Alyssa's bookshelf: all en-US Fri, 13 Jun 2025 15:29:21 -0700 60 Alyssa's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[The Temporary Roomie (It Happened in Nashville, #2)]]> 56921816 What happens when you have to play nice with your greatest enemy? Revenge.

Drew Marshall may have let me move into his spare bedroom while my house is being renovated, but don’t think for one second his kindness comes without strings. Big, ugly, fake relationship strings.

That’s okay, though, Dr. Andrew. I’ll agree to your terms, move into your house, and act like your girlfriend when the big day comes; but I also plan to make your life miserable—make you pay for what you did to me.

I may not be good at forgiving or forgetting, but I’m excellent at getting even.

Get ready to laugh until you cry with this sizzling, hilarious, closed-door romantic comedy!]]> 286 Sarah Adams Alyssa 0 3.63 2021 The Temporary Roomie (It Happened in Nashville, #2)
author: Sarah Adams
name: Alyssa
average rating: 3.63
book published: 2021
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]]> <![CDATA[Beg, Borrow, or Steal (When in Rome, #3)]]> 211164792 Two feuding second-grade teachers (and neighbors) find themselves teaming up in this rivals-to-lovers romance.

Emily Walker hates having her carefully crafted world disrupted by anyone, most of all her legendary nemesis, Jack Bennett. He's the opposite of the wonderful heroes she dreams up in her double life as a romance writer, which is why Emily was perfectly happy when Jack left Rome, Kentucky, mid-school year, with his fiancée. The last thing Emily saw coming was Jack’s return at the start of the summer after calling off the wedding and ending his relationship, but he’s here to stay—as her colleague and her neighbor.

Jackson Bennett is glad to be back, eager to renovate his house and work on the next mystery novel under his bestselling pen name. But when he realizes he’s now neighbors with the one woman who has always pushed his buttons, he discovers something he’s even more excited for—thwarting Emily and her petty plans to sabotage his return.

With their chemistry-fueled animosity at an all-time high, Emily accidentally sends an email to their school’s principal that could reveal her secret literary side hustle. She needs to steal back her manuscript, and Jack—she hates to admit—is just the man to help her. Surprisingly, Jack agrees. Will their unlikely alliance put an end to their rivalry? Or could it lead to a steamy plot twist they never saw coming?]]> 384 Sarah Adams 0593723694 Alyssa 0 4.04 2025 Beg, Borrow, or Steal (When in Rome, #3)
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average rating: 4.04
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]]> <![CDATA[The Right Move (Windy City, #2)]]> 84943172
She’s a distraction, that’s what she is.

I’m the newest Captain of the Devils, Chicago’s NBA team, and the last thing I needed this year was for Indy Ivers, my sister’s best friend, to move into my apartment. She’s messy, emotional, and way too tempting.

But when the team’s General Manager vocalizes his blatant disapproval of my promotion to Captain, referring to me as an unapproachable lone wolf with no work-life balance, I can’t think of a better way to convince him otherwise than pretending to date my outgoing roommate.

The only problem? Faking it feels far too natural.

Having a fake girlfriend wasn’t supposed to be messy but having Indy under my roof and in my bed is complicated, especially when she wants all the romantic parts of life that I could never give her.


INDY

I never imagined I’d be living with my best friend’s brother, NBA superstar Ryan Shay. Even more unbelievable? He needs me to act as his loving girlfriend who’s suddenly changed him into a friendly and approachable guy.

Because, well…he’s not. He’s controlling of his space and untrusting of others.

Our arrangement isn’t one-sided, though. I’m in a wedding coming up, one where every one of my childhood friends, including my ex-boyfriend, will be in attendance, and there’s no better date than my ex’s celebrity hero.

Blurred lines make it almost impossible to separate real from fake. Falling for my roommate was never part of the deal, especially when Ryan is quick to remind me that he doesn’t believe in love.

I’m a romantic and can’t help fantasizing that he’ll change, but soon enough, I find myself questioning if sharing a roof with my best friend’s brother was the right move after all]]> 499 Liz Tomforde Alyssa 0 4.39 2023 The Right Move (Windy City, #2)
author: Liz Tomforde
name: Alyssa
average rating: 4.39
book published: 2023
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]]> <![CDATA[Sawyer (Lucky River Ranch, #3)]]> 214037674 Dirty dancing leads to a chance at forever in this sizzling single parent, found family, small town romance by Jessica Peterson.

As a recently divorced single mom, I have zero interest in flirting with guys while on a rare girls� weekend away with my sisters. I just want to have fun, celebrate my new job, and listen to live music at a honky tonk.

But when I literally stumble into the most gorgeous guy ever on the dance floor, those plans go up in smoke. Growing up on the barrel racing circuit, I’m not immune to the charms of a cowboy. But this particular one is hot as hell: Sawyer’s got a mustache, some sexy tattoos, and a very filthy mouth.

Needless to say, we end up naked in his swanky hotel room. It’s the best sex of my life. And the way Sawyer treats me like a queen? Let’s just say a girl could get addicted to that kind of adoration.

Good thing he’ll always be just a one night stand I can look back on with a smile. I’m rebuilding our life from scratch, and I need to focus on my three-year-old daughter and the dream job I just landed.

Imagine my surprise, then, when I move to Hartsville and run into a tattooed cowboy with an endearing daughter of his own. Now Sawyer wants more than the occasional playdates between our girls. But the closer we become, the more determined this sexy single dad is to keep me forever.

As much as I am falling for Sawyer, I’m terrified. I’ve been down this road before with my ex, and I wonder if I can trust this cowboy. Will he rope the moon for me? Or is my heart destined to be trampled all over again?

SAWYER is a standalone book in the interconnected Lucky River Ranch Series. ]]> 362 Jessica Peterson Alyssa 0 4.04 2025 Sawyer (Lucky River Ranch, #3)
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]]> Coming Swoon (Brunch Bros #4) 218028978 A sequel twelve years in the making�.

Peter Green has led a charmed life. Born to be Hollywood royalty, he’s a leading man with a heart of gold. All that’s missing from his life is love. But he gave his heart away twelve years ago and he doesn’t want it back. When a PR disaster on his mother’s latest film hands him his dream role, it feels like fate. The movie is shooting in Crane Cove, the hometown of the love of his life. There’s just one tiny problem: she hates him. Good thing he’s not too proud to beg for a second chance.

Sybil Morgan has spent the last seven years hating Peter Green. Ever since he was thrust back into her life when their best friends got married, she’s done everything she can to avoid him—even ignoring him when they sat next to each other at Thanksgiving. Now that he’s starring in his mother’s movie, he’s going to be spending more than a few days in town this time. Sybil is sure she can stay strong and resist his charms, but after getting an offer she can’t refuse, she’s spending a lot of more time with him than she planned and she’s not sure how much longer her resolve can last.

But with chemistry this undeniable, will they be able to keep things strictly casual? Or will Sybil’s carefully guarded heart be on the line again?]]> 354 Sarah Estep Alyssa 0 4.34 2025 Coming Swoon (Brunch Bros #4)
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name: Alyssa
average rating: 4.34
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]]> Fret Me Not (Brunch Bros #3) 216622891
Rockstar Sam Shoop has retreated to his secluded cabin In Crane Cove for some privacy. Unfortunately for him, the residents haven’t gotten the memo and want to set him up with every available person they know. A fake girlfriend sounds like the answer to all of his problems, until he drops the name of a very real person - Lacey Finch, local dance teacher.

Lacey Finch is still considered an outsider by Crane Cove’s standards, and the negative attention that comes with being the ex of one of its most infamous residents is growing tired. So when Sam suggests a fake relationship, it just might be the answer to some of her problems. The fact he doesn’t remember her or the night they spent together in Barcelona 10 years prior? Not her problem.

A mutual agreement for a common goal - less questions about their personal lives. But when their past keeps creeping up and the chemistry is very much still there, how long will their relationship stay fake?]]> 364 Sarah Estep Alyssa 0 4.21 2024 Fret Me Not (Brunch Bros #3)
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average rating: 4.21
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]]> <![CDATA[Off the Hook (Never Harbor #1)]]> 195879747
I know about my reputation as Never Harbor’s secluded single dad. But I have everything I need: my imaginative son, my dog, and our remodeled cottage by the sea.

That is, until my nanny quits.

My brother’s ex-fiancee, Wendy Darling, is an elementary school teacher with a free summer. The last thing I need is to get tangled in his mess, but my family thinks she’s a perfect fit for the job. Turns out, she fits in better than I could have imagined.

Wendy is nothing like I expected. She’s kind and adventurous, with a beautiful laugh that washes my worst nightmares away. She pushes past my silence and sees more of my true self than anyone has in years. And my six-year-old son is falling for her just as quickly.

Being with Wendy can never happen. Not when my younger brother is her ex-fiance. Not when she’s so close to our family. Not when our small coastal town gossips the way that it does.

But after so long in the dark, Wendy makes me feel something. Falling for her feels a lot like flying instead.

I know happy endings only belong in fairy tales, but I’m close to stealing one for myself.]]> 411 Julie Olivia Alyssa 0 4.05 2023 Off the Hook (Never Harbor #1)
author: Julie Olivia
name: Alyssa
average rating: 4.05
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]]> <![CDATA[On Midnight Shores (Never Harbor, #3)]]> 222752261
I’ve loved Rafe Cohen since I knew unavailable artists with piercing amber eyes and reckless tattoos sparked my young, inexperienced heart.

If only the man knew who I was.

But, as it turns out, I can be reckless too. That’s how I end up in Rafe’s print shop with my legs around his waist and my innocence in his talented hands.

He insists our one night stand is just that: one night. He’s not a relationship guy.

But when he needs a new employee, and I’ve gotten one too many art internship rejections, we’re spending the summer closer than either of us expected. I want to learn everything, and lessons on painting techniques quickly turn into lessons of a very different kind.

I’m a good girl going bad, sneaking around our small town with the one man I shouldn’t, learning how art and intimacy intertwines in the most delicious ways.

I can be casual and still protect my heart. Sort of. Maybe.

I just hope I don’t learn my lesson the hard way.]]> 448 Julie Olivia Alyssa 0 4.11 On Midnight Shores (Never Harbor, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Their Freefall At Last (Honeywood, #4)]]> 93038511 The hardest part is waiting for the fall.

I am currently in love with, have always been in love with, and will continue to be in love with, my best friend, Bennett Walker Shaw.

In five minutes, my best friend’s bride will greet him in a gorgeous white gown with forever on her lips. Except that bride won’t be me.

Moments like these force you to look at your life a little closer.

At twelve-years-old, he and I promised to always be there for each other. But in our childlike optimism we didn’t understand the frail, tattered string of time. How people change. How families fall apart.

How sometimes we fall apart too.

I could try to pinpoint where our mess started, but I’m not sure where I’d land in our patchwork timeline.

Maybe it’s best to go back to the beginning. Back to when the meaning of love was simply defined by a small town theme park and that beautiful, messy-haired boy.

Their Freefall At Last is a slow burn romance spanning two decades, featuring two childhood best friends and their many years of pining. Enjoy the comforts of a small town theme park, filled with lots of love and steamy tension.]]> 516 Julie Olivia Alyssa 0 4.10 2023 Their Freefall At Last (Honeywood, #4)
author: Julie Olivia
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average rating: 4.10
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]]> <![CDATA[Our Ride to Forever (Honeywood, #3)]]> 63326908 339 Julie Olivia Alyssa 0 4.08 2023 Our Ride to Forever (Honeywood, #3)
author: Julie Olivia
name: Alyssa
average rating: 4.08
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]]> <![CDATA[The Fiction Between Us (Honeywood, #2)]]> 61925449 Some fairytales may be real, but ours is strictly fiction.

I’ve been Queen Bee at our theme park for ten glorious, uncomplicated years. I’m far better at creating fictional magic than real life miracles. So when Landon Arden, my best friend’s twin brother and my old high school bully, starts to work at Honeywood, I’m wishing for some gift from above to fix this mess.

Cue a worse situation.

After Landon falls on stage during one of our shows, the guests mistake him for a character in the park: Ranger Randy.

The problem isn’t when our manager asks him to perform as the bearded, tight tush, short shorts-wearing hero. No, my fairytale comes crashing down when we’re told that Queen Bee and Ranger Randy must appear as a couple.

Fine. Whatever. Ten years ago, my teenage crush for Landon may have been real, but I can fake a happy ending with Ranger Randy. I can sign autographs with him, have his arm around my waist, hold his hand, and� kiss him on stage?

I tell myself it’s all for show. We’re just characters in a theme park. And I won’t fall for true love’s kiss, even if I do want to try it one more time�

The Fiction Between Us is a stand-alone romantic comedy. This tale features fake dating (with a twist!), a grumpy/sunshine duo with a happy-go-lucky hero, lots of laugh-out-loud theme park shenanigans, and sizzling spice!]]> 334 Julie Olivia Alyssa 0 3.82 2022 The Fiction Between Us (Honeywood, #2)
author: Julie Olivia
name: Alyssa
average rating: 3.82
book published: 2022
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]]> <![CDATA[Out with the Tide (Never Harbor #2)]]> 200315332
I’m Never Harbor’s neighborhood best friend. Along with being the middle child in a loud family of seven, I’m accustomed to being everything to everyone. But after moving into my new townhouse by the sea, my world has suddenly grown too quiet.

But then she moves back to town.

Marina Starkey is my landlord’s daughter with nowhere to go. She needs a place to stay for the summer, and thankfully I’m just the kind of guy to offer.

Hello there, new roommate.

