Download or read book Skates Stones An Enemies to Lovers Dark Hockey Romance written by Heather C Cardona and published by Grey Star Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2024-02-12 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: His family’s legacy was ruined because of her grandfather. Now, he intends to punish her for it. Levi I wasn’t supposed to be drafted number 1. Hell, being my father’s son, I don’t think people expected me to be drafted at all. But I put in the work, and I did what my father could never do: build a legacy I could be proud of. I could head straight for the pros. In fact, my mom pushes me to. She says we need the money. But I decide to defer and attend Crestwood Academy, an elite university with a focus on hockey development. Not because I want to get better. Not because I care about developing. But because I know she is going to be there. And it starts with her. The untouched princess, heir to the Detroit Serpents. They think I’ve worked all my life to play professional hockey. They were wrong. The only thing I want more than a professional contract is to make Minka Mathers suffer in ways she never imagined. Minka The last thing I expect to inherit from my grandfather is a professional hockey team. Because no one thinks someone like me can actually run a professional hockey team. As the youngest granddaughter to the Mathers legacy, I’ve been told what to do, where to go, what to do with my life, and who to marry. I don’t get a choice in any of it. After my grandfather dies, there’s no reason to play by his rules anymore. Sure, I’ll go to Crestwood and get my Business degree. I’ll take ownership of the team when I graduate. But that’s where I draw the line. Breaking off my engagement is the first thing I do with my new-found freedom. And honestly? It feels good. So, when I’m blindfolded by a stranger and promised how good it can feel to truly let go, how can I resist? This is my life. I’m in control. Until I’m not. Doing things I’m not supposed to, doing things I want, is exhilarating. And now that I’ve had a taste, I want more. But more is dangerous. I don’t even know who The Stranger is, just that he’s a hockey player and he’s drafted me in this dark game of control and release. It’s only matter of time before we get caught, and if we do, I won’t just lose everything, I’d destroy the legacy my grandfather worked so hard to build. Skates & Stones is a stand-alone revenge romance featuring a tortured Alpha hockey player and the unassuming innocent who plays his game without understanding the consequences. There is a guaranteed HEA and no cliffhanger.

Download or read book Dirty Pucking Player An Enemies to Lovers Forbidden Hockey Romance written by Gwyn McNamee and published by Gwyn McNamee. This book was released on 2023-09-14 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Only one word can describe Sebastian “Bash” Fury... DIRTY. He’s dirty hot. A dirty talker. And a dirty player. On the ice, he truly earns his nickname. He bashes opponents without regard for the rules or safety. Which is precisely why I can’t have him on my team. As the first female head coach in the NHL, all eyes are on me, waiting for me to fail. A man like Bash Fury is a liability who could ruin my career. Even worse, he’ll destroy my willpower. I should despise that cocky bastard. But something about his swagger and quick smile make him irresistibly charming. Despite my best efforts, things are heating up and the ice around my heart is starting to melt.... All because of this dirty player. Dirty Pucking Player is the first book in The Fury Family Series from USA Today Bestselling Author Gwyn McNamee. Grab this steamy, forbidden enemies to lovers hockey romance about a hard-hitting cocky player and the female coach who hates to love him.

Download or read book In Skates Trouble A Free Hockey Romance written by Kate Meader and published by Kate Meader Books. This book was released on 2017-05-01 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Best Man on Campus written by Stephanie Queen and published by Stephanie Queen. This book was released on 2023-10-09 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some guys get stupid when they fall for a girl, but I may be that lucky rare guy who was just born a glutton for punishsment... Ben Not sure what my problem is, but I am sure I’m hooked on Jazzy. And doubly sure she is THE worst possible broken girl on campus. Damaged by unholy demons from her past, she has a razor-sharp take-no-prisoners attitude that runs true and deep. No matter. She had me the first time I heard her open her mouth and sing. Her tragic voice spoke of soul-splitting pain and I knew I should have run the other way. But I didn't. And in the crowded bar, in front of all my teammates, she has to dare me. I shouldn’t be charmed by her broken, hard-luck anti-charm, but I have to take her dare. No matter if it leads us down a path of mutual self-destruction. I need to try to save her. The thing I never expect is the devastating chemistry we have in bed, and worse, the vulnerable underbelly of the grittiest, toughest woman I’ve ever met. If I save Jazzy from her demons, who’s going to save me and my heart from her? Best Man on Campus is a sizzling reverse bully college hockey romance. This full length novel, second in the Big Men On Campus series in the world of St. Paul U, can be read as a stand alone. If you love stories where the hot good guy saves the sexy broken girl, then you'll enjoy this one! (Contains sex and language for a mature audience.)

