Лучшие книги Эйвери Килан

Когда после двух лет отношений парень бросает меня прямо в день моего рождения, мне просто необходимо развеяться. На вечеринке я встречаю Чейза Картера. Самоуверенный, остроумный и чертовски горячий хоккеист — идеальный вариант для интрижки на одну ночь. А что самое главное, он — заклятый враг моего бывшего. План рушится, когда меня тошнит прямо на ботинки этой восходящей звезды хоккея. Уверена, после такого он и не посмотрит в мою сторону! Но во время матча Чейз целует меня прямо на глазах у бывшего. Идеальная месть! Похоже, искры, возникшие между нами, самые настоящие, ведь за дерзкой внешностью хоккеиста скрывается заботливый и…

Thayer
I thought inventing a boyfriend would help get me out of trouble, but it landed me in more.

My little white lie put me in the crosshairs of Bennett Bradford. Satan in a suit. He might be easy on the eyes, but he's rough on the heart. I learned that one the hard way.

Suddenly, there's a gigantic rock on my left ring finger that's as fake as our relationship—but our chemistry is all too real.

At least there's no risk of me falling for him... right?

Bennett
Thayer Montgomery sold me out back in high school, so I cut her out and never looked back.

Now my business is in peril, and I'll do whatever it takes to save it. Even if that means faking an engagement for a couple of months to repair my so-called reputation.

Luckily, I know the perfect pretend fiancée. Thayer would pass anyone's background check anywhere, any time. And getting revenge? Well, that’s just a bonus.

She might not want to play along with the charade, but I have leverage—and she won’t have a choice.

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Author's Note: Otherwise Engaged is a high-heat, enemies-to-lovers, fake engagement standalone novel with a HEA and no cliffhanger.

I spent two years convincing myself what we had wasn’t real—and the moment our eyes lock from across the room, all those lies I’ve been telling myself shatter at my feet.

Hockey superstar Nash Richards was my first everything: my first boyfriend, my first time, and my first love. I used to attend every Lakeside U hockey game, proudly wearing his jersey while I cheered him on from the stands. Then he cross-checked my heart into the boards, and I vowed never to set foot in that arena again.

Now, life just slap-shot me in the face: a senior internship with Nash’s team, and guess who I’m assigned to? I have to work one-on-one with Nash for an entire semester. Talk about a worst-case scenario.

I know better than to fall for his charms a second time, especially with the department’s no-dating rule between trainers and their athletes. But that’s easier said than done when our old spark is now a raging inferno and he’s hell-bent on winning me back.

As Nash gradually breaks down my walls, he reveals a side of himself that's raw and more vulnerable than I've ever seen. Lines blur during late nights in the training room alone, a moment of weakness turning everything upside down. But beneath this newfound closeness, he’s keeping a dark secret that could tear us apart—and in this high-stakes game of love, we’re both risking more than just our hearts.


Tropes:
- athletic trainer x hockey player
- 6'4 grumpy mmc
- college romance
- hates everyone but her
- forced proximity
- found family
- tension & angst

An Unputdownable College Hockey Brother's Teammate Romance.
He's the tall, tattooed stranger I hooked up with on Halloween... and now he's my new roommate.

After a sudden cross-country move, I’m stuck crashing with my older brother and two of his hockey teammates for sophomore year. I'm not thrilled about shacking up with three athletes and their stinky gear, rotating door of hookups, and tendency to inhale every snack in the house. Just one reason of many that hockey players aren't my type.

When I walk in the front door with an armload of boxes, however, I'm faced with another problem.

My anonymous fling from two months ago is Tyler Donahue, the superstar goalie for my brother’s team.

We both agree to pretend it never happened, but it quickly becomes clear neither of us can forget. Before I know it, we're exchanging heated glances from across the room, sending spicy texts at all hours of the night, and stealing kisses behind closed doors.

Since my overprotective brother would freak out, we decide to keep things between us a secret. There’s no point in rocking the boat when I don't want a boyfriend, and Tyler doesn't have time for a girlfriend with his grueling hockey schedule. But as our no-strings arrangement turns into something deeper and more meaningful, I begin to see a softer side of the broody, closed-off goalie. He's gentle, protective, and giving in every sense of the word. Despite what I told myself going in, I'm falling hard and falling fast.

We said we'd keep things casual, but hearts have a way of breaking all the rules.