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To the world, they were a scandal. To each other, an obsession. An epic love story set in the sparkling, savage sphere of elite figure skating, starring a woman determined to carve her own path on and off the ice “Part Wuthering Heights and part Daisy Jones & The Six, this novel is as brilliantly choreographed as a gold medal performance and will keep you guessing until its last page.”—Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling author of Wish You Were Here She might not have a famous name, funding, or her family’s support, but Katarina Shaw has always known that she was destined to become an Olympic skater. When she meets Heath Rocha, a lonely kid stuck in the foster care system, their instant connection makes them a formidable duo on the ice. Clinging to skating—and each other—to escape their turbulent lives, Kat and Heath go from childhood sweethearts to champion ice dancers, captivating the world with their scorching chemistry, rebellious style, and roller-coaster relationship. Until a shocking incident at the Olympic Games brings their partnership to a sudden end. As the ten-year anniversary of their final skate approaches, an unauthorized documentary reignites the public obsession with Shaw and Rocha, claiming to uncover the “real story” through interviews with their closest friends and fiercest rivals. Kat wants nothing to do with the documentary, but she can’t stand the thought of someone else defining her legacy. So, after a decade of silence, she’s telling her story: from the childhood tragedies that created her all-consuming bond with Heath to the clash of desires that tore them apart. Sensational rumors have haunted their every step for years, but the truth may be even more shocking than the headlines.

An utterly addictive, steamy friends-to-lovers, fake dating and forced proximity ice hockey romance perfect for fans of Icebreaker, Collide and The Deal. TROPES INCLUDE: 💖 Fake Engagement 💖 Pop Star Princess / NHL Bad Boy 💖 Forced Proximity 💖 SLOWWW BURN & Angst 💖 Mutual Pining THIS JUST IN: HOCKEY BAD BOY AND POP STAR EXTRAORDINAIRE ENGAGED! That was the headline Mia Love wanted. If only she had known the cost to get it. Aleksander Suter has been Mia's best friend since high school - and the only man who's ever been able to truly get under her skin. With his reputation for trouble, searing dark eyes and a smirk that could melt ice, he's also the NHL's favourite bad boy. When Mia's career is threatened by tabloid drama and her publicist's plan to fix her image collides with Aleks's need to clean up his own, they find themselves in a fake engagement that feels too real from the start. Now, Mia is putting on a show for the paparazzi and falling too fast for a man who never falls for anyone. Every stolen glance, every heated touch, blurs the lines between them until she's wondering where the lies end and the truth begins. Mia cannot afford to jeopardise everything she's worked hard for. But as their past resurfaces and old feelings reignite, Mia realises the biggest risk isn't losing her career - it's losing her heart to the one person she thought would never be hers. Save Your Breath is book four in the Kings of the Ice series: a series of interconnected standalones following a team of professional hockey players and the women who bring them to their knees. They do not need to be read in order, but you will gain glimpses of future characters/couples in each book. READERS CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF ALEKS AND MIA 'STAWPPPPPP OMFG YES' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I'm not even done && this is my favourite of the series!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Kandi has written some unforgettable male leads in her stories... but none have compared to Aleks Suter. 10 stars for this book. The best in the series!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Hello, hi. Save Your Breath is so f**king good That's it. That's the message' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'GOOD LORD THE BANTER. THE TENSION! It's all so wonderful' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I have never loved a book so much. Every single thing I love in a romance book is in this. Angst? Check. Longing. Check. Mutual pining? Check' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Darcy, Darcy, Darcy.The name I should have wiped from my mind nearly two years ago.Her brother, and my assistant captain, has repeatedly warned she’s off-limits to a guy like me—a playboy bound to bed her one night and break her heart the next morning—an opinion shared by her stepdad, who also happens to be my coach. I can see why they don’t want their goalie anywhere near her. My reputation with women isn’t exactly unblemished.Except, they shouldn’t judge what they don’t understand, and neither should my girl. Okay, she’s not technically my girl yet, but that’s just semantics, as are the things I’ll do to make her mine.Each time she’s visited from the UK, I’ve warred with the respect I have for my friendship with her brother versus pursuing a growing obsession for the honey-haired bombshell with blue eyes as big as the Ocean that separates us.That is, until everything changes and there’s nothing keeping me at a safe distance. She’s living in Brooklyn and looking for fun with guys, and I can no longer observe from the sidelines. Any chance—no matter how small—she gives me, I’m going to take it and say to hell with the consequences.Only, the opportunity I get isn’t small, and neither are the stakes that go with it.But again, that’s just semantics …

