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КОГДА РЕЧЬ ИДЕТ О ЛЮБВИ, ПРАВИЛ НЕ СУЩЕСТВУЕТ...

Эштин Паркер отличается от других девчонок. Она не носит платья, классно играет в футбол и встречается с лучшим квотербеком сборной. Такие, как Эштин, ни к кому не привязываются.
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Потому что жизнь научила: любимые люди исчезают, не попрощавшись. Возвращение старшей сестры,сбежавшей из дома десять лет назад, ее вовсе не радует. Тем более что сестра появляется в компании красивого пасынка.
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Дерек Фицпатрик — загадка. Его исключили из школы, и в его прошлом много секретов. Он привык нарушать правила. Эштин привыкла выигрывать. Оба ведут свою игру и не хотят признать, что между ними пробежала искра. Пока что в их поединке ничья, но кто победит?

КОГДА РЕЧЬ ИДЕТ О ЛЮБВИ, ПРАВИЛ НЕ СУЩЕСТВУЕТ...

Эштин Паркер отличается от других девчонок. Она не носит платья, классно играет в футбол и встречается с лучшим квотербеком…

Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills delivers a smart and sexy contemporary romance about a smoking-hot professional football player and the small-town girl he can’t resist.

We start off with a lie on Valentine’s Day.

My blind date isn’t the studious guy I expected: he’s a drop-dead gorgeous player with sinful amber eyes. Somehow we end up at his penthouse. I blame the gin and tonic.

The next day I learn he’s Jack Hawke—bad-boy professional quarterback with a murky past. The NDA he has me sign should be a warning that he isn’t a regular person. Please. I sign it Juliet Capulet, so goodbye, famous football player with abs of steel, and good luck tracking down this small-town librarian.

But Jack keeps showing up in places I least expect him. Just when I’m sure he’s gone, he waltzes into my community theater and wins the part of Romeo to my Juliet. How’s a plain, mostly innocent girl like me supposed to resist a man like him?

Is Jack my real Romeo… or will this gorgeous football player only break my heart?

Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills delivers a smart and sexy contemporary romance about a smoking-hot professional football player and the small-town girl he…

Austen Marlowe learned all she needed to know about jocks back in high school: they might be tall, muscular, and hot as hell ... but you can never trust 'em. Valuable experience for someone who dates hockey players for a living.

As the host of Date with a Devil, the young journalist is called into action when the captain of the Dallas Devils insults the team's few remaining fans. Austen's mission: save the athlete's beleaguered reputation.

But Dane DeHardt doesn't give a damn about his reputation -- and his one-man war against the media threatens both their careers. Worse, "The Big D" can't keep his eyes off of her. Doesn't he know these dates aren't real?

But DeHardt isn't the dimwit she's been led to believe -- and when the sinfully sexy hockey star isn't trying to talk the rookie reporter out of her clothes, he's pushing her to get to the bottom of a story she was ordered not to cover.

Can Dane make Austen forget why she swore off jocks in the first place? Is she willing to risk her job because it's the right thing to do? Or is she being played by The Big D?

Austen Marlowe learned all she needed to know about jocks back in high school: they might be tall, muscular, and hot as hell ... but you can never trust 'em. Valuable experience…

"Where have all the good men gone?"
Single mom Emma Swenson desperately needed a new start -- so she escaped to small town Bayfield, Ontario, where her unhinged ex can't possibly find her.

With a four-year-old daughter to raise, the waitress doesn't have time to play games. But the same day Emma swears off men altogether, she meets temptation himself. Jack is tall enough to climb, built like an athlete, and maybe secretly rich. Even better? He's heart-meltingly good with kids.

But Emma knows to stay away from players with reputations for breaking hearts. Besides, what her daughter needs is a strong father figure ... not another "bad boy."

So why won't Jack take no for an answer? And who is he, really?

"They can have my body, but they'll never have my heart again."
Hockey star Jack Hathaway stunned the sports world when he walked out on a life of fame -- and never told a soul why. No one in the tranquil lake paradise of Bayfield knows about his hockey past. And that's just the way the former captain likes it.

But the latest girl to catch his eye isn't looking for a fling. A striking blonde with a troubled smile, Emma puts her adorable daughter first -- and the single mom won't let the secretive athlete into their lives unless he proves himself worthy.

