No Pucks Lost Between Us

I had a love-hate relationship with hockey players. They’d won over my protected, carefully-controlled heart, and I accepted that they had a place in my town. And in my heart. Mostly because Joel had waltzed right in and made himself at home. And…I’d fallen for him. Deep. But now the man had decided he was going to waltz back out…leaving a giant, hockey-player-sized hole in my soul and my heart shredded beneath his sharp skate blades. The man had broken me. And he’d done it with a smile on his face.

She was supposed to just be another case. Another criminal. Instead, she stole her way into my heart. I had never met a bad guy I couldn’t take down, and I wasn’t about to start with Francesca Lyon. Her father ran one of the largest crime rings in the world, so while Frankie might be beautiful, smart, and driven, she wasn’t a woman I could ever fall for. Still, she wasn’t supposed to know about my involvement in the case, wasn’t supposed to look at me like I’d shattered her heart when she found out. But I had. And she did. Then—somehow—my future became less about the job and more about closing the case on her heart.

My life is full of secrets. She's the woman who's discovered them all... The Rush hockey series continues with book 1 of Dessie and Fox's story.

It's always the quiet ones you have to watch out for. I never expected Riggs, the soft-spoken defenseman for the Sierra to a have a dirty streak. But he does, and it blows my mind, and doesn't even like me, and none of it makes sense... Because now the hockey player wants me.

My ex-boyfriend cheated on me with my best friend. I went to the bathroom, came back, and…they were right there, sucking face in the middle of the bar like they didn’t have a care in the world. And— What could I do with that? What I always do, I suppose. Run. Only this time I end up running straight into the arms of a big, gorgeous, bearded hockey player. Leo West saves me from the floor of the bar. But he also saves me from the boring loneliness of my life. The only question is if he’s going to let me save him right back.

He’s the captain. I’m the owner’s daughter. I live next door to a hockey player who makes my heart race. Just so happens, he plays for my father’s team. My overprotective, has warned me away from all hockey players, but especially those playing on the team he owns—the Oakland Eagles—father. Only… When it comes to the gorgeous, curly haired, nice guy with a body built for sin who’s suddenly living next door, I’m not thinking about my father’s warnings. Or the complications Rome’s arrival is going to bring to my life. I’m lost in the temptation of him. And I don’t care it’ll spell disaster for both of us. Broken Laces is a forced proximity, forbidden love, secret relationship, Rapunzel-inspired romance.

I never wanted to settle down. Until she careened into my life. I'm a star forward for the Baltimore Breakers, and only interested in three things—pucks, food, and an ever-revolving door of women. Until Dommie. The woman is as smart as she is infuriating, and more stubborn than any person I have ever met. Her walls are thick and impenetrable and for the first time in my life, I want to break through every barrier in my way and get to the heart of a woman. Because…I like her. And I want her. But how can I convince her to let me keep her forever?

I’ve seen her. I’ve watched her. But…I can’t allow myself to have her. My job as the owner of an elite security company for celebrities and athletes alike means that I don’t have a problem putting myself in harm’s way to protect my clients. But I do have a problem when it’s Lauren who’s caught in the crossfire. Literally. I need to protect her. I need to keep her safe. I just… Can’t let my heart get involved. *This is Pascal and Lauren’s story and falls between Changed and Scored.