Best Friend’s Brother Fated Mates Shifter Hockey Romance
Paranormal Hockey League Book 2
By Jenny Fenshaw
What to expect:
๐Paranormal Hockey Romcom
๐ Best friendโs brother
๐ fated mates
๐ v!rgin hero
๐ rejected by parents
๐ mutual pining
๐ discovering secret powers
Blurb
What do you get when a sweet-as-puck hockey-playing wolf shifter with a secret is reunited with his sister’s best friend whom he’s loved since childhood who has a secret of her own? The swoons.
Declan
All my life, I’ve done what is expected of me and been the perfect son and brother. But I’m tired of living by the rules others have for me and am ready to go after my own dreams. The first step is being the best left winger I can be on the Atlantic City Devil Birds hockey team and earning enough money to buy my dream farm. The second step is declaring my feelings and convincing my younger sister’s best friend to give me a chance to prove I’m someone she can love. She’s off working in New Zealand, so I have time to work on the first step before having to be brave enough to take the second. Until…
Miranda
I’m tired of being alone and feeling like I don’t belong anywhere. My parents are dedicated to their careers, and I rarely stay anywhere long enough to form genuine connections. I want to put down roots, be near the few friends I’ve made over the years and be part of a community. I’ve had a hopeless crush on my childhood best friend’s older brother, Declan, for years, but he’s only ever seen me as a friend. It’s time to consider looking for someone who will love me in return. When a sudden chance to work for a professional hockey team in New Jersey comes up, I jump at it without a second thought. Little did I know Declan was one of the stars until I walked into the rink. How will I be able to find someone when the only man I’ve ever wanted is front and center and focused solely on me?
Fate has a way of bringing people together. Secrets have a way of tearing them apart. Which will prevail?
Secret Pucking Unicorn is a shifter hockey romance full of humor, heart, and heat. If you want to laugh, sigh, and swoon, not necessarily in that order, with funny, sexy shifters, this is the book for you!
Iโm first and foremost a PNR lover, though with the amount small town sports romances Iโve been devouring lately youโd maybe be hard pressed to realize that!!!! With Secret Pucking Unicorn, Jenny Fenshaw reminded me why I love the paranormal genre and shifters in particular! ๐ฆ ๐บ ๐ช
I thoroughly enjoyed the first book in The Paranormal Hockey League series and I adored Mac/Declan when he was supporting and trying to help Burke with his love life woes. Little did I realize that our MMC would have so much more on his own plate to deal with!!!!
I loved the fact that there was more to Declanโs shifter traits than normal and the gods, how sweet was he that he knew for so long that Miranda was his mate and he gave her time and distance to get to where she needed time before he declared his feelings! He was definitely all hot cinnamon roll hero!
My heart hurt for Miranda. She just got settled into a new life that she was enjoying when it all just imploded! Her parents, especially her mother, OMFGโฆ. how could one woman be so cold towards her only child?!?! I hated the truths that came out but I loved the support Miranda realized she had and how that made her feel. I have to admit that at one point I was yelling at her to think, pay attention and work out what was happeningโฆ.. even when I was pretty sure I knew what was going on and that she couldnโt get it all straight in her head. I know that doesnโt make a lot of sense right now, but once you read the book it will be crystal and make all the sense!!!!! ๐๐
Macโs sisterโฆ.. oh how I wanted to smack her upside the headโฆ sheโs like a tornado and while she annoyed me a tad in SPU, when it comes to her book I think sheโll possibly be frustratingly entertaining and Iโm pretty certain her bravado and bluster is pretty much a front! ๐ค
This team of shifters are so much fun and theyโre truly beginning to feel like a family, not just teammates. I cannot wait for more in the series (and just more in general from Jenny!!)โฆ
For me, this is a definite 5 star read and one Iโd recommend you give a go!!!!
About the Author
Jenny Fenshaw is a funny, goofy, and creative author of contemporary paranormal romantic comedies who loves daydreaming about ordinary events, making them ridiculous, and including them in her stories. A native of southern New Jersey, Jenny loves to set her stories in the area she knows so well. From the Atlantic City Boardwalk to the Pine Barrens, her stories are a love letter to her hometown just as much as they are the love story of her characters.
When sheโs not writing, Jenny enjoys watching ice hockey (for research!) and reruns of Murder, She Wrote. She has been married to her cinnamon roll of a husband for thirty years and has a grown son who has the best adventures.