Can the muscular millionaire with a broken heart learn to love again?

"Where have all the good men gone?"
Single mom Emma Swenson desperately needed a new start -- so she escaped to small town Bayfield, Ontario, where her unhinged ex can't possibly…

Derek Reaves

Sure, Katerina's a total bombshell—but I’m a team-first kinda guy.
I know better than to score with a teammate’s sister.

And after everything this team has been through, would I really piss off our best player by taking his sister’s v-card?
Not a chance.

But our first kiss was hot enough to melt a Siberian winter.
And now I'm hooked on something I know I can't have.
If we get caught, I can kiss the Cup goodbye—
And my career with it.

Derek Reaves

Sure, Katerina's a total bombshell—but I’m a team-first kinda guy.
I know better than to score with a teammate’s sister.

And after everything this team has…

A fling with a stranger is the last thing on Ainsley Carter's to-do list. After a bitter ex exacted a public revenge, the mortified photography major only wants to lay low and heal her wounds. Some Spring break this'll be ...

When Ainsley gets stranded at the club hundreds of miles from home, she's rescued by a tall, hot guy in an expensive suit. But Tanner's no knight in shining armor -- and Ainsley knows she's not the first girl he's brought back to his jaw-dropping penthouse. A kiss or two might be a nice distraction, though, right?


Sorry, ladies. Tanner Vaughn doesn't do relationships -- the heart-breaking goalkeeper is solely committed to stopping pucks for the Dallas Devils. Lately, though, the all-star goalie's game is in the dumps. What's he doing wrong?

Tanner's not used to hearing the word no. But when the girl from out of town leaves the athlete aching, his game rebounds in a big way -- and now he's convinced she's the reason for his success. Only problem? He's got no idea how to find her. Is Ainsley the keeper he's been waiting for?

A fling with a stranger is the last thing on Ainsley Carter's to-do list. After a bitter ex exacted a public revenge, the mortified photography major only wants to lay low and…

Waiting for the right guy.

Ella Couture didn't mean to save herself. But success runs in the family and Ella, a fiery and self-made interior decorator, never wanted to settle for anything less than a quality man.

But another disappointing breakup has Ella flirting with idea of a meaningless fling – because this whole v-card business has gone on for way too long.

When Ella visits her brother Lance for the weekend, she finds herself all alone with his teammate, Ryan. The rugged hockey star is tall, chiseled and gorgeous – and based on his past, he won't get attached.

It's a nice fantasy... but Ella isn't the type of girl to sleep with her brother's best friend.

That's what she keeps telling herself, anyway...

Live by the code, die by the code.

On the ice, tough guy Ryan Ryder enforces the code of the game with his fists. And he won't let anyone mess with the team's superstar center, Lance Couture.

Ryan might sleep around, but he knows to keep his distance when Lance's sister visits the two roommates at their Boston condo. The code has a rule about family members, after all: they're strictly off-limits.

Not that Ryan's worried about breaking that rule – he's already heard an earful about how insane his best bud's younger sis is.

But Lance never said anything about Ella being a cute babe with an adorable laugh.

And he definitely never said anything about how she's finally ready to lose her v-card...

But if Ryan can't keep his hands off Ella, not only will he stab his best friend in the back – he'll ruin everything he's worked for.

Waiting for the right guy.

Ella Couture didn't mean to save herself. But success runs in the family and Ella, a fiery and self-made interior decorator, never wanted to settle…

Gage McPherson was the Seattle Shark’s best Grinder, until he shattered his shoulder last season. Time heals all wounds...but the heartbroken single dad has more than his share of trust issues. The playboy only lets one girl close to his iced-over heart—his pint-sized daughter who’s the center of his world. She’s the only thing more important to him than hockey, and he trusts no one with her...except me.

We’ve been friends since we were kids, and I love his daughter like she’s my own, so what’s the easiest solution to help Gage out? Move in and be his live-in nanny for the season. As far as she goes, the arrangement is perfect. But her drop-dead-sexy father? Frustrating on every possible level.

There is a thick, professional line drawn between us by his own hand, and despite understanding the terms, my body is practically begging him to cross it. Our chemistry is off the charts, but one misstep, and we could hurt the one person we love most. This game is all-or-nothing. Can I risk my heart on a guy who is known for the shut-out, on and off the ice?

