Cali Melle

Falling for my ex-boyfriend's brother was never supposed to happen... especially while I'm pretending to be his fianc e.When I find Rowan Taylor's infant daughter abandoned outside the hospital I work at, both of our lives are instantly flipped upside down. I'm only in Aston until my travel nurse assignment is up in a few weeks, but when I realize the star goalie needs my help, I can't seem to walk away from him. Even though his daughter was abandoned, he finds himself having to prove to the courts that he can provide a stable life for her... and to help his case, he convinces me to pretend to be his fianc e.It's the perfect plan to make him look like the family man he needs to be to get custody.It's supposed to be simple-just a few months of playing the part until I have to leave for my next nursing assignment, yet the more time I spend with him, the harder it is to remember it's fake.Rowan's fiercely protective of his daughter, warm in ways I never saw before, and the quiet moments when he looks at me with that soft vulnerability? I can't ignore it.Somewhere between the late-nights and unexpected moments of tenderness, I start to feel things I shouldn't. Things that make me question everything.And falling for him?Well... that was never part of my plan.

Falling for my best friend's brother was not a part of my plan... especially when I was pregnant with someone else's child.In my defense, I got pregnant by a guy who wants absolutely nothing to do with me or the baby.And, just when I thought things couldn't get worse, I find out that my health insurance covers nothing for maternity care.Being in this alone is scary enough, but trying to figure out how I'm going to pay for my medical care? That's a whole new level of terrifying.When Nash Simmons-my best friend's brother, and Aston Archers star hockey player-finds out about the predicament I'm in, he steps in to save me from a financial disaster with an offer I can't possibly refuse.His proposal: I marry him for his insurance and we get it annulled after the baby is born.It seems like the perfect solution, but as our arrangement unfolds and we continue to grow closer, it becomes even harder to ignore the electricity sizzling between us.The lines between real and fake are starting to blur, and I can't help but wonder if there's room for my son and I in his future.Or am I only fooling myself by thinking this could ever be more than what it was supposed to be?

She never planned on falling for her brother's best friend and she certainly didn't plan on kissing the hotshot hockey player the night before he was moving away...Nova Simmons has spent the past decade trying to forget that night. After moving on and focusing on her career and her daughter, she's shocked when she finds Lincoln Matthews back and moving in as her new roommate. Despite her best efforts to resist, old feelings begin to resurface after he returns and it isn't long before she finds herself falling into his orbit once again.Lincoln Matthews has always kept his distance from Nova, keeping his best friend's sister at arm's length. But as he starts to spend time with her and her daughter, he finds himself questioning everything he thought he wanted. Torn between his past intentions and present feelings, Lincoln has to decide if he's ready to risk it all at a chance at something real with Nova.And now it's time for him to make his move...

One last summer together.One bucket list.One line and once it's crossed, there's no going back...Luna Truly was living on bottled air and borrowed time.She had spent most of her life in and out of hospitals.All she wanted to do was live a typical life-one where she didn't feel like she was a burden.Everyone treated her like she was a fragile piece of glass, except for one person.Her best friend, her partner in crime, the boy who she loved for as long as she could remember.Oliver Hart was the only person who treated her like she wasn't going to break.He was the only one who really saw the girl behind the medical diagnoses.He breathed life into her and made her feel alive.But their time together was quickly coming to an end.Their lives were going in different directions with Oliver leaving for college in the fall.It was their last summer before their lives changed forever and neither of them were prepared for what the future might hold.

She's his coach's daughter, but he's willing to risk it all for her...Juliette Anderson needs a change of scenery and a new purpose in life.So, when her parents suggest she moves to Orchid City, she doesn't hesitate.What she doesn't need is to catch the attention of the hot shot hockey player next door.Juliette does not date hockey players and Mac Sullivan is no exception to her rule.Even if he's insistent on changing her mind...Mac Sullivan never was good at following rules.When his coach's daughter moves in next door, he can't seem to keep his distance, even though he knows she's off limits.Juliette challenges him and she doesn't fold like most women do under his charm.He likes that about her. He likes everything about her.She tells him they can't get involved and Mac decides he'll do whatever he has to do to change her mind.It's a dirty pucking play, but Mac Sullivan only plays to win...

