The Steel Wards Series by Liv Short

I wasn't looking for a family. Then she walked into my life and everything changed. The woman standing outside my arena is half my age, exhausted, and holding a baby she claims is mine. She's wrong. I haven't been with anyone in months. But my twin brother? That's exactly the kind of mess Dominic would leave behind. I should tell her the truth. Should send her on her way with a check and my lawyer's number. Instead, I take her home... moreI wasn't looking for a family. Then she walked into my life and everything changed. The woman standing outside my arena is half my age, exhausted, and holding a baby she claims is mine. She's wrong. I haven't been with anyone in months. But my twin brother? That's exactly the kind of mess Dominic would leave behind. I should tell her the truth. Should send her on her way with a check and my lawyer's number. Instead, I take her home. Because the moment I look into Heather's fierce, desperate eyes, I snap. She's mine now. The baby too. I'll lie to keep her. Fight to protect her. And God help anyone who tries to take her from me, including my own brother. 🏒 Hockey Romance. 🧊 Ice-Cold Captain. 👶 Secret Baby. 🌶️ Instalove. ❤️‍🔥 High Heat. less

I’m a thirty-two-year-old single dad, a divorced goalie, and a man who keeps his heart locked behind an impenetrable wall. Then Taylor walks into my house, young, brilliant, and the only woman my daughter will listen to. She was supposed to be temporary. A favor during the mid-season break. Nothing more. Now she’s in my kitchen, in my life… and under my skin. As the starting goalie for the Steel Wards, control is everything. On the ice, I stop anything that comes at me... moreI’m a thirty-two-year-old single dad, a divorced goalie, and a man who keeps his heart locked behind an impenetrable wall. Then Taylor walks into my house, young, brilliant, and the only woman my daughter will listen to. She was supposed to be temporary. A favor during the mid-season break. Nothing more. Now she’s in my kitchen, in my life… and under my skin. As the starting goalie for the Steel Wards, control is everything. On the ice, I stop anything that comes at me. Off the ice, I protect the only person who matters: my daughter, Mila. I don’t make reckless choices. I don’t blur lines. And I definitely don’t fall for the team's PR coordinator. But Taylor makes chaos feel like home. She tames my fierce little girl, challenges my iron control, and sees the man behind the mask everyone else calls the Wall. Wanting her is dangerous. Keeping her could cost my heart. So when a ghost from my past threatens to rip apart the fragile family we’ve built, I do what I’ve always done: I push her away to keep her safe. Only this time, losing her might be the one shot I can’t recover from. 🏒 Hockey Romance. 🥅 Grumpy Russian Goalie. 👧 Single Dad / Nanny. ❤️ Age Gap. 🌶️ High Heat. 💔 Found Family. 🛑 Workplace Boundaries. less

He’s her brother’s best friend and the league’s most notorious playboy. And as of today, he lives right across the hall. Chloe - I’ve been in love with Jett Sterling since I was eighteen. For six years, I’ve watched from the sidelines while he dated a new woman every month, always staying just out of reach as my brother’s off-limits best friend. But I’m done waiting. I moved into his building with a stop being the little sister and start being the woman he can’t ignore... moreHe’s her brother’s best friend and the league’s most notorious playboy. And as of today, he lives right across the hall. Chloe - I’ve been in love with Jett Sterling since I was eighteen. For six years, I’ve watched from the sidelines while he dated a new woman every month, always staying just out of reach as my brother’s off-limits best friend. But I’m done waiting. I moved into his building with a stop being the little sister and start being the woman he can’t ignore. Jett - Chloe Hartley is a landmine. She’s my best friend’s sister, the one girl I promised I’d never touch. I’ve spent years perfecting the art of avoiding her, building walls to protect her from my messy, tabloid-fodder reputation. But now she’s at my door, looking nothing like the awkward girl I used to know. Neighborly favors, like a borrowed cup of sugar, lead to a tension that’s been simmering for years. I know how this my career in the balance, my best friend’s fist in my face, and Chloe’s heart in the crossfire. I should walk away. I should keep my promise. But when she looks at me like I’m the only man in the world, staying away is the one play I can't make. The Playboy’s Fall is a spicy, brother’s-best-friend, forced-proximity romance featuring a brooding defenseman with a secret heart of gold and the determined woman who finally makes him play for keeps. 🚫 Brother’s Best Friend. 🏒 On-Ice Action. 🏢 Forced Proximity. 🔥 He Falls Harder. 🛡️ Protective Alpha. 🪴 Sweet & Steamy. less