Under the bright lights of Nashville, Levi Austin is a country music superstar whose life is rocked by the tragic death of his former wife, leaving him to raise their two daughters alone. Levi packs his bags and rushes off to Los Angeles—the last place he wants to be, but the one place where no one will recognize him.
Zara Phillips loves two things: her husband Van, and the band she created with her brother. To her, her life is perfect. That is until she discovers that her husband is cheating on her. The paparazzi are relentless, forcing a devastated and heartbroken Zara to stay hidden until the record label demands she shoot a video for the band’s new single, driving her out of seclusion.
Levi is focused on his daughters, trying to do what’s best for them. Zara is determined to get away from everyone and everything in Los Angeles. Two heartbroken people collide from opposite worlds—neither knowing who the other is, yet both are intrigued by one another.
What transpires next are the lives of two very different people finding their path along a bumpy and unforgiving road, while being tested by their loved ones, the media, and an ex that doesn’t plan to go away quietly.
Heidi McLaughlin is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author of The Beaumont Series, The Boys of Summer, and The Archers. Originally, from the Pacific Northwest, she now lives in picturesque Vermont, with her husband, two daughters, and their three dogs. In 2012, Heidi turned her passion for reading into a full-fledged literary career, writing over twenty novels, including the acclaimed Forever My Girl. Heidi’s first novel, Forever My Girl, has been adapted into a motion picture with LD Entertainment and Roadside Attractions, starring Alex Roe and Jessica Rothe, and opened in theaters on January 19, 2018, and is now available on DVD & Digital. To stay connected with Heidi visit http://www.facebook.com/authorheidimclaughlin or heidimclaughlin.com
In the heart of the Big Easy, Victoria “Tori” Strauss has it all together—almost. As the poised and efficient social media manager for the beloved New Orleans Mystic hockey team, she’s a seasoned pro at captivating the hearts of fans. But her own heart? That’s a different story.
Six years ago, a chance encounter with the enigmatic alpha Spencer Black started with passion and instant chemistry, but ended in heartbreak when he left without a word to chase his dreams with the San Francisco Wardens. Now, he’s been traded to his hometown team, and their paths are about to collide once more. Tori’s anger simmers just beneath the surface as she’s forced to confront the man who once shattered her world.
Determined to make Spencer regret his decision, Tori turns her attention to two other players, Oliver Astrauckas and Elijah Jokinson—both charismatic and enticing alphas in their own right. But as she dives into a whirlwind of secret relationships and heated encounters, Tori finds herself doing the one thing she vowed never to do: fall for a hockey player. Can she truly let go of the past and open her heart to new possibilities? And when the time comes, will she have the courage to choose between her dream career and the unexpected, passionate love that awaits her?
In this sizzling tale of love, second chances, and the ultimate choice, every goal, every play, and every stolen kiss could change the game forever.
The Iron Fiends have one goal: find Russ and put an end to it all. But their plans are thrown off course when a bold new production assistant shows up, determined to film everything.
Their only option? Play along.
Seeking refuge at the clubhouse, Fallon discovers that the Iron Fiends’ protection comes with a price—pretending to be Compass’s old flame.
Can Fallon and Compass outsmart the cameras and track down Russ before time runs out? Or has their chance already slipped away?
Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Winter Travers is a devoted wife, mother, and aunt turned author who was born and raised in Wisconsin. After a brief stint in South Carolina following her heart to chase the man who is now her hubby, they retreated back up North to the changing seasons, and to the place they now call home. Winter spends her days writing happily ever afters, and her nights being a karate mom hauling her son to practices and tournaments.. She also has an addiction to anything MC related, puppies, and baking.
A new steamy second chance hockey romcom standalone!
There’s absolutely no way I’d ever work for my ex-boyfriend. Besides, the only thing he needs help with is pulling the stick from his perfectly sculpted backside.