For more information about Jenny Fenshaw and her books visit her Website here: https://jennyfenshaw.com/
From USA Today and Amazon Charts Bestselling Author Laura Pavlov, comes an all-new Small Town, Brotherโs Best Friend, Found Family Standalone Romance.
Saylor Woodson is the one girl I canโt have, and the only girl I want. Sheโs my best friendโs little sister, and completely off limits. We have a history, a connectionโone that no one else knows about. One that Iโve tried hard to forget.
I’ve kept my distance for years, which was easy because sheโd been away at school. Now sheโs home, and sheโs everywhere I turn. And the way that I want her is unexplainable. Sheโs sunshine on a cloudy day.
I do everything in my power to keep my distance, because her brother is my best friend. My family. But the pull is too strong. I want to claim her and keep her and make her mine. So, we cross that line in the sandโslowly at first. Until Iโm drowning in this girl and canโt find my way up for air.
Betrayal runs deep, and guilt hangs over me like a dark cloud. Except I canโt seem to walk away, no matter how hard I try. Because now that Iโve had a taste of forever, Iโm willing to risk everything to keep it.
Can we weather the storm thatโs coming for us? Only time will tell.
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Laura Pavlov writes sweet and sexy contemporary romance that will make you both laugh and cry. She is happily married to her college sweetheart, mom to two awesome almost-grown kids, and dog-whisperer to one temperamental yorkie and one wild bernedoodle. Laura resides in Las Vegas where she is living her own happily ever after. Be sure to sign up for updates on new releases. Laura loves to hear from readers!
This is an all-new small-town romance with a big family, and the silver fox swoon one expects from her love over-40 romances.
What to expect:
โ๏ธCountry Music Star
โ๏ธBaseball Player
โ๏ธSingle Dad
โ๏ธForced Proximity
โ๏ธall the spice
โ๏ธsmall-town romance
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Love was a losing battle for this country music darling and a single dad, baseball star until one night brings them together and one small town sets the field for a possible winning streak.
They call me Lady Boss. Maneater. Queen. But beneath the makeup, blond wig, and glitzy costumes, Iโm just a country girl who likes to sing. I donโt hate men, Iโm just struggling to find a good one. Iโve learned my lesson. Fool me once, and it will never, ever happen again.
So Iโm baffled when I meet Ford Sylver.
A superstar in his own right as centerfielder for the Chicago Anchors baseball team, plus a single dad to three adorable little girls, we share a moment when I save his firm backside and pretend heโs mine. Something that he can never be.
Only, when he suffers a season-changing injury and I need a place to disappear, we both end up back in Sterling Falls, where Iโm suddenly and unwittingly his nanny.
Thereโs danger in having a wild side. Iโll try anything once. However, forced into close quarters with Ford, acting as his personal nurse, and caring for his three little ones might backfire. Because Iโm staring at all I ever wanted and never thought would happen for me.
After losing at love in the past, could I finally be on a winning streak?
We know from previous books that the Sylver kids didnโt have an easy life for the most part growing up. Theyโve all dealt with this different and itโs moulded them into who they are today.
Ford reacted by doing his damndest to get out of Sterling Falls and be the best baseball player he could be. For the most part he succeeded but he kinda forgot about the people who shared that upbringing with him and who looked out for him, to the point that his personal life has now imploded and his family know nothing about it.
Cadence (Cait) also didnโt have the best family life growing up, which we kinda know from her sister Enyaโs book. Her parents (her father in particular) think the worst of her while having nothing to do with her and people she trusted have let her down to the point she trusts very few people and holds her cards incredibly close to the vest. Sheโs got Enya but her big sistersโ life just reinforces Caitโs realization that sheโs missing out on something she so desperately wants, even if she wonโt admit that fully to herself.
This pair met when they both needed to escape who they were and what was going on around them. Both back in town for a family event they forged a connection that first night that only grew as the book progressed.
I adored Fordโs girls, they were such a great part of the story. Cait, the gods I felt for her. She was harder on herself than others at times, understandably hesitant to trust due to her past, so when she put her trust in him it was heartbreaking to see that trust mishandled a few times by Ford! While his actions and comments could be attributed to what was going on at the time I honestly wanted to shake him as I was so frustrated by his lack of thought and his reactions on occasion.
I loved watching they progress from friends to something more, the slow burn was necessary and for me added to their story. The epilogue, catching up with our last two couples and seeing the Sylver siblings continue to rebuild their relationships were all so good. Iโm really looking forward to Clayโs book.
