Beyond the Play

A secret friends-with-benefits arrangement with the coach's daughter shouldn't have a shot in the dark of leading to more... Cooper As a pro-bound college athlete with a good-time reputation, I usually have my pick of puck bunnies. But lately, I've been in a dry spell that feels more like a curse, and the stress is affecting my game—the one thing that can't happen if I'm going to keep building my case for a future in the NHL, starting with making team captain. Enter Penny Ryder. She's my coach's daughter, but the moment she pulls me into that ice rink closet and lets me have my way with her, she's the one thing on my mind besides hockey. She wants me to introduce her to all the things she's been dying to experience with a guy, and by looking at her list? If I say yes, I'll be relaxed on the ice again, but if her dad finds out what we're up to, I'll be forced to say goodbye to the chance at being captain and finally earning my own father's approval. Penny Thanks to the ex from hell, I'm a long way from being ready for a relationship—but after an unfortunate morning involving my roommate and a flying—ahem—personal toy, it's clear that it's finally time to reclaim my agency, one long-sought-after experience in bed at a time. Enter Cooper Callahan. He's the most casual guy I can think to be with—but he just so happens to be my hockey coach dad's star defenseman. Yet the longer our connection goes on, the more we trust each other, and the less I want to say goodbye. I know love leads to heartbreak, but what if it can also clear the ice for a breakaway?

I should be focusing on my game–not on falling for my gorgeous, grumpy roommate… especially since she's already left me once. Sebastian It's my final season to prove myself before the MLB Draft. The last thing I need is a distraction–and especially not one as tantalizing as Mia di Angelo. She's the drop-dead gorgeous astrophysicist-in-training who ditched me the moment I wanted to take us from casual to committed. Yeah. Ouch. But when she needs somewhere to stay for the summer… well. I offer her my place. Being roommates shouldn't be so hard. Not distracting at all. Not the least bit challenging… Mia I have two goals this summer: get into a study abroad program, and get over golden baseball god Sebastian Miller-Callahan. Doesn't mean it's easy to stop thinking about him, but he deserves better than a prickly, career-focused girl like me. Our futures can't be more different. The last thing I need is to play roommates with the only man who can set my body ablaze. And all the feelings I've tried to pretend I never had? They come rushing back far too strong for either of us to ignore. Stealing Home is a spicy new adult sports romance with reverse grumpy-sunshine, forced proximity/roommates, dual POV, and a guaranteed HEA. It is the third in a series of linked, yet standalone, novels in the Beyond the Play series.

He's my brother's biggest hockey rival…but he's bringing the heat for me. Nikolai Hockey is my life, and I need to make this last season count. But when I'm forced to transfer to rival school McKee University for my senior year, I risk pissing off the captain, who happens to be the older brother of Isabelle Callahan: the gorgeous beam of sunshine I messed around with in secret this summer. Rekindling our fling could risk her brother icing me off the team-not to mention the fact that my scarred past makes having a real relationship impossible-and yet the moment I see Isabelle again, all my wild, burning feelings come rushing back. Izzy I have two goals for sophomore year: win back my old volleyball position, and forget I ever knew devilishly handsome hockey defenseman Nikolai Abney-Volkov. As the youngest and only daughter in a family full of athletes, failure isn't an option. But when Nik crashes back into my life, I can't stay away from his broody charm. I'm determined to guard my heart this time, but between the furtive hookups and the heartfelt conversations, the lines between friends-with-benefits and more begin to blur. As we fall deeper into a place we can't come back from unscathed, we'll have to make a choice: fight for a future together, or watch it go up in flames. Filled with swoons, spice, sports, and koalas, Wicked Serve is a don't-miss new adult college sports romance.