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Meeting Joachim could save his daughter’s life, but it may well cost Isaac his heart.
It’s been one hell of a year for Joachim Löfgren. After a long summer in rehab, he’s been moved to a new town, one far away from the warm Florida sun he so adores, to bolster a struggling Boston defense since the departure of their beloved team captain. He hasn’t even unpacked his skates properly when fate lands another blow, and he’s told that he is dad to a gravely ill child he never knew existed. It’s an easy decision for the burly defenseman to help and he opens up his new home to his child and her guardian Isaac. He’s instantly enchanted with the preschooler as well as her uncle and decides that his life will only be complete if his daughter is part of it. Filing for custody is the only option he feels he has, but this throws his budding relationship with Isaac into utter chaos. The two men soon find themselves on opposite sides of the courtroom as they both fight for the life they feel is best for Sophia.
Despite grieving for the loss of his sister, Isaac doesn’t hesitate to take on the responsibility for his newborn niece Sophia, creating a brand new family of two built on love and laughter. He has a steady income painting pet portraits during the day, but it’s the subversive and satirical cartoons he draws at night that silence his thoughts in the dark. They don’t have much as a family, but he is Sophia’s dad now, and nothing and no one will ever come between them. When a routine pediatric checkup shows that Sophia is ill, it forces Isaac to confront every one of his fears. Finding a matching donor is her only hope, and Isaac begins the journey to find Sophia’s mysterious father. There are no names or dates in his sister’s battered journal, and all Isaac knows is that he’s looking for a hockey player who was nothing more than a one night stand. Little does he know that finding Joachim could destroy everything.
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Top Shelf
Acting on the attraction to his best friend’s brother has always been off the table for Xander until a passionate hookup with Mason at a beach resort begins a love affair that burns long after summer ends.
Mason specializes in assisting same-sex couples on their journey to becoming parents and fighting every rule that blocks his way in the stuck-in-the-past agency that hired him. Living in his brother’s pool house is rent-free, and every cent he earns he saves for his dream—that one day he’d have his own company helping others. The downside is that he has to see his annoying brother every day, the upside is that his brother’s teammates from the Boston Rebels make regular visits. The eye candy that passes Mason’s window is almost enough to make him consider dating a hockey player, but not just any player though. Ever since Xander—his brother’s childhood friend—came out as gay at a press conference, Mason’s puppy love has turned into a burning attraction he can no longer ignore.
Hockey has been one of Xander’s main focuses since he was old enough to balance on skates. Well, hockey and Mason Kingsley, but Mason was always unattainable. Now that he’s about to see thirty candles on his birthday cake and is no longer hiding the fact he’s gay, he’s ready to find a soul mate to make his life complete. A summer vacation is just what he needs to have time to think, but when the Boston Rebels arriving in paradise with Mason in tow, thinking is the last thing he needs. One torrid night under a balmy moon and rules about not messing with his best friend’s brother vanish on a warm, tropical breeze.
Summer romances don’t generally last past Labor Day, but with the new season about to begin Xander and Mason are going to have to face the world and decide if their love is real enough to withstand everything.
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Valentine’s Hearts
Will broken hearts replace the wedding they dreamed of?
Ryker's heart has space for three things—his family, hockey, and Jacob. As their wedding grows closer, it seems that nothing can stand in the way of an idyllic celebration, surrounded by friends and loved ones. But things appear to be changing; Jacob is forging a future that might take him away from Ryker, and Ryker alternates between pride and fear when a new man comes into his fiancé's life. A hockey season from hell has him doubting his life choices, but worse, he's driving Jacob into another man's arms. How has their perfect life suddenly gone so wrong?
Life has certainly thrown many twists and turns in Jacob's path. Most of the goals he’d set for himself as a teenager had to change, but one has remained constant: finding his heart's desire and marrying him. That aspiration was reached when Ryker said, "I do". Planning their wedding was meant to be the best time of their lives, but Jacob unwittingly puts his trust in the wrong man and finds himself in danger. Is their love strong enough to survive the fallout?
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Retour de Bâton
Harrisburg Railers – Tome 4
Un été torride dans les bras l’un de l’autre ne saurait suffire.
Stanislav « Stan » Lyamin est heureux de jouer pour les Railers. Le gardien de but imposant est bien aimé et respecté. Il s’est bâti une maison, même si celle-ci ne contient que lui, son chat et sa collection grandissante de cartes de Pokémon. Il préfère vivre ainsi. Il a donné son cœur à un homme l’été dernier, lors d’une relation secrète et celui-ci s’est éloigné, le laissant brisé. Maintenant, Erik est de retour dans sa vie, et il a toujours le même effet dévastateur sur son cœur. Cette fois, ce n’est pas que des lèvres attirantes et de belles boucles blondes qu’Erik a amenées avec lui à Harrisburg : il y a aussi une future ex-femme et un précieux bébé. En dépit du vœu de Stan de haïr Erik pour l’éternité, il a désormais de plus en plus de mal à s’en détourner.
Erik Gunnarsson rêve depuis toujours de jouer à la LNH. Il n’aurait jamais imaginé décrocher un contrat avec les Railers. Qui aurait pensé que le destin le mettrait dans la même équipe que Stanislav Lyamin, l’homme dont il a brisé le cœur ? Les secrets et les mensonges avaient défini leur relation estivale, et le choix d’Erik d’y mettre un terme le hante depuis. Pris au milieu d’un divorce pitoyable, avec un bébé, Erik réapparaît dans la vie de Stan. Désormais, tout ce qu’il a à faire c’est devenir le meilleur père possible, prouver à son équipe qu’il mérite une chance de rester sur leur liste et faire de son mieux pour que Stan lui pardonne. Est-ce impossible de persuader un homme qui vous déteste de laisser une seconde chance à l’amour ?
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