This is a really good series that I most definitely would recommend.
About the Author
L.B. Dunbar loves sexy silver foxes, second chances, and small towns. If you enjoy older characters in your romance reads, including a hero with a little silver in his scruff and a heroine rediscovering her worth, then welcome to romance for those over 40. L.B. Dunbarโs signature works include women and men in their prime taking another turn at love and happily ever after. Sheโs a USA TODAY Bestseller as well as #1 Bestseller on Amazon in Later in Life Romance with her Lakeside Cottage and Road Trips & Romance series. L.B. lives in Chicago with her own sexy silver fox.
To get all the scoop about the self-proclaimed queen of silver fox romance, join her on Facebook at Loving L.B. or receive her monthly newsletter, Love Notes.
Title: The Copper Valley Fireballs The Complete Series Author: Pippa Grant
Genre: Romantic Comedy Release Date: May 30, 2024
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Meet the Copper Valley Fireballs, baseball’s lovable losers whose hot heroes are determined to turn this team around and resisting finding love along the way!
This box set includes four full-length romantic comedies and a bonus novella.
About the books:
Jock Blocked is a home run of a feel-good romantic comedy featuring the worldโs most superstitious sports fan, baseballโs oldest virgin hero, a rogue meatball, an adorable puppy with a cussing problem, and a happily ever after more satisfying than a game-winning grand slam.
Real Fake Love is a line drive straight to the heart featuring a grumpy athlete, a jilted bride, a fake relationship, and the worldโs laziest cat. It stands alone and comes complete with sibling rivalry, the worldโs most awkward shower scene, and a sweetly satisfying happily ever after.
The Grumpy Player Next Door is a fun-filled enemies-to-lovers romcom featuring a ray of sunshine on a mission, an athlete whoโs only grouchy around her, and an epic prank gone wrong. It stands alone and comes complete with small-town shenanigans, a goat whoโs not nearly as wise as his name suggests, and proof that sometimes, love is the best kind of vengeance.
Irresistible Trouble is a hilarious grand slam of a romcom about a baseball player whose ego is catching up to him, a pop star whoโs a bit of a hot mess when the cameras arenโt looking (and sometimes when they are), and the kind of family and teammates that everyone deservesโฆ in small doses.
Have Yourself a Grumpy Little Christmas is a hit of holiday sweetness featuring a grumpy retired baseball pitcher who hates the holidays, his best friend’s little sister, and a Christmas tree mishap.
๐๐ฑ๐บ๐ด๐ด๐ฟ๐ด๐ (๐ฑ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฑ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฑ๐๐๐๐น) by C.L. Rose releases on July 25th!
We are thrilled to share this gorgeous cover with you!
What to expect:
๐ Second-Chance
๐งต Brotherโs Best Friend
๐ Spicy Lessons
๐งต Virgin FMC
๐ All the groveling
BLURB:
TANNER
The summer before my senior year of college, I made the biggest mistake of my life. It wasnโt falling for my best friendโs little sister when I knew she was off-limitsโฆit was leaving her behind thinking what we had was nothing more than a fling. Her pained cries as I walked away have played on a loop in my nightmares since that day. In the years that have passed, there hasnโt been a single achievement Iโve celebrated that wasnโt tainted by her absence. But now, itโs time. Iโm going to get my girl backโฆno matter what it takes.
GRACE
Five years ago, I spent a whole summer learning, exploring, and falling in love with my lifelong protector. His future was bright, and as he broke me into a million pieces, he made sure I knew there wasnโt a place for me next to him under the bright, stadium lights. That girl who waited and hoped for him to come back is gone now, but just when I think Iโve moved on and created a life of my own, a ghost from my past reappears, determined to make things right. Tanner Lake may have once been everything to me, but those days are long over, arenโt they?
C.L. Rose is a wife and mother of two. She lives in Northeast Ohio with her husband, son, daughter, and dog, Tank. When she isnโt writing, you can find her reading in front of a space heater, wrapped in a thick blanket, probably complaining that sheโs cold.
I kept my nose clean. Bad publicity was the last thing you wanted, and Iโd had my share since my last breakup went public. Weโd also just lost our last five games.
