Sports Romance

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?

Hosting her brother’s wedding for an MVP guest list is the challenge of Jess Canning’s life. Already the family screw-up, she can’t afford to fail. And nobody - absolutely nobody! - can learn of the colossal mistake she made with the best man during a weak moment last spring. It was wrong, and there will not be a repeat. Absolutely not. Even if he is the sexiest thing on two legs. Blake Riley sees the wedding as fate’s gift to him. Jess is the maid of honor, and he’s the best man? Let the games begin. So what if he’s facing a little (fine, a lot) of resistance? He just needs to convince the stubborn blonde that he’s really a good boy with a bad rap. Luckily, every professional hockey player knows that you’ve got to make an effort if you want to score. But Jess has more pressing issues to deal with than sexy-times with a giant man-child. Such as: Will the ceremony start on time, even though someone got grandma drunk? Does glitter ever belong at a wedding? And is it wrong to murder the best man? Caution: May cause accidental aspiration of tea or coffee. Do not read in a public place where loud laughter is inappropriate. Contains hot but hilarious hockey players, puppy cuddling and a snarky pair of underwear.

Hun er god til at nå sine mål … Sabrina James går på sidste år af college og har hele sin fremtid planlagt: Hun skal færdiggøre sin uddannelse, sparke røv på jurastudiet og få et vellønnet job hos et benhårdt firma. Hendes vej væk fra sin skamfulde fortid omfatter bestemt ikke en lækker hockeyspiller, der tror på kærlighed ved første blik. Hun er kun villig til at give John Tucker én nat med hed lidenskab og overraskende ømhed, men nogle gange er én nat alt, der skal til for at ændre hele dit liv. Men spillet er lige blevet meget mere kompliceret … Tucker mener, at det er lige så vigtigt at være en holdspiller som at være stjernen. På isen har han det fint med at holde sig ude af rampelyset, men når det gælder om at blive far som 22-årig, nægter han at varme bænken. Det skader heller ikke, at moren til hans kommende barn er smuk, knivskarp og holder ham på tæerne. Problemet er, at Sabrinas hjerte er låst helt af, og den temperamentsfulde brunette er for stædig til at tage imod hans hjælp. Hvis han vil have et liv med sin drømmekvinde, må han overbevise hende om, at nogle mål kun kan nås med en assist.

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.

THE RISK takes you back to the world of hot hockey players, feisty heroines, bro banter, and steamy scenes... Everyone says I’m a bad girl. They’re only partly right—I don’t let fear rule me, and I certainly don’t care what people think. But I draw the line at sleeping with the enemy. As the daughter of Briar’s head hockey coach, I’d be vilified if I hooked up with a player from a rival team. And that’s who Jake Connelly is. Harvard’s star forward is arrogant, annoying, and too attractive for his own good. But fate is cruel—I require his help to secure a much-coveted internship, and the sexy jerk isn’t making it easy for me. I need Connelly to be my fake boyfriend. For every fake date…he wants a real one. Which means this bad girl is in big trouble. Nothing good can come from sneaking around with Jake Connelly. My father would kill me, my friends will revolt, and my post-college career is on the line. But while it’s getting harder and harder to resist Jake’s oozing sex appeal and cocky grin, I refuse to fall for him. That’s the one risk I’m not willing to take.

Hvad lærte jeg, efter sidste års distraktioner kostede mit hockeyhold hele sæsonen? Ikke flere fejltagelser. Ikke mere sex, punktum. Som holdets nye kaptajn har jeg brug for en ny filosofi: hockey og skole nu, kvinder senere. Det betyder, at jeg, Hunter Davenport, officielt lever i cølibat … uanset hvor svært det gør tingene. Men der står intet i regelbogen om, at jeg ikke kan være venner med en kvinde. Og jeg vil ikke lyve – min nye klassekammerat Demi Davis er virkelig cool. Hendes rappe kæft er sexet som helvede, og det er resten af hende også, men det faktum, at hun har en kæreste, fjerner fristelsen til at røre hende. Bortset fra at Demi tre måneder inde i vores venskab er single og på udkig efter et plaster på såret. Og hun lægger an på mig. Det er umuligt at undgå hende. Vi er sat sammen om et skoleprojekt, der varer hele året, men jeg er sikker på, at jeg kan modstå hende. Vi ville alligevel aldrig fungere. Vores baggrunde er for forskellige, vores mål stemmer ikke overens, og hendes forældre hader mig. At gå i seng med hende er en virkelig dårlig idé. Nu skal jeg bare overbevise min krop – og mit hjerte.

