Bad Motherpuckers

The NHL's biggest bad boy is about to fall for the virgin next door... I am the world's biggest dating failure. We're talking my last date went home with our waitress kind of failure. But I have an ace in the back pocket of my mom jeans--my sexy-as-sin best friend, NHL superstar forward, Justin Cruise. Justin owes me favors dating back to seventh grade, long before he became a hotshot with a world famous...stick. So in return for my undying platonic loyalty, all I want is an easy-peasy crash course on how to be a sex goddess.

A hot, hilarious Sexy Single Dad romance... Brendan Daniels is the sexiest man alive. The captain of the Badger's NHL team is also clever, kind, funny, and was my good friend...until we cruised out of the friend zone one weekend with a red-hot fling. Come Monday morning, I wanted to keep riding the Big O train to happy town, but Brendan wanted someone who was "stepmom" material. A.K.A, not me, apparently. The problem? I'm crazy in love with him and his daughter. So when he asks me to be his pretend girlfriend for a long weekend with his former in-laws, I say yes. We're still friends, after all, and friends don't let friends fake it alone. *** Laura Collins is the last woman I should be thinking about taking in the back seat of my car, in the woods behind my in-laws' house, or in a hotel room where we're sharing one very small, very squeaky bed. I need a steady, stable influence for my daughter, not a fling with this too wild, too young, too impulsive red head. So what if she's beautiful and intense and passionate and has the biggest heart I've ever known? I don't want to fall in love. I really don't. The whole "pretend girlfriend" thing was supposed to solve my problems, buy me a little more time. But when it comes to Laura? Hell, maybe I'm just not cut out for faking it.

I hate my new roommate... And I want to do dirty, delicious things to her in that swing she installed that we both know has nothing to do with aerial yoga. Neither of which is good, considering Diana Daniels is my NHL team captain's little sister, and he will break my face if I'm not a perfect gentleman. I try to be. Really, I do. But Diana has all sorts of Jedi mind tricks to make a man obsessed with getting her into bed, and I'm not gonna lie--I fall for every single one of them. Especially the one where she warns me not to fall for her.

"You're going to be a daddy." Looking into Alexi Petrov's dark eyes as I break the news, I'm scared out of my mind. This man is the most terrifying defender in the NHL, and if it weren't for my sporty new baby bump, I probably wouldn't believe we hooked up that night. (Yes, I've sworn off margaritas for life.) But the Alexi who goes to my doctor appointments, moves me into his guesthouse, and cooks me so many gourmet meals I look like I'm carrying twins? He isn't scary at all. He's sweet. And intense. And so sexy I want to smear him with honey and lick it off every inch of his powerful, protective, oh-so-swoony-worthy body. But that's not a part of our relationship anymore. We're friends who intend to raise a child together. That's all... Right? **** There's no way I can be just friends with Amanda Esposito. She's everything I want in a woman--strong, sexy, compassionate, a little bit wild--with curves for miles and a smile she smiles just for me. But no matter how much I want her, I don't know if I've got what it takes to be that guy--the one with his heart on his sleeve. I learned the hard way that love can get real ugly, real fast. But when my new family is threatened, I realize how much I want this woman and our baby in my life for the long haul, and how hard I'm willing to fight for them. They say I'm a dangerous man to cross on the ice, but they haven't seen anything yet...

When I see the ad in the Portland Alternative's "Love Wanted" section, I can't resist the urge to respond. Yes, it's dangerous--as a star forward for the Badgers I have a reputation to protect--but I miss the thrill of calling the shots in the bedroom and reading that ad is the first time I've laughed in months. So I reach out to Curious Cat about the "educational" opportunity... A few sizzling--and hysterical--emails later we arrange to meet. I'm hoping we'll have chemistry, and I might finally be on my way to getting over my ex-girlfriend. And then the gate to the beer garden swings open and in walks Hailey. My ex is Curious Cat, and this experiment just got a hell of a lot more complicated. But I never back down from a challenge--on or off the ice. I keep my educational offer on the table--six weeks of submissive lessons. Six weeks to learn how to drive a Dominant man crazy, and then we part ways as friends.

Bree Marks is my best friend... My secret crush... And--wait for it--cursed with a deadly allergy to erecto-plasm. As in she'll seriously swell up and die if seminal fluid even touches her. Which means finding the perfect guy to punch her V card is literally a matter of life and death. She wants a no-strings summer fling, but she needs someone she can trust. A puck buddy who isn't going to get overly emotional. Someone who's as savvy in the sack as he is on the ice. That's where I come in. It's a simple request, really--and one I would be happy to honor. If it weren't for the whole life-and-death thing. If I hadn't just been traded to a team thousands of miles away from this girl who makes me think not all relationships are a losing game. If I wasn't already crazy in love with her. This arrangement is a disaster waiting to happen, but the heart wants what it wants, and mine wants Bree, danger and all.

The NHL's grumpiest goalie just met his biggest weakness-his sunshine-y, totally off-limits yoga instructor… After clawing my way back from a rough few years, I'm finally getting my second chance in the league. The only thing standing between me and a legendary comeback? My own cantankerous attitude-and the blood pressure to match. Enter Stephanie Love-yoga guru, human ray of sunshine, and the last woman I should be thinking about kissing. She's here to help me chill the hell out before training camp. Instead, she's making it impossible to keep my cool. One downward dog, and I'm done for. It's the way she moves, the way she laughs, the way she sees right through my broody bullshit. I can't afford distractions, especially not a big-hearted woman who deserves better than a broken goalie with a bad reputation. But the more I fight it, the clearer it becomes-this game was rigged from the start. She's my new dream, now…and I'm about to break every rule to make her mine.

Three things you should know: I'm a pro on the ice, a smartass in the locker room, and head-over-skates for the coach's daughter. She's grumpy, gorgeous, and completely off-limits, and not just because her dad is a legendary hardass who will separate my nuts from the rest of me if he finds out about us. Remy is the hardest-working woman in hockey, determined to leave the admin world behind and start a coaching career of her own. She has goals. Rules. Boundaries. Walls around her heart more impenetrable than the glass around the rink. We've been sneaking around for over a year, but after one too many "this can't happen again" close calls, she's ready to end things for good. Problem is, I'm not. Somewhere between late-night texts, weekend road trips, and falling asleep with my secretly vulnerable girl on my chest, I pucked around and became this woman's biggest fan. Now, I want everything her rough childhood has her too scared to believe in-teamwork that lasts a lifetime and love that was never part of the plan. And when the final buzzer sounds, I want this woman next to me. Forever.