The plan was simple: just me, my boy and hockey.I’m the unapproachable NHL captain with a reputation for chewing up reporters in interviews, forwards on the ice and shutting down anyone who tries to get close to me. And that’s how I like it—no feelings, no complications, and zero chance of reliving the grief I experienced when my wife passed away seven years ago.But sometimes the best laid plans go up in flames, and that’s exactly what Collins Mackenzie does when strolls into a bar one post-game night and gives me a taste of the cold shoulder I’ve bestowed on all those around me.The only person she doesn’t dismiss? My boy. In fact, she lights him up with her pink hair and perfectly winged eyeliner, leaving him fascinated and me infatuated.There’s only one problem: she’s nine years younger, convinced I’m not her type and doesn’t do relationships. She doesn’t even hang around in the same city beyond a few months. Trouble is, I want her permanence right next to me—on the couch watching movies and in my bed on lazy mornings.I’m ready to chase her, no matter where she goes or how quickly she hits the accelerator. This girl is a ride I never want to get off. Read more

“In your dreams, Baby Hall.”Older. Hotter. And way out of my league, Hannah Prescott has been my obsession since the moment she uttered those five simple words.She thinks she’ll deter me by her dismissive attitude but her words only spur me on. I love a challenge and since Hannah is my literal dream girl, she’s worth putting in a bit of work.Up until now everything in my life has come easy: hockey, women, friendships. Then Noah Harrison is traded to our team and my spot on the first line with my best friends is at risk. Suddenly Hannah is wearing his jersey and I realize I’ve got to act fast or risk losing my shot forever.Fortunately for me, dreams do come true because though she only offers me one night, fate has other plans. She may have said she’ll never call me Daddy Hall, but the positive pregnancy test in her hand makes that impossible.With my every dream within reach, I need to find a way to prove to Hannah that she’s the one for me and I’m so much more than a playboy. Read more

Piper Mitchell needs one thing to go her way.Divorced, feeling stuck in her professional life and terrified of reentering the world of dating, she's decided she's going to work on something she can control: learning how to be good in the bedroom.Enter Liam Sullivan.The star NHL goalie might not be a people person, but he's the perfect teacher. He knows what he's doing behind closed doors, and with a little convincing, he agrees to be Piper's guide.Things between them are casual and easy. Something they can both benefit from. And when a road trip to Vegas as Piper and Liam waking up from a night they can't remember with matching wedding rings, they decide to figure out how much more fun they can have as husband and wife.It's just for the hockey season. It doesn't mean anything.But as the clock ticks down on their fake-marriage-with-benefits, can Piper and Liam make it work in the real world? Or will their relationship be a power play straight to disaster?Power Play is a spicy friends-to-lovers sports romance with the teach me trope, a sprinkle of fake dating and accidental marriage and a guaranteed happily ever after. Read more

A fake dating college hockey romance…LillyI hadn’t intended to blurt out that we were dating… because we weren’t. We barely knew each other. But I was out of options, my ex-boyfriend just wouldn’t stop pestering me. Greyson happened to be there, and in a moment of desperation, I claimed we were together. Initially, I felt guilty for dragging him into this mess. But now? I’m relieved I did. Greyson turned out to be everything I needed, and this unexpected twist brought us closer in ways I never imagined.GreysonI was focused on my future goals, with dating being the last thing on my mind. But then she blurted out that we were dating. What the hell? Initially, the idea of fake dating intrigued me, I had my own reasons as to why…But now? I’ve crossed the line between pretending and genuine emotions. What started as a ruse has evolved into something real, and I’m not sure how to navigate these new feelings.“When The Time Is Right” is a college hockey romance following Lilly and Greyson's story. It's the second book in the 'Riverside Dragons' series, and can be read as a complete standalone.Tropes include:-Sports romance-Fake Dating-Journalism student x Goalie-Dual POV-No Third-act Break Up-Open door- Inexperienced MMC and spicy lessons-Found Family-Slow Burn Read more

