Sometimes the sweetest victories happen off the ice.Ryland Zervudachi lives for the game of hockey—and for the chance to build the kind of team unity that will carry the Columbus Pilots all the way back to the playoffs after last season’s crushing defeat. Off the ice, though, there’s one goal he hasn’t managed to score—the heart of Kyle Dabbs, the Vermont Trailblazers’ team captain and his long-time crush.Kyle Dabbs has built a life centered on quiet strength. After a childhood scarred by his father’s verbal abuse, Dabbs pours his energy into his career on the ice and the book series he’s written to help kids like the boy he once was. He doesn’t need someone flashy, loud, and spotlight-loving like Ryland turning his world upside down.But when an untimely appendectomy leaves Dabbs stuck at home, Ryland—recovering from an injury—shows up to help. Between late-night Scrabble competitions, pumpkin-carving mishaps, and long talks that peel back layers they’ve both kept hidden, Dabbs begins to see past Ryland’s bold exterior.With chemistry sparking and walls crumbling, both men must decide if they’re ready to risk their hearts for something even better than a championship: love.

Ten years ago, Ty and Siena walked away from each other. Now fate has given them a second chance—but this time, falling in love may be the easy part.A quiet spark that lit up their high school days bursts back into flame when Tyrell Harrell and Siena Tyson meet again at their ten-year reunion.Ty is now a decorated Marine Corps combat pilot preparing for deployment to a hostile country. Siena remained in their small hometown, building a business—and guarding a secret that could change everything.As old feelings return, Siena discovers a corporate deception threatening the health of the community she loves. And the men responsible are closer to her than she ever imagined.With Ty's deployment approaching and Siena's past closing in, their second chance may disappear almost as quickly as it arrived.Can two people who once chose different lives finally choose each other...this time?A heartfelt story of second chances, sacrifice, small-town secrets, and a love worth fighting for.

? Grab books four, five, and six in The Finding Home Series all in the same place. ?4. Finding Spring: A single mom meets Mr. Right at exactly the wrong time and in exactly the wrong place, because he’s her boss, and she needs this job.5. Finding Liberty: An Olympic-bound skier has an accident, and it changes her life forever. She thinks she's broken, but when Rob meets her, he sees someone spectacular. Can he convince her to fight for the life she wants? 6. Finding Holly: Paisley has a secret, and it's finally going to get out. But can this bad-boy loving secretary find the strength she needs to heal and move on? ? Dive into three more compelling stories of loss and love and living well. The heroes and heroines of The Finding Home Series know that not all that is gone is lost, and not all that is broken is beyond repair. Find some inspiration amid despair and some hope amongst the rubble as you read about people you can utterly relate to who are doing the same. ?***What did Publisher's Weekly think? They said Finding Liberty "has a serious emotional core, [and that] "Baker’s prose is warm, engaging, and fresh, and the voices of her protagonists are both distinctive and immediately captivating. The leads are immensely sympathetic, and their chemistry is undeniable."

Career versus kids? She wants the career.Kate MacBain, dubbed “the woman who will never have children,” is focused on her future. Despite her three brothers, she plans to be her father’s successor in the family company. She’ll do whatever her parents ask, but cleaning houses in the Murphy’s Maids subsidiary? That’s a punishment not a reward.Composer Alex Adamski’s creative well is dust dry. Since his divorce, he hasn’t been able to finish his overdue sonata. Then a fiery housecleaner named Kate tells him he’s a slob and jars him out of his slump.Their chemistry is off the charts, but while Alex is thinking family and forever, Kate rejects anything that might derail her climb to the top.Can he convince her there’s more to life than being CEO?

Three Children, Two Hearts, One Promise Changes EverythingIt was a gesture of love that neither thought would become a reality. However, when the unthinkable happens, Mitch Baker and Thea Wyndham are called to fulfill their promise as godparents to their mutual friends' three young children in the wake of a tragic accident.Mere acquaintances, Mitch steps up, ready to honor the promise, but Thea has vanished.When she finally returns, Thea offers no explanation—only a quiet refusal to share custody. Engaged to a man with no interest in raising another family, she insists she's not the right person to raise the children. Instead, she offers support without commitment—and Mitch is furious.Thea's silence is its own kind of heartbreak, but Mitch can't shake the feeling that she's hiding something deeper. As tensions rise, attraction stirs between them, making it impossible to keep things purely about the children—or their responsibilities.They now face the hope that two broken hearts could create something for the children, or the threat that fear, secrets, and unspoken desires might tear them apart for good.Awards:Best Romance, All About Romance 2008 Annual Reader PollRomantic Times Career Achievement AwardTop Ten Romance of the Year 2011, Library Journal#5 in the Top 100 Romances of All Time, Dear AuthorStarred reviews, Publishers WeeklyReviews:"A romance to savor." ~Library Journal"Goodman has a real flair…Witty dialogue, first-rate narrative prose, and clever plotting." ~Publishers Weekly"A master storyteller" ~The Romance Dish"Jo Goodman is a master at historical romance." ~Fresh Fiction