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I should hate him. But after learning the truth, how could I not fall for him? MasonMy rookie season in the NHL started with a gut punch. There he was, standing in my locker room. Jett Jarvis, a player hated by his former teammates. He has an arrogant smirk, intense eyes, and a birthmark that looks… too familiar. I’m sure I saw it on the dude who dumped me in my hookup app. They say Jarvis isn’t gay, but I bet he’s the same jerk. I’m getting to the bottom of this, even if it means pushing his buttons until he snaps. But the more I mess with him, my anger loses out to my attraction.

I’m minding my own business when he struts into our locker room. His confidence and sex appeal in his fitted suit and million-dollar smile are undeniable. After picking my jaw off the floor, I collect myself. I need to find out more about him. Do I follow him around? Yes. Do I make a fool of myself? Maybe. While celebrating a win at the gay bar, my temper flares when I see him with another man. Do I dare take a chance?

Single and jobless again, I return to Boston, needing old friends to comfort me from bad decisions, like dating my boss, moving in with him, and being dumped, fired, and homeless all in one night. Note to self, never ask a man “Where is this going?” when you have no place to go! So when my bestie tells me an old friend from high school happens to be looking for a roommate, I jump at the chance. What she didn’t tell me was that this "old friend" was Carson Hill, Mass High School’s center hockey player and the guy who didn’t know I existed while I knew every detail about him.

Out of all the diners in all the small towns, he had to walk into mine. Aiden Shelborne has left his Army days long behind. He's out of the warrior business. And he never meant to stop in Hartley, Colorado, at all. But when trouble comes for a woman he's just met, he finds himself stepping in. Jessi Novo didn't ask Aiden to play her savior. Now, with a snowstorm bearing down, she's stuck with him. Some in Hartley have secrets worth killing for. In the battle to keep them both safe, Aiden might lose the heart he's kept on lockdown.

What I’d gained in my professional life, I’d lost in my personal one. Which meant I’d lost the man who knew my body as well as his own. The man who knew every single thing that turned me on and how to make me come. Too bad for me because, now, he was the guy no one could live up to.

I've escaped my small town to attend college in Phoenix. It's time I quit living a lie and break free of my strict Mormon background. So, what do I do? Join a pop-punk band as the lead singer. And if that's not enough, I'm determined to embrace my gender fluidity. When a tall, dark, and handsome man walks into the bakery where I work, I'm ready. My virginity isn't all I'll lose. As he becomes the most accepting and supportive person I've ever met, he might steal my heart.

Trace Novo devoted his life to the Army and then the CIA. Until his superiors cast him aside. Now, broken and adrift in Hartley, Trace can't deny his attraction to his sister's best friend. Even if he refuses to pull Scarlett into the inner war he's waging.

I was a basic bitch. My job was fast-paced, stressful, and a time suck, but I loved it. What I didn’t love was there was little time for the best kind of stress relief. I was looking for a little D in my life. Okay, I was looking for a big D, but only for a limited time. Because I needed three things. I needed someone who didn’t know me professionally. I needed nothing but casual, and, most importantly, I needed to come.

Micah's the younger, easygoing face of the lumber company he runs with his friend, Asa, and older brother, Rhett. With charm to spare, he's never had trouble landing a woman...at least for a short while. But now he's ready to settle down and keep the curvy woman from the bar who's returned to his life with a little extra surprise... Kate wants a family. After dumping her longtime boyfriend, she decides to cut loose at a friend's bachelorette party where she meets a handsome mountain man stranger.

Hockey was everything, but now I’m questioning if I’ll ever make it to the NHL. I need to find a life. In comes a stunning guy in designer jeans and hair so dark and silky, I struggle to keep my fingers to myself. We connect at an animal rescue, where I accidentally soak him with a hose. I give him my team shirt to make amends. The vision of him in my clothes stirs a primal urge in me. When he mentions he’s queer, my heart skips a beat. But he’s only interested in a hookup.

Grumpy Rhett is the last lone man on Black Mountain. His brother and best friend have both found the curvy women of their dreams, but he doubts love is in his future. Until a snowstorm sends a fallen angel his way... As a body-positive influencer, Nora's learned how to embrace her curves. However, it's hard to believe anyone else will...especially the surly lumberjack who came to her rescue.

All she wanted was to improve her skills when it came to the C.I was the girl next door…with a few extra pounds. My job was demanding and kept me on my toes, but when I was deep in a case, it left me little time for relationships. And because of that, I had some complaints in the bedroom.

All Poppy wanted was a relaxing trip to the cute mountain town of High Ridge. She didn't plan on getting stranded with no one to call for help. What's a shy, curvy girl to do? Asa is known as the town's Beast. Large and foreboding, women run in fear and revulsion. But when this mountain man happens upon a curvy damsel in distress, could she be the one woman to accept him for who he is?

Investigative reporter Genevieve Blake rolls into Hart County, Colorado on a mission. She's determined to expose the local sheriff as corrupt. The last thing she needs is a distraction—especially in the form of a handsome stranger at the hotel bar. But when he smiles, she can't look away. Owen Douglas has devoted his life to service, first as a Marine and now as sheriff. But his ideals don't keep him warm at night. The moment he sees the gorgeous woman sitting on the next stool, he wants her. He has no idea she's the reporter trying to take down him and his friends...

A pop-punk keyboardist carries an unrequited love for his firefighting best friend. With a newfound self-discovery, will their friendship ignite into something more?

I’m the lead guitar player in a punk-pop band and I get hit on a lot. But I’ve got a big problem—a crush on my older brother’s best friend, Remy. Of course, he’s straight. So instead of having him, I’ve become the king of hookups. I’m used to hiding my feelings behind teasing and innuendo. But that only drives him further away from me.

I’m the rhythm guitar player in a pop-punk band and I’m tired of being called a hero. I’m also done with crazy. After taking down a mass shooter, I’m trying to survive and recover. Then out of nowhere, this colorful dude pleas for help and what do I do? Save him. Of course, he’s really attractive and probably crazy. Now he’s found me at work, wants to meet for coffee and so much more. Do I lower my defenses and let him in?

After a brutal attack at college, I return home to heal over the summer. Enter Silas: a former MMA champion with a scowl as permanent as his tattoos. Taking self-defense lessons from him feels like a step in the right direction. With every training session, our bond strengthens, turning pain into passion and doubt into self-confidence. Before long, our self-control unravels and we cross lines we shouldn't.

I met him on a beach, and he stole my heart. Then it turns out he's my professor. Will he choose his new career, or us? Caleb Allen I play bass guitar in an ever-popular pop-punk band. I wasn't looking for love, but it found me anyways. I was healing from the trauma of gun violence by vacationing with my best friends and bandmates. Then he blows into my life, turns it upside down and gives me the safety and love I need.

In the world of pop-punk and nerdom, I'm the drummer that defies stereotypes. I strive to be the perfect son my wealthy father demands and being gay doesn't equate. When a striking, muscled bodyguard is thrown into my life to protect me from mobsters, can I keep my secret or fall victim to my heart?