Casey Preston is the guy with the plan. The list-maker. The one who micromanages his own life.Spontaneously offering to be his best friend's fake boyfriend to get Ethan's annoying team captain off his back?That's not thinking things through. It's not even smart given Casey's been fighting his feelings for Ethan for years.Ethan Rain just wants to play hockey and get his college degree. Adding a fake boyfriend to the mix? He doesn't need that complication.If C...

For college sophomore Mitch Greyson, determination and persistence are the name of the game if he wants to make it as a professional hockey player. A busy schedule of practices, games, classes, homework, two part-time jobs—and now, working with a tutor to help him pass the class he's failing so that he can keep his scholarship—shouldn't leave him with enough time to flirt with the NHL player in town. But that doesn't stop him.Placed on the injured reserve list until his broken arm ...

Sometimes the sweetest victories happen off the ice.Ryland Zervudachi lives for the game of hockey—and for the chance to build the kind of team unity that will carry the Columbus Pilots all the way back to the playoffs after last season's crushing defeat. Off the ice, though, there's one goal he hasn't managed to score—the heart of Kyle Dabbs, the Vermont Trailblazers' team captain and his long-time crush.Kyle Dabbs has built a life centered on quiet strength. Afte...

When you’re facing The End, it’s time to rewind to the beginning.At thirty-eight years old, Sandro Zanetti is quickly aging out of hockey. But the Trailblazers are chasing a history-making third consecutive championship this season, so until his knees fail him, he plans on giving his all to the sport.What he doesn’t need is the documentary film crew following the team’s every move. Because the director? Is Bennett Jackson.Former college sweetheart.

Twenty-one years ago, a four-year old child was kidnapped from his front yard. He was never found. Until now.All Nat Walker wants is to make his late father's dream of running a father/son woodworking shop come true. And he had the perfect building in mind—until the new guy in town came in and bought the place right out from under him. The fact that the new guy is adorable means nothing. For all Nat cares, he can take his new dance studio and waltz back to New York City.

As the new head coach of the Vancouver Orcas, Matt Shore has got his work cut out for him. Coming off a season where the Orcas came in last in the entire AHL, Matt's job is to whip his new hockey team into shape for the oncoming season.He doesn't need any distractions, especially not one in the form of a tall, dark, and gorgeous antiques dealer.Who's also his ex—and his best player's father.Pierce Langley-Brown has a lot of regrets. The biggest? Leaving Matt behind ...

Desperate to escape the pain of his brother's death, Jesse Melnik ran—but he couldn't outrun the grief, no matter how much distance he put between himself and his past. Now, after fifteen years of trying, he's finally ready to face his hometown of Charlottetown again.He expects the memories of his brother to hover in every corner of his family's sailboat and whisper in every sea-tinged breeze.What he doesn't expect is Parker Willis, the best friend he left behind without a ...

Attending his daughter’s holiday dance recital should be easy for pro hockey player Patrick Barnes. Showing up in a tutu, however, wasn’t exactly part of the plan. And yet the holidays get even more interesting when he bumps into Lee, the man he let get away years ago.Ballet instructor Lee can’t believe who just walked into his studio. He also can’t believe how quickly the flare of attraction between he and Patrick resurfaces, despite the years that have gone by since they last spo...

The last person Christian wants to run into on a visit home to spend time with his mom over the holidays is his former best friend-turned-lover-turned-ex. But there Riley is, in all his tall, chiseled, blondness. The same guy who walked out on him six years ago, breaking his heart in the process. Who knew he's still in love with the jerk?Two years ago, Riley was injured out of the NHL, but he's got his own bakery now and a quiet life selling quiches and cupcakes to his customers. T...

It's recent college graduate Zach Greenfeld's favorite time of the year and he's just received a temporary gig planning Lighthouse Bay's Christmas parade. Not only does it speak to his penchant for organization, it also puts him face to face on a daily basis with his unrequited crush—Holland Stone. But his new job starts off in disaster when the most important float—Santa's sleigh—gets damaged.Holland needs to win the Lighthouse Bay Christmas parade float competition in order to gr...

A sex scandal wasn't how NHL player Dane Roxborough imagined starting his summer. Neither was fleeing Boston with his tail between his legs. Seeking refuge at his parents' inn in his hometown, all he wants is to hide from the press…and reconnect with his college sweetheart.Grant Lilly's had enough of broken hearts. Sure, Dane still owns his, but that doesn't mean anything when Dane left him to play hockey once already. Grant has a life and a career in Glen Hill, and he doesn't need...

Six years ago, an ultimatum forced Dan Greyson to make a choice that cost him everything he loved most. One of those things? His boyfriend, hockey player Ashton Yager. Now that they've crossed paths again, Dan isn't about to let the opportunity slip away. Ash's reappearance in his life is just the catalyst Dan needs to escape the rut he's fallen into…and win back Ash's trust and love.Ashton Yager, once burned and now a little bit shy, didn't mean to publicly come out as bisexual. B...