She’s gorgeous and cheeky with a stubbornness that matches my own. (Don’t get me started on the shared bed situation.) Summer days pass in soft touches and afternoon swims, and my heart sinks deeper with every stroke.

I’m not a temporary fling kind of guy, and Marina has no intention of staying past the summer.

She doesn’t want to fall in love with her hometown, and I’m basically Mr. Never Harbor himself.

But my home is quickly becoming wherever I’m with her.]]> 380 Julie Olivia Alyssa 0 3.98 Out with the Tide (Never Harbor #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Blocked Score (Sin Bin Stories, #4)]]> 231392594 Two summers ago I gave my heart to the hockey captain, and he broke it.

I promised myself I’d never make the same mistake again. It was an easy promise to keep while we were hundreds of miles apart�not so easy now that we’re roommates.

Lane Golden boy of college hockey. A respected leader with an upstanding reputation, Hollywood good looks, and a golden retriever personality. AKA, the exact opposite of any guy I’ve ever been with.

Rebellious type with a love for tattoos and an aversion to following the rules. AKA, the last girl anyone would expect to catch Lane's eye.

A year and a half after our summer fling ends in heartbreak, I’ve made progress trying to forget him. But when I transfer to the college he plays for, the last thing I ever expected we end up sharing the same house.

Now the guy I’ve spent eighteen months trying to forget is living in the bedroom next to mine.

It would be safe to keep my distance. Safe to resist reminiscing about the scorching summer nights we spent together. Safe to turn him down when the heating goes out in my room and he offers to share his bed.

Too bad I’ve never been good at playing it safe.

Blocked Score is a college hockey romance novel with steam, no cheating, and a guaranteed HEA ending!



roommates to lovershe gets a tattoo for hergolden retriever mmc x black cat fmcmutual piningno 3rd act breakupdual POV]]> 284 Lyssa Lemire Alyssa 0 currently-reading 3.68 Blocked Score (Sin Bin Stories, #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Playing Game (Off the Ice #1)]]> 61674001
But now my city has an expansion team, and guess who's one of their star players?

Of course I accept an offer to go see the opening night game. I can't stay away, even though hockey destroyed my family, and so much about Kieran reminds me of the worst things my father ever did to my mother.

And when Kieran sees me in the stands? I know nothing is going to be the same again. This is his game, and he knows how to win.]]> 486 Ainsley Booth Alyssa 0 currently-reading 4.14 2023 The Playing Game (Off the Ice #1)
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average rating: 4.14
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]]> A Thousand Boy Kisses 29504138 370 Tillie Cole Alyssa 0 currently-reading 4.30 2016 A Thousand Boy Kisses
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average rating: 4.30
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]]> Caught Up (Windy City, #3) 199333363
I’m a single dad and starting pitcher for Chicago’s MLB team.
I’m stretched too thin, but I don’t want help raising my son.

Each of his previous nannies only lasted a few weeks before I let them go.
Now, my coach is putting his foot down by hiring the one person I can’t fire—his daughter.

Miller Montgomery is the last woman I should fall for. Too wild, too young, and too unattached.

Chicago is just a quick stop for her. I thought I’d be counting down the days until she left, but summer feels too short when I start thinking about forever.


Miller

As a high-end pastry chef who recently won the most prestigious award in my industry, I’m desperate to prove I deserve it. But with a new title comes new pressure, and I can’t create a fresh and inspiring dessert to save my life.

With only two months to get back on track, I should be focusing in the kitchen, but instead, I let my dad talk me into using my time off to nanny for his star player’s kid.

Kai Rhodes forgot how to have fun, and I’m eager to jog his memory. But when he and his son start to feel like home, I have to remind us both that my time in Chicago ends with the summer.

Besides, I’ve always been a runner, and the last thing I want is to get caught.]]> 393 Liz Tomforde Alyssa 0 currently-reading 4.55 2023 Caught Up (Windy City, #3)
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name: Alyssa
average rating: 4.55
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]]> <![CDATA[The Au Pair Affair (Big Shots, #2)]]> 200436856
Her tween charge isn’t the only one who could use some help fitting in, though. According to…well, everyone except Burgess, he needs to get back on the dating scene, and adventurous Tallulah is just the girl to show him how. But as boundaries are slowly crossed and Burgess finds himself pulled between his daughter, who wants her parents back together, and his insane chemistry with Tallulah, a huge rift is formed, and Tallulah does the “right� thing—breaks her own heart and walks away.

Though Burgess knows it’s for the best—he’s too jaded, with too much baggage—a chance meeting, and a new push from his daughter, forces him to put everything on the line and fight to prove he learned his lessons well and is worthy of a happily ever after with Tallulah.]]> 380 Tessa Bailey 0063308444 Alyssa 0 currently-reading 3.80 2024 The Au Pair Affair (Big Shots, #2)
author: Tessa Bailey
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average rating: 3.80
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]]> Fangirl Down (Big Shots, #1) 150343880 #1 New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey launches a super sexy sports romance series with a rom-com about a bad boy professional athlete who falls for his biggest fan...

Wells Whitaker was once golf’s hottest rising star, but lately, all he has to show for his “promising� career is a killer hangover, a collection of broken clubs, and one remaining supporter. No matter how bad he plays, the beautiful, sunny redhead is always on the sidelines. He curses, she cheers. He scowls, she smiles. But when Wells quits in a blaze of glory and his fangirl finally goes home, he knows he made the greatest mistake of his life.

Josephine Doyle believed in the gorgeous, grumpy golfer, even when he didn’t believe in himself. Yet after he throws in the towel, she begins to wonder if her faith was misplaced. Then a determined Wells shows up at her door with a wild proposal: be his new caddy, help him turn his game around, and split the prize money. And considering Josephine’s professional and personal life is in shambles, she could really use the cash�

As they travel together, spending days on the green and nights in neighboring hotel rooms, sparks fly. Before long, they’re inseparable, Wells starts winning again, and Josephine is surprised to find a sweet, thoughtful guy underneath his gruff, growly exterior. This hot man wants to brush her hair, feed her snacks, and take bubble baths together? Is this real life? But Wells is technically her boss and an athlete falling for his fangirl would be ridiculous� right?]]> 380 Tessa Bailey Alyssa 0 3.81 2024 Fangirl Down (Big Shots, #1)
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average rating: 3.81
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]]> From Now On (Holt Hockey #3) 205843509
Time away from campus might be exactly what Eve needs to refocus on her life-long dream that’s about to become a reality—moving to New York City to become an artist. She’s spent most of college playing it safe. Maybe she should take some risks before graduating. Starting with a road trip to California�

There couldn’t have been a better ending to Hunter Morgan’s hockey career than winning a national championship. But the high of hoisting a trophy is fading, forcing him to face difficult decisions about his post-graduation plans. Spring break will be a welcome distraction, although spending the week with his two best friends sounded a lot more appealing before they both got girlfriends. Until he finds out Eve Driscoll is joining their trip too�

Timing wasn’t on Hunter’s side freshman year. He isn’t even sure if Eve remembers the night they met. And he’s certain, only two months from graduation, the timing is even worse now.

But Hunter knows he’ll regret never telling Eve how much he wishes that evening had ended differently. Especially once he discovers she hasn’t forgotten him.]]> 440 C.W. Farnsworth Alyssa 0 3.92 From Now On (Holt Hockey #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Summer I Turned Pretty (Summer, #1)]]> 60911699
Belly measures her life in summers. Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August. Winters are simply a time to count the weeks until the next summer, a place away from the beach house, away from Susannah, and most importantly, away from Jeremiah and Conrad. They are the boys that Belly has known since her very first summer -- they have been her brother figures, her crushes, and everything in between. But one summer, one wonderful and terrible summer, the more everything changes, the more it all ends up just the way it should have been all along.]]> 295 Jenny Han Alyssa 0 currently-reading 3.81 2009 The Summer I Turned Pretty (Summer, #1)
author: Jenny Han
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average rating: 3.81
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]]> Unloved (The Undone, #2) 214195481 The USA TODAY bestselling follow-up to Peyton Corinne’s “unputdownable and unforgettable� (Bal Khabra, author of Collide) TikTok sensation Unsteady follows hopeless romantic Ro and player—on and off the ice—Freddy as they forge an unexpected bond that slowly turns into a life lesson in self-worth and the healing quality of love.

Matt “Freddy� Fredderic is all smiles—at least on the surface. On the ice, he’s the star left winger for the Waterfell Wolves with a stellar reputation in bed and a potential future in the NHL. But in the classroom, he’s barely scraping by on a 2.0 GPA, retaking failed classes and struggling with a rough mix of dyslexia, dyscalculia, and ADHD. Now tied to an NHL contract upon graduation, Freddy needs help to pass biology with a professor he has a tumultuous past with.

Ro Shariff is a hopeless romantic with terrible luck in love—and now, Freddy’s newly assigned tutor. Trying to convince herself that she’s very happy with her on again/off again boyfriend, Ro is desperate for real affection. As her tutoring sessions with Freddy lead to late-night phone calls and a deep understanding of each other’s hidden pains, a real friendship strikes up between them.

And, inevitably, a wistful secret pining hidden by them both. Ro can’t stop thinking about her first kiss her freshman year with Freddy—a spine-tingling moment that Freddy doesn’t seem to remember. Meanwhile, Freddy can’t let go of Ro’s drunken heartfelt confessions from the night she doesn’t remember.

While Freddy is determined to protect Ro from his reputation and prove to her how worthy of love she is, Ro wants to show Freddy that despite what others have led him to believe, he’s worth more than just his body. Together, with gentle affection and true admiration, they will show each other how easy it is to love the right person, no matter their flaws.]]> 461 Peyton Corinne 1668068508 Alyssa 0 4.24 2025 Unloved (The Undone, #2)
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]]> The Off-Limits Rule 217441603 From the New York Times bestselling author of Practice Makes Perfect comes an expanded edition of The Off-Limits Rule—a heartwarming romance about new love and fresh beginnings,with a never-before-seen chapter.

Rules are made to be broken—especially for love, right?

Lucy Marshall has hit rock bottom. After failing to succeed as a single mom in Atlanta, she’s back home and moving in with her older brother, Drew. Reconnecting with her support system is the right thing to do, but Lucy can’t help but feel like a failure. Her four-year-old son deserves the world, and all she can give him is a spare bedroom. But Drew is the sweetest uncle, and some quality time might be exactly what they both need to start fresh. That is until she meets Cooper, her brother’s incredibly hot best friend.

When Drew senses something between the two of them, he puts his foot down on any shenanigans. According to him, Cooper is everything Lucy should stay away flirtatious, adventurous, and especially noncommittal. But Lucy has been getting the opposite impression so far; Cooper is a genuinely great guy, and she’s starting to catch real feelings.

Her whole life, Lucy has tried to do everything right, and look where that’s gotten her—so what if she were to try something wrong?]]> 322 Sarah Adams 0593871766 Alyssa 0 currently-reading 3.87 2020 The Off-Limits Rule
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]]> <![CDATA[The Things We Leave Unfinished]]> 53345408 Told in alternating timelines, The Things We Leave Unfinished examines the risks we take for love, the scars too deep to heal, and the endings we can’t bring ourselves to see coming.

Twenty-eight-year-old Georgia Stanton has to start over after she gave up almost everything in a brutal divorce—the New York house, the friends, and her pride. Now back home at her late great-grandmother’s estate in Colorado, she finds herself face-to-face with Noah Harrison, the bestselling author of a million books where the cover is always people nearly kissing. He’s just as arrogant in person as in interviews, and she’ll be damned if the good-looking writer of love stories thinks he’s the one to finish her grandmother’s final novel…even if the publisher swears he’s the perfect fit.

Noah is at the pinnacle of his career. With book and movie deals galore, there isn’t much the “golden boy� of modern fiction hasn’t accomplished. But he can’t walk away from what might be the best book of the century—the one his idol, Scarlett Stanton, left unfinished. Coming up with a fitting ending for the legendary author is one thing, but dealing with her beautiful, stubborn, cynical great-granddaughter, Georgia, is quite another.

But as they read Scarlett’s words in both the manuscript and her box of letters, they start to realize why Scarlett never finished the book—it’s based on her real-life romance with a World War II pilot, and the ending isn’t a happy one. Georgia knows all too well that love never works out, and while the chemistry and connection between her and Noah is undeniable, she’s as determined as ever to learn from her great-grandmother’s mistakes—even if it means destroying Noah’s career.]]> 473 Rebecca Yarros 1682815889 Alyssa 0 4.46 2021 The Things We Leave Unfinished
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average rating: 4.46
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]]> <![CDATA[Fear of Intimacy (Falling, #2)]]> 228846882
Trevor Hall, the cocky right winger for the Toronto Knights, is known for three his charm, good looks, and a string of short-lived flings. But meeting Tasha takes him by surprise, and for the first time, Trevor finds himself wanting more than just a casual night together. He wants her. The fierce, independent woman with a heart he can’t help but chase.

As sparks fly and their worlds collide, Tasha and Trevor must decide if they’re ready to risk it all for a love that could change everything.]]> 434 Kenadee Bryant Alyssa 0 4.00 Fear of Intimacy (Falling, #2)
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]]> Wilder (The Renegades #1) 31677595 I'm Paxton Wilder.
Motocross phenom & adrenaline junkie.
I have more tattoos than scars.
And I've never seen a stunt I couldn't pull off--
Or a girl I can't get off.
Until she walks in.

My new tutor is sexy, smart, more stubborn than I am, and one hundred percent off limits.
That's right--the only rule this semester is Don't Touch the Tutor.
For the first time in my life, I want someone I can't have.
She's the girl who obeys every rule.
I'm the guy who breaks them.
Our biggest risk is falling for each other,
but I live for risk...