Falling for my ex-boyfriend’s brother was never supposed to happen… especially while I’m pretending to be his fiancée.When I find Rowan Taylor’s infant daughter abandoned outside the hospital I work at, both of our lives are instantly flipped upside down. I’m only in Aston until my travel nurse assignment is up in a few weeks, but when I realize the star goalie needs my help, I can’t seem to walk away from him. Even though his daughter was abandoned, he finds himself having to prove to the courts that he can provide a stable life for her… and to help his case, he convinces me to pretend to be his fiancée.It’s the perfect plan to make him look like the family man he needs to be to get custody.It’s supposed to be simple—just a few months of playing the part until I have to leave for my next nursing assignment, yet the more time I spend with him, the harder it is to remember it’s fake.Rowan’s fiercely protective of his daughter, warm in ways I never saw before, and the quiet moments when he looks at me with that soft vulnerability? I can’t ignore it.Somewhere between the late-nights and unexpected moments of tenderness, I start to feel things I shouldn’t. Things that make me question everything.And falling for him?Well… that was never part of my plan.____________________________________________From bestselling romance author, Cali Melle, Make Your Save is a fun and steamy interconnected standalone from the Aston Archers series. Each book can be read alone and follows a fictional professional player falling in love. MAKE YOUR SAVE TROPES:Pro Hockey RomanceSingle DadFake Dating/EngagementEx’s BrotherForced ProximityHe Falls First Read more

Hidden behind a mask at a charity ball, I let an unknown older man have me.He left me with more than just breathless memories—a secret I can never tell.Five years later, I'm a single mom, writing a piece on Atlanta Fire's legendary coach.He's a silver fox. Tempting, commanding, intent on using his sexy authority… on me.We should keep our distance.I’m his player’s younger sister, and he’s decades off-limits.And then I see it.The birthmark on his shoulder.The same one I saw on my masked lover five years ago.He has no idea he’s a father. And I plan to keep it that way.But when he starts piecing the clues together, one thing becomes terrifyingly clear—If this secret gets out, it could cost us everything.And for my daughter—and my heart—I can’t afford to puck this up.This is Coach's story, book 3 in the Pucking Daddies series. It can be read as a standalone and has a HEA! Read more

**NOW A TOP 100 AMAZON BESTSELLER**The hottest hockey player at Reina U has dark plans for me. Everyone on campus loves Isaac Jones. The gorgeous, dimple-cheeked charmer can do no wrong in the public’s eyes.But they don’t know what I do.I know the truth about his violent past. Exposing his real identity and his family’s crimes won’t just help me graduate with a journalism degree—it will save my mother’s life.When Isaac discovers I’m writing an article that will ruin his hockey dreams and destroy his family, he’ll do anything to bury it—unleashing his deepest, darkest, most depraved desires on me.Twisted battles in the locker room.Wickedness on the ice.Cruelty to keep my mouth shut.The worst part? I’m starting to fall for him, even as I fight back.And I’m not sure who will win our heartless game. Heartless Game is a standalone romance in the Kings of Reina University series, and can be read independently of the others. It contains several dark themes that some readers may be sensitive to. For more information, please visit the author's website at jobrenner dot com. Read more

From USA Today and #1 Amazon Bestselling Author Bella Matthews comes a Fake Dating, Teach Me, Spicy Sports Romance.A little white lie never hurt anyone . . . or so I thought.One fake date and we’d go our separate ways, at least that’s how hockey’s hottest golden boy—Nixon Sinclair—convinced me this would work. But it turns out, Nix had other plans.Now I’m sneaking around with my brother’s teammate, refusing to admit he’s everything I want but never knew I needed.Irresistibly dirty mouth—Check.Panty-meltingly possessive—Check. Check.Toe-curling lessons in the bedroom—Check. Check. Triple Check.But when fun leads to feelings, our little white lie starts to feel a little too real.And if I’m not careful, I’ll be the one hurt in the end. Read more

