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 Skates Stones written by Frankie Cardona and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-02-07 with total page 0 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, heiress 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 dark hockey romance featuring a tortured Alpha hockey player and the unassuming innocent who plays his game without understanding the consequences. It has 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 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 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 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A professional ice skater is targeted by a vengeful killer in this “riveting” romantic thriller by the New York Times–bestselling author (RT Book Reviews). Blood runs cold . . . 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. 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 . . . 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 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 Goalie Interference written by Avon Gale and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2024-04-29 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s goalie vs. goalie in this enemies-to-lovers hockey romance. Ryu Mori has had a stellar season as goalie for the Atlanta Venom. So when he’s called into management’s office, he’s expecting to hear he’s the new starting goalie for the team, not that some new guy—an incredibly hot, annoyingly bratty rookie—is here to compete for his spot. Not everyone gets to play in the best league in the world. Emmitt Armstrong knows that, and he’s not about to waste the opportunity after grinding his way from the bottom to the top. If the Venom are looking for a meek, mild-mannered pushover, they’ve got the wrong guy. Ryu doesn’t want to admit the other goalie’s smart mouth turns him on. Beating Armstrong at practice feels good, sure, but there are other, more fun ways to shut his rival up. In this league, it’s winner takes all. But there’s more to life than winning, and if Emmitt and Ryu can get past their egos and competitive natures, they might just discover they work better as partners than they ever imagined possible. Hat Trick Book 1: Off the Ice Book 2: Goalie Interference Book 3: Trade Deadline

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 Us Against You written by Fredrik Backman and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2020-08-04 with total page 448 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 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 Bad Boys Never Fall A Dark Boarding School Romance Special Edition written by S. J. Sylvis and published by . This book was released on 2022-03-10 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Isaiah:We couldn't have been more opposite.I was molded to break the rules. My life was seeded in corruption at St. Mary's Boarding School.Fate brought us together, and we formed a plan. I gave her that taste of rebellion, and she became mine. She was my kryptonite. I was her escape, and her trust was in me.But our plan went up in flames.In the end, my sacrifice is giving her up.Gemma will rise from the ashes, but she'll never forgive me.

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 A Beauty Dark Deadly written by Heather C. Myers and published by Heather C Myers. This book was released on 2020-10-11 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This slow-burn dark romance is packed with forbidden romance, dangerous adventure, and steamy situations. He's the most beautiful monster she's ever seen Emmy Atler is desperate for a job so she can help her grandfather with his increasing medical bills. She even applies to be a maid for Jason Belmont, recluse writer, who's known more for the murder of his cheating wife and her lover than his popular thrillers. He may have gotten off on a technicality, but everyone knows he's guilty. Just because he's quiet and awkward doesn't mean he's actually innocent. Just because he treats Emmy with warmth and respect doesn't mean he's not capable of killing her with his bare hands - especially considering the fact that he lives in a secluded cabin in the woods of Lake Tahoe. Emmy can scream and no one would hear. Now, with her grandfather's health on the line and the risk of debt closing in, Emmy must do her job and ignore her growing attraction for her employer - especially if she wants to avoid risking her life for a man both brooding and fatal.

Download or read book Alex written by Sawyer Bennett and published by Loveswept. This book was released on 2014-10-14 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times bestselling author Sawyer Bennett scores big-time with the first novel in a sexy new series hot enough to melt the ice. Hockey star Alexander Crossman has a reputation as a cold-hearted player on and off the rink. Pushed into the sport by an alcoholic father, Alex isn’t afraid to give fans the proverbial middle finger, relishing his role as the MVP they love to hate. Management, however, isn’t so amused. Now Alex has a choice: fix his public image through community service or ride the bench. But Alex refuses to be molded into the Carolina Cold Fury poster boy . . . not even by a tempting redhead with killer curves. As a social worker, Sutton Price is accustomed to difficult people—like Alex, who’s been assigned to help her create a drug-abuse awareness program for at-risk youth as part of the team’s effort to clean up his image. What she doesn’t expect is the arrogant smirk from his perfect lips to stir her most heated fantasies. But Sutton isn’t one to cross professional boundaries—and besides, Alex doesn’t do relationships . . . or does he? The more she sees behind Alex’s bad-boy façade, the more Sutton craves the man she uncovers. The Carolina Cold Fury series from New York Times bestselling author Sawyer Bennett can be read together or separately: ALEX GARRETT ZACK RYKER HAWKE MAX ROMAN LUCAS VAN REED MAREK And don’t miss her Arizona Vengeance series: BISHOP ERIK LEGEND The Love Hurts series features sexy standalone novels: SEX IN THE STICKS JILTED And the Sugar Bowl series is one treat you’ll want to read in order: SUGAR DADDY SUGAR RUSH SUGAR FREE “One of the best voices in contemporary romance.”—New York Times bestselling author Lauren Layne Praise for Alex “Wow. Just wow. Sawyer Bennett is my new favorite author.”—Jami Davenport, USA Today bestselling author of Skating on Thin Ice “Warm, witty, and fun, with sparkling dialogue and great characters including a bad boy hockey player, Cold Fury has it all! I’m eagerly awaiting the next in the series.”—Katie Rose, award-winning author of Bring on the Heat “Sawyer Bennett has scored again with Alex, the perfect combination of sexy and emotional. I can’t wait for the next Cold Fury story!”—Julie Cross, author of Third Degree “Alex’s redemption is what makes the happy ending possible and will make readers smile. Recommended for sports romance fans who enjoy seeing the frog turn into a prince.”—Library Journal Includes a special message from the editor, as well as an excerpt from another Loveswept title.

Download or read book All the Little Truths written by S J Sylvis and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-23 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Several months ago, I was the queen of English Prep. The boys stopped in their tracks at the sight of my too-short plaid skirt, and the girls cowered behind their locker doors, envious of me ruling the halls with the most desired boy by my side.But the thing about queens? They often fall to their own demise. The boys no longer spare me a single glance. The girls turn up their noses at the very sight of my golden hair. Every relationship I'd formed as ruler of the school was fruitless and one-sided-and I didn't miss a single person when I was pushed off the throne with my broken crown in tow.Except for Eric. In sixth grade, I gave him a friendship bracelet, right along with my young, naive heart. But things quickly changed after that. The pretty, nice, girl next door that I once was turned into someone cold and callous. Eric thinks I iced him out because of my status at English Prep. But that isn't the truth. And as much as I need him now, I deserve every heated glare he sends my way. Eric hates me. And I can't even blame him.All the Little Truths is stand-alone, enemies-to-lovers high school romance intended for readers 18+. This book deals with subjects that some may find triggering.

Download or read book Cruel Abandon written by S Massery and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-31 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We're all hiding something.I have a confession: I'm a big, fat liar.My family thinks I'm in college on a scholarship.They assume I worked hard enough to get a full ride.The truth is much worse, but I wasn't worried.My secret was safe.Wrong.It only takes one girl to disrupt my plans.To disintegrate the facade I've been building.To ruin everything.Turns out, she's been building her own fragile house of cards.And she's about to meet the wrecking ball of her own creation.This is a dark bully romance. Reader discretion is advised. If you're looking for a white knight hero, Liam isn't it. Cruel Abandon is a standalone in the Fallen Royals series, but best enjoyed after books 1-4.