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If someone were to ask Jasmine Santos to describe the last few years of her life with a single word, it would definitely be a four-letter one. After seventeen years—and countless broken bones and broken promises—she knows her window to compete in figure skating is coming to a close. But when the offer of a lifetime comes in from an arrogant idiot she’s spent the last decade dreaming about pushing in the way of a moving bus, Jasmine might have to reconsider everything. Including Ivan Lukov.

Vanessa Mazur knows she's doing the right thing. She shouldn't feel bad for quitting. Being an assistant/housekeeper/fairy godmother to the top defensive end in the National Football Organization was always supposed to be temporary. She has plans and none of them include washing extra-large underwear longer than necessary. But when Aiden Graves shows up at her door wanting her to come back, she's beyond shocked. For two years, the man known as The Wall of Winnipeg couldn't find it in him to tell her good morning or congratulate her on her birthday. Now? He's asking for the unthinkable. What do you say to the man who is used to getting everything he wants?

Co se stane, když se ze soupeře mého bratra stane moje tajná láska? Noah Slade je vycházející legendou Formule 1. Soustředěný. Nedostupný. Bezohledný na trati i mimo ni. Muž se zdmi vyššími než Grand Canyon. A nový týmový kolega mého bratra. Chci víc od prince, který se maskuje za padoucha. Jenže zatímco já toužím po šťastném konci, on chce ten svůj zničit. Maya Alatorre je zakázané pokušení. Ambiciózní absolventka vysoké školy, od které bych se měl držet co nejdál. A chaos zabalený s mašlí. Jsme časovaná bomba, které stačí jediný chybný krok k výbuchu. Chci zakopnout o spouštěcí drát, abychom spolu vybuchli ve vášni a bolesti. Protože nakonec je v lásce a válce dovoleno všechno.

Everyone says opposites attract. And they must be right, because there’s no logical reason why I’m so drawn to Colin Fitzgerald. I don’t usually go for tattoo\-covered, video\-gaming, hockey\-playing nerd\-jocks who think I’m flighty and superficial. His narrow view of me is the first strike against him. It doesn’t help that he’s buddy\-buddy with my brother. And that his best friend has a crush on me. And that I just moved in with them. Oh, did I not mention we’re roommates? I suppose it doesn’t matter. Fitzy has made it clear he’s not interested in me, even though the sparks between us are liable to burn our house down. I’m not the kind of girl who chases after a man, though, and I’m not about to start. I’ve got my hands full dealing with a new school, a sleazy professor, and an uncertain future. So if my sexy brooding roomie wises up and realizes what he’s missing? He knows where to find me.

Tessa is a good girl with a sweet, reliable boyfriend back home. She’s got direction, ambition, and a mother who’s intent on keeping her that way. But she’s barely moved into her freshman dorm when she runs into Hardin. With his tousled brown hair, cocky British accent, tattoos, and lip ring, Hardin is cute and different from what she’s used to. But he’s also rude—to the point of cruelty, even. For all his attitude, Tessa should hate Hardin. And she does—until she finds herself alone with him in his room. Something about his dark mood grabs her, and when they kiss it ignites within her a passion she’s never known before. He’ll call her beautiful, then insist he isn't the one for her and disappear again and again. Despite the reckless way he treats her, Tessa is compelled to dig deeper and find the real Hardin beneath all his lies. He pushes her away again and again, yet every time she pushes back, he only pulls her in deeper. Tessa already has the perfect boyfriend. So why is she trying so hard to overcome her own hurt pride and Hardin’s prejudice about nice girls like her? Unless…could this be love? Now newly revised and expanded, Anna Todd’s After fanfiction racked up 1 billion reads online and captivated readers across the globe. Experience the Internet’s most talked-about book for yourself! There was the time before Tessa met Hardin, and then there’s everything AFTER ... Life will never be the same.

Hard body? Check. Awesome-night-in-the-sack potential? Check! Hayden Houston is breaking out of her good-girl mode. It's time for a one-night stand—and she's found just the man for the job! She spent her childhood being dragged from rink to rink by her hockey-coach father. Now Hayden craves stability. And she's determined to get it—after this one night.… When hockey star Brody Croft sees the sexy brunette at the bar, he's riveted. He's ready to shed his bad-boy ways and settle down. And after a mind-blowing night in bed with Hayden, he knows she's the one. Now all he has to do is convince her….

