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Small-business owner and financial advisor Samiyah Manhattan is mourning the death of her six-year marriage when she vows never to trust men again. Alone at a local bar, Samiyah attempts to put her situation in perspective when she is drawn inexorably to the presence of a nearby patron. Celebrity ex-boxer and heavyweight champion turned business mogul Jonas Alexander Rose never takes women too seriously. They only attach themselves to him because of his star-studded status. However, when he meets the beautiful Samiyah Manhattan, Jonas is overwhelmed by the heated attraction.

From a painful past nobody knows about to aspirations for the future, Sophia Lanzi has learned to lock things away to please those around her and to protect herself. Landing a job working for the top sports physical therapist in the city, avid hockey fan Sophia is taking a step toward fulfilling her dreams. But when sexy hockey player Eric "Finn" Finnegan enters the clinic for treatment after a devastating injury on the ice, Sophia only has more secrets to keep, as she develops more than a crush on her patient.

Quinn is finally enjoying the view from her executive office. Her new position as CMO of a billion-dollar tech company keeps her busy enough to avoid the guilt and regret she's carried around since the loss of her mother. No one else will see the monster she sees in the mirror as long as she keeps her head buried in her work. No one until Cody Kartlin comes barreling into the picture, determined to earn her heart by proving that when it comes to high-powered careers—real men aren't afraid to let a woman take the lead.

Maggie doesn't know why she's in the small mountain town of Starrycard Creek. After a blow to the head leaves her with amnesia, all she has left is her name stitched onto an apron. And then there's him . . . the man who saved her life. Christian Starrycard was trying to drown his sorrows after an injury ended his baseball career. The last thing he expected to become was a woman's hero. But Maggie isn't just any woman. She's the woman he's been dreaming of—his dream girl he thought existed only in his mind.

I've worked hard the last three years to create a life of routine and structure for my daughter. I don't trust easily and I've never liked the idea of hiring a stranger to care for Cece when I'm away for practice and games. But when I find myself out of options, an unexpected offer comes to the table. I've known Summer Kincaid since we were kids. For the last twenty years, she's been best friends with my sister and a thorn in my side. She's impulsive, outspoken, and a little too sarcastic for my liking.

Moving to a new place is not something a girl like me is unfamiliar with. My beat-up old suitcase has more miles than good memories. I have long since given up hope that changing schools will somehow change my life. I just want to blend in and get by until I age out.

She had one rule: no boyfriends til she was twenty-five. But he had a plan, one that could change everything. Vidia's plan was simple but after meeting the captain of the baseball team, Sire Griffin, she realizes it's going to be harder than she thought to keep her no-boyfriend rule in place. When she finally breaks this rule due to one persistent man, all comes tumbling down. Hearts are broken. Backs are stabbed. The trust is gone. Fast forward to the present, four years later, Sire gets injured before the season and his physical therapist is the woman he hates.

Quinn Sullivan is the one I've always wanted but could only have behind closed doors—and she's definitely the last person I should be tangled up with now. She's off limits, untouchable . . . and also happens to be my coach's niece. After one steamy night and a very bad idea, we're suddenly fake dating. For appearances, we say. Totally under control. Except nothing about Quinn has ever been under control. Not when she looks at me like that. Not when she kisses me like we've never ended. Not when pretending starts to feel a whole lot like the real thing.

Charly Johnson created a bucket list when cancer left her mother with less than a year to live. They didn't make it all the way through the list before she died, but she made Charly promise to finish it and live her life to the fullest. Spending the summer in a coastal mountain city in Maine is next on her list. The scenic town is perfect for finding adventure, and the quirky inn owner makes her feel right at home in the guest house. Except for the fact that her new living quarters belong to the owner's grump of a nephew.

Most professional football players don't appreciate being traded, but Clay Hensen was happy for the chance to play with his best friend again. With his new home under renovation, they were going to be roommates for the summer. At least until his friend fell head over heels, forcing Clay to find another place to live. When the new couple insisted he use her apartment, the hunky wide receiver wasn't thrilled about living with a stranger. But after he met his new roommate, Clay had no qualms about using their proximity to his advantage. Whatever it took to make Marleigh his.