Er weiß, wie man punktet – auf und neben dem Eis Allie Hayes steckt in einer Krise. Der Abschluss steht kurz bevor, und sie hat noch immer nicht die geringste Ahnung, was sie nach dem College machen will. Als wäre das nicht schlimm genug, kuriert sie wegen des Endes ihrer langjährigen Beziehung auch noch ein gebrochenes Herz. Wilder Sex als Rebound ist definitiv nicht die Lösung für ihre Probleme, doch dem umwerfenden Hockeystar Dean Di Laurentis kann sie einfach nicht widerstehen. Aber nur dieses eine Mal, denn auch wenn ihre Zukunft ungewiss ist, wird der König der One-Night-Stands ganz sicher nicht darin vorkommen. Es braucht mehr als spektakuläre Spielzüge, um sie für sich zu gewinnen Dean bekommt immer, was er will. Mädchen, gute Noten, Mädchen, Anerkennung, Mädchen … Er ist wirklich ein Frauenheld und hat noch keine Frau getroffen, die gegen seinen Charme immun ist. Bis Allie. Für eine Nacht hat die temperamentvolle Blondine seine ganze Welt auf den Kopf gestellt – und jetzt will sie mit ihm befreundet sein? Nein. Es ist erst vorbei, wenn er sagt, dass es vorbei ist. Dean setzt alles daran, sie zu erobern, doch als einschneidende Veränderungen sein Leben treffen, fragt er sich, ob es nicht an der Zeit ist, sich nicht mehr aufs Punkten zu konzentrieren … und stattdessen auf die Liebe zu zielen.

I’ve never been in love. I’ve never had an orgasm, but I’ve faked plenty. I want to experience love. Real, passionate love. I don’t want to die. It’s funny what blurts out of your mouth when the plane you’re on is going down, and I didn’t hold back with my seat mate when my plane decided to crash. My hysterical confessions didn’t faze the muscular stranger that sat beside me. In fact, he promised if we survived, he’d give me my first orgasm. We survived. I came. And then he left without telling me who he was. On the first day of my job, I stood in front of the Vancouver Wolves hockey team and called out a number. #33. Imagine my shock when he skated forward. Max is an incredible hockey player, whose wild, out-of-control antics have almost derailed his career. So many secrets shroud his past and continue to threaten his future. Now he’s my secret. And that secret could ruin everything. Puck Me SECRETLY. Some secrets are too big to keep. Intended for adult audiences only.

Тя е на път да сключи сделка с лошото момче от колежа... Хана Уелс най-сетне е намерила някого, който я възбужда. Но макар да е уверена във всяка друга област от живота си, що се отнася до секс и съблазняване, тя носи цял куп багаж. Ако иска да привлече вниманието на момчето, по което си пада, ще трябва да излезе от зоната си на комфорт и да го накара да я забележи... дори ако това означава да дава уроци на досадния, незрял, самонадеян капитан на хокейния отбор в замяна на престорена среща. ...и ще бъде о, толкова хубаво. Гарет Греъм винаги е искал само едно — след дипломирането си да играе професионален хокей, но стремглаво падащият му среден успех заплашва всичко, за което е работил толкова упорито. Ако да помогне на една саркастична брюнетка да накара друг мъж да ревнува ще му помогне да си осигури мястото в отбора, той е напълно съгласен. Но когато една неочаквана целувка води до най-необуздания секс в живота и на двамата, на Гарет не му трябва много време, за да осъзнае, че преструвката няма да е достатъчна. Сега просто трябва да убеди Хана, че мъжът, когото тя иска, много прилича на него.

Той е играч в повече от един смисъл… Студентът трети курс Джон Логан може да има всяко момиче, което поиска. За тази хокейна звезда животът е безкраен низ от партита и забивки, но зад убийствените му усмивки и непринуден чар се крие нарастващо отчаяние от безизходния път, по който ще бъде принуден да поеме след дипломирането си. Секси среща с първокурсничката Грейс Айвърс е точно разсейването, от което се нуждае, но когато необмислена грешка я отблъсква, Логан смята да прекара последната си година, доказвайки ѝ, че заслужава втори шанс. Сега ще трябва да вдигне нивото… След не особено блестяща първа година Грейс се завръща в университета „Брайър“ по-голяма, по-мъдра и напълно приключила с надменния хокеист, на когото едва не даде девствеността си. Тя не е благотворителен случай и не е тихата пеперуда, която беше, когато за първи път се забиха. Ако Логан очаква да се предаде и да моли като всички останали негови хокейни зайчета, по-добре да помисли пак. Иска да я върне? Ще трябва да си го изработи. Този път тя ще е зад волана и смята да го подлуди.

