Gulf City High Series by Michelle MacQueen

Rule #1 of the Gulf City High hockey team: Don’t date the coach's daughter.Not like Charlotte Morrison will ever speak to Jesse Carrigan, let alone date him. The coach's only daughter is a robot. At least, that’s what they call her. Robot, Ice Princess… it all means the same thing: she won't lose sight of her figure skating goal no matter what it costs. Even if her dad’s team needs her. Even if the captain of said team learns her biggest secret. That the ice princess has game... moreRule #1 of the Gulf City High hockey team: Don’t date the coach's daughter.Not like Charlotte Morrison will ever speak to Jesse Carrigan, let alone date him. The coach's only daughter is a robot. At least, that’s what they call her. Robot, Ice Princess… it all means the same thing: she won't lose sight of her figure skating goal no matter what it costs. Even if her dad’s team needs her. Even if the captain of said team learns her biggest secret. That the ice princess has game.And Jesse has to know more. He wants her to teach him, to teach the team how to fix their zero-win record. As those icy walls of hers start to thaw, Jesse realizes he needs her out there on the ice with him, skating next to him where she belongs. But she’s been a figure skater her entire life. How does hockey fit into her life of competitions? Maybe the game isn't the win he needs. After all, hockey is just that--a game. And Charlotte Morrison? She is life. The only problem? She skates on the outside of his world, and he isn't sure how to make her see they belong on the same ice.Beware of Zamboni shenanigans, adorable siblings taking care of each other, lots of hockey playing madness, and a sassy girl who goes after what she wants. less

Rule #1 of falling in love with your best friend’s sister: Be prepared to fight for her.  Even though Cassandra Carrigan doesn’t want to be fought for. No matter what he does, she won’t speak to Roman Sullivan. Not a single word. When Roman’s parents move, forcing him to live with the Carrigans, he’s not sure how he’s supposed to live in a room next to the girl he’s loved for years, the girl who doesn’t want him there... moreRule #1 of falling in love with your best friend’s sister: Be prepared to fight for her.  Even though Cassandra Carrigan doesn’t want to be fought for. No matter what he does, she won’t speak to Roman Sullivan. Not a single word. When Roman’s parents move, forcing him to live with the Carrigans, he’s not sure how he’s supposed to live in a room next to the girl he’s loved for years, the girl who doesn’t want him there. But she has a secret, one existing between the pages of the romance books she loses herself in: Cassie is a hopeless romantic, in love with the idea of love.When she asks him for her first kiss, he can’t say no to her, not when he wants to fall into that single moment, hoping it doesn’t have to end. Fantasy can’t last forever, and that version of the girl he knows is nothing but that, a fantasy. The battle for the real Cassandra Carrigan has only just begun, and Roman is going to prove that one kiss isn’t enough.  Beware of lovesick hockey players, alligators playing in the rain, and a girl finding the strength she’s had all along. The Gulf City High series: Jesse and the Ice Princess Roman and the Hopeless Romantic Spencer and the Younger Girl Nate and the Invisible Girl less

Rule #1 of falling for the younger girl: Don’t let her know.  Even though Hadley Gibson seems to know everything. Returning home after years away isn’t supposed to be easy, but Spencer Lee never imagined it would hurt so much. When he left, he didn’t expect to come back, but one email from his little brother has him running to the family ranch where hard work is an expectation but conversations are not. Conversations about why he left, why he came back. Why he can’t stay... moreRule #1 of falling for the younger girl: Don’t let her know.  Even though Hadley Gibson seems to know everything. Returning home after years away isn’t supposed to be easy, but Spencer Lee never imagined it would hurt so much. When he left, he didn’t expect to come back, but one email from his little brother has him running to the family ranch where hard work is an expectation but conversations are not. Conversations about why he left, why he came back. Why he can’t stay. When a senior prank involving the family’s goats at the high school goes hilariously wrong, the prankster herself is sentenced to a spring break of work on the ranch. Hadley is everything Spencer detests. Rich. Spoiled. Too darn happy. And also in high school. Her smile should send Spencer running from Gulf City just like three years before. The constant laughter should remind him how different they are. Falling for a ranch hand is against the family’s rules. But if there’s one thing Spencer has never been good at its following the rules.  Beware of sassy goats, ridiculous pranks, and an emotional ride with a HEA. The Gulf City High Series: Jesse and the Ice Princess Roman and the Hopeless Romantic Spencer and the Younger Girl Nate and the Invisible Girl less

Rule #1 of falling in love with the girl you left behind: This time, stay. Even when said girl is the one pushing you out the door. Ten years ago, Nate Madison left Gulf City when his parents divorced, splitting up their family. He never expected to return, to have to face everyone he left behind. When he crashes in the most important surf competition of his career, it takes away the one thing he’s always relied on, a love for the ocean. And he isn’t sure he wants it back... moreRule #1 of falling in love with the girl you left behind: This time, stay. Even when said girl is the one pushing you out the door. Ten years ago, Nate Madison left Gulf City when his parents divorced, splitting up their family. He never expected to return, to have to face everyone he left behind. When he crashes in the most important surf competition of his career, it takes away the one thing he’s always relied on, a love for the ocean. And he isn’t sure he wants it back. Broken, he returns to the last place he remembers feeling safe, the last people who loved him. Only, none of them are the children they were when they last parted. Not his two siblings. Not the girl next door, the one who’d been his best friend, his everything. Samantha Reed thinks she’s invisible, that no one sees the girl beyond the illness clouding her days. But he does. The more time Nate spends letting Sam heal the rift between him and the sea, the more he realizes all he sees is her. When his old life comes calling, will he have to choose between Sam and the future he always saw for himself?Beware of strong girls overcoming struggles, cute surfer boys, and definite beach envy. less

Rule #1 of falling in love with the girl you left behind: This time, stay. Even when said girl is the one pushing you out the door. Ten years ago, Nate Madison left Gulf City when his parents divorced, splitting up their family. He never expected to return, to have to face everyone he left behind. When he crashes in the most important surf competition of his career, it takes away the one thing he’s always relied on, a love for the ocean. And he isn’t sure he wants it back... moreRule #1 of falling in love with the girl you left behind: This time, stay. Even when said girl is the one pushing you out the door. Ten years ago, Nate Madison left Gulf City when his parents divorced, splitting up their family. He never expected to return, to have to face everyone he left behind. When he crashes in the most important surf competition of his career, it takes away the one thing he’s always relied on, a love for the ocean. And he isn’t sure he wants it back. Broken, he returns to the last place he remembers feeling safe, the last people who loved him. Only, none of them are the children they were when they last parted. Not his two siblings. Not the girl next door, the one who’d been his best friend, his everything. Samantha Reed thinks she’s invisible, that no one sees the girl beyond the illness clouding her days. But he does. The more time Nate spends letting Sam heal the rift between him and the sea, the more he realizes all he sees is her. When his old life comes calling, will he have to choose between Sam and the future he always saw for himself?Beware of strong girls overcoming struggles, cute surfer boys, and definite beach envy. less