Gold Hockey

He's the playboy she shouldn't want.She's the woman he can't live without.Brit has spent her life trying to prove herself, and that's no different when she comes to the Gold.So when she is introduced to Stefan, the Gold's captain, she is determinedly not interested in the well-known playboy.But when management pushes Brit and Stefan together in an effort to gain good press for the beleaguered team, Brit finds that her carefully calculated disinterest doesn't mask her body's desires.She wants him.And the more she falls, the more she risks it all.

He's a bad boy. She's the woman who'll make him leave all that behind. Name a bad behavior and he's done it-done it so well that he almost tanked his career as a starting defenseman for the NHL's San Francisco Gold. But Mike is attempting to put his past behind him. That is, until his past quite literally reappears before his eyes. Sara Jetty is just as amazing as she was a decade before, except this Sara wants nothing to do with him. But Mike isn't about to let her push him away. He's going to fight for the woman he's loved for more than ten years.

He was her fantasy. But having him would get her fired… Plus, everyone knew that relationships between normal women and gorgeous, talented men were doomed to fail. Or maybe it was just that Mandy knew that firsthand. She'd lived that life-always being the one left behind-and wasn't willing to go there again. Hockey was Blane's job, and it was all consuming. There was no room for her. But then…Blane told her she was his fantasy, too. And suddenly, Mandy began to wonder what might happen if all those fantasies became reality.

His son wants him to find a wife… But he thinks love is the ultimate, dirty four-letter word. Max Montgomery might be at the height of his career, but he's been burned by love. His only bright spot with the emotion is his son, Brayden. But then Bray throws him a curveball- He wants Max to find a wife. Which is not happening. Except…then Max meets Angelica Shallows. She's smart, gorgeous…but has shadows in her eyes. He knows all about shadows, knows they are meant as a sign for him to stay away. The real trouble begins when he finds he can't.

It was hate at first sight.Just not for him.He'd loved what he'd seen.But Anna, with her razor-sharp wit and seriously dirty mouth, couldn't stand himAs a professional hockey player, that was a rare thing for Blue Anderson. He was young, rich, good looking, and in the best shape of his life. He didn't have any trouble finding someone to share his bed. But Blue was looking for permanent, and he wanted someone nice, not a woman who'd barbecue his balls off.Except…then Blue did something stupid.He kissed prickly, gorgeous Anna Hayes.And every one of his carefully laid plans went right out the window.

He was too young for her.A decade too young.Rebecca Stravokraus was the premier publicist in the professional sports. She was extremely smart, capable, and could spin a story like a spider spins its web. She also didn't lack in confidence.But there was one thing she couldn't do. L.O.V.E.It was the ultimate dirty word, the one emotion that made men, women, and all variations in between turned into possessed, insane beings. Humanity was not built to love. They were built to work, to play hockey, to- Cough. To have a great time between the sheets.That was enough-it had been enough.Until Kevin declared that Rebecca was what he wanted, until they spent several glorious nights in bed together . . . until she began to feel.That couldn't be. Not now. Not in the future. Not ever.But Kevin had decided on her and if there was one thing she'd learned about stubborn, hockey players, it was that they didn't give up. And Rebecca had to admit that in this case she didn't want Kevin to give up.

She was in love with him.The worst part? He knew.It was Rebecca's job to help keep the players on the San Francisco Gold healthy and she was damned good at it.Unfortunately, not everyone thought her contributions were important.In fact, some people-cough one Dr. Gabe Carter-thought her position with the team was unnecessary. Well, he was a jerk. She didn't like him or care about his opinions and she definitely wasn't in love with him. Definitely hadn't been in love with him the moment she'd laid eyes on him-Sigh.She definitely was.And to make matters worse? Gabe knew.

Calle Stevens wasn't what one would call a risk-taker.She was steady. She was even. She was . . . pregnant.Her life was ruined.She was an assistant coach for the professional hockey team, the San Francisco Gold. She didn't have any family in the area, didn't have a partner. How was she going to have a baby? But then…Cooper.A star player for the team, he'd found out about the baby, and as much as she tried to push him away, he refused to keep his distance.And as the weeks went by, she didn't want him to stay away.She wanted him to come even closer.

He was about to be traded.And the woman he loved would be left behind.Liam Williamson's family was legend in the NHL, but he hadn't lived up to the family name. He'd been traded to four teams in as many years, and it was widely accepted that his career was nearly at an end.Then he met Mia. She was tough with a sweet center and the most incredible woman he'd ever laid eyes on. Unsurprisingly, he'd fallen and fallen fast.But Mia lived in San Francisco. Her whole life was there…And how in the hell was he going to leave the woman he loved?

