"WHEN WILL YOU TAKE A CHANCE?" It was a question Catherine Wilson had asked herself -- when would she stop worrying about her son and start focusing on life? The truth was she was scared her son would relapse; scared she had forgotten h...
Amber "AJ" Johnson is a freelance writer who has her heart set on becoming a full-time sports reporter at her paper. She has one chance to prove herself: capture an interview with the very private goalie of Baltimore's hockey team, Alec Kolchak. But ...
Kayli Evans lives a simple life, handling the daily operations of her small family farm and acting as the primary care-taker for her fourteen-year-old niece. She knows the importance of enjoying each minute, of living life to its fullest. But she sti...
Jake Evans has been in the Marine Corps for seventeen years, juggling his conflicting duties to country and his teenage daughter. But when he suffers a serious injury and is sent home, he knows he'll be forced to make decisions he doesn't want to. Ba...
Baltimore Banners defenseman Randy Michaels has a reputation for hard-hitting, on and off the ice. But he's getting older, and his agent has warned that there are younger, less-expensive players who are eager to take his place on the team. Can his ha...
Jean-Pierre "JP" Larocque is a speed demon for the Baltimore Banners. He lives for speed off the ice, too, playing fast and loose with cars and women. But is he really a player, or is his carefree exterior nothing more than a show, hiding a lonely ma...
Valerie Michaels knows all about life, responsibility--and hockey. After all, her brother is a defenseman for the Baltimore Banners. The last thing she needs--or wants--is to get tangled up with one of her brother's teammates. She doesn't have time, ...
Michaela Donaldson had her whole life planned out: college, music, and a happy-ever-after with her first true love. One reckless night changed all that, setting Michaela on a new path. Gone are her dreams of pursuing music in college, replaced by wha...
Angie Warren was voted the Most Likely to Succeed in school. She was also voted the Most Responsible. And responsible she is: she made it through college on a scholarship and she's even working her way through Vet School. She has an overprotective ol...
Dave Warren knows all about protocol. As a firefighter/paramedic, he has to. What he doesn't know is when his life became nothing more than routine, following the rules day in and day out. Has it always been that way, or was it a gradual change? Or d...
Kenny Haskell's hard work and determination finally paid off last season when The Baltimore Banners called him up from the minors. That doesn't mean the quiet defenseman is willing to stop proving himself. Each day is a new fight, a new opportunity, ...
When desire burns too deeply... Done. Firefighter Dale Gannon is done. He's done with women, done with people, just done. Desperately trying to move on and let go of his guilt, Dale wants nothing more than to steer clear of all the crazy that plagues...
How could she know that picking up a sexy stranger would turn her life upside down? Shelby Martin's life is as dry, dull and dusty as the artifacts with which she works, but all that changes when she accepts a dare by her friends: pick up a sexy stra...
As head coach for Baltimore's hockey team, The Banners, Sonny LeBlanc has seen it all. Guts and glory. Hard-hitting and hard-headed players. A rise to fame and a plummet to failure. Scarred, determined, and tough-as-nails, he's never met a challenge ...
Harland Day knows what it's like to be on rock bottom: he was there once before, years ago when his mother walked out and left him behind. But he learned how to play the game and survived, crawling his way up with the help of a friend-turned-lover. T...
Jason Emory has one motto: play hard, love hard…and win at all costs. It doesn't matter if he's on the ice or playing the field, his only goal is to win. For a life goal, it sounds pretty good. So why does he feel like he's drifting aimlessly inste...
Tyler Bowie is the serious and focused goalie for the York Bombers. He has his mind on the game and his eye on the future. And he always plays by the rules--until he meets Jennifer Emory, his teammate's sister. What is it about the troubled woman tha...
Adam Price works hard, plays hard…and loves hard. The sexy firefighter has seen enough in life that he wants nothing more than escape when he's away from the job. And what better way to escape than frequenting his favorite online hook-up group, whe...
Zach Mummert has never met a woman he didn't like -- or a woman who didn't like him. Using his position as a winger for the York Bombers and his talent with social media, he always gets what he wants, until he meets the one woman who doesn’t instan...
Taylor LeBlanc has hockey in her blood and the trophies and medals to prove it. Her dreams of playing pro come to an end when the only place for her to go is the newly-formed not-really-pro women’s team, the Chesapeake Blades. It’s not quite what...
This 13,500-word short story originally appeared in the LOVE HAPPENS anthologyJean-Pierre "JP" Larocque doesn't believe in love, especially not love at first sight. As a rising star for The Baltimore Banners, the hockey...
