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‘Tis the season to get even… When Maddie Grainger’s longtime boyfriend dumps her on TV for the entire world to see, she thinks she’s hit rock bottom. Until her parents announce that they’re spending the holidays with her ex’s family… And he’ll be bringing the woman he left her for. All Maddie wants for Christmas is to stick it to her cheating ex. But how? Enter Sebastian Slater, the NHL’s most infamous player. On a drunken night out in Vegas, Maddie asks the superstar athlete to pose as her new boyfriend. She’s kidding, mostly. But Seb shocks her by making a counter offer: he doesn’t want to date Maddie for the holidays… he wants to marry her. Show up at her ex’s cabin alone, or with a surprise new hockey\-playing husband? Maddie opts for the ultimate level up. Because maybe, just maybe, revenge is a dish best served betrothed. Sparks fly and Christmas cheer is abundant in this festive marriage of convenience rom com. Season’s Schemings is a closed door/fade to black romance that includes mild language, innuendo, and tons of sizzle without the spice.

I was a good girl all year long. Would have made it to the top of Santa’s list. But when three men in masks offer to team up to steal the same rare paintings I need to save my brother, I’m desperate enough to risk it all. Did I mention they’re also the hockey team’s infamous star players—feared across campus and ready to raise hell this holiday season against some of the same people I am? Christmas might be coming early for me. The only problem is—the team captain and I? We hate each other. And pulling off this little holiday heist means we all have to cozy up under the same roof. But if getting everything I ever wished for this year means a little teamwork with a few masked men, can you really blame me for signing up for a stocking stuffed full of coal?

Stella I was always the annoying little sister of his best friend, so he never noticed me. But then we had an explosive night that changed everything. I thought we were going to be together, but instead, he texted me that he wasn’t ever letting it happen again and it ended whatever friendship we might have had. Seven years later, I’m newly single, technically homeless, and not myself when I go to help my grandmother prepare for a massive (but probably exaggerated) snowstorm about to bury our area. Then he shows up. Alden Canes. The first man to break my heart. I try to avoid him, but the snow comes down harder than anyone expected. And we’re trapped together. Alden I thought the hardest thing I’d ever have to do was break Stella Summers' heart, but it turned out that life had something worse planned for me. I’d made it seven years without crossing paths with her. Seven years of hiding my feelings and keeping her protective older brother happy. Seven years of misery. Then this snowstorm hits and it’s only us. She’s looking at me with sad eyes and a heartbroken expression—and I can’t stay away from her this time. No matter how much I should. Snow Stuck is a short Christmas novel with the second-chance romance and forced proximity tropes. It’s an open-door spicy romance novel with a happily ever after guaranteed!

Dear Santa: A Fake Relationship Holiday Novella Dear Santa, Find me a fake boyfriend I can take home for the holidays... There are certain things I never thought I’d do. Hiring an escort to pose as my boyfriend sits at the top of that list. But the idea of sitting alone at Mom’s table for the fifth year in a row after my fiancé cheated on me has me feeling desperate. It started as a drunken joke when I let my best friend convince me to fill out an application for a male escort. Now, I’m on my way to see my family with the man I paid for. He’s nothing like the polished professional I expected—complete with tattoos, a sinful muscular physique, and a blunt attitude. I almost call the whole thing off. Yet there’s something he’s hiding under his gruff exterior, and while I’m supposed to be getting to know my fake boyfriend, I’d rather learn about who this mysterious man truly is. What started as a simple business transaction isn’t so simple anymore. We can barely keep our hands off each other—even when no one’s watching. The lines we drew in our contract are blurring, and it doesn’t feel like we’re pretending. I can’t keep up with our lie for much longer. But how can I trust my heart with someone who fakes love for a living?

'Tis the season to be tempted. All Beth Michaels wants for Christmas is a fresh start. A new job in a new city is her chance to finally break free from her overbearing yet well\-meaning mother, not to mention her small\-town notoriety as NHL superstar Ben Michaels' little sister. But her dream of independence hits an unexpected snag when a housing mishap leaves her with no choice but to move in with Ben's best friend and teammate, the broody (and gorgeous) Foster James. As a top goalie, Foster has always been great at handling high\-pressure decisions and sticking to the rules. But there is one rule he finds impossible to follow: don't fall for your best friend's sister. After years of being alone, resisting the sweet and funny Beth may be the toughest challenge he has ever faced. The goal was to keep their relationship under wraps, but plans have a way of becoming tangled during the holidays. O Goalie Night is a holiday hockey romcom. It's the first novel in the Ottawa Otters standalone series.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely comes a standalone holiday romance set in Evergreen Falls and filled with all the spice, passion, humor, and holiday spirit her readers have come to love and expect from her.

While I’m not clear on where one gets an official copy of the girl code, it seems like “thou shall not covet thy bestie’s hot dad” would be pretty high on that list. Even if my hormone\-ridden peanut brain would love to read into every interaction we’ve ever had, and imagine he’s been pining away for me too, my judgment is clearly not to be trusted here. It’s time to move on. Unfortunately, coveting is a hard condition to kick when you find yourself spending Christmas alone with him at his fancy house. It’s even harder when you throw in the storm of the century, a mountain of snow where the driveway should be, and learning your best friend’s father isn’t quite as disinterested as you thought he was. Now, the one thing I know for sure, is this is a Christmas I’ll never forget.

It’s the most hateful time of the year… There’s only one thing Olivia Griswold hates more than her brother’s best friend, Aaron Marino. The NHL’s favorite playboy has hordes of adoring fans, but to her, he’s still the cocky jerk she’s loathed since high school. But when Aaron hears Olivia’s spending the holidays with her roommates from hell, he offers her a place to escape to. His place, to be exact. In return, all she has to do is be his date to his hockey team’s Christmas gala. It seems simple enough, but Olivia soon discovers that sleeping behind enemy lines is a dangerous game—especially when the enemy looks like that. Olivia knows she’s playing with fire, but she won’t let herself get burned again. And they do say to keep your friends close and your enemies closer… Get ready for delicious enemies\-to\-lovers banter and tension with tons of festive cheer in this charming hockey rom com. Holiday Hostilities is a closed door/fade to black romance that includes mild language, innuendo, and suggestive humor.