Five interconnected standalones

THE NORTHSIDE REBELS

The worst team in the ECHL. The best love stories I've ever written. Each book follows a different player. Each stands alone with a guaranteed HEA. No cliffhangers. Just a team of idiots who fight as hard for love as they do on the ice.

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Book 1 | Captain / Defenseman

Checked

A Grumpy-Sunshine Hockey Romance

Harper Reeves & Beckett Cole

He communicates in monosyllables. She won't stop talking. His golden retriever has already chosen sides.

Beckett Cole is the captain of the worst team in the ECHL. He's coming off a broken collarbone, his team can't buy a win, and the last thing he needs is a new physical therapist who smiles too much, talks too loud, and makes him feel things he absolutely does not have time to feel. He brings her coffee every morning and pretends it means nothing. It means everything.

"She's a breakaway I didn't see coming. And I don't miss breakaways. I just don't know how to let someone score."
Grumpy-sunshineForced proximityHe falls firstGolden retriever wingmanShe's his PTDual POVComplete HEA
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Book 2 | Winger

Offside

An Enemies-to-Lovers Hockey Romance

Kat Diaz & Theo Volkov

She's the ER nurse who is entirely immune to his charm. He's the hockey player who has never needed anyone to be immune to his charm.

Theo Volkov is the Rebels' most talented player and biggest headache. He's fast, flashy, and so confident it borders on obnoxious. Nobody needs to know that the confidence is a performance covering panic attacks he's been hiding since his AHL days. Until Kat Diaz -- the ER nurse who sees right through the act.

"She's the only person who knows I count in Russian when I can't breathe. She's the only person I don't have to pretend with."
Enemies-to-loversHe falls firstHidden vulnerabilityShe's immune to his charmPanic attacks handled with careDual POVComplete HEA
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Book 3 | Goalie

Screened

A Friends-to-Lovers Hockey Romance

Wren Castillo & Mars Tremblay

The goalie everyone leans on has never let anyone see that he's the one falling apart. The quiet artist painting the arena wall noticed anyway.

Mars Tremblay is everyone's favorite person. He's the first to crack a joke, the last to leave the rink, the guy who makes every room warmer just by walking into it. He also hasn't slept through the night in three years. The quiet artist painting the mural on the arena wall stops buying the performance.

"She painted me the way I actually am. Not the mask. Not the pads. Me. And I cried, because nobody had ever looked at me that closely and stayed."
Friends-to-loversSunshine-sunshine (but one is faking it)Touch her and the whole team shows upAnxiety repShe paints himDual POVComplete HEA
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Book 4 | Enforcer

Roughing

A Single Dad Hockey Romance

Saylor Kim & Reid Gallagher

He's 6'4", covered in tattoos, and reads Mary Oliver in the locker room. She's a single mom who stopped believing in promises.

Reid Gallagher looks like the kind of man who starts fights. On the ice, he does. Off the ice, he reads poetry, cries at Pixar movies, and calls his daughter every night. The single mom bartender who doesn't believe in promises watches him hold her four-year-old like she's made of glass and thinks: oh no.

"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your wild and precious life? I read the words tattooed on my own ribs and for the first time, I know the answer. Stay. Just stay."
Single dadSingle momGentle giantHe reads poetrySlow burnTattoos and tendernessDual POVComplete HEA
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Book 5 | Rookie / Center

Hat Trick

A Forbidden Hockey Romance

Bree Nakamura & Asher Park

He gives one-word interviews. She won't stop asking questions. He plays Chopin in the dark. She writes the article that changes everything.

Asher Park doesn't do interviews. He's the Rebels' rookie -- quiet, intense, insanely talented. He plays piano when he thinks nobody's listening. Bree Nakamura is a freelance sports journalist who needs this story to relaunch her career. The championship, his NHL deal, and the future of the entire town come down to the same week.

"You asked me for an interview. Here it is: I'm in love with you. Print that."
ForbiddenOpposites attractHe plays piano in the darkShe writes the truthSeries finaleDual POVComplete HEA
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The roster

MEET THE REBELS

Five hockey players who can dominate on the ice but cannot, for the life of them, figure out how to tell one specific person that they're in love.

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Beckett Cole

Captain / Defenseman | Book 1

Communicates in monosyllables. Brings coffee and pretends it's not a love letter. Has a golden retriever named Biscuit who has better social skills than he does.

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Theo Volkov

Winger | Book 2

The cockiest player on the team. Flirts like it's cardio. Counts in Russian when the panic starts and nobody has ever noticed. Until someone did.

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Mars Tremblay

Goalie | Book 3

Everyone's favorite person. The one who holds the team together. He also hasn't slept through the night in three years. The mask fits perfectly. That's the problem.

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Reid Gallagher

Enforcer | Book 4

6'4". Covered in tattoos. Reads Mary Oliver in the locker room and will fight anyone who comments on it. Single dad. Cries at Pixar movies. Will bench press your problems.

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Asher Park

Rookie / Center | Book 5

Gives one-word interviews. Plays Chopin when he thinks nobody's listening. Carries the weight of his parents' sacrifice on every shift. The quietest Rebel has the loudest story.

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For fans of

HANNAH GRACE · ELLE KENNEDY · BECKA MACK · ELSIE SILVER · LUCY SCORE

Sharp banter. Heroes who are soft for their person. The kind of love stories that make you stay up way past your bedtime and text your group chat about fictional men.