Kay Manis

A wounded woman. A defeated athlete. Can two broken people make each other whole? For attorney Hindley Hagen, life is all about staying one step ahead of the game. Avoiding surprises and keeping people at a distance is the only way she can protect herself from the painful scars of her past. As legal counsel and budding sports agent in her law firm's new division, Hindley's always ready for a challenge. But when her new client struts in, his familiar blue eyes bore through her facade and threaten her well-planned life. Keeping all his secrets is now her new profession, but if he discovers hers, she might lose everything. Pro athlete Rory Gregor knows what it's like to be on top. But after two years of bad decisions and one-night-stands, he's forced to make a comeback he never anticipated. His team may think a new sports agent will rebuild his career, but what if she costs him his heart in the process? Just when Rory is poised for a comeback, secrets from his past threaten to ruin his chance for gold and a new love. In the world of extreme sports, sometimes you have to risk it all to win. EXTREME RISK is not a stand-alone book. Find out the dramatic conclusion to part 1 of Rory and Hindley's story in EXTREME DEVOTION, X-Treme Love Series, Book 2, available now.

Extreme Risk

Skater Boy

Lori Ryan

USA Today calls Ryan and Manis "the ideal romance-writing duo." Find out why in this sexy, heart-warming new series! While this is book five in The Sumner Brothers Series, His Strategy can be read as a standalone book.She's searching for a purpose. He's doubting his was ever real. As a successful political strategist, Jake Sumner is always prepared for disaster, ready to spin on a dime to meet any challenge. Until a stranger knocks on his door and announces he's the father of a five-year old girl he never knