Graham by Samantha Lind- Release Blitz

12/20/2024

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GRAHAM

Samantha Lind

Release Date: December 20

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Stay away from puck bunnies – easy.

When it comes to my best friend’s little sister…

That’s far more complicated.

I’ve spent my entire career focused on what happens on the ice.

Yet now that I’m nearing retirement, the beautiful Savannah Rhodes offers me something I never realized I wanted.

A future.

Our ten-year age difference doesn’t matter.

Even the risk to my friendship with her brother can’t extinguish the inferno of need that ignites with every touch.

There isn’t anything I crave more than her.

But when our secret is revealed and life takes a painful turn…

It threatens to change everything.

She’s all I want.

I just need to convince her that I’m worth the risk.

One-click this spicy, angsty, and emotional age gap forbidden best friend’s little sister romance between a veteran hockey star who melts the ice around the heart of the younger teacher to prove to her that love will always win.

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Samantha Lind is a USA TODAY Bestselling contemporary romance author. When she’s not dreaming up new stories, she can often be found with her family, traveling, reading, watching her boys on the ice, or watching her favorite professional hockey team (Go Knights Go!), and listening to country music. She can be contacted by email or found on Facebook.

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False Evidence by Rachel Grant- Release Blitz with Review

12/19/2024

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Title: False Evidence

Series: Evidence #12

Author: Rachel Grant

Genres: Romantic Suspense/Romantic Thriller

Tropes: Second Chance/Holiday Romance

Hero & Heroine Over 40/On the Run

Release Date: December 19, 2024

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Holidays can be deadly.

Alexandra Vargas hasn’t spoken to JT Talon in seven years. She’s moved on from the heartbreak, and now has the baby—and life—she always wanted. But everything changes on a cold December evening when a traffic stop goes horribly wrong, and Alexandra finds herself on the run with only one possible place to hide: JT’s remote mountain cabin, the same place where, eleven years ago, she broke their engagement a week before the wedding.

JT must face his worst nightmare when he learns that not only is the love of his life a fugitive from the police, but also he must now step up and smuggle the child he never wanted to safety.

Past and present collide as JT and Alexandra struggle to find their way back to each other and heal the rift that has long separated them. But their past still threatens their future, and no one is safe until the truth behind every deception is revealed.

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False Evidence is my first read from Rachel Grant and it was quite a ride. I wasn't quite ready for the jaw dropping opening and then the events that unfolded after that had me eager to see how things would play out.

I liked Alexandra. She was so, so smart and willing to do whatever it took keep herself and her happiness safe. Even if it meant going on the run to a place she swore she'd never return. She surely wasn't expecting JT to show up. But that something familiar amidst the chaos was exactly what she needed to help ground her.

Told in a dueling timeline of past and present, it was easy to see that the history between Alexandra and JT wasn't finished. There were lots of unresolved issues and feelings to be sorted out. And no better time than the here and now.

Alexandra and JT's second chance romance was a twisted tale of broken promises, greed, manipulation and forgiveness. While at times I found things to move a bit slowly I still had to know how everything would play out. And that ending...just wow. It was the holiday miracle they needed to finally put the past behind them and step into the future.

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USA Today bestselling author Rachel Grant also writes thrillers as R.S. Grant. She worked for over a decade as a professional archaeologist and mines her experiences for storylines and settings, which are as diverse as excavating a cemetery underneath an historic art museum in San Francisco, survey and excavation of many prehistoric Native American sites in the Pacific Northwest, researching an historic concrete house in Virginia (inspiration for her debut novel, CONCRETE EVIDENCE), and mapping a seventeenth century Spanish and Dutch fort on the island of Sint Maarten in the Caribbean (which provided inspiration for the island and fort described in CRASH SITE).

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Under the Mistletoe by L. Wilder- Book Tour

12/19/2024

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Title: Under the Mistletoe

Series: Satan's Fury MC - Second Generation

Author: L. Wilder

Genre: MC/Christmas Romance Novella

Release Date: December 11, 2024

Wall Street Journal and USA Today Best Seller L. Wilder brings you a new holiday addition to the Satan’s Fury MC series.