Stone Reeves was my neighbor, and I’ve hated him since sixth grade. Gorgeous and charismatic, he became the town’s football god, while I became the town’s invisible girl. He went to a Division 1 school for football, while my father was fired by his father. His team won the National Championship, while my mother died the same day. He was a first round pick for the NFL ... … while I made the worst decision of my life. Now I’m in Texas trying to pick up the pieces of my life. But, Stone is here. Stone is everywhere. It doesn’t matter that disaster has struck my life again. It doesn’t matter that he’s the one trying to console me. It doesn’t matter that he’s the nation’s newest football obsession. Because for me, he always has been and always will be my enemy. \\ Enemies is a 100k enemies-to-lovers football romance standalone!

College was supposed to be my chance to get over my ugly-duckling complex and spread my wings. Instead, I wound up in a sorority full of mean girls. I already have a hard time fitting in, so when my Kappa Chi sisters issue the challenge, I can’t say no. The dare: seduce the hottest new hockey player in the junior class. Conor Edwards is a regular at Greek Row parties…and in Greek Row sorority beds. He’s the one you fall for before you learn that guys like him don’t give girls like me a second glance. Except Mr. Popular throws me for a loop—rather than laughing in my face, he does me a solid by letting me take him upstairs to pretend we’re getting busy. Even crazier, now he wants to keep pretending. Turns out Conor loves games, and he thinks it’s fun to pull the wool over my frenemies’ eyes. But resisting his easy charm and surfer-boy hotness is darn near impossible. Though I’m realizing there’s much more to Conor’s story than his fan club can see. And the longer this silly ruse goes on, the greater the danger of it all blowing up in my face.

Before he was Big Texas, he was Zac the Snack Pack. Bianca Brannen knows time—mostly—heals all wounds. Including those your once loved ones might have unintentionally given you. (Those just take longer.) She thinks she’s ready when a call has her walking back into her old friend’s life. Or at least as prepared as possible to see the starting quarterback in the National Football Organization. Before the lights, the fans, and the millions, he’d been a skinny kid with a heart of gold. Waltzing out of Zac Travis’s life should be easy. Just as easy as he walked out of hers.

Is it ever too late to leave the friend-zone? Hi, my name is Bree Camden, and I’m hopelessly in love with my best friend and star quarterback Nathan Donelson (so is half of America, judging by the tabloids and how much the guy dates). The first step is admitting, right? Except, I can never admit it to him because he clearly doesn’t see me that way, and the last thing I want is for things to get weird between us. Nothing but good old-fashioned, no-touching-the-sexiest-man-alive, platonic friendship for us! Everything is exactly how I like it! Yes. Good. (I’m not crying, I’m just peeling an onion.) Our friendship is going swimmingly until I accidentally spill my beans to a reporter over too much tequila, and now the world seems to think me and Nathan belong together. Oh, and did I mention we have to date publicly for three weeks until after the Super Bowl because we signed a contract with...oops, forgot I can’t tell anyone about that! Bottom line is, now my best friend is smudging all the lines and acting very un-platonic, and I’m just trying to keep my body from bursting into flames every time he touches me. How am I going to make it through three weeks of fake dating Nathan without anything changing between us? Especially when it almost-sort-a-kinda seems like he’s fighting for a completely different outcome? Send help. XO Bree

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.

Carter Beckett is the NHL's resident badboy, top player both on the ice & in the bedroom, and quite possibly the sexiest man to ever grace my field of vision. But worst of all? He knows it. He’s arrogant, self-centered, and the man doesn’t seem to know what a filter is, let alone how to use one. He’s had everything served to him on a silver platter, including endless strings of women, and apparently, I’m up next. His only problem? I have no intention of falling for his shi—um, charm. I have the solution to all my sexual frustrations in a drawer at home, and it’s far less complicated than Carter Beckett. Sure, he may be pretty, but he’s also a walking, talking reminder for you to wrap it before you tap it. But then I start letting my guard down, and he starts showing me pieces of himself I had no intention of seeing. The bricks surrounding me may be tumbling down one by one, but I’m not sold yet, which means for the first time in his life, Carter’s the one begging. For my time, my trust, for a single chance. For me to just…consider him.