Gordon Benson is the one man I never wanted to see again. He’s grumpy, antagonistic, and so irritatingly more attractive than he was 12 years ago. Those biceps, that muscular chest, those dark green eyes that still manage to get me all twisted up…it’s not fair.
I broke up with him. He demolished my heart. End of story.
Or at least it was until I ran into him after a figure skating gig. And then his sister offered me a job as their executive assistant—a job I didn’t need until the company I worked for went bankrupt.
So, here I am, selling my soul to the actual Devil to make sure me and my daughter are taken care of. The daughter who shares his DNA and yet he acts like she doesn’t exist. I keep telling myself this job is only temporary, that I’ll find something else, but the more I stay here, the more the Nashville Devils feel like family.
And maybe there’s more to Gordon than insults and a prickly exterior. Maybe he’s not quite the villain I made him out to be but there’s still too much at stake. He could lose his hockey team and I could lose the only thing I have left. My heart.
I’ve spent my entire career focused on what happens on the ice.
Yet now that I’m nearing retirement, the beautiful Savannah Rhodes offers me something I never realized I wanted.
A future.
Our ten-year age difference doesn’t matter.
Even the risk to my friendship with her brother can’t extinguish the inferno of need that ignites with every touch.
There isn’t anything I crave more than her.
But when our secret is revealed and life takes a painful turn…
It threatens to change everything.
She’s all I want.
I just need to convince her that I’m worth the risk.
One-click this spicy, angsty, and emotional age gap forbidden best friend’s little sister romance between a veteran hockey star who melts the ice around the heart of the younger teacher to prove to her that love will always win.
Graham has dedicated his life to hockey which didn’t leave much room for anything else. He was content with that decision however as he faces the realization that the career he loves is coming to an end he isn’t certain what the future holds until he reunites with Savannah.
Savannah is dedicated to her career as a teacher and was surprised to see Graham at one of her school’s events. Seeing him again the sparks fly but not only are they dealing with major life chances but there is also the complication of his best friend being her brother.
Despite the age difference and the different points they are at in their lives they are meant to be together and aren’t about to let anything or anyone stand in their way.
Meet Samantha Lind:
Samantha Lind is a USA TODAY Bestselling contemporary romance author. When she’s not dreaming up new stories, she can often be found with her family, traveling, reading, watching her boys on the ice, or watching her favorite professional hockey team (Go Knights Go!), and listening to country music. She can be contacted by email or found on Facebook.
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💕Small Town Romance
🔥Best Friend’s Little Sister
💕Slight Age Gap
🔥Reformed Playboy
💕Romantic Suspense-ish
🔥Childhood Crush
💕Blue Collar Hero
🔥Possessive, Alpha Hero
💕Touch Her & Die vibes
Bax Mayson thought he had escaped the family curse—until he saw Olivia Gannon again.
It’s been eight years since he last laid eyes on his best friend’s little sister, and now, fate has thrown her back into his life. As if their undeniable connection isn’t complicated enough, a mysterious threat looms, determined to tear Olivia away from him.
For Olivia, moving back home wasn’t supposed to change everything—until it did.
Running into Bax was the last thing she expected, but that one encounter sets off a whirlwind of events she couldn’t have imagined. Now, with family tensions rising, exes resurfacing, and a hidden enemy out for revenge, Olivia must figure out who—or what—they’re fighting. Because one thing is certain: she and Bax have something worth fighting for.
I wear my emotions on my tattoo-covered sleeve, I say all the wrong things and I revel in pissing off a certain redhead far more than I should. In other words, I’m the last person the court would choose to parent any child, let alone three of them.
Yet being their father is all I want.
So when the woman I love to hate offers to help make all my dreams come true, I jump at the chance. Marrying Ava is a convenient solution: she’s my kids favorite person and the court will absolutely approve of the woman who runs the biggest charity in Boston.
But there is nothing convenient about the way I feel when she fights with me, or when we kiss. And I’m not sure which I enjoy more.