I spent the night with a complete stranger.Now he thinks I'm a puck bunny.So, imagine my shame when I find out he’s my new boss.And I’m moving into his guest house… as his son’s nanny.Okay, just because Atlanta Fire's star center knows how to handle his stick doesn't mean I'm going to let him out of the penalty box.Sebastian Blue is a walking mistake in a hockey jersey.Sinful smirk? You bet.Dedicated single dad? Of course.Relationship phobic? Just my luck.But he's eager to become my knight in shining skates…When I need a fake date for my ex's wedding (the same ex who told me I'm bad in bed), Seb is only too pleased to "prove the SOB wrong”—by teaching me just how good spice can be.I'm trying not to lose my mind every time he kisses me like I’m his next big score, turning every steamy lesson into something that feels dangerously real.And for a gal who can't have kids of her own, this family is starting to feel like my home team.So the question is, when the final buzzer sounds, will I still just be another move in his spice play—or something more?The Spice Play is a steamy single dad and the nanny, grumpy/sunshine, pro hockey romance. It's the first book in the Pucking Daddies series and can be enjoyed as a standalone. HEA guaranteed!***Now with updated hockey scenes*** Read more

On the ice, college hockey star Tyler is a god, but to me, he’s a remorseless devil.After shattering my heart and scarring my soul, he thinks he can arrogantly skate back into my life.I’m not fooled.He doesn’t love me; he doesn’t want a second chance.He wants to control me.This is all just a twisted game to him.And I know he’s keeping secrets.The more I resist him, the more determined he becomes to claim me.He’s branded me as his own, scaring off any other man who dares approach.With whispered promises and charming lies, he implores me for another shot.The harder I push him away, the deeper his obsession grows.Soon, I won't be able to resist him.I’ll fall prey to the mistakes of my past... and then I fear his secrets will destroy us both.If your heart races for men who'd cross every line for their love, then ALL YOUR PUCKING SECRETS is the intoxicating tale you crave.Delve into this compelling college hockey romance with just a click. Read more

I’ve never been a good bet.I wear my emotions on my tattoo-covered sleeve, I say all the wrong things and I revel in pissing off a certain redhead far more than I should. In other words, I’m the last person the court would choose to parent any child, let alone three of them.Yet being their father is all I want.So when the woman I love to hate offers to help make all my dreams come true, I jump at the chance. Marrying Ava is a convenient solution: she's my kids favorite person and the court will absolutely approve of the woman who runs the biggest charity in Boston.But there is nothing convenient about the way I feel when she fights with me, or when we kiss. And I'm not sure which I enjoy more.This marriage may have a time limit but I'm beginning to think I'd like to keep my wife. She’ll probably fight me on it, but as they say, all’s fair in love and war. Read more

***A Coach's Daughter, Enemies-To-Lovers, Steamy Hockey Romance***When the rising star center forward for The Hawkeyes farm team gets a chance to move up to join the major league ranks, Penelope has to do everything in her power to keep her deep-seated grudge out of view.The puck bunnies might all be swooning over the new tatted-up player sitting on the home bench, but she won't be fooled.He's a wolf, disguised in a Hawkeyes jersey.Penelope has never shared the heart-wrenching details of her and Slade's past with anyone, let alone her dad, but Slade's sudden appearance threatens to unravel her carefully guarded disdain.Slade Matthews, her father's protégé and her college bully are one and the same. She thought she'd never have to see him again, but with a new opening on the team and time of the essence to fill it, Slade gets his chance to move up.Now she has to hide her six-year-long grudge against the charismatic player who won't stop trying to win her over as if he forgot what he did to her all those years ago.As Slade makes a play to win Penelope, she's torn between the past and the future.Just when things couldn't get more complicated – an old love interest comes back into the fold, a person she met in one of the college's tutoring chat rooms that up and disappeared on her years ago has returned.Now, with her emotions skating on thin ice, Penelope finds herself in a tangled web of attraction, heartbreak, and rediscovered connections.Will she decide to let go of her grudge and finally let Slade in? Or is this an opportunity at a second chance with the pen pal who got away?*** All books in this series are standalone in the same hockey universe and can be read in any order; however, there may be potential for spoilers if they are not read in chronological order due to prior HEAs already occurring for other players on the team. Reading order is recommended. Happy reading!Reading Order **optional#1 Cocky Score#2 Filthy Score#3 Brutal Score#4 Rough Score#5 Dirty Score#6 Lucky Score#7 Tough Score#8 Perfect Score#9 Wrong Score Read more

