Amy Aislin – författare

One wrongful arrest ruined Kris Xappa's image—and made his NHL team look bad. Now, with orders to keep his head down, the last thing he needs is to develop feelings for his younger teammate—and best friend's brother. The fact that he can't stop thinking about their one illicit kiss doesn't mean anything.  Rory Stanton is perfectly capable of taking care of himself and doesn't need his brother's best friend keeping an eye on him. Sure, he likes having Kris's attention, but he'd rather have it for entirely different reasons. Too bad that one kiss they shared wasn't enough to convince Kris to take a chance on him.  When an injury lands Rory in Kris's care, will these teammates be able to see past the obstacles to become a two-man team?

Sometimes the sweetest victories happen off the ice.Ryland Zervudachi lives for the game of hockey—and for the chance to build the kind of team unity that will carry the Columbus Pilots all the way back to the playoffs after last season's crushing defeat. Off the ice, though, there's one goal he hasn't managed to score—the heart of Kyle Dabbs, the Vermont Trailblazers' team captain and his long-time crush.Kyle Dabbs has built a life centered on quiet strength. After a childhood scarred by his father's verbal abuse, Dabbs pours his energy into his career on the ice and the book series he's written to help kids like the boy he once was. He doesn't need someone flashy, loud, and spotlight-loving like Ryland turning his world upside down.But when an untimely appendectomy leaves Dabbs stuck at home, Ryland—recovering from an injury—shows up to help. Between late-night Scrabble competitions, pumpkin-carving mishaps, and long talks that peel back layers they've both kept hidden, Dabbs begins to see past Ryland's bold exterior.With chemistry sparking and walls crumbling, both men must decide if they're ready to risk their hearts for something even better than a championship: love.

Desperate to escape the pain of his brother's death, Jesse Melnik ran—but he couldn't outrun the grief, no matter how much distance he put between himself and his past. Now, after fifteen years of trying, he's finally ready to face his hometown of Charlottetown again.He expects the memories of his brother to hover in every corner of his family's sailboat and whisper in every sea-tinged breeze.What he doesn't expect is Parker Willis, the best friend he left behind without a word the day he fled.And he certainly doesn't expect old feelings to resurface.Parker's been stuck in a rut since his father died three months ago. Every day is the same: try to keep his father's dinner cruise business afloat so he can chip away at Dad's debts, all while working a job that leaves him more frustrated than satisfied.Then Parker's routine shatters in the best way possible: Jesse Melnik returns to Prince Edward Island for the summer, all six feet three inches of gorgeous hockey player.Now, that's different.Jesse kickstarts Parker's heart.Parker makes Jesse feel again.And although both men are a little bit damaged from struggling down the broken path of loss, maybe—just maybe—if they can lean on each other, they'll learn to move forward at last.Content warnings: themes of grief, discussions of a parent's death from cancer, descriptions/discussions of a sibling's death by suicide