From New York Times bestselling author Elle Kennedy and USA Today bestselling author Sarina Bowen comes the next in the spin-off series of their wildly successful Him and Us books."I'm ridiculously attracted to you, Hottie. I figured I should be up front about that.""Shut up and kiss me again, Snipes."Hailey Taylor Emery has a hunch that Sniper87, her favorite client at Fetch―the anonymous virtual assistant service she runs with her ex-husband―is actually gorgeous hockey superstar Matt Eriksson. It's against the rules to check his file, but she's pretty sure she spends every day texting her lifelong crush and catering to his every need. Still processing her recent divorce, Hailey is perfectly content for this to be nothing but harmless online flirting…until Sniper87 wants to meet her. Face to face. Cue: utter panic.Matt Eriksson is no stranger to heartbreak. He's still not over the destruction of his own marriage, and it sucks to be the only guy on his team who knows the truth: that hockey and long-term relationships are a toxic mix. He barely sees his kids, and dealing with his ex makes him feel worthless. The only person in his life who seems to understand is someone who won't show her pretty face: the mysterious HTE, aka "Hottie."Surely, though, it's nothing a pair of fourth row hockey seats can't fix. Superfan Hailey can't resist the offer, and Matt can't resist Hailey. But when the phone screens come down, can they get past their baggage long enough to build something real?

Chelsea Ross knows she's a great actress. Which is lucky, as she's just got the toughest role of her life! Washed up from Hollywood and in serious need of some cash, Chelsea jumps at the $10,000 opportunity to act as 'carer' to famous hockey player Mark Bressler, currently injured after a car crash. After all, how hard can it be to play nice and pick up after an incredibly hot invalid in need of her tender loving care? Just three months of playing nurse and the cash is hers. But Mark Bressler doesn't need help. The moody hockey player's glory days may be over, but he has no intention of letting anyone aid his recovery, least of all the maddeningly cheerful Chelsea. He's determined to get her to quit - and Mark isn't the type to give in. But then again, neither is Chelsea...

Harrison Wynn Even though I’m the oldest player on the farm team, I’m playing my heart out this year to prove that I have what it takes to play in the NHL. Everyone expects me to live up to my dying hockey hero dad’s legacy, but my chances are receding every season. What I need is to focus, but the team’s new yoga instructor is a major distraction; I’ve had my eye on her from the first time we met. Except she’s not interested—okay, maybe actively disinterested—since I accidentally dumped her into the ocean during our paddleboard yoga class. How can I prove to her—and to the NHL—that I’m worth taking a chance on? Arya Ross Men are the last thing I need in my life. Yoga is my priority; it helps me center myself and heal my soul. But I can’t turn down the once-in-a-lifetime offer to be the personal yoga instructor for the local hockey team. Sure, there are some cute players—including Harrison Wynn, who seemingly won’t take no for an answer, and whose boyish smile and sexy charm are hard to resist. He seems genuine, and I wonder . . . Can I put my past behind me to start a future with him?

