Rookie Rebels

He's a Special Forces veteran making his pro hockey debut. She's a dogged sports reporter determined to get a scoop. She's also his best friend's widow . . . Fans can't get enough of Levi Hunt, the Special Forces veteran who put his NHL career on hold to serve his country and fight the bad guys. So when his new Chicago Rebels bosses tell him to cooperate with the press on a profile, he's ready to do his duty. Until he finds out who he has to work with: flame-haired, freckle-splashed, impossibly perky Jordan Cooke. The woman he should not have kissed the night she buried her husband, Levi's best friend in the service. Hockey-stick-up-his-butt-serious Levi Hunt might despise Jordan for reasons she can't fathom--okay, it's to do with kissing--but her future in the cutthroat world of sports reporting hangs on delivering the goods on the league's hottest, grumpiest rookie. So what if he's not interested in having his life plated up for public consumption. Too bad. Jordan will have to play dirty to get her scoop and even dirtier to get her man. Only in winning the story, she might just lose her heart ...

From Instacrush to Insta-Daddy . . . Theo Kershaw is the luckiest guy alive. Roaring back from a life-threatening injury, he has the world at his skates as defenseman for his new team, the Chicago Rebels. Everyone adores his big personality, his on-ice talent, and his killer smile. Everyone but his prickly neighbor-or so he thinks. One chilly Christmas Eve, Theo will learn that maybe the girl next door isn't such a hater after all ... Elle Butler is the most embarrassing person on the planet. How else can the ex-military-now-bartender explain her crush on the hot jock who lives across the hall? True, he has gorgeous green eyes and perfect cheekbones, but the filter between his brain and too-sexy mouth is permanently malfunctioning. Yet she can't stop checking out his Instagram antics or sneaking looks at him when he's in her bar. Absolutely mortifying. Running from a past filled with damning secrets, Elle's determined that this guilty pleasure remains buried in her deepest fantasies. Because she couldn't possibly indulge with the Theo Kershaw. Or make a mistake that draws attention to her under-the-radar life. And she especially couldn't be a mom to a pro-athlete's baby ... could she?

She's got game everywhere but the bedroom. Enter the player who knows exactly how to grade her curves . . . After a very public breakup and a viral post that declares him the villain, power forward Cal Foreman is taking a timeout from women and relationships to focus on hockey. When Chicago Rebels captain and old friend, Vadim Petrov, "volunteers" him to help train Vadim's sister Mia, Cal figures he can do a favor for a pal and get ready for the season with his new team. But the imperious Russian would slice a skate blade through Cal's internal organs if he knew what lessons Mia really wants. Yeah, not that kind of stickhandling. Hockey phenom and Olympics hopeful Mia Wallace needs help seducing the man of her dreams. That man is most definitely not Cal Foreman: notorious playboy, thorn in her side, and her brother's bestie. But surely a guy with his reputed skill set has a few tips on how she can nail her target-which makes him the perfect foreplayer. Cal knows Mia sees him as merely the warm-up act in her grand plan to win another man, but as they spend more time together, he wonders if that's enough. If they could be more. And if he could convince her he's worthy of the starting line-up . . . in her heart?

Chicago Rebels goalie Erik gets his shot at love . . . but first he'll have to figure out what he did to offend the woman he's crushed on forever. Casey Higgins, assistant to the Chicago Rebels owner, has a smile for everyone who comes into the front office-everyone but goalie Erik Jorgenson. And he has no idea why. For the last year, she's refused to give him a kind word, and finally, he's had enough. At the Rebels holiday party he'll uncover the root of their mysterious conflict and show this woman that goalkeepers do their best work . . . on their knees. Can a little Yuletide cheer get Erik into Casey's good graces, warm bed, and frozen heart? Or will he fumble the puck and lose his chance? Join the Chicago Rebels this holiday season and find out if Erik is as good at saving Christmas as he is at saving goals!

