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THE VIRAL HOCKEY ROMANCE SENSATION FROM INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER, CHELSEA CURTO. COMES WITH AN EXCLUSIVE BONUS CHAPTER.I never really felt like I had a home. But with Emmy next to me, I think home is wherever she is . . .Emmy Hartwell has waited for a spot on an NHL roster since she became a professional hockey player, and this season, she’ll finally get a chance to showcase her talents with the struggling DC Stars.Maverick Miller is the best player in the league, but he’s never had a winning record. Team captain and desperate to turn things around, he agrees to play nice with the fiery new left-winger even though they’re total opposites.After a night of explosive tension that ends in bed, Emmy and Maverick swear it’ll be a one-time thing – just enough to clear the air so they can focus on their game. It’s meaningless, she insists, because she doesn’t date hockey players, and he’s a notorious playboy who doesn’t date at all. But 'just once' quickly becomes again and again, and while they promise their friends-with-benefits setup will end with the season, their chemistry off the ice proves impossible to ignore . . .Face Off is a spicy dislike-to-lovers hockey romance with professional athletes, friends with benefits, he falls first and a guaranteed happily ever after from bestselling author, Chelsea Curto.THE DC STARS WILL BECOME YOUR NEW OBSESSION . . .'Utter perfection. Another must-read by Chelsea Curto''I will recommend until im blue in the face''I feel speechless. This is everything I wanted in this book and more. 6* tier read!!!''I LOVE THIS BOOK SO SO MUCH. I WOULD GIVE IT 10 STARTS IF I COULD''Face Off really combined all the things I love: strong women, obsessed men, banter, heartfelt spice''HE wears HER jersey. Do you need any more convincing on this one?''This book is everything. If you're looking for a spicy ice hockey romance where she's an athlete too, this is for you'

The viral hockey romance sensation from international bestseller, Chelsea Curto. Comes with an exclusive bonus chapter. She gives me that smile again. The one that makes me feel alive. Like I've been sleeping for thousands of years and now that I'm finally waking up, she's the only thing I can see . . .Piper Mitchell needs something in her life to finally make sense. Fresh off a divorce, stuck in a career that’s lost its spark, and terrified of dating again, she decides to focus on the one thing she can control: getting more confident in the bedroom.Liam Sullivan might be the league’s best goalie, but he’s never been great with people. Behind closed doors, though, he knows exactly what he’s doing – and after some gentle pressure from Piper, he agrees to help her learn. It’s supposed to be simple: a no-strings, mutually beneficial arrangement that stays firmly off the ice.After a night of explosive chemistry in Vegas – one they can’t fully remember – they wake up with matching wedding rings. Determined not to let chaos derail their seasons, Piper and Liam agree to keep the marriage until hockey ends. It’s convenient, they insist. It's just for the hockey season. It doesn't mean anything.But as the clock ticks down on their fake-marriage-with-benefits, can Piper and Liam make it work in the real world? Or will their relationship be a power play straight to disaster?Power Play is a spicy friends-to-lovers hockey romance with the teach-me trope, accidental marriage, fake-dating fun, he falls quietly but hard, and a guaranteed happily ever after from bestselling author Chelsea Curto. The steamy second entry in the DC Stars series.The DC STARS will become your new obsession . . .'Utter perfection. Another must-read by Chelsea Curto''I will recommend until im blue in the face''I feel speechless. This is everything I wanted in this book and more. 6* tier read!!!''I LOVE THIS BOOK SO SO MUCH. I WOULD GIVE IT 10 STARTS IF I COULD''Really combined all the things I love: strong women, obsessed men, banter, heartfelt spice''This book is everything. If you're looking for a spicy ice hockey romance where she's an athlete too, this is for you'

The viral hockey romance sensation from international bestseller, Chelsea Curto. Comes with an exclusive bonus chapter! But that’s the thing about Hudson Hayes: he makes me feel alive in ways I’ve never been.Hudson Hayes, standout defenseman for the DC Stars, has one problem he can't outskate: he needs a private chef, and fast. He’s spent months searching with no luck, and with the season about to kick off, he’s running out of time – and patience.Madeline Galloway needs a fresh start more than anything. After being unexpectedly fired from her executive chef position in Las Vegas, she’s willing to take a chance on a lead that sends her clear across the country to Washington, D.C. One interview with Hudson, and everything falls into place. He’s kind, charming and entirely too easy to like. Soon, Madeline and her young daughter, Lucy, are unpacking boxes in his guest room.The rules are straightforward: keep things professional. No personal entanglements. No falling for the handsome hockey player who makes her laugh in the middle of meal prep, or who seems to adore her daughter just as much as she does.But when a New Year’s Eve kiss shatters the careful boundaries between them, everything shifts. Friendship stops feeling like enough. And when Madeline discovers that Hudson has been learning American Sign Language so he can talk with Lucy, resisting him becomes impossible.Slap Shot is a spicy slow-burn, friends-to-lovers romance featuring a private chef, a protective hockey player, forced proximity, the sweetest single mum dynamic and a man who shows his devotion in every small, meaningful way — with a guaranteed happily ever after from bestselling author Chelsea Curto.THE DC STARS WILL BECOME YOUR NEW OBSESSION . . .'Utter perfection. Another must-read by Chelsea Curto''I will recommend until I'm blue in the face''I feel speechless. This is everything I wanted in this book and more. 6* tier read!!!''I LOVE THIS BOOK SO SO MUCH. I WOULD GIVE IT 10 STARTS IF I COULD''Really combined all the things I love: strong women, obsessed men, banter, heartfelt spice''This book is everything. If you're looking for a spicy ice hockey romance where she's an athlete too, this is for you'

