Cozy Up this Winter: 5 Must-Read Books for the Season
If you want some hockey romance…
1. Chasing the Puck by Lyssa Lemire
‘When it comes to love, I have one rule: no hockey players. So it’s bad news when I’m booked to share a hotel room with the only player who’s ever tempted me to break it—and really bad news when there’s only one bed. As a drama major with Broadway dreams I have too much going on in my life to deal with the heartache that men like Tuck promise. He’s everything I’ve learned the hard way to stay away from. Rich. Cocky. A shameless player. Even when I’m assigned to tutor him and learn that there’s way more to him than meets the eye, I know that letting my guard down would be a mistake I can’t afford to make.’
If you want small town love…
2. Workin’ on You by Claire Hastings
“Everyone has secrets. Mine? I’ve loved Sylvie Forde since we were eight years old. Not that she has any idea. Being stuck in the friend zone with her is better than nothing at all. Love from afar is all I’ve ever been able to muster up the courage for, even though I want so much more. I finally get my chance when Sylvie asks for my help. Late nights, a surprise litter of kittens, and hushed confessions lead to kissing and a whole lot more. Everything I’ve ever wanted. Only problem—there’s something else I’m keeping from Sylvie. Something big.”
If you want friends to lovers…
3. Frozen Over by Ruth Stilling
“After the hit I took last season, I plan to focus on rehabilitation and getting my mind back into the game I’ve loved for so many years. I don’t need distractions, and I don’t need another woman in my bed or my head. I’ve got enough complications to last me a lifetime.
But I didn’t expect her sunshine, and I wasn’t prepared for how Luna Johnson has worked her way into my heart and thawed its frosty state. I keep trying to resist her, knowing this will only end badly—she’s one of my oldest friends, and I have to keep it that way. But, man, am I attracted to her, and the more we reconnect, the more I feel the happiness that’s been missing from my life for so long.”
If you want a dark and mysterious man…
4. When She Falls by Gabrielle Sands
Gentlemen don’t look at engaged women the way Ras Sorrentino looks at me. Ras Sorrentino is the underboss of the most powerful clan in the Camorra. He’s also chaos and danger poured into a sleek Italian suit. The first time I met him, I thought he was there to kill me. The second time, I wanted to kill him. The third was in Ibiza, where I glared at him across the church as my sister married his boss. It’s not his sharp tongue or his taunting smirks that I hate the most. It’s his gaze. How it narrows when I flinch. How it hardens when he notices the bruises on my face. How he stares at my engagement ring like he wants to melt it off my finger. I know it’s a bad idea to let him push my buttons. After all, the fate of my family rests on my upcoming marriage and my fiancé is only interested in me because of my pristine reputation. A reputation Ras seems to have no qualms with stomping all over.
If you want a heart warming, age gap romance…
5. Here & There by Claire Wilder
“My life was perfectly fine before I jumped into the ocean fully clothed. Great job, perfect apartment, good enough boyfriend. So why did I turn up soaking wet at the beach bar of a very rough around the edges, very hot single dad and insist he hire me? Maybe because as it turned out, perfectly fine wasn’t actually good enough. Soon, Grumpy Mac, his sullen teenage son, and his sunshiney dog show me just how messy and beautiful life can be. But while this imperfect life and family I’ve stepped into here brings out a new me I love, it also highlights parts of the old me I miss—back there. Will I have to choose between what I had and what I want? Or is it possible to have it all here and there?”
*descriptions are taken from their Goodreads or Amazon ads*
