He's the coach of a pro hockey team with one thing on his mind. Winning the cup. She's the granddaughter of the owner. Too young. Too connected. Too much of a distraction. Then a careless conversation upends the status quo. He's always known she had a crush on him. So why's she suddenly spending so much time with some other guy? WARNING: This novella is a prelude to the Richland Renegades series and does not include a happily ever after. Scout and Etienne's story picks up in Any Day Without You where you—and they—will find their happily ever after. Yeah, you read that right. In book 4. And I'm especially cruel, because this pair? Well, they appear in each of the Renegade books…sprinkling a little trail of breadcrumbs to tantalize you until they find their own happily ever after in Any Day Without You, the last book in this Renegade series. You have been warned!

A year ago, I slammed into the boards for my first concussion. Fast recovery, no big deal. A month ago, I slammed into the car dash and earned my second. Along with a broken ankle and a wrecked play-off run. Now I’m every Renegades fan’s Enemy Number One and doing time in a ritzy physical rehab facility. I’ve pretended I don’t care. That I’ll recover and reclaim my place on the team. But one more night in this joint, and I might add murder and mayhem to my list of troubles. Then she walked in. I'm all about stepping up for my friends, but playing chaperone to a grumpy hockey player might just be one ask too many. I knew who he was the minute I caught sight of the devastatingly handsome man having a raging meltdown in the middle of the lobby. Who would think a harmless, I-know-who-you-are wink would awaken a monster? Much less one who decided I was the solution to his problems. But my roller derby team would be homeless in another month and he made an offer we couldn’t refuse. Now I’m sleeping down the hall from my favorite Renegade and learning he’s more than just an abrasive jerk good on a pair of skates. Between his obsession with K-dramas he thinks I don’t know about, his possessive kisses, and the way he’s turned into my biggest derby fan, he might be just about perfect. When he gets cleared by the team physicians, I’m ready to celebrate. He’s got his wish. He’s back in the game. He no longer needs a babysitter. But before I can blink, he’s showing me the door. How did I read him so wrong? If you're in the mood for a grumpy hockey player facing a career-ending injury and the little bit of sunshine that thinks he's up to the challenge of recovery, Any Other Day just might be the one for you. Tropes include forced proximity and mental health rep, found family and roller derby divas. This standalone romance takes place in an interconnected world (Renegades & Three Corners) with a guaranteed happily ever after.

All’s fair in love and ping pong. I’ve become a thief. Correction. Merri Wylie, the new video coach for the Richland Renegades, has turned me into a thief. Or, at least, a serial borrower. Not that I’m blaming her for my slump. And it’s not her fault she has the key to breaking it, either. But facts are facts and I’m scoring better than ever now that she’s in the mix. Now we’re betting on everything from ping pong battles to inflatable obstacle courses so I can keep my losing streak at bay. But she’s winning more than just our friendly competitions. Between her swishy skirts and perfect curves, she’s wrapping me around her finger. I’m full steam ahead with Merri until my past catches up with me in the shape of a grumpy twelve-year-old kid I never knew I had. Between fast track learning this whole dad gig and playoffs around the corner, is it even possible to be the partner Merri deserves? Hockey’s golden boy can’t take what’s mine. Whether that’s my Joonie figurine or a chance to become the first full-time, pro-level female video coach. He thinks my desktop figurine is the answer to all his hockey-god prayers, but I need Joonie to keep my head straight. My mama warned me about men like Shep. I have a Big Plan and a heart full of determination. No amount of sweet southern charm can skate through my defenses. But Shep’s proving he’s different. Showing he has the heart to step up with his daughter. Seducing me into sharing more of myself with every passing moment. But when a viral video of us threatens my future with the team, I have to decide what I’m willing to give up in order to win. A standalone, secret relationship, workplace romance between a golden retriever single dad and the most competitive, girliest of girls.