Vier Geschichten. Vier Paare. Drei Jahre echtes Leben nach dem Abschluss … Eine Hochzeit. Ein Heiratsantrag. Eine heimliche Hochzeit. Und eine überraschende Schwangerschaft. Kannst du erraten, welches Paar welches ist? Komm für das Drama, bleib für die Lacher! Triff deine Lieblingscharaktere aus Off-Campus wieder, während sie die Veränderungen meistern, die das Erwachsenwerden mit sich bringt, und entdecken, dass große Entscheidungen große Folgen … und große Belohnungen haben können.

The third in the steamy, hilarious Campus Diaries series by New York Times bestselling author Elle Kennedy, set in the same world as Off Campus and Briar U. College senior Charlotte Kingston is living two lives―and she's nailing both of them. By day, she's the perfect sorority girl, a STEM student in biomedical engineering, and the adopted daughter of an overachiever family. At night, she's Charlie: a risk\-taking daredevil looking for fun who finds herself chatting on a dating app with two anonymous hotties. Will Larsen may seem like the breezy boy next door, but his congressman father is a constant thorn in his side. After a scandal hits another Division 1 hockey program, Will's dad is determined to distance his son from it, hiring a journalist to prove how squeaky\-clean Will and his team are. Which means the last thing Will wants is for anyone to find out he and his best friend Beckett Dunne―a laidback Aussie shielding secret heartache―sometimes share girls in the bedroom. When Charlie finally meets them in person and realizes she's been chatting with two gorgeous Briar U hockey players, things get steamy―fast. But all their messy secrets are piling up, and real life soon threatens to shatter the fantasy. With Charlie, Will, and Beckett all coming to terms with what they want and what others want for them, difficult decisions will need to be made. Especially when lust starts to look a lot like love.

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She’s the coach’s daughter and his rival’s newest target. Aasher Matthews is everything I detest. Arrogant jock: check. Coy smirk: check. Too hot for his own good: check. To make matters worse, he plays hockey. Unfortunately for him, my father is his coach. Fortunately for me, I’m deemed untouchable. The only common ground I have with hockey players is our love of the ice, so staying away from them will be easy\-peasy. Until I overhear their bet—who can get Coach’s daughter in their bed first? I’m ready to bring the entire Bexley U hockey team to their knees. Instead of fleeing, I flirt. Instead of hiding, I run just so they’ll chase me. Luring my father’s players into a trap has a certain appeal to it. Except, Aasher isn’t fooled by my feigned temptation. He has too much riding on a perfect season and has plans to join the NHL after winning the Frozen Four. So he proposes our own bet. If he wins, I stay away from his teammates and stop messing with their heads. If I win, he tells my father—his beloved coach—about his teammates’ dirty plans for me. But the more Aasher crosses the lines we’ve carved into the ice, the more I find myself letting him. The only problem is, someone else is in on our gamble, and they aren’t willing to concede. Ice Bet is a spicy coach's daughter college sports romance. It is a complete stand\-alone. The other books in the series do not need to be read in order, but you will see glimpses of future characters in each book.

She’s an honors student with ambitious graduate school plans and he’s a jock with only hockey on his mind, but once their worlds collide, their connection is hot enough to melt an ice rink. An ultimatum from Summer Preston’s thesis advisor thrusts her into an unexpected collision with the hockey team’s captain, Aiden Crawford. She’s caught between conflicting desires of fulfilling her lifelong dream of becoming a sport psychologist and staying as far away as possible from the god\-awful sport. And once she meets Aiden—well, let’s just say he confirms all her worst assumptions about hockey players. Being the captain of the college hockey team has its perks, except when a reckless mistake by Aiden’s team threatens to jeopardize their entire season. As punishment, Aiden’s coach nominates him as the subject of a student research project. Participating is the last thing he wants to do, especially since the girl leading the project looks like she could wield his skates as a weapon. Summer can’t stand Aiden’s blasé approach to life, and Aiden doesn’t understand why she’s twenty years old with a twenty\-five\-year plan. But their bickering soon turns to bantering—and once they let their guards down, there’s nothing to check their feelings.