She has her heart set on a hockey player. Any hockey player. When the new general manager of the Chicago Rebels tasks Tara Becker with faking it with one of his players to help clean up the naughty jock's act, she's all over it. She'll make that misbehaving hunk of muscle look good and get her dream guy into the bargain. Only the path from fake to real is riddled with thorns . . . New Rebels GM Hale Fitzpatrick thinks ditzy blonde and wannabe WAG Tara is the perfect solution to his PR problem - until she isn't. Soon Fitz realizes that maybe he doesn't have control of the strings after all . . . especially when he starts to fall for his pretty little puppet. A fake relationship hockey romance - with a twist!

Books 7, 8, and 9 in Kate Meader's bestselling Rookie Rebels series! Book 7: Jock Wanted (Fitz and Tara) She has her heart set on a hockey player. Any hockey player. And one man stands in her way! ... A fake relationship romance with a twist. Book 8: Superstar (Bast and Pepper) She ruined his big comeback. Now she's snowbound with the hockey player who hates her . . . but hates that he wants her even more . . . A forced proximity with the enemy romance. Book 9: Wild Ride (Dex and Ashley) Chicago Rebels hockey player Dex O'Malley has been a naughty boy ... again . . . A playboy-single mom romance. Each book is completely standalone and features one primary couple, a guaranteed happily-ever-after, and no cliffhangers!

He never saw her coming ... After almost a year away from hockey, Bastian Durand's return to the game should be a triumph. Instead he's taken down by the Chicago Rebels mascot. It can't get worse. Or maybe it can. Because the human inside the Rowdy Rebel costume is none other than Pepper Calhoun. His friend's sister. His coach's daughter. And the woman Bastian has wanted for the longest time. Pepper has always been a magnet for bad luck and now she's ruined superstar Bast Durand's big comeback. So that tracks. Everyone, from her father and brother to the fans and press, heck, even the NHL commissioner, hates her. Everyone but the one guy who should. Hiding away is the only thing she can think of, except Bast has the same idea. To her utter dismay, he's determined to protect Pepper from anyone who dares breathe a word against her. And to convince her that crashing on the ice isn't all that different from ... falling in love.

Chicago Rebels hockey player Dex O'Malley has been a naughty boy . . . again. Only his latest stunt isn't quite like when he was caught with his pants down at a nightclub or was cited for drag-racing on Lake Shore Drive or even that time he said a few critical things about his teammates on a hockey podcast. Oops. This time, Dex is in real trouble, the kind that could get him kicked off the team and out of the league. And that cannot happen. Hockey is the only thing he's ever been good at. The only thing he cares about. He'll do whatever it takes to rehab his rep, even if it means cleaning up dog poop and suffering the steely-eyed disapproval of his new no-nonsense "boss" at the animal shelter, Ashley Adams. Ashley has enough on her plate between her low-paying job, her high-maintenance family, and a love life she's trying to resurrect after her divorce. She's already mom to an amazing nine-year-old; the last thing she needs is to be stuck mothering a celebrity volunteer with more money than sense. But the troublemaking f-boy needs Ashley to sign off on his good deeds so he can get back to what he does best: lighting up lamps both on and off the ice. And while a guy like that could never interest her mind, it seems her body is not on the same page. Sure, Dex O'Malley is too young, too hot, too flighty for Ashley to take seriously, but a brief ride on the wild side might fit the bill ... Only that's not enough for Dex. What happens when this notorious player decides the older, single mom is the hottest woman he's ever met and that he wants to light her lamp . . . forever?

"I need us to stay married, Big Guy." Recently traded to the Chicago Rebels, hockey veteran Dylan "Banks" Bankowski is adjusting to what might be his last team and his final year in the NHL. That means taking care of his battered body while he strives for the one goal that's managed to elude him: a championship ring. What he does not need is a visit from the woman to whom he gave a different kind of ring months ago. His young, flighty, socialite wife. Apparently, signing the annulment papers within a week of their quickie wedding in Vegas didn't quite take, and now she's back, right before the playoffs when he needs his focus most. Only this time she has a different request: let's keep up the charade. He should say no, but he once said "I do" and surely that means something ... Georgia Goodwin has good reasons for wanting to keep her hockey player husband. Convincing the big lug to cooperate is the easy part. Not so easy? Ignoring the flutter in her chest when he grunts in jock, kisses her neck, or calls her wife. But it's only for a few weeks, and as soon as the playoffs finish, so will they. But the more time Georgia and Banks spend together, the more real their marriage feels. Less Vegas mistake, and more like the start of something amazing. They said goodbye once. Can they do it again ... or will they figure out that a love this good is worth fighting for as much as that championship ring?