Each book in the Renegades series is a standalone, full-length story that can be enjoyed out of order.

]]> 402 Rebecca Yarros 1633757137 Alyssa 0 currently-reading 4.17 2016 Wilder (The Renegades #1)
author: Rebecca Yarros
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average rating: 4.17
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]]> The Fake Mate 125089940 Two wolf shifters agree to be fake mates but unexpectedly find something real in this steamy paranormal romantic comedy by Lana Ferguson.

Mackenzie Carter has had some very bad dates lately. Model train experts, mansplainers, guys weirdly obsessed with her tail—she hasn’t had a successful date in months. Only a year out of residency, her grandmother’s obsession with Mackenzie finding the perfect mate to settle down with threatens to drive Mackenzie barking mad. Out of options, it feels like a small thing to tell her grandmother that she’s met someone. That is, until she blurts out the name of the first man she sees and the last man she would ever Noah Taylor, the big bad wolf of Denver General.

Noah Taylor, interventional cardiologist and all around grump, has spent his entire life hiding what he is. With outdated stigmas surrounding unmated alphas that have people wondering if they still howl at the moon, Noah has been careful to keep his designation under wraps. It’s worked for years, until an anonymous tip has everything coming to light. Noah is left with two come clean to the board and risk his career—or find himself a mate. The chatty, overly friendly ER doctor asking him to be her fake boyfriend on the same day he’s called to meet the board has to be kismet, right?

Mackenzie will keep her grandmother off her back, and Noah will get a chance to prove he can continue to work without a real mate—a mutually beneficial business transaction, they both rationalize. But when the fake-mate act turns into a very real friends-with-benefits arrangement, lines start to blur, and they quickly realize love is a whole different kind of animal.]]> 386 Lana Ferguson 0593549384 Alyssa 0 3.81 2023 The Fake Mate
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name: Alyssa
average rating: 3.81
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]]> <![CDATA[Tangled Up in You (Meant to Be, #4)]]> 199214982 She has a dream. He has a plan. Together they’ll take a leap of faith.

Ren has never held an iPhone, googled the answer to a question, or followed a crush on social media. What she has done: read a book or two, or three (okay, hundreds). Taught herself to paint. Built a working wind power system from scratch. But for all the books she’s read, Ren has never found one that’s taught a woman raised on a homestead and off the grid for most of her twenty-two years how to live in the real world. So when she finally achieves her lifelong dream of attending Corona College, it feels like her life is finally beginning.

Fitz has the rest of his life mapped out: graduate from Corona at the top of his class, get his criminal record wiped clean, and pass himself off as the rich, handsome player everyone thinks he is. He’s a few months short from checking off step one of his plans when Ren Gylden, with her cascading blonde hair and encyclopedic brain, crashes into his life, and for the first time Fitz’s plan is in jeopardy.

But a simple assignment in their immunology seminar changes the course of both their lives, and suddenly they’re thrown out of the frying pan and into the fire on a road trip that will lead them in the most unexpected directions. Out on the open road, the world somehow shifts, and the unlikely pair realize that, maybe, the key to the dreams they've both been chasing have been sitting next to them the whole time.]]> 318 Christina Lauren 1368099890 Alyssa 0 currently-reading 3.96 2024 Tangled Up in You (Meant to Be, #4)
author: Christina Lauren
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average rating: 3.96
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]]> <![CDATA[Unforgettable (Landmark Mountain #1)]]> 122426746 A Sizzling, Enemies to Lovers, Workplace, Small-Town Romance by USA Today bestselling author Willow Aster.

Jamison Ledger.
The hottest man I’ve ever seen.
The enemy I never saw coming.

On one of the worst days of my life, the last thing I planned on was falling into bed with a guy who literally charmed the pants right off me.

Little did I know, that hot, gorgeous man would be Jamison Ledger, the man responsible for the very tears I was crying.

A thief. The very sexy thief who took everything I’ve ever wanted—my legacy, my happiness, and what I’ve worked my whole life to attain.

Now, we have to co-exist. Working together at my family’s lodge, the inheritance that should’ve gone to me, while trying to keep our hands to ourselves after our unforgettable night together.

But as I see him more and more, I have to remind myself not to fall in love with the charismatic lodge owner who has taken our small town by storm.

There’s a fine line between love and hate, and Jamison is blurring that line.

He might have given me a night I’ll never forget, but can I let him take more of my future than he already has?

Unforgettable is book one in the interconnected Landmark Mountain Series and can be read as a standalone.]]> 358 Willow Aster Alyssa 0 currently-reading 4.15 2023 Unforgettable (Landmark Mountain #1)
author: Willow Aster
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]]> <![CDATA[Empty Net (Seattle Serpents, #4)]]> 218241120 I have two goals this season:
1. Stop enough pucks to get the Seattle Serpents to the playoffs.
2. Don’t fall for my fake fiancée.

When Lilah Maddison’s mother keeps trying to set her up on dates she’s not interested in, she blurts out that she’s already seeing someone. The problem? She’s single.

So, I step in to help and agree to pretend to be her boyfriend for an event. But when things go awry, we’re no longer just dating—we’re engaged. Now, I have to find a way to keep her family off her back and our team in a playoff spot, all without falling in love with Lilah, which seems more impossible with each passing day.

She’s funny, driven, drop-dead gorgeous, and not afraid to make the first move. I know we’re playing a dangerous game, yet I can’t stop myself from having feelings I definitely shouldn’t be having, especially not for my fake fiancée.

It’s my job to block, make saves, and keep the puck out of my own net, but this might be one match I can’t win…and I might not want to.


EMPTY NET is a standalone hockey romance novel. There's a cinnamon roll goalie (who is a very good boy)who is fake engaged to a headstrong heroine, found family vibes, slightly unhinged group chats with teammates, plenty of steam, and a happy ending.]]> 361 Teagan Hunter Alyssa 0 4.22 Empty Net (Seattle Serpents, #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[Hockey Boy (Boston Bolts Hockey, #1)]]> 218260239
She’s also my ex-girlfriend.

The first time I saw her after ten years apart, I slammed into the plexiglass minutes before our game was set to begin. The second time I threw up. But third time’s a charm apparently because as my fiancée and I walked into an appointment to meet the woman hired to plan our nuptials–there she was again.

Obviously, I did what any smart man would do–I called off the wedding.

I don’t have a plan per se, other than winning back the only girl I’ve ever loved.

As a future hall of famer and one of the best centers hockey has ever seen, I know a thing or two about winning, but convincing Lennox Kennedy to give this hockey boy another chance might just be the challenge of a lifetime and this game I’m playing may turn out to be nothing but a pucking disaster.]]> 490 Brittanee Nicole Alyssa 0 currently-reading 4.04 Hockey Boy (Boston Bolts Hockey, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Romance Line (Love and Hockey Book 2)]]> 211190784
The first rule of handling PR for a hockey team? Never hook up with a player.

That shouldn’t be a problem since the last man on earth I want to give an image makeover to is our goalie. He’s infuriatingly hot, famously grumpy and lives to spar with me after every game. But shining up his rough edges is my path to landing the promotion I desperately need, so I grit my teeth and do my job. No matter how hard he makes it (especially with that sexy smirk and cool blue eyes.) As we travel from pose-with-a-pet photo opps to cuddle-a-kitten fundraisers, we bicker like it’s foreplay. Turns out it is. Because as I get to know the man behind the broody iceman exterior, it’s me that melts–right into his arms as he devastates me with a kiss that turns into the hottest, most forbidden night of my life.

Only once turns into every night as Max shows me how much he wants to take care of me. His possessive touch makes me feel adored for the first time in my life.

But the man is entirely off limits and I can’t risk my job for more of those soul-deep kisses.

Because the only thing worse than hooking up with a player is falling head over heels for him.]]> 500 Lauren Blakely Alyssa 0 currently-reading 4.15 The Romance Line (Love and Hockey Book 2)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Pucking Proposal (Maple Creek, #2)]]> 216374877 A sports reporter and a hockey player get up close and personal in an outrageously sexy romantic comedy by Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Lauren Landish.

When it comes to hockey, unflappable Maple Creek sports reporter Joy Barlowe is privy to a lot of behind-the-scenes locker room activity. Like stumbling upon Dalton Days in all his unabashed glory. After the muscled goalie goes on to score better than he ever has, he proposes Joy take another peek before his next match. It works, and a provocative pregame tradition is born.

Dalton has the best stats in the league, but he’s also superstitious. Now he’s found his good luck charm. Joy is not only game, she’s playing along. She’s also his best buddy’s younger sister and totally off-limits. What happens between them has to be their late-night FaceTime secret. That’s the naked truth. So is the fact that Joy and Dalton are discovering there’s more to each other than meets the eye.

Falling in lust? Easy to hide. Falling in love? Much harder. Now Dalton has one more proposition for Joy. And the fallout could rock Maple Creek.]]> 268 Lauren Landish 1662524528 Alyssa 0 4.08 The Pucking Proposal (Maple Creek, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[I Do with You (Maple Creek, #1)]]> 211101804 A runaway bride rushes headlong into true love in a funny, flirty, and empowering romance by Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Lauren Landish.

Hope Barlowe is a vow away from a lakeside wedding to her high school sweetheart. Next, check off her follow-up two kids, a dog, a home, and a happy ever after. But suddenly, ever after seems like a very long time. Instead of saying I do, Hope thinks I can’t and bolts for the woods—right into the unpredictable life of a handsome tattooed hiker.

Days into a three-week getaway, struggling musician Ben Taylor is in search of inspiration. He never thought he’d find a bride stumbling through the bramble. Right away her sweet baby blues, confounding dilemma, and spirited independence strike a chord. Ben has found his muse, and he’s falling fast. Hope is finding something just as important—herself.

Soon enough Hope and Ben have all of Maple Creek talking—and divided. Where do they go from here? If Hope has learned anything, it’s that happiness is more than a checklist, and dreams can change in a heartbeat.
]]> 300 Lauren Landish 1662524498 Alyssa 0 3.94 I Do with You (Maple Creek, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Wild Side (The Wild Westbrooks #1)]]> 61079219 That marriage pact I made with my grumpy, off-limits best friend. That was totally a joke...Right?

It was a heat-of-the-moment agreement scribbled onto the back of a crinkled gas station receipt nine years ago.
"If neither of us are married by age 30, we'll marry each other."

Haha! So funny!

Cash moved to a city 500 miles away. Building his billion-dollar empire. Making a name for himself.
Me? I stayed in our gossipy hometown. Working a simple job. Living a simple life.
And we never discussed the marriage pact again.

But I just turned the big three-oh.
And Cash showed up at my door, in the middle of a freaking rainstorm.
Tall, muscled and soaking wet.
With a birthday cake in his hand and a daring smirk that says he means business.

Holy plot twist! Didn't see that coming!

Now the small town rumor mill is in overdrive.
Cash is dissolving my defences with those sexy half-smiles he saves just for me.
And my brain is exploding with what ifs...

What if we give this a shot?
What if we're crazy enough to try?
What if we're good together?

We've always been 'just friends'. We're experts at playing it safe.
But his skin on my skin leaves me reeling. His oh-so-fiery kisses melt my excuses.
I know our decade-plus friendship is on the line. But I'm aching to see Cash's wild side.

The Wild Side is a steamy, laugh-out-loud, friends-to-lovers small town romance. It is set in small town Iowa and is book one in the Wild Westbrooks Series.]]> 434 Cassie-Ann L. Miller Alyssa 0 3.94 2022 The Wild Side (The Wild Westbrooks #1)
author: Cassie-Ann L. Miller
name: Alyssa
average rating: 3.94
book published: 2022
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]]> <![CDATA[Hallowed Ground (Flight & Glory, #4)]]> 26201118 There are some debts you can’t repay.

Josh Walker is loyal, reckless, and every girl’s dream. But he only has eyes for December Howard, the girl he's craved since his high school hockey days. Together they have survived grief, the military, distance, and time as they’ve fought for stolen weekends between his post at Ft. Rucker and her college at Vanderbilt. Now that Josh is a medevac pilot and Ember is headed toward graduation, they’re moving on—and in—together.

Ember never wanted the Army life, but loving Josh means accepting whatever the army dictates—even when that means saying goodbye as Josh heads to Afghanistan, a country that nearly killed him once before and that took her father. But filling their last days together with love, passion, and plans for their future doesn’t temper Ember’s fear, and if there’s one thing she’s learned from her father’s death, it’s that there are some obstacles even love can’t conquer.

Flight school is over.

This is war.]]> 410 Rebecca Yarros Alyssa 0 4.14 2016 Hallowed Ground (Flight & Glory, #4)
author: Rebecca Yarros
name: Alyssa
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2016
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]]> <![CDATA[Beyond What Is Given (Flight & Glory #3)]]> 64633776 Be careful what you wish for...

Lt. Grayson Masters is focused on graduating the Apache helicopter course, and the last thing he needs is his gorgeous new roommate Samantha Fitzgerald distracting him. While her smart mouth and free spirit are irresistibly irritating, he can't deny their off-the-charts chemistry, no matter how hard he tries.

Having just been expelled from college, Sam has no business digging for Grayson's secrets while she's hiding her own, but that doesn't stop her from trying to tear down his walls. Each barrier she busts through drops one of her own, though, and she's not prepared for the truth: another woman laid claim to Grayson's heart long ago.