After seven years, Rebecca is back in the world of Fury, and she has her four-year-old daughter in tow. With Christmas just around the corner, they settle into the life she left behind, and the magic of the season quickly starts to work its charm.

Torch has never forgotten her—or the sparks that flew between them.

Under the twinkling lights and mistletoe, he is determined to show Rebecca that coming home is the best decision she ever made.

And this time, he's not letting her go.

Grab your hot cocoa and curl up with the men of Satan’s Fury MC. Under the Mistletoe is an MC romance with a group of possessive alphas who will do whatever it takes to claim the women they love. No cheating and a HEA. Enjoy the ride!

Wall Street Journal and USA Today Best Seller, L. Wilder, writes about hot, alpha men and the women who love them. She currently has six series available for readers: The Devil Chaser's MC, Satan's Fury MC, Satan's Fury MC-Memphis, the Redemption Series, the Happy Endings Collection, and the Ruthless Sinners MC. If you're looking for a book that will keep you on the edge of your seat and have you smiling like a school girl at the end, L. Wilder is the author for you.

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Seduced by Contract by D.A. Lemoyne- Blog Tour with Giveaway

12/18/2024

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SEDUCED BY CONTRACT

Kostanidis Family - Book One

by D.A. Lemoyne

Blog Tour

Release Date: December 12, 2024

Cover Design: Angela Haddon

Photographer: Ren Saliba

Genre: Billionaire Romance Standalone
Tropes: Age-gap, opposites attract, alpha hero, morally gray hero, found family, spicy fairytale, emotional scars, HEA

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Zeus Kostanidis. Banker. Arrogant. A man who believes he can buy anything he wants.

I danced for him without knowing who he was. I awakened his desire. I told him “no”. But something happened that made me change my mind.

He's a billionaire who has never been told no.

She is a young woman desperate to keep a promise.

A tantalizing deal that pushes the limits of morality.

An electrifying chemistry impossible to resist.

Living up to the god from whom he inherited his name, Zeus Kostanidis is a powerful and relentless banker.

Cold, cynical, and lacking faith in love, he believes everything has a price, and if he wants something, he doesn't hesitate to pay for it.

When his path crosses with that of a humble and hardworking young woman, he decides he will have Madison Foster in his bed until he satisfies the desire that the woman has awakened in him.

Madison isn't interested in getting involved with her boss's arrogant older brother. She has too many problems to worry about. She doesn't want to become a billionaire's lover, even if he is handsome and sexy.

However, there are no limits to what she would do to ensure the safety of the most important people in her life, and when the tycoon makes her an indecent proposal, she can't afford to refuse. But the inexperienced woman will create her own rules, balancing the scales in this game of desire.

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Coerced Queen by Charmaine Pauls- Release Blitz with Excerpt & Giveaway

12/16/2024

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Title: Coerced Queen

Series: New York Underworld #3

Author: Charmaine Pauls

Genre: Dark Mafia Romance

Tropes: Enemies to Lovers/Touch Her and Die

Fake Relationship/Forced Proximity

Release Date: December 16, 2024

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My husband will never love me, but I’m in this now until death do us part.

The man who threatened to carry me over his shoulder down the aisle and marry me at knifepoint is both my captor and my liberator. He makes me weak and strong at the same time.

Before, he didn’t give me an option. Now, there’s a choice. But he’s determined to push me away.

If I’m wise, I’ll take that freedom and run for my life. Because the heart of the man who captured and saved me will always belong to the woman who broke it. The man who calls himself my husband will never be mine.

Only, there is no choice for me any longer. It’s way too late to walk away.

I’m in this war now … until death do us part.

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He turns, facing me squarely. “Everything I do and everything I’ve done are for selfish reasons. If I’m watching out for you or taking care of you, it’s because I like the way you make me feel. You have an effect on me no other woman has. You make my c&ck hard every f#cking time I look at you, even when I’ve just come the hardest in my life and it should be physically impossible. So when I tell you that I’m doing it for me, I’m not lying.”

