Triplets. It has two meanings in the city of Tampa. The brothers, and the bar. Brooks Labelle spent his entire life with one ambition: Hockey. All things hockey, which is why he has settled in Tampa to ride out the rest of his career and co-owner of a hockey bar with his brothers. To his parents’ dismay, none of them have settled down romantically. Brooks never plans to either, despite his dad attempting to set him up with another “nice girl.” He must be desperate if he’s picking random women among the crowd at Brooks’s games and trying to persuade them with a meet-and-greet. But this one turns down the offer… Jo Harper has fallen for a hockey player, and she doesn’t even like hockey. A homebody to the extreme, all it took was one night out for her anti-social life to tailspin into celebrities and social media scandals. Though, scandal is a stretch when put into terms about a dead ex. She only speaks to Brooks by happenstance. Although, it’s more sassing than actual talking. Which he likes and demonstrates every opportunity he can. She’s become the girl friend—with a space, as he likes to say—and he’s more than her timid self can handle. Just friends never work when there is an attraction. It’s a tried and true failure. Their relationship sparks, but like opposite charges in the clouds, they’ve accumulated a fierce lightning storm. Jo loves a good rainy day, but Brooks might as well be holding a steel rob. He wants more, but without her expecting too much. She’s done with settling for men who won’t share all of themselves with her. The last thing he expected was to be the first brother to fall.

Chelsea It sucks starting over. Then again, it sucks more when you realize not much of your life had ever really begun. This time I was making my own choices. No one was going to control me. Having an off-season fling with my ex-husband’s new boss was probably not how most people go about fresh starts. Alex Hockey was in my blood. I wanted to play the game for as long as I could. Turns out, that time frame was shorter than planned. I hung up the skates and moved across the country, taking a position with my brother’s team in Tampa, and landed in bed with an unexpected roommate—literally. I barely have my foot in the door as the new GM of the Fury and could be pushed right back out. Whatever happens next, the risk will challenge both of our new beginnings.

Amada I am not immune to the smile and swagger that exudes from the Labelle men. Cam is used to women melting at his feet—but I’m not made entirely of sugar. It should be said if you find a man who can handle your type of crazy, lock him down. I was ready to wait as long as needed for Cam to commit. But after I discovered our pasts were tied, how can I expect him to forgive me when he had a wife he will never forget. Cam My dad is at it again. I’m well acquainted with the meddling tendencies he used to trap my brothers. It’s why I recognized the little errand for him to a pastry shop for what it was—a setup. Pies are sacrilegious in my family. But now that I’ve met the new manager at the store down the road from my bar, it’s reason enough to go back. Her chaos is alluring. I’ve already given one woman all of my firsts. Will Amada be my last?