Falling in love is something neither Grayson nor Sam can afford, and when that line is crossed and secrets are exposed, they'll learn that sometimes it's the answered prayers that will put you through hell.]]> 422 Rebecca Yarros Alyssa 0 4.35 2015 Beyond What Is Given (Flight & Glory #3)
author: Rebecca Yarros
name: Alyssa
average rating: 4.35
book published: 2015
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]]> <![CDATA[Beyond What is Given (Flight & Glory, #3)]]> 25518107
Having just been expelled from college, Sam has no business digging for Grayson’s secrets while she’s hiding her own, but that doesn’t stop her from trying to tear down his walls. Each barrier she busts through drops one of her own, though, and she’s not prepared for the truth: another woman laid claim to Grayson’s heart long ago.

Falling in love is something neither Grayson nor Sam can afford, and when that line is crossed and secrets are exposed, they’ll learn that sometimes it’s the answered prayers that will put you through hell.]]> 380 Rebecca Yarros Alyssa 0 4.21 2015 Beyond What is Given (Flight & Glory, #3)
author: Rebecca Yarros
name: Alyssa
average rating: 4.21
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]]> <![CDATA[Eyes Turned Skyward (Flight & Glory, #2)]]> 23562877
Jagger is enrolled in the country's toughest flight school. He's wickedly hot, reckless, and perfect for a girl looking to live life to the fullest. Except that Paisley is the commanding general's daughter, and her boyfriend is Jagger's biggest rival. Now Paisley must decide just how much to risk for a guy who makes her heart pound a little too hard.

They're flying through dangerous territory—and one wrong move could make them crash and burn...]]> 342 Rebecca Yarros 163375149X Alyssa 0 4.19 2014 Eyes Turned Skyward (Flight & Glory, #2)
author: Rebecca Yarros
name: Alyssa
average rating: 4.19
book published: 2014
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]]> <![CDATA[Full Measures (Flight & Glory, #1)]]> 20625686 A new adult novel from Entangled's Embrace imprint...

Three knocks can change everything�

"She knew. That’s why Mom hadn’t opened the door. She knew he was dead."

Twenty years as an army brat and Ember Howard knew, too. The soldiers at the door meant her dad was never coming home. What she didn’t know was how she would find the strength to singlehandedly care for her crumbling family when her mom falls apart.

Then Josh Walker enters her life. Hockey star, her new next-door neighbor, and not to mention the most delicious hands that insist on saving her over and over again. He has a way of erasing the pain with a single look, a single touch. As much as she wants to turn off her feelings and endure the heartache on her own, she can’t deny their intense attraction.

Until Josh’s secret shatters their world. And Ember must decide if he’s worth the risk that comes with loving a man who could strip her bare.]]> 374 Rebecca Yarros Alyssa 0 4.10 2014 Full Measures (Flight & Glory, #1)
author: Rebecca Yarros
name: Alyssa
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2014
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]]> <![CDATA[The Book of Azrael (Gods & Monsters, #1)]]> 62869062 World Ender meets Ender of Worlds...A thousand years ago, Dianna gave up her life in the deserts of Eoria to save her dying sister. She called upon anyone who would listen, not expecting a monster far worse than any nightmare to answer. Now she does what Kaden asks, even if that means securing an ancient relic from the very creatures that hunt her.A King thought long dead and long forgotten.In the old world his name was Samkiel. In the new world it is Liam, but one title remains true throughout time. He is the World Ender, a myth to his enemies, a savior and King to those loyal to him. After the Gods War, he locked himself away, hiding from the world. He denied his crown and responsibilities, leaving the very ones who needed him most to deal with the fallout of the death of their homeworld. Now an attack on those he holds dear sends him back to the one realm he never wished to visit again and into the sights of an enemy he thought imprisoned eons ago.Now enemies older than time must put aside their differences and work together in hopes of saving both their world and every realm in between.]]> 564 Amber V. Nicole 1737706741 Alyssa 0 4.27 2022 The Book of Azrael (Gods & Monsters, #1)
author: Amber V. Nicole
name: Alyssa
average rating: 4.27
book published: 2022
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]]> <![CDATA[The Reality of Everything (Flight & Glory, #5)]]> 54464797
Jackson Montgomery’s life revolves around his five-year-old daughter and his job as a Coast Guard Search and Rescue pilot. But while his gorgeous new neighbor is clearly in distress, he’s pretty sure she’s no damsel. Morgan is stubborn with more defenses than the Hope Diamond, and the dog tags hanging from her rearview mirror give him a pretty good clue as to why.

Morgan swore she’d never fall for another pilot, let alone a military man—and Jackson is heartbreak waiting to happen. But love never plays by the rules� especially when you try to play it safe.]]> 400 Rebecca Yarros 1649370210 Alyssa 0 4.61 2020 The Reality of Everything (Flight & Glory, #5)
author: Rebecca Yarros
name: Alyssa
average rating: 4.61
book published: 2020
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]]> Variation 210482187 New York Times bestselling author of Fourth Wing comes a new contemporary romance about the summer a celebrated dancer returns home and unearths years of family secrets with the Coast Guard rescue swimmer she never forgot.

Elite ballerina Allie Rousseau is no stranger to pressure. With her mother’s eyes always watching, perfection was expected, no matter the cost. But when an injury jeopardizes all she’s sacrificed for, Allie returns to her summer home to heal and recover. But the memories she’s tried to forget rush in and threaten to take her under.

As a Coast Guard rescue swimmer, Hudson Ellis knows that hesitation can mean the difference between life and death. He’s always prided himself on being in the right place at the right time, especially when it came to Allie Rousseau…until the night he left for basic. After the biggest regret of his life, the secrets he keeps mean he can never be with the one woman he wants more than his next breath.

When Hudson’s niece shows up on Allie’s doorstep, desperate to find her birth mother, Allie finds herself in an unimaginable position. Allie and Hudson’s past and present might be endlessly complicated. The thread that tied them to each other all those years ago may have unraveled, but the truth could pull them back together, or drive them apart forever.]]> 459 Rebecca Yarros 1662514697 Alyssa 0 4.19 2024 Variation
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average rating: 4.19
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]]> <![CDATA[Reckless (Chestnut Springs, #4)]]> 108518990 Theo Silva. Rowdy bull rider. Notorious ladies� man. Scorching hot trouble wrapped up in a drool-worthy package.

And he’s looking at me like I might be his next meal.

But I’m almost free of my toxic marriage and have sworn off men entirely. So all I see when I look back is temptation served up with a heaping side of heartbreak.

The man is hard to trust—and even harder to resist.

Make that impossible. Because Theo is persistent. And no matter how hard I try to freeze him out, he melts my icy exterior and pulls apart all my defenses.

Over a drink in a small town bar, I blurt out my deepest, darkest secrets. Then I spend the singular hottest night of my life with him.

He worships my body. He makes me blush. I come alive beneath his hands.

Then I tell him to forget it ever happened. I want simple, and with him it all feels complicated.

It was supposed to be a one-time thing.

A secret.

But that little plus sign is going to make this secret impossible to keep.]]> 466 Elsie Silver Alyssa 0 4.38 2023 Reckless (Chestnut Springs, #4)
author: Elsie Silver
name: Alyssa
average rating: 4.38
book published: 2023
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]]> <![CDATA[Heartless (Chestnut Springs, #2)]]> 61373532 Working as a nanny for the world’s grumpiest single dad should have been simple. Except I can’t keep my eyes off him. And he can’t keep his hands off of me.

Cade Eaton is thirteen years older than I am and barely looks my way. Until I get him into the hot tub one night for a game of truth or dare. Then all bets are off—and so are our clothes.

He’s gruff, a little rough around the edges. But broad-shouldered ranchers with calloused hands and filthy mouths are this city girl’s kryptonite. So who am I to resist?

But it’s in our quiet moments together that he softens. It’s when he takes care of me that I realize his hardened exterior is just a façade. It’s when I watch him go all sweet with his little boy that I really fall for him.

Someone convinced him once that his best wasn’t good enough. But I’ve never felt more cherished than I do in his arms.

My contract may say this arrangement is only for two months.

But my heart says this is forever.
]]> 476 Elsie Silver Alyssa 0 4.39 2022 Heartless (Chestnut Springs, #2)
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average rating: 4.39
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]]> <![CDATA[Flawless (Chestnut Springs, #1)]]> 60755618 The rules were simple . . .
Keep my hands off his daughter and stay out of trouble.

But now I’m stuck with her . . . And there’s only one bed . . .
Oh well, rules are made -- to be broken . . . aren't they?

I’m the face of professional bull riding -- the golden boy.
Or at least I was, until it all blew up in my face.
Now my agent says I have to clean up my image, so I’m stuck with his ball-busting daughter for the rest of the season as my “full-time supervision.�

But I don’t need a goddamn babysitter --
especially one with skin-tight jeans, a sexy smirk,
and a mouth she can’t stop running.

A mouth I just can’t stop thinking about . . .

Because Summer isn’t just another conquest.
She sees the man behind the mask, and she doesn’t run --
she pulls me closer, even when she shouldn’t.

She says this means nothing -- but I say this means everything.

She says there are boundaries we shouldn’t cross.
That my reputation can’t take any more hits -- and neither can her damaged heart.

I say I’m going to steal it anyway.
]]> 424 Elsie Silver Alyssa 0 4.06 2022 Flawless (Chestnut Springs, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[My Phony Valentine (Holidays with Hart, #1)]]> 90589067 A chance meeting. A hunky hockey player. A fake romance.
Hardly an ordinary day in the life of Poppy Hart.

My days usually consist of agonizing over my failing restaurant, worrying about my mountain of debt and nursing my broken heart.

Everything changes when I bump into a man in the coffee shop and claim him as my new boyfriend. To my absolute horror, he turns out to be hockey’s most renowned bad boy, Dallas Burke. To my absolute delight, he goes along with my story.

When his no-nonsense manager and meddling grandmother jump in the picture, they see a win-win solution for my failing restaurant and Dallas’s less-than-stellar reputation.

A full-fledged fake romance complete with contract negotiations, pretend dates and phony PDA.

But as I get to know the real Dallas Burke, who is not the man the press says he is, it becomes clear that if this isn’t real. . . someone better tell it to my heart.]]> 373 Courtney Walsh Alyssa 0 4.24 2023 My Phony Valentine (Holidays with Hart, #1)
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average rating: 4.24
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]]> <![CDATA[The Kingdom of Flames and Ash (Fated To Darkness, #3)]]> 217216794 He lost her to his enemies, but he will burn kingdoms to get her back.

After the dragon prince steals Lira to make her his bride, Tavish, the ruthless Unseelie King, watches his world fall apart. His fated mate is gone, and now, his own people threaten rebellion.

As if that wasn’t enough, the Seelie arrive, demanding the return of their daughter, further straining a fragile alliance.

But Tavish doesn’t care about alliances or rebellion. He has one goal—keep Lira from the dragon prince. She belongs to him, bound by fate and blood, and no force in this realm will keep them apart.

Even if it kills him.]]> 362 Jen L. Grey Alyssa 0 3.75 The Kingdom of Flames and Ash (Fated To Darkness, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Court of Thorns and Wings (Fated To Darkness, #2)]]> 216387594 Yet his enemies had other plans.

After Tavish, the ruthless Unseelie King, stole Lira and brought her to his kingdom, he fully intended to drain her royal Seelie blood to free his people and reclaim his rightful lands.

When Lira teetered on the edge of death, something inside him snapped and altered his plans.

Once he succumbed to their fated mate bond, her death was no longer an option, and he stopped fighting the inevitable pull, knowing this very decision could incite his people to rebel against him.

Though he’s determined to find another way to free his people while keeping Lira at his side, the Seelie attack, taking Lira from him.

She’s returned to Seelie land where her parents intend to hand her over to the dragon prince—the man they betrothed her to years ago.

Everything stacks against them being together, but Tavish refuses to accept defeat.

Lira is his� and no one else's. And he’ll kill anyone who gets in his way.

The Court of Thorns and Wings is a slow-burn, royal fae romantasy that includes betrayal, morally gray characters, enemies-to-lovers, villain gets the girl, political intrigue, who did this to you, and touch her and unalive. One-click this story today.]]> 307 Jen L. Grey Alyssa 0 3.81 The Court of Thorns and Wings (Fated To Darkness, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[The King of Frost and Shadows (Fated To Darkness, #1)]]> 213782560 A vengeful King.
A lost princess.
And the revenge he’s desperate for.

For the last twelve years, Tavish, the King of the Unseelie Fae, focused on finding the key for taking back his rightful lands from the Seelie fae after they killed his parents.

There was one problem that stood in his way—locating the Seelie Princess hidden on Earth.

After years of haunting her dreams, he finally locates her and drags her back to their realm.

She’s forgotten her fae life and wants to escape. He doesn’t care. He merely needs her blood in order to free his people.

But she’s more than he remembers, and a spark ignites between them every time they touch.

None of that matters though. His goal is set—to drain her blood once her magic activates once again.

He must take back what is rightfully his, no matter the cost.

But if he does, the price might be what’s left of his heart.

The King of Frost and Shadow is a steamy, royal fae romantasy that includes betrayal, morally gray characters, enemies-to-lovers, villain gets the girl, a gauntlet tournament, political intrigue, who did this to you, and touch her and unalive. One-click this story today. ]]> 348 Jen L. Grey Alyssa 0 3.95 2024 The King of Frost and Shadows (Fated To Darkness, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Hopeless (Chestnut Springs, #5)]]> 174753697
I’m the outcast bartender, a shy girl from the wrong side of the tracks.

He’s thirty-five and all man, and I’m twenty-two and all� virgin.

He’s also my fiancé. Correction: my fake fiancé.

We start out as a bet. He doesn’t believe that anyone holds my last name against me. So he offers me his to prove a point.

It’s win-win. He gets a break from his concerned family’s prying, and I get a chance to shed my family’s reputation while I save up to ditch this small town.

