet intensity. He belongs to another world, one of flashing cameras, billion-dollar contracts, and fake Hollywood smiles. I belong here, in the safety of routine. In the safety of Whispers.
But Sutton sees through the walls I’ve built, through the secret past I keep hidden. He should walk away, just like I should guard my heart. But there’s something about him, the way he looks at me like I’m worth the risk, that has me wanting more.
I know better than to dream of a future with a man like him. And yet, when danger starts creeping closer, he’s the one stepping in, refusing to let me face it alone. He has a choice to leave Hollywood behind or risk it all for the chance that I’m his forever.
It Could Only Be You is the final installment in USA Today Bestselling Author Lisa Shelby’s Only in Goose Hollow Series.
I’ve been Daisy McKinnon’s dirty little secret for over a decade.
To everyone else, our constant bickering is harmless—like siblings who can’t stop needling each other. But what they don’t know is that behind every jab is a truth. A truth she’s too afraid to admit to herself, let alone anyone else.
She’s the woman I can’t stay away from. My best friend’s little sister and my constant challenge. I’ve laid my heart bare, told her what I want and made it clear she’s the only future I see. But she keeps running—hiding behind excuses, pretending the fire between us doesn’t burn for her too.
The problem is… I’m stuck. There is nobody else for me but her. So, all I can do is wait for her to meet me where I’m at.
But when her safety is threatened, I can wait no longer. She’s coming home with me… where she belongs… where I can keep her safe. Whether her brother likes it or not.
He’s a backup goalie with a broken game. The only thing he needs more than a win is the hot, grumpy bartender who pours his weekly beer.
Becker James is having a spectacularly bad season. Once a top draft pick, he’s now riding the bench in the minors, one failed save away from being cut. The highlight of his week? A lonely hour on a barstool at Sportsballs, Denver’s queerest watering hole—and Forest, the bartender with flannel sleeves, a gruff voice, and a beard that stars in Beck’s dreams.
Opportunity strikes when Forest’s LGBTQ hockey team—the Stickhandlers—loses their goalie last-minute. Beck makes Forest an he’ll help them beat the most hated team in the beer league, but he wants something in return—one night together.
Cue the record scratch, because Seth Forrester doesn’t do hookups. After his last one went horribly wrong, he swore off men for good. He’s definitely not falling for the awkward hottie who just stammered through an indecent proposal.
But Beck is prepared to press his case, no matter how awkward it gets. And one beer league game turns into something messier, sweeter, and so much harder to walk away from…
This is a he falls first, small town, sports romance between a football player & yoga teacher! You get a log rolling liar, grand gesture energy + a half naked in the woods Big Foot moment! Do not miss this romcom by Sara Ney!
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Harris is a professional player who along with his team find themselves in Washington to build their skills and the relationships between them. When he meets Lucy he is smitten and isn’t about to correct her impression that he is a lumberjack as it allows her to get to know him and not his celebrity status which leads to some hijinks along the way.
Sara was born and raised in Star Lake. She is surrounded by friends and family and has created a successful career as a yoga instruction however the same success hasn’t translated when it comes to romance. She can’t help but be drawn to the inept lumberjack especially when it comes to the mayhem he brings into her structured life.
The interactions between Sara and Harris are both fun and flirty. The combination of the team being in town and the lumberjack competitions makes for some funny situations and there is also what Sara doesn’t know about Harris as well as their very different lives to add a little unrest along the way.
Reeve “Onyx” Pierce spoke through ink, not words. As the quiet force behind Hellbound Studio, he’d built a reputation on blackwork that didn’t fade and loyalty that didn’t bend. He’d never wanted anything that wasn’t worth keeping forever.
Elena Dane was young, brilliant, and gifted in ways she didn’t yet understand, but she trusted the wrong man. Onyx saw the threat immediately, and once he decided Elena was his to protect, there was no undoing the claim.
“Here,” he says, trying to hand them to me. “These will have to do.”
“Do for what?” I ask, refusing them.
To my surprise, Liam smiles. “I know what a person looks like when they need to hit something. You, Princess, need to hit something.”
I gape at him. “No, I’m not angry. I’m…”
Sad. Defeated. Broken.
He plops the gloves into my hand. “Maybe you should be angry.”
“Anger is a dark emotion.” I shove the gloves back at him. “I don’t want any part of it.”
“It’s only a dark emotion if you let it take root inside of you.” The corner of his mouth hitches up. “Look at that. You just got six months of anger management classes for free. You’re welcome.”
“You took anger management classes?”
His half-smile widens. “I’m surprised my sister didn’t tell you the whole story. She loves giving me a hard time.”
“All she told me is that she loves you, you’re the best brewer in town, and you’re an as$hole.”
“Well, there you go. I am an as$hole. That’s why I took anger management classes.”
“And they told you to punch someone?”
“The best way to avoid blowups is to let it out. I have a feeling you’ve been carrying everything in here.” He taps his chest with one hand, and my gaze follows the movement, transfixed. He’s all muscle and movement. “My sister told me what Bubba and the others did to you. How they humiliated you. Your father watched and did nothing to stand up for you. Doesn’t that piss you off?”
Tears burn in my eyes. “You and Hannah were both right. You are an as$hole.”
“Can’t say you weren’t warned.”
“Will you stop messing around and tell me if you’re really willing to consider working at Silver Star? I was thinking I could offer you—”
“I’ll take the job because my sister asked me to. I don’t need another reason. But if you show me you’ve got some fight in you, then I’ll be a hell of a lot less pissed off about being told what to do.”
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What happens when the youngest, most successful coach in the NHL comes face-to-face with the woman he never got over — only to find out she’s married to his new General Manager?
Everything I’ve spent my life building is suddenly at risk.
I loved Ariana Ridley long before the world knew my name. Before the NHL. Before the pressure of being one of the youngest coaches in the league. Before I learned how to survive by locking my heart down tight.
Leaving her was the hardest thing I’ve ever done — and the one choice I never made peace with.
Now she’s back. And she belongs to another man.
My new General Manager.
I tell myself I can handle it. Discipline is my job. Control is my strength. I know how to keep my distance — how to respect the lines that should never be crossed.
But every glance drags the past to the surface. Every quiet moment reminds me the love I buried never died.
I see the cracks she tries to hide, the fear she’s learned to live with, and the way she still looks at me like I’m the one place she can breathe.
I want to protect her. I want to fight for her. And I want things I have no right to want.
Because if I cross that line, I don’t just risk my career — I risk shattering the woman I never stopped loving.
Some choices haunt us forever. Some loves never let go.
And trying to right my wrongs might just ruin us both.
Lexi Blake
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