"There are two sacred rules in the Montagalo household:
- Family comes first.
- Don't date my brother's teammates.
Of course I went and broke both . . .
It started with a little banter on a dating app. A teeny, tiny secret: flirty messages with Luca Babineaux, the sweet, charming—and stupidly attractive—forward on the Houston Baddies who makes sweat and bruises look so f'ing hot. One spark turns into a secret first date. A few kisses become way more.
Now I'm tangled in a full-blown secret romance and every time Gio walks into the room, I have a full-blown anxiety attack. Dating in secret? Thrilling. Lying to my brother? Exhausting.
Falling for Luca Babineaux obviously wasn't part of the game plan. It never is, is it? He wants to go public with our relationship. I'd rather not. Now I have to decide what matters more: keeping my promises to my dumb, overprotective brother . . . or choosing myself for once. All's fair in love and hockey. Right?"
"I didn't mean to roast Gio Montagalo, goalie and crown jewel of The Houston Baddies hockey team. Honestly, I was screaming at the television in a sports bar like any self-respecting sports junkie! So when his sister sidles up on the stool beside me, laughing at my commentary, I figured I'd made a fan, too. What I didn't expect? For her brother—the guy I called 'a flashy ice peacock with the reflexes of a sloth'—to hear about it.
Next thing I know, Gio is in my DMs with a challenge: 'Hold up a sassy sign at my game and hit me with your best shot. Roast me in front of everyone.' For him, it's fun. For me, it's humiliating. But I did it. Glitter included. And because the universe thrives on chaos, the Baddies won. Now Gio thinks I'm his good luck charm, begging me to show up with more signs. He also wants to see me—off the ice. What does a hot, hockey hunk want with a bookish girlie like me?
I try to keep my distance. Mostly. Soon, Gio is showing up at my job for swoony kisses and trying to charm my dog—also named Gio—and failing because my dog hates him. I wonder if this whole 'lucky charm' thing has less to do with hockey and more to do with the overwhelming, undeniable pull I feel toward him. Or maybe it's fate's way of showing me that sometimes, the guy you roast on national television can be the one you accidentally fall for."
"From USA Today bestseller Sara Ney, author of the How to Date a Douchebag college wrestling romance series, comes The Pucker Next Door, a laugh out loud, toe-curling slow burn . . .
When a squirrel chews its way through my bedroom wall, I do the first thing any single girl like me would do: run frantically out of the house to the neighbors, begging for help.
I should mention that the house next door is full of hockey players. And when I lock eyes on rough and rugged Brodie Stockhausen—who happens to be outside brooding on the porch—I'm not exactly impressed.
But I'm desperate, in a bathrobe, and need a bit of rescuing.
Soon I'm begging for his help with more than just squirrel duty and DIY projects. I want his attention and his touch—not just his friendship! I want what every girl wants: him lying in his bed at night, so desperate for me that he's willing to scale two stories to sneak into my window. Hey, a girl can dream . . .
But Brodie has a secret; one that leaves me wanting more every time we're together but has him pulling away . . ."
"No good can come from sleeping with your best friend's younger sister . . .
I, Drew Colter, think it might be time to go home. From school, from football—from living with roommates, my obnoxious twin brother and our older brother's girlfriend. The only person who I can talk to these days is my best friend from high school, and he's back in our hometown and halfway across the country. Somehow he convinces me that maybe . . .
. . . Maybe it's time to take a trip back to small ranching town I grew up in. Celebrate. Have some fun.
That fun does not include his younger sister.
Long black hair and even longer legs, Tess Donahue had lost the braces and gained the confidence she never had as a teenager. She's hilarious, pretty—and when I see her in those cowboy boots? Whoa.
Stolen glances. Flirty banter. One drunk filled night.
Suddenly, my uncomplicated weekend of 'living a little' in my hometown becomes a lifetime being tied to the one girl that was off limits."
"Bestselling author Sara Ney scores with a fiery romance about online dating, where a single mom and a football pro ignite sparks when they swipe right—even though they know it’s all wrong.
Margot’s a busy single mom juggling teaching, parenting, and trying not to die alone. Dating apps? Total nightmare. But desperate times call for desperate swipes, even if they make her break out in stress hives. When she matches with a guy who looks too good to be true, she’s convinced he’s a walking red flag—or worse—a catfish.
Dex is hot, and he knows it. A quarterback with a killer smile and looks to spare, he’s a good guy looking for a long-term relationship. He wants what his friends have: someone to come home to…and if they’re naked when he gets there, even better. When he logs on for a casual scroll, he’s not expecting to meet her. One swipe, and suddenly he’s hooked.
Margot’s convinced he’s a catfish. Dex has zero dad bod and no dad energy. But their sizzling back-and-forth leaves them both thinking “what if.” After a surprise run-in leads to a mind-blowing (and soggy AF) kiss, their opposites-attract energy skyrockets. Can they find a way to make it last?"
"There is no such thing as redeeming a bad boy.
I, Drake Colter, solemnly swear I DO NOT WANT a girlfriend . . . Carefree and ridiculously good-looking, I have the entire student body eating from the palm of my hand—shouldn't I let the ladies on campus have their fill rather than being tied down?
If only my brother Drew would take notes from my playbook. As identical twins, we share the same voice, the same face, and the same physique; it's virtually impossible to tell us apart—but that's where the similarities end.