He says all I have to do is wear his ring, follow his lead, and pretend I can’t keep my hands off of him in public.

But it’s what happens between us in private that blurs all those carefully drawn lines.

It’s what transpires behind closed doors that doesn’t feel like pretending at all.

This engagement was supposed to be for show. This agreement? It has an end date.

He once told me he’d never fall in love.

And yet here I am, head over heels for my fake fiancé.]]> 486 Elsie Silver Alyssa 0 4.11 2023 Hopeless (Chestnut Springs, #5)
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average rating: 4.11
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]]> <![CDATA[Powerless (Chestnut Springs, #3)]]> 63031640
But hockey heartthrob Jasper Gervais isn’t looking at me like a friend anymore. And he isn’t touching me like one either.

To his fans, he’s the handsome, talented athlete on TV. But to me he’s still the lost boy with sad eyes and a heart of gold.

The man I’ve loved in secret for years.

So when my life falls apart on my wedding day, it only makes sense that he’s the one to swoop in and save me. And when his world comes crashing down around him, I’m there to return the favor.

But the more time we spend alone, the more Jasper doesn’t feel like a friend at all. He feels like everything I’ve ever wanted and thought I could never have.

Our feelings aren’t straight forward though. They twist and turn around the pain of his past and the reality of my present.

Jasper Gervais acts like he wants me.

But after years of turning me away, he’s going to need to prove it.]]> 504 Elsie Silver Alyssa 0 4.07 2023 Powerless (Chestnut Springs, #3)
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average rating: 4.07
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]]> <![CDATA[A Photo Finish (Gold Rush Ranch, #2)]]> 57722155 I’ve seen every square inch of Violet Eaton’s delectable body and she has no idea who I am.

Until now.

What happened between us online, in our chats, was meant to stay anonymous and in the past.

Until it didn’t.

It’s a small world, but Ruby Creek is even smaller. When I move to the tiny town, the grumpy facade I’ve created slips when we’re forced to live under the same roof.

Every flush of her cheeks, every time her eyes flare with heat, every time she begs me not to stop, the ice I’ve encased myself in melts. She has me wanting things I can’t want. Things I’ve been dreaming about since I first laid eyes on her two years ago—things I don’t deserve.

But my invisible wounds have the power to ruin us both. As a former soldier, I should have the discipline to walk away, but the more I open up to Violet, the more I want to keep her.

I came back from the war a different man, but my scars are older and deeper than anyone knows—and I planned to keep it that way. I planned to keep my secrets hidden.

Until her.]]> 420 Elsie Silver Alyssa 0 4.06 2021 A Photo Finish (Gold Rush Ranch, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Off to the Races (Gold Rush Ranch, #1)]]> 57516722 Keeping things professional with my employees has never been an issue. Until she waltzed onto my property.

Billie is talented. She's mouthy. And she's so damn tempting. I can't stop thinking about all the ways I could take her down a peg.

I can't stop thinking about her, period.

We clash from the moment we meet. And in a small town, on an even smaller farm, it’s hard to keep your distance. It’s even harder to keep that friction from turning to fire.

But keeping my distance? That might be the biggest struggle of all. Because Billie is the whole package, whip-smart with a body I fantasize about when I’m alone, and quite possibly the only woman who can save this business—and me.

She drives me crazy. In every sense of the word. Every smart-mouthed little comment—every game we play—I end up wanting more. Wanting her closer. With me. Under me.

I try not to let her get to me, but the more time we spend together the more I crave her. Her lips. Her trust. Her heart.

I want it all.

But at what cost?

Because suddenly I don’t just want to win races, I want to win the girl.]]> 334 Elsie Silver Alyssa 0 3.65 2021 Off to the Races (Gold Rush Ranch, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Strong and Wild (Lakes Hockey, #2)]]> 144079074 Freya
Things are looking up for me in my new Minnesota home. My bestie’s husband hooked me up with a great apartment above the hockey bar where I currently work, and I’ve got a great side gig bringing in plenty of cash to help fund my patisserie cocktail lounge. Life is sweet. My new neighbor, on the other hand, is not.

When he reveals his true self, I hate what I find. Until more of him unravels, proving we have more in common than I realized, and I don’t mean we both enjoy rock climbing or outdoor concerts. No, we have the good stuff—shared trauma. The only difference is I came out on the other side, and he’s still fighting his demons.

Rhys
Women aren’t going to be a distraction for me in my rookie year, where every single game feels like a try-out. I’ve got a one-year NHL contract, 365 days to prove to the Minnesota Lakes I’m worth the investment—which is why I need to stay far away from my neighbor across the hall.

Everything is fine until I find out she's the same woman I subscribe to online. Turns out we know each other quite well, but she thinks we're strangers—and I plan on keeping it that way. Until one night, she steps in to do a favor for me because she’s been in my shoes before. Now I’m showing her the real me, but it might not be enough for her.

This 18+ spicy hockey romance features dirty talk, praise, degradation, angst, enemies-to-lovers, forced proximity, and of course, a happily ever after.

TW: Drug use, addiction, death, slut-shaming. ]]> 346 Sloane St. James Alyssa 0 4.07 2023 Strong and Wild (Lakes Hockey, #2)
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average rating: 4.07
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]]> <![CDATA[Before We Came (Lakes Hockey, #1)]]> 67682134 My mother's funeral unraveled decades of secrets hidden from me—horrible secrets. I’ve learned my past is more sinister than I could have ever imagined. Everything has been a lie, right down to the name on my driver’s license. Now there’s only one direction for me to turn: to the people who have been searching for me all these years.

One of those people is my new-found brother’s best friend: Lonan Burke, star defenseman for the Minnesota Lakes. The physical attraction we share offers an easy distraction as I discover who I am. The more we give in to each other, the more he wants to keep me. But I’ve already spent my life in captivity—I want to be free.


Lonan
She’s back. We were kids the last time I saw her, but my innocent crush from childhood is full-grown now. And it’s not so innocent anymore. She’s a breath of fresh air from the series of one-night stands since being drafted into the NHL. I’ve got one shot with her, and I’m not taking it for granted.

When her story hits the media, I offer her a place to hide. For the first time, my frigid condo feels like a home, and she’s made me believe the future I’ve always wanted is within reach. Birdie is it for me, we've always been inevitable, and I'll spend the rest of my life proving it if it means I can spend it with her.


Note: This 18+ spicy hockey romance features dirty-talking, praise, a brother's best friend, suspense, forced proximity, second-chance love, angst, and of course, a happily ever after.

CW: Kidnapping, fatal car accident details, manipulation, suicide mentioned. Off-page childhood emotional and physical abuse. Off page child death.]]> 434 Sloane St. James Alyssa 0 3.82 2023 Before We Came (Lakes Hockey, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Unravel Me (Playing for Keeps, #3)]]> 199913897
The third book in the globally popular Playing for Keeps series.

Can he leave the past behind to forge the future he’s always wanted?

When it comes to dating, Adam Lockwood wouldn’t know luck if it hit him in the face. After a failed relationship and a string of dates gone wrong, the thought of being vulnerable with someone is terrifying—most women only see his fame. But when his dog runs into Rosie Wells, a beautiful woman with a blush as pink as her hair, she doesn’t seem to have a clue who he is, and Adam seizes the opportunity as a chance to finally be himself.

Rosie has her hands full as a single mother and fourth-year veterinary student, and she certainly wouldn’t know a hockey player if she ran into one. She doesn’t have time to date, and she’s fiercely protective of her little family. But when a chance encounter leads her to Adam, she knows it’s worth risking her heart.

The only problem? Adam is used to wearing a mask—he’s a goalie, after all. And as he holds onto a secret that threatens to unravel him and destroy his new family, they’re both at risk of losing more than ever before.]]> 512 Becka Mack 1668059223 Alyssa 0 4.14 2023 Unravel Me (Playing for Keeps, #3)
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average rating: 4.14
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]]> <![CDATA[Fall with Me (Playing for Keeps, #4)]]> 208457093 It was supposed to be a one-night stand. But what if they can’t leave it in the past?

Jaxon Riley is exceptional at three things: starting fights on the ice, picking up women post-game, and going home to fulfill his role as the world’s best cat dad. Relationships, unfortunately, missed the list.

Lennon Hayes is supposed to be on her honeymoon. Instead, she’s alone and single, vacationing next door to a surly tattooed man who ran his date off the resort. When a run-in at the bar results in a night of bickering and cocktails, she finds herself tumbling into bed with the enemy next door, then sneaking out before the sun comes up.

Lennon’s plan to start over in a new city is going great, until she starts her new job. The job? The Vancouver Vipers� new photographer. And the defenseman scowling at her from across the room? The one-night stand she wasn’t supposed to see again. Good thing neither of them are looking for anything serious� Right?

Jaxon may not be used to falling, but if he’s going to go, he refuses to go alone. If he falls, he wants Lennon to fall with him.]]> 510 Becka Mack Alyssa 0 4.30 2024 Fall with Me (Playing for Keeps, #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[Make Your Play (Aston Archers Hockey #2)]]> 220172033 In my defense, I got pregnant by a guy who wants absolutely nothing to do with me or the baby.

And, just when I thought things couldn’t get worse, my health insurance drops me, claiming I lied about a pre-existing condition.

Being in this alone is scary enough, but trying to figure out how I’m going to pay for my medical care? That’s a whole new level of terrifying.

When Nash Simmons—my best friend’s brother, and Aston Archers star hockey player—finds out about the predicament I’m in, he steps in to save me from a financial disaster with an offer I can’t possibly refuse.

His proposal: I marry him for his insurance and we get it annulled after the baby is born.

It seems like the perfect solution, but as our arrangement unfolds and we continue to grow closer, it becomes even harder to ignore the electricity sizzling between us.

The lines between real and fake are starting to blur, and I can’t help but wonder if there’s room for my son and I in his future.

Or am I only fooling myself by thinking this could ever be more than what it was supposed to be?

____________________________________________

From bestselling romance author, Cali Melle, Make Your Play is a fun and steamy standalone from the Aston Archers series. Each book can be read alone and follows a fictional professional player falling in love.

MAKE YOUR PLAY TROPES:

Pro Hockey Romance
Surprise Pregnancy (it's not his)
Best Friend's Sibling
Marriage of Convenience
Forced Proximity
He Falls First]]> 326 Cali Melle Alyssa 0 3.77 Make Your Play (Aston Archers Hockey #2)
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]]> Onyx Storm (The Empyrean, #3) 209439446
Now Violet must journey beyond the failing Aretian wards to seek allies from unfamiliar lands to stand with Navarre. The trip will test every bit of her wit, luck, and strength, but she will do anything to save what she loves—her dragons, her family, her home, and him.

Even if it means keeping a secret so big, it could destroy everything. They need an army. They need power. They need magic. And they need the one thing only Violet can find—the truth. But a storm is coming...and not everyone can survive its wrath.]]> 527 Rebecca Yarros 1649374186 Alyssa 0 4.16 2025 Onyx Storm (The Empyrean, #3)
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]]> Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2) 90202302 “The first year is when some of us lose our lives. The second year is when the rest of us lose our humanity.� —Xaden Riorson

Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College—Violet included. But Threshing was only the first impossible test meant to weed out the weak-willed, the unworthy, and the unlucky.

Now the real training begins, and Violet’s already wondering how she’ll get through. It’s not just that it’s grueling and maliciously brutal, or even that it’s designed to stretch the riders� capacity for pain beyond endurance. It’s the new vice commandant, who’s made it his personal mission to teach Violet exactly how powerless she is–unless she betrays the man she loves.

Although Violet’s body might be weaker and frailer than everyone else’s, she still has her wits—and a will of iron. And leadership is forgetting the most important lesson Basgiath has taught her: Dragon riders make their own rules.

But a determination to survive won’t be enough this year.

Because Violet knows the real secret hidden for centuries at Basgiath War College—and nothing, not even dragon fire, may be enough to save them in the end.]]> 623 Rebecca Yarros 1649374178 Alyssa 0 4.33 2023 Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)]]> 61431922 Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders...

Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general—also known as her tough-as-talons mother—has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders.

But when you’re smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away...because dragons don’t bond to “fragile� humans. They incinerate them.

With fewer dragons willing to bond than cadets, most would kill Violet to better their own chances of success. The rest would kill her just for being her mother’s daughter—like Xaden Riorson, the most powerful and ruthless wingleader in the Riders Quadrant.

She’ll need every edge her wits can give her just to see the next sunrise.

Yet, with every day that passes, the war outside grows more deadly, the kingdom's protective wards are failing, and the death toll continues to rise. Even worse, Violet begins to suspect leadership is hiding a terrible secret.

Friends, enemies, lovers. Everyone at Basgiath War College has an agenda—because once you enter, there are only two ways out: graduate or die]]> 517 Rebecca Yarros 1649374046 Alyssa 0 4.56 2023 Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
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]]> Fear of Falling (Falling, #1) 217776480 **Amazon Top 5 Best Seller**


Josie Scott swore off men after one too many heartbreaks, perfectly content with her camera, her career, and a nice bottle of red wine. But when a broken elevator traps her with Toronto’s hottest hockey player, Wyatt Boone, what starts as a little flirtation turns into a steamy romance.

Wyatt Boone is left doubting his future on the team after a season-ending injury and the pressure to win another Cup Championship bigger than ever. Being a star hockey player isn’t as glamorous as it seems with constant paparazzi and women seeking fame, so meeting Josie Scott in the broken elevator might just be the unexpected twist he needs.