The hottest college football safety in the nation just asked me to be his fake girlfriend. And I just asked him to take my virginity. Clay Johnson has the abs of Adonis and the deadly smirk of the devil, himself. There’s hardly a day he’s not headline material during football season, and never a day he isn’t a bullseye target for every girl on campus. He used to be the easiest of all the players for me to wrangle as the Public Relations Coordinator, but after a nasty breakup with his high school sweetheart, he’s a mess. And a complete pain in my ass. We meet to discuss his behavior and review media relations standards. But when he witnesses how I fall to pieces in front of my guitar-toting crush, his wheels start turning. And he cooks up this absurd plan. He helps me get noticed. I help him make his ex jealous. All by pretending to be in a relationship. What he doesn’t realize is that this bookworm is a virgin, and far from versed in seducing a musician. So, to sweeten the deal, I convince him to help me—not just to get my crush’s attention, but to knock his socks off once I have it. But the more I come unraveled at the hands of Clay Johnson, the more trouble I have discerning what’s fake and what’s undoubtedly real—particularly, the way my heart flutters every time that breathtaking man touches me. We set the rules. We put the safeguards in place. But they say rules are meant to be broken. They probably should have added that hearts are, too. Blind Side is a fake dating college sports romance with "lessons" and opposites attract. It is a complete stand-alone.

ZANDERS Chicagský hokej by beze mě nebyl úplný – jsem hráč, kterého všichni nejraději nenávidí. Znám svou roli a hraju ji dobře. Ve skutečnosti si náramně užívám, že většinu zápasu trávím na trestné lavici, než každý večer opustím arénu s novou dívkou zavěšenou do paže. Co se mi nelíbí, je nová letuška v týmovém soukromém letadle. Pracuje pro mě, ne naopak. Ale to jí určitě připomenu a můžu zaručit, že do konce sezóny bude žadonit, aby mohla dát výpověď. S každým výjezdem se ale hranice stírají a já nedokážu přijít na to, jestli mačkám tlačítko na přivolání letušky, abych jí lezl na nervy, nebo jestli jde o něco víc. STEVIE Letuškou jsem už roky. Myslela jsem, že jsem viděla všechno, ale když mě nová práce přivede na palubu, kde pracuji pro neješitnější a nejsebestřednější divu v NHL, začnu zpochybňovat úplně všechno. Včetně slibu, který jsem si dala, že se už nikdy nezapletu se sportovcem… ať je sebevíc otravně lákavý. Evan Zanders nefiltruje, neomlouvá se a je až příliš pohledný pro své vlastní dobro. Miluje svou image, ale já na ní nenávidím všechno. Všechno kromě něj.

Anastasia Allen has worked her entire life for a shot at Team USA. A competitive figure skater since she was five years old, a full college scholarship thanks to her place on the Maple Hills skating team, and a schedule that would make even the most driven person weep, Stassie comes to win. No exceptions. Nathan Hawkins has never had a problem he couldn’t solve. As captain of the Maple Hills Titans, he knows the responsibility of keeping the hockey team on the ice rests on his shoulders. When a misunderstanding results in the two teams sharing a rink, and Anastasia’s partner gets hurt in the aftermath, Nate finds himself swapping his stick for tights, and one scary coach for an even scarier one. The pair find themselves stuck together in more ways than one, but it’s fine, because Anastasia doesn’t even like hockey players…right?

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

Football star. Single dad. And once, a long time ago, mine. I’ve spent the better part of a decade forgetting Ford Ellis. If he had just stayed away from Montana, I might have erased the memory of his striking blue eyes and rugged smile forever. Avoiding him was easy when the only place I saw his face was on ESPN—and a remote control could fix that problem. Except my boss just hired Ford as the new head coach for the Treasure State Wildcats. Not only will I be stuck watching him on the sidelines this season, but avoiding him will be impossible now that we’re working together. Maybe I haven’t forgotten Ford. Maybe I still dream about what we might have been. Maybe he hasn’t forgotten me either. Except those maybes won’t change the fact that we were never meant to be. Maybe he was mine once. But as of today, the only thing I’ll be calling Ford Ellis is Coach.

RYAN She’s a distraction, that’s what she is. I’m the newest Captain of the Devils, Chicago’s NBA team, and the last thing I needed this year was for Indy Ivers, my sister’s best friend, to move into my apartment. She’s messy, emotional, and way too tempting. But when the team’s General Manager vocalizes his blatant disapproval of my promotion to Captain, referring to me as an unapproachable lone wolf with no work-life balance, I can’t think of a better way to convince him otherwise than pretending to date my outgoing roommate. The only problem? Faking it feels far too natural. Having a fake girlfriend wasn’t supposed to be messy but having Indy under my roof and in my bed is complicated, especially when she wants all the romantic parts of life that I could never give her. INDY I never imagined I’d be living with my best friend’s brother, NBA superstar Ryan Shay. Even more unbelievable? He needs me to act as his loving girlfriend who’s suddenly changed him into a friendly and approachable guy. Because, well…he’s not. He’s controlling of his space and untrusting of others. Our arrangement isn’t one-sided, though. I’m in a wedding coming up, one where every one of my childhood friends, including my ex-boyfriend, will be in attendance, and there’s no better date than my ex’s celebrity hero. Blurred lines make it almost impossible to separate real from fake. Falling for my roommate was never part of the deal, especially when Ryan is quick to remind me that he doesn’t believe in love. I’m a romantic and can’t help fantasizing that he’ll change, but soon enough, I find myself questioning if sharing a roof with my best friend’s brother was the right move after all

