Bodyguards + Workplace + One Night Stand = All the Heat
Happily Ever Maybe, a Montgomery Ink Legacy novella from New York Times bestselling author Carrie Ann Ryan is now live!
It was only supposed to be one job.
I know the rules. Get in. Get out. Protect the girl, then move on. Only it never works out the way it should. Now Jennifer and I work with each other and there’s no going back to normal.
Then it turned into something more.
Gus isn’t for me. I know that. Only the chemistry that burns between us won’t fade away. We promise it will only be one night. Then another. But when our actions have consequences that could mean the end of our future, we’ll have to figure out exactly what we want. Even if it means walking away broken before it begins.
Keep reading for a look inside Happily Ever Maybe!
But for some reason, I was edgy now. No, that was a lie. It wasn’t just some reason. I knew exactly what it was. And it wasn’t Daisy and Kane, my fellow team members today. No, it was the other one. Her. I didn’t want to think about her, but I wasn’t sure I could stop. I needed to, however. My job demanded it. I was a bodyguard and an installer. I not only protected my clients and charges, I also installed security equipment for businesses and homes. While my bosses laid out the security profiles and programs for large corporations and small residences—and also worked with cybersecurity—I did the installs when I wasn’t on bodyguard duty. I enjoyed both aspects of my job and was talented at it. Yet it didn’t feel like that. Not with her. It was always hard to think about anything when it came to Jennifer. My coworker and my nemesis. Not that she knew she was my nemesis. No, that was all on me. Those blue-gray eyes of hers were piercing and saw everything. At least when it came to the job. She could scent an incoming threat as quickly as I could, and that was saying something. I might be cocky as fuck when it came to my job, but it was for a reason. And Jennifer was sometimes even better. Her dark brown hair was pulled into a tight bun away from her face. I liked it when her hair was down, though, since it fell in soft waves past her shoulders. She pulled it back in a ponytail or a braid when she was working out, but when she was on duty, like today, it was in a bun, so nobody could use it against her in a fight. I always kept my hair decently short, but my beard was getting longer. I’d probably have to trim it soon. I wasn’t trying to blend in like I had with my old job when everybody had long beards, and I was undercover. Now, I needed to trim it a bit so nobody could pull it in a fight. But Jennifer? She’d thought about all of that already. Hence the bun. She was slim with a narrow waist and average height—though not much about her was average. But that delicate frame was all muscle. She could bench press more than a few of the guys on the team and kick any of our asses on any given day. Hell, she’d pinned me to the ground once, and I nearly swallowed my tongue. And then I’d had to hide my erection from her. Like I did most days. Because Jennifer was a distraction. My distraction.
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Gus has been trying to deny his attraction for Jennifer, his friend and co-worker, however with each security detail that they find themselves on that is proving to be more difficult. When the chemistry between finally explodes they agree that it can’t continue however fate had other ideas.
Jennifer has been denying her feelings for Gus as well and is uncertain where she stands with him until they give in to the feelings between them. They decide to backtrack to friends only however life throws them a curveball they never saw coming.
Gus knows that Jennifer is more than capable of looking after herself but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t want to protect her. With the help of the Montgomery family they realize that they can have it all.
Charming. Devastatingly handsome. Ridiculously rich. Kristoff Baldwin came without warning. He made me an offer I couldn’t refuse, and before I could even realize the impact he was making, I was too far gone, despite knowing the consequences of falling.
A future together was the impossible dream. My past haunted me and even he had ghosts of his own.
Then everything changed when his past came after me and my daughters.
There are disguised blessings in every tragedy. Although I can’t help but wonder if my tragedy is about to destroy a once in a lifetime chance at love.
We’re just friends, is the biggest lie we’ve ever told ourselves.
Maya
Everyone assumes I’ll end up with Ben Turner.
That’s the trouble with living in a small town. There’s no such thing as privacy.
No one understands that we’ve been in the friend zone our entire life.
But what I’m having trouble understanding these days is why Ben hates my new boyfriend. It’s almost like he’s trying to ruin my relationship.
So, what’s a girl supposed to do when her best friend is standing between her and her happily ever after?
Ben
I promised to always protect Maya.
And if that means keeping the jerks in town away from her, so be it. She deserves better anyway.
But she thinks this new guy is the one. She’s wrong. He’s not good enough for her.
Hell, I’m not good enough for her.
So, when he lets her down—and I know he will—I’ll be there. I’ll do whatever she needs.
Because I’m not about to let anyone ruin my relationship with the most important person in my life.
How We Loved, book 2 in the Leighton River series, is a friends-to-lovers, new adult/sports romance with plenty of emotional and angsty moments and some spicy times. Preorder it today and get ready to fall in love with Maya and Ben.