The Rookie Rebels feature a new generation of heroes ready to skate in and steal your heart. Some of them are rookies who've had their NHL careers put on hold for reasons such as military service, life-threatening injury, or unspeakable tragedy. Some of them are just new to the team. All of them are rookies in the game of love! Book 1: Good Guy (Levi and Jordan) He's a Special Forces veteran making his pro hockey debut. She's a dogged sports reporter determined to get a scoop. She's also his best friend's widow . . . Book 2: Instacrush (Theo and Elle) Her hot hockey player neighbor is the most annoying man on the planet ... and she does not have a crush on him (okay, it's tiny, minuscule, not even worth talking about). But one sexy Santa visit, a plate of chicken parm, and a pair of dino-briefs later - don't ask - and they're celebrating the holidays horizontally. And that mistake leads to another: the pregnant kind. Book 3: Man Down (Gunnar and Sadie) He's been texting the wife he lost, the woman he loved beyond measure . . . Now someone else has answered back. Book 4: Foreplayer (Cal and Mia) She's got game everywhere but the bedroom. Enter the player who knows exactly how to grade her curves . . . Book 5: Dear Roomie (Reid and Kennedy) Reid Durand isn't here to make friends, and he's certainly not here to lose his heart to a puppy, a team, or a chaos agent like Kennedy. But then we don't always get what we want ... Book 6: Rebel Yule (Erik and Casey) Chicago Rebels goalie Erik gets his shot at love . . . but first he'll have to figure out what he did to offend the woman he's crushed on forever. Each book is completely standalone and features one primary couple, a guaranteed happily-ever-after, and no cliffhangers! Get started with the Rookie Rebels today.

Are you ready for the Rookie Rebels, a new generation of hard-bodied ice warriors here to skate in and steal your heart? Some of them are rookies, their pro-hockey careers on hold because of military service, life-threatening injury, or unspeakable tragedy. Others are just new to the team. All of them are rookies in the game of love! Book 1: Good Guy (Levi and Jordan) He's a Special Forces veteran making his pro hockey debut. She's a dogged sports reporter determined to get a scoop. She's also his best friend's widow . . . Book 2: Instacrush (Theo and Elle) Her hot hockey player neighbor is the most annoying man on the planet ... and she does not have a crush on him (okay, it's tiny, minuscule, not even worth talking about). But one sexy Santa visit, a plate of chicken parm, and a pair of dino-briefs later - don't ask - and they're celebrating the holidays horizontally. And that mistake leads to another: the pregnant kind. Book 3: Man Down (Gunnar and Sadie) He's been texting the wife he lost, the woman he loved beyond measure . . . Now someone else has answered back. Each book is completely standalone and features one primary couple, a guaranteed happily-ever-after, and no cliffhangers! Get started with the Rookie Rebels today.

Books 4, 5, and 6 in Kate Meader's bestselling Rookie Rebels series! Book 4: Foreplayer (Cal and Mia) Mia Wallace has game everywhere but the bedroom. Enter the player who knows exactly how to grade her curves . . . A best friend's little sister, enemies to friends to lovers, lessons in love romance. Book 5: Dear Roomie (Reid and Kennedy) Reid Durand isn't here to make friends, and he's certainly not here to lose his heart to a puppy, a team, or a chaos agent like Kennedy Clark. But then we don't always get what we want ... A grumpy-sunshine hockey romance. Book 6: Rebel Yule (Erik and Casey) Chicago Rebels goalie Erik gets his shot at love . . . but first he'll have to figure out what he did to offend the woman he's crushed on forever. Join the Chicago Rebels this holiday season and find out if Erik is as good at saving Christmas as he is at saving goals! Each book is completely standalone and features one primary couple, a guaranteed happily-ever-after, and no cliffhangers!