Download or read book My Kids Play Hockey written by Christie Casciano Burns and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-08-07 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the past several years veteran hockey mom Christie Casciano’s monthly Hockey Mom columns have been required reading for the half million readers of USA Hockey Magazine. Drawing on her twenty years in the youth hockey trenches, she brings a wit and wisdom that comes with spending countless hours in the rink. Mixing in a little cutting humor and some good old-fashioned motherly advice, her articles speak to and for grizzled veterans and newcomers to the sport alike. My Kids Play Hockey is a compilation of Christie’s work. Some of her topics include: Back to School, Back to Hockey: Getting Ready for a Fresh Season How to Act Like an Adult at a Youth Hockey Game Organizing Your Hockey Household Valuable Lessons Learned during a Losing Season Striking a Balance between being Coach and a Parent Whether your kid shoots a puck, kicks a soccer ball or swings a baseball bat, Christie’s sound and sage advice should be required reading for all sports parents. Because when it comes to keeping your head in the game, this mother definitely knows best.

Download or read book Big Hard Stick written by Sylvia Pierce and published by Two Gnomes Media. This book was released on with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Pleasure isn’t a dirty word, gorgeous. Not unless you want it to be.” Thanks to an epic playoffs loss and a somewhat regrettable bachelorette party video starring half the team and a can of whipped cream, Buffalo Tempest captain Roscoe LeGrand is on serious PR duty this summer. His assignment? Organize a youth hockey clinic and clean up the team’s tarnished image before the season’s first face-off. But one look at the hot-as-hell hockey mom storming the ice, and Roscoe’s thoughts slide right back into the gutter… Ally Heinz is afraid of everything—with good reason. Three years ago, her husband died in a workplace accident, leaving Ally behind with their only child and a mountain of grief. Now, keeping her child safe is all that matters. Letting the kid play hockey? With all that hard, slippery ice and no onsite medical team? Not happening. If only the sweet, sexy NHL player in charge wasn’t so good at charming the pants off her. Um, literally… Despite Ally’s reservations, it’s not long before her kid’s rocking the rink, and Roscoe’s rocking her world, unlocking pleasures Ally has denied herself for years. But hat tricks in the bedroom will only get him so far. When it comes to winning the hockey mom’s wounded heart, Roscoe’s going to need a lot more than a big, hard stick… BIG HARD STICK is a sexy, steamy, single mom romance and the third book in the Buffalo Tempest hockey romance series. If you like red-hot, dirty-mouthed hockey players, smart and sassy women who aren't afraid to put their men against the boards, and a big, hilarious helping of bromance, then you don't want to miss this lineup!

Download or read book Hockey Colors written by Christopher Jordan and published by FENN-TUNDRA. This book was released on 2012-04-24 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What better way to introduce your child to the entertaining, action-packed world of hockey than through a new series of books aimed at the youngest of hockey fans? Published through the combined efforts of the NHL, the NHLPA and Fenn/Tundra, My First NHL Books introduce preschool readers to the essential early concepts of learning through the fun and entertaining themes of hockey. Count players, sticks and Stanley cups, explore the colors of the rainbow through team logos and sweaters; look for familiar shapes amongst pucks, scorebaords and nets, and work your way through an alphabet that includes everything from A is for Arena to Z is for Zamboni, and everything hockey in between.

Download or read book You Are a Badass Mom written by Steffani LeFevour and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-04-05 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever had a mommy meltdown after screaming at your kids because they're screaming? Then this book is for you. Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the workload it takes to raise a family? (Let's not even talk about the dishes.) Then this book is for you. Have you ever had a bigger vision for your life and you're relationship than you're living right now? Then this book is for you. Have you ever longed for more, even though you have amazing kids, even though you're happy a lot of the time, even though you have so much to be grateful for? Then this book is for you. "You Are A Badass Mom" is the ultimate guide to help you step out of overwhelm, shift your mindset, and create powerful positive change to move your life to the next level. The four awakenings in this book will help you shift your thoughts, find more inner peace, and focus on your state so you can connect more deeply to what matters most. By applying these simple concepts and following along with the "badass homework," you'll find more joy along the journey and live a deeper, richer, more fulfilling life than you ever thought possible.

