IceCats

Chandler Moon's career as a defenseman for the IceCats is on fire. However, his marriage has gone up in flames . . . literally. He's resigned himself to the single life and being the best dog dad he can be, but he still holds out hope that one day he'll find "The One." So, imagine his surprise when he runs into "The One Who Got Away": Amelia Justice. His best friend's baby sister. AKA: "The One Who Is Totally Off-Limits." Amelia is broken. The punches that life, and her ex-husband, have thrown at her have her down for the count. She's cut herself off from her family and friends as she works to rebuild her self-esteem and her spirit. Hidden away in a small town, she never expects to reconnect with "The One She Should Have Chosen." Chandler is so much more than he was in college: more handsome, more muscular, more tattooed . . . It was supposed to be a casual fling while Amelia and Chandler worked to put the pieces of their lives back together. But as every good hockey player knows, a rebound can turn into one hell of a goal.

Nico Merryweather is loud, cocky, and says exactly what he's thinking. People laugh it off because they think they know him. And Nico makes sure no one is close enough to learn the truth. With a new season starting, they'll all be watching Nico, the goalie, but they'll never know the man behind the mask. The mask that hides a diagnosis few take the time to understand. Aviva Pearce's life is a collection of bad days all wrapped up without a bow. If it can go wrong, it will. She isn't the type to waste time dwelling on her misfortunes or to give up, though. She's got too much fight in her. And she definitely doesn't have time to waste on the wildly sexy, showboating goaltender everyone wants. After being bullied as a child, Nico has worked hard keep up the illusion he's just like everyone else. But with Aviva, he's ready to take off his protective gear and score the most important goal of his life.

Owen Adler has spent his whole life being half of a matched set. But when his twin brother Evan leaves hockey-and him-behind on the Carolina IceCats, Owen finds he has to skate a new path on his own. Angie Paxton knows a lot about being on her own. She pushed Nashville, and the trauma she experienced there, to the back of her mind and started over in South Carolina. And though she's blooming where she planted herself both academically and professionally, emotionally, she's been struggling under the weight of her past. Owen has had a thing for Angie since they were kids, but she would never give him the time of day. Now that they're reconnecting as adults, they quickly find they want to spend all their days together. Angie is struggling to let go of the insecurities that plague her, but growing up Adler has made Owen an expert at getting what he wants. And for him, Angie is the only goal worth making.