Je to sexy, mrzutý brankář, do kterého jsem byla zamilovaná už na střední škole... a teď jsem jeho asistentka bydlící u něj. Poté, co mi můj ex rozdrtil sny o kariéře v hudebním průmyslu, už nechci znovu riskovat zlomené srdce. Práce asistentky hráče NHL měla být brnkačka, ale na Jamiem Streicherovi není snadného vůbec nic. Je to děsivě sexy, nabručený kretén, který mě nemůže vystát. Má obrovské ego. Udržet věci na profesionální úrovni nebude žádný problém, ani když bude trvat na tom, abych se k němu nastěhovala. Pod jeho nevrlostí se však skrývá překvapivě sladký a ochranitelský Jamie. Když Jamie zjistí, jak špatný byl můj ex v posteli, probudí se v něm soutěživost a začne mě povzbuzovat a rozmazlovat ve všech směrech. Tvůrčí jiskra, kterou jsem kdysi cítila při psaní písní? Je zpátky a já znovu skládám hudbu. Mezi nošením jeho dresu na zápasy, divokými večírky s týmem a tím, že jsem znovu odvážná na pódiu, se do něj zamilovávám. Mohl by mi zlomit srdce, ale možná by to stálo za to. Tah na branku je romance o profesionálním hokeji s mrzoutem a sluníčkem, spoustou žhavých scén a šťastným koncem. Je to první kniha série Vancouver Storm a lze ji číst samostatně. Tropy: mrzout a sluníčko pomalé sbližování on je jí posedlý profesionální hokej vynucená blízkost (šéf a asistentka + spolubydlící) sexuální koučink

A competitive diver and an ace swimmer jump into forbidden waters in this steamy college romance from the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis. Scarlett Vandermeer is swimming upstream. A Junior at Stanford and a student\-athlete who specializes in platform diving, Scarlett prefers to keep her head down, concentrating on getting into med school and on recovering from the injury that almost ended her career. She has no time for relationships—at least, that’s what she tells herself. Swim captain, world champion, all\-around aquatics golden boy, Lukas Blomqvist thrives on discipline. It’s how he wins gold medals and breaks records: complete focus, with every stroke. On the surface, Lukas and Scarlett have nothing in common. Until a well\-guarded secret slips out, and everything changes. So they start an arrangement. And as the pressure leading to the Olympics heats up, so does their relationship. It was supposed to be just a temporary, mutually satisfying fling. But when staying away from Lukas becomes impossible, Scarlett realizes that her heart might be treading into dangerous water...

Alexandra Moody's BookTok sensation continues with Darling Devils #2: Grumpy Darling — perfect for fans of Hannah Grace, clean romance, and slow-burn fire on the ice! She's never been kissed. He's never felt this way about anyone. Paige has ticked off everything on her senior year bucket list except one tiny thing — she’s never kissed anyone. And her best friend, Grayson Darling, is to blame. Grayson is the school hockey team’s notorious enforcer, and he’s been scaring away any eligible bachelors that so much as look in Paige’s direction. With time running out, she demands that Grayson stop defending her honor. Instead, he’ll become her dating coach, training her to win the guy of her dreams. But Grayson has plans of his own. He’s been in love with Paige since they were kids, and his clock is running, too. Coaching Paige might be his last chance to show her how good they’d be together. After all, practice makes perfect.

He’s starting his rookie season in the NHL… Noah Downsby has always had one play professional hockey. Now that he’s finally made it, he’s determined to prove himself. And if he’s going to have the best rookie season in NHL history, he needs zero distractions. But Noah didn’t plan for Allegra—Ally—Callahan moving in with him. With her sassy smile, smart mouth, and bad habit of ‘borrowing’ his jerseys—nevermind her stupid cat who won’t stop sleeping in his bed—one thing’s for Ally is officially a distraction. …She’s moving across the country to start over. The rumors say she’s a bad girl, but they’re all lies. Lies that have ruined her reputation. So when Ally’s offered a fresh start in San Francisco, she packs up her life and brings her baggage out west—emotional and otherwise. Living in a swanky loft with three NHL players is a world away from college dorms, but at least two of her new roommates treat her like one of the guys. And then there’s Noah. The grump whose broody glances turn her blood hot. Who makes her feel both safe and sexy…when he’s not icing her out. As things between Noah and Ally heat up, their walls come down. And suddenly, there’s a whole lot more than his rookie season on the line… This is a new adult hockey romance with moderate language and frequent innuendo and references to sex. Though the romance is fade to black, there are some heavier themes of a character emotionally healing from a sexual assault (past, off page) that are discussed at length throughout the book. If you are sensitive to these subjects, please use this content warning to make an informed decision before reading this book.