From author Meghan Quinn, comes a new fake dating, standalone sports romance featuring the hockey men you can’t get enough of. This steamy, age-gap romantic comedy will bring all the laughs while making your cheeks blush at the same time. Running into your ex is never ideal. Running into your ex who is now dating your nemesis is a literal nightmare. That’s how I found myself in a sheer panic, reaching for the closest guy at the bar and kissing him. And to my delight he was easily the most attractive man I’ve ever seen. The only problem is, when I tried to walk away after thanking him for his help, he stopped me with three life-changing words . . .“You owe me.” That’s how I found myself, a college girl, in a fake relationship with a professional hockey player ten years older than me. At first it was easy. He helped me with my internship. I helped keep his ex away from him. We were becoming fast friends. It wasn’t until he started staying the night at my dorm did the rules of our arrangement become complicated. Now my feelings are involved and even though I kissed the right man at the right time, I’m worried he’s just waiting for the clock to run out.

Gigi Grahamová má přesně tři cíle: kvalifikovat se do ženského národního hokejového týmu, vyhrát olympijské zlato a vystoupit ze stínu svého slavného otce. Zatím se jí daří, až na dvě maličkosti. Tedy jednu maličkost a jednu velkou, mrzutou věc. Musí zlepšit svou hru za brankou a potřebuje pomoc Luka Rydera. Ryder měří metr devadesát pět, je svalnatý, má na všechno svůj názor, je hrubý… a zatraceně sexy. Pořád je ale nepřítel. Nový spolukapitán briarského hokejového týmu má ovšem své důvody. Mužský tým se právě sloučil s konkurenčním programem, takže Ryderovi zůstal naštvaný kádr, v němž se všichni navzájem nesnášejí. A aby toho nebylo málo, letní trenérské místo, o které usiluje u legendárního Garretta Grahama, je mimo dosah poté, co na svého hrdinu udělá ten nejhorší možný první dojem. Takže tento kompromis s Gigi je vlastně výhodný pro oba. On jí pomůže dostat se do národního týmu, ona se za něj přimluví u svého otce. Jediný možný háček? Tahle chemie, která jim sahá až do morku kostí, ochromuje tělo a motá hlavu a kterou se snaží ignorovat. Hrají nebezpečnou hru, ale riziko za to možná stojí.

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

Nash Richards was my first everything. First boyfriend, first time, first love. First heartbreak, too. In a former life, I used to religiously attend Lakeside U's hockey games. Then my ex-who-shall-not-be-named—the team's top defensive enforcer—cross-checked my heart into the boards, and I haven't set foot in that arena since. But when fate conspires against me, I’m assigned to complete my senior athletic training internship with Nash's team, and forced to work closely with the only guy I've ever loved. You know, the one who skated out of my life freshman year without looking back. After what happened last time, I know better than to fall for Nash again. Not to mention, there’s a strict no-fraternization policy between trainers and their athletes. Problem is, our chemistry is hotter than ever—and he’s determined to convince me to give him another chance. Before we know it, the boundaries begin to blur until we can’t see them anymore. But with so much on the line, I'm risking a lot more than just my heart this time. \* THE ENFORCER is a steamy second chance college sports romance with a HEA and no cliffhanger.

