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Minnesota Caribou
Series · 8 books · 2016-2022

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#1

Benched

2016

She's my friend's little sister. But I've ached for her for years . . . and I won't be denied. What does the star center for the Minnesota Caribou professional hockey team do in the face of the ultimate betrayal? Right, I've sworn off women because I caught my fiancée with my brother. Now, they're both dead to me. They represent an ache so deep I might never recover. I've never known a goal I couldn't score—or a girl I couldn't score with. Until I see her curled up in a sexy ball in my hospital room. She's off limits. Julia Wales is lush, smart, more determined than I am, and one hundred percent taboo. For the first time in my life, I want someone I can't have. She's the successful business owner who obeys every rule. I'm the guy who breaks them. Not since my injury have I shown a woman my scars. Until now . . . and there's no going back. Contains mature themes.
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#2

Played

2017

"Beauty is more than skin deep..." ~ Sam Power Would you sell your soul to save your daughter's life? With my NHL career ripped to shreds by a devastating knee injury, I've hit rock bottom. Dead Ass Broke. Divorced. Single Father. The groupies have dried up and all that remains after my ex-wife stole all my money is my hell hole of an apartment and a beat-up car I won in a shooting contest my rookie year. But none of that matters to me. It's all about my precious little girl. My heart. My soul. She's sick and she's hurting. There's a special trial at the Mayo Clinic but it costs six figures. I'm uninsured, and the only thing in my bank account is a string of zeros. So when temptation makes its siren's call inside a hotel bar. I answer. How hard could it be? Escorting rich, powerful women around town? Besides, I'll do anything. Anything. My daughter's uncertain future hangs in the balance. A simple mistake invites a ghost from the past back into my life. She's only a name and a beautiful face in a photograph on a computer screen. Until she isn't. Something about her is so familiar. Tempting me. It wasn't supposed to turn emotional. She's a trick. We both know this is a one-time thing. No repeats. Bought and paid for in a simple transaction. But I don't think I could ever be finished with her. She calls to me, salving my pain and despair with her kindness and vulnerability.But even she can't help me and my beautiful Jessica. No one can. Coming up with the money's all up to me. Saving my daughter's life is all up to me. And come hell or high water, I'll get it done. \\\\\\\\\\\* PLAYED is a full-length steamy hockey romance from USA Today Bestselling Author, Colleen Charles, featuring friends to lovers. A little bit of hockey but a whole lot of feels. It's the second book in the popular MINNESOTA CARIBOU series but is read as a standalone. "The player gets played!" ~ Escritora
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#3

Checked

2019

Her ex needs a reality check. In the blink of an eye, I charm Maisy's kids, and arm wrestle her lying POS ex-husband to clean up his act. What kind of man asks the mother of his children to quit high school and work multiple jobs so she can cater to his lazy ass? She had dreams and he stomped all over them. Meanwhile, every single dream I ever had blossomed. Hall of fame career in the NHL. Check. The best family and friends. Check check. A woman who held my heart in the palm of her hand. Triple check. But my world came crashing down around me the day I lost my first love along with our unborn baby. I closed up my heart and surrounded it with an impenetrable wall of ice. And for years, no one got through. Until the day read a Facebook Market ad that changes everything. She needs me. Her kids need me. And once again, I have a mission in life. There is someone to save. That's all it takes to melt the frost clutching my soul. And now I see a new future. The one that's lingering in the depths of her eyes. \\\\\* CHECKED is a full-length, steamy, sports romance from USA Today Bestselling Author, Colleen Charles. It has a small town feel, a second chances trope and some seriously adorable and funny kiddos. It's the third book in the gripping MINNESOTA CARIBOU series, but it can be read as a standalone. "Milo is exactly what she needs, and his is definitely a hero to dream about. This is a beautiful love story!" ~ TYoung.
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#4

Gamed

2020

When I show up on the doorstep of a posh and girly boutique ready to take my self-induced off-season penance, the owner wants none of it. Or me. Despite her better judgment, she decides to give me a chance, and I work hard for her. Harder than I've ever worked in my life. Even though I have no idea why. As one of the top players in the NHL, women come easy to me. Most just come. But not this girl. She's feisty, sassy, independent. Hot as hell and sexy as sin. Older. But no matter what she thinks, she needs me. And before I'm done working off the price of my litany of sins, she'll know it.
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#5

Saved

2021

I'm in love with my best friend... Like all sad stories, mine begins with Johnnie Walker Red, bad decisions... And a dick pic. During a wild night, my teammates start goofing around. Riding me about my childhood crush, Cora. I love my sweet, smart Cora with all my heart. Since catching fireflies in a mason jar. Since holding hands behind the jungle gym. Since forever. If I put my heart on the line, she might reject me and shatter it into a million pieces. It would be over before it even had a chance. But with one press of a button, her entire knitting circle sees my junk. Even her grandma. But they don't know it's me in that filthy picture. Whew. Crisis averted. Until Cora figures out the truth. Now one silly mistake just might take away my one chance with the woman who holds my heart in the palm of her hand.
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#6

