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A small-town writer. A secret-keeping lawyer. One dangerously hot collaboration.
Addison
According to my MFA in Creative Writing, I should be writing the next great novel. When I put pen to paper, though, all my words are about romance and love. But when my inexperience leaves my steamy scenes flat and boring. I need inspiration… and the breweryโs British lawyer, Hawthorne Cumberland, has plenty of ideas. Our โresearchโ starts innocent enoughโuntil his lips rewrite every rule Iโve made about love.
Thorne
By day, Iโm a polished attorney. By night, Iโm Rosie Thorneโthe anonymous romance author who writes happy endings, but doesnโt believe in them for myself. Then Addison Blankenship storms into my life, all fire and honesty, and suddenly my double life isnโt so easy to hide. Because the more I teach her about writing passion, the harder it is to remember where the fiction ends.
When secrets collide, will their story end in heartbreakโฆ or their own happily ever after?
โYou,โ he says right when I get to his room. โYou make me feel better.โ โI was hoping you would say that.โ I put the phone on mute and knock on his door softly, hoping like fuck no one comes out of their rooms, especially my brother. That would be an awkward conversation, especially after last night. โDid you already send the cake?โ He laughs as he pulls open the door and I see his mouth open and his eyes widen. โI did better, I brought me.โ โWhat are you doing here?โ he asks, and I look around. โCan I answer that in your room so no one catches me?โ I suggest as he lunges for me and drags me inside. His arms wrap around me as he buries his face in my neck and picks me up off my feet. My legs circle his waist as he walks over to the king-size bed in his room. His bag is pushed to the side and still packed up. โWhat are you doing here?โ he asks me again as he sits on the edge of the bed, and he takes his face out of my neck, only to hold my face in his hands, kissing my lips softly. โAfter the game, or maybe during your whole Hulk episode behind the benchโฆโ I run my fingers through his beard and take in his tired eyes, and I want nothing more than to make this right for him. โI booked the earliest flight I could get on, which was at the ass crack of fucking dawn. Then I had to book a hotel room here, and I called and asked for early check-in, but the girl was not having it. So I booked the room last night and had to download the app to check-in so they wouldnโt give my room away,โ I ramble and see his eyes get lighter with each word. โThen I got here and hid upstairs until you called.โ โI canโt believe youโre here.โ He kisses every single part of my face, and I silently laugh. โWhat choice did I have?โ
Sabbath Creed had an intensity that always enthralled me, yet I never would have fathomed his love could warp my own sanity into madness, setting ablaze everything I loved until nothing was left but ashes and agony.
Iโve always been drawn to fire, the way it consumes, transforms, and purifies. But I never expected it to devour my world, leaving nothing behind but ashes and heartbreak.
From that moment on, I chose to escape my fate, to escape him.
I could always feel his presence, lingering like smoke in the air. It was only a matter of time before he would find me. His love, twisted and charred by the flames of his obsession, burned endlessly for me. He would never let me go, not after what happened.
I thought working at Camp Redwood would hide me from his gaze, but it only pushed me into the spotlight with its own dark secrets. He was here, and I needed to make the ultimate decision: allow his love to consume me or extinguish its flames. Forever.
SABBATH
She thinks she can escape me, but she’ll never understand. Iโm not just a part of her past; Iโm a part of her. She might try to extinguish the flames, but I’ll never let her. I will make her mine againโno matter the cost. My little spitfire.
He’s the team’s captainโstrong, empowering, and chivalrous. She’s a decorated veteranโsmart, beautiful, and fierce.
I breathe, eat, and sleep hockey. It’s my duty, my honor, my privilege to give all I have to my team, for my team. Lead by example. Leave the pain on the ice, wearing blood and sweat on my jersey with pride.
No sacrifice is too bigโฆ or so I thought.
Emmeline knows true sacrifice. Face of an angel. Heart of a warrior. Marine turned coffee shoppe owner, brewing a mean cup of joe kissed by the heavens, protective of her family by choice and those in need of saving.
I thought I knew sacrifice. I had no idea. Em makes me look like an amateur.
And I can’t get enough. I can’t get her out of my head, not that I want to.
But she’s full up. She has no need nor desire for a pro athlete who lives in the limelight and dines with celebrities and politicians.
