Locke Brothers

Sydney He's grumpy, he's growly, he's a super-hot professional hockey player. He's also-after a crazy night in Vegas-my husband. Don't worry, nothing happened. He's too honorable, and I'm not that kind of girl, despite what the media writes about me. But I've got a problem. I can't have one of those crazy, spontaneous Vegas mistakes. Not while I'm trying to get my career back on track. I need a real marriage. Which means I need a fake husband. And he's just the man for the job. Wyatt I'm willing to help her out. Because she's sweet and funny and strangely innocent for all her years in the spotlight. But I've got family issues happening, retirement questions dogging me, and I don't have time to do something stupid. Like falling in love. Except it's starting to feel too late... This is dedicated to all the ladies who are suckers for huge grumpy bearded hockey players who chop wood without a shirt.

How did I become the hot hockey player's nanny? I'm glad you asked. It started with a catsuit and a debt I could never pay off. My dad stole money from lots of athletes, and I've spent years trying to make things right. There's only one last name on the list. Hockey legend Liam Locke-who hates me. Years ago, we shared a passionate night that he believes was all part of the plan to trick him. It wasn't. I fell hard for Liam that night. Truth-I'm still falling. When a little girl unexpectedly enters his life, he makes me an offer I can't refuse. Become his live-in nanny and he'll wipe out the debt. Tess is the sweetest, funniest little girl, so how can I say no? Soon, the three of us are on vacation together, and I don't feel like the nanny. I feel like family. And the heat between Liam and me could melt ice. When he finds out the secrets I've been keeping, the gloves come off, and what started as a way to fix the past begins to feel like a future I never thought I'd have.

I waited until my 18th birthday to tell my best friend, Nick, that I loved him. That I wanted him to be my first. Even though he was twelve years older than me, I knew he was my person. He'd always been my person. But when I showed up at his apartment, he was with… Sheila. Ugh. I thought we were meant to be. He thought I was a kid with a crush. I did the only thing I could do. I left for school and a new life. Until that life fell apart. Now, six years later, I'm back in Calico Cove living with my parents, broke, jobless, and trying my best to ignore Nick. Only Nick's life was just turned upside down when he found out he has two half-brothers, who also happen to be hockey legends, and he needs me more than ever. I'm not going to let myself fall for him again. I'm not going to let him break my heart. I'm not going to… yeah, I think I probably am.