Download or read book Puck Me Secretly written by Odette Stone and published by . This book was released on 2018-10-18 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I've never been in love.I've never had an orgasm, but I've faked plenty.I want to experience love. Real, passionate love.I don't want to die.It's funny what blurts out of your mouth when the plane you're on is going down, and I didn't hold back with my seat mate when my plane decided to crash.My hysterical confessions didn't faze the muscular stranger that sat beside me. In fact, he promised if we survived, he'd give me my first orgasm. We survived.I came.And then he left without telling me who he was.On the first day of my job, I stood in front of the Vancouver Wolves hockey team and called out a number. #33.Imagine my shock when he skated forward.Max is an incredible hockey player, whose wild, out-of-control antics have almost derailed his career. So many secrets shroud his past and continue to threaten his future. Now he's my secret. And that secret could ruin everything. Puck Me SECRETLY. Some secrets are too big to keep.This book is 86,000 words and is a full-length romance intended for adult audiences only.

Download or read book Pairing Off written by Elizabeth Harmon and published by Carina Press. This book was released on 2015-02-02 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American figure skater Carrie Parker's Winter Games dreams were dashed when her philandering partner caused one of the greatest scandals in skating history. Blacklisted from competing in the United States, her career is over…until she receives a mysterious invitation and is paired with the most infuriating, talented—and handsome—skater she's ever met. Russian champion Anton Belikov knows sacrifice. He gave up a normal life and any hope of a meaningful relationship to pursue his dream. And he's come close—with a silver medal already under his belt, the next stop is the gold. All he needs is a partner. While he's never forgotten the young American skater he seduced one long-ago night in Amsterdam, he never expected to be confronted with their past…never mind share the ice with her. When what starts as a publicity stunt grows into something real, Carrie and Anton's partnership will test their loyalties to family, country and each other. With only a few months to train for the competition of a lifetime, can they master technique and their emotions, or will they lose their footing and fall victim to the heartaches of their pasts? 96,000 words

Download or read book On Thin Ice written by Susan Andersen and published by Kensington Publishing Corp.. This book was released on 2011-10-24 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blood At first, the victims seem random, casualties of bad luck or bad judgment. But the body count keeps growing, until there's no denying the trail of death that makes its way from city to city. And always, it leads right to Sasha Miller's door. Runs Sasha's ice-skating career was almost destroyed when her partner was jailed on drug charges. Through sheer determination she rebuilt her life, yet lately, she can't shake the feeling she's being watched. Undercover DEA agent Mick Vinicor was convinced Sasha had something to hide. Now he's realizing how much she has to fear. . . Cold The nightmare has begun again. But this time, the stakes are much higher. Someone has been waiting to make Sasha pay--someone who'll show her that vengeance is twisted, merciless, and colder than the grave. . . "Riveting and absorbing. . .sensual and emotional. . .dynamic suspense." –Romantic Times