His words hurt, slicing right through me like he almost did with the blade of his knife. Yet that’s not the truth I see when I look at his actions. That’s not the hope I hold on to when I close my eyes at night and shed lonely tears with him right beside me in bed.

Swallowing back those tears that burn at the back of my eyes, I lift my chin. “You’re wrong, Sav. A man who does everything with his own self-interest in mind won’t give his life to save me and my baby.”

The statement pierces him like a sword. I see it in the way he winces as he’s forced to face the simplest of truths when all his arguments are exhausted and only his considerate behavior is left to speak for itself.

We face each other like pieces on a chess table. It’s a checkmate move. It’s playing dirty. I admit that. Pushing him into a corner to confess something I desperately need to hear isn’t honorable. But I don’t know how else to open his eyes to something he won’t allow himself to believe. Maybe he thinks it will be a betrayal of his love for Rachele. But people can love more than one person. They can get hurt and trampled and find happiness again. He lost his first love, but he’s my first love. If he gives us a chance, we can be so much more than lust and s€x.

He turns away with that wounded look on his face, running away from the future we could’ve had. And I’m still thoroughly and utterly ruined, a silly, opportunistic woman who put her heart on the line in a gamble she lost.

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Charmaine loves to write dark and edgy romance that will melt both your e-reader and your heart. She's a mom of two teenagers, an adorable dog, and a dominant cat. Her country of birth is South Africa where many of her stories play off. Her French husband kidnapped her to the south of France where she currently lives with her family. When she's not writing, you'll find her in the kitchen baking cakes or in the gym lifting weights (because ... all those cakes!).

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Challenged by the Single Dad by Whitley Cox- Release Blitz with Excerpt

12/14/2024

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Title: Challenged by the Single Dad

Series: The Single Dads of San Camanez: The Brew Brothers

Author: Whitley Cox

Genre: Single Dad Romance

Release Date: December 14, 2024

What happens when the island prince no longer trusts his instincts, and makes an enemy of the one woman who can make him whole again?

Welcome to San Camanez, a humble, peaceful little island in the Puget Sound and home to the McEvoy brothers. Four sexy single fathers—and one childless snack with a beard—who run a brewpub on the beach, raise their kids together, and hope to find love and happiness in the chaos that is life. This is Dom’s story ...

Single Dad and bartender Dom McEvoy is a workaholic. Despite hardly seeing his kid, he doesn’t trust anybody else to run the restaurant. Not after what happened with his last hire. It’s just easier if he does it all himself. But when his brothers out-vote him and hire a new bartender—who is better than Dom at everything—his temper flares and he instantly wants her gone.

Chloe Voss knows she can’t keep running from the pain of her past. She’s been a nomad for too long. It’s time to set down some roots—even if they’re shallow. So when she gets the job offer at the McEvoy brothers’ restaurant, things finally look as if they’re falling into place. Too bad her boss hates her. Dom challenges her at every turn. He’s grumpy, unpredictable and cold. Whatever, it’s only a job.

Until it’s not.

Until these enemies turn into lovers and their unbridled attraction threatens to blow up the business.

When a winter storm ransacks the island, leaving Chloe abandoned and in danger, Dom will do whatever it takes to save her, even if that means putting his own life at risk.

Even though they were busy all day, and Dom really didn’t have time to think about Chloe, he still did. Endlessly.

Every time someone ordered a Caesar, he was instantly transported back to the cash room. Then his dick would twitch in his jeans, his heart would pound, and his fingers would tingle with the need to touch her.

Four o’clock could not come fast enough. Because then he’d get to see her again.

Would he be able to keep his hands to himself?

They agreed—after their third time—never again. They got it out of their system and needed to just be friends. It was too messy, too complicated, too wrong for them to continue

Only, she wasn’t out of his system at all. If anything, she was deeper under his skin than ever.