By day, I sell stories in my bookstore. By night, I'm writing my own spicy romcoms. My books are my escape. In college, athletes were never my type. Not when the risk of letting someone that close always outweighs the reward. Which is why Dash Sterling, the hockey player who made lit class bearable, the guy whom I introduced to my then-best friend, was never even on my radar. Now, one spilled coffee, one ruined dress, and he's suddenly everywhere. And worse? He's looking at me like I’m the story he wants to write.

Two words describe Happy Slater: unserious and slutty. The second line defenseman, son of a former supermodel and a rockstar, is known for a good time and not a lot else. But sometimes appearances can be deceiving, and it's often the ones we least expect that are hiding the biggest secrets. Hannah Draper, daughter of New York Thunder head coach Lance Draper, has officially had it with men. Forced to wait in the rain for an Uber that never shows, that is driven by—yep—a man, it only proves her point that all men suck.

He wasn't famous then. He was the boy next door; my foster brother's best friend. A popular jock and out of my league. But he said he loved me. He said he'd keep my heart safe. He lied. Now fifteen years later, I've picked up the fragments of my shattered heart. I've built a new life as a child advocacy lawyer. My food issues are quasi under control, my secrets are buried, and I've even made a tenuous peace with my plus-size body.

Easton Walker is the bane of my existence. A thorn in my side. And . . . my new fake husband. As the hottest hockey player in the league, he has everyone eating out of the palm of his hand. Everyone except for me. I'm not falling for his crooked grin, chiseled jaw, or broad shoulders. I made that mistake once, before I knew who he was, and I still felt the sting of his rejection. Now I'm stuck working with him. He does everything in his power to get under my skin, but no matter how much he vexes me, I can't deny the electric attraction that sparks between us.

Hopelessly in love with my best friend's brother. That's what it will say on my tombstone. Here lies Junior "June" Dorsey. Tomboy. Car lover. Bookworm. She suffered from a severe case of unrequited love syndrome. It's not like I haven't tried liking other guys. I have. It's just none of them measure up to him. Baylor O'Brien. Beautiful. Cocky. Talented (on the field and in the bedroom—or so I've heard). And completely oblivious to my love for him.

Jocelyn Martinez has been spending the last year working at a romance bookstore while she finishes her graduate degree. But with her graduation coming up, she's not sure what she's going to do with her life. She's been burned so many times by family, guys she's dated, and even friends that she isn't sure who to trust. It doesn't help that she swears she keeps seeing a man who might be her long-lost father. Her head is spinning, and she feels adrift. Can she even trust herself to figure out her next move?

A girls weekend in Vegas to celebrate me finally passing my nursing boards what could go wrong? A lot. Like accidentally marrying the star of bull riding. Maverick Ryder. I'm sure you're wondering how someone gets accidentally married. Answer: a mechanical bull and way too many margaritas. I've spent the last ten years of my life in survival mode, and just when things are supposed to get easier. I'm uprooting my life on judges orders and moving to Windy Peaks, Wyoming, until they grant us a divorce. Windy Peaks is nothing like I thought it would be, and neither is Maverick.

Logan Winchester. Star running back for the Denver Mountain Lions and the man of my dreams. Until he left me without another word, shattering me in the process. I had other things to focus on. Like being the top skier in the world. I put my ex and his small town in my rearview mirror and tried not to look back. Until an injury sidelined me. Now with the press following every minute of my return to competitive skiing, I need an escape. But I end up in the one place I never thought I'd return to. With the man who nearly broke me.

Ophelia asked me for one simple favor—to get the guy she's in love with to notice her. It won't be easy; she looks as if she's spent her whole life trying to disappear. But I never turn down a challenge. Convincing anyone I've given up all women for this one woman is my biggest challenge yet. I agree to help her win over the man of her dreams. The problem is she quickly becomes the only woman starring in mine. She offered to pay me. In the end, I want the one thing she plans to give to someone else. Her heart.

Daniella Laughlin might seem put together but on the inside, she's figuring out who she is without her mom's beauty pageant influence. Constantly being critiqued and set up by her mom, she dreads going home for the holidays. Enter her best friend's older brother, hockey captain Gabriel Van Helsing. Dani and Gabe have been friends for two decades and she's harbored a secret crush on him forever, but never acted on it. Gabe's a player, on and off the ice, and the longest relationship he's had is with his hockey stick.