With the media and fame threatening their relationship, Josie and Wyatt have to decide what's their fear of falling for each other or letting outside forces tear them apart.]]> 384 Kenadee Bryant Alyssa 0 3.83 Fear of Falling (Falling, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[What Heals Us (Falls Creek, #2)]]> 211087168 ______________________

It all started with a list.

Ten resolutions for a new year, new me.

Or at least the me I thought I should be.

It was going all fine and dandy until I got snowed in with my friend’s brother.

Her much older brother. What happens in the cabin, stays in the cabin. Right?

Wrong.

When Austin Hale shows up on my doorstep, offering to help me with my list, I decide that I’d be crazy to say no. He’s new in town, and I’d rather not go on my journey of self-discovery alone.

We can do this as friends. Besides, he’s too old for me, and the two of us have enough baggage to fill an airplane.

Ten resolutions, and then we move on.

In my mind, the rules are clear. But my heart has plans of its own.

______________________
Welcome back to Falls Creek, North Carolina, where gossip is a way of life and meddling is a show of affection. What Heals Us is a small-town romance packed with heat and heart. Get ready to melt over hunky firefighter Austin Hale, and sweet kindergarten teacher, Caroline Tyree. This is book two in the Falls Creek series, but can be read as a standalone.]]> 438 Maggie C. Gates Alyssa 0 4.04 2023 What Heals Us (Falls Creek, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[What Hurts Us (Falls Creek, #1)]]> 211087138 _____________

The population of Falls Creek, North Carolina, is a collective menace to society. Layla thought the first line of her orientation packet was a joke, but she soon realized it was all facts. After only a few hours on the job, the whip-smart flight nurse found herself flying headfirst into small-town drama.

Police Officer Callum Fletcher needs a fiancé, and he needs one fast.

His best option? The alluring nurse who had put him back together after one of his worst days on the force. She was the new girl in town and needed a place to stay.

The elusive bachelor could handle a temporary roommate if she could handle a town full of gossiping busybodies, his meddling grandma, and a former date who still had her sights set on being the future Mrs. Fletcher.

The only problem?

Layla Mousavi doesn’t date cops anymore. Especially ones with commitment issues the size of a Ferris wheel.]]> 398 Maggie C. Gates Alyssa 0 3.95 2023 What Hurts Us (Falls Creek, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[What Saves Us (Falls Creek, #3)]]> 211087176 -Your best friend’s sister.
-Your best friend’s pregnant sister.
-Your best friend’s sister after you deliver her baby.
-Your best friend’s sister when she’s an exhausted, overwhelmed new mother who has to deal with her crazy baby daddy and meddling townspeople.

But rules were meant to be broken.

Full moons and fate have a way of pushing people together when they least expect it.

When Beth Hale called 911 when she was in labor, the last person she thought would show up was her brother’s best friend.

Now, he’s the only person she trusts.

Former Navy SEAL Shane Hutchins has demons of his own. Reinventing himself as a small town paramedic was supposed to be his atonement for the things he had done. Falling in love with a single mom wasn’t in his plan, but now he’d do anything for her and the baby girl he calls “his.�

Even if it means putting his life on the line.
____________________________

Get ready for a heart-pounding, feels-packed love story with a fairy tale happily ever after, and some moments that are so hot they’ll melt your Kindle!

Please refer to the note regarding sensitive content and topics in What Saves Us in the preface of the book or the author’s website before reading.

What Saves Us is the final book in the Falls Creek Series. This book can be read as a standalone, but it is recommended to read the series in order.]]> 468 Maggie C. Gates Alyssa 0 4.14 2023 What Saves Us (Falls Creek, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Dark Wolf King (Wolves of the Night, #3)]]> 61835376
Reyna’s status as Queen of Nightfall may be official, but she is still learning to trust her partnership with the fearsome Wolf King. And now the Fae have returned to the lands of Frasia, threatening Elias� power.

Without magic, the wolves will need strong allies to defeat their enemy. To prove his faith in his new Queen, Elias tasks Reyna with the honor of bringing together an army of shifters, except not everyone in the court thinks that war is the answer.

As Reyna begins to build trust with others in the Realm, and a sense of her place in the Wolf court, the Fae deliver a brutal blow. With their only choice being to surrender or fight, Reyna must draw on strength she didn’t know she had. Especially when her enemy is willing to take everything from her…]]> 316 Lindsey Devin Alyssa 0 4.22 Dark Wolf King (Wolves of the Night, #3)
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]]> Cash (Lucky River Ranch, #1) 216734941 Butting heads leads to knocking boots in this wildly sexy enemies-to-lovers, grumpy/sunshine, small town cowboy romance by Jessica Peterson.

My dad and I have been estranged for years. But as his only living relative, it’s no surprise I inherit his massive cattle ranch when he dies. Something that is a surprise? The stipulation in his will, which requires me to live on the ranch and actively manage it for a year before I can access my inheritance money.

I haven’t stepped foot in Hartsville, Texas, population one thousand, since my parents split when I was six. Now a city girl through and through, I never imagined having to move back to cowboy country. But I need the money to invest in my company, and a girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do.

There’s just one giant roadblock to my plan: the ranch’s foreman, grumpy cowboy Cash Rivers. I don’t care how good he looks in his Wranglers and chaps. He’s rude, he’s growly, and he wants me gone. I’d fire him in a heartbeat, but I need this cowboy to teach me the ropes of running a ranch.

We’re enemies from the get-go. But turns out, Cash is really good at this ranch thing. He’s got strong hands, an intelligent mind, and let’s just say everything really is bigger in Texas. Working alongside him leads to conversations beneath the stars. Throw in some cheek-to-cheek dancing at the local dive bar, and it all feels so right that I start to fall in love with life on the ranch. And maybe with him, too.

But my stay in Hartsville is only temporary. And you know what they say about cowboys: they may break horses, but they also break hearts. If only Cash hadn’t already lassoed mine�

CASH is the first standalone book in the brand new steamy, interconnected Lucky River Ranch Series.]]> 423 Jessica Peterson Alyssa 0 3.98 2024 Cash (Lucky River Ranch, #1)
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]]> Wyatt (Lucky River Ranch, #2) 214037675 Roping horses leads to riding cowboys in this sexy friends-to-lovers, fake-dating, lessons-in-seduction romance by Jessica Peterson.

Wyatt Rivers is the perfect no-strings hookup—a cowboy Casanova who rocks a Stetson, looks smokin� hot in his Wranglers, and never rests his head on the same pillow twice.

He’s exactly what I’m looking for. If only Wyatt wasn’t also my best friend�

I’m back in my hometown of Harstville, Texas, for a few months while I wait for my dream job to start thousands of miles away. While I’m here, I hope to end an epic dry spell in the bedroom, preferably with a local cowboy. If the rumors are true, they really do ride harder and stay on longer.

Wyatt and I have been best friends since second grade, and I’ve been in love with him for almost as long. But he’s as wild and untamed as a colt that can’t be broken—not to mention, totally out of my league with his good looks and heartbreaker reputation.

Then I get to thinking: since Wyatt is such an expert, why doesn’t he teach me the ropes of how to find a hookup? He begrudgingly agrees, and a little fake flirting suddenly leads to fake dating, which leads to real kissing, which leads to real…well, everything else.

And let me just say, the rumors are absolutely true.

Now, I want so badly to be Wyatt’s last rodeo. But I’m leaving town, and even if I wasn’t, I’m not sure Wyatt would ever change his playboy ways.

I know cowboys can’t be tamed. Apparently, neither can hearts�

WYATT is an interconnected standalone novel in the Lucky River Ranch series.]]> 362 Jessica Peterson Alyssa 0 4.04 2024 Wyatt (Lucky River Ranch, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Primal Wolf King (Wolves of the Night, #2)]]> 61088579
Reyna married the ruthless Wolf King for the sake of her father’s kingdom, but she still refuses to give him her heart. Despite this, she can’t resist the opportunity to travel with Elias when he requests that she accompany him to the kingdom of dragons on royal business.

Unfortunately, Reyna realizes too late that the journey feels too much like a honeymoon, and it will take all her strength not to give in to their powerful attraction. What’s more, as the Wolf Queen, Reyna is now considered valuable property.

With their kingdom’s peace hanging in the balance, Reyna must decide how much she is willing to sacrifice for her new husband. But even her best intentions could go horribly wrong because their enemy is hiding sinister secrets…]]> 366 Lindsey Devin Alyssa 0 4.13 Primal Wolf King (Wolves of the Night, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Wolf King (Wolves of the Night, #1)]]> 60840006
I cannot win. I’m surrounded by vicious female wolves desperate to gain the favor of the ruthless Wolf King.

But I want nothing to do with Elias, who is brutal, untamed, and demanding, or his equally savage wolf court.

Only I must take part in the Wolf King ceremony, or my father’s kingdom will be lost.

I make it clear that I’m not like those other she wolves. I already have Griffin waiting for me, and he will raise an army to fight for me if I don’t come home.

It doesn’t stop Elias playing a game of temptation. Our attraction scares me, and I know that he would eat me alive in the name of passion.

Then he announces who his chosen one will be, and I’m afraid it’s me…]]> 386 Lindsey Devin Alyssa 0 3.97 Wolf King (Wolves of the Night, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Secret Puck (Campus Nights #1)]]> 63212038 In my defense, the first time I saw her I didn't know who she was.
Kind, gorgeous, a little naïve. Ginny brightened my world from day one.
I knew I was no good for her. She was just out of a relationship and I had a reputation for having a new girl in my bed every weekend.
I tried to do the right thing. Honest.
I'm the one who insisted we should be just friends.
That lasted about as long as you'd expect.
But Ginny? She's the best - best friend, best everything.
So yeah, hooking up with the team captain's sister wasn't a great idea.
Would I do it again?
In a heartbeat.

The first book in a new college hockey romance series.]]> 347 Rebecca Jenshak 1951815068 Alyssa 0 3.95 Secret Puck (Campus Nights #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Make Your Move (Aston Archers Hockey #1)]]> 222915112
But neither was kissing him the night before he was traded to a team across the country.

Clearly, I didn’t think things through and I spent the past decade trying to bury the memory of him.

He left and I had no choice but to move on after he seemingly forgot about me.

I dove headfirst into my career and after a failed relationship left me a single mom, I had no time for any other distractions that came my way.

But when Lincoln Matthews walks back into my life, my carefully constructed walls begin to crumble.

He’s my new roommate and no matter how hard I try to resist, old feelings resurface with a force I can’t ignore.

Lincoln has never been one to get involved and he doesn’t do long-term commitments, unless it's committing to a new hockey team.

But something about him is different now.

He’s everywhere I turn, everywhere I go, and just when I think I’ve managed to escape his orbit, he’s there, pushing me to give him a chance to prove not all guys are like my ex.

But am I ready to let him back in� or is it already too late to stop falling for him all over again?]]> 324 Cali Melle Alyssa 0 3.57 2024 Make Your Move (Aston Archers Hockey #1)
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average rating: 3.57
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]]> <![CDATA[Despite It All (Aster Creek #3)]]> 212621133 My trip to Nashville for my sister’s bachelorette trip was going to be my weekend to let go. I was starting my last year of college and I finally felt like I had a plan for my life. I wanted one weekend of freedom. My plan was to drink some whiskey, sing karaoke, and ride that mechanical bull. But after meeting a sexy stranger, the bull took the backseat, and I went on a different kind of ride.
Jett was sweet, funny, and beyond gorgeous, but we agreed one night–nothing more. When the sun came up, no matter what my heart told me, I stood by our agreement and left before he woke. With the click of the hotel room door, I knew I would regret this decision. I just didn’t realize it would come in the form of two pink lines on a stick.

Jett
You would think in five years a one-night stand wouldn’t still affect me, but Wyla practically tattooed her name on my heart that night. I was never going to give up on trying to find her. However, I never anticipated I’d find her with my four-year-old daughter at the same time.
With my baseball career and the distance between us, co-parenting might be her plan, but I let her go once and I don’t intend on making the same mistake twice. Despite it all, I’m not letting her sneak out of my life again.]]> 457 Mollie Goins Alyssa 0 4.00 Despite It All (Aster Creek #3)
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]]> Feel It All (Aster Creek #1) 188365123
Winry lives a cozy, quiet life in the small town of Aster Creek where she runs Crossroads Books and Café with her longtime friend and business partner, Ivy. She has a loving, close-knit family including her sisters Waverly and Wyla. Unknown to her family, Winry has fought a secret battle with mental health issues. She keeps her walls firmly in place and pushes the worst of her struggles down for the sake of her family.

Graham enters her world, and Winry feels intense attraction. He has special “golden retriever boyfriend� vibes and seems equally interested in getting to know her. Winry feels the need to be cautious, but a run-in with her ex leads her straight into Graham’s arms.

As the two grow closer, Winry can feel Graham trying to tear down her walls. She’s kept her battle a secret for so long, but Graham may be the one who can break her walls down. When trouble brews in their relationship and obstacles come at them from both sides, will they be drawn together, or will they drift apart?

