The first rule of handling PR for a hockey team? Never hook up with a player.

That shouldn't be a problem since the last man on earth I want to give an image makeover to is our goalie. He's infuriatingly hot, famously grumpy and lives to spar with me after every game.

But shining up his rough edges is my path to landing the promotion I desperately need, so I grit my teeth and do my job. No matter how hard he makes it (especially with that sexy smirk and cool blue eyes.) As we travel from pose-with-a-pet photo opps to cuddle-a-kitten fundraisers, we bicker like it's foreplay.

Turns out it is.

Because as I get to know the man behind the broody iceman exterior, it's me that melts - right into his arms as he devastates me with a kiss that turns into the hottest, most forbidden night of my life.

Only once turns into every night as Max shows me how much he wants to take care of me. His possessive touch makes me feel adored for the first time in my life.

But the man is entirely off limits and I can't risk my job for more of those soul-deep kisses.

Because the only thing worse than hooking up with a player is falling head over heels for him.

today Each puzzle is dedicated to one of these fascinating women. Let her come alive for you as you listen to her story. Imagine yourself there. In her strengths and weaknesses, her joys and challenges, you will recognize women you know - and you may even recognize yourself.

A forbidden romance with my brother's hockey-playing teammate wasn't on my to-do list when I moved across the country...

I uprooted my quiet life for a new job in the city, not to spend my first evening here with a sexy stranger who rescues me when I'm locked out of my friend's apartment wearing nearly nothing. Then rescues me from an O drought.

But the next morning, I learn the generous, filthy-mouthed man from last night is not only my brother's new hockey teammate. He's also - wait for it - my brand new roommate.

The last thing I need is a complicated fling, and Wesley doesn't want to rock the team boat, so we agree to a friends-only rule.

It's not easy though when the shameless flirt walks around the house shirtless. Or when he gives me heated looks that make my pulse pound.

It's harder still to stay friendly when he offers me rides to work, pitches in at my library's fundraiser and takes care of me when I get hurt. He makes me feel seen in a way I've never experienced before.

I don't know how long I can stick to our rules, especially the night Wes comes to my door and tells me exactly how he'd like to break them.

Every single one.

MacKenzie Decker was a question Avery never got to ask, much less answer.

They met when she was a young reporter fueled by ambition, and the ink on Deck's first NBA contract was barely dry. Years later, they've climbed so high and lost so much, but one thing hasn't changed. The attraction that simmered between them in a locker room before is still there. With success like theirs, everything has been possible . . . except them.
But that was then.
The only question is...what about now?

** Hoops Holiday consists of FULL-COURT PRESS, a HOOPS novella originally published in the TEAM PLAYER Anthology. It has been expanded with all-new, never-before-published content & epilogue.

It also includes Christmas-themed bonus material for LONG SHOT (Iris & August) and BLOCK SHOT (Banner & Jared)

In my defense, I had no idea the tattooed, glasses-wearing, soulful hottie I spent one perfect day-and one unforgettable night-with was a hockey star on my father's team. And Miles didn't know I was the coach's daughter.

That's the point of a no-work-talk date.

But now? He's as forbidden to me as I am to him.

When I land a new gig as the team photographer, we vow to keep it professional. We mostly succeed...except for that time after a game when he couldn't keep his talented hands off me. And, okay, maybe that other time before a road trip. But I swear, it won't happen again.

Too much is at stake-I can't risk my heart or my father's team.

But when I'm asked to dog-sit Miles's pack of rescue pups for a few weeks, I discover there's more to him than I ever imagined-a man who's genuine, thoughtful, and irresistibly real.

He looks at me like he can't believe his luck. Touches me like he never wants to let go. And listens to my hopes and fears.

My heart's getting dangerously attached. But if I follow it... am I putting everyone's dreams on the line?

The best way to save my little shop? Marry my fake fiancé for real...

When a sexy single dad walks into my shop and buys every box of chocolate just to ask me out, I say yes. By the end of a smoldering night, I'm saying oh yes.

