In the game of second chances, can they follow the rules? When Ellis Ainsley runs into her charming, handsome ex, NHL player Liam Ruinsky, ten years after they split, she remembers why she fell for him. Now, their lives are worlds apart and though she knows they’d never work, the temptation is too much. It was supposed to only be one night… until Ellis sees the positive pregnancy test. Already a chronically ill woman juggling her health and career, Ellis needs to figure out how to tell Liam he is going to be a dad. And how can they co-parent, with their chemistry undeniable? With turbulent families, overbearing coaches, and the media wanting a slice of Liam's life, can he step up? And most of all, will they risk falling in love for a second time? The hottest ice hockey romance for 2025, brimming with tension and lust. Fans of Icebreaker and The Love Hypothesis will adore this. Readers are obsessed with Melting For You: 'A beautiful hockey romance' ***** Reader Review 'I absolutely loved this story...hooked me from the very first page.' ***** Reader Review 'I loved everything second of it!!!...has you kicking your feet and giggling. I can say that I ended up melting for this book.' ***** Reader Review

Match made in heaven or maid of dishonor?Tight-laced Rose Hensel arrives in Scotland for her best friend’s wedding with a plan—to be the greatest maid of honor ever, let loose for the first time in years, and find out what Scottish guys really wear under their kilts. After meeting the best man, she thinks she found the man who checks all the boxes for a no-strings-attached romp among the heather.Lachlan Calder-Mackinnon knows how to show a girl a good time. Gourmet dinners in castle ruins, picnics among rolling hills, and a seaside escape create some unforgettable dates. But as the fling begins to morph into something more, an unexpected wedding guest threatens to ruin Rose and Lachlan’s new romance.With a plane ticket in one hand and her broken heart in the other, Rose prepares to head home to reality. However, she’s about to learn that what happens in the Highlands doesn’t always stay there.Witty, wanderlust-filled, and full of chemistry, What Happens in the Highlands is the perfect getaway read for anyone who’s ever dreamed of a Scottish escape and a second chance at love.

Romance readers will love this BRAND NEW spicy sports romance from Laura Carter ?? ?Perfect for fans of Elle Kennedy, Chelsea Curto and Tessa Bailey! ?Every book in the Wild Card series can be read as a standalone.Tropes: football romance friends to lovers cowboys single mother working for a better life spiceShe knows better than to fall for another football player - especially her brother’s best friend…As a single mother, Annie Quinn knows she should steer clear of football players, if her son’s absent father is anything to go by. Determined to prove she can raise Nelson on her own, she's decided to go back to school. There’s just one problem: she refuses to rely on her brother Colton for rides into the city.Tanner Pace has always known Annie Quinn is strictly off limits. Colton is his teammate and best friend, so she’s more like a sister. When he offers to teach her to drive, it’s just to help out a friend. At least, that’s what he tells himself. Because these days, Annie has transformed into a strong and independent woman – one he can't seem to stay away from.Somewhere between unpredictable drives and slow Texas sunsets, sparks fly and Annie forgets why she decided never to trust a sports star again.As much as Tanner wants something to happen, he knows it can’t. Annie is his best friend’s sister. Completely, undeniably out of bounds… but are some rules meant to be broken?A sweet and steamy sports romance full of tension and heart. Perfect for fans of Elle Kennedy, Chelsea Curto and Tessa Bailey.'A gorgeous football + cowboy sweet and spicy romance. I defy any reader not to fall for Annie Quinn and Tanner Pace's tender banter and steamy scenes.' Eleanor GoymerReaders are LOVING the Wild Card series:?????????? ‘There isn't one thing I would change in this sports romance book.’ Reader Review?????????? ‘Another amazing book by Laura who has fast become one of my favourite authors!’ Reader Review?????????? ‘Honestly this could be the next greatest romance story, and the next greatest romance movie.’ Reader Review?????????? ‘Smart, funny, emotional and left me with the biggest smile on my face.’ Reader Review

Three men. Three women who have no idea. And three hearts that fell first—and fell hard.He noticed first. He fell first. Now he's just waiting for her to catch up.In this collection of he-falls-first romances, the heroines are too busy holding their worlds together to see what's right in front of them: a man who's already, completely, hopelessly into her.Hero Ever After — She's the small-town mayor, the diner-booth lawyer, and the secret romantasy author whose viral hero looks an awful lot like her brother's best friend. When Ramsey Shaw comes home and kisses her like he knows the truth, the woman who's always been strong, quiet, and in control finally wants to be something else entirely: his.Playboy in a Kilt — Connor MacKean has spent years being nothing more than her best friend's little brother. Now the marriage pact is broken, the playboy's reformed, and a fake engagement at his family's Scottish estate is starting to feel dangerously real. Trouble is, his Cinderella doesn't believe in princes—and isn't sure she deserves the fairy tale.Don't You Wanna Stay — Contractor Wyatt Sullivan needs one big renovation to launch his home-improvement show. Newly divorced Deanna James needs to flip a historic disaster before her ex takes everything. The catch? Cameras rolling, walls coming down, and both of them under one roof—giving the viewers far more chemistry than either signed up for.Because the best love stories start the moment he realizes he's already fallen.

HannahThe second I saw him walk through that door, I knew he was trouble.Men like him always are.The dark hair.The smoldering stubble.Those piercing green eyes that might as well be a flame thrower between women's legs.Oh, and the fact that he's in a gentlemen's club.What am I doing here, you ask?It's my job to be here.No, not that job.My job is to put away bad guys, like the elusive mob hitman I've been tracking for months who's now somewhere in this very club.You see, I'm a woman on a mission,And this is a raid.ZacFor heaven's sake, I was hosting my brother's bachelor party,Is that a crime?(Seriously, asking for a friend.)I mean, considering my brother is about to walk down the aisle,I'm just doing my best man duties.And sure, technically, it's a gentlemen's club…A private, exclusive, highly coveted one where everyone is supposed to be protected and completely anonymous.Oh, and did I mention that it's six-figure stupid expensive?Whatever.At least there's one silver lining to this cluster of a night...Agent Hannah Evans.Even as she slides the cuffs around my wrists,And her fiery eyes meet mine,It's clear we both know the truth:My name isn't James Smith.My attorney will have me free in under an hour.And that kiss…The one I couldn't help stealing…Won't be our last. Cuffed is a scorching, pulse-pounding standalone romance in the irresistibly addictive Boys of Bishop Mountain series. No cliffhanger. Happily-ever-after guaranteed.

I never planned on coming home for Christmas.Not after I left him… and definitely not for his funeral.But grief pulled me back to town—twinkling lights, carols, and memories I wasn’t ready to face—and straight into a storm I’d spent years trying to outrun.Because the first person who sees me is Noah Callen.My ex-fiancé’s older brother.The man who’s hated me for years.He still blames me for ruining their family… and I still can’t tell him the truth about why I really left.He has every reason to want me gone.And honestly, I planned to leave.But then a blizzard hits, and suddenly I’m snowed in at the last place I should ever be… with the one man I can’t seem to avoid.The more time we’re forced to spend together, the harder it gets to ignore the tension simmering between us—the kind neither of us dares to admit.Not when the past is still raw.Not when the town is watching.Not when falling for him would be the most forbidden thing I’ve ever done.But this Christmas?Running isn’t an option.And the only thing more dangerous than staying… is how much I want to.Snowed In With My Ex’s Brother is a steamy small-town romance filled with forbidden tension, small-town drama, and a heart-mending holiday happily-ever-after.