Каи Сара хәыҷык сзааӡо, Чикаго MLB-командаҿы аԥхьатәи питчер соуп. Сара сымчқәа сымԥсо иҟазҵалоит, аха сԥа изҳааӡо ацхыраара сҭахым. Аԥхьаҟа сымаз нянеикцәа зегьы акымзаарақәак рышьҭахь ишьҭысыжьуан. Уажәшьҭа сызҵааҩы иҳәамҭа наигӡоит: иԥҳа — сызылхышьхәра алымшо аӡәы — днаԥишьҭуеит. Миллер Монтгомери — сара сгәы лазысыжьра зҭахым акырӡа аҵкырымҳәан. Лыгәырҩара ӷәӷәоуп, дқәыԥшуп, акгьы лгәыкылам. Чикаго лара лзыҳәан иаарласны илыхысыртәуп. Лара дцанӡа амшқәа сышьҭанеиуа сыҟалар ҳәа сыҟамызт, аха наунагӡатәи аԥсҭазаара азы схәыцуа салагаганда, аԥхын ццышәны ицоушәа збоит. Миллер Сфераҿы зегьы раасҭа ҳаҭыр зқәу аҳамҭа иацы ианаҩнахыз, аҩаӡара ҳаракыла иҟоу акондитерк иаҳасабала, уи сазырԥшырц сҭахуп. Аха ахьӡ ҿыц ақәыӷәӷәара ҿыцгьы ацуп, насгьы исылшом ҿыцӡатәи, агәазыҟаҵауа десерт аԥҵара. Амҩа сахьынҟьо хәымза заҵәык сыманы, акухниаҿы сҽазышәара сыманшәалан, аха уи ацынхәрас саб сгәы иаирхәаан, суаҭахамҭа исаҭаз иҵыхәахарц, иастаратә уаҩы иԥа изныҟәгаҩс сҟаларц. Каи Роудс агәырӷьара инырхьеит, насгьы уи игәалашәара исҭахуп. Аха иара иԥаҩы иареи сареи аҩныеиԥш ҳгәы ианаалага, ҳҩыџьагьы иаҳгәаладыршәоит: Чикагоҿы сыҟазаара аԥхын анҵәамҭаҿы ихыркәшоит. Уи адагьы, сара еснагь сцаргаҩын, насгьы сҭахым сызкырц.

This steamy, one bed romantic comedy will bring all the laughs while making your cheeks blush at the same time. Sometimes the quietest are the most . . . vocal . . . Word to the wise, never become roommates with a girl you’ve been pining over for the better part of a year. You’re probably wondering why I would do such a thing? Well, I didn’t. It was my teammates. The moment they found out Blakely White was single, they took it upon themselves to play cupid and instruct me on how I should win her over. Don't wear a shirt around her. Make her dinner. Lightly touch her shoulder when you say goodbye. I'm so flustered, so overwhelmed, so madly in love with this woman who barely notices me, that I lose control of the situation and make one huge mistake: I offer to be her fake date for a wedding so she can make her ex jealous. That means, for one whole night I get a free pass with her. I get to hold her, dance with her, kiss her…stare at her from across the room like she’s my entire world because she has been for months now. But when the night comes to an end, I’m faced with two options: bring her back to my bedroom and show her how I really feel, or let her walk away, succumbing to the fact that I very well might not be her type.

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.

I had my whole life planned out... until I met a hockey player obsessed with breaking all of my rules. My 5 simple rules for hooking up keep me from being distracted. And now I’m so close to landing my dream internship. Nothing is going to make me break them. Even a protective hockey player with clear grey eyes, a sharp jaw, and a body that makes my breath catch. Until Jax wins a bet and one kiss has me breaking them all. TROPES: Slowburn He Falls First Friends with benefits Jealousy Mutual pinning

The rules: no kissing on the mouth, no staying the night, no telling anyone, and above all… No falling in love Anna Jones just wants to finish college and figure out her life. Falling for star quarterback Drew Baylor is certainly not on her to do list. Confident and charming, he lives in the limelight and is way too gorgeous for his own good. If only she could ignore his heated stares and stop thinking about doing hot and dirty things with him. Easy, right? Too bad he’s committed to making her break every rule… Football has been good to Drew. It’s given him recognition, two National Championships, and the Heisman. But what he really craves is sexy yet prickly Anna Jones. Her cutting humor and blatant disregard for his fame turns him on like nothing else. But there’s one problem: she's shut him down. Completely. That is until a chance encounter leads to the hottest sex of their lives, along with the possibility of something great. Unfortunately, Anna wants it to remain a hook up. Now it’s up to Drew to tempt her with more: more sex, more satisfaction, more time with him. Until she’s truly hooked. It's a good thing Drew knows all about winning. All’s fair in love and football…Game on

He's the hottest player in Major League Baseball, the most notorious playboy in all of Manhattan... And my fake fiancé for the next three months. ... I was drunk-dialing my ex the night I met him. Six-three, sexy as sin and so incredibly rude I could smack the asshole smirk right off his face. Long story short, we got off to a bad start. But when the tabloids interpret our sparring as Drew Maddox "groveling" with a "mystery brunette," his agent presents us both a proposal: Shacking up as a couple this summer. It’s an alleged “win-win.” I need to prove to my ex that I'm fine. Drew needs to prove to his team that he's stable. Thanks to his on-field brawling and never-ending lady drama, Drew Maddox has suddenly found himself on the trade block - which means he needs a fast, easy way to show the team that he's settled down. Hence this fiancé thing. Our fights are real, our kisses are fake, and thanks to the nonstop heat between us, I’m starting to mix up all my signs. But whether it’s real or fake, there’s one thing I do know: I’m already addicted. \\\ HOTHEAD is a standalone in the Irresistible Series \\\ Sweet Spot - Lukas & Lia Bad Boss - Julian & Sara Dirty Deeds - Emmett & Aly Hothead - Drew & Evie