I face off with the toughest players in the NHL, yet I can’t break the ice around her heart. I’m a warrior of a different kind, and I’m prepared to go to battle for her.
1-click this angsty, heart-pounding hockey romance and fall hard for Nightly and his Emmeline.
A new team. A clean slate. Storm Cromwell comes to Denver determined to step out of his famous NHL brotherโs shadow and prove he belongs on the ice. Hockey is the only thing that mattersโuntil he meets Asher King.
Confident, brilliant, and completely off-limits, Asher is the heiress to Denverโs hockey empire, carrying a legacy heavy enough to crush anyone who dares to touch it. With her grandfather in hospice and a ruthless family war brewing, her futureโand the empire itselfโhangs by a thread.
Storm should stay focused. Asher should keep her distance. But the pull between them is impossible to ignore. He sees her beyond the name and the power. She sees him as more than a reckless distraction. As loyalty, ambition, and desire collide, theyโre forced to choose how much theyโre willing to risk.
Letting each other in could cost them everything โฆ but walking away might destroy them both.
Love, legacy, and loyalty collide in this emotional hockey romance. Are you ready to fall for Storm and Asher? 1-click to start reading today.
Whatโs worse than being stuck in paradise with your ex and the woman he cheated on you with?
When your hot hockey player best friendโwhoโs always made your heart beat a little fasterโinsists on pretending to be your new boyfriend.
Alec means well, but no oneโnot my ex, not my friends, and certainly not my familyโis going to believe heโs suddenly madly in love with me. The only person at risk of believing the actโฆ is me.
But maybe Iโll get through this despite his tempting touches, lingering smiles, and the fact thereโs only one bed in our hotel roomโฆ as long as I remember the most important rule of all: Donโt fall for your fake boyfriend.
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My whole life changed in a night. Broke up with my douchebag boyfriend, decided to take a new job in another state, bonus on that I would be working with my sister who I missed like crazy. All big life changes.
Biggest life change that I was not anticipating, was Sandavi, ‘Davi’ Badagova.
To prove to my ex that I could do so much better than him, I walked up to Davi and kissed him in a bar. Which lead to a night I will never forget, and a friendship I was never expecting, and the man who was going to change everything, if I let him. That was my biggest challenge.
Davi
As the starting goalie for the Colorado Dragons, I was absolutely the last line of defense for my team. I love it. Thrived on studying the movements of my opponents, learning to anticipate shots before they were even fired. Never in my life did I think that would translate into my personal life. Watching April strut up to me at the bar, lean into me and kiss me was something I never expected, and a moment I will never forget. Sheโs moving to my town, working for my team. I want more. She does too, but sheโs scared. No worries, Iโll learn what she needs from me, Iโll fight the battles sheโs got going on in her head, and Iโll protect the treasure she is. I am a Dragon after all.
When romance author, Avery Daniels, agrees to shadow a professional hockey player as research for her upcoming series, she never dreams sheโll get to meet her long-time crush, Logan Keller. Or end up in the emergency room.
But accidents happen, and sheโs more than willing to forget about the whole thing. Too bad Logan isnโt. His guilt runs deep, and in order to make it up to her, he offers to give her a deep dive into all things hockey. Including a place to stay for the duration of her trip. His spare bedroom.
It would be foolish to agree, for so many reasons. But it would be a great way to get all the inside knowledge on the life of an actual player. And spend some time with someone who’s intrigued her for most of her life.
But Logan is hiding a secret. He knows exactly who Avery is, and she isnโt the only one with a crush. Now he just needs to convince her to give his offer a chance.
Heโs the teamโs enforcerโscarred, gruff, and untouchable. Sheโs the coachโs daughterโoff-limits, infuriating, and impossible to ignore.
On the ice, Iโm built for battle, my scars a warning to anyone who dares get too close. Off the ice, I am just as guarded, convinced love is nothing but drama I donโt need. Bianca is the last person I should wantโspoiled, privileged, and protected by the one man I canโt cross.
But every clash between us sparks fire. Every argument feels like foreplay. And the more we fight, the harder it becomes to deny the pull between us.
Rules say sheโs forbidden. My heart says itโs inevitable.
And when hate blurs into something dangerously close to desire, neither of us can pretend anymore.