Hooked

2021

I get up on the wrong side of the bed... every single day. They call me grumpy. A downer. Maybe even negative. But when your fiancée shatters your life into a million pieces it can take a while to heal. Enter Gwenivere. She's ethereal, hypnotic and completely stunning. Everything that I'm not. The night she slips into the empty chair next to me during a night out with the team feels like the shutters being thrown open in a blackened room. Her heat pierces my tough outer shell just like a ray of light. And as I swallow her sunshine, she draws me to her. The closer I get, the more I want to claim her as mine. But she's not looking for a knight in shining armor... she has her own thing going on. Helping people. Healing people. They say my heart is broken, and that I don't believe in second chances. But deep down - I do. I want to trust and let her see the real me underneath the gruff exterior. I don't want my sweet Gwen to pay for the sins of the past. And if I let her in - let myself fall again - her soft vulnerability might be exactly what stitches me back together. \\\\\* HOOKED is a full-length steamy ice hockey sports romance from USA Today Bestselling Author, Colleen Charles. It features a grumpy and heartbroken hero who tries with all his might to ignore his Susie Sunshine soulmate. It's the sixth book in the gripping MINNESOTA CARIBOU hockey series but can be read as a standalone.
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#7

Iced

2022

I’ve heard it all before. I need to grow up. Take things more seriously. Stop making headlines for anything other than my game. Even though it wasn’t my fault that I recently got into a fight at a bar over a woman…yeah yeah, no one wants anymore excuses. My agent just wants me to overhaul my public image before I lose my contract. How to do that is a mystery until my temporary housecleaner, Gemma, makes me an offer that I know I should refuse. She asks me to pretend to be her boyfriend to keep her ex away. That’s easy enough. I’m a big guy—intimidating to most (though not to her)—and I have money and power as one of the top defensemen in the NHL. But what do I get out of it? The rehabbed image I need to keep playing the game I love. Being in a relationship with a single mother tells people that I’m mature and serious. Two things they say I’m not. This could work… so okay… I take her up on it. Even though it’s all pretend, I like that she has something else in her life besides me. Her sassy independence inspires me to be a better man. The kind of man that she could really fall for. It’ll take a lot to convince her that I’m serious about changing, but I’ll stop at nothing to claim both Gemma and her daughter as mine. \\\\\* ICED is a full-length steamy sports romance from USA Today Bestselling Author, Colleen Charles. It has a small-town feel, a redemption theme, and a cocky hero (Kane) you'll root for until he gets his much anticipated happily ever after. It's the seventh book in the gripping MINNESOTA CARIBOU hockey series but can be read as a standalone.
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Minnesota Caribou Digital Boxed Set

Benched - Played - Checked

2019

Will you take them down, or let them score?No matter your choice, these hot hockey heroes will always light your red light. This boxed set contains three full-length novels featuring sexy alpha heroes you'll swoon over and independent and feisty heroines you'll root for until the final page. Get ready to feel all the feels.You'll love the steam, humor, and twists and turns all on your journey to a happily ever after.It's a little bit of hockey laced with a whole lot of love!BenchedJulia is Adam's best friend's little sister. Totally off-limits, but he can't resist. Will this edgy hockey hero be able to claim the woman he's always wanted?PlayedHarper and Reed used to be best friends. Until Reed's arrogance ruined everything. They meet again over the most unlikely of circumstances. With Harper's help, will Reed be able to save his critically ill daughter in time?CheckedMilo's haunted by the death of his one true love. But when a stick figure drawing appears on Facebook Marketplace, he can't resist clicking. Will Maisy and her adorable family be able to thaw the ice on his heart?\\\\\\\\\\\*THE MINNESOTA CARIBOU COMPLETE SERIES contains THREE full-length steamy novels from USA Today Bestselling Author, Colleen Charles, featuring sassy heroines and hot as hell hockey heroes. You don't have to be a hockey fan to fall in love with this sexy boxed set!"Hot hat trick from Colleen Charles!" ~ Amazon Reviewer

Author

Colleen Charles
Colleen Charles
Author · 87 books

After 26 years in Corporate leadership at a Fortune 500, I discovered people within the organization lacked integrity. I’d always known deep in my soul that I was trying to fit a square peg in to a round hole since I’m the typical creative type. I miss my staff but I don’t miss the corporate world. It’s been said that the Universe will let you know if something isn’t right for you. The first time, it will hit you with a pebble. Then a brick. Then a boulder. Let’s just say that I got flattened. When my fifteen pound toy dog, Nigel, was threatened, I knew it was time to say goodbye. It’s true. Here’s what I found within the first thirty days of being free. Writing stories from my heart that readers love means more to me than working myself in to an early grave for people who only care about their bottom line. My heart has never been more full and my soul has never been more satisfied. I’ve never worked so hard in my life but it doesn’t even feel like work. It’s worth it. All of it. Because it’s about the joy that’s found within the journey. The highs and the lows because I get to write stories for all of you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading, enjoying and recommending the stories that I write. When you share my work with others, nothing is more rewarding. Your word of mouth is my very best friend … that, and your reviews. There is nothing more important to me than all of you. I love to hear from my readers and answer all communications personally. You can find me at:

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