This collectible paperback edition features full-color character art and a never-before-seen bonus chapter.From USA TODAY bestselling author Chelsea Curto comes the first book in her hockey romance series DC Stars, a steamy rivals-to-lovers romance between an NHL player and her team's captain. Emerson ';Emmy' Hartwell has spent her entire career fighting for a place in the NHL. Now, she's finally earned a spot with the struggling DC Stars, and she's determined to make the most of it. Maverick Miller is the best player in the league, but even his talent hasn't been enough to turn the Stars into winners. As team captain, he's desperate to change turn things around, which means keeping the peace with the team's fiery new left-wingereven if the two of them clash at every turn. But when the tension between them reaches a tipping point and they fall into bed together, Emmy and Maverick agree it was a one-time mistake to get the distraction out of their systems so they can focus on the season. After all, Emmy doesn't date hockey players, and Maverickinfamous for his playboy reputationdoesn't date anyone. Exceptwhat should've happened just once happens again, then again. They tell each other their friends with benefits arrangement is only for the season. But despite facing off on the ice, behind closed doors, the pair is nothing but fire.

The viral friends-to-lovers hockey romance sensation from international bestseller Chelsea Curto. Comes with an exclusive bonus chapter! It feels more and more like my heart isn’t even my own anymore. It’s hers, and I think it’s always going to be hers . . . Riley Mitchell is used to winning. A back-to-back Stanley Cup champion, his life has always revolved around the game – until a devastating accident leaves him without his right leg and uncertain of who he is without the ice beneath his skates.Lexi Armstrong is the DC Stars athletic trainer assigned to his recovery, and she refuses to let Riley give up on himself. Independent, sharp-tongued and endlessly supportive, she pushes him to rebuild not just his strength, but his confidence too.What starts as late nights and easy banter, turns into a friends-with-benefits arrangement neither of them planned. It’s supposed to be simple – purely physical, no emotions involved. But 'just once' quickly becomes something deeper, and Riley finds himself falling harder than he ever expected.Now Riley and Lexi must decide if they’ll keep pretending it’s only about the physical – or risk everything for a future that looks nothing like the one he lost.Hat Trick is a spicy friends-to-lovers hockey romance with injury recovery, emotional healing, friends with benefits, he falls first (and hard) and a guaranteed happily ever after from bestselling author Chelsea Curto. THE DC STARS WILL BECOME YOUR NEW OBSESSION . . .'Utter perfection. Another must-read by Chelsea Curto''I will recommend until im blue in the face''I feel speechless. This is everything I wanted in this book and more. 6* tier read!!!''I LOVE THIS BOOK SO SO MUCH. I WOULD GIVE IT 10 STARTS IF I COULD''Really combined all the things I love: strong women, obsessed men, banter, heartfelt spice''This book is everything. If you're looking for a spicy ice hockey romance . . . this is for you'

This collectible paperback edition features full-color character art and a never-before-seen bonus chapter.From USA TODAY bestselling author Chelsea Curto comes the second book in her hockey romance series DC Stars, a steamy fake-marriage hockey romance between an NHL goalie and the friend who asks him for lessons in the bedroom. Piper Mitchell is ready to take control of her life again. Newly divorced, stuck in a rut at work, and completely out of practice when it comes to dating, she decides there's only one solution: learn how to be good in the bedroom. Liam Sullivan might be the NHL's most intimidating goalie, but behind the scenes he's exactly the expert Piper needs. Quiet, guarded, and surprisingly patient, Liam agrees to give Piper a few private lessonsstrictly casual, no strings attached. But when a wild night in Vegas leaves them waking up with matching wedding rings, Piper and Liam decide to figure out how much more fun they can have as husband and wife. It's only temporary. Only for the season. And it definitely doesn't mean anything. Except the longer they pretend to be married, the harder it becomes to remember where the act ends and their real feelings begin.

This collectible paperback edition features full-color character art and a never-before-seen bonus chapter.A steamy forced-proximity hockey romance between an NHL defenseman and the private chef who moves into his home with her daughter from the USA TODAY bestselling DC Stars series. Professional hockey player Hudson Hayes has spent months searching for a private chef, but with the NHL season about to begin, hes running out of optionsand patience. Single mom Madeline Galloway needs a fresh start. After losing her executive chef position in Las Vegas, shes desperate for a new job when an unexpected opportunity appears in Washington, DC. Cooking for a professional hockey player wasnt part of the plan, but its exactly the lifeline she and her daughter need. The arrangement is simple: Madeline will run Hudsons kitchen, and Hudson will stay out of the way. No complications. No personal entanglements. And definitely no falling for the thoughtful hockey star who makes it feel dangerously easy to belong in his home. But when one stolen kiss on New Years Eve changes everything, the boundaries between them start to blur. As their connection deepensand Hudson goes out of his way to learn American Sign Language for Madelines daughtertheyll have to decide if what they have is just another temporary arrangement or something worth risking their hearts for.