Gage McPherson was the Seattle Shark’s best Grinder, until he shattered his shoulder last season. Time heals all wounds...but the heartbroken single dad has more than his share of…

I’m the Seattle Shark’s Defender.
Lightning on the ice with a dedication to my team no one can shake.
At least, I thought so.
Before her.

Harper Thompson.
Gorgeous. Awkward. Genius.
She’s developing a new helmet that will revolutionize safety standards
And I’ve just volunteered to be her personal guinea pig.
My reasoning lies in my past and who I lost…
And who this helmet could still save.

Her mouth drives me wild and her mind brings me to my knees.
But she’s moving across the country, and I bleed Seattle Shark green.
The ticking time bomb can’t stop the electricity between us, or the fact that my heart wants her more than the jersey on my back.

My contract and her lab are on the line if we’re discovered.
One mistake and we’ll both lose everything we’ve ever worked for.
But success means walking away from the best thing that’s ever happened to me.
Harper Thompson’s the one hit I never saw coming.

I’m the Seattle Shark’s Defender.
Lightning on the ice with a dedication to my team no one can shake.
At least, I thought so.
Before her.

Harper Thompson.
Gorgeous.…

I’m the Seattle Sharks’ power player.
Some call me the Wheeler.
That’s because I score on and off the ice more than any other Shark.
Well, until her. The one girl I’ve wanted for years.
And her brother just convinced me to hire her as my personal assistant.

Faith Gentry.
Sharp. Sexy. Funny as hell.
My best friend’s little sister.
Now that I’m her boss, she’s twice as off-limits.
And I’m twice as screwed.

Having Faith near me 24/7?
It’s a torture I never knew existed.
She sees me like no one else, and that mouth of hers? More than kissable.
Our banter is quick, our chemistry hotter than hell, but if we cross that line—

Her brother will kill me.
I’ll lose my best friend, rip our hockey team apart,
And I could lose my stay-in-the-states insurance.

My wheeler past could to turn everything I’ve worked for to ash.
But the more time I spend with Faith, the harder I fall.
And this might be worth taking everything I have coming to me.

I’m the Seattle Sharks’ power player.
Some call me the Wheeler.
That’s because I score on and off the ice more than any other Shark.
Well, until her. The one girl I’ve wanted…

I’m the Seattle Shark’s newest Bruiser.
The fighter. The protector.
On the ice, I end the battles others start.
Off the ice, I’m just trying to keep my name out of the tabloids.
After all, that’s what got me traded from Ontario.

Donating to a Big Brother program for the good press was easy.
But then I meet Elliot, the ten-year-old spitfire who lives for sarcasm and hockey, and I can’t help but volunteer to mentor her.
That is, if her mom will let me.

I’ve wanted Shea Lansing from the moment we met last season.
She’s an incredible single mom.
Sexy, sharp, stubborn, and hates hockey almost as much as she despises violence:
A.K.A….me.
Her past is darker than mine, and she’ll do anything to ensure it never touches her daughter.

Mentoring Elliot has Shea and I crossing paths—and wires.
Our connection is electric. Undeniable. Unstoppable.

But when her past comes back to haunt her,
I’ll have to lay everything on the line to keep them.
I’m used to violence on the ice, but fighting for what I love?
That’s a whole different kind of game.
One that could ruin us in the end.

I’m the Seattle Shark’s newest Bruiser.
The fighter. The protector.
On the ice, I end the battles others start.
Off the ice, I’m just trying to keep my name out of the…

I’m the Seattle Sharks’ power forward.
The rising star. The sniper. The skater.
On the ice, I’m invincible.
Off the ice, there’s room in my heart for only one girl:
my five-year-old niece.

When my addict sister leaves Hannah on my doorstep with nothing but a backpack and a note full of excuses, my entire life shifts.
Playoffs or not, keeping my niece out of foster care is my first priority.

I need help...from anyone but her.

Ivy Harris.
Coach’s other daughter.
Gorgeous, smart-mouthed, reckless.
Hannah’s new BFF and favorite babysitter.
Ivy’s been under my skin since she clicked into my life on four-inch heels.
The same heels I just caught Hannah playing dress-up in.

