Kestrel House, a gothic mansion perched on the windswept Maine coast, whispers of genius and madness. Within its decaying walls echoes the unfinished symphony of Elias Thorne, a melody both beautiful and terrifying, a legacy of obsession and despair. Twelve voices, spanning generations, rise from the shadows, each a fragment of a shattered choir, each entangled in Thorne's haunting composition.Elias, the tormented composer, chronicles his descent into madness in feverish diary entr...

Puck boy? I'll take it. Heck, I've been called a lot worse.Good time? You know it. Just ask anyone at Brooks University.From a young age, the only thing in life I've ever taken seriously is hockey. I'm not the guy anyone—besides family and teammates—can count on. This is all true. At least, until a certain curly-haired, blue-eyed goddess comes to me looking for an easy hookup. And hook her up I do.But what's supposed to be a one-night stand doesn't ...

As a single father, I often feel like the weight of the world sits on my shoulders. When my daughter’s nanny gives me her two weeks’ notice, I’m sweating bullets. Fear that my NHL season with the New England Bay Sharks could be derailed consumes me.Finding a replacement seems impossible when, suddenly, Maci McKenzie—a struggling author who’s running from some deep, dark secret in her past—steps into the picture. She needs a change of scenery to help her write, and I just need someo...

Dane Wade is a breath of fresh air.Sexy, charming, and with abs that could melt any woman's panties. With my rules and boundaries in place, he is the perfect person to have fun with to pass the time. As long as he knows it will never amount to anything more. Which he does…I think.But then boundaries get shattered. Lines get blurred. I know it's time to bolt before things get harder, and I risk falling deeper. Running away is the only thing I know how to do....

They say the line that separates love from hate is thin. So thin, in fact, that the two almost coexist. Almost.It's also been said that when a dude is a jerk to a girl, it's because, deep down, he wants her. I'm calling bullshit on all of it.Tate Tracy is about to find out that I'm not the nice boy anymore. Nor am I a forgiving person. She might have been my best friend for eighteen years, but now, she's no one. And if I have to remind her of that, I will. ...

Angry. Wild. Loose cannon.As one of college hockey's most feared defensemen, I've been told I'm all those things and more. The ice is the only place where I can take my anger out on other people and get applauded for it. The rougher I play, the dirtier I am, the more praise I get.I suppose the same could be said about me in the bedroom. I'm not the dude you want your daughter bringing home to meet you. Because your angel? Well, I'll make sure her halo is cr...

Everyone always says the best way to get over someone is to get under somebody else.Well, I guess I've never been one to believe it. Cheated on by my football-star boyfriend and betrayed by my closest friend, I'm not looking for yet another chance to get hurt.Kye Collins isn't just a guy. He's the guy. A star on a D1 football team. The owner of a panty-melting smile and abs that'll have you fanning yourself and tingling in places you shouldn't. Oh…...

I never imagined that one night could end the friendship Beau Bishop and I'd had since birth and sever all ties between our families.Especially when less than an hour prior to that tragic accident at the racetrack that night, he had confessed his love to me under the bleachers. A bond I'd thought could never be broken was smashed to smithereens in an instant.He left Alabama, hightailing it to Florida without so much as a goodbye.Two years later, we ...

It’s true what they say, you really are wiser when you’re older, because I’ve hated my younger self for years. After leaving behind the girl that I spent my entire life loving from afar, younger me deserves the hate, though. But when her dad told me I was ruining her life, I let my own insecurities consume me and knew I had to set her free.Now, I’m a defenseman for the New England Bay Sharks, living my dream. At least, that’s what everyone thinks. Inside, I’m haunted by past mistak...

Known as the NHL’s grumpiest player, it’s obvious that I’ve always made it a point not to get to know anyone outside of my family or my team. After losing my dad as a kid, I never wanted to put myself at risk of feeling that kind of loss ever again. And it’s been easy to go through life this way—closed off. At least . . . until I'm forced to volunteer at a youth hockey clinic.When I see Cash Hale take the ice, I know right away that he’s different than most players his age. And whe...

Life as a professional hockey player keeps me plenty busy, and yet it often feels like I’m on autopilot as the world passes me by. I suppose I can’t complain. I have the honor of calling myself a New England Bay Shark, so I have more than enough money to buy some form of happiness.Sleeping around with beautiful women may come with the territory, but I’ve never taken the time to actually get to know any of them. In fact, there’s only one I’ve relentlessly thought about, but she’s of...

I was four when my parents gave me my first pair of skates.By six, I was hooked on hockey and couldn't get enough. At twelve, I had made a name for myself on the ice. And when I was fifteen, colleges were starting to take notice.Life was great—until it wasn't. When I was seventeen, my best friend died in my arms. Nothing made sense after that. Drinking turned to smoking. And smoking turned to pills. But no matter how high I got, I couldn't erase that night....