This marriage may have a time limit but I’m beginning to think I’d like to keep my wife. She’ll probably fight me on it, but as they say, all’s fair in love and war.
They think my greatest gift is my ability on the ice. But they’re wrong.
I’ve been hailed as the guy who has it all when it comes to hockey. Powerful people have invested their time and money, determined to turn my potential into their reality.
The most influential of those people? Graham Jenkins—former NHL player and the General Manager of the Dallas Destroyers. The second he set eyes on me in the little leagues, he piled all his resources into my success. And when the Destroyers were awarded the first-round draft pick, he didn’t hesitate to snap me up.
He thought I was the golden boy, the star that would make his team as successful as his playing career. Only I wasn’t. Instead of unleashing my potential in front of the goal, he discovered my real talent—secrets.
And I have many that I will never share. One for every scar disguised beneath the tattoos painting my body, along with the childhood memories either buried deep inside my broken mind or drowned out by empty bottles lining my kitchen counter.
There’s only one secret I wish I didn’t have to keep. She’s also the addiction I know I’ll never kick. A detox my heart could never survive since it only beats for her. And even years after we were torn apart, my fixation hasn’t changed. Although neither have our circumstances—I’m still the broken boy, suffocated with trauma. And she’s still Mia Jenkins, the good girl, and daughter of the man who offered me everything except his blessing to date her.
But one thing about addiction? It never seeks permission.
TW include: Abusive parents, domestic violence, substance abuse, off page child loss (not involving the main characters) mental health rep namely PTSD, off page discussion of self harm.
“What?” She grimaced. “Parker, you’re my best friend.”
“How could I forget, sunshine?” I leaned over and flicked her nose. “I’ll be your fake boyfriend,”
I clarified. “So Duke leaves you alone.”
“You want to… fake date?”
“Yeah.” I went back to eating my food, knowing she needed time to process this.
She bit her lip, worrying it in between her teeth. “I couldn’t ask you to do that.” Her food was completely forgotten in front of her, like she was so distracted she couldn’t even remember to eat.
I’d noticed that she got so busy that she forgot to eat during the school day last semester. It was one of the reasons I texted her and asked if she wanted to get dinner almost every night. Our schedules might not always line up for lunch, but I was making sure she got fed.
I crossed my arms over my chest. “You’re not asking, Rosie. I’m offering. And besides, it makes sense. We’re spending all of this time together anyway. And now I’m doing the musical with you.”
Assuming the audition went well. I still had to prove I could do it.
“How long would we even do this for?”
“Till the end of the musical, I guess.” Even if it was fake, at least I’d get to be by her side. That was what I was telling myself.
“Right. That makes sense.” Audrey blew out a breath, blowing her bangs off her forehead.
“Hey.” I rested my hand over hers, and when she looked at me, her eyes were filled with so much uncertainty. I hated that. “Are you okay?”
She shrugged, stabbing at a piece of pasta instead of responding to me.
“It’s okay if you’re not, you know,” I whispered. God knows I wasn’t okay, not. Not after last semester. Maybe she’d understand why I wanted to help her if I told her. But I couldn’t make my mouth form the words. Not yet. It was still too raw. Too real.
“It doesn’t feel like that,” she admitted. “I feel like everyone expects me to be happy all the time.”
“You don’t have to be,” I insisted. “You don’t have to be anything with me other than yourself.
You know that, right? I’m friends with you, Audrey. Not whoever people expect you to be. I like the girl who loves wearing pink, but also was never afraid to play in the mud with me when we were younger. When we were biking, you’d cry when you scraped your knees, but it never stopped you from getting back. What’s stopping you now?”
“I don’t know,” she murmured. Something was holding her back. I knew it was. What had happened to make her draw into herself? To lose the sparkle in her gorgeous violet-hued eyes? I wanted to help her get it back.
Squeezing her hand, I let go. “I’m here. Whenever you need me, I’m always here.”
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