Frostbite Falls Knights Series by Adriana Steel

She swore off Christmas—and love—after being left at the altar.Stella Frost built walls around her heart that would make a hockey rink look fragile. Event planning keeps her busy. Keeping people out keeps her safe. And Christmas? She survives it, one painful day at a time.Until three professional hockey players make her an offer she can't refuse.The contract should have been Plan the Frostbite Falls Knights' charity gala. Smile through the holiday events. Collect her paycheck and disappear... moreShe swore off Christmas—and love—after being left at the altar.Stella Frost built walls around her heart that would make a hockey rink look fragile. Event planning keeps her busy. Keeping people out keeps her safe. And Christmas? She survives it, one painful day at a time.Until three professional hockey players make her an offer she can't refuse.The contract should have been Plan the Frostbite Falls Knights' charity gala. Smile through the holiday events. Collect her paycheck and disappear.But nothing about Dash, Camden, and Theo is simple.Dash—the intense captain who sees through every defense she's built.Camden—the quiet goalie who understands her pain without asking her to explain it.Theo—the golden retriever winger who makes her laugh when she's forgotten how.They don't just want her professional skills. They want her. All of her. Together.It's impossible. It's unconventional. It's terrifying.And it might be exactly what she needs to believe in Christmas magic again.But when you've been shattered once, trusting three men with your heart feels like skating on thin ice. Can Stella risk loving again—or will fear make her lose the family she never knew she needed?A steamy reverse harem hockey romance about healing, second chances, and discovering that the best kind of love doesn't follow the rules.Perfect for readers who love Why Choose romance, sports heroes, found family, emotional healing journeys, and holiday magic with heat. less

She survived a war zone. Can she survive falling for three hockey players who see straight through her armor?War photographer Garnet Pierce hasn't picked up her camera in three years. Not since the explosion that killed her mentor and shattered her ability to see beauty in anything. Now she's hiding in a portrait studio, photographing screaming toddlers and pretending she's fine.Then three men walk into her life and refuse to let her keep pretending... moreShe survived a war zone. Can she survive falling for three hockey players who see straight through her armor?War photographer Garnet Pierce hasn't picked up her camera in three years. Not since the explosion that killed her mentor and shattered her ability to see beauty in anything. Now she's hiding in a portrait studio, photographing screaming toddlers and pretending she's fine.Then three men walk into her life and refuse to let her keep pretending.Wolf—the team enforcer with gentle hands and a heart that protects the vulnerable. Jett—the rookie drowning in grief who needs someone to see past his performance. Phoenix—the former player turned coach who recognizes her gift because he's rebuilt himself from ruins too.They're patient. They're persistent. And they're all falling for the same broken woman.Garnet knows she should run. She's too damaged for one relationship, let alone three. But they're not asking her to be whole. They're asking her to be honest. To let herself be seen. To believe that broken people can still build something beautiful together.As Christmas approaches and the team's charity documentary project brings them closer, Garnet faces an impossible keep hiding behind her camera, or step into the frame and risk her heart on three men who are determined to prove that love doesn't have to look like everyone else's to be real.Can four broken people heal each other? Or will the weight of their combined damage pull them all under?Because sometimes the most revolutionary thing you can do is refuse to apologize for how you love. less