I almost gave all that up, thanks to a traumatic experience at the start of my career. I showed everyone what a woman on a mission could accomplish, and now I’m living my dream. Austin is every woman’s fantasy, and he wants me. Reese blackwoodI’m called America’s sweetheart. They say i have the voice of an angel.

While the attraction is there for me as well, I don’t need any distractions right now. Austin JonesFocused. Driven. I’m the man i am today because I never let the idea of settling down disrupt being the best I can during my hockey career. With competing travel schedules, our instant attraction appears to be doomed from the start.

You can’t get more opposite than Country Music’s hottest female singer and a hockey player from Canada. After one chance meeting, my entire world changes. Instead of letting it define me, I chose to rise above. But then reese floats into my life and everything changes, and now all I want to do is pin her against the boards.

They say opposites attract. Can it really be love? Or is it just a hot ice-melting fling? .

The Hardest Shot: Indianapolis Eagles Series Book 7

Juliai grew up around hockey. Lived and breathed it, thanks to my dad’s job. I never thought I’d fall for a player. Especially one my dad coaches. I’ve finally been given a shot to prove myself, and I refuse to let anything jeopardize that. No distractions ~ especially not Julia, the stunning woman I can't seem to get out of my mind.

I just hope he realizes he can have it all. But there's just something about Beckett that draws me in. I left sweden for it five years ago. My focus. Beckett Hockey is my life. Can i convince him he can be the hotshot goalie and find love, without having to choose just one? The hardest shot to defend is the one you never take.

Only problem is, she's my coach's daughter. My priority.

The First Intermission: Indianapolis Eagles Series Book 6

The core group of friends who found their happy endings are back, still loving hockey almost as much as their women. Now, the eagles find themselves in the finals, four years later, with home ice advantage and on the cusp of winning the Stanley Cup once again. It all started with a second chance, for Becca to just say yes to forever.

When mark vowed to laura he would protect her heart, he meant it from the very beginning. And is kinley still living the dream after scoring the player? What does life have in store for Madison and Richard, now that they decided playing for keeps is much more satisfying than friends with benefits. Hot and heavy against the boards had their chemistry melting the ice.

Along with retirements, and additions to not only the team, new positions, but each of the families, come meet some new players who will lead us out of the First Intermission and into the second period. Reese and austin’s chance meeting turned their worlds upside down in a single instant. He was all-in, forever, no matter what.

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Protecting Her Heart: Indianapolis Eagles Series Book 4

But could i fall for the fairytale a second time, and trust that he would protect my heart? MarkFrom the moment I laid eyes on her, I knew she was made for me. She was broken and I was determined to put her back together again. I was here to prove she could have that fairytale love story after all. Laurai believed in the fairytale.

The happily-Ever-After. The “till death do us part” fantasy little girls grow up believing in. I was done with men and relationships, or so I thought, until a stubborn hockey player was determined to show me what love could really be. Unfortunately for me, my happy ending was divorce, and learning to find myself all over again.

To show her someone else can protect her heart and love her unconditionally. Now i just have to convince her that someone is me.

Playing for Keeps: Indianapolis Eagles Series book 3

There’s only one woman he wants that with, but she’s put him firmly into the friends—with benefits—category. Can he change her mind and heart, and prove to her he’s playing for keeps? Madison O’Neal has been a lover of sports since she was young. Her love of sports led to a successful career as a sports agent.

But with retirement looming in the next few years, he’s ready to settle down and start a family. Can madison and richard find their way through the murky waters of friendship and become the lovers they secretly want to be? She and her dad bonded over them, both during and after her mother lost her battle with breast cancer.

Friends with benefits—it never works. As much as she loves her job, what she really wants is a family—and someone to call her own. But the one man she’s head-over-heels in love with has her in the friends—with incredible benefits—category. Someone always ends up wanting more. What happens when both want more, but neither will tell the other? Richard Murphy has been in the NHL for fifteen years, playing the game he loves.

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Scoring the Player: Indianapolis Eagles Series Book 2

Those are all ways I have been described by the media and countless women. I can’t tell if women are after me for my bank account, the status symbol of being with a professional athlete, or if they really want me for me. But, that’s all i let the media see of me, Brian Kelly, defensive player for the Indianapolis Eagles Hockey team.

Then again, he doesn’t seem like anything the tabloids claim him to be. Are they accurate? Possibly. Can i possibly change my ways and settle down? Grounded, selfless, giving…Those are all the ways my family and friends have described me. Then I meet her. So why did he have to crash into me? The one man who is so clearly wrong for me.

I have no intentions of settling down and changing the media's perception of me. Are they right? Possibly. Cocky, man whore, player…. So is he really all that wrong? But, i’m so much more, and need some passion and excitement in my life. Let it be known that I, Kinley Williams, want the right someone special.

The one woman who doesn’t let my charm affect her or cause her to jump directly into my bed. My best friend is moving on and I want that someone special to share all that life has to offer.