How to complicate your rookie season in the NHL: fake date your former college rival and now teammate’s ex-girlfriend.It’s a bad idea, and I know it, especially since Kendra Hart has had a hold over me since our freshman year of college. She has no idea how I feel, and I have zero control over my mouth when her life goes up in smoke and she needs a friend, along with a place to stay.My coach, who also happens to be my stepdad, is warning me to stay away not only for the team's sake but to spare me from getting hurt. I should probably listen to his advice. However, taking the simple route has never been my thing. And with every “fake” look, touch and kiss I give her, I think she might be starting to like me for more than just my British accent.I’m starting to think this might be my best idea yet…What to expect: Pro Hockey MMC x Pro Soccer FMCGolden Retriever x Black KittenRival Teammate’s ExFake DatingHe Falls First & HardForced Proximity Read more

Falling for my best friend’s brother was not a part of my plan… especially while I was pregnant with someone else’s child.In my defense, I got pregnant by a guy who wants absolutely nothing to do with me or the baby.And, just when I thought things couldn’t get worse, I find out that my health insurance covers nothing for maternity care.Being in this alone is scary enough, but trying to figure out how I’m going to pay for my medical care? That’s a whole new level of terrifying.When Nash Simmons—my best friend’s brother, and Aston Archers star hockey player—finds out about the predicament I’m in, he steps in to save me from a financial disaster with an offer I can’t possibly refuse.His proposal: I marry him for his insurance and we get it annulled after the baby is born.It seems like the perfect solution, but as our arrangement unfolds and we continue to grow closer, it becomes even harder to ignore the electricity sizzling between us.The lines between real and fake are starting to blur, and I can’t help but wonder if there’s room for my son and I in his future.Or am I only fooling myself by thinking this could ever be more than what it was supposed to be?____________________________________________From bestselling romance author, Cali Melle, Make Your Play is a fun and steamy interconnected standalone from the Aston Archers series. MAKE YOUR PLAY TROPES:Pro Hockey RomanceSurprise Pregnancy (it's not his)Best Friend's SiblingMarriage of ConvenienceForced ProximityHe Falls First Read more

***A Fake Relationship, Brother's Best Friend, Steamy Hockey Romance***What’s worse than being in a fake relationship with my childhood crush? When he's a notorious NHL party-boy and my brother’s best friend!Being hired as the PR representative for the hockey team I’ve always been a fan, should be a dream come true, especially because my old crush plays for them.My suggestion to save Briggs's career is solid… have him fake date someone wholesome who can change his image. That’s when my big mouth gets in the way and I admit to being the-girl-next-door.Now… my boss is offering me the promotion of a lifetime, but it comes with strings…Fake date Briggs Conley!Now I have to fix Briggs’ reputation, lie to our families, keep my MMA fighter brother from pummeling his best friend, and stop myself from falling further for my childhood crush, all while we're forced to live together and pretend to be madly in love in front of the cameras.What could possibly go wrong?How about when my brother ends up in our guest bedroom and I end up with a pro hockey player in my bed.*** All books in this series are standalone in the same hockey universe and can be read in any order; however, there may be potential for spoilers if they are not read in chronological order due to prior HEAs already occurring for other players on the team. Reading order is recommended. Happy reading!Reading Order **optional#1 Cocky Score#2 Filthy Score#3 Brutal Score#4 Rough Score#5 Dirty Score#6 Lucky Score#7 Tough Score#8 Perfect Score#9 Wrong Score Read more

I tried to get revenge against his team, and now he’s making me pay…In public, Jack Feldman is king on campus: hockey star, golden god, brother to a billionaire, admired and wanted by everyone.In private, he’s my ruthless tormentor bent on destroying me: body, mind, and soul.When he catches me trying to get justice against his team, he threatens to ruin everything I care about unless I give him whatever he wants.But what Jack wants is me.He’s obsessive, possessive, and determined to wreck me.And as he drags me down to the depths of his depravity, he brings out a part of me that wants to be wrecked by him.He’s made it clear he owns me and will never let me go. When I fight back, he fights harder. He’s playing a dark and twisted game, but I can’t let him win.Or his dark obsession will destroy us both.Brutal Game contains several dark themes that some readers may be sensitive to. For more information, please visit the author's website at jobrenner dot com. Read more

