Melting Hearts Series by Jordyn Kross

A street-smart artist forging a different future. A soldier-turned-teacher struggling with his past. When they meet, sparks ignite, burning all their plans to the ground. Noelle Michaels is a dumpster-diving artist who turns trash into treasure. She may have been born into a drug-filled nightmare, but she’s doing everything she can to evade the inevitable disaster. Nick Christoph is plagued by his past failures... moreA street-smart artist forging a different future. A soldier-turned-teacher struggling with his past. When they meet, sparks ignite, burning all their plans to the ground. Noelle Michaels is a dumpster-diving artist who turns trash into treasure. She may have been born into a drug-filled nightmare, but she’s doing everything she can to evade the inevitable disaster. Nick Christoph is plagued by his past failures. He’s still trying to be the hero, but instead of searching for insurgents, he spends his days working to save the special students in his class. Nick and Noelle’s love is forbidden. But since when does love follow the rules? less

Things get steamy when an ice queen falls for a smoking hot hero.Katherine Wallace’s future was frozen in perfection, spending her life safely working for her family’s New York law firm. But when her father fires her and shatters her placidity, she runs back to the last place she was truly happy—the ski slopes of Colorado.Gabe Gallegos planned to spend his career in the military. But when that plan blew up—literally—he had to find a new mission... moreThings get steamy when an ice queen falls for a smoking hot hero.Katherine Wallace’s future was frozen in perfection, spending her life safely working for her family’s New York law firm. But when her father fires her and shatters her placidity, she runs back to the last place she was truly happy—the ski slopes of Colorado.Gabe Gallegos planned to spend his career in the military. But when that plan blew up—literally—he had to find a new mission. Renovating his late uncle’s ski lodge seemed like the perfect solution. Except he’s never managed a bed and breakfast, he can’t cook, and his first guest is completely infuriating—a total ice queen—and sexy as hell.Gabe’s partially-renovated lodge is a dumpster fire, and Katherine is one click away from flying home to New York. But an accident and a website snafu force them to remain together in extremely close quarters.Can Katherine find love with a younger man who lives thousands of miles from where she’s supposed to be?Should Gabe fight for a woman who’s likely to freeze him out?As passion thaws the ice, they have to decide if there’s enough trust to build a future together. less