Connell Carolina Reapers Book 3

She’s made it clear that while I’m under her employment, she won’t be under me. The white-hot chemistry we can’t deny must be ignored at all costs. But bantering with her is soon my favorite pastimeand she’s the sweetest forbidden fruit I’ve ever tasted As we grow closer, one thing is absolutely clearA summer with Annabelle Clarke can only end one of two ways:Satisfaction or surrender.

And i can only hope we can weather the storm when the sky inevitably crashes down on us. Lucky for me it’s offseason. Unlucky for me?I want Annabelle like I want my next breath. She’s smart, luscious, and wound-tighter than a Scottish drum. Och, i’d love to be the one to help loosen her strings. I’m famous for two things—being one of the best defensemen in the NHL and my classic pranks.

My teammates always said one of my jokes would bite me in my Scottish arse one day, and they were right. After a prank goes wrong, rule-abiding, i’m sentenced to six weeks community service under none other than the sexy, smart-mouthed city clerk of Sweet Water—Annabelle Clarke.

Just Say Yes: Indianapolis Eagles Series Book 1

The one who got away, who constantly consumes his every thought. She has a loving family and a best friend by her side, but she can’t seem to get over her first love, Scott. He gets to fulfill his dream playing professional hockey, has a loving family, and a tight group of friends. But the one thing missing in his life is a partner to come home to.

What it would take to get her to just say Yes to a second chance?Becca Phillips is an independent woman who has made her career as an ER nurse a priority in her life. Insecurities led her to break up with him years ago when he started climbing the ranks in professional hockey and, for eight years, Becca has avoided Scott when he returns home each summer.

Can she overcome her fears and allow love back into her life? All she has to do is Just Say Yes to the one and only man she has ever loved. He knows exactly who he wants to fill that position– the only woman he has ever loved. What will it take for her to Just Say Yes?Scott Taylor has the perfect life.

Las Vegas Sidewinders: Nate

To win, you have to play the game. Rising hockey star Nate Calloway has overcome a lot to get where he is. Everything is going according to plan until a gorgeous, spunky journalist falls into his lap. When the stakes rise, their trust in each other is tested both in and out of the locker room. But this is one game they're determined to win.

. Even if they have to make up their own rules. He might be a pro, but off the ice his lack of experience with women has him struggling to make the right move. Fresh out of college, chelsea Baldwin has landed her dream job working for a local newspaper and her big break comes much sooner than expected. Playing professional hockey for the Las Vegas Sidewinders, he plans to keep his head down and do the one thing he’s good at: hockey.

. Finding herself in the locker room of a professional hockey team is a long way from city council meetings and traffic reports, but falling for one of the players—literally—wasn’t how she’d planned to start her career. A pro hockey player and a sports reporter shouldn’t be dating, but undeniable chemistry has them drawn to together, despite the consequences.

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Las Vegas Sidewinders: Jared

It's taken him a long time to let go of the past, but it turns out the past isn't ready to let go of him. His career, his wife, his entire world. The game of love has no rule book. Former hockey star Jared Wylde is tired of living life on the sidelines. Of him, or the future they could have together. After overcoming being widowed and sending her daughter off to college, she's finally putting herself first.

This is one game jared doesn't want to lose, but can they score a happily ever after? . Now that she's had a taste, she's not ready to let go. Everything is going great, until a one-night stand with a sexy stranger unveils what she's been missing. Renee is no stranger to plot twists, but the stakes are higher than ever this time.

Everything changes when he's offered the job as head coach of the Las Vegas Sidewinders. Bestselling romance author Renee DeSantos lives life on her own terms. Ten years ago, he lost it all.

Luck of the Draw The Las Vegas Kingsnakes Series Book 4

His last relationship broke both his spirit and his heart. But when a split-second, careless mistake brings it all crashing down, Adam will have to face his fears and attempt the biggest save of his life: proving to Lia that happily-ever-afters really do exist. Note: this book can be read as a stand alone, as it follows a timeline that is independent of the other Kingsnakes books.

She’s sweet, and easy to talk to—all of which are balm to his anxiety-ridden, funny, socially awkward soul. Sexy ball gown and designer heels? Check. Makeup on point? Check. Crashing a famous hockey player’s invitation-only masquerade ball?Hey. You only live once, right?check!despite her best friend’s insistence she find a hot guy to hook up with at a New Year’s Eve party, an awkward morning-after with a stranger isn’t high on party crasher Lia’s to-do list.

After being traded to the las vegas kingsnakes, the last thing on his mind is getting involved with anyone, yet art student Lia Milano is proving impossible for him to resist. Before he can blink, he’s spending every spare moment with the bubbly blonde. Their relationship quickly becomes an unstoppable force—moving as fast as a hundred-mile-an-hour puck.

Years of mediocre dates and one recently failed relationship have left the college senior’s faith in happily-ever-afters at an all-time low.