Milwaukee Wolfpack Series by Liz Lincoln

A professional soccer player. An overworked executive. A marriage of convenience. And too many secrets. The first in a brand new series from Liz Lincoln.Erika Parker-Ward is living the dream--her professional soccer career is on the rise, and she's got her sights set on making the World Cup team for the US. But all of that could be over in a blink now that Erika's been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis... moreA professional soccer player. An overworked executive. A marriage of convenience. And too many secrets. The first in a brand new series from Liz Lincoln.Erika Parker-Ward is living the dream--her professional soccer career is on the rise, and she's got her sights set on making the World Cup team for the US. But all of that could be over in a blink now that Erika's been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis.Her plan? Keep the diagnosis hush hush by paying for private medical care, but the cost is threatening to bury her alive.Nate Simmons owes all his success as a wealthy tech exec to the grandmother who took him in when he was orphaned at two. So when she wants to see him married before she dies of heart failure, he is ready to move mountains to give his beloved Oma her dying wish.A chance meeting on the road brings these two desperate strangers together, and an evening of commiserating makes a potentially terrible plan seem pretty perfect: A marriage-of-convenience will give them both what they need.It's strictly business, and everybody knows you should never mix business with pleasure..Erika and Nate have plenty of secrets to keep--from the press, and from each other--but the biggest secret of all might be their true feelings. less

A professional soccer player. An overworked executive. A marriage of convenience. And too many secrets. The first in a brand new series from Liz Lincoln.Erika Parker-Ward is living the dream--her professional soccer career is on the rise, and she's got her sights set on making the World Cup team for the US. But all of that could be over in a blink now that Erika's been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis... moreA professional soccer player. An overworked executive. A marriage of convenience. And too many secrets. The first in a brand new series from Liz Lincoln.Erika Parker-Ward is living the dream--her professional soccer career is on the rise, and she's got her sights set on making the World Cup team for the US. But all of that could be over in a blink now that Erika's been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis.Her plan? Keep the diagnosis hush hush by paying for private medical care, but the cost is threatening to bury her alive.Nate Simmons owes all his success as a wealthy tech exec to the grandmother who took him in when he was orphaned at two. So when she wants to see him married before she dies of heart failure, he is ready to move mountains to give his beloved Oma her dying wish.A chance meeting on the road brings these two desperate strangers together, and an evening of commiserating makes a potentially terrible plan seem pretty perfect: A marriage-of-convenience will give them both what they need.It's strictly business, and everybody knows you should never mix business with pleasure..Erika and Nate have plenty of secrets to keep--from the press, and from each other--but the biggest secret of all might be their true feelings. less

First comes love, then comes roommates, then comes friends with benefits...are they doing this right?Soccer player Rose Olivieri has been in love with goalkeeper Cassie Dickinson for years. Determined to get over her friend, she invites the recently divorced goalkeeper to be her roommate. Forced proximity should be enough to kill any romantic feelings. Right?With two broken marriages behind her, Cassie is swearing off romance for good... moreFirst comes love, then comes roommates, then comes friends with benefits...are they doing this right?Soccer player Rose Olivieri has been in love with goalkeeper Cassie Dickinson for years. Determined to get over her friend, she invites the recently divorced goalkeeper to be her roommate. Forced proximity should be enough to kill any romantic feelings. Right?With two broken marriages behind her, Cassie is swearing off romance for good. Why risk another disappointment? Still, she misses dressing up and going out. When Rose suggests they platonically date, Cassie figures why not? That unwanted attraction to her roommate is just a natural reaction to all the good conversation, fun, and quality time.Neither woman expects the arrangement to slide into more. Friends-with-benefits wasn't the plan, but it's a heck of a lot of fun. Cassie's certain she won't catch feelings, and Rose is positive she can keep hers in check. Will these two friends discover they make fantastic teammates on the field and off? less

She loathes him. She wants him. And dammit, she just might love him.Her body may still crave his, but US Soccer player Lauren Vorski knows better than to lust after Pete Kendrick. They may have had a smoking hot fling, but then he turned out to be her new head coach and had the nerve to cut her from the World Cup team. Now her only mission is to prove how wrong he was about her by making the roster for the upcoming Olympics... moreShe loathes him. She wants him. And dammit, she just might love him.Her body may still crave his, but US Soccer player Lauren Vorski knows better than to lust after Pete Kendrick. They may have had a smoking hot fling, but then he turned out to be her new head coach and had the nerve to cut her from the World Cup team. Now her only mission is to prove how wrong he was about her by making the roster for the upcoming Olympics. If only she could stop thinking about how hot their time together was…Pete Kendrick never forgot about Lauren, but he had to walk away from their romance when he was offered his dream job coaching the US Women’s Soccer team. Now coaching the Canadian women's team, he never expected to run into her again. But when a hot birthday hook-up leads to consequences with the potential to ruin Lauren's Olympic dreams, the two must work together to fix things. As they work to fix the situation, they can't deny the chemistry that still exists between them. And the more time they spend together, the more Lauren finds she might actually… like him?But can she trust the man who once crushed her dreams? Can Pete be with someone who lives in another country, when distance is what killed his first marriage? As they face new challenges and old insecurities, Lauren and Pete must decide whether to take a chance on each other or let their past keep them apart.Spoilerish but necessary content advisory: This story includes Lauren making the choice to have an abortion. This storyline is not for everyone. less