The boys and I decided to head to the islands for a little R&R. Iโd never been so happy for a break. That was where I saw her. She didnโt seem to recognize me, which made it better, so I made my move. We didnโt exchange names or numbers. We shared one carefree night, that was all I wanted and that was all it was supposed to be.
A few months later, regret from that night had almost eaten away at me. I hadnโt been able to get her out of my mind. I wouldnโt say I fell in love with her, or maybe I did. All I knew was that night was the closest Iโd ever come to insta-love and I wanted more but weโd had our fun. Yet, I was still mentally kicking myself for at least not getting her name.
We’re about to head into the playoffs when I return home and that is when the universe decides to bring us back together in one of the worst places ever. Only this time wonโt be like the last, I decide I wonโt let her slip through my fingers. This time, Iโve promised myself nothing, and all bets are off.
5 Stars from KDWebzbookie – โI absolutely adored this book! Dylan and Aurora were pure chemistry.โ
5 Stars from Cajun Heat Book Blog – โGreat start to the series and this reader canโt wait to see what happens next with Dominatorโs Hockey team.โ
5 Star Bookbub Review – โThis book is a must read, page turner, and has all the feels.โ
BLP REVIEW – Tracy
Iโm going through a real hockey romance phase at the minute so โInside The Penalty Boxโ really caught my interest. Iโve read and really enjoyed some of S.L.โs books before and genuinely thought Iโd love this one.
I liked Dylan. I really liked that he wasnโt your stereotypical โromance read sports playerโ and wasnโt jumping anything with a pulse. I loved that once he knew who his ONS was, after kicking himself for months having not gotten her name or number, that he was ALL IN with Aurora and no one was gonna stop him from seeing if their connection could be more. His ex thoughโฆ. The gods, cray-cray to the extreme!! ๐ณ On that note, one thing that did annoy me about our MMC was his holding back on infoโฆ. the man was not quick in the communication department and I understood Auroraโs frustration at times. TBH, she had more patience than he deserved at least once if not more during the story!!!
Aurora. I liked that she wanted to break out of her mould but also understood her feelings after she took the plunge and did something so out of character. I liked Auroraโs attitude and how she stood up for herself when it came to Dylan especially where she felt she wasnโt being given all the info she needed to make a decision about whether or not to see where things with him could go. Her relationship with her mother, that was something else. It was good that our FMC still held true to herself and that her motherโs thoughts and lifestyle choices hadnโt coloured her thoughts on relationships and love.
While I did enjoy ITPB for the most part, thereโs were a couple of things that left me scratching my head come the end of the book and I was left pondering โwhyโ about someoneโs actions and any further consequences that there might beโฆโฆ.
Iโm hoping to see more of this pair in the Vancouver Dominators series going forward and Iโm really looking forward to finding out more about Knox and Lorelai and exactly what happened in the past that has her reacting so badly him now!! ๐ค
4โญ๏ธ
Author Bio:
S.L. Sterling was born and raised in southern Ontario. She now lives in Northern Ontario Canada and is married to her best friend and soul mate and their two dogs.
An avid reader all her life, S.L. Sterling dreamt of becoming an author. She decided to give writing a try after one of her favorite authors launched a course on how to write your novel. This course gave her the push she needed to put pen to paper and her debut novel “It Was Always You” was born.
When S.L. Sterling isn’t writing or plotting her next novel she can be found curled up with a cup of coffee, blanket and the newest romance novel from one of her favorite authors on her e-reader. Her favorite authors include Kendall Ryan, Vi Keeland, Penelope Ward, Lauren Blakely, Alessandra Torre and Willow Winters.
In her spare time, she enjoys camping, hiking, sunny destinations, spending quality time with family and friends and of course reading.
Release Date: May 5, 2024 Genre: Dark Romance Tropes: Enemies to Lovers/Forced Marriage Touch Her and Die
#1 Shattered Pieces
Ava Ward is mine…
Mine to use.
To bend.
To break.
Iโll bind her to me. First with my ring on her finger and then in my bed.
Her innocence is like a drug. The Little Red Riding Hood to my Big Bad Wolf.
She can fight me all she wants, but the secrets of her past are the key to my future, and I wonโt let anything stand in my way. This isnโt about love. Itโs about revenge. She is nothing more than a pawn to move across the chessboard as I see fit for my pleasure and my needs.
And sheโll either fall in line or I will devour her.
The world around me is shadowed in lies. Those I believed I could trust have become my enemies. The wolves are crowding at the door, clawing to get a piece of my flesh. Waiting with bated breath for me to fail.
