"Battered. Broken. Discarded.
When the hard truths of my ex-husband were exposed, my world and that of our kids changed forever. We were tossed away like yesterday's trash by the man that was supposed to protect and cherish us.
With my life in tatters, I had to stay strong. I had to be the support for my kids. I had to show them that we could rise above, so I did the one that brought me peace—I baked.
I never expected to trust a man again, but fate had other plans. The moment he walked into my bakery, everything changed. It wasn't just my life but that of my kids as well. He lifted us from rock bottom and helped us heal.
Loved. Cherished. Appreciated.
Contains mature themes."
"He's no longer the boy next door. He's all man now; tall, dark, and handsome.
Nathan Bailey was the one that got away . . .
After leaving our hometown for college, he never looked back . . .
Ten years later, he walked into my bakery.
His sweet-talking is impossible to ignore, but so are the miles between Tennessee and California.
The now billionaire tech-mogul always has his eyes set on the next big project, but now they're set on me.
Contains mature themes."
"Stay away from puck bunnies—easy. When it comes to my best friend's little sister . . . That's far more complicated.
I've spent my entire career focused on what happens on the ice. Yet now that I'm nearing retirement, the beautiful Savannah Rhodes offers me something I never realized I wanted.
A future.
Our ten-year age difference doesn't matter. Even the risk to my friendship with her brother can't extinguish the inferno of need that ignites with every touch. There isn't anything I crave more than her.
But when our secret is revealed and life takes a painful turn . . . It threatens to change everything.
She's all I want. I just need to convince her that I'm worth the risk.
Contains mature themes."
"Matt
I had it all: A great job. Fame. Wealth. I didn't have her.
She's the one I let slip away—from my bed on vacation. She didn't know who I was or what my batting average was. I got to be myself with her and now I wish I'd gotten her number. Until fate brought her back to me.
Hannah
It was supposed to be fun. He was hot. I needed a break. I got two little pink lines.
So much time had passed and I didn't know how to find him or what to say. But here he is. Matt Riley—professional baseball player and my baby's daddy. Maybe, a night of fun could turn into my forever.
Contains mature themes."
"I should have noticed her before now, but I've been busy playing pro hockey.
My best friend's little sister isn't so little anymore.
I'm a single dad. She's a single mom, freshly back in town. We have responsibilities and a million reasons I shouldn't fall in love with her.
I want to take care of her. I want to be the one to hold her.
My life is hard on the road as a pro hockey player, on the ice and off. But I didn't make it this far, afraid to go after what I want.
I'll do whatever it takes to show her how serious I can be.
Contains mature themes."
"Lucas
My dreams of making it to the big league had finally come true, but one wild night in a strip club which was clearly a mistake landed me squarely on the team's bad boy list. The PR manager is supposed to smooth it all over, too bad all I wanted was to get in trouble with her.
I wasn't really the playboy they thought I was, I just needed to find the right woman to set me straight. Now I just have to prove I'm not what she thought.
Carmen
I have the career I've always dreamed of, even if I have to deal with players who can't seem to keep out of the news. What's more infuriating is the one player I want to hate the most I can't stop thinking about. The one whose voice makes me want to drop my panties at his feet.
I know all about his playboy ways, but I also know the press can spin things to fit their narrative. Is he really as innocent as he claims to be? Or will he throw a screw ball I never saw coming?
Contains mature themes."
"Justin
I had the perfect bachelor's life. No obligations. No commitments. The greatest job in the world, all while being paid millions to do it. Until I became a dad overnight. My world turned upside down, I went from ballfields and bars to dirty diapers and bottles.
I turned to my best friend for help but ended up with his little sister. Now, all I want is the one woman I can't have. She's the curveball I never saw coming. The one woman I'm willing to commit to and change my old ways for. I just have to show her that we can be a family.
Riley
Indianapolis was my fresh start. A new place near my family. When my brother's best friend ended up with a surprise baby dropped on his doorstep, I was the perfect nanny for the job. Everything was falling into place, if only I could keep my mind and hands off the playboy baller dad.
Working for someone you are attracted to is hard. But when he's your brother's best friend and you live with him? Talk about impossible. Fatherhood changed him, but is it enough to give us a chance at a happily ever after?
Contains mature themes."
"Derek: The sound of the gavel crashing down has my life flashing before my eyes.
Learning to play ball. Falling in love, marrying an incredible woman, and starting a family. Becoming a starting pitcher for the Indianapolis Lightning. Everything I ever wanted . . . Until I struck out.
The same success that gave me the life I dreamed of, Took it all away. I'd do anything for a second chance, even throw the perfect pitch.
Jillian: A signature on a piece of paper . . . It binds you to someone, or it can tear them away.
It broke my heart to file the papers. Gutted me to sign them. But this isn't the life I envisioned. Tired of competing to be his number one priority, I had to walk away from the man I loved. I needed to be strong for our girls, for me.
Life goes on. People can change. Now he wants a second chance. But can I forgive the man who threw it all away, and trust that he won't do it again?
Contains mature themes."
"We had an instant connection the first time our eyes met from across the dance floor.
The connection grew later that night in my hotel room when we couldn't keep our hands off each other, or so I thought before waking up to an empty bed.
When she showed up four months later, pregnant with my baby, I still had no idea she was my teammate's little sister until his fist connected with my jaw.
We can't deny our mutual attraction, but how do we turn lust and one incredible night together into love?
Contains mature themes."
"I'm ancient for a hockey player. Broody as they come.
I wasn't always like that, I had love once, but it was ripped away in the blink of an eye.
Now all I want in life is to play the game I love and to be left alone.
Until I met the team's new photographer.
I did my best to avoid her. She was too young for me. There was just something about her that called to me.
I'm not sure I can let go of my past, even if it means a future I never thought possible.
Contains mature themes."
"I was a forever-bachelor kind of guy.
I never planned on settling down. I never wanted a family of my own.
Until a phone call came, the one woman I’d secretly loved my entire life needed my help.
I went from bars and hook-ups to late nights on the couch.
When her daughter is born, I find myself captivated by both of them, and falling deeper in love.
What happened to my forever-bachelor life, and is that the life I want?
Contains mature themes."
"After years of trying to get back home to be closer to my daughter, I finally secured a spot on the newly expanded San Francisco Shockwaves.
Juggling being the newly appointed Captain of the team and taking on full-time fatherhood to a teenager sends my life into chaos.
I quickly find myself needing someone who can pick up the pieces and keep my life in order as I certainly can't do it alone.
I just never thought my savior would be the sexy woman next door—the one I can't keep my mind or eyes off every chance I get.
Contains mature themes."