And in the morning I'm saying yes, yes, yes to an idea that can save both our businesses so long as Gage and I pretend to be engaged and wildly in love. But since my messy life is riding on this new venture, we agree that our one night was our only night.

Except, all our fake kisses quickly melt my resolve. Gage says he has no room in his life for romance, but he touches me like he can't get enough. Tells me he can't resist me. And gets down on one knee in the most romantic fake proposal ever.

But when my vindictive corporate rival threatens to expose the lie of us, my protective fiancé steps up and declares I'm his wife.

Looks like I just walked into a marriage of convenience.

At the end of the year, I'll walk out of it...as long as I don't fall for my husband.

In this remarkable book, Salvadore Poe guides you step by step to awakening. There are numerous books that talk about spiritual awakening and enlightenment. And while reading any of them, you may be inspired, and you may be impressed with the wisdom of the author, but you don't awaken. You just add more concepts and beliefs to your mind about what enlightenment is, and this keeps you seeking for answers and resolution.

Liberation IS, The End of the Spiritual Path is different. It is intended as a final push for those who are ready to be finished seeking. Through inquiries and experiments, you are guided to recognize your free essential being, and what is revealed in that recognition is that you are whole and complete, lacking nothing, exactly as you are now. When this is clearly seen and becomes doubtless, seeking ends naturally, by itself.

Two novellas from Kennedy Ryan's critically-acclaimed HOOPS Series!

Full-Court Press

Avery + Deck's Story

MacKenzie Decker was a question Avery never got to ask, much less answer.

They met when she was a young reporter fueled by ambition, and the ink on Deck's first NBA contract was barely dry. Years later, they've climbed so high and lost so much, but one thing hasn't changed. The attraction that simmered between them in a locker room before is still there. With success like theirs, everything has been possible . . . except them.

But that was then.

The only question is...what about now?

Fast Break

Quinn + Ean's Story

Quinn

I was a world-class runner once.

My dreams had wings spun from wind and speed.

Every time out of the blocks was a glorious flight.

But then I crashed and burned.

When I lost my leg, I thought it was the finish line

Little did I know, life was just beginning

Now they call me America's Titanium Sweetheart.

(What can I say? It tested well. LOL)

The life I thought was over is moving so fast.

I have my own gym, a fitness app, a clothing line, and an endless trail of endorsements.

One thing there's never time for? Love.

One thing I don't have time for? Games.

Come real, or don't come at all. In a field full of players, I'm looking for a real one.

Otherwise, I won't stop.

Ean

I had hoops dreams. I wanted to be like Mike, jump like Magic and soar like Dr. J.

But a college injury grounded me. What I thought was game over, actually opened up a whole new world.

Fast forward to now. I'm coaching some of the NBA's best.

They call me The Machine because I'm obsessed with stats and data, and my near-photographic memory means I remember every play.

I see the court clearly. But I never saw her coming. Quinn Barrow stops me in my tracks.

Pursuing my first championship, there's been no time for love.

I'm more than willing to chase her, but will she slow down long enough to be caught?

Two star hockey players and their best friend's little sister in a runaway bride rom com!

Picture this. I'm about to walk down the aisle when the groom decides to drop this news on me - he wants to dial it down to just f-buddies.

That's when my brother's two pro-hockey playing buddies help me escape seconds before the wedding march begins.

But what's a runaway bride to do with a broken heart and a non-refundable honeymoon? Book an extra ticket and take two off-limits, totally charming, absolutely gorgeous star athletes who want to lift my spirits.

When we arrive there's only bed in the hotel room.

And it happens to fit three. The goalie, the forward and me.

Looks like I'm about to get thoroughly pucked on my double honeymoon. Talk about lifting my spirits...

Thoroughly Pucked is a standalone hockey, brother's best friends, runaway bride MFM romance with a guaranteed why-choose style HEA! No swords cross. This story is perfect for fans of spicy hockey romance!