Download or read book The Love Bet A BWWM Romantic Comedy written by G.L. Tomas and published by Rebellious Valkyrie Press. This book was released on 2020-12-22 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Luz De Los Santos thought her job was easy. Being the Sex and Relationship Director of Modern Magazine, no one knew the art of dating and hookups like she did. When the commitment-phobe Afro-Dominicana gets singled out by her editor to write a challenging column for the coveted, annual Valentine’s issue, Luz is forced to confront her issues about relationships with her newly pitched project. The Love Bet. Is it possible to fall in love by the third screw? Maybe. But she’s not holding her breath once she recruits her blast from the past, Evan Cattaneo to help test her theory. Evan regrets the way things ended between him and Luz. The girl who charmed him all those years ago was now grown and sexy and has him more than ready to aid Luz in her little experiment. Only his plans won’t stop at just f*cking her. Nope, he plans to make her fall in love again. It’s only a matter of time before loving between the sheets turns into stealing kisses in the streets. When emotions get wild and feelings grow deep, will the insecurities of Luz’s past come back to haunt them?

Download or read book Bitter Night written by Diana Pharaoh Francis and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-10-27 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SOMETIMES YOU CHOOSE YOUR BATTLES. AND SOMETIMES, THEY CHOOSE YOU... Once, Max dreamed of a career, a home, a loving family. Now all she wants is freedom...and revenge. A witch named Giselle transformed Max into a warrior with extraordinary strength, speed, and endurance. Bound by spellcraft, Max has no choice but to fight as Giselle's personal magic weapon -- a Shadowblade -- and she's lethally good at it. But her skills are about to be put to the test as they never have before.... The ancient Guardians of the earth are preparing to unleash widespread destruction on the mortal world, and they want the witches to help them. If the witches refuse, their covens will be destroyed, including Horngate, the place Max has grudgingly come to think of as home. Max thinks she can find a way to help Horngate stand against the Guardians, but doing so will mean forging dangerous alliances -- including one with a rival witch's Shadowblade, who is as drawn to Max as she is to him -- and standing with the witch she despises. Max will have to choose between the old life she still dreams of and the warrior she has become, and take her place on the side of right -- if she survives long enough to figure out which side that is....

Download or read book Major for Murder written by Heather C. Myers and published by Heather C Myers. This book was released on 2021-08-23 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No one believes that Caine Butcher was murdered. That’s the first thing sixteen-year-old Finley Jayne learns when the school paper assigns her the article commemorating the anniversary of the death of Seaside Prep’s best hockey player. The article should have been an easy fluff piece. Yet, when Finley investigates the popular senior’s past, she discovers there’s more to his death than meets the eye. Faking stats. Cheating on his girlfriend. Betraying his brother. If any of this came to light the golden boy’s image would be tarnished forever. But would any of those things be worth killing him over? The further Finley digs into the matter, the more she finds herself tumbling down a dangerous rabbit hole. Her best friend, who had a relationship with the deceased, won't speak to her. The victim’s brother, Liam, is as enigmatic as he is attractive, making him impossible to trust with all the questions swirling through Finley’s mind. Soon it becomes evident wounds of the past won’t heal until dark secrets are revealed. Too bad Finley doesn’t know who the truth will incriminate... and who it will set free. Major for Murder is the first book in a thrilling young adult mystery series by a USA Today Best Selling Author! Fans of A GOOD GIRL’S GUIDE TO MURDER and ONE OF US IS LYING will be enraptured by the intrigue and suspense found on every page!

Download or read book Glass Heart Hero written by Lindsey Iler and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-04-23 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Loyalty. Corruption. Family.A gauntlet rooted in love and jealousy may be the destruction of the students at Glass Heart Academy.DelaneyParts of me were stolen in the confines of a dark room. No matter how hard I fought, I got nowhere. The damage has already been done.Now I find myself in the arms of an unexpected boy. He catches me in the darkness, where I'm too afraid to face the cruel world I now know exists.He wants every piece of my heart. But how far is he willing to go when it already belongs to another?After everything, Breaker Davenport haunts my dreams and loving me quickly becomes his own worst nightmare.BreakerI have always been certain of a few things in life. Birth doesn't make a family and when you find someone worth dying for, you fight until you bleed.Delaney Chambers is worthy of painting the world red.Fighting for her hadn't been something I expected to do. Little did I know, he wasn't the only one trying to take her away from me.They won't whisper her name, but I'll make sure they curse mine.The monster inside of me won't stop until they're buried amongst all their skeletons.