'The perfect combination of heat and humour! Hannah Grace 'A fresh, fun and fast-paced sports romance that readers won't be able to put down' Becka Mack \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\_ Ella Davies didn’t trade her life in England for a year in Nashville to let anything—or anyone—throw her off her game. She only has one to prove herself on her new school’s elite cheer squad. What she hadn’t planned for was meeting a gorgeous stranger on her first evening in America. Hudson Fox is Whitland’s prized possession, a star quarterback who’s never lacked admirers. But this year, he's sworn off temptation—especially the new English cheerleader who’s proving impossible to ignore. When Ella and Hudson are forced to spend more time together, their "just one night" pact soon shatters. Until tumbling from the pyramid becomes the least of Ella’s worries. Because instead of hitting the mat, she's falling hard for the quarterback. . . \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\_ Praise for Game On: 'Sexy, fun and sprinkled with the best things of a sports romance, I devoured Game On!' Elena Armas 'A spicy and tender romance' Hannah Bonam-Young 'Game On tackles new beginnings, healing, and the thrill of unexpected love' Bal Khabra 'Game On flies high and lands with grace, the kind of sports romance that has you rooting for both leads—as individuals and as a couple—from the first page until the last' Simone Soltani

When collegiate soccer player, Callum, reconnects with his childhood friend, Lila, he discovers that the only thing that rivals his passion for the game is his feelings for her. As they navigate the transition from strangers to friends to lovers, both must decide if they're willing to risk their lifelong bond for a chance at something more.

Von der New-York-Times- und USA-Today-Bestsellerautorin Rina Kent kommt eine mitreißende düstere Hockey-Romanze, die in einer neuen glamourösen geheimen Welt spielt. In einer Schlangengrube ist Rache das tödlichste Gift. Sie haben meine Welt zerstört; jetzt werde ich ihre zu Fall bringen. Das Problem? Ich habe praktisch keine Möglichkeit, den Drahtzieher aufzuspüren. Meine einzige Spur: die Vipers. Ein Elite-College-Hockeyteam, das über das Eis herrscht – und über die Schatten jenseits davon. Um ihre geheime Gesellschaft zu infiltrieren, nehme ich ihr schwächstes Glied ins Visier. Kane Davenport. Der charismatische Captain und die einzige grüne Flagge in einem Schlangennest. Doch zu spät erkenne ich, dass ich die giftigste Schlange angelockt habe. Hinter Kanes freundlicher Fassade verbirgt sich ein Raubtier, das gefährlicher ist, als ich es mir vorgestellt habe. Schon bald enthüllt er das Monster, das unter der Oberfläche lauert. Ein Monster, das mich anlockte, nur um mich in einem tödlichen Spiel ohne Ausweg zu fangen. Dieses Buch markiert den Beginn eines neuen Kapitels im #Rinaverse. Kein anderes Buch sollte vor diesem gelesen werden.

Von der internationalen Nr.-1-Bestsellerautorin von Better than the Movies: Jugendlieben finden in einer hockeybegeisterten Stadt wieder zusammen, wo die Romanze dabei ist, das Eis zum Schmelzen zu bringen. Für Fans von Hannah Grace. Von Verabredungen zum Spielen auf dem Spielplatz bis zum heimlichen Hineinschleichen ins Kino waren Dani und Alec als Kinder unzertrennlich. Bis Dani wegzog. Jahre später ist Dani zurück in Minnesota und freut sich darauf, den nerdigen und vertrauten Alec wiederzusehen. Aber der Alec im Teenageralter ist NICHTS wie der Junge, an den sie sich erinnert. Er ist der Hockey-STAR in einer Stadt, in der Hockeyspieler wie Götter verehrt werden – und er liebt es. Als eines zum anderen führt und Dani und Alec sich plötzlich gemeinsam als Freund und Freundin ausgeben, ist „kompliziert“ eine Untertreibung. In dieser Stadt in Minnesota mag Hockey regieren, doch die Romanze ist dabei, seinen Platz einzunehmen. Eine romantische Fake-Dating-Geschichte mit Herzklopfen und dem Jungen von nebenan von der New York Times-Bestsellerautorin Lynn Painter.