My new neighbor is a complete jerk. A tall, brooding, tattooed jerk. I tried to be nice, bake some cupcakes for him and his adorable daughter, and the only reaction I could come up with to his ice-cold reception was to shove those pink cupcakes right into his muscular chest. In my defense, it was a rough week. Being back in Seattle for the first time in years was hard enough, the fact that I was there for the dispersal of my father’s will made it even harder. I had no intention of staying, until I got a football stadium-sized surprise as my dad’s final gift to me. No … really. He left me a football team. It’s how I found myself in a conference room, staring down the veteran quarterback who wants nothing to do with a new owner. And that quarterback? It’s my tall, brooding, tattooed jerk of a neighbor. Now he’s everywhere. Next door with his daughter. In meetings. Don’t even get me started on away games. Luke Pierson is under my skin, and pretty soon, I’m not sure I want it any other way.

You know those stories where the smart girl tutors the dumb jock? This isn't it. Blair What's the probability of insulting the one guy on campus I need to help me pass statistics? If I knew, I wouldn't be standing in front of Wes Reynolds begging him to tutor me. Basketball player, sexy, arrogant, always sleeping through class... these are the things I knew about him. What I didn't know is that he is a seriously smart jock. Wes What's the best way to get rid of the peppy and unrelenting girl that keeps asking me to tutor her? If I knew, I wouldn't be staring at her tan legs and attempting to teach her statistics. Sorority girl, fine as f\\k, determined, ball buster... these are the things I knew about her. What I didn't know is that she is all the things I didn't realize I wanted or needed. Or that one semester with her would change everything.

A sexy opposites attract standalone novel from USA Today bestselling author Rebecca Jenshak. I have a type. I love the good guy. Responsible and stable. Safe. So when a beer-drinking, quick-witted, tattooed hockey player asks me to tutor him, I'm suddenly thrust into the world of bad boys and bad decisions. Jordan is a renowned player on campus. He doesn’t take anything seriously, except hockey and partying. But he gives me butterflies. I’m a wallflower tutoring Valley University’s hottest player.

Valley U’s hottest QB has heard in detail how I want to climb him like a tree. One viral video and my life as a wallflower is over. Felix Walters knows exactly how I feel about him—so does everyone else on campus. It was supposed to be a private conversation between friends. Now I’m the butt of every joke and everywhere I turn all eyes are on me. It’s every shy girl’s nightmare. Except now the hottest guy on campus wants to be my fake boyfriend. Six weeks. Just pretend. I’m a wallflower fake dating Valley U's hottest player.

I’ve always been a wild card – the first to start a fight on the ice, and the life of the party off it – but appearances can be deceiving. Being traded to the Boston Rebels could not have come at a better time. With serious family obligations to fulfill and a contract renewal with a new hockey team on the line, I have no time for anything else. I return to Boston knowing I need to buckle down and focus on what really matters. But the first night I’m back in town, I come face to face with Audrey, my college calculus tutor. We had a brief fling right before I was drafted into the NHL. Now, her five year old son is standing by her side, and I don’t need a tutor to do that kind of math. Audrey insists she doesn’t want me involved in Graham’s life unless I can commit to being a dad. With everything else going on, this is the worst possible timing. But every minute I spend with Graham and Audrey feels exactly right, and I’m left questioning everything I thought I wanted. Because now my goals are shifting, and getting what I really want might come at the expense of the game I’ve given my entire life to.

Nejlepší způsob, jak se pomstít svému příšernému ex? Předstírat randění s Rorym Millerem — soupeřem mého ex, nejlepším střelcem profesionálního hokeje a arogantním, flirtujícím hokejistou, kterého jsem doučovala na střední škole. Předstírání je ale zábavné a návykové a pod frajeřinou zlobivého kluka je Rory milý, vtipný a ochranitelský. Učí mě bruslit a utrácí za mě až příliš peněz. Spí v mé posteli a přesvědčí mě, abych porušila své pravidlo, že úlet na jednu noc jen jednou. Líbá mě, jako by to bylo skutečné. A teď přemýšlím, jestli Rory vůbec někdy předstíral. Finta na soupeře je romance o předstíraném randění v profesionálním hokeji. Je to druhá kniha série Vancouver Storm, ale lze ji číst samostatně. Tropy: Předstírané randění Soupeř ex Profesionální hokej Hrdina typu zlatý retrívr On jí posedlý Vynucená blízkost