I wonโt.
New allies have emerged, but the losses weโve suffered bear down on us all. Christian thought he could beat me, break me, kill me. But I only came back stronger. Fiercer. A warrior. A queen. Iโll cut his strings and tear down his puppeteer. The man behind the curtain controlling it all.
Jo McCall writes dark, contemporary and PNR romance. She is an avid reader of anything dark and steamy and when she isnโt writing, you can find her making a rather large dent in her TBR.
She is a lover of strong heroines who find their own and hot, sexy alpha males who might be a tad bit over-possessive. Jo loves to lose herself in her characters and the flaws and darkness that surround them.
There is no shame found here, and she often gets lost when writing out those erotic, steamy scenes that make womenโs (and menโs) fantasies come true.
โThere is nothing like getting lost in something you know is wrong, but still canโt resist.โ
Jo currently resides in the beautiful state of Washington with her two dogs and has dreams of quitting her day job and traveling in a converted van around the states as she writes.
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 worldโs grumpiest cowboyโฆand I canโt 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 heโs not looking to repeat the experience.
After chasing my dadโs approval my whole life, I know better than to get my heart tangled. But itโs hard not to melt for this manโand his son.
When things get heated at a local rodeo, I have to remind him: Weโre not at the ranch. Heโs not my boss hereโฆunless he wants to be.
Elizabeth Bright is the USA Today bestselling author of romance with heart, humor, and heat. “Sparkling prose…unrelentingly sharp…unabashedly nerdy.” (Bookpage) When she’s not writing stubborn heroines and the men who adore them, Elizabeth can be found hiking and rock climbing. She lives in Washington, D.C. with her two daughters, who are every bit as difficult and wonderful as the characters she writes.
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Release Date: May 30, 2024 Genre: Contemporary Menage Romance Tropes: Forced Proximity/Mercenaries Age Gap/Found Family
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Born to a man of faith who let his vision for the future twist his mind, I learned to stay in the shadows, collecting the kids that ended up in this godforsaken place with me. Theyโre the lost ones, and Iโm their Wendy. The forgotten one, the dud, the failure. My only use now is as a future breeder to the cause. But theyโve taken enough, and Iโll be damned if I let them take more. When the chance of escape is dangled before me like a carrot on a stick, I take it. I run with my lost ones toward a new life where the kids can be kids, and I can be free. But freedom is an illusion when you belong to another, and your nightmares are ready to hunt you down and drag you back to hell. What do you do when you canโt run anymore and have nowhere to hide? You turn back. You fight back. And slay your monsters before they get you first. Forgive me, Father, for Iโm about to sin…
Authors note:The Lethal Touch is the final book in the Apex tactical series. It is a mรฉnage romance intended for 18+ readers.
Trigger warning: As with most of my books, The Lethal Touch contains some scenes that readers may find upsetting, so please proceed with caution.
Candice Wright is the international bestselling author of the Underestimated Series. Hailing from the UK, Candice lives with her three slightly unhinged children and the long-suffering partner. When she isnโt busy raising the next generation of crazy, you can find her sitting at the computer writing words she hopes will resonate or snuggled up reading stories by the authors that cultivated her love of the written word.
Iโm a man who people donโt want to meet. The wheelman you donโt take home to Mamma, unless you need someone, exactly like me.
When asked to do a job for the crime family, it should be easy. Drive to Deadwood, South Dakota and make certain no one hassles the casino owners who my bosses protect.
Easy enough, except for the fiery, red-headed beauty who will do whatever it takes to keep her family home. At least, until the price becomes far too much for her to pay.
Our rivals should have thought this through because now theyโll deal with the Angelโs Guardian. No one touches Lacy, and they will learn that lesson today.
Forceful Protector is the explosive second book in the Ruthless Guardians series by International Best-Selling Author, Via Mari. You will love these spicy, instalove bodyguard novels set in Deadwood, South Dakota, where the passion is fiery, the loyalty is fierce, and the stakes are high. Each book is a standalone with different couples in each book. All have a guaranteed happily ever after.
Via lives in the Midwest with her husband. As a child raised in both the United States and the United Kingdom, she spent countless hours traveling and developed a passion for the written word at a young age.
She is also an avid reader of romance. In fact, you can find her curled up in an overstuffed chair, especially during winter when the wood fire is crackling and popping, reading a page-turning novel until the early hours of the morning.
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