Hockey Is My Boyfriend: Part Two (23 page)

Once I got to the baggage carousel, everything started coming back to me. I remembered seeing Kelly across from me, her beautiful face bright and smiling. When I walked over to special handling to get my hockey gear, I looked down at my stick bag and for a moment, I felt like someone had winded me. Was it only six months since I’d met her? So much had happened since then. Maybe Kelly was right when she said we met too soon, but I knew what we had together was something special—something intense and real.

There was a lot going on for me right now, but I could see through to a time in the future when I’d be able to focus on stuff in my life besides hockey. And maybe then I could get Kelly back.

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W
hen not dodging
raindrops in beautiful but wet Vancouver, Melanie Ting is inside watching hockey. She began writing hockey romances during the 2010 Olympics, inspired by both the extraordinary athleticism and the crazy party atmosphere. Her aspirations include meeting more hockey players—for research of course, breeding non-shedding cats, and making her readers laugh.

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H
ockey Is My Boyfriend
, Part Three

What if you had only loved two guys in your life—and then you got to choose? 

It’s crunch time for Kelly Tanaka. Now that she’s graduated, her life in competitive hockey is over and all she wants is a career that’s related to hockey. She’s going to have to start at the bottom, but before she can climb the first rung of the corporate ladder, her love life explodes.

James Frechette is playing in the NHL now. He has money, great teammates, and his choice of willing women. But what he really wants is the one person who got away.

 Phil Davidson has also graduated and wants to get his life in order. Travel and a good job are already checked off, so now he can focus on reuniting with the woman he’s loved forever. But he’ll have to battle some competition for that goal.

 Will Kelly decide that her first job is her priority? Will Phil get a chance to prove that first love is the best love? Or will James make good on his vow to win her back?

 
Hockey Is My Boyfriend, Part Three
 is the concluding book in this trilogy about love, hockey, and a love of hockey. The only guarantee is a happy ending.

H
ow the Cookie Crumbles

She’s champagne and cupcakes. He’s beer and burgers.

Frankie Taylor has a perfectly organized life—including a checklist for her ideal man. Just when she thinks her dream boyfriend is going to propose, he dumps her instead. Heartbroken, she impulsively flees across the country. She lands in a small town where her only romantic prospect is unshaven, unsophisticated, and definitely not her type.

Jake Cookson likes living large. After the grind of playing hockey eight months of the year, he wants to party in the off-season. And while he doesn’t do commitment, he’s more than willing to have a summer fling with the curvy brunette who’s new in town. To his surprise, she’s unimpressed by his NHL fame, money, and athletic prowess.

Can Frankie throw away her plans for the future and appreciate what’s in front of her now? And can Jake even pronounce the word relationship?

F
resh Air

Late one night, a tall, athletic stranger bursts into a veterinary clinic with a terribly injured kitten. Veterinary tech, Janet Samson, rushes to his aid and her priority is saving the kitten’s life. But as the animal recovers, Janet gets to know more about Max Mattlin. He’s not only an animal lover, but he’s also a professional hockey player. On the surface, these two don’t have much in common—but sometimes romance can grow from the most unlikely beginnings.