Once upon a time she'd been an intern.Once upon a time he'd been a rookie.Then Logan had broken her heart. No. He'd freaking nuked it.But now Charlotte was older and as the new GM for the San Francisco Gold she'd decided to bring Logan to the team. Her heart aside, the team needed his skills to win, needed him to plug a hole in the roster.What she didn't need?Logan deciding that the hole he wanted to plug was the one he'd created in her heart all those years before.

She'd thought he was going to ask her to fix his computer. Instead, he'd asked her out. Shy. God, she was so painfully, awkwardly shy. And she was surrounded by gorgeous, sexy men on a daily basis. As video coach for the San Francisco Gold hockey franchise, Dani spent her days wrapped in a technological bubble. She studied tape, prepared clips for the players, and generally avoided other people. Until Ethan had asked her out. On a date. A date! That didn't compute. It couldn't be right. No one asked her out- But Ethan had. And she thought…that maybe she wanted to say yes..

Once upon a time she'd had the happy ending. Then everything had been taken from her. The doting fiancé. The expensive wedding. The happily-ever-after resting just at the tips of her fingers. She'd lost herself, had broken into a million tiny pieces. But eventually, she'd patched herself together, and now she had her friends, her job as a skating coach for the Gold, and her quiet. That was enough. And it had been enough. Until he knocked on her door. Until he came back and changed everything.

No matter how hard Scarlett tried to be good-She always ended up being bad.But everything was different now. She was working as a publicist for the San Francisco Gold. Her life was back on track.Then she met Kaydon.She worked for his team, and she couldn't risk her job by jumping into a relationship that could easily get her fired. Even if it was with a man like Kaydon.Unfortunately, and despite her best intentions at keeping her distance, he was good-very good-at convincing her to be bad.

It had been love at first sight…Or at least love at first sight of a toppling, glittering, unfortunately-shaped mascot.Charlie had spent months trying to pretend that his heart wasn't broken, but it was really hard to pretend he was fine when he was surrounded by love-struck couples.He didn't know what the hell was in the water, but the freaking Gold seemed to breed happy endings.Like a fungus.Whatever. He was done with love.Until that giant, glittering mascot had toppled over, its head falling off to reveal the woman within.And he fell, right then and there.

She's the one he wants. And he's not going to give her up without a fight. As the newly named captain of the San Francisco Gold, Josh is used to pressure and hard work. What he's not used to? Women despising him. Jess, however, has taken an instant dislike to him, and no matter what he tries to do, he can't seem to get beyond her prickly exterior. But then he discovers that her prickly exterior is hiding the same need that's been burning through him. Then he discovers that she wants him. And it's decided... He's never letting her go.

She's his best friend's sister. He's going to keep her anyway. Getting caught in bed with his friend's sister wasn't the welcome Ben had planned when joining the roster of the San Francisco Gold. Neither was the black eye he sported for several weeks afterward. Jordyn was a newly divorced, single mom of two boys, and not looking for love, but Ben wasn't easily scared off. Not when her brother threatened dismemberment. Nor when Jordyn told him she was swearing off men and relationships forever. Because she was his forever… And he'd fight tooth and nail to keep her.

She was everything he shouldn't want. He was going to take her anyway. Once Lily had fit the role of an annoying little sister. But then she'd gone and grown up-become all woman and one he shouldn't want. She was off-limits, or should be, anyway. She worked for the San Francisco Gold, worked for the same team he played for. But that wasn't the only reason she was off-limits. Lily was the daughter of the man who had been more of a father than his own. So Will couldn't have her, couldn't risk taking her. Except…his body and heart weren't listening to reason. Because Lily had become the woman he wanted more than anything else.

There was hate.And then there was the love that hid behind it.Maddy Roberts knew all about hate-she hated what was done to her, hated the person she'd become, hated the way she'd hurt the people who loved her.But now she was doing her best to turn her life around.Lucas Clark-her brother's close friend and one of the star hockey players on the San Francisco Gold-wasn't like her. He had his life together…And…sometimes he looked at her like he thought she might be the key to his universe.Like he thought she could be different. With him.Like maybe he thought she could be the person for him.Forever.

I've seen her.I've watched her.But…I can't allow myself to have her.My job as the owner of an elite security company for celebrities and athletes alike means that I don't have a problem putting myself in harm's way to protect my clients.But I do have a problem when it's Lauren who's caught in the crossfire.Literally.I need to protect her.I need to keep her safe.I just…Can't let my heart get involved.*This is Pascal and Lauren's story and falls between Changed and Scored.