Neither of them were looking for love, but it found them anyway...Charlotte Wells needs a drastic change in her life.Her editor is looking for something new, something fresh. Something romantic.And Charlotte-well, Charlotte hates love.She can't say no to the deal from the publisher, so she heads to Orchid City for a change of scenery.What she doesn't intend on, is finding inspiration in the hot hockey player she stumbles into.Weston Cole doesn't do relationships, he doesn't do commitments.But when he meets Charlotte, she ignites something inside of him.Probably just lust, because Wes doesn't do anything more than a quick fling.Either way, he's looking for a good time and he has a proposition for her.He wants to be her source of inspiration, if she agrees to being his temporary distraction.It's the perfect situation and something they can both agree on.No attachments and definitely no feelings.The only problem?They're only lying to themselves.

When Raegan returns home for Christmas, the last thing she expects is to be reunited with her two old best friends.It's been a year since she last saw Julian and Miles and seeing them again awakens old feelings.When their families decide to celebrate the holiday together, the three of them take a spontaneous trip to the mountains to spend the weekend skiing.No one could predict the weather and a terrible snow storm hits, leaving them snowed in together...With one bed and resurfacing feelings.And instead of a traditional Christmas exchange, they want to exchange her...

The tides were shifting and he was lost in the ocean of her...Giana Cirone's life had been far from easy.After losing her hearing as a child, she had to adjust to a world of silence.To a world of misunderstanding, where she found herself constantly having to accommodate others.But the ocean was the one place where she never felt misunderstood. It was where she felt at peace and Giana was determined on saving it, along with the marine life that called it home.She dedicated her existence to that cause, now living a simple life until one morning.The morning that professional surfer, Declan Parks, shows up with an injured turtle.And she realizes that it isn't just the turtle that needs her help.An unexpected injury sends Declan Parks to Orchid City for some much needed R&R.His plan was simple: Continue rehabilitating his shoulder and return to the west coast so he can get back to his life and his career.But that all changes one morning and it leaves him questioning everything.He knows he can't get lost in her tides because he has a life waiting for him.But regardless of how hard he tries, he can't seem to stay away...

After a nasty break-up with her ex, moving to Orchid Beach was like a breath of fresh air.Harper landed a brand new job as a sports photographer for a professional hockey team.It was just what she needed to get away from everything she had ever known.One drunken night at a club had her sneaking into another room with a stranger.But that stranger ended up being no one other than Nico Cirone.The star rookie player for the Orchid City Vipers.The same team that she was now working for.And that made him completely off limits.Nico Cirone had been at the top of his game, but as a rookie, he couldn't afford to lose his new position.His luck felt like it was stretching thin and there was only one solution.He needed a new good luck charm.And after running into Harper, he knew that he had finally found what he was looking for.It was an easy arrangement, one they could both benefit from.He would help her forget her ex and she would help him play the best hockey he'd ever played before.It was supposed to be simple...Until it wasn't anymore.

VaughnOne moment in time, one freak accident, and my entire hockey career was over.Two years have passed since my injury and I am still mentally struggling with this loss.Mad at the world and everyone in it, I sought solace at my parents' lake house for the summer.It was supposed to be somewhere for me to be alone and heal.But when London Hayes walks back into my life, the universe has different plans.And I need to find a way to derail them because I refuse to drag her down with me.LondonIt had been over two years since I'd last seen Vaughn Carter.And he feels like a stranger.Cold and distant, abrasive and angry.He's a shell of a person compared to the version I used to know, but I know he's still in there.Somewhere deep inside is the man I used to love, but he needs help finding himself again.And I won't be the one to give up on him, even if it costs me my own heart in the end.

