Assassins (Aleo)

No matter how hard she tries, Elleanor never thinks she's good enough, from her job to her weight to her love life. When she meets Shea on a promotional shoot for the NHL's Nashville Assassins he shatters her world. Shea is tired of the life he's living: the women, the money, the drinking. But everything changes when he meets Elli. He knows they are meant to be together, if only he can convince Elli to put her insecurities aside before she misses out on a shot at love.

Fallon's dream has always been to turn her family's wine company into a runaway success. When Fallon becomes an official sponsor of the Nashville Assassins, she feels like she's made it. And then the man who broke her heart skates back into her life. Lucas lost the most important person in his life and has regretted it ever since. When he returns to Nashville, he's determined to convince Fallon that he's changed, but she's been keeping a devastating secret that turns the odds against them.

Audrey Parker is up against the boards. She's stuck in a job she hates and pining for a total jerk. Meanwhile, her sister Fallon is moving out and getting married to hockey star Lucas Brooks. Where is Audrey's Prince Charming? Nothing she does has ever seemed to be good enough for any of the men in her life. Audrey's about to hit rock bottom; until she wakes up next to Tate Odder.

After serving as a dutiful bridesmaid in the wedding from hell, Aynslee Shaw just wants to slink home to Nashville and forget the whole trip. That is until the hottest guy she's ever seen is seated next to her on the flight and charms her with his easy laugh and killer smile. But just when she thinks things are getting good, he vanishes, leaving Aynslee wondering, was that guy the one? And did she just let him slip through her fingers? Former superstar goalie Jordan Ryan is back on the ice-finally. After a crippling knee injury that had him wondering if he'd ever play pro hockey again, he's got his full attention on rebuilding his career. So a pretty-okay, beautiful-girl on a plane shouldn't be a distraction. But Jordan is very distracted. And when Aynslee crosses his path again, he's not sure any job in the world is worth missing his second chance with a woman like her. Contains mature themes.

The instant Piper Allen sees Erik Titov, she wants him-wants his rock-hard body, sure, but the strength and mystery that lie behind that superstar hockey jock demeanor, too. So when he sidles up to her at a bar and slinks his arm around her waist, she's lost. What follows is the wildest night of her life . . . followed by inevitable heartbreak the next morning. And then, a few weeks later, a very big surprise: two blue lines on a pregnancy test. Only a check to the head could make Erik fall for a nice girl like Piper. But since their crazy-sexy night together, he's been trying to forget about her by falling into bed with every woman in Nashville, and it's not working. So when Piper shows up at his house with a baby-bomb to drop, it doesn't take much for Erik to suggest the nuclear option: marriage. While it's supposed to be all for show, the second they say 'I do,' the ice between them starts to melt into sizzling steam. Contains mature themes.