***Marriage of Convenience, Insta-love, Steamy Hockey Romance***When Ryker Haynes, team captain and Canadian-born heartthrob, finds out that his visa is about to expire, he knows he only has one solution: Get Married.I need a green card, and I need it now if I want to keep from getting deported back to Canada and losing my ability to play for the best team in the NHL.So, when I rescue an up-and-coming party planner from slipping on her heels in the Hawkeyes’ parking lot, I might have just found my new wife.Juliet is smart, sexy, and has her own reasons for agreeing to my proposal.It's a foolproof plan... as long as no one's feelings get involved. But what happens when the chemistry we're faking for the crowd turns out to be anything but fake?And when our lives start feeling more like a rom-com than a business arrangement, can we keep our feelings in check?Or are we headed for a mess more complicated than any game I ever played? Read more

My whole life I’ve come out on top.One of the finest players ever to grace the NHL? Check.Most prolific playboy with an enviable reputation between the sheets? Check.Award for the cockiest athlete in America? Also check, and well deserved I’d say.So why does my life feel anything but the perfect image I project?And why won’t the one woman who came crashing into my life and knocked me on my six-foot-four ass take me seriously?She doesn’t even recognize me, let alone worship the ground I walk on.I’m in uncharted territory, tearing up my rule book and unearthing buried demons in my pursuit of her affection.I always get what I want in life, but apparently, Felicity Thompson didn’t get the memo. I want her in my bed, but all she offers me is her witty British tongue and no-nonsense attitude.It isn’t supposed to be this way. She’s supposed to unravel for me. Yet the harder I pursue her, the more my own layers peel away.Felicity Thompson is fast becoming not just what I want but the very woman I need in my life, and I’m terrified to admit that when it truly matters, I might not be coming out on top after all. Read more

***A Single Dad/ Nanny, Steamy Hockey Romance***It was only supposed to be one-hot-night in Vegas with a total stranger. We even agreed not to exchange names or occupations. So how in the hell did I end up in Seattle standing on the front stoop of his mansion as the new live-in nanny two weeks later?Well, turns out Karma works quick because I stole something that night off the sexy stranger's nightstand before I snuck out of his room without saying goodbye and now, I'm going to pay for it.I never steal! I'm practically an honorary Eagle Scout but he said it was his lucky charm and as of lately, my life has seemed void of any luck for quite some time. But now with his ruggedly handsome face sporting a brutal scowl that's usually reserved for his opponents on the ice, I think I'm going to need that lucky charm to do its magic.I'd happily turn right around and walk back down the driveway but unfortunately... I need this job to buy me a little more time after completely draining my savings to avoid my ex-fiancé and his new girlfriend.Kaenan only needs help for ten weeks during the hockey season and then I'll head back to face the music and return to my old life in Colorado...*** All books in this series are standalone in the same hockey universe and can be read in any order; however, there may be potential for spoilers if they are not read in chronological order due to prior HEAs already occurring for other players on the team. Reading order is recommended. Happy reading!Reading Order **optional#1 Cocky Score#2 Filthy Score#3 Brutal Score#4 Rough Score#5 Dirty Score#6 Lucky Score#7 Tough Score#8 Perfect Score#9 Wrong Score Read more

Now an Amazon Top 50 Bestseller!Somehow, I’ve landed myself a do-over and this time we aren’t screwing it up. This time, I don’t want her all to myself. This time we're going to share. Mia:The second the Boston Bruins star forward steps out of the villa bathroom, looking like a god in nothing but a low slung towel…I should turn around and beg for a different room.When his tall, dark and broody teammate walks in offering to share the villa…I should run.And when they offer me one weekend of no strings attached fun…I should absolutely say no.But I’ve never been good at doing what I’m supposed to.Alex:Three nights wasn’t enough. Not when I still wake up dreaming about her. About them.Imagine our surprise when our new neighbor ends up being the girl we’ve both been obsessing over.This time, we won’t lose her.This time, things will be different.This time…we’re ready to share.River:They're mine to own, possess, consume. They just don't know it yet.Rules Of Our Own is an interconnected standalone NHL Hockey Romance with a MMF why-choose style HEA.Forced proximity, bi-awakening, where the guys are obsessed with her as they are with each other. Read more