Showing results for "Breakaway" in Contemporary

Tampa Sentinels Captain Hayes Montgomery has hero-worshipped Morgan Reynolds his entire career, watching as the larger-than-life hockey star has racked up stats that always seemed unreal. Unattainable. Unreachable. Until Hayes himself is labeled “the next one” and to his surprise, he and Morgan end up on the same team together, playing for Team USA in a nation versus nation tournament. Now Hayes’ hero isn’t just his teammate, but his linemate. They’re hot on the ice, and despite Morgan’s straight reputation, off it too.

When she agreed to go to the club with her friends, the last thing Nevaeh Lawrence expected was to meet Roman Pashkevich, an NHL player with deep turquoise eyes she can't forget. A year later, Nevaeh's struggling to make sense of her life and a relationship that has her questioning what she wants for her future. The ring she finds makes old memories reappear and pushes her to break up with her boyfriend.

Reese Sutton is every woman’s fantasy, with his crooked smile, warm brown eyes, and broad shoulders. But to me, he’s always just been my best friend. The man I rely on to have my back no matter what. I know he would do literally anything for me, so when he asks me for a favor, I can’t say no… even after I find out that he wants me to pretend to be his girlfriend to help him win back his ex.

Nineteen-year-old hockey phenom Alexander Price is the youngest-ever captain in the NHL. With a polarizing social media presence and a predilection for dirty play, he typifies the stereotype of young, out-of-control athlete. But away from the cameras, Alex is a kid with an anxiety disorder and the expectations of an expansion franchise on his shoulders. And maybe he tries too hard to fit the part of asshole playboy, but it's better than the alternative; in his line of work, gay is the punchline of an insult, not something he can be.

On the ice, they call me East—fast hands, sharp edges, zero hesitation. Off the ice? I keep my life simple. Hockey. Teammates. No complications I can’t skate away from. Unfortunately, I’m terrible at thinking things through—like the moment I agreed to a late-night pool bet with my teammate and accidentally ended up with a wife. Katerina Popovich isn’t the Russian ballerina I expected. She’s sharp, sarcastic, and entirely unimpressed by my NHL contract. She also happens to have a ticking visa deadline, a powerful family with opinions about her future, and zero patience for my chaos.

As the headline-stealing captain of the Houston Hell Hounds, nineteen-year-old Alexander Price has one goal: the Stanley Cup. He's got the talent. He's got the drive. But he's also got an anxiety disorder and his therapist on speed dial. And, oh yeah, he's gay. And he's not willing to hide it anymore.

The only thing worse than crossing the line is wanting to…Living with my boyfriend Logan should have been everything I wanted—until I realized his best friend, Rob Thompson, came with the deal. Rob and I are like oil and water, fire and gasoline, sworn enemies under one roof. When Logan got selected for World Juniors in Germany, I thought I’d get a reprieve. I could handle the quiet loneliness of his absence. What I couldn’t handle was Rob.

Comic book artist Sunny Oliver is prepared for anything. Rabid fans? No biggie. Zombie apocalypse? Piece of cake. Her older brother’s best friend? Er…not so much. He’s chipper. He’s obnoxious. He’s…hot?

Sometimes when you meet your person, you immediately click, and all the pieces of your life fall into place. Instant best friends. Platonic soulmates. Hockey buddies and vacation partners. And sometimes, you don't even know you've fallen in love. When a joke about marrying my best friend is taken seriously, we embark on making it happen. I mean, Etna makes a strong argument for marriage, even though it was my teasing idea, so who am I to argue? For seven months, we hurtle toward a wedding and a life together that allows us to be best friends forever.

Finding out my fiancé is cheating on me? Not how I imagined my wedding day… Gorgeous white dress. Champagne. Husband. All of that goes out the window when I overhear a call between my fiancé and another woman. Hurt and angry, I turn to the only person I can trust—my fiancé's brother. Dax...

When seventeen-year-old Patrick Roman is offered a scholarship to a top hockey preparatory school, he thinks maybe his notorious bad luck has finally ended. With a hearing for his legal emancipation on the horizon, he dreams of getting scouted and securing a place on a D1 college team. There's...