Readers who enjoy a cozy small-town romance with some spice will delight in Feel It All. A charming and courageous kind of romance novel, Feel It All dives into the challenges that lovers who deal with mental health struggles will face. Feel It All is a swoon worthy journey that will leave readers feeling hopeful and uplifted.]]> 326 Mollie Goins Alyssa 0 3.54 Feel It All (Aster Creek #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Fated to the Feral Wolf (The Hunted Omegas #2)]]> 204217755 I never would have seen him coming, not in a million years. Feral. Growling. Terrifying. Until my wolf claimed him as hers. ShayI'm a lot of things; a loyal best friend, music lover, introvert. All labels I'd happily claim as mine. Survivor of abuse, I'll claim because it's true, and I'm a survivor. But fated mate? That one feels like an ill-fitting glove. Especially when said mate has been feral for years, and nobody knows what sent him over the edge, let alone how to get him back. But there's no denying my wolf, and she wants him. So what's a girl to do? Bathe the stinky wolf if he's going to sneak into my bed and then play him Mozart until dawn. Obviously. But a fated mate connection is a once in a lifetime bond. And if he can't turn back into a man . . . will I be alone forever, even with him at my side? DirgeI've been on the run for so many years, I don't remember how to be a man, not really. But Shay calls to that part of me, the part I hid away so long ago. She's everything a man could want. Gorgeous, intelligent, and funny, all wrapped into a stunning, shyly sweet package. There's nothing under the moon I want more than to hold her in my arms. That's the problem, though; if I give into the urge, if I change back and take her as mine . . . I sign her death warrant. The fates have foretold it, and the only way I can save her is to never go back, no matter how badly it hurts. To save her, I have to stay a wolf.]]> 340 April L. Moon Alyssa 0 4.11 Fated to the Feral Wolf (The Hunted Omegas #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Fated to the Warrior Wolf (The Hunted Omegas #3)]]> 213691048 Houston, this was not part of the plan. Not even a little tiny bit. He's not my fated mate, yet here I am, pregnant regardless.

Leigh
It's not supposed to be possible, but I guess when your BFF is some sort of unicorn wolf with special powers, things tend to get a bit wonky. But that's not really the point. The point is I'm super duper for sure pregnant, and he's pissed off, growly, and grumpy as hell.

Oh, and he found out by accident. While I was telling his best friend. And puking, loudly. Huzzah for morning sickness, yo.

And . . . he didn't seem thrilled. Not loving the trajectory, here. But I'll protect my tiny, perfect Petal. Even from her own father if I have to.

Gael
Am I still breathing? I'm not really sure. Because a one night stand isn't supposed to come with these sorts of consequences. I mean, sure, if we were human. But wolves? It's not that easy. There are signs.

But despite the utter lack of a starter pistol announcing that we were a go, the four pregnancy tests laid out on her bathroom counter don't lie. I'm going to be a dad. Pretty sure my face is about to melt off with the shock.

She and I are like oil and water. Fire and gasoline? Yeah, that one. It's not because I don't like her. Hell, I can't stop thinking about her. The problem is she knows how to push every last one of my buttons, and she's determined to slam the door in my face.

But I'm not the kind of guy to take no for an answer, not when the woman I'm crazy about and my baby are on the line. We might not have mate signs��but I know she's the one for me. Now I just have to prove that I can be the one for her, too.

That can't be too difficult, right?

One-click now to dive into this steamy wolf-shifter romance.★★★★�
If you

Wolf ShiftersFated Mates (but not insta-love)Surprise Baby/Secret BabyCinnamon Roll HeroSupportive Girl Bestieswith just a dash of Grumpy/Sunshine . . .This is the book for you!★★★★�

This new paranormal romance from April L. Moon is perfect for fans of Shannon Mayer and Jaymin Eve. The first book contains a HEA for our main couple. The story arc spans multiple books, but each one contains a new couple and a new romance, while still bringing in familiar faces until our world's problems are solved.]]> 430 April L. Moon Alyssa 0 4.15 Fated to the Warrior Wolf (The Hunted Omegas #3)
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]]> Bring It All (Aster Creek #2) 201576962 Owen West

Sure, Waverley Bennett is undeniably gorgeous with her long black hair and blue eyes that rival the sky. She’s also annoying, smart-mouthed, and oh yeah, my boss’s daughter…but those eyes. It doesn’t matter anyway; I don’t have the time for a relationship. Nothing serious suits me just fine. I’ve got my sister and niece to support, but when my sister takes things too far, I move Annabelle in with me and my cool uncle status goes straight down the drain as I take on temporary guardianship.

When Annabelle begs to take Waverley’s summer reading program at her school, I’m forced to see Waverley treat Annabelle as her own like I wish her mother would. With one night of Waverley taking care of Annabelle, I’m done for. I need her like I’ve never needed anyone before, but she’s got walls and a painful past that makes her hesitant. But I’ll wait; I’ll tear down those walls brick-by-brick.

In no time, Waverley and Annabelle become my world, my home, my family, but my life comes with responsibilities and drama that I shouldn’t put Waverley through. She tells me to bring it all despite her fears, and I think I may just do it.

However, my sister has different plans and now I have to make a decision that I don't want to make. I can't lose either of my girls…I just can’t, but that’s not the hand I’ve been dealt.]]> 415 Mollie Goins Alyssa 0 3.98 Bring It All (Aster Creek #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Fated to the Wolf Prince (The Hunted Omegas #1)]]> 184777109
I'm a doctor and a researcher. My pack is small, in a quiet part of central Texas. It's a simple existence, and I like it that way. It's just me and my two besties, living our best single lives.

That is, until the mandate comes. Every unmated wolf in the entire world, called to one place. I'm a psi, the weakest designation there is. I can barely shift, and there's no chance of me getting matched—only humiliated.

It can't get worse, until it does. I've barely made it off the bus when I lock eyes with the hottest wolf I've ever seen, and he reeks of power. There's no way he'll be interested in me, a psi wolf who can barely hold her shift.

Until my wolf starts acting crazy, my magic goes on the fritz, and I'm suddenly wielding way more power than a lowly psi. Goddess only knows what's going on, but there isn't much time for me to figure it out.

Oh, and there's one more little thing. Mr. Hottie McPowerful? He's the prince of the shifter world, and my fated mate, whether he wants to be, or not.

One-click now to dive into this steamy wolf-shifter romance.

★★★★�

This new paranormal romance from April L. Moon is perfect for fans of Shannon Mayer and Jaymin Eve. The first book contains a HEA for our main couple. The story arc spans multiple books, but each one contains a new couple and a new romance, while still bringing in familiar faces until our world's problems are solved.]]> 298 April L. Moon Alyssa 0 3.99 2024 Fated to the Wolf Prince (The Hunted Omegas #1)
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]]> Wild Love (Campus Nights, #4) 54543555 Great hockey player.
Loyal friend.
Rule breaker.
Always up for a good time.
And now, he’s my new roommate.

It’s only for a few weeks while I intern for the Wildcats—his new NHL team.
And there are some pros to living with my hot and ridiculous friend (or is that ridiculously hot?). He’s fun and unexpectedly sweet, and he reminds me not to take myself too seriously.

I had no intention of breaking the one rule given to me on my first day on the job: no sleeping with the players.

And if I had, I never dreamed that player would be Johnny Maverick.]]> Rebecca Jenshak Alyssa 0 4.12 Wild Love (Campus Nights, #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[Broken Hearts (Campus Nights, #3)]]> 56862654
Rhett Rauthruss is single for the first time in six years. He’s fresh off a long-term, long-distance relationship and ready to make the most of what’s left of college.
Party with his boys, get to the Frozen Four with his team, and maybe play the field for a change.

Sienna Hale knows a thing or two about heartbreak. She’s a college athlete about to skate for the last time, and nothing is going to throw her off course. Not her worries about finding a job after college, not the whispers of last year’s accident on the ice, and not the cute hockey player who keeps asking her out.

They think they want different things, but when it heats up between them, there's no denying they have something in common--even if it's just for a night.]]> Rebecca Jenshak 1951815122 Alyssa 0 3.72 2021 Broken Hearts (Campus Nights, #3)
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average rating: 3.72
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]]> <![CDATA[Pucking Around (Jacksonville Rays, #1)]]> 123194693
My name is Rachel Price, and two months ago I walked away from The Perfect Man—sweet, funny, and so sexy he should be illegal. We shared one magical night. No names. No strings. I never thought I’d see him again. I was wrong.

As it turns out, Mr. Perfect is the playboy grinder for the Jacksonville Rays, the NHL’s hottest new hockey team . . . and thanks to the ten-month fellowship I just landed, I’m his new physical therapist. Imagine my anticipation as those familiar muscled legs walk towards me, the way my pulse races as he reaches out to . . . shake my hand. The jerk doesn’t even recognize me!

This is going to be the longest ten months of my life. Because now Mr. Perfect Mistake is determined to use his every seductive trick to win me back. Meanwhile, I also have to contend with his best friend the surly team equipment manager, and an exasperatingly stubborn, superstitious goalie who’s convinced I’m his good luck charm.

This is my chance to prove myself, and I’m not risking it for anything. But between one unexpected night, and one secret revealed, these men are ready to test all my limits. Still, I can’t fall for a player—let alone three. Or can I?]]> 756 Emily Rath Alyssa 0 dnf-2024 3.67 2023 Pucking Around (Jacksonville Rays, #1)
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name: Alyssa
average rating: 3.67
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]]> <![CDATA[Sidelined Love (Crestwood University, #1)]]> 206332662
On the surface, Levi has it all. As the son of millionaires and one of the Crestwood Red Wolves� star players, he has a golden image to uphold. Struggling to maintain the façade of having a perfect life, he is crumbling under the pressure until he stumbles into Brewed Beginnings the morning after a long night of partying.

Levi can’t get Hailey out of his mind, but Hailey says she would rather scorch the earth than be dragged into the chaotic life of a star athlete. So Levi skates his way into chess lessons from Hailey, forcing them to face off in more ways than one.]]> 422 Emery Paige Alyssa 0 dnf-2024 3.26 Sidelined Love (Crestwood University, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Draft (Covey Crushers, #1)]]> 210089131 He might be Covey U's hottest goalie, but he's been unknowingly tending my heart for years.

Brooding. Grumpy. Loyal.
Those were just a few words to describe the Goalie that captured my heart all those years ago in high school - Dash Bridges
I can't deny that I've always had my eye on my brother's pensive best friend and teammate. He's been there for me in ways I can't describe, so when the opportunity presented itself to go on a speed date with him, how could I say no?
It was supposed to be innocent. We were supposed to have fun, but when I realized there was a simmering hope for something more, I may have pushed the boundaries a little. Okay, okay. I shoved them right over the cliff and fell right along with them.Now, I'm in unchartered territory, hoping for more with Dash while he wonders if he can ever look at my brother again without feeling guilty. I have no one to blame but myself for the predicament I'm in, but that doesn't mean I'm going to give up.
Dash Bridges is going to admit his love for me, it's just a matter of time.

Find out what happens when Madison's brother's best friend becomes the ultimate play?]]> 347 Ana Shay Alyssa 0 dnf-2024 3.57 The Draft (Covey Crushers, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Pilot & the Puck-Up (The Copper Valley Thrusters, #1)]]> 63218178 He’s the biggest, baddest, most spider-fearing motherpucker on the ice�

When you’re named after the king of the gods, the world expects certain things of you.

Tough? Damn right.

Smart? Don’t let the hockey uniform fool you.

Large and in charge? Honey, I’m the biggest, baddest, mother pucking-est machine to ever own the ice. I shoot. I score. In and out of the rink. I don’t come early, but I come often, if you know what I mean. And I always leave the ladies wanting more.

Until that chick last night.

I’m no one-thrust wonder, and you’re damn right I’m going to prove to her I can do better. But every time I think I’m finally on my way back into her pants, she one-ups and out-balls me.

I should cut my losses, lick my wounds, and walk away.

But Zeus Berger doesn’t walk away from anything.

Especially when she's the only woman in the world who might be able to handle me.]]> 280 Pippa Grant 194051729X Alyssa 0 dnf-2024 4.05 2018 The Pilot & the Puck-Up (The Copper Valley Thrusters, #1)
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average rating: 4.05
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]]> <![CDATA[Blissful Hook (Swift Hat-Trick Trilogy, #2)]]> 58315282 Gracie Hutton was off-limits.
But Tyler's never been one to follow rules.
And now she's about to become his ultimate sin.

Tyler Bateman doesn't know what easy means. He's never had an easy day in his damn life. Everything he has he's worked for. Blood, sweat, and tears.

Hockey is his escape, a passion he never knew he could possess. He wants to succeed. He wants to prove that he's worth something.

He wasn't expecting her to matter. He didn't want her to. But she had other plans, and now his best friend's sister is about to ruin his life.

And he might just let her.]]> 330 Hannah Cowan 1777781833 Alyssa 0 dnf-2024 3.74 2021 Blissful Hook (Swift Hat-Trick Trilogy, #2)
author: Hannah Cowan
name: Alyssa
average rating: 3.74
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]]> <![CDATA[Lucky Score (Hawkeyes Hockey #6)]]> 214011888 Seven and Brynn

As the last line of defense for the Hawkeyes hockey team, I've mastered the art of keeping my guard up, both on and off the ice. But when Brynn Fischer, a determined romance author with a case of writer's block, shows up at my beach house in Mexico as a hurricane is headed straight for us, I'm forced to let her stay and confront emotions that I have no defense against. Now, we're stuck together while the storm rages outside and I'm faced with my own battle inside—keeping to my "no relationship" rule that's served me well over the last eighteen years.

But when Brynn starts showing me all the ways that she's nothing like anyone I've ever met, the armor I've built around my heart isn't strong enough to keep her out.

Just when I think I'm ready to let her in, I discover she's planning to get back together with her ex when she returns to Seattle. Now, I have to make the toughest decision of my life.

Do I let her go for good? Or do I make the play of a lifetime and fight for the love I never saw coming?]]> 414 Kenna King Alyssa 0 dnf-2024 4.08 2024 Lucky Score (Hawkeyes Hockey #6)
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]]> What It Was (Off Ice #1) 210242657 What happens when the hot-as-sin boy next door returns home for the summer, and he finally sees me as more than just his little sister’s best friend?

McKenna:

It was my last chance for a hot girl summer before I left to play college volleyball. But when my best friend’s older brother decided to come home from college, my plans quickly shifted.