It was two thirty and the place had slowed down as it normally did until the dinner rush. Typically, one of the servers went home for a few hours, pulling a split shift, only to return later for the dinner hour. Today was Renée’s turn to disappear for a bit.

“You did well for you first shift,” she said to Logan, stashing her apron and grabbing her purse. “This wasn’t your first rodeo as a bartender, was it?”

Logan smiled big and wide. “No. I used to bartend at a night club back in Boston.”

Her cheeks colored up in a cute way. “Cool. Well … I guess I’ll see you later, Logan from Boston.”

If Logan had a tail, it would have been wagging. “See you later, Renée from …”

“Spokane,” she said, rivaling his big smile with an enormous one of her own as she backed away to the front door, all googly eyed.

“She’s cute,” Logan said, once Renée was gone. “What’s her deal?”

Dom shrugged. “No idea. She had a boyfriend a few weeks ago, but I haven’t heard her mention him in a while.”

“They broke up,” Jillian said, coming to stand in front of the POS machine.

Dom grunted.

“You know who you remind me of?” Jillian asked, addressing Dom. “Besides not having a British accent, you sound—and act—a lot like Roy Kent from Ted Lasso. The growling, the grunting, the husky voice. And the overall grumpy attitude.”

Logan nodded, his smile wide and goofy. “Oh my god. A hundred percent. You are the American version of Roy Kent.”

Dom had watched Ted Lasso and wasn’t inclined to agree. He growled and glared at the two young people, which only made them both chuckle.

He was about to roll his eyes when an idea popped into his head.

He didn’t want to wait until four o’clock to see Chloe. And although he knew they were trying to just be friends, maybe he needed to make a solid effort at being her friend. And friends helped each other, right? They had each other’s backs.

“You two okay here if I duck out for like an hour?” he asked. “I need to run a quick errand.”

Logan shrugged. “I think so. It’s pretty quiet.”

Jillian nodded and took sip of water from her glass with ice and lemon. “Totally. Go do what you need to do.”

Dom thanked them, then was through the swinging door and booking it to the back door of the kitchen, ignoring Wyatt’s probing gaze. The rain had stopped, but a heavy, damp mist hung in the air and the trees dripped as he speed-walked down the grassy path to Chloe’s cabin. Her car was parked in front of Cabin Four. Hopefully, that meant she was home.

He knocked quickly on the door before his nerves and rationale got the better of him.

Shuffling sounds echoed on the other side and a moment later it opened. Her eyes were more green than blue under the gray sky, and she cocked her head to the side. She’s also changed out of her yoga pants into jeans and her dark red hair hung in gentle waves over her shoulders.

“Have you gone to speak with Hawke yet?” he blurted out.

Her eyes widened. “No. Not yet.”

He jerked his head. “Come on. I’ll go with you.”

“You don’t have to do that. I’m completely capable of—”

“Friends help friends. And we’re friends, right?”

Also, he really just wanted to spend more time with her. Be around her.

“You really think we can just be friends?” Her lips twisted playfully, and all he could think about was those lips forming an “O” and wrapping around his cock.

“We have to at least try.” He shrugged, but his cock was already getting thick in his jeans, and if she didn’t close the door, he was going to shove her inside and bury his face between her thighs.

She hummed for a moment, considering it. Finally, she nodded and sighed, reaching for her purse on the couch, then following him off the porch. “I can drive.”

He didn’t care if they flew on the back of a giant seagull, he just wanted to be near her. The pull he had to this woman was driving him insane, and like a fool, he was choosing to feed his addiction, rather than kick it.

They slid into the seats of her little sedan, and she hit the start button.

The ride across the island to the hostel was quiet, but you could have cut the sexual tension with a freaking knife. His cock was also fully hard and ready to fuck by the time they reached the hostel.

They didn’t even have to go inside to find Hawke. The poor guy—who looked properly frazzled—was outside sweeping the pine needles and leaves off the porch with a straw broom.

When he saw that it was Chloe, regret instantly filled his amber eyes.