Download or read book Cross Country Chaos written by Lesli Richardson and published by Lesli Richardson. This book was released on 2021-06-23 with total page 537 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kelly Alexander is a divorced single mom. Her younger son, Denny, who uses a wheelchair because of spina bifida, wants to participate in sports like his big brother. Then Kelly learns about the Junior National Disability Games but they're being held in Spokane, Washington, literally on the other end of the continent from their Florida home. She's clueless about her next steps to help him fulfill his dreams to compete. Enter Mart Rawlings. The handsome, single athlete and coach also happens to use a wheelchair. He volunteers to help Denny qualify for Nationals, falling hard for Kelly in the process. Winning over Denny and his brother--and Kelly's mom--is the easy part. Kelly's past heartache because of her cheating ex left deep scars in her soul and fuels her reluctance to get romantically involved. She fears Denny will lose his coach should things head south between her and Mart. Besides, getting Denny qualified is only half the battle. Now Kelly must survive a grueling cross country drive with her sons and mother to get Denny to Spokane. But, more importantly, can she overcome her fears and take a chance on love with Mart? This MF second-chance romance features a hunky hero who is an adaptive sports athlete, a single divorced mom doing the best she can, an aggravating cross-country drive with family, and a guaranteed HEA! This book was previously released by another publisher. It has been heavily revised and expanded for re-release.

Download or read book Gold Hockey written by Elise Faber and published by Elise Faber. This book was released on 2023-01-11 with total page 2056 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blocked He’s the playboy she shouldn’t want. She’s the woman he can’t live without. Backhand He’s a bad boy. She’s the woman who’ll make him leave all that behind. Boarding He was her fantasy. But having him would get her fired… Benched His son wants him to find a wife… But he thinks love is the ultimate, dirty four-letter word. Breakaway It was hate at first sight. Just not for him. Breakout He was too young for her. A decade too young. Checked She was in love with him. The worst part? He knew. Coasting Calle Stevens wasn’t what one would call a risk-taker. She was steady. She was even. She was . . . pregnant. Centered He was about to be traded. And the woman he loved would be left behind. Charging Once upon a time she’d been an intern. Once upon a time he’d been a rookie.

