Center Ice Series by Katherine Stark

SERGEI DRAKONOV. The newest left wing for the Washington Eagles hockey team is a triple threat: muscle, roughed-up good looks, and a dangerous tabloid reputation. Not the kind of guy who fits into Jael Pereira’s five-year plan. Jael doesn’t have time for a relationship, between her challenging senior-year course load and her stiflingly dull internship at the FBI. But for one steamy night, she gives in to Sergei and his smooth-talking ways. Sergei wants more than just another one-night stand... moreSERGEI DRAKONOV. The newest left wing for the Washington Eagles hockey team is a triple threat: muscle, roughed-up good looks, and a dangerous tabloid reputation. Not the kind of guy who fits into Jael Pereira’s five-year plan. Jael doesn’t have time for a relationship, between her challenging senior-year course load and her stiflingly dull internship at the FBI. But for one steamy night, she gives in to Sergei and his smooth-talking ways. Sergei wants more than just another one-night stand. But his brother—a high-ranking member of the Russian mob—wants him to help the family business. He can use Sergei as an easy way to launder money, or to smuggle drugs on the Eagles team plane. And if Sergei doesn’t agree, he can kiss his skating career goodbye. The FBI’s been watching Sergei. When they learn about Jael’s fling, they want her to persuade him to inform on his brother. But the more Jael sees the real Sergei, beyond the role he plays on the ice and in front of the cameras, the more she wants him in her life. How can she win his trust, though, when she’s playing a role of her own? And how can she protect him from his mobster brother when she can’t even protect her own heart? Body Checked is a standalone HEA sports romance (m/f) in the Center Ice series of interconnected hockey athlete stories. It contains explicit language and sexual content between consenting adults. less

MARCUS WRIGHT has a lot to prove to the Washington Eagles: that he deserves to be on the front lines. That he’s no rookie anymore. That hockey isn’t just a white guy’s sport. But he’s also got a lot to prove to himself—that his kinks, his “inclinations,” his desires, don’t make him a monster. That he can escape what happened at college two years ago. Fiona Callahan has a lot to prove: that she’s every inch the investigative reporter her mother is... moreMARCUS WRIGHT has a lot to prove to the Washington Eagles: that he deserves to be on the front lines. That he’s no rookie anymore. That hockey isn’t just a white guy’s sport. But he’s also got a lot to prove to himself—that his kinks, his “inclinations,” his desires, don’t make him a monster. That he can escape what happened at college two years ago. Fiona Callahan has a lot to prove: that she’s every inch the investigative reporter her mother is. That she doesn’t need a man’s love half as much as she needs his respect. Better to be feared than liked, she always says. Until Marcus Wright makes her want to be a little bit of both. Marcus eagerly yields to Fiona’s dominating ways. He’s all too happy to please her—until she goes digging into his past for her latest scoop. But how much is Marcus willing to submit to please Fiona? And who’s really leading who? POWER PLAY is a standalone m/f HEA romance in the Center Ice series of interconnected hockey athlete sports stories. It contains explicit language and content, including BDSM depictions, between consenting adults. less

MARCUS WRIGHT has a lot to prove. To the Washington Eagles--and to himself.That his kinks don't make him a monster.That what happened two years ago wasn't his fault.FIONA CALLAHAN has a lot to prove--to her mother and to the world.That being a real journalist means chasing the hard, elusive stories.Even if they might cost her Marcus.