Because sometimes love is the hardest game of all… Sammie Reigler is done with men. At least, with one man in particular: her ex-husband. She fell head-over-heels in love, blindly jumped into marriage -- and promptly had her heart broken when her h...
Aaron Malone knows one thing: hockey. It's been his calling and his salvation, seeing him through life's challenges--from a marriage that should have never happened and a divorce that left him gutted, to the loss of his two daughters when his ex-wife...
Corbin Gauthier never expected to play with the Baltimore Banners again, not when he’d been traded away in the league expansion eight years ago. Yet here he was, three teams and a lifetime later, back where he started as the hockey team’s goalie....
Shannon Wiley is no stranger to competition -- or the fallout from being one of the best. She's been playing ice hockey all her life and is now the goalie for the newly-formed Chesapeake Blades -- and she's no stranger to playing in a man's world. Sh...
Their one-night stand comes with a big price...Travis Bankard is the quiet, reserved center for the York Bombers. He's known for being soft-spoken and big-hearted, something the rest of the team continuously teases him about -- until he takes some pl...
This story originally appeared in the Hockey Holidays Anthology in November 2018.Shane Masters wants nothing to do with Christmas. His idea of holiday fun is hanging out with the single guys from the Baltimore Banners while the team has a few days of...
She needs him undercover...He needs her forever.Tabitha "TR" Meyers needs a man--and not just any man. She needs one who can act as an escort, as a bodyguard, and as a potential cover--and he needs to rock a tux while doing it. One man is perfect for...
Shane Masters has it all: a promising career with the Baltimore Banners, a big house, fast cars, financial security, and -- up until a month ago -- the woman of his dreams. Now he's floundering, with no idea what he did wrong and no idea how to win h...
These men never back away from danger -- and always fall hard for love in Cover Six Security, an explosive new series from USA Today Bestselling Author Lisa B. Kamps.Gordon "Mac" MacGregor swore an oath to protect and defend -- an oath he continues t...
These men never back away from danger -- and always fall hard for love in Cover Six Security, an explosive new series from USA Today Bestselling Author Lisa B. Kamps.Daryl "Zeus" Anderson walks the edge of danger. Strong. Dependable. Always in contro...
These men never back away from danger -- and always fall hard for love in Cover Six Security, an explosive new series from USA Today Bestselling Author Lisa B. Kamps.Ryder "Boomer" Hess: former Army Ranger. Demolitions expert. Problem solver...and th...
This marriage of convenience is about to teach him a big life lesson...Ben Leach, a defenseman for the York Bombers, has everything in life he could want -- except happiness. Terminally miserable, he's settled into his rut with the acceptance of some...
These men never back away from danger -- and always fall hard for love in Cover Six Security, an explosive new series from USA Today Bestselling Author Lisa B. Kamps.Derrick "Chaos" Biggs lives mostly in the shadows, tethered by nothing more than a d...
Not all fairytales end in happily-ever-after...Sebastian "Wolf" Wood. Former soldier. Medic. Loveable, loyal...and lethal. He knows better than anyone that appearances can be deceiving and he has no problem exploiting his cover-model good looks to ge...
Sometimes love is the most dangerous mission of all...Colter Ninja Graham is a loner, the quiet outsider who's more comfortable observing life instead of living it. Unseen. Unheard. Unnoticed—until he needs to be. Loyalty and honor are values t...
Meet the men of the New Orleans Bourdons! A brand-new hockey team is in town and their sizzling antics are turning up the heat. The ice won't be the only thing melting in this exciting new series from USA Today Bestselling author Lisa B. Kamps. Rules...
Sometimes figuring out what you want in life is only half the battle...Bryan Torresi has a reputation for playing it cool, for being hard-nosed and unforgiving. As head coach of the York Bombers, he has to be. The men look to him for advice and guida...
Meet the men of the New Orleans Bourdons! A brand-new hockey team is in town and their sizzling antics are turning up the heat. The ice won't be the only thing melting in this exciting new series from USA Today Bestselling author Lisa B. Kamps. Troub...
Zac Forrester has one thing on his mind: three weeks' of hard-earned leave and freedom away from the hell he's just left. Not that there's anything wrong with hell but even he's looking forward to a break—until a strange woman filled with sass ...
Meet the men of the New Orleans Bourdons! A brand-new hockey team is in town and their sizzling antics are turning up the heat. The ice won't be the only thing melting in this exciting new series from USA Today Bestselling author Lisa B. Kamps. Payba...