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After a nasty breakup with my ex, his dad takes pity on me and offers to drive me home. But when a snowstorm strands us in the middle of nowhere, we're forced to find a roadside motel with nothing to do… but each other. There's only one tiny bed... and he's huge. We wake up the next morning tangled like pretzels.

You’d think it was the perfect setup: living next door to the grumpy single dad who needs my help with his troublemaking kids—just until football season is over. Swoony stuff, right? You know who’s not swooning? Me. I’m as grumpy as he is, and I’m fairly certain that for NFL Coach Barrett King, it was hate at first sight. It’s nothing I’ll lose sleep over because 1) the feeling is mutual, and 2) I’m not a people person. Just me and my dog, Larry, moving around when the mood strikes, is what I prefer.

'A sweet slow burn . . . sunshine in written form' - Lana Ferguson, USA Today bestselling author She's off-limits, but he's never been good at following the rules . . . For the first time in her life, Clementine 'Emmy' Ryder has no idea what she's doing. She's accomplished everything on her...

Brought to you by Penguin. When the single dad hockey player falls for the nanny... The fifth instalment of the steamy Love and Hockey ice-hockey romance series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely. Just what every bride dreams of—running straight from her cheating fiancé...

Since becoming a single father, I have two things that keep me sane - my daughter Lily and playing football for the NFL. But when my meddling sister hires a nanny without my knowledge, I'm not thrilled to come home and find the woman has taken over my house. Our instant attraction is one more complication I don't need in my life. But my daughter loves Amelia, and I will do anything for that tiny munchkin. 

Craig ist ein Rugby-Superstar. Evie ist die neue Nanny seines kleinen Sohns. Craigs Herz ist aus Stein und Evies aus Gold... Als die chaotische Evie ihren Job verliert, bleibt ihr nichts anderes übrig, als das erstbeste Angebot anzunehmen. Dabei landet sie bei Craig Thompson, einem Star-Sportler, der eine Nanny sucht. Zu seinem Sohn Robby hat Craig ein schwieriges Verhältnis, denn jeder Blick in Robbys Gesicht ist für ihn kaum zu ertragen. Nach außen hin wirkt Craig wie ein egoistischer Mistkerl, womit er Evie sofort auf die Palme bringt.

Zak Eastwood, Fitnesstrainer und alleinerziehender Vater, hatte eigentlich geplant, Weihnachten alleine zu verbringen, während seine Kinder Aiden und Tia bei ihrer Mutter sind. Dann kommt jedoch alles ganz anders. Als ein Schneesturm einsetzt und das Auto dieser hinreißenden Frau nicht anspringt, lädt Zak sie kurzerhand zu sich nach Hause ein. Smart, erfolgreich und gutaussehend - Aurora ist eine Frau zum Verlieben. Und dann stehen plötzlich Zaks Kinder vor der Tür, denn der Schneesturm hat auch ihre Weihnachtspläne durchkreuzt.

Sex is a fantastic stress reliever. Or so I'm told by the two hot guys who offer to help me get over some of my work-induced anxiety by getting under both of them. I say yes—for one night—and proceed to have my world rocked—for three days. I can not afford that kind of distraction. As fun as it was, I have a business to run, a loan to pay off, and a life to live that does not include any extra commitments or responsibilities. Especially not a golden retriever hockey player and a bossy billionaire who are in love with each other and want to make me the third in their long-term plans.

Eine Familie gründen mit der besten Freundin? Zwei Kinder inklusive? Und dabei noch allen das verliebte Pärchen vorspielen? Das kann ja nur auf eine Weise enden... oder? Der attraktive Eishockey Stürmer Elliott Sloane gilt als der Rebell der berühmten Sloane Familie. Er liebt Tattoos, Piercings, Motorräder und Frauen. Alles im Plural, versteht sich. Die einzige Konstante in seinem Leben ist seine beste Freundin Blakely Beckett, die ein Stockwerk unter ihm wohnt. Sie ist die Person, die ihn besser kennt, als er sich selbst und die weiß, was er braucht, noch bevor er es tut.