"Broke and desperate, Sugar Ryan has no use for arrogant, bad boy athletes ... until she's forced to bargain with the cockiest of them all."--Back cover

DISCOVER THE THIRD BOOK IN THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING JACKSON RAYS SERIESThe lines between work and play get blurred in this super sexy, inclusive ‘why choose’ hockey romance from the TikTok sensation---My name is Poppy St. James and I’ve just landed my dream job as the Director of Public Relations for the NHL’s hottest new team, the Jacksonville Rays.But if I want to stay beyond my one-year contract, I'll have to prove myself.Easy. PR is in my blood. What’s not so easy are the hockey players.They’re a real handful – especially party boy defenseman Lukas Novikov.I don't care how well Lucas plays hockey. Off the ice, he's a PR nightmare. The players can all call me PR Barbie all they want, but I'm getting the job done.I am poised, powerful, and always professional . . . until the fateful night my phone rings.One little phone call from home that leads to one drunken mistake, and my carefully balanced life is knocked off-kilter. Now I'm staring down at a little blue plus sign and I have no strategy, no idea what’s next.All I know is that nothing will ever be the same.Tropes/Themes:- Sports romance- Reverse Harem- LGBT- Spicy---READERS ARE LOVING PUCKING SWEET ‘I DEVOURED it in less than 24 hours!’ 5 ***** Reader Review‘This was everything I’d hoped for and more. These characters have my heart! Their love story is beautiful and I fell for each of them’ 5 ***** Reader Review‘This will be the easiest 5 star read I give for the whole year’ 5 ***** Reader Review‘I love the way each spicy scene flowed organically with the story. It’s never spice just for spice. Each encounter shows you more of their relationship, dynamic, and emotional development. It was beautifully done’ 5 ***** Reader Review‘I absolutely loved it, I bawled my eyes out, laughed out loud, and at one point screamed at the pages’ 5 ***** Reader ReviewEmily Rath, USA Today bestseller, July 2024

They're faking it for the cameras. But what if the sparks are real?Graydon St. John doesn't do drama―or public appearances. The brooding defensive end for football team the San Francisco Foghorns prefers silence, solitude, and avoiding headlines. But when a league-wide PR scandal forces him into a media stunt at the city zoo, he's suddenly face-to-face with squawking birds, nosy fans, and the zookeeper who seems to hate his guts on sight.Maple Baker loves her flamingos. Loud, pink, messy? Sure. But they're hers. And the last thing she needs is a grumpy football player stomping into her sanctuary with a bad attitude and a bigger ego. Unfortunately, they've been paired for the zoo's new public outreach program, and the cameras are already rolling.The banter is sharp. The tension is electric. And the more they pretend to play nice for the press, the more their fake flirtation starts to feel like something dangerously real.But when family secrets, viral fame, and a PR romance gone off-script threaten everything Maple's worked for, Graydon must decide if he's willing to fight for love―or let it slip away to protect her. From New York Times bestselling author Meghan Quinn comes a sizzling sports romance full of flamingo feathers, slow-burn heat, and one grump-meets-sunshine love story that's anything but fake.READERS ARE ALREADY HOT UNDER THE COLLAR FOR MEGHAN QUINN'S BOOKS...'Outrageously laugh-out-loud funny' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'The way I completely obsessed about this book was not okay!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Perfect combination of sweet, sassy, funny and spicy' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'The banter was top tier! The spice was amazing!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'All the brother's-best-friend, fake-dating, enemies-to-lovers goodness packaged together in an adventure full of second-hand embarrassment and swoon-worthy moments' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'OH MY!!!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

When Natalie Mitchell's 18-year-old brother Jesse is drafted to play professional hockey, she packs up her life, her patience, and her ibuprofen to help him chase his dream. Falling for one of his teammates? Not part of the plan. But Jake MacDonald isn't just any teammate. He's a seasoned enforcer with a bruised past and a quiet intensity that draws Natalie in from the moment they meet. He's supposed to be Jesse's mentor, not the man who makes her heart race and her resolve crumble. From the second Jake lays eyes on Natalie, he knows he's in trouble. She's smart, loyal, and completely off-limits. But when sparks ignite and lines blur, keeping his distance becomes impossible. As secrets unravel and Jesse spirals, Jake is left fighting for more than just his place on the team-he's fighting for the only woman who's ever made him want something beyond the game. A forbidden romance full of tension, heart, and undeniable heat-this is what happens when loyalty collides with love.