But Ivy’s never been able to color inside the lines,
and with Hannah’s future hanging in the balance,
I can’t chance stepping outside them—no matter how badly I want to.
Ivy and I fight like pros until our mouths are too busy kissing.

The line between enemy and lover is blurry, and if we can’t figure out what we mean to each other, it will cost us everything in the end...including Hannah.

I’m the Seattle Sharks’ power forward.
The rising star. The sniper. The skater.
On the ice, I’m invincible.
Off the ice, there’s room in my heart for only one girl:
my…

I’m the Seattle Sharks’ number one goalie.
The blocker. The wall. The opposition’s worst nightmare.
I’m driven, committed to my team, and have zero time for distractions—on or off the ice.
My focus is on my new contract—one that will secure my position and take care of my family.

So, naturally, when Coach’s daughter moves back to town, he asks me to watch out for her.

Pepper is gorgeous, brilliant, hilarious, and the Sharks’ new statistician.
And my new mission puts me at her side nearly every day.

Every second I spend with her, the harder it is to keep my hands to myself.
Our chemistry is electric and no one makes me laugh like she does.
In another life, we’d be a perfect fit.

But my contract isn’t something I can risk.
Even for her.
Besides, Pepper Harris decided a long time ago she doesn’t date hockey players.

Not that it matters.
I’m the best goalie on the ice, but I’m defenseless against Pepper.
I’m falling harder than a fangirl at her favorite comic-con.
And if I can’t block my own heart—if we can’t stop this addiction—we’ll both lose everything.

I’m the Seattle Sharks’ number one goalie.
The blocker. The wall. The opposition’s worst nightmare.
I’m driven, committed to my team, and have zero time for distractions—on or…

As a rookie, keeping up with the Seattle Shark’s starting trio is grueling work.

Trying to pretend like the Shark’s new, totally-off-limits physical therapist doesn’t make me ache? Impossible.

Because she isn’t just anyone.

Once upon a time, Chloe was mine.

Until she broke my heart.

Now she’s back in my life and Coach has forbidden any of us from pursuing her.

One look and my heart begs to claim her.

One touch and I’m on fire.

Her past is riddled with darkness and it doesn’t matter if she wants me, too.

We can’t happen.

Because we both desperately need our jobs.

But I can’t deny the heat between us, and the more time I spend with her, the more I realize she never left my heart.

As the tension coils between us, I find myself closer to losing control.

Closer to throwing everything I’ve ever worked for away…and taking a taste of the forbidden.

With my contract up for negotiation, I refuse to be sent back to the minors—not in hockey or with Chloe. This time it’s all or nothing.

As a rookie, keeping up with the Seattle Shark’s starting trio is grueling work.

Trying to pretend like the Shark’s new, totally-off-limits physical therapist doesn’t make me…

Alex Parker has a reputation on and off the ice…

Hockey bad boy.
King of Scandals.
Hot as puck.

…And he’s about to lose everything.

Charlotte “Coach” Coachman is the answer to Alex’s problems.
His new agent has a soft spot for broken bad boys.
And she wants to save Alex’s career.

What she didn’t expect was for Alex to test her rules about dating clients—rules she has for a reason. But she should have known a player like Alex would make every effort to break them.

Alex Parker has a reputation on and off the ice…

Hockey bad boy.
King of Scandals.
Hot as puck.

…And he’s about to lose everything.

Charlotte “Coach” Coachman is the…

One night.

It was supposed to be one wild night with my friend—a fiercely sexy chef.

Now I can’t stop thinking about her.
Can’t stop craving her flavor.

And that was before I found out our no-strings night resulted in two little pink lines.

As the number one Winger for the Seattle Sharks and the last man standing in our bad-boy trio, the only lines I’m familiar with are red and blue.

But while hockey is my life, Jeannine branded herself on my heart. She’s in so deep I couldn’t cut her out even if I wanted to.

What do I want? Everything.

She wants to do this on her own—she’s never needed a man. The little bundle swelling her gorgeous body isn’t going to change that.

I’ve got three months to change Jeanine’s mind—to prove I’m ready to trade the nightlife for dad-life, but for once, my reputation off the ice isn’t helping me score the girl. The harder I try, the higher she builds her walls.