I dreamed of being a Navy SEAL, but to achieve my goal, I had to choose. I could be gay or be a SEAL. Being a SEAL won out. You couldnโt miss what you had never experienced. I hoped being a team guy would fill the void left by denying who I was.
And it did, until terrorists took my teammate captive, and I watched two of my best friends find love. Now repressed thoughts and feelings plagued me, and I didnโt know if Iโd be able to resist.
Especially not when my first and only crush showed up.
Roman
Growing up in the bible belt was hard enough, especially when my dad, the town doctor, committed suicide. I hid in the closet until I left for college. There twosomes turned into moresomes, which somehow led to a drunken hook-up with a sorority girl. When she turned up pregnant, I married her, but she disappeared as soon as the baby was born, leaving me a single dad.
Amazon Top 25 and USA Today bestselling author Kayley Loring spent many years as a screenwriter (under a different name) in Los Angeles before moving to the Pacific Northwest to live out her childhood dream of being a Disney heroine who talks and sings to woodland creatures. When not trying to keep animals alive, sheโs writing steamy romantic comedy novels, obviously. Sheโs breathing cleaner air, writing dirtier words, and staring at her computer screen until her eyeballs dry out instead of prancing around Southern California in miniskirts and going to the hair salon. Still waiting for the woodland creatures to clean her house, though.
Read or listen to Kayleyโs books when you want humor, heat, and heart. Youโll enjoy top-notch banter, strong heroines, lovable characters youโd want to know in real life and youโll swoon over perfectly imperfect book boyfriends. All Kayley Loring books are steamy open door romance. Be sure to check out her next-level audiobooks!
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Dear Mr. Vega, I felt it necessary to follow up on todayโs meeting, since we werenโt able to speak candidly in front of your son. I was shocked to discover that you are Ryderโs dad. Given that your ex-wife will be out of the country for a while and you are currently his primary caregiver, Iโm sure you understand why we need to establish boundaries and etiquette. I think it would be best if we just pretend that we met in person for the first time today. Your son is a very bright (flirtatious and talkative) student and since his education is a top priority for both of us, I hope I can count on you to respectfully refrain from grinning at me, using that sexy tone of voice, and undressing me with your annoyingly beautiful brown eyes if we should happen to interact with each other again in the future.
Thanks so much, Miss Stiles
TO: Emilia Stiles
FROM: Alex Vega
SUBJECT: Re: Well, hello againโฆ
Dear Miss Stiles, Great to hear from you. My sonโs education is indeed a top priority. As such, I respectfully agree to refrain from doing all of the aforementioned things. However, I canโt promise to stop thinking about that kiss at the bar this summer. Iโve been thinking about it for the past month. Itโs interesting how humorless and uptight you are about my sonโs totally awesome personality, given that I have personally witnessed just how flirtatious and talkative you yourself can be when mildly intoxicated.
Youโre so welcome, Alex
P.S. I volunteered to be a chaperone for your next field trip. See you then.
๐งReview๐ง Alex has transitioned from his career as a child actor into a successful career as a director however his driving force is being a single father to his son Ryder. This is the reason why after exchanging some correspondence with his sonโs teacher he is determined to meet the woman behind the emails, but he never expected that he had met her previously at a bar but had to leave before they could have the steamy evening he was planning.
Emilia is looking for a fresh start both personally and professionally however finding out that her studentโs father was a witness to a night she would rather forget was not part of the plan. Her head tells her to keep their relationship business only however her heart doesnโt seem to be getting the message.
Fun and flirty this story is sure to bring a smile to your face. The chemistry between them is hot, the banter is humorous and Ryder is a scene stealer. The narrators only make this story better as Erin Mallon brings out the sassy side of Emiliaโs personality to perfection and J.F. Harding brings out the swoon factor of Alex.
Julia Wolf writes sexy rockers, grumpy billionaires, snarky heroines, and bad ass women. Sheโs a firm believer in happily ever afters, no matter how rocky the road is to get there.
She doesnโt believe in โguilty pleasuresโ, only pleasure. Reading about a plus size woman who gets absolutely railed by a hot rock star is pleasure. Reading about a damaged college student whose flaws are valued and loved by the grumpy guy next door is pleasure. Reading about love in a small town or big city or on a tour bus is pleasure. Reading romance is pleasure!