Emerson (Emmy) Hartwell has waited for a spot on an NHL roster since she became a professional hockey player, and this season, she’ll finally get a chance to showcase her talents with the struggling D.C. Stars. Maverick Miller is the best player in the league, but he’s never had a winning record. Team captain and desperate to turn things around, he agrees to play nice with the fiery new left\-winger even though they’re total opposites. After a night where the tension between them reaches a tipping point and they fall in bed together, Emmy and Maverick vow it was only one time. Just once to get it out of their systems so they can play better and help their team. It doesn’t mean anything. She doesn’t date hockey players. He’s a notorious playboy who doesn’t date. Period. Except… what should’ve been just once happens again, then again. They tell each other their friends with benefits arrangement is only for the season, but despite facing off on the ice, behind closed doors, the pair is nothing but fire.

An addictive college hockey romance. Heartbreaker. Troublemaker. And my ex's biggest rival. After my boyfriend of two years unceremoniously dumps me on my twenty\-first birthday, my friends drag me to a trendy new nightclub to drown my sorrows. Several drinks later, I spot the perfect rebound standing next to the bar: Chase Carter, my ex's worst enemy. A notorious antagonizer, Chase is cocky, smart\-mouthed... and undeniably hot. Even better, he's rumored to be impressively skilled at more than just hockey. What better way to move on? Unfortunately, my plan falls apart after I have one cocktail too many and throw up all over Chase's shoes. Following a night of him taking care of me while I'm at my worst, I'm certain he'll never want to see me again. But the next time our schools face off, he finds me in the crowd after the game—and when we fake a kiss in front of my ex, the sparks that fly are real. Before I know it, we’re having “study dates” and he's taking me out for a do\-over birthday to replace the bad memories with good ones. Beneath his brash exterior, he’s protective and sweet, not to mention generous in every sense of the word. The only problem? We're caught in the midst of a bitter rivalry that extends far beyond the arena. My brother hates him, my friends don't approve, and I'm being forced to choose between my loyalties and my heart. He's the last person I should fall for, but it might just be too late. Offside is a college hockey romance with lots of spice, swoon, and a happily ever after. It’s the first book in the Rules of the Game series and can be read as a standalone. Tropes: boy obsessed ex’s rival cocky hockey hero good girl x bad boy soft for her dual POV Read less

KAIA Karras has always excelled in the classroom. She’s a born and bred overachiever, chronic over thinker, and full time seeker of academic validation. But being top of the class doesn’t happen without making sacrifices. So when it comes to relationships, she’s only looking for something casual and transactional. A way to shut off her brain for a little while, and finally get some much needed sleep. That is, until she spends just one night with Holden Becker, a talented hockey player with a sharp wit and a secret soft spot for her. HOLDEN Becker plays by his own rules, both on and off the ice. He's used to getting what he wants, whether it's the attention of his coach or the admiration of his teammates. But when he and Kaia both secure top marks for their research proposals, they're forced to share an academic advisor. Their rivalry quickly turns to passion, and they find themselves in a precarious situation: hooking up behind closed doors, all while trying to keep their relationship strictly casual. Three years of rivalry. Just one night to cut the tension. When the ground beneath them begins to shake, will they hold on or let go?

WREN HACKERLY refuses to quit. Figure skating has always been her life, but when her ex humiliates her on the ice and her career is on the line, she needs a comeback. With her college team's morale and donations plummeting, she has to find a way to keep people interested. MILES DAVIS is North University’s golden boy, famed for his hockey skills and movie\-star looks. After a team tragedy, he’s the only one still struggling to bounce back, making it hard to even think about hockey when it used to be the only thing on his mind. After an eventful meet\-cute and a bet\-turned\-date, Wren and Miles form the perfect partnership. His popularity could revive her star status and team support, while her workouts might get him back on the ice. But their fake dating pact reveals more than they expected. Miles’s kind side starts to thaw Wren’s frozen heart, and she finds herself falling for him more each day. When the line between what’s real and what’s fake begins to blur, will either of them admit to feelings that aren’t just pretend? This book was originally self\-published by the author in 2023 under the title 'Fake Dates \& Ice Skates.' Since then, the author has made minor and some major tweaks to the story, but the overall themes are the same.