Download or read book Iced Gold Hockey 1 3 written by Elise Faber and published by Elise Faber. This book was released on 2020-05-21 with total page 867 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BlockedThis is her shot. Brit has the chance to make history by being the first female goalie to play for an NHL team, the San Francisco Gold. So, when she is introduced to Stefan, the Gold's captain, she is determinedly not interested. Stefan is sexy, charming, and has a publicly documented list of conquests a mile long. Brit is unwilling to risk mixing business with pleasure, even when that business is wrapped up in a six-foot-plus, gorgeously muscled package. When management pushes Brit and Stefan together in an effort to gain good press for the beleaguered team, Brit finds that her carefully calculated disinterest doesn't mask her body's desires. The more she falls for Stefan, the more she risks her career. Will she be able to have it all-a starting position and the heart of the captain? Or will she lose everything?BackhandMike Stewart is a bad boy. Sleeping around. Boozing. Fighting with teammates.Name a bad behavior and he's done it-done it so well, in fact, that he almost tanked his career as a starting defensemen for the NHL's San Francisco Gold.But Mike is done with all that. He's starting with a fresh foot forward and putting his past behind him.That is, until his past quite literally reappears before his eyes.Sara Jetty is just as beautiful as she was a decade before, but Mike hasn't seen her since she scored a gold medal in women's figure skating. Now something has put shadows in her eyes, a familiar type of hurt he is all too well-versed in.This Sara wants nothing to do with him. Their easy friendship is gone and in its place is a hardened woman who's nothing like the girl from his past.Still, Mike hasn't become a top defensemen in the NHL by being afraid of hard work, and he isn't about to let Sara push him away. Come hell or high water, he's going to crack her tough outer shell and find the sweet, innocent woman he's lusted after and loved, in equal measure, for more than ten years.BoardingMuscles. Mandy's work was supposed to be regulated to muscles. Well, muscles and ligaments and tendons . . . and general body health and-Blane was her fantasy-literally her nightly fantasy. He was sexy, strong, talented, and normally she would have thrown herself at his feet and begged for a night-or, cough, more-showing him exactly what that fantasy was.But that would mean she would get fired . . . and worse, so would he.She couldn't have that on her conscience, not when Blane was a gifted player for the San Francisco Gold. Plus, he was a professional athlete and their relationships were doomed to fail. Mandy knew that firsthand and she also knew she couldn't live that life. Always being the one left behind, always way down on the priority list.Hockey was his job and it was all consuming. That was reality and everything was fine-Until Blane got hurt. Until she was spending more time with him. Much more time.Until Blane told her she was his fantasy too. Empty Net: Never Before Released NovellaEmpty. That was her life-What? No. Shannon had been referring to the other half of the duplex she lived in, the half that her best friend and fabulous baker of a business partner, Molly, had moved out of when she'd reunited with the love of her life.But, if she was being truthful, Shannon's life was a little empty. She had a steady and growing business, even helping Molly expand their joint venture into the Gold Mine, arena for the San Francisco Gold, but she was bored and well . . . a little empty.Until Evan moved into the other half of the duplex and tall, dark, and brooding took over her life with the ease of a fire alarm blaring through the quiet, night air.

Download or read book Mothers Before written by Edan Lepucki and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2020-04-07 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who was your mother before she was a mother? Essays and photos from Brit Bennett, Jennifer Egan, Danzy Senna, Laura Lippman, Jia Tolentino, and many more. In this remarkable collection, New York Times–bestselling novelist Edan Lepucki gathers more than sixty original essays and favorite photographs to explore this question. The daughters in Mothers Before are writers and poets, artists and teachers, and the images and stories they share reveal the lives of women in ways that are vulnerable and true, sometimes funny, sometimes sad, and always moving. Contributors include: Brit Bennett * Jennine Capó Crucet * Jennifer Egan * Angela Garbes * Annabeth Gish * Alison Roman * Lisa See * Danzy Senna * Dana Spiotta * Lan Samantha Chang * Laura Lippman * Jia Tolentino * Tiffany Nguyen * Charmaine Craig * Maya Ramakrishnan * Eirene Donohue * and many others

Download or read book Cougar Mom written by Eve Langlais and published by Eve Langlais. This book was released on 2020-01-29 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Older is not only sexier, it’s more dangerous too. Meredith is practically old enough to be the mother of some of the younger Killer Mom agents, but that doesn’t mean she’s ready to retire. With her kids off to university, it is past time this Cougar Mom goes back to fieldwork. And she gets the perfect opportunity when she offers to help organize a wedding in the Caribbean…while completing a mission. When an accident leaves her with no memory, she has no idea that the man caring for her, the one she’s falling for, is her target. Hugo isn’t exactly a good man. He’d be the first to admit that he’s ruthless, yet he’s a different person around Meredith. A kind and gentle lover—until he’s betrayed. When the truth of Meredith’s identity is revealed, he wants nothing to do with her, but that changes when she’s kidnapped, and he realizes that he made the mistake of falling in love with a killer mom. genre: romantic suspense, older heroine, billionaire romance, tropical vacation romance, action and adventure romance, contemporary romance

Download or read book Tasteful Nudes written by Dave Hill and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2012-05-22 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hilarious book of essays from comedian, "This American Life" contributor, and rock god Hill. His collection of mind-blowing essays recollect real life experiences of a grown man with red-hot action, startling emotion, and borderline futuristic insights.

Download or read book The Mystery of the Painted Fan written by Linda Trinh and published by Annick Press. This book was released on 2023-04-25 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third book in the early chapter book series The Nguyen Kids features the youngest sibling, Jacob, and continues the series’ exploration of social justice themes, specifically gender expression and identity, with a supernatural twist. BOOK 3: THE MYSTERY OF THE PAINTED FAN Excerpt: When I shut the door, I hold my painted fan. I breathe in and out. I wonder . . . will Grandma Nội help me? Thoughtful and creative, Jacob is tired of being the baby of the family. He is ready to fully express himself in all of the ways that feel right to him, but not everyone seems as eager to accept change—even his own parents. He still loves hockey, yet he also wants to try something new, even if others may not understand. Confused and frustrated, Jacob turns to the beautiful fan his Grandma Nội gave him, which features all of the Vietnamese zodiac animals. With the mysterious fan and memories of Grandma guiding him, Jacob finds the power to remain true to himself, and show his family who he could be.

Download or read book Down to Puck written by Sylvia Pierce and published by Two Gnomes Media. This book was released on with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “No touching, beautiful. I warned you. Tonight, I’m only using my mouth.” As the NHL’s sexiest, surliest bad boy, Kyle “Henny” Henderson basically wrote the book on awkward morning-afters. But nothing prepares him for the hat trick of waking up naked, hungover, and hard as hell with his face between a luscious pair of breasts he doesn’t recognize… Because those soft, oh-so-lickable curves belong to his completely off-limits best friend. After a devastating breakup, Bex Canfield moved home to Buffalo to put her life back together, not cause another train wreck. But that was before. Before the hockey fight that led to Henny’s suspension that led to the tequila that led to… Oh, God. Bedroom? Trashed. Dignity? Obliterated. Best friend? He’s… wow. Seriously packing. Looks like last night was one to remember, but neither of them has a clue what happened. So maybe they should try it one more time—sober—just to get it out of their systems. Okay, two more. Three tops. Because nothing says train wreck like a wild, uninhibited, toe-curling, wall-banging sexcapade with your oldest friend… Except for maybe falling in love. DOWN TO PUCK is a sexy, steamy, best friends to lovers hockey romance and the second book in the Buffalo Tempest series. If you like red-hot, dirty-mouthed hockey players, smart and sassy women who aren't afraid to put their men against the boards, and a big, hilarious helping of bromance, then you don't want to miss this lineup!

Download or read book Knotted Laces written by Elise Faber and published by Elise Faber. This book was released on 2024-10-29 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I fell for the woman who’s in love with my brother. As a professional hockey player, there’s no shortage of women who want me. Just…not the woman I want. Because she’s in love with my older brother. Until a freak summer rainstorm means that we’re stuck together. In the mountains. With the road washed out and only one hotel room to share between us. And suddenly, all of her focus is on me. Suddenly, I’m in the most important game of my life— Trying to win Attie’s heart. This team of misfits and bad boys are going to puck you in the best possible way… Knotted Laces is a standalone, forced proximity, one bed, grumpy/sunshine, forbidden love romance with no cliffhangers and an HEA.

Download or read book Love Me Like You Do written by Erika Kelly and published by EK Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did the hottest hockey player in the NHL wind up braiding hair and hosting tea parties? Because someone was foolish enough to name him co-guardian of their children. That's how. Cole Montgomery's living his best life--until he gets a call from an attorney letting him know he's been entrusted with the care of two little girls. He can't imagine why anyone would think he was a good role model. He can't even keep a plant alive. Lingerie designer Hailey Casselton grew up with a free-spirited mother. So, when she finds out she's the temporary co-guardian to two children, she's determined to give them the best Christmas they've ever had. Unfortunately, she has to live with the jerk from high school who ruined her senior year. But she gets a glimpse of the man behind Cole's larger-than-life persona, and she likes what she sees. He might be used to living for himself, but he works hard to change his ways and meet the needs of these lost and scared girls. It doesn't take long for her to enter dangerous territory--falling for a guy who's never going to settle down. Except...as much as Cole keeps saying he can't wait to get his freedom back...he can't deny these girls--and okay, even Hailey--have become the very best part of his life. And he's not quite sure what to do about that.