Lately, my brother has been whining about wanting to settle down. He longs for affection, companionship and all the BS that goes along with it blah blah blah.
Problem is, he's hopeless when it comes to dating. It's seriously embarrassing to watch, considering we're identical; everyone thinks I'm him and everyone thinks he's me.
Luckily I'm not intimidated by women and have plenty of experience. I might not want to find myself a girlfriend, but that don't mean I can't help him. Dude never needs to know!
And that's the very thing that lands me in trouble . . ."
"USA Today bestselling author Sara Ney sizzles with a quick-witted, sexy romp about an eager entrepreneur and a cocky football star who couldn’t be more different—or more into each other.
Harlow James is destined to rock the dating world. The creator of Kissmet, the app helping singles find love, she’s in New York to secure advertisers. But the sassy, small-town girl can’t help meddling in other people’s business.
When she runs into a muscular stranger at her go-to food truck, Harlow doesn’t realize he’s Landon “Andy” Burke, the NFL’s most-wanted free agent, in town to talk contracts. She just sees a hottie about to get burned by undercooked street food. Though she tries to warn him, he shrugs her off, making a little wager instead.
In a messy twist of fate, Andy finds himself in the same hotel as Harlow. When she collects on their bet, they make a mind-blowing—and bed-rocking—connection. But after the weekend, she goes home to Green Bay to her goofy dad and corgi, ready to focus everything on work again. Kissmet, however, has other ideas, when Andy knocks on her door…"
"No good can come from having to fake date someone, but I'm out of options . . .
I, Dallas Colter, am kind of a massive A hole—and need help fixing that personality problem.
With too much on my plate, the very last thing on my mind is a relationship—the football draft is looming, I never understood why my teammates bother with girlfriends. None of us had the time.
When my sports agent suggests that being seen in public with a 'respectable' girl would be good for my bad reputation, I couldn't think of a single person to help me out. The only girls I know aren't wifey material, and the ones who are? Might catch feelings.
Except Ryann Winters.
Responsible. Sarcastic. Smart. Ryann is perfect but there was one clincher: she was my teammates ex-girlfriend and I had recently been paid by him to dump her. Oh. And she cannot stand the sight of me.
Not the best start to a fake relationship . . ."
"From USA TODAY bestselling author Sara Ney comes a series about strong, single girls falling in love: accidentally.
All I need is a place to hide for a few weeks.
The paparazzi were on my case 24/7 and I needed a bit of breathing room—an escape from the madness—before the media frenzy begins.
Sure, I could have gone to a secluded cabin in the woods—but I didn't want to be bored out of my mind. I'd seen enough wide open spaces as a kid from Texas to last me a lifetime.
So instead, I let my sports agent hook me up with a modest house in the burbs where we didn't think anyone would find me hiding in plain sight.
I'd have a roommate; but supposedly, she was going to give me space. Stay out of my way and respect my boundaries. According to my agent, I wouldn't hear a peep from her.
Wrong. He was wrong about everything and now my life was never going to be the same."
"From USA Today bestselling author Sara Ney comes a new series about strong, single girls falling in love: accidentally.
Love finds you when you least expect it.
That's what my nan always said. Love? I wasn't looking for it so how will I know when I've found it? I'm not romantic like she was—I'm realistic and practical. Quick with my wits and hilarious when I'm in the mood, it'll take more than a handsome face to win my affection.
Speaking of handsome faces—Elias Cohen is nothing special (no offense); smug, arrogant. Too flirtatious for his own good. He won't charm me with that crooked smile and dimple in his chin.
When Elias comes knocking on my office door during a house party after I play wingman for a friend, I'm tempted to slam the door in his face. But I don't.
Because if there's one thing I am, it's curious. And wouldn't you know it—Elias needs a favor. Begs for one, actually.
He might not be able to make me swoon, but he does need a wingwoman."
"From USA Today bestselling author Sara Ney comes a new series about strong, single girls falling in love: accidentally.
I would do anything for my best friend. Well. Almost anything.
When she begs me to come on a weekend getaway so I can bond with her new boyfriend, I can't say no—no matter how badly I want to. After all, who will keep an eye on the guy; he's your stereotypical, professional football player (emphasis on PLAYER) and I don't trust him with my friend's heart.
Worse? He has the nerve to bring his single best friend Davis on the trip, too. Davis is too handsome, so funny, and smart he can't possibly be human. Grandma's, babies, and kittens fall for his smile.
In fact, everyone adores him but me **narrows eyes** What's he hiding?
I refuse to fall for his act; at some point he'll will drop the Good Guy act and show his true colors: he's a player, too. He must be.
You know the saying: if he seems too good to be true, he probably is."
"From USA Today bestselling author Sara Ney comes a new series about strong, single girls falling in love: accidentally.
I never thought I would get pregnant in college.
When I did, I thought leaving Jack Jennings was doing him a giant favor—he had a bright future ahead of him as a football star—the last thing he needed was me and a baby standing in his way of his dreams.
Honestly? I figured he would eventually forget about me. I would raise our child in secret and watch Jack on television, and the pain of what I'd done to him would heal.
The last person I expected to see on my brother's doorstep seven years later was Jack; obviously, or I wouldn't have answered it.
A superstitious athlete, dreams were keeping him awake at night that were preventing him from excelling on the field—dreams he was hoping I could make . . . disappear. He looked so good. So much older. Kind. Handsome.
Turns out, he hadn't forgotten about me either, and he hadn't put our past behind him."
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