Kaylee Losey – författare

Jett Miller is the best. The best friend, the best brother, the best Christmas tree decorator...and the best at getting friend-zoned. Until her. They just clicked. He talked, she laughed, and maybe for the first time in his life he didn''t stutter over his words or fall into some weird accent that sent her running the other way. The problem? She works for one of his best friends - a major league All-Star - and lives about 2,000 miles away in sunny Los Angeles. What chance does a small-town sports bar owner from Michigan have with a girl like that?

Zoey Nunez has two main responsibilities: Taking care of her family and taking care of her client. Between her father, her two younger siblings, and her hard-hitting client who is a magnet for trouble, she doesn''t have a whole lot of time for romance. Besides, she wants classic romance and chivalry, if it''s not completely dead. She wants someone different from all the cocky, self-absorbed men she''s so accustomed to. Maybe someone a little too obsessed with tacos and Christmas movies. But men like that don''t exist where she''s from. No, she''s pretty sure that man only exists on the other side of the country.

When the off-season hits and Zoey gets the chance to take a winter wonderland vacation to Northern Michigan,  she''s got one thing on her mind: The hunky bar owner who hasn''t left her thoughts in months. Was their insta-love moment a thing of true love, or was it just a sizzling obsession that will burn out before the season ends?

Smooth-talker. Player. Cheater. Emerson Yates has heard it all. And they''re not wrong. But so what? Everybody knows the drill: No strings, no attachments, no commitments. That''s the way he likes it and he''s not changing for anyone. Especially not the woman threatening his position at work. No matter how delicious she looks in those tight skirts and pointy heels. Not even those lips that awaken his most sinful daydreams could convince him to change. As far as she''s concerned, his only goals are keeping things exactly how they are and showing her who''s really on top at the office.

Gabriella Cabrera-Perez is the new HBIC in town. Trying to prove herself at a new law firm, she doesn''t have time for distractions, and she really doesn''t have time for games. Unfortunately, Emerson Yates seems to have all the time in the world to make her life miserable. But Gabriella isn''t the type of girl to shy away from a challenge, and she certainly won''t be distracted by a pair of mesmerizing blue eyes and playboy charm.

When their lives outside the office merge unexpectedly, Emerson finds that maybe Gabriella isn''t the She-Devil he''s made her out to be. But that''s all the more reason to keep his distance; He doesn''t do relationships. He can''t. And he refuses to subject her to his usual games. He just never expected to be the one with his heart on the line.

Raelyn DeRose has it all- almost. Great friends, a wonderful- not to mention insanely wealthy- family, and a fulfilling, successful career as one of the best physical therapists around. Her love life, however, is a bit lacking. After a failed engagement, she''s on a bit of a hiatus from men, and is definitely feeling the effects of her dry spell. When she catches an article about her childhood best friend and his booming professional baseball career, she can''t help reminiscing and feeling as though she may have lost her shot at true love ages ago.

Meet Quinn Casey: Major-League All-Star, hard-hitter, and okay, he''s kind of a sex icon. When Quinn finds out he''ll be sitting out this season after an injury, he gets called back home to deal with something he thought he''d left in the past. Not only is he confronted with his beyond complicated relationship with his mother, but he''s also thrown a curveball when he runs into his childhood best friend at his first physical therapy session. With their history and his new reputation, Quinn knows he''s got a lot of work to do if he wants to take his last chance all the way home.

It''s obvious after their first run-in that there''s still a lot of steam between these childhood sweethearts, but will their passion- and let''s not forget the bed-breaking sex- be enough to make up for their past mistakes? Or will this hard-hitter strikeout on love?