The thought of losing them both is more terrifying than a career-ending injury.

Our clock is running down, and if I can’t prove that I’m all-in for her and our baby, our chance at forever will end in a shut-out.

This time I’m playing for keeps.

One night.

It was supposed to be one wild night with my friend—a fiercely sexy chef.

Now I can’t stop thinking about her.
Can’t stop craving her flavor.

And that was…

I've got three months to prove to her this fake relationship is real...

As the Seattle Sharks number one Enforcer, nothing means more to me than hockey. I live and breathe the game.

But when my short-temper gets me into one too many late night brawls, Coach threatens to bench me if I don’t clean up my act. It’ll take more than me changing my nightlife—the media needs this bad boy to go good.

Paige Turner—the gorgeous, off-limits best friend of my bro’s fiancée—has the solution.

About to take over as acting CEO of her family’s multi-billion-dollar corporation, she’ll have to sign a morality clause basically kissing any wild-life she wanted goodbye. Her proposition?

I, Rory Jackson—the panty dropper and bed hopper of the Sharks—give her an exclusive relationship for three entire months. Her wholesome image will only brighten my dark one in the press’ eyes, and I can help her check off some wicked naughty tasks on her very specific dirty-girl bucket list.

If I screw up and get arrested again, she’ll lose everything she’s worked her entire life for, but what terrifies me most? At the end of the three months, I won’t want to let her go, and with that morality clause—she can't keep me.

I've got three months to prove to her this fake relationship is real...

As the Seattle Sharks number one Enforcer, nothing means more to me than hockey. I live and breathe the…

Sometimes I need an escape from the demands, the puck bunnies, and the notoriety that come with being an NHL team captain. I just want to be a normal guy for a few weeks. So when I leave Chicago for some peace and quiet, the last thing I expect is for a gorgeous woman to literally fall into my lap on a flight to Alaska. Even better, she has absolutely no idea who I am. Lainey is the perfect escape from my life. My plan for seclusion becomes a monthlong sex fest punctuated with domestic bliss. But it ends just as abruptly as it began. When I’m called away on a family emergency, I realize too late that I have no way to contact Lainey. A year later, a chance encounter throws Lainey and me together again. But I still have a lie hanging over my head, and Lainey’s keeping secrets of her own. With more than lust at stake, the truth may be our game changer.

Sometimes I need an escape from the demands, the puck bunnies, and the notoriety that come with being an NHL team captain. I just want to be a normal guy for a few weeks. So when…

When I joined Seattle’s NHL expansion team, I thought it was the start of something great. But nothing ever goes the way you expect. Take my introduction to my new neighbor. She came rolling in on the hot mess express at midnight, making a racket while she tried to get into my team captain’s apartment. Did I mention that he’s married to a woman who definitely was not her?

Imagine my surprise when I end up with an injury that has me out of the game for weeks, and she’s the one to offer to help me. I should probably add that she’s not the captain’s mistress. She’s his sexy, pastel-haired younger sister.

So we come up with an arrangement: she rehabs me so that I can get back on the ice sooner, and she can add a professional athlete that isn’t her brother to her client list. Seems simple enough. As long as I can keep my hands to myself and my hormones in check.

When I joined Seattle’s NHL expansion team, I thought it was the start of something great. But nothing ever goes the way you expect. Take my introduction to my new neighbor. She…

My name is Ryan Kingston, and I’m a rule follower. I’ve never been in a fistfight. I always obey the speed limit. I don’t get drunk, and I definitely don’t pick up random women at bars.

Except the night I found out that my whole existence has been a lie.

I got drunk. And picked up a stranger.

Her name was Queenie, and she was everything I’m not: reckless, impulsive, and chaotic. We did shots and traded secrets. And ended up naked at my place.

She left me a thank-you note in the morning and her panties as a parting gift. But no way to contact her.

Six weeks later I’m sitting in the first official team meeting of the season, and there she is. I neglected to mention that I’m the goalie for Seattle’s NHL team.

And Queenie? Turns out she’s the general manager’s daughter.

My name is Ryan Kingston, and I’m a rule follower. I’ve never been in a fistfight. I always obey the speed limit. I don’t get drunk, and I definitely don’t pick up random women at…