Raising my cousin’s three kids wasn’t in my five-year plan.Actually, it wasn’t in any plan.One minute I’m a single labor and delivery nurse living a quiet life and the next, I’m navigating guardianship hearings, meltdowns, and homework I’m pretty sure requires a math degree.Enter Hayes Carlisle.My best friend’s older brother.Chicago Colts newest catcher.And the man I once kissed and immediately prete...

AUSTIN STONE (1904-1979) was a well known crime novelist and BBC playwright during the years 1936 and 1955. Most of his books and plays were based on historically True Crime events and were published in several languages for overseas readers.Prior to "Missing, Murder Suspected", his last published book was "In the Shadow", a novel based on the 'Camden Town Murder of 1907, published in 1953. This famous murder has since been possibly linked to 'Jack the Ripper" by the famous America...

Getting pregnant after a one-night stand with my brother's best friend was never part of the plan.We're talking about Foster Davis here.Chicago Colts closing pitcher.The broody king of one-word answers.And the man everyone knows keeps one foot out the door.Surprisingly, when two pink lines turn my world upside down, Foster doesn't run. He steps in, he shows up, and he insists we do this together.Pretending we're fine...

Fake dating a disgraced pro hockey player wasn’t in the cards. Neither was falling in love with him for real.Being a female mechanic has it’s flaws. The sweet-talking hockey player who thinks I’m here to flirt with him instead of fix his car is proof.Thanks to my broken heart, Chance McLanely’s crystal blue eyes and charming smiles don’t—ahem—barely affect me.I fix his flashy Lamborghini, drop him off and expect to never see him ag...

I’m the coach’s daughter. Falling for one of my father's players was never the plan.Especially not Decker Davis.Chicago Colts third baseman.Dependable. Steady. The guy everyone trusts.And the man who’s spent years keeping his distance—especially from me.We have history. The kind that ten years and a thousand miles can’t touch.So, this time, I promised myself I'd be smarter.No getting attached. No blurred line...

My grandmother has a saying: what's done in the dark always comes to light, especially in small towns with big secrets. And I was hiding the biggest secret of them all.Every summer I spent growing up at my grandparents' coastal estate was the same. Same cousins. Same chaos. Same long golf cart rides along the beach.Everything changed the summer I turned eighteen, when my grandparents' new housekeeper moved in with her son, Riley. With his big personality an...

I agree to teach my curvy tomboy best friend how to lose her V-card.The rules are simple: keep it strictly business. Don't fall for her…But Lily Winslow doesn't do simple.With curves that set my blood on fire and a mouth too smart for her own good, she's asking me to teach her how to drive a man wild.I'm an NHL goalie—built to dominate, control, and win.Coaching Lily to kiss, to touch, to unlock her own damn fire is pure torture....

A fake marriage deal was never in my life’s plan.Especially not to Easton Bailey.Chicago Colts flashy shortstop.The kind of man built for a good time and allergic to forever.And the one who just slid a ring on my finger… on paper.It’s supposed to be simple.A mutually beneficial arrangement.I play nanny to his son. He plays husband to my family.No emotions. No complications. And absolutely no falling for each o...

Growing up, Jude McCallister was the bane of my existence.My best friend. Fiercest ally. The most annoying boy in the world. At 18, the boy I loved to hate became the man I couldn't live without. We were young. Madly in love. Invincible. Strong enough to weather any storm. Cocky enough to believe that no amount of time or distance could destroy us.When Jude finally returned home from overseas, it should have been cause for celebration. But the man I'd falle...

I met the love of my life at ten years old.At sixteen, I gave him my heart.Three years later he was drafted to the NHL and moved across the country.Five years after, he’s back. And he’s meeting his daughter for the first time.I still hate him.Even if my heart says that’s a lie.***At ten years old, she changed my life.At sixteen, I told her I loved her.Three years after, I left and broke her heart.Five years lat...

Six weeks.That's how long my editor gave me to change my book from a baseball romance to one about hockey. A complete rewrite. Which is how I find myself in Montana, a thousand miles from home, researching hockey, and preparing to meet a local expert.There's one small problem.Or rather a big one. A big, grumpy problem.My expert is none other than Nick Galaxy—the single dad and hockey captain I ran into minutes after landing ...

The New York Times bestselling author of the Marked Men series delivers an "emotional, unforgettable" (Lori Wilde) romance about a rugged Texas sheriff who must protect the woman who was once his sworn enemy...Case Lawton comes from a family of criminals. So as the sheriff of Loveless, Texas, he's determined to do everything by the book--until he's called to Aspen Barlow's office after a so-called break-in. The last thing he wants to do is help the woman w...