A Canadian West Coast baby born and raised, Whitley is married to her high school sweetheart, and together they have two beautiful daughters and a fluffy dog. She spends her days making food that gets thrown on the floor, vacuuming Cheerios out from under the couch and making sure that the dog food doesn't end up in the air conditioner. But when nap time comes, and it's not quite wine o'clock, Whitley sits down, avoids the pile of laundry on the couch, and writes.

A lover of all things decadent; wine, cheese, chocolate and spicy erotic romance, Whitley brings the humorous side of sex, the ridiculous side of relationships and the suspense of everyday life into her stories. With single dads, firefighters, Navy SEALs, mommy wars, body issues, threesomes, bondage and role-playing, Whitley’s books have all the funny and fabulously filthy words you could hope for.

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A Christmas Mystery by Noelle Adams- Release Blitz

12/13/2024

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A CHRISTMAS MYSTERY

Noelle Adams

Release Date: December 13

When I return to my hometown for Christmas, I have only two goals. Spend time with my family and discover the identity of my mystery pen pal. I'm not interested in holiday festivities or reconnecting with old acquaintances, specifically grumpy, infuriating Theo Humphrey

For the past two years, I've been traveling the country in my tiny house, building a substantial social media following and recovering from the death of my fiancé, who died three weeks before our wedding day. Now I'm feeling more myself, and I want to find out who has been writing me anonymously for more than a year. Our online correspondence has become one of the best things in my life, and I'm determined to follow the clues to unravel this mystery.

My plans keep getting disrupted by Theo. He was the best friend of my former fiancé, but he's never liked me. He always thought I was too frivolous and superficial to be a good match for his friend. Now he's always around, glowering and muttering sarcastic comments and generally making a nuisance of himself.

My priority should be revealing my secret pen pal, but instead all I can think about is Theo.

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Noelle handwrote her first romance novel in a spiral-bound notebook when she was twelve, and she hasn't stopped writing since. She has lived in eight different states and currently resides in Virginia, where she reads any book she can get her hands on and offers tribute to a very spoiled cocker spaniel.

She loves travel, art, history, and ice cream. After spending far too many years of her life in graduate school, she has decided to reorient her priorities and focus on writing contemporary romances.

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Frosty the Biker by Kristine Allen- Release Blitz

12/13/2024

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Title: Frosty the Biker

Collection: Thirteen Bikers for Christmas

Author: Kristine Allen

Genre/Tropes: MC Romance; Christmas Romance; Second Chance; Surprise Pregnancy

Release Date: December 13, 2024

Frosty the Biker is not only part of the Thirteen Bikers For Christmas Collection, it is also the first book in a new series by Kristine Allen!

Over four years ago, Dalton cheated.

It was the one thing Ryian couldn’t forgive. She ran off to Chicago to start over and have a clean break. Little did she know, she brought a piece of him with her.

After finding out, she made several attempts to find him without success. Dalton had vanished.

When her mother starts having issues at their family store, Ryian decides to move home to help. Ryian begs her mother to involve her uncle Bowie, but she refuses. After all, her uncle Bowie and his friends are into some rather… dark dealings.

Suddenly a series of unbelievable coincidences happen that have Ryian’s head spinning. Now she must decide if there are such things as Christmas miracles, and if second chances are worth the potential heartache.

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Beneath Southern Stars by Andrea Johnston- Release Blitz with Excerpt

12/12/2024

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Title: Beneath Southern Stars

Series: Magnolia Grove Series

Author: Andrea Johnston

Genre: Small Town Contemporary Holiday Romance

Tropes: Single Dad; Musician/Celebrity; Love after Loss/Grief

Release Date: December 12, 2024

BENEATH SOUTHERN STARS is an all new smalltown, single dad romance from author Andrea Johnston set in the fictional town of Magnolia Grove. It can be read as a standalone but be sure to check out the rest of the stories from this collection.

LANEY

Small town life isn’t for everyone. At least that’s what I’m told. To me, it’s everything. Growing up in Magnolia Grove my neighbors are like family and every memory I have is tied to our community.

