The wait is finally over—Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Kristen Hope Mazzola returns to the ice with a brand-new hockey romance series: Shots on Goal—MN Frosthawks.
Alois Müller is professional hockey’s favorite villain.
The Minnesota Frosthawks’ veteran enforcer is known for brutal hits, wicked honesty, and a glare that’s started more headlines than the league will ever admit.
So when a viral scandal threatens the team’s reputation, management gives him one last chance to clean up his image… or hang up his jersey forever.
Enter Beatriz “Bea” Ribeiro.
Brilliant. Unflappable. And the youngest PR strategist the organization has ever hired.
Her first assignment?
Rehabilitate the league’s most notorious troublemaker before he destroys the Frosthawks’ season.
Simple.
Except Alois Müller refuses to be handled.
Managing him means babysitting a six-foot-four walking PR disaster with ice-blue eyes, a temper the league loves to hate… and a talent for getting under Bea’s skin like no one else.
Unfortunately for both of them, the solution to his scandal is worse than the problem.
A fake relationship.
Suddenly Bea is stuck beside the one man who seems determined to drive her insane.
Press conferences.
Charity galas.
Team flights.
And one very convincing series of staged dates.
The rules are simple:
Don’t fight in public.
Don’t break the script.
And absolutely do not start believing the chemistry.
But the more time they spend pretending to be in love, the harder it becomes to ignore the sparks neither of them wants to admit are real.
Because beneath Alois’s reputation is a fiercely loyal teammate, a devastating flirt, and a man who looks at Bea like she’s the only person in the room.
Meanwhile Bea is trying to keep her career on track, keep the team’s image intact, and stop her extremely judgmental Selkirk Rex cat from declaring war on the six-foot-four hockey enforcer suddenly invading their lives.
Now the entire league is watching.
Their chemistry is trending.
And the biggest lie they’ve ever told might be turning into the one thing neither of them can walk away from.
Public Enemy #91 was supposed to be a media strategy.
Instead, it might be the most dangerous play of their lives.
About the Author:
Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Kristen Hope Mazzola is a Florida native now happily rooted in North Carolina with her loving husband and two lazy basset hounds. After several years away from publishing, she has returned to the romance world with a renewed passion for storytelling and a bold, reimagined vision for her Shots on Goal universe. She writes every flavor of contemporary romance— from steamy rom-coms to gritty biker tales to emotional, heart-thumping sports love stories.
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Trust by Kathy Lockheart is now live!
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He’s a convicted killer.
I’m his nurse.
And he saw my bruises.
Now he keeps getting hurt on purpose,
just to see that I’m safe.
As a prison nurse, I keep my heart locked away tighter than the men I treat.
No gray areas.
No second chances.
Especially not after escaping my abusive ex.
Then Knox Blackwood, the most dangerous man in the prison, winds up in my infirmary.
Whatever he did to get locked up remains the prison’s darkest secret.
He should terrify me.
Instead, he sees what no one else does.
The scars.
The flinch when a door slams.
The fear I can’t bury.
“Who hurt you?” he growls.
When I don’t answer, Knox starts showing up in my infirmary.
New wounds.
Suspicious injuries.
Getting hurt on purpose,
just for five minutes with me.
I tell myself I can’t fall for an inmate.
I won’t.
Especially not one who’s now harboring a violent vendetta against my ex.
But every stolen touch feels like salvation.
And every whispered promise paves the road to our future.
Knox is one parole hearing from freedom.
If we stay careful, maybe he’ll get out.
Reunite with his daughter.
And we’ll have a life beyond these walls.
All I have to do
is keep Knox from killing the man who hurt me.
That’s the plan.
Until my violent ex steps into the prison
as Knox’s new guard…
From an International & Amazon top 25 bestselling author, TRUST is a forbidden romance featuring an obsessive, morally gray prisoner willing to risk his only shot at freedom to protect her.
Forbidden nurse/inmate romance
Obsessive, possessive morally gray hero
“Touch Her and Die” energy
“Who Hurt You?” protector vibes
Forced proximity in a prison setting
Alpha male with everything to lose
Standalone. Unputdownable HEA.
Trigger Warnings: Please visit the author’s website for the full list.
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This is the first book by this author I have picked up. From the moment I read the blurb I was hooked. Then I saw that cover and I was obsessed. The downside was this is part of a series, but I did triple check it was able to be read as a standalone. And thankfully I had no issue reading this as a standalone. I can see how I’ve missed out on the relationships between all the friends and I am absolutely adding the earlier books to my TBR.
Now from the blurb and probably from my own mind, I was expecting this to be dark. And I really didn’t find it to be a dark novel personally. I felt all the feels and I might admit to shedding a few tears while reading this. But damn neither Know nor Harper had it easy. Yet both of them dealt with it like champs, in their own way.
I instantly loved Knox, not just because I could clearly picture him as the cover model. But there’s something about a well written good guy who would literally kill to protect the people he loves. And Knox was so well written and an amazing human and even better boyfriend. Harper was pretty damn great herself and I loved them together.
I would have liked a little more closure at the end. A bit more of them, off enjoying their happily ever after. A lot more of certain people being violently and painfully injured in prison. But the ending I got was great, I’m just a vengeful bitch and I like my bad guys to be hit by a bus and maybe backed over a time or two. Never mind I’m off to check out the earlier books in the series and make my TBR cry. Toodles