Download or read book Bookseller and Stationer written by and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Brothers written by George Howe Colt and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-05-06 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blends history and memoir in an account that in alternating chapters explores the author's quest to understand the impact of his brothers on his life and the complex relationships between iconic brothers, including the Thoreaus, the Van Goghs, and the Marxes.

Download or read book Us Against You written by Fredrik Backman and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2019-05-28 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Fredrik Backman, New York Times bestselling author of Beartown, comes a heart-wrenching story of the ways loyalty, friendship, and love carry a small community through its darkest days. After everything that the citizens of Beartown have gone through, they are struck yet another blow when they hear that their beloved local junior hockey team will soon be disbanded. What makes it worse is the obvious satisfaction that all the former Beartown players, who now play for a rival team in Hed, take in that fact. As the tension between the two towns simmers, a surprising newcomer is handpicked to try to save the Beartown club. Soon a new team starts to take shape around Amat, the fastest player you’ll ever see; Benji, the intense lone wolf; and Vidar, a born-to-be-bad troublemaker. But bringing this team together proves to be a challenge as old bonds are broken, new ones are formed, and the enmity with Hed grows more and more heated. As the big game between Beartown and Hed approaches, the not-so-innocent pranks and incidents between the communities pile up. By the time the last game is finally played, a resident of Beartown will be dead, and the people of both towns will be forced to wonder if, after all they’ve been through, the game they love can ever return to something simple and innocent. Us Against You is a declaration of love for all the big and small, bright and dark stories that form and colour our communities. Compelling and heartbreaking, it’s a roller-coaster ride of emotions and a showcase for “Fredrik Backman’s pitch-perfect dialogue and unparalleled understanding of human nature” (Shelf Awareness).

Download or read book For the Love of Hades written by Sasha Summers and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-07-09 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hades, the Lord of the Underworld, has no patience for the living or his Olympian brethren. His purpose is order, administering justice to those who enter his realm, and keeping the balance decreed by the Fates. Meeting Persephone sways his focus, her gentle sweetness threatening his control. But he will not be tempted. Hades awakens something within the Goddess Persephone. She feels no fear from his brooding presence. In truth, she's never felt so alive. Every stolen moment together only confirms her instinct: he is meant to be hers. Such a powerful union will face opposition - from Olympus, her troubled betrothed, the Fates, even Hades himself. But she is determined to win his heart. Poseidon's scheming wreaks havoc upon Persephone. Hades has no choice - he must rescue her.

Download or read book The Love of a Good Woman written by Alice Munro and published by McClelland & Stewart. This book was released on 2011-06-22 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In eight stories, a master of the form extends and magnifies her great themes—the vagaries of love, the passion that leads down unexpected paths, the chaos hovering just under the surface of things, and the strange, often comical desires of the human heart. Time stretches out in some of the stories: a man and a woman look back forty years to the summer they met—the summer, as it turns out, that the true nature of their lives was revealed. In others time is telescoped: a young girl finds in the course of an evening that the mother she adores, and whose fluttery sexuality she hopes to emulate, will not sustain her—she must count on herself. Some choices are made—in a will, in a decision to leave home—with irrevocable and surprising consequences. At other times disaster is courted or barely skirted: when a mother has a startling dream about her baby; when a woman, driving her grandchildren to visit the lakeside haunts of her youth, starts a game that could have dangerous consequences. The rich layering that gives Alice Munro's work so strong a sense of life is particularly apparent in the title story, in which the death of a local optometrist brings an entire town into focus—from the preadolescent boys who find his body, to the man who probably killed him, to the woman who must decide what to do about what she might know. Large, moving, profound, these are stories that extend the limits of fiction.

Download or read book Training Season written by Leta Blake and published by Leta Blake Books. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Training Season