With a last name like Bang, the jokes were endless. I’d decided long ago it was easier to pretend to embrace my namesake than try to prove myself to the world. No one had ever seen through that… Until I rescued a runaway bride from the side of the road. Then my mom—my interfering, matchmaking mom—saw the diamond ring, made assumptions I didn’t have the heart to dispel, and, suddenly, Rory and I were pretending to be engaged. Only…somewhere along the way, it became real. Somewhere along the way, I realized I could never let her go.

Meet the Bang Brothers—five hot hockey-playing brothers who are allergic to commitment. The brothers are about to face off against their newly-retired mother…who suddenly has plenty of time to play matchmaker. Add in their baby sister and some secret dating, a single dad, an accidental pregnancy, a marriage of convenience, and a wrong bed—or two—and these siblings are not going to know what hit them! JAKOB: I’m a professional hockey player and a single dad with two rambunctious five-year-old boys who’ve driven away every nanny who has stepped foot in our house—except one: the one I don’t want to keep, but they do. Tatted and pierced, Gardenia Bliss is everything I dislike in a nanny and a woman. She’s a mouthy whirlwind, an obsessive recycler, a buyer of organic-only food, and a lover of loud music. She’s disrupted my household and destroyed my comfortable routine with her spontaneity. Even worse, we have a one-night history. I want her gone, but I also want her naked, which is all kinds of messed up. My plans to send her packing are thwarted by a road trip and no other options available. By the time I return, she’s completely entrenched herself in my house, my life, and my dirty thoughts. She has to go, but I haven’t found a way to extract the boys from her clutches. They adore her. Then my meddling, matchmaking mom shows up for the holidays and enlists Gardenia to help her find the perfect woman for me. The two of them are forces of nature I’m powerless to combat. They’ll never know the truth—I don’t want those other women. I want Gardenia, but I can’t have her. She’s all wrong for my boys and me, but tell that to my stupid heart.

The Phantoms are back with a vengeance… and the City of Angels will never be the same. JENSEN: Chasing my pro hockey dreams in the City of Angels has been a relentless battle. Each season feels like starting over, and being miles away from my family only adds to the struggle. I don’t know what I would do without my online gaming friends. Especially @Empress. I know nothing about her—not even her real name—but what I do know with certainty is that our chats are my lifeline. I wish she would let me in, but she guards her secrets even more closely than I do. A chance encounter puts us in the same room together, and the attraction IRL is next level. But before I can make my play, she disappears. I'm desperate to find her again and my meddling, matchmaking mother shows up just in time to help. Can I convince her that I'll be there no matter what she's hiding? Or will we both get hit hard in this real life game of love?

I’m a carpe diem, live-in-the-moment, kind of woman. But waking up in Vegas with a rock on my finger and a gorgeous man in my bed? Well, now I’m redefining what it means to roll the dice… Especially because my new husband is Tennessee Thunderbolts center, Leif Bang. Yes, he has electric blue eyes that pierce me to my core. For sure, I’ve never seen forearms quite like his. And—another point for him—he makes me fold over with laughter. But he’s also the man my mother was scheming to set me up with once I settled in Knoxville for my new job. Determined to start my new life on my own terms, the last thing I need—or want—is a wickedly charming husband who’s never had a serious girlfriend, much less an impulsive wife. It’s fine because I’m all about those annulment papers. Except, our moms are old friends, I’m new in town, and Leif is nothing like I expected. Especially when he asks me to fake this marriage a little while longer. Now, I’m forced to embrace my life’s motto and leave things up to chance… Even if I’m gambling with my heart.

Maeve Carter, the Boston Bucks’ team physiotherapist, is the definition of beautiful. As a former model, her stunning looks have defined her—just ask the paparazzi or the stalker who made her life miserable. But I see more. Want more. And she can never know that. You see, she’s my oldest teammate's daughter, and I can’t touch that with a ten-foot hockey stick. Until a single mistake puts her in my bed, turning everything upside down. You know what they say about the best laid plans—pun intended. I should walk away. I need to walk away. Except now that I have her where I’ve always wanted her, I’m hooked…hard. But then we have to fake a relationship to appease my meddling mother. Only problem is, I don’t want to fake it anymore. What do you think I should do about that? Hook 'em Hard is Book 6 in the Bang Brothers hockey series. Meet the Bang Brothers—five hot hockey-playing brothers who are allergic to commitment.The brothers are about to face off against their newly-retired mother…who suddenly has plenty of time to play matchmaker. Add in their baby sister and some secret dating, a single dad, an accidental pregnancy, a marriage of convenience, and a wrong bed—or two—and these siblings are not going to know what hit them.Bang Brothers Hockey Series 6/11/2024–Lace ’em Up by Elise Faber6/25/2024–Show ’em How by Jami Davenport7/9/2024–Hit ’em Hard by Kat Mizera7/23/2024–Lock ’em Down by Gina Azzi8/6/2024–Light ’em Up by Kelly Jamieson8/20/2024–Hook ’em Hard by Cathryn Fox