Minnesota Caribou

She's my friend's little sister. But I've ached for her for years . . . and I won't be denied. What does the star center for the Minnesota Caribou professional hockey team do in the face of the ultimate betrayal? Right, I've sworn off women because I caught my fiancée with my brother. Now, they're both dead to me. They represent an ache so deep I might never recover. I've never known a goal I couldn't score-or a girl I couldn't score with. Until I see her curled up in a sexy ball in my hospital room. She's off limits. Julia Wales is lush, smart, more determined than I am, and one hundred percent taboo. For the first time in my life, I want someone I can't have. She's the successful business owner who obeys every rule. I'm the guy who breaks them. Not since my injury have I shown a woman my scars. Until now . . . and there's no going back. Contains mature themes.

Would you sell your soul to save your daughter's life? With my NHL career ripped to shreds by a devastating knee injury, I've hit rock bottom. Dead Ass Broke. Divorced. Single Father. But none of that matters to me. It's all about my precious little girl. My heart. My soul. She's sick and she's hurting. So when temptation makes its siren's call inside a hotel bar. I answer. How hard could it be? Escorting rich, powerful women around town? Besides, I'll do anything. My daughter's uncertain future hangs in the balance. A simple mistake invites a ghost from the past back into my life. She's only a name and a beautiful face but familiar face on a computer screen. Tempting me. We both know this is a one-time thing. No repeats. Bought and paid for in a simple transaction. But I don't think I could ever be finished with her. She tries to help me, but I push her away. Because saving my daughter's life is all up to me. Contains mature themes.

Her ex needs a reality check . . . In the blink of an eye, I charm Maisy's kids, and arm wrestle her lying POS ex-husband to straighten up and fly right. What kind of guy asks the mother of his children to quit high school and work multiple jobs so she can cater to his lazy ass? She had dreams, and he stomped all over them. Meanwhile, every single dream I ever had blossomed. Hall of fame career in the NHL. Check. Friends and family. Check check. A woman who held my heart in the palm of her hand. Triple check. But my world came crashing down the day I lost my first love along with our unborn baby. I closed up my heart and surrounded it with an impenetrable wall of ice. And for years, no one got through. Until the day I read a Facebook Market ad that changes everything. She needs me. Her kids need me. And once again, I have a mission in life. There is someone to save. One look. One touch. One kiss. That's all it takes to melt the frost clutching my soul. And now I see my future within her eyes. Contains mature themes.

She's my tempting but temporary boss. I always want what I can't have... but I won't be denied. What does the most notorious playboy on the Minnesota Caribou professional hockey team do when everything blows up in his face? Right, I've sworn off women because my multi-million-dollar NHL contract is on the line. If I lose my dream because of my own screw ups, I might never recover. I've never known a goal I couldn't score - or a girl I couldn't score with. Until she tumbles from a ladder and straight into my arms. She's my boss. She's older. She's off-limits. Sue-Ann Johnson is lush, smart, more determined than I am, and one hundred percent taboo. For the first time in my life, I want someone who's not a sure bet. She's the successful business owner who obeys every rule. I'm the guy who breaks them. Not since college have I shown a woman the real me beneath my reckless charm. Until now... and there's no going back. Contains mature themes.

I'm in love with my best friend . . . Like all sad stories, mine begins with Johnnie Walker Red, bad decisions . . . And a dick pic. During a wild night, my teammates start goofing around. Riding me about my childhood crush, Cora. I love my sweet, smart Cora with all my heart. Since catching fireflies in a mason jar. Since holding hands behind the jungle gym. Since forever. If I put my heart on the line, she might reject me and shatter it into a million pieces. It would be over before it even had a chance. But with one press of a button, her entire knitting circle sees my junk. Even her grandma. But they don't know it's me in that filthy picture. Whew. Crisis averted. Until Cora figures out the truth. Now one silly mistake just might take away my one chance with the woman who holds my heart in the palm of her hand. Contains mature themes.

I get up on the wrong side of the bed . . . every single day. They call me grumpy. A downer. Maybe even negative. But when your fiancee shatters your life into a million pieces it can take a while to heal. Enter Gwenivere. She's ethereal, hypnotic, and completely stunning. Everything that I'm not. The night she slips into the empty chair next to me during a night out with the team feels like the shutters being thrown open in a blackened room. Her heat pierces my tough outer shell just like a ray of light. And as I swallow her sunshine, she draws me to her. The closer I get, the more I want to claim her as mine. But she's not looking for a knight in shining armor . . . she has her own thing going on. Helping people. Healing people. They say my heart is broken, and that I don't believe in second chances. But deep down-I do. I want to trust and let her see the real me underneath the gruff exterior. I don't want my sweet Gwen to pay for the sins of the past. And if I let her in-let myself fall again-her soft vulnerability might be exactly what stitches me back together. Contains mature themes.