The best of which is the precocious curly-haired little girl that calls me mommy.
As my marriage falls apart, a new opportunity on the serene shores of Sandcastle Cove offers us a safe haven, and our lives take an unforeseen turn when a man from a long-buried Hawaiian escapade resurfaces. I had all but forgotten about the man with a sexy grin until his soulful eyes found mine across the crowd.
As I navigate this new life, the complexities of single parenthood, and rekindle old flames, the island becomes the perfect backdrop for a journey of rediscovery, love, and the delicate dance of second chances.
The past whispers its secrets, and I have to decide whether to run back to the familiar or chart a new course on the sands of Sandcastle Cove.
𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, the first book in the VEGAS HEAT: BASES LOADED series by Lisa Suzanne is coming March 7th!!! We are thrilled to share a teaser with you!
I wasn’t looking to change my “bad boy of baseball” reputation. At least not until my dream girl, Pop Princess Alexis Bodega, stepped foot in my clubhouse to sing for the stadium on opening day.
There’s just one problem, and it’s a big one. Her manager is also her boyfriend, and her father is her agent.
She’s kept on a tight leash with her incredibly busy schedule, and I’m at the start of a new baseball season with a new team.
It’s the worst time to explore this attraction with the wrong girl, but that doesn’t stop me from fighting my way backstage at her surprise performance in Vegas and slipping her my number.
I quickly discover that nothing is what it seems where her manager is concerned. The more I learn about America’s Sweetheart, the more I realize what the world knows of her is the carefully crafted façade of her brand…not the woman behind it all. But I’m getting to know the real Alexis, and I’m falling hard and fast for her.
Her father might be the one holding the ball, but I’m in a scoring position, and I won’t let anything stop me from getting the win.
SCORING POSITION is the first book in the VEGAS HEAT: BASES LOADED series. This series must be read in order.
ICE COLD PLAYER by Nikki Hall is releasing February 23rd!!! This is an enemies to lovers, he falls first, forced proximity, college hockey romance with plenty of heat!
Anyone but her. Eva Adams—the entitled, picture-perfect cheer princess. Incapable of empathy, patently manipulative, and absolutely beautiful. I can’t afford her drama—I just want to play my last year of hockey without being kicked out of TU, but there she is on my first day back. Crying. In a weak moment, I make her an offer. An agreement I never thought she’d take. Except she surprises me, and now I’m faced with a dilemma. Protect my secrets…or win the girl.
Eva
Anyone but him. Gavin King—the rebellious, coffee-slinging hockey god. Arrogant, irreverent, and way hotter than he has any right to be. Despite the lady tingles, I’d be happy to spend my last year at TU without seeing his face—or his tattoos—again. It should be easy. I have cheer, I have my friends, and I have nowhere to live. To my eternal frustration, he offers me a solution…for a price. When I take the deal, I can’t help wondering what else I’ll give him before the end.
An entire campus knows my name. Women throw themselves at me, hoping I’ll take them home that night. Whispers from the NHL say I’m the one to watch. And the weight of each game is on my shoulders because if our opposing team scores … that’s on me. All the things that keep me up at night are probably someone else’s dreams.
From the moment I saw Ryann Denver in my Business 101 class, I was intrigued and determined to get to know her. But unlike most girls at Brooks, she hates athletes. And when I introduce myself to her, she makes it perfectly clear that she’s not interested. So, I walk away forever with my tail tucked firmly between my legs.
But as fate would have it, we’re paired up together in a charity dance event. And now, whether she likes it or not, she has to spend time with me. A lot of time. I guess I’m in luck because it turns out she can use me in her corner right now. And when she finds herself in trouble and I’m the only one she can run to, she figures out maybe I’m not that bad after all.
Ryann is going to see I’m not like the players she’s dated in the past.
𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 by USA Today bestselling author MJ Fields is releasing March 14th!! We are thrilled to share this second chance, marriage of convenience, baseball romance teaser with you!!
From USA Today bestselling author MJ Fields, comes a small town, marriage of convenience, standalone sports romance. This steamy romance will make you blush, everywhere.
Whitley
When Pope left our hometown my life changed. When he came back he saw his nemesis’ ring on my finger, I knew he would be angry, but people change, right?
When he found out I had a little girl, he demanded I call things off with Kal. He says he refuses to let a man like him raise his child.
I told him she wasn’t his, but he still won’t back down.
Pope
The last thing I expected when I finally came home was to find out my best friend was a single mother to a four-year-old little beauty. Especially since that best friend asked me to rid her of her virtue before I left to play in the minors nearly five years ago.
She says she’s not mine, but I know she belongs to me.