When a single dad rents the house next door he makes my simple small town life a little more exciting.

RYAN

After a year of grieving I vowed to give my daughter a holiday season to remember. Magnolia Grove is the epitome of holiday cheer and exactly the distraction that we need.

When my identity as a country music artist becomes town gossip, I greedily accept help from my new neighbor. What I didn’t expect was to find someone who speaks to my soul and reminds me of how much life there is left to live.

When we’re together beneath the southern stars, I believe anything is possible.

While I get us two glasses of water, Laney moves around the space, looking at the décor and finally settling on the sectional. She looks at the fireplace that’s more decorative than functional and smiles.

“Here you go.”

She takes the glass from me and lifts it to her lips, taking a small sip. I take the seat next to her and lean back into the cushions, my arm resting on the back. My hand is close enough I could touch her with a slight movement. She leans forward and sets her glass on the coffee table.

When she moves back to her spot, she buries her face in her hands. “I’m nervous.”

Thank goodness I’m not the only one. “Me too.”

Her eyes lift to peek through her fingers. “Really?”

I nod and stretch over to place my glass next to hers. I watch as she moves her hands to her lap, fingers twisting. Her unease is evident and I hate that she may feel uncomfortable.

Gently, I shift closer, closing the space between us and placing my hand over hers. I watch as her shoulders drop. Our eyes meet and my thumb traces circles along her soft skin.

“Yeah really. There’s something happening here that scares the shit out of me. I came to Magnolia Grove to get some space from all that we lost, I never expected to meet someone like you.”

Laney sinks into the cushion and sighs. “Ryan, we hardly know one another.”

She has a point but still, something is there. Not much can come of it. We live in two different states and my life is a cluster, to say the least.

“That doesn’t mean there isn’t chemistry. You’re a scientist, you understand chemistry.”

An eyeroll and then a smack on my arm cuts through any of the awkward tension that was lingering. We laugh and talk about the Jubilee and the anxiety she felt being on stage. Slowly we find ourselves closer, her legs are stretched over mine and my finger plays with the loops of her sweater.

In the heart of Alabama, lies a charming little town on the river, where everyone knows your name… and your business.

Follow the intertwined lives of its beloved residents as they navigate first love, second chances, and all the unexpected surprises that their small-town holds.

Welcome to Magnolia Grove, where every neighbor has a story worth unraveling, the roots run deep, and love blossoms around every corner.

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Settled in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and dog, she counts down the days when her adult children come home for a visit. Even if it means more laundry!

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It’s Mother-Pucking Christmas! by Alina Jacobs- Book Blitz with Excerpt & Giveaway

12/11/2024

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It’s Mother-Pucking Christmas!
Alina Jacobs
Publication date: November 21st 2024
Genres: Adult, Comedy, Contemporary, Holiday, Romance

When your grandmother stalks the star hockey player on the rival team because “You need a husband, Dakota—you’re not getting any younger!” it’s Christmas crazy on ice.
It is not, however, the start of our great love story.
I don’t date guys on that team.
He doesn’t do casual, drunken hookups, which is all the captain of the Icebreakers is getting from moi.

I give him the finger and tell him I hope he loses his teeth out there.
He smirks and wins the game because both this Christmas season and this hockey season are a fucking scam.

Then my younger, much dumber brother informs me that he owes his bookie a bunch of money and really needs the Icebreakers to lose their next game, and could I pretty please be an amazing big sis and date their captain then break his heart so he’ll suck and lose the game—otherwise little bro will get killed, or worse, our mom will find out.

As much as I eye roll my overly large, overly loud family, I’d do anything for them.
Including date the captain of the Icebreakers.

Barf.
Ryder is a Boy Scout. He doesn’t swear. He uses words like ma’am and sir. On our date, he opens my door, pulls out my chair, and helps me with my coat. He even volunteers at the local animal shelter and loves handmade sweaters.
No, it is not cute! Three warm, gooey cinnamon rolls dressed up as a six-five, hot AF hockey player are not my type.
At all.
Nope.