Griffin Turner was a divinely sculpted hockey player who had held my heart for as long as I could remember. It only took one summer for us to fall fast and hard.

When tragedy struck, Griffin shattered what was left of my already broken heart, leaving me to face a future that was far from what I had envisioned. Two years later, I’ve picked up the pieces and built a life I’m proud of. That is until my brother’s first NHL game, where I am forced to watch as my past, present, and future collide.

Griffin:

It’s been two years since I walked away from the love of my life, and since then, I’ve worked my ass off to become the best forward in the NHL.

When McKenna Wilder's aquamarine eyes connect with mine once again, the overwhelming emotions hit me like a slapshot to the chest.

I wasn’t the man she deserved when I walked away from her—I’d become only a shell of the man she once knew. But I’ve poured everything I have into overcoming my demons. And now that I’ve discovered the truth, I’m determined to prove I’ll never let them go.

What It Was is the first interconnected standalone novel in the Off Ice series. Readers will love this spicy romance featuring a hot-shot hockey player and a tempting volleyball player and their journey through love, loss, heartbreak, and second chances.]]> 349 Grayce Rian Alyssa 0 dnf-2024 3.99 What It Was (Off Ice #1)
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]]> Business or Pleasure 60290718
Unfortunately, that’s easier said than done. Her next project is ghostwriting a memoir for Finn Walsh, a C-list actor best known for playing a lovable nerd on a cult classic werewolf show who now makes a living appearing at fan conventions across the country. Chandler knows him better from their one-night stand of hilarious mishaps.

Chandler’s determined to keep their partnership as professional as possible, but when she admits to Finn their night together wasn’t as mind-blowing as he thought it was, he’s distraught. He intrigues her enough that they strike a when they’re not working on his book, Chandler will school Finn in the art of satisfaction. As they grow closer both in and out of the bedroom, they must figure out which is more important, business or pleasure—or if there's a way for them to have both.]]> 384 Rachel Lynn Solomon 059354854X Alyssa 0 dnf-2024 3.89 2023 Business or Pleasure
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name: Alyssa
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]]> <![CDATA[Boarded Hearts (Seattle Scorpions, #1)]]> 207292648 My whole life I’ve come out on top.

One of the finest players ever to grace the NHL? Check.

Most prolific playboy with an enviable reputation between the sheets? Check.

Award for the cockiest athlete in America? Also check, and well deserved I’d say.

So why does my life feel anything but the perfect image I project?

And why won’t the one woman who came crashing into my life and knocked me on my six-foot four ass take me seriously?

She doesn’t even recognize me, let alone worship the ground I walk on.

I’m in uncharted territory, tearing up my rule book and unearthing buried demons in my pursuit of her affection.

I always get what I want in life but apparently Felicity Thompson didn’t get the memo. I want her in my bed, but all she offers me is her witty British tongue and no-nonsense attitude.

It isn’t supposed to be this way. She’s supposed to unravel for me. Yet the harder I pursue her, the more my own layers peel away.

Felicity Thompson is fast becoming not just what I want but the very woman I need in my life, and I’m terrified to admit that when it truly matters, I might not be coming out on top after all.]]> 312 Ruth Stilling Alyssa 0 dnf-2024 3.71 Boarded Hearts (Seattle Scorpions, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Secret Puck (Campus Nights, #1)]]> 53903367 In my defense, the first time I saw her I didn't know who she was.
Kind, gorgeous, a little naïve. Ginny brightened my world from day one.
I knew I was no good for her. She was just out of a relationship and I had a reputation for having a new girl in my bed every weekend.
I tried to do the right thing. Honest.
I'm the one who insisted we should be just friends.
That lasted about as long as you'd expect.
But Ginny? She's the best - best friend, best everything.
So yeah, hooking up with the team captain's sister wasn't a great idea.
Would I do it again?
In a heartbeat.

The first book in a new college hockey romance series.]]> 310 Rebecca Jenshak Alyssa 0 3.82 Secret Puck (Campus Nights, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Forever Wild (Wildcat Hockey, #5)]]> 212624008 He won't admit that, of course. But with his teammate's gone for the summer and him fresh off a season-ending injury, someone has to keep him in check and it's not the nurses he keeps running off.
I'm having one last summer of fun before I move away to start my first grown-up job, and I seem to be the only woman on the planet immune to his charm. Sure, l've noticed his chiseled jaw and sculpted muscles (Did I mention he's annoyingly handsome?), but I have too much self-preservation to fall for a grumpy hockey star who can have any woman he wants and doesn't do serious relationships.
Except once he lets me help him, I see past his broody exterior and jerk comments and I realize something terrible. I want him.
Now I just need to convince him to throw out all his rules for a fling with his teammate's little sister.]]> 456 Rebecca Jenshak 1951815750 Alyssa 0 4.28 Forever Wild (Wildcat Hockey, #5)
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]]> <![CDATA[If You Hate Me (Toronto Terror, #1)]]> 207587986 A brand new standalone hate-to-love, brother's best friend hockey romance.

My new roommates are two pro hockey players.
First, my manwhore older brother, and second, his seriously hot best friend (who I seriously hate).
This was a last resort.
No one should be sleeping on a futon that smells like Cheetos and ball sweat.
But here I am, trying to get my life together.

Tristan Stiles is the bane of my existence.
He never wears a shirt.
We can’t seem to stop fighting.
He’s an arrogant playboy with a filthy reputation.
Sure, I had a crush on him when I was fourteen, but that was a long time ago.
I know better than to trust him.

I just need to survive long enough to find a new job and get a new place.
And not accidentally let Tristan rail me into next week.]]> 442 Helena Hunting 1989185797 Alyssa 0 3.53 2024 If You Hate Me (Toronto Terror, #1)
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]]> Bad Crush (Campus Nights, #2) 55531332 He's my best friend's brother.
He's my neighbor.
He's the captain of the hockey team.
He's a serial monogamist who's sworn off dating.

Reasons not to fake date Adam:
See above.
He has no idea I actually like him—like really like him.

But do I listen to any of those really great reasons? Of course not.
Now, thanks to my amazing and convincing acting skills, one fake date ends with him being my fake fiancé (oops!).
My bad crush has gotten me in way over my head.]]> 323 Rebecca Jenshak 1951815092 Alyssa 0 3.95 2021 Bad Crush (Campus Nights, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Christmas You Crash (Going Rogue, #2)]]> 218066618 One blizzard. One cabin. One uninvited hockey player.

Ho, ho, humbug.

Normally I love Christmas. The lights, the snow, the cozy traditions. Then my parents divorced. Intent to avoid awkward holiday drama, I head to our family’s secluded cabin for a nice, relaxing week alone.

At least that’s the plan until Ryder Hanson shows up uninvited and dressed like a serial killer.

Ryder has three strikes against him. He saw me naked. He’s a hockey player. And My dad likes him better than me.

I want to hate him, but when he walks around the cabin all shirtless and sexy, I forget why I should. Or that the coach’s daughter and the hotshot rookie only work out in novels. But the longer we’re snowed in together, the more my heart—and body—warm to Ryder.

When the roads are cleared and the real world beckons, will we ring in the new year as a couple or will our budding romance crumble like a poorly built gingerbread house?]]> 502 Piper Hale Alyssa 0 4.25 The Christmas You Crash (Going Rogue, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Twisted Collide (Saints of Redville, #2)]]> 221055108 From USA Today bestselling author Ava Harrison comes a new standalone hockey romance.

My dad abandoned me as a baby.
My mom just kicked me out.
Oh, and I can’t stand hockey.

It’s shocking how many drunken secrets Dane Sinclair fleeces from me the night we meet.

It’s supposed to be a one-night stand.
No numbers.
No strings attached.
A release we both desperately need.

Neither of us expect to come face-to-face again on my first day working for the Redville Saints.

Dane thinks I targeted him.
That I seduced him, knowing he’s their star enforcer.

Despite his suspicions, he can’t stay away from me.
I’m his dirty little secret.
His coach’s off-limits daughter.

The whole world thinks he’s a Saint.
It’s about to find out behind the squeaky clean exterior is just another sinner.]]> 380 Ava Harrison 1961838095 Alyssa 0 3.34 Twisted Collide (Saints of Redville, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Neutral Zone (Carolina Comets #7)]]> 221432648 An alternative cover edition can be found here

6 hours and 56 minutes

To my fans, I’m known as Ivan Fitzgerald.
To my teammates, I’m just Fitz.
And to the girl I’ve been talking to online, I’m ShootsAndScores.

There’s no doubt in my mind that the woman on the other side of the screen is completely out of my league. Why wouldn’t she be? Sure, I’m a professional hockey player, but that doesn’t mean anything when I’m shy and awkward in the most basic social situations and she’s a fiery vixen who oozes sex appeal.

No matter how badly I want her, I can’t have her. Because the woman I love watching so much? The one I might be slowly falling for?

She’s not just some stranger on the internet. It’s Rosie, the woman who serves me coffee and donuts every morning.

And she has no clue it’s me.

NEUTRAL ZONE is a standalone sports romance novel. It features a hot, toothless hockey player, a curvy woman who is confident in her body, lots of fun banter, and STEAM!]]> 7 Teagan Hunter Alyssa 0 3.85 Neutral Zone (Carolina Comets #7)
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]]> <![CDATA[Holiday Hostilities (Cyclones Christmas #2)]]> 220186145 It’s the most hateful time of the year�

There’s only one thing Olivia Griswold hates more than her brother’s best friend, Aaron Marino.

The NHL’s favorite playboy has hordes of adoring fans, but to her, he’s still the cocky jerk she’s loathed since high school.

But when Aaron hears Olivia’s spending the holidays with her roommates from hell, he offers her a place to escape to.

His place, to be exact.

In return, all she has to do is be his date to his hockey team’s Christmas gala. It seems simple enough, but Olivia soon discovers that sleeping behind enemy lines is a dangerous game—especially when the enemy looks like that.

Olivia knows she’s playing with fire, but she won’t let herself get burned again.

And they do say to keep your friends close and your enemies closer�

Get ready for delicious enemies-to-lovers banter and tension with tons of festive cheer in this charming hockey rom com. Holiday Hostilities is a closed door/fade to black romance that includes mild language, innuendo, and suggestive humor.]]> 332 Katie Bailey Alyssa 0 3.99 Holiday Hostilities (Cyclones Christmas #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Delayed Penalty (Seattle Serpents, #3)]]> 204917908 I have two goals this season:
1. Prove to the Seattle Serpents I’m not a complete screwup.
2. Stay away from the nanny.

I’m hardly able to keep myself out of trouble, let alone a seven-year-old, but when my estranged brother gets a life sentence, I have no choice but to clean up my act and take the kid in.

It’s all going according to plan…until I’m forced to hire Quinn Benson.

She’s everything I need to avoid—flighty, messy, creating chaos everywhere she goes. But she makes my niece happy, so I hire her anyway, keeping our interactions as brief as possible, even when she moves in with me.

Thing is, the more she’s around, the more I want her around—and not just as a nanny. I can’t seem to stop falling into bed with her even when I know I shouldn’t. Quinn goes against everything I’m trying to accomplish, but I can’t stay away.

This might be one delayed penalty I don’t mind serving�

DELAYED PENALTY is a standalone hockey romance novel. There's a single guardian a bit on the grumpy side, a sunshine nanny who doesn't take any crap from him, an adorable little girl you'll want to hug and keep safe, ridiculous teammates who make way too crude jokes, plenty of steam, and a happy ending.]]> 432 Teagan Hunter Alyssa 0 4.09 Delayed Penalty (Seattle Serpents, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Glove Save (Carolina Comets #6)]]> 62990512 Alternate cover edition of ASIN: B0BJ7J2Q5Q

I’ve been told I’m the grumpiest goalie in the league, and that may be the case, but who cares when I’m also killing it this season? The Carolina Comets are currently on a record-breaking run, and I intend to keep it that way.

This means the last thing I need is distractions, but my mother didn’t get that memo. She’s getting married, and after the fiasco I caused at her last wedding, I’m required to bring a date.

That would be easy, except for one little thing: I don’t date.

So why is the only person I want to take a single mom who can’t stand me?

We’re a horrible match, and it makes no sense that I’d be into her. But the more time we spend together, the more it’s starting to look like this might be one game I can’t win.


GLOVE SAVE is a standalone hockey romcom. There's a grumpy goalie who likes to argue with a ten-year-old, a single mom, lots of fun banter, and STEAM galore!]]> 352 Teagan Hunter Alyssa 0 4.13 Glove Save (Carolina Comets #6)
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]]> <![CDATA[Scoring Chance (Carolina Comets #5)]]> 61473742 Alternate cover edition of ASIN B0B6CLPS7K

Scoring on the ice? Piece of cake.
Scoring off it? Well, there’s a reason I’m still a virgin.

I’m not entirely clueless with women, though I do tend to put my foot in my mouth around them far too often.

Like I did with Scout, the donut maker I stupidly introduced myself to despite visiting her truck for years.

Maybe my teammates have a reason to call me the dumb one, but I’m determined to prove them all wrong—Scout included.

I want to be her friend. Want her to see the real me.

What I’m not expecting is to like her so much when we start spending time together…or want to kiss her so badly.

I’m the jock, and she’s the bookworm.
On paper, we make no sense together.

But maybe I have a scoring chance with her after all.

SCORING CHANCE is a standalone hockey romantic comedy. There's a virgin hero, a secret crush, wit, steam, and a whole lot of fun!]]> 269 Teagan Hunter Alyssa 0 3.95 Scoring Chance (Carolina Comets #5)
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