Download or read book Code Name Badass written by Heather Demetrios and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-09-06 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Bringing together rigorous research and a vibrant writing style” (School Library Journal), Code Name Verity meets Inglourious Basterds in this riotous, spirited biography of the most dangerous of all Allied spies, courageous and kickass Virginia Hall. When James Bond was still in diapers, Virginia Hall was behind enemy lines, playing a dangerous game of cat and mouse with Hitler’s henchmen. Did she have second thoughts after a terrible accident left her needing a wooden leg? Please. Virginia Hall was the baddest broad in any room she walked into. When the State Department proved to be a sexist boys’ club that wouldn’t let her in, she gave the finger to society’s expectations of women and became a spy for the British. This boss lady helped arm and train the French Resistance and organized sabotage missions. There was just one problem: The Butcher of Lyon, a notorious Gestapo commander, was after her. But, hey—Virginia’s classmates didn’t call her the Fighting Blade for nothing. So how does a girl who was a pirate in the school play, spent her childhood summers milking goats, and rocked it on the hockey field end up becoming the Gestapo’s most wanted spy? Audacious, irreverent, and fiercely feminist, Code Name Badass is for anyone who doesn’t take no for an answer.

Download or read book Collide written by Bal Khabra and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2023-09-25 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A USA TODAY BESTSELLER! She’s an honors student with ambitious graduate school plans and he’s a jock with only hockey on his mind, but once their worlds collide, their connection is hot enough to melt an ice rink. An ultimatum from Summer Preston’s thesis advisor thrusts her into an unexpected collision with the hockey team’s captain, Aiden Crawford. She’s caught between conflicting desires of fulfilling her lifelong dream of becoming a sport psychologist and staying as far away as possible from the god-awful sport. And once she meets Aiden—well, let’s just say he confirms all her worst assumptions about hockey players. Being the captain of the college hockey team has its perks, except when a reckless mistake by Aiden’s team threatens to jeopardize their entire season. As punishment, Aiden’s coach nominates him as the subject of a student research project. Participating is the last thing he wants to do, especially since the girl leading the project looks like she could wield his skates as a weapon. Summer can’t stand Aiden’s blasé approach to life, and Aiden doesn’t understand why she’s twenty years old with a twenty-five-year plan. But their bickering soon turns to bantering—and once they let their guards down, there’s nothing to check their feelings.

Download or read book For the Love of Cheese written by Afrim Pristine and published by Appetite by Random House. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Afrim Pristine, the internationally-renowned maître fromager and host of Food Network Canada's Cheese: A Love Story, comes a cookbook and all-encompassing cheese guide featuring everyone's favorite ingredient. Afrim Pristine may possess the most distinguished professional title a cheesemonger could ask for--maître fromager--but if you ask him what business he's in, he'll tell you he sells happiness. That's because cheese is inextricably linked to wonderful memories and celebrations for so many of us. No matter the occasion, cheese and cheesy dishes are always greeted with a smile. In his first cookbook, Afrim is here to teach you the basics of more than 55 cheeses. You'll learn about the best ways to buy and store cheese, how to pair different cheeses with different beverages and how to create the cheese board of your dreams. And with his signature sense of humor and warmth, Afrim offers 60 easy and enticing recipes for every mealtime, including a bonus chapter called Low Risk, High Reward, for those moments when you're looking to simply eat cheese with the perfect accompaniment. Alongside Afrim's best dishes are 20 masterpieces from the world's top chefs--everyone from Daniel Boulud, Claudio Aprile, Anthony Walsh, and Rob Gentile to Chuck Hughes, Anna and Michael Olson, Bob Blumer and more. With personal anecdotes and helpful information, creative and delicious recipes, and beautiful photography, For the Love of Cheese is sure to bring joy to your kitchen and your heart.