Gray doesn’t make friends with women. He has sex with them. Until Ivy. The last thing star tight-end Gray Grayson wants to do is drive his agent’s daughter’s bubblegum pink car. But he needs the wheels and she’s studying abroad. Something he explains when she sends him an irate text to let him know exactly how much pain she’ll put him in if he crashes her beloved ride. Before he knows it, Ivy Mackenzie has become his best texting bud. But then Ivy comes home and everything goes haywire. Because the only thing Gray can think of is being with Ivy. Ivy doesn’t have sex with friends. Especially not with a certain football player. No matter how hot he makes her… Gray drives Ivy crazy. He’s irreverent, sex on a stick, and completely off limits. Because, Ivy has one golden rule: never get involved with one of her father’s clients. A rule that’s proving harder to keep now that Gray is doing his best to seduce her. Her best friend is fast becoming the most irresistible guy she’s ever met. Which means Gray is going to have to use all his skills to get himself out of the friend zone and into Ivy’s heart. Game on

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.

He's a professional hockey player that lives on the edge. I prefer to play life by the rules. I’m the personal assistant at a sports agency that no one notices. Unless they need coffee. I don’t like sports and I like professional athletes even less. I’m indifferent to the mostly male clientele, except for one. Mica “the savage” Petrov. When it comes to wild antics, Mica is the biggest offender of them all. He’s reckless, wild and carelessly charming. I’m mortified that I find him attractive. But it doesn’t matter because the guy hasn’t taken a second look at me. Not once. In two years. Mica's career jeopardizing situation requires drastic measures to be taken to keep him in the game. He’s got money, I’ve got debt and my boss has a crazy idea. Which is how I found myself stepping up to save him from himself. But at what cost? How long can I keep fighting my attraction? What ghosts from his past is he brawling with? All I know is that I need to defend my heart before this big defenseman steals it away. Can we win this game? Or is it too late for either of us? The Penalty Box: Fighting Love Has Consequences.

Eine College-Hockey-Romanze über den Teamkollegen des Bruders, die man nicht aus der Hand legen kann. Er ist der große, tätowierte Fremde, mit dem ich an Halloween etwas hatte … und jetzt ist er mein neuer Mitbewohner. Nach einem plötzlichen Umzug quer durchs Land muss ich im zweiten Studienjahr bei meinem älteren Bruder und zwei seiner Hockey-Teamkollegen unterkommen. Ich bin nicht gerade begeistert davon, mit drei Sportlern zusammenzuwohnen – mit ihrer stinkenden Ausrüstung, ihren ständig wechselnden Affären und ihrer Neigung, jeden Snack im Haus zu verschlingen. Nur einer von vielen Gründen, warum Hockeyspieler nicht mein Typ sind. Als ich jedoch mit einem Arm voller Kartons durch die Haustür komme, stehe ich vor einem weiteren Problem. Mein anonymer One-Night-Stand von vor zwei Monaten ist Tyler Donahue, der Superstar-Torwart im Team meines Bruders. Wir sind uns beide einig, so zu tun, als wäre es nie passiert, doch schnell wird klar, dass keiner von uns es vergessen kann. Ehe ich mich versehe, werfen wir uns heiße Blicke quer durch den Raum zu, schreiben uns zu jeder Nachtzeit anzügliche Nachrichten und stehlen uns Küsse hinter verschlossenen Türen. Da mein überfürsorglicher Bruder ausflippen würde, beschließen wir, unsere Beziehung geheim zu halten. Es gibt keinen Grund, alles durcheinanderzubringen, denn ich will keinen Freund, und Tyler hat wegen seines zermürbenden Hockeyplans keine Zeit für eine Freundin. Doch als unsere unverbindliche Vereinbarung zu etwas Tieferem und Bedeutsamerem wird, beginne ich eine sanftere Seite des verschlossenen, grüblerischen Torwarts zu sehen. Er ist sanft, beschützend und großzügig – in jeder Hinsicht. Trotz allem, was ich mir vorher eingeredet habe, verliebe ich mich Hals über Kopf und in rasantem Tempo. Wir sagten, wir würden es locker angehen, aber Herzen haben ihre eigene Art, alle Regeln zu brechen. Shutout ist eine College-Hockey-Romanze mit viel Leidenschaft, Herzklopfen und einem Happy End. Es ist der zweite Band der Reihe Rules of the Game und kann eigenständig gelesen werden. Tropes: Erzwungene Nähe / Mitbewohner Grüblerischer, tätowierter Torwart als Held Sonnige Partygängerin als Heldin Heimlichtuerei Repräsentation von ADHS und Angststörungen Duale Perspektive