Santa better bring me something nice this Christmas for all my pain and suffering!

In bed though?
Let’s just say sleeping with the captain of the Icebreakers… is not going to be a problem.

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“You’re stalking my client,” Hudson yelled at the old woman, who was completely unfazed by his anger.

My teammates’ eyes bugged out like the pugs’, then they all collapsed, howling with laughter, at my feet. Even Coach snickered into his gloves.

“You’re the Crusher?” My mouth dropped open. “You’re the one who’s been stalking me for the last five months?”

“Stalker? Pshaw!” Granny Murray was offended. “I’m not stalking anyone.”

“You’re going to be arrested.” Hudson bore down on the woman.

“Don’t arrest my grandmother,” Dakota snapped at him.

“She’s stalking him.” Hudson made a knife hand in my direction. “Do you know how much goddamn money this woman has cost me?”

“I’m not stalking. I’m leaving him presents and nice notes,” Granny Murray shouted.

Hudson slapped a hand to his forehead. “Notes? They’re fucking pornographic.”

“Now see here.” Granny Murray wagged her finger at the tall man. “I’m just trying to rile him up for Dakota.”

“You frightened him, Gran,” Gracie scolded.

“Oh my god.” Erik gasped at my feet, holding his side. “College Boy is afraid of a little old lady.”

I sputtered, “Shut your mouth, Canada.”

“Are you going to ‘oh heck’ him?” Pete snickered.

“Sonny, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to scare you. You seem like a nice boy.” The old woman patted me on the arm.

Hudson slapped her hand away.

“As an apology present”—she grabbed Dakota and pushed her toward me—“I will let you have sex with my granddaughter. She puts out, and her boobs are real.” She squeezed Dakota’s chest.

“Oh, uh…” I rocked back on my skates. “That’s very kind of you, ma’am, but no. No thank you.”

Dakota had the nerve to look offended.

My teammates’ mouths dropped open, then they laid into me.

“Who the hell are you?”

“Fucking Boy Scout.”

“Come on, Ryder!”

“Jesus Christ, College Boy.”

“Dude!”

“Shame! Shame to the family. Shame to the team…” Rick slapped his glove.

“I’m not having relations with her,” I stammered. “I don’t even know her.”

Dakota raised an eyebrow.

Pete muscled up to Dakota. “I’ll take the apology present, beautiful. I have a very nice hotel suite—hot tub, big bed. Expense account.”

“No! No expense accounts,” Coach barked.

Erik shoved Pete aside. “How about a two-for-one deal?”

Dakota looked interested. The pretty brunette put her finger to her lips like she was seriously thinking about it.

I sucker punched Erik.

“Hey!” Coach slapped the back of my head.

I didn’t even feel it.

“You’re not sleeping with her. Certainly not both of you, ingrates,” I snarled.

“Ooh, College Boy is mad!” Rick giggled.

“All of you, shut the fuck up!” Coach yelled. “Shaddap!”

I sniffed.

“Ryder, you’re kind of a prude.” Coach turned on me. “Dial it back. You’re almost thirty, for Chrissake, and for someone who says he wants a family, you’re about as effective as a panda in that department.”

Mike applauded.

“But they’re trying to… you know… with a fan. That’s against the rules,” I argued.

Coach sighed loudly.

“Oh.” Dakota piped up. “I am definitely not a fan. In fact, I hate your team. Arctic Avengers all the way. I’d never date the captain of the motherfucking Icebreakers. I will, however, sleep with you all.” She blew me and my teammates a kiss.

“Fuck that!” My friends refused. “We’re not traitors.”

“Dammit, Dakota!” Granny Murray scolded, “All that work down the toilet.”

“Definitely snatching defeat out of the jaws of victory,” Gracie said.

Dakota scowled.

“Well, that is how the Arctic Avengers do it.” I sneered at her.

Dakota gave me the finger. “I hope you lose all your teeth out there.”

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