He's a hot, shirtless hockey player…and he’s my fake date for my ex-husband’s wedding. Talk about a hot flash to beat all hot flashes.The wedding bells are ringing and my ex-husband is the groom! When my grown kids hook me up with a fake date to my ex-hubby's tropical island nuptials, I expect sun, sand, and plenty of fruity cocktails - not steamy nights with a shirtless pro hockey player!Roman might be all swagger on the ice, but this growly, egotistical male model of perfection has a soft side too. While I battle dresses made for twenty-somethings, awkward run-ins with my ex, and unwelcome hot flashes, Roman is there to distract me with flirty compliments, stay up late with me when I can’t sleep, and make me feel vibrant and ageless.As good as it feels, none of this is real, and Roman is way out of my league. Who’s going to believe this gorgeous, famous, muscle-bound athlete would ever date a scatterbrained, hot-flashing, insomniac nerd with twenty stubborn extra pounds around the middle?But as the big day approaches, we grow closer. Wedding activities lead to beach walks at sunset, and his oh-so-talented fingers twist my hormones up in a whole new way. Gazing into Roman’s eyes, I start to wonder if he could be my shot at a real happily ever after.That’s the thing about vacations, though; at some point, you need to return to reality. Hot Flashes and Hockey Slashes is a single dad pro hockey romance with plenty of spice and a game-winning HEA. It’s the first book in the Hot Flash Hookups series, and can be read as a standalone.Tropes:growly alpha hero menopausal woman at her ex husband’s weddingslow burnone bedpro hockeyforced proximity/fake wedding datesingle dad

She thought they were divorced. He never filed the papers.Now he’s determined to prove their love story isn’t over.Josie: Before The Moment There are ghosts at every corner. In the stolen kisses while I waitressed at the diner, in the town festivals in the square, in the many jokes about Betty Bagley and her pie at the Fall Farmer’s Market, and in countless nights spent watching Clay make drinks with that handsome smile of his plastered on his face while I sat on a stool at the bar.It should all feel familiar and comforting, and yet, it makes it hard for the person I am now to breathe at all.I wish I’d been stronger. I wish I’d been wiser. I wish I didn’t have to do this.I wish.Tonight will be a defining moment for the rest of my life.I have to end it now……before it ends me.Clay: After The Moment When Josie and I said, ‘I do’, I thought it’d be us against the world forever. But I wasn’t expecting the world to be so against us. I know I should’ve stayed that night, and I should have gone back a heck of a lot sooner.Because I don’t know how to be here. I don’t know how to be anywhere.Truth is, I don’t know how to be without Josie at all.She might think we’re done, but I’m going to spend the rest of my life making sure we’re not.

Could the wrong man be the right one after all?The heart-wrenching and beautiful new romance from Fiona Lucas, author of Never Forget You.'Unique and moving. A heartfelt read' Woman's Own Erin is about to marry the love of her life. She and Simon have been together for eight years so it feels right that they’re finally tying the knot. It’s been stressful balancing the demands of friends and family – not to mention Simon’s difficult best man, Gil – but Erin couldn’t be happier.Couldn’t be happier, that is, until she walks down the aisle and finds the wrong man waiting for her. But is the universe playing a cruel trick on Erin, or could it be that her perfect life isn’t quite what she imagined…?A beautiful, deeply emotional story of love, secrets and second chances. Perfect for fans of Colleen Hoover and Lucy Score.Read if you love: Enemies-to-lovers Emotional love stories Dual timelines 'He falls first' tropeReaders are falling hard for Always and Only You:'The ultimate enemies-to-lovers story … I couldn’t get enough of it' ?????'Definitely in my top 10 reads of 2024' ?????'Told with great emotion … you can truly feel the love' ?????'A lovely story that will make you believe in magical dreams again' ?????'I was totally hooked' ?????'A unique, heartfelt romance that broke my heart and then managed to put it all back together again' ????

From USA Today best selling author Elizabeth Bright comes a new grumpy/sunshine, single dad, steamy romance set in wild and beautiful Colorado.Working as the head trainer at Lodestar Ranch is my chance to prove I have what it takes as a woman in a man's world. The only problem? My boss is the world’s grumpiest cowboy…and I can’t keep my eyes off him.Between running the ranch and being a single dad, Adam Hale has the weight of the world on his shoulders. But beneath his gruff exterior is a man who is fiercely loyal and compassionate. His heart has been broken and he’s not looking to repeat the experience.After chasing my dad’s approval my whole life, I know better than to get my heart tangled. But it’s hard not to melt for this man—and his son.When things get heated at a local rodeo, I have to remind him: We’re not at the ranch. He’s not my boss here…unless he wants to be.