Three professional hockey players from the Florida Fury attend a New Year’s Eve party at the team owner’s mansion and spend time with three very different women. As the countdown to midnight begins, each of them is hoping to start the new year off right with a kiss. But if that happens, does it mean they’re destined to see these women again? A sneak peek into Piper Rayne’s upcoming series, Hockey Hotties! Reader Note: Story has been expanded since its inclusion in the Winter Love Anthology in 2020.

Mason Adler: Hot. Cocky. Sugar-coated Bad Boy. The type of man who knocks the big “O” clear to the front of the alphabet every time. Wrap up that eight-pack with Navy khakis and top it off with a shiny SEAL Trident, the kind that makes the girls swoon. That’s Mason. My best friend. For me, he’s off limits. Now that I’ve finished college, I need to focus on my writing career. And without his help, I don’t stand a chance. But I need something from him. Something only he can give me. So I’ll pull the blinds. I’ll toss my inhibitions. I’ll call it “research.” And I won’t let my heart get involved, especially with him leaving at the end of the week. Leaving me … even though my very soul is still in his grasp. BFF’ed is a stand-alone, full-length romance.

Protecting Diana Box Set includes the first 3 books of the 5 book series by USA Today Bestselling Author, Lexy Timms. You’ve got to do whatever it takes to protect the ones you love… His security company is the hottest on the market, but that doesn’t mean his job is easy. Ethan Stark has three rules:Never get personally involved.Never get blindsided.And never screw around. Ever. His Special Forces background, coupled with his family’s resources, have made him successful, but they didn’t prepare him for the politician’s daughter with a body that could make grown men weep, and an attitude that puts his teeth on edge. He’s agreed to guard her as a personal favor to her father, but he’s beginning to wonder how long he can put up with her spoiled brat ways. That is, until she sets her seductive sights on him. Now he’s got to keep her safe from a mystery threat while keeping it in his pants. Sometimes he thinks facing off an entire army would be easier… Protecting Diana Series:Her BodyguardHer DefenderHer ChampionHer ProtectorHer Forever Protecting Layla Series:His MissionHis ObjectiveHis Devotion

A sweet, but focused woman. A stalker out to bring the woman down. A man willing to swoop in and save the damsel. And a ride or die best friend. All the right ingredients for a comical romance with heart. After college, I vowed to focus all my energy on fulfilling my promise to my mom: to open up the hot chocolate store we’d always dreamed of running together. No distractions. My plans are set. But things heat up faster than I can handle when a bronzed lifeguard pursues me in the most delicious of ways. Mix in a stalker determined to throw me off my game, and a comical, ass-kicking Squad of friends…well, then you have a situation that requires time I don’t have. I may appear to be a damsel in distress, but I can save my own damn self, thank you very much. And I might just keep that hottie lifeguard as the whipped cream on top of my sweet dreams. Sweet Dreams is the first book in a series of comedic contemporary romance novels. If you like strong, sassy heroines, witty bantering, and happily ever afters, then you’ll love the first book in Marika Ray’s Beach Squad series.

She plans to work alone. He wants to be left alone. What connects them is a country lane that may be their pathway to love—if only they’d stop irritating each other. Recovering from a personal trauma, IT geek, Jessica, stumbles into Heart Springs with one goal in mind. What she hadn’t planned on was clashing with the bantering, blue-eyed, hard-bodied, Brett. Shouldering his own emotional tragedy, Brett prefers the solitude of his farm. Until he discovers his new neighbour, the disagreeable yet desirable Jessica standing in his way. Over six long weeks of winter, these two torn souls somehow agree to work together. But do they dare act upon their mutual attraction, or will they walk away from each other for good? From the lush countryside of New South Wales to the harsh Centralian outback, hike into the heart of this sweet, small-town rural romance, where learning to let go of the past can be the most imperfectly perfect step towards love. What readers are saying about this sweet, small town, rural romance: “WINTER’S WALK… felt like a refreshing walk in sunshine.” Goodreads “…something beautiful and worthy…” “I was gunning for these two leads to have their own HEA”Mrs B’s Book Reviews “I’d highly recommend this SWEET but SASSY piece of Australian Rural Fiction.” Goodreads “The banter between Jessica and Brett a highlight…” Goodreads “…plenty of tension surmounts between these two…” Are you a fan of small-town romance authors like Maisey Yates, Nora Roberts, and Diana Palmer?Do you savour stories by Rachael Treasure, Tricia Stringer, Barbara Hannay, and Pamela Cook?Are you a lover of Australian Rural Romance authors Rachael Johns, Cathryn Hein, Annie Seaton, Fleur McDonald, and Karly Lane? Then you’ll adore Australian bestselling author, Mel A ROWE’s unique spin on her stories. Designed to be devoured in one short session, you’ll find all the feels in this story of small-town enemies who make the most perfectly imperfect steps towards love. Are you ready to Escape to a HAPPILY EVER AFTER…