StellaThe last thing I expected was to find my boyfriend in bed with one of my best friends.Their betrayal sent me on the next flight back to my home town in Vermont.The plan was to take the summer to find myself. No dating and no distractions.But when my brother's roommate asks me to come to Canada with him for the summer, I find myself saying yes.I've never been one to turn down an adventure and how could I possibly deny Simon Murray with those steel gray eyes and dimples he has?SimonWhen Stella came back to Vermont with her heart broken, I needed to find a way to cheer her up.Taking her to Canada with me was the first thing I could think of.It was a perfect change of scenery for her to find herself.She agreed and we headed north with no plans of involving ourselves with each other.There was an attraction neither of us could deny and when we found ourselves in a different country sharing an apartment with one bed, the dynamic shifted.It was just a temporary arrangement for the short summer months.So, why did I find myself wanting her to move coast to coast to be with me?

CameronTwo things I never thought I'd say: My entire future is about to go up in flames.And Aspen Rossi is my ticket to keeping my scholarship.The only problem..She hates me.AspenThe last thing that I want to be doing is tutoring Cameron Sawyer.When he asked for my help, I tried to resist but tutoring another student would look good on my application for med school.That's all he is-a means to an end.However, the more time that we spend together, the harder it is to ignore his charm.Cam is starting to grow on me, but I can't get involved with him.We want two different things out of life. We're on two separate paths...Our dreams can't coexist and neither can our hearts. Even if they keep playing offsides.

AsherAfter my mother was diagnosed with cancer last year, she has been on my siblings and I to get married.Afraid that her time is running out, she just wants to be here for all of the milestones in our life.I'm the last one left, the one who doesn't even have a girlfriend.My family knows that my life is invested in hockey, yet they still continue to push.I can't show up at my brother's wedding alone and deal with their disappointment.Instead, I need to find someone who will pretend to be my girlfriend for the week.And Sydney Phillips is the perfect candidate...SydneyWith my family gone for Christmas, it looks like I'm spending the holidays alone.Until Asher Golding propositions me.We've been friends since freshman year and swore to keep it that way.Asher asks me to go to Maine with him, to be his fake date for his brother's wedding.He wants me to spend the holiday with his family afterwards, to make his mother happy.Who am I to say no?I don't have any plans, Asher is one of my closest friends, and we're just playing pretend.Nothing could possibly go wrong with our fake relationship, right?Even if we do end up having to share a bed...

LoganIt's been two years since I left for college and the last time I saw Isla, but when she shows up on my doorstep, the last thing I'm expecting is old feelings to resurface.Growing up, we were friends, until everything started to shift.Our friendship turned into stolen kisses and forbidden touches, but we agreed it could never be anything more.Not when her brother was my best friend.Leaving Clifton Falls meant leaving the past behind too. Hockey is my life now, more so than before, and Isla is a distraction.But what happens when the lines begin to blur and she becomes the only thing I can see?IslaLogan Knight- Star hockey player, my brother's best friend, and the first boy I ever loved.But we could never be more than friends.He broke my heart when he left for college and now, two years later, he's back in my life and my new roommate.Old feelings resurface and our friendship is put to the test.I've tried to resist him as long as I could, but Logan has a way of knocking down every wall I've built around my heart.It's only a matter of time before our secret comes to light and when it finally does, will Logan be the one to protect my heart?

PoppyAugust Whitley was just a fling-someone fun to spend my time with no strings attached.We broke things off before our feelings grew, but it was already too late.After leaving town, I swore to myself that I would never look back.And when I get surprising news, I'm completely committed to doing it alone.Until one night when he walks back into my life...AugustPoppy Williams. She was an enigma and a mystery that I wanted to unravel.Neither of us were ready for a commitment and after a misunderstanding, she left town without a single word.I tried to find her, but it was as if she fell off the grid. It was messing with my head and becoming a threat to my hockey career.Until one night, one date with another girl... I find Poppy working at the restaurant and she's pregnant.With my child.I let her leave me once before, but this time I won't let her get away.