Julia lives in Maryland with her husband and three crazy, beautiful children. When sheโs not writing romance, sheโs reading it. Some of her favorite things are, in no particular order: goats, books, coffee, and Target.
Cormac Kelly was my first best friendโฆand he broke my heart before I even knew it was his to break.
Every summer of my childhood belonged to Sugar Brush, Wyoming and the boy with pale blue eyes who knew all my secrets. We spent those long, golden days running wild across his familyโs ranch, covered in dirt and convinced nothing would ever change.
But things do change. And somewhere along the way, my first best friend became a stranger.
Then the night before my wedding, I accidentally overheard what Cormac really thought of me, pushing me into making the worst decision of my life.
Three years later, Iโm divorced and back in Sugar Brush for the summer, working as an outdoor adventure guide and hoping this will be the fresh start I need.
But Cormac still lives on the ranch. And heโs impossible to avoid.
Heโs there when I need help. When I need a steady hand. And the gentle way he looks at me now doesnโt match the cruel words I heard him say that night.
The more time we spend together, the harder it becomes to remember why we ever walked away from each other.
When one unexpected kiss sparks a passion neither of us saw coming, I start to question everything I thought I knew.
Did I misunderstand the night that changed everything?
Did we let the best thing in our lives slip away?
And more importantlyโฆhow can I let myself fall for Cormac when we both know this summer is all the time we have?
๐Review๐ There hasnโt been a time that Cormac hasnโt loved Zara from the time that they were best friends as children however her marriage to another man created a rift that they werenโt able to overcome. After her divorce when Zara comes to work temporarily at his familyโs ranch he is determined to use this time to find a way to be in her life again.
Zara wants to leave her marriage in the past and she has come to Cormacโs familyโs ranch to heal as it is a place where she has always felt loved and safe. She knows that she and Cormac have a lot to work through to rebuild their friendship and doesnโt believe she is ready for anything more however her heart doesnโt agree.
Cormac and Zara have always belonged together however the challenges that life threw at them put that on pause. Seeing them find their way back to other was heartwarming especially after everything that Zara had to experience to get there but Cormac is there every step of the way to show her the love that she has always deserved.
Thanks for joining me for a cocktail and some girl talk. I live the dream in my own slice of paradise where I get to enjoy colorful sunsets from my rocking chair while Iโm working. I have my very own romance hero with Mr. Rose and thereโs more than a few little rose buds running around. A couple arenโt so little anymore! We keep things interesting with cats and a dog and the critters that roam though the yard (fingers crossed the mountain lions stay away).
I came to Huckleberry Springs to regroupโnot to flash a cowboy while rescuing some strays from a ditch.
Haven Hennessy is everything I donโt want anyway: A man who puts himself first. A man whoโd rather have fun than face commitment. A man who can charm a girl right out of a good decision. So he can kiss my red lace panties goodbye the moment I figure out how to ditch this town.
Yet he takes in the puppy and three kittens I rescue from the side of the road. Heโs loyal to his brothers and his company. And he makes it his mission to give me new experiences, like fly-fishing, horseback rides, and getting naked in a tack room.
My stay in this small Montana town is only supposed to be temporary until I can launch a new career. Am I as wrong about that as I am about Haven? Because he makes me feel something no one else ever has: wanted.
But the more I get to know Haven, the more I realize I was right all along. Haven doesnโt let people in. Not fully. Not when heโs spent his whole life being left behind. So when my dream opportunity finally manifests, I have to leave before I break all my rules and my own heart in the process. I donโt dare fall for his whiskey charm.
Despite her complicated relationship with her father when Preston finds herself at a crossroads both personally and professionally she decides to spend some time with him to regroup. Her arrival into town and her love of animals creates quite the first impression on Haven however she knows what she wants and it isnโt a cowboy with commitment issues.
Haven has a complicated family dynamic when it comes to his mother which has him believing that he is destined to be single. He is happy that his siblings have found their one but he doesnโt see that in his future even though the feelings that he has for Haven is unlike anything he has ever felt before.
Even though they fight it there is no denying the chemistry and connection between Preston and Haven and after what they have experienced in the past it was so rewarding to see them open their hearts and learn to trust each other. The performance by Will Spears allows us to experience the struggle that Haven is having when it comes to his feelings for Preston while Marie Hawkins brings out both the strength and sass of Preston.
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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