The Fort Collins Blizzard Hockey series follows a group of NHL players. The first three books (book 3 is yet to be published) follows three best friends and how they fall for gorgeous hockey players.
One day Lucy Knox is traveling across the country to escape her old life, and the next she’s fake dating Kellen Bassey, her brother’s pro hockey teammate. The couple is being gleefully managed by a committee of his teammates and her friends who vote on every move of “Kellcy”. But it’s the perfect way to show her ex—and her father—that she’s better off without them.
Single dad Kellen is determined to keep his spot on the Blizzard NHL team so he can stay near his daughter’s doctors. But when the team owner’s wife sets her sights on Kellen, he needs to deflect her attention.
As their fake dating scheme intertwines their lives—complete with Lucy coaching Kellen’s daughter’s kindergarten soccer team—the line between pretend and real starts to blur. Should Lucy follow her dream job to England, or risk her heart again in Colorado? And can Kellen trust himself to let someone in, or will their love be benched before it gets a chance to play?
Tropes: fake dating by committee, wholesome hockey team found family, hockey player MMC, MCs in their 30s, cute dog with a carousel of names, single dad, younger brother’s teammate, open door/ medium spice, microtropes: that’s MY girlfriend
Twice-divorced Raleigh Hayes is escaping suburbia in the Pink Palace—her revenge purchase RV—for an eight-week sabbatical. With her pharmacy job on pause and her ex not leaving her alone, she’s driving for freedom... and ideas for snarky quotes for her cross stitch side hustle.
Atticus Knox has long harbored a crush on his older sister’s best friend since college. So when she parks her RV in his Colorado hockey town, he wonders if this is his chance. He's recovering from an injury and preparing for a charity skate. Raleigh showing up makes him question his stance on never dating, born from watching his father's disastrous love life.
When a teammate suggests Raleigh help teach Atticus how to date, she agrees, if only for inspiration for her next batch of sarcastic embroidery. Soon their flirty lessons blur into more than coach-student roles, stirring up memories of their New Year’s Eve kiss. Her sabbatical is ending and her past isn’t staying behind her, so they both need to decide: was this a temporary detour, or is it a second chance worth fighting for?
Tropes: second chance, hockey romance, best friend’s brother/ sister’s best friend, reformed player, twice divorced 33-year-old FMC, dating coach, RV life, chickens