NICOLE Some men are just off-limits. Like Royce Collins, who's not only seventeen years older than me but has the sweetest little girl I'm in no shape to be around. She's defiant, calls out BS when she sees it, and hates any woman Coach brings around . . . But she's not safe with me. Not when my...

JOB SEARCH: Hideaway Springs, CO RESULTS: 1 "Single-dad rancher seeking live-in nanny for nine-year-old boy. Must have experience, be playful and not looking for a real-life love story (six weeks only - don't apply if looking for long-term)." There cannot be only one job in Hideaway Springs. Not...

Penn Hudson. Sexy. Intense. Gorgeous. The star running back of the Colorado Mustangs. Well-known playboy and consummate bachelor. We met in the Bahamas. I knew exactly who he was. He had no idea who I was. Yet for a few blissful hours, it didn’t matter. We had an unbelievable connection… Something special that held so much promise. Then I unexpectedly had to leave and never had a chance to say goodbye. Fast-forward to today, when I am about to see Penn again, and he’s going to find out exactly who he was kissing in the Bahamas.

My dad's teammate needs a nanny and I need a job. Sounds perfect, right? Except for my massive crush on him . . . the one he knows all about. Lars I just found out I’m a dad. My one-night stand dropped a baby bombshell in my local bar where I was celebrating my team’s win. Then she fled...

One look at former NFL player Gavin Worthington has Emily craving things she shouldn’t. Yet his scorching-hot body and dangerously perfect smile are everything she wants. At the same time, a single glance at the breathtakingly sexy Emily Wren and her unforgettable blue eyes has Gavin desiring things he hasn’t in years. Their agreement is simple: one night of uninhibited pleasure. No strings, no complications. But one taste isn’t enough, and he can’t get Emily out of his head.

I’m a Division I cheerleader with hopes of becoming a sports broadcaster. None of my plans for college include getting knocked up by a cheating ex who just got engaged to another girl. When my father finds out I’m pregnant, he goes ballistic. That’s when my BFF, bad boy Billy Babcock, comes to my rescue and agrees to “take responsibility”. Billy and I solidify our contract on a napkin—he’ll pretend to be my baby’s father, and I’ll help him clean up his image. The only problem is my father, the football coach, hates Billy.

Jake’s my best friend and first love. There’s just one problem—he belongs to my sister. I’ve been crushing on Jake for years but never had the guts to tell him. One drunken night with my sister and two pink lines later, and he’s lost to me forever. She doesn’t care that I met Jake Ramirez first. That he and I were best friends first. That I fell in love with him first. Because what my sister wants, my sister gets. When she video-calls me and Jake accidentally walks by in the buff, something in me snaps.

I haven't always hated my brother's best friend, but Michael Oliver gets under my skin and brings out the worst in me. He knows how to push my buttons, and I relish pushing all of his. He betrayed my trust years ago, and I've made it my mission in life to aggravate him until he admits he was wrong.

For a long time now, I’ve despised Weston Shaw. He’d been someone I’d admired, taking my favorite football team, the Colorado Mustangs, to the Super Bowl. But that all turned upside down after one night that had nothing to do with me. We share one undeniable connection: his son, Caleb. Unfortunately, the circumstances behind that have never been my story to tell. But now, the truth is out, and I’m left to deal with the consequences. I’m living under the same roof as Weston, and each day, I discover a side of him I never expected.

I fell in love with Rhodes Archer the night we met thirteen years ago. We made a pact that night to never cross the just-friends zone. However, Rhodes crossed that line by kissing me recently, and I can’t get over it. I’ve loved him, ached for him, craved him for years, but I've never wanted to ruin what we have. And now, when I’m a cheerleader for the Colorado Mustangs and he’s their superstar tight end, we’re not even supposed to be in the same room, let alone be together.

When professional soccer player HUNTER HALE returns home after years of living in Europe, he needs only one thing: a nanny for his daughter, Story. The problem? No matter how highly skilled the candidates are, he doesn't like any of them. The situation seems impossible until Story's uncle, Hayden, finds the solution—his best friend, PIPER EVANS. With her little sister's health declining, Piper was forced to drop out of college and help pay for her sister's medical expenses from her college fund. Her plan? Find a job and save up money so she can continue her studies after taking a year off.