As Tampa Bay's star center, Mark Carmelo's life was hockey, and after a bitter and public break up, all he wanted to do was focus on the game. Until he saw her - the one that got away, the one he thought he'd never see again. For 13 years, Stevie West drowned in her lackluster life. Recently divorced from her “roommate” with passionless benefits, she was ready to start over on her own. Until she ran into him. The same man she'd met one year ago. The temptation that had finally given her the courage to find herself again.

I've got one job to do—'rub down' hockey gods. But two pink lines are about to mess everything up. It started off so simple—I'm the team's physical therapist. It's strictly professional. And they're totally off-limits. But when I move in with three of the Minneapolis Marauders, things get...

Pro hockey player Jase Heller isn't ready for serious. After getting out of a relationship, jumping into a new one is the last thing on his mind. But one night? Yeah. He's more than ready to raise his stick for that. Remi Buchanan is free of all her responsibilities for the first time in her life. She’s ready to blow off some steam and live a little...even if only this once. And she can't think of a crazier thing to do than a one-night stand with a man who has a smile that makes her want to lose her panties. But when one night turns into more, they may not like what they find.

Ford’s love life isn’t non-existent, it’s just hopelessly one-sided. And the only woman he’s ever wanted—his childhood best friend, Amber—doesn’t reciprocate his feelings. So why bother dating? When Amber’s fiancé leaves her pregnant without health insurance, she’s prepared to do it all alone—until childbirth causes complications with her heart and she needs minor heart surgery. Ford proposes a plan: a quickie wedding, insurance for Amber and her baby girl, and two years of platonically wedded bliss.

She's reaching for a breakaway pass. Dana Campbell has spent the past seven years in self-imposed isolation for a crime she didn't commit. The danger is well in the past, but her panic attacks make it impossible to have a normal, healthy relationship with a man. Even her counselor has given up on her. She has to find someone she trusts to help her fight through the panic, or her seven-year ordeal will become a lifetime sentence. There's only one man she feels safe enough to ask.

Multiple husbands, a group of kids, the Australian Outback...complicated much? Oh yeah! When Olivia sets foot in Spain, her life becomes an explosion of the unexpected. With husbands, mothers-in-laws and children thrown into the mix, she finds her head spinning - when her body isn't writhing in pleasure, that is. But there is trouble in paradise, and she soon finds herself on the move again, but will it be to permanently put down roots with her men? Can she hold it together when the going gets tough? And will Australia be the ultimate challenge?

If awkward meet-cutes, golden retrievers, and slow-burn chemistry make your heart race, Breakaway Hearts is your perfect escape. Harlow Quinn is a magnet for chaos - juggling too many jobs, battling self-doubt, and occasionally launching lattes at innocent bystanders. Enter Kody Walsh: steady, stoic defenseman for the Wolves, and the unfortunate recipient of Harlow’s latest coffee catastrophe.

Nur bei dir fühle ich mich frei... Für Lia bricht eine Welt zusammen, als ihr eine einzige Nacht zum Verhängnis wird. Nicht nur folgen ihr seitdem die Blicke und das Getuschel ihrer Kommilitonen überall auf dem Campus - selbst ihre Freundinnen wenden sich von ihr ab. Als sie es nicht länger erträgt, packt Lia kurzerhand ihre wichtigsten Sachen und setzt sich in einen Bus nach Berlin. Sie hofft, in dem anonymen Trubel der Hauptstadt einen klaren Kopf zu bekommen und wieder zu sich selbst zu finden.

Everyone loves hockey superstar Pierce Miller. Everyone except Lia Bailey. When the two are forced to teach a skating class to save the rink, Lia's not sure she'll survive the pressure of Nationals and Pierce's ego. Not only can't he remember her name, he signed her bottle of water like she was one of his groupies. Ugh. But if there's one thing Lia knows better than figure skating, it's hockey. Hoping to take his ego down a notch - or seven - she logs into his team website under an anonymous name to give him pointers on his less-than-stellar playing.