The Renegades Series by Melody Heck Gatto

Matt had one talent – putting the smackdown on dirty players on the opposing teams. If they stepped up on one of his guys, he was there to tear them right down. Romance was not his forte. It wasn't even in his wheelhouse. He was a professional hockey league enforcer. A fighter. A goon. Matt enjoyed being at the top of his game, the Renegades' lead tough guy. But years of fighting have taken a toll. His body is finally turning on him... moreMatt had one talent – putting the smackdown on dirty players on the opposing teams. If they stepped up on one of his guys, he was there to tear them right down. Romance was not his forte. It wasn't even in his wheelhouse. He was a professional hockey league enforcer. A fighter. A goon. Matt enjoyed being at the top of his game, the Renegades' lead tough guy. But years of fighting have taken a toll. His body is finally turning on him. Only Matt isn’t ready to hang up his skates just yet; his heart is still in the game, and hockey is his world. Women find the bad-boy on-ice aggression sexy, but they aren't prepared to deal with his after-game pain. Love has been cruel, redemption is out of reach, and Matt feels he doesn't deserve happiness. He's developed a talent for driving people away, never allowing anyone to get too close. When his whole world starts to spiral out of control, someone unexpected finds her way past his tough-guy exterior. But is she strong enough to melt his icy heart and force him to let her in? less

Talia never imagined that at almost forty years old, she’d be newly single again. Not to mention picking up a sexy young man at a Pittsburgh bar. What she thought was a one-night stand, turned into night after night of the best sex she’d ever had. Even the news that he was a teammate of her brother couldn’t extinguish the desire she had for Harrison. Somehow, he had made himself a permanent fixture in her bed and was slowly moving in on her heart... moreTalia never imagined that at almost forty years old, she’d be newly single again. Not to mention picking up a sexy young man at a Pittsburgh bar. What she thought was a one-night stand, turned into night after night of the best sex she’d ever had. Even the news that he was a teammate of her brother couldn’t extinguish the desire she had for Harrison. Somehow, he had made himself a permanent fixture in her bed and was slowly moving in on her heart. He fawned over her like no man ever had before, and she was loving the attention, but she wasn’t ready to give her heart away so easily. Not after what she just went through. Harrison vowed off relationships. He was a self-proclaimed lifelong-bachelor. Talia was simply supposed to be a notch in his bedpost, a hook-up. But he was drawn to this woman with such an animal attraction. Typically, he never bedded the same woman twice, yet he couldn’t get enough of Talia. At her age, she wasn’t looking for a new relationship. With Harrison, things quickly turned hot and heavy. She had her fun, and it was very fun, but now her divorce papers were finalized. It was time to figure out what made her happy, put on her big-girl pants and start the next chapter of her life. The only problem was, she knew exactly what made her happy - the one thing she shouldn’t want - Harrison. less