They say all is fair in love and baseball, but when secrets are revealed and truths are finally told, will he fight for a love he never expected or the game he was born to play?
As a star senior on the Tiff U volleyball team, it’s been my goal to come back strong after an injury that nearly took me out of the game. But I’m Laney freaking Price, and I’m taking my shot to make it on the new pro women’s team, despite the lack of support from my father.
The problem? Cutter McCreary. He is the Captain of the Tiff U hockey team, all-around loveable guy, and a total player. And did I mention a complete thorn in my side since freshman year? Yeah…that guy. His charms don’t tempt me.
Until…a mix up with our housing situation forces us into a bit of a predicament. We were both promised a room. The same room.
His proposal? A bet. We split the room in half—for now. Whoever falls in love with the other first has to move out. The winner gets to stay.
But when strategic glances turn into late night talks, and fake kisses start to feel real, I’m finding myself without a game plan. And winning suddenly doesn’t feel like the only thing that matters.
*The Tomboy and The Captain is written in dual pov.
Pro football might see me as their favorite underdog, but Madison Westfield would rather see me six feet under.
My ex-best friend’s little sister has every reason to hate me.
I took her boyfriend’s spot on this team, her brother might lose his too, and our short-lived engagement years ago is part of the reason our families are locked in a grudge match that has the whole league on edge.
Ruining me would fix most of her problems, but she’s stuck trying to work a PR miracle with my career instead.
Making my way through her build-a-better-image checklist is the kind of torture I’ll gladly sign up for, especially if I get to help her prove everyone wrong.
But it means we’re spending a lot of time alone together, and when it comes to Madison, I’ll take any chance she gives me.
Even if it means there’s hell to pay—on and off the field.
𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐅𝐥𝐢𝐫𝐭 by USA Today bestselling author Mira Lyn Kelly is coming March 1st!!! This is a friends to lovers, second chance hockey romance set in the Slayers Hockey series.
I’m Ben Boerboom, the NHL’s favorite puck boy, and Lara’s my slamming hot, former bestie. She’s also the friend who got away and my dirty, dirty accomplice from those two insane weeks that weren’t supposed to change anything… but did.
I wanted it all. Would have wrapped my forever around her finger if she’d let me. But if making bad decisions is my special skill, Lara’s is making good ones… Like prioritizing her career goals and the kind of security she didn’t have growing up.
Hard pass on that kind of heartbreak again. So cue the bunnies. Years of bunnies.
Now Lara’s back in my city. Temporarily. And thanks to a burst pipe and a miscommunication with my sister, she’s living in my spare room.
A lot has changed, but two things haven’t. Her goals and the way she sometimes believes my bad ideas are good… like crossing those lines I swore we wouldn’t cross again.
*All titles in the Slayers Hockey series are loosely connected but can be read as standalones.
Find more books by Mira Lyn Kelly: miralynkelly.com
Tomorrow is the DAY! Keep reading to find out what the Big Man isn’t joking about 😉
“So, Violet, I see you just moved here from Toronto. Why the change, if I may ask?”
“My boyfriend made the decision for me.”
My eyebrows lifted of their own accord. She didn’t look like the type who would let her boyfriend decide on something that big.
“He took a job here?”
“He took off with the contents of my apartment and bank account, along with my so-called best friend, Marie. I heard a couple women talking about the hotel and the jobs here. I had nothing left in Toronto, so I took a chance and came here.”
I had no idea how to respond. What I did say shocked me.
“You want me to find him and k*ll him?”
She threw back her head in laughter. “Oh, you’re funny, big man. Thanks, but I’m good.” I nodded, offering a tight smile. I hadn’t been joking.
PLEASE AVOID THE BLURB FOR THIS BOOK. This story will hurt you a lot less if you scroll by and go in BLIND, trust me… But if you *have* to know what you’re getting into, you can read the synopsis below.
I should’ve known better. I should’ve left her alone… She told me she was twenty-one. I found out that was a lie. There was over a decade between us, and sure, she was mature for her age, but I kept my distance every chance I could. At least, I tried to. There aren’t too many places to hide on a boarding school’s campus, and there are far more places to get caught… I never intended for this to happen. I was her English professor, and she was only supposed to be my student. **See?That’s why you shouldn’t have read this blurb and went in blind. Alas, this is an emotional ride of a romance with toxic undertones that will drive you to some unexpected places. The author just felt like writing this story one day, so don’t say you weren’t warned about what you were getting into.**
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Whitney G. is a New York Times & USA Today bestselling author. Her books are currently published in over a dozen languages.
She lives deep in the Tennessee woods and spends most of her time drinking coffee while penning dirty-talking alpha males.
In a desperate move, Brigid defeated the witches, but now she is stuck in Faerie with zero ideas, or the power, to get back home. At least her cat and her bestie are with her.
But they’re not the only ones she accidentally transported. The coven’s head witch, Sofia, has also disappeared into the Fae realm. If Brigid had any luck, a wild Fae creature would eat Sofia, but Brigid’s luck ran out years ago.
Lost in a foreign realm, Brigid has to navigate the Fae court without insulting anyone or inadvertently causing a civil war. She’s going to need her great-grandfather’s help to get her out of this pickle, but her arrival has also placed him in jeopardy…
Now it’s a deadly race. Who will get back to Earth first and keep Brigid’s power forever?
𝑩𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑶𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒎: 𝑨𝒄𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒚 𝑹𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆 𝑯𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒎 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒍 𝑹𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈! A Dark RH PNR set in the underworld! Meet your new favorite gargoyles and grab the bonus box 2 experience the story along with them!
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Paranormal or Fantasy reverse harem romance with a gothic academy backdrop Force of Nature female lead The Alphahole with a sweet side The Cinnamon-roll with a dangerous side The Geek with a wild streak Then you should enjoy this Kickstarter Special Edition of Becoming One of Them.
There was a time in my life when I allowed myself too much. Too much booze, too much partying, just… too much. Four years ago I pulled myself away from it all, and have been living a life with very little indulgence since. But something about this gorgeous, sweet firefighter makes me want to give in to everything he has to offer. With the threat of a dangerous arsonist out there, it’s my job to stop them. When I discover he may be connected to it all, will we be able to survive? Or will our newly ignited relationship go up in flames?
Tatum-
I’m a man who needs control. The few times that I’ve allowed myself to let go, everything in my life began to spiral. The sexy and mysterious detective I’ve been lusting over for months makes me want to surrender all of that control to him. I know that by giving into our undeniable desires, it’ll end with me alone and heartbroken. But it feels as if he’s left me with no choice. So until the flames of our passion die down, I’m going to enjoy the burn.
Free-Fire Zone: An OPS Protector Romance by Giulia Lagomarsino is releasing in 𝗧𝗪𝗢 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞𝗦! 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙊𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮! ➜ https://mybook.to/FreeFireZone
𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞 She’s amazing. I know that sounds cliche, but it’s one hundred percent true. She’s so funny and smart and beautiful and…amazing. I have it so bad for her, and I thought for a moment she liked me too. Then I realized what I thought was a sign of her liking me was actually a sign she was sliding me into the dreaded friend zone. I fu@king hate the friend zone. I was so close to winning her over, and then that roughneck came along, pushing me even further into the zone. Just like a mechanic, he has qualities I could never possess—like working with a wrench. I could hold a wrench for a photograph and no woman would drool over me. Alas, that’s the life of a protection agent. Sure, I have rippling muscles and can kill a guy with my bare hands, but I could never compete with this illusion women have about greasy men. And to make matters worse, I said she could stay with me. That’s right. I am officially the stupidest man ever. I’ve doomed myself to a life of fantasies that will never be fulfilled, all because I can’t stop picturing that beautiful, thick hair cascading over her shoulders like a waterfall. Like I said… I have it bad, and there’s no way out for me.
Avery Flynn has revealed the gorgeous cover for Walk of Shame!
Releasing in audio February 20th
Available in ebook & print March 18th
One night. No strings. And a really good puck.
Five years ago, Astrid O’Malley experienced the ultimate in public humiliation. Being dumped at the altar by her childhood sweetheart was horrifying enough. That fact that he was a professional hockey goalie and her dad was his coach? It was all anyone in sports could talk about.
Eff hockey. Eff goalies.
These days, Astrid lives a life (mostly) free of hockey and free to pursue whoever she wants with exactly zero shame in her game. Like tonight’s hook-up. This guy’s nailed the lumberjack aesthetic perfectly. Especially when he has the stamina and creativity to back it up.
Because the rule is: it’s one night only. Which is gonna be a problem because she’s just discovered he lives in the apartment upstairs.
And he’s joined her dad’s team. As the goalie coach. To train her ex.
Now Astrid is in some kind of hockey hell-filled with her ex, her family, and the best sex of her life. And somehow she’s been roped back onto the team.
USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling romance author Avery Flynn has three slightly-wild children, loves a hockey-addicted husband and is desperately hoping someone invents the coffee IV drip. She lives outside of Washington DC with her family, Dwight the cat, and a pack of five dogs all named after food. If she’s not reading romance or binging reality TV, she’s most definitely plotting to take over the world so she can banish Crocs from existence. Also, if you figure out how to send Oreos through the Internet, she’ll be your best friend for life.
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