Minnesota Caribou Series by Colleen Charles

"Holy ANGST alert! If you're ready for twists, turns and plenty of delicious drama, then skate fast into the pages of Benched and enjoy the ride!" ~ Book Diva She's my friend's little sister. But I've ached for her for years... and I won't be denied. What does the star center for the Minnesota Caribou do in the face of the ultimate betrayal? Right, I've sworn off women because I caught my fiancée with my brother. Now, they're both dead to me... more"Holy ANGST alert! If you're ready for twists, turns and plenty of delicious drama, then skate fast into the pages of Benched and enjoy the ride!" ~ Book Diva She's my friend's little sister. But I've ached for her for years... and I won't be denied. What does the star center for the Minnesota Caribou do in the face of the ultimate betrayal? Right, I've sworn off women because I caught my fiancée with my brother. Now, they're both dead to me. They represent an ache so deep I might never recover. I've never known a goal I couldn't score - or a girl I couldn't score with. That's what I have to remind myself when I see the one woman I've ever really wanted curled up in a sexy ball my hospital room. Even though my heart squeezes every time I see her, she's off-limits. Julia Wales is stunning, smart, more determined than I am, and as my childhood buddy's little sister, one hundred percent taboo. She's the successful business owner who obeys every rule. I'm the guy who breaks them. Every professional athlete knows you never betray bro code. Until now... and there's no going back. *********** BENCHED is a full-length steamy hockey romance from USA Today Bestselling Author, Colleen Charles that has been at the top of the Amazon store for over six years! You'll have to take a chance to find out why, but hold on tight because this dramatic love story is filled with steamy scenes and delicious drama. Will Adam and Julia get a second chance at love despite those conspiring to keep them apart? It's the first book in the gripping MINNESOTA CARIBOU hockey series but can be read as a standalone. No cliffhanger and a guaranteed happily ever after. "Seriously Riveting!" ~ Inspiration Romance less

Would you sell your soul to save your daughter's life? With my NHL career ripped to shreds by a devastating knee injury, I've hit rock bottom. Dead Ass Broke. Divorced. Single Father. My new life isn't glamorous and people love to judge and label. The groupies have dried up and all that remains after my ex-wife stole all my money and left the country is my hell hole of an apartment and a beat up car I won in a shooting contest my rookie year. But none of that matters to me... moreWould you sell your soul to save your daughter's life? With my NHL career ripped to shreds by a devastating knee injury, I've hit rock bottom. Dead Ass Broke. Divorced. Single Father. My new life isn't glamorous and people love to judge and label. The groupies have dried up and all that remains after my ex-wife stole all my money and left the country is my hell hole of an apartment and a beat up car I won in a shooting contest my rookie year. But none of that matters to me. It's all about my precious little girl. My heart. My soul. She's sick and she's hurting. There's a special trial at the Mayo Clinic but it costs six figures. I'm uninsured, and the only thing in my bank account is a string of zeros. So when temptation makes its siren's call inside a hotel bar. I answer. How hard could it be? Escorting rich, powerful women around town? Besides, I'll do anything. Anything . My daughter's uncertain future hangs in the balance. A simple mistake invites a ghost from the past back into my life. She's only a name and a beautiful face in a photograph on a computer screen. Until she isn't. Something about her is so familiar. Tempting me. Threatening to destroy me with one look. One touch. It wasn't supposed to turn into this. She's a trick. A sexy means to a desperate man's end. In spite of the raging chemistry between us, she's veiling her angel's light behind an icy exterior. And she's got her reasons to hide. Especially, from a man-whore like me. I've been reduced to a pathetic shell of the man I used to be. I'm someone would could drag her down from her ivory tower running one of the most powerful tech companies in the world into the cesspool of my meager existence. And I can't. I won't. We both know this is a one-time thing. No repeats. Bought and paid for in a simple transaction. But I don't think I could ever be finished with her. She calls to me, salving my pain and despair with her kindness and vulnerability. But even she can't help me and my beautiful Jessica. No one can. Coming up with the money's all up to me. Saving my daughter's life is all up to me. And come hell or high water, I'll get it done. less

"Grabbed me from the start and I couldn't put it down!" ~ Cynthia Hughes Her ex needs a reality check...In the blink of an eye, I charm Maisy's kids, and arm wrestle her lying POS ex-husband to straighten up and fly right.What kind of guy asks the mother of his children to quit high school and work multiple jobs so she can cater to his lazy ass? She had dreams, and he stomped all over them.Meanwhile, every single dream I ever had blossomed. Hall of fame career in the NHL. Check... more"Grabbed me from the start and I couldn't put it down!" ~ Cynthia Hughes Her ex needs a reality check...In the blink of an eye, I charm Maisy's kids, and arm wrestle her lying POS ex-husband to straighten up and fly right.What kind of guy asks the mother of his children to quit high school and work multiple jobs so she can cater to his lazy ass? She had dreams, and he stomped all over them.Meanwhile, every single dream I ever had blossomed. Hall of fame career in the NHL. Check. Friends and family. Check check. A woman who held my heart in the palm of her hand.Triple check.But my world came crashing down the day I lost my first love along with our unborn baby. I closed up my heart and surrounded it with an impenetrable wall of ice. And for years, no one got through.Until the day I read a Facebook Market ad that changes everything. She needs me. Her kids need me. And once again, I have a mission in life.There is someone to save.One look...One touch...One kiss...That's all it takes to melt the frost clutching my soul.And now I see my future within her eyes. *****CHECKED is a full-length steamy sports romance from USA Today Bestselling Author, Colleen Charles. It has a small-town feel, a second chances theme and some seriously adorable and funny kiddos. It's the last book in the gripping MINNESOTA CARIBOU hockey series but can be read as a standalone.  "Milo is exactly what she needs, and he is definitely a hero to dream about. This is a beautiful love story!" ~ TYoung less

When I show up on the doorstep of a posh and girly boutique ready to take my self-induced off-season penance, the owner wants none of it.Or me.Despite her better judgment, she decides to give me a chance, and I work hard for her. Harder than I've ever worked in my life. Even though I have no idea why.As one of the top players in the NHL, women come easy to me. Most just come.But not this girl. She's feisty, sassy, independent. Hot as hell and sexy as sin.Older... moreWhen I show up on the doorstep of a posh and girly boutique ready to take my self-induced off-season penance, the owner wants none of it.Or me.Despite her better judgment, she decides to give me a chance, and I work hard for her. Harder than I've ever worked in my life. Even though I have no idea why.As one of the top players in the NHL, women come easy to me. Most just come.But not this girl. She's feisty, sassy, independent. Hot as hell and sexy as sin.Older.But no matter what she thinks, she needs me. And before I'm done working off the price of my litany of sins, she'll know it. less

I'm in love with my best friend...Like all sad stories, mine begins with Johnnie Walker Red, bad decisions...And a dick pic.During a wild night, my teammates start goofing around. Riding me about my childhood crush, Cora.I love my sweet, smart Cora with all my heart. Since catching fireflies in a mason jar. Since holding hands behind the jungle gym. Since forever.If I put my heart on the line, she might reject me and shatter it into a million pieces.It would be over before it even had a chance... moreI'm in love with my best friend...Like all sad stories, mine begins with Johnnie Walker Red, bad decisions...And a dick pic.During a wild night, my teammates start goofing around. Riding me about my childhood crush, Cora.I love my sweet, smart Cora with all my heart. Since catching fireflies in a mason jar. Since holding hands behind the jungle gym. Since forever.If I put my heart on the line, she might reject me and shatter it into a million pieces.It would be over before it even had a chance.But with one press of a button, her entire knitting circle sees my junk.Even her grandma.But they don't know it's me in that filthy picture. Whew. Crisis averted.Until Cora figures out the truth.Now one silly mistake just might take away my one chance with the woman who holds my heart in the palm of her hand. less

I get up on the wrong side of the bed... every single day.They call me grumpy. A downer. Maybe even negative.But when your fiancée shatters your life into a million pieces it can take a while to heal.Enter Gwenivere. She's ethereal, hypnotic and completely stunning.Everything that I'm not.The night she slips into the empty chair next to me during a night out with the team feels like the shutters being thrown open in a blackened room.Her heat pierces my tough outer shell just like a ray of light... moreI get up on the wrong side of the bed... every single day.They call me grumpy. A downer. Maybe even negative.But when your fiancée shatters your life into a million pieces it can take a while to heal.Enter Gwenivere. She's ethereal, hypnotic and completely stunning.Everything that I'm not.The night she slips into the empty chair next to me during a night out with the team feels like the shutters being thrown open in a blackened room.Her heat pierces my tough outer shell just like a ray of light. And as I swallow her sunshine, she draws me to her. The closer I get, the more I want to claim her as mine.But she's not looking for a knight in shining armor... she has her own thing going on. Helping people. Healing people.They say my heart is broken, and that I don't believe in second chances. But deep down - I do. I want to trust and let her see the real me underneath the gruff exterior.I don't want my sweet Gwen to pay for the sins of the past.And if I let her in - let myself fall again - her soft vulnerability might be exactly what stitches me back together.*****HOOKED is a full-length steamy ice hockey sports romance from USA Today Bestselling Author, Colleen Charles. It features a grumpy and heartbroken hero who tries with all his might to ignore his Susie Sunshine soulmate. It's the sixth book in the gripping MINNESOTA CARIBOU hockey series but can be read as a standalone. less

I’ve heard it all before. I need to grow up. Take things more seriously. Stop making headlines for anything other than my game.Even though it wasn’t my fault that I recently got into a fight at a bar over a woman…yeah yeah, no one wants anymore excuses. My agent just wants me to overhaul my public image before I lose my contract.How to do that is a mystery until my temporary housecleaner, Gemma, makes me an offer that I know I should refuse... moreI’ve heard it all before. I need to grow up. Take things more seriously. Stop making headlines for anything other than my game.Even though it wasn’t my fault that I recently got into a fight at a bar over a woman…yeah yeah, no one wants anymore excuses. My agent just wants me to overhaul my public image before I lose my contract.How to do that is a mystery until my temporary housecleaner, Gemma, makes me an offer that I know I should refuse.She asks me to pretend to be her boyfriend to keep her ex away. That’s easy enough. I’m a big guy—intimidating to most (though not to her)—and I have money and power as one of the top defensemen in the NHL.But what do I get out of it?The rehabbed image I need to keep playing the game I love.Being in a relationship with a single mother tells people that I’m mature and serious. Two things they say I’m not. This could work… so okay… I take her up on it.Even though it’s all pretend, I like that she has something else in her life besides me. Her sassy independence inspires me to be a better man. The kind of man that she could really fall for.It’ll take a lot to convince her that I’m serious about changing, but I’ll stop at nothing to claim both Gemma and her daughter as mine.*****ICED is a full-length steamy sports romance from USA Today Bestselling Author, Colleen Charles. It has a small-town feel, a redemption theme, and a cocky hero (Kane) you'll root for until he gets his much anticipated happily ever after. It's the seventh book in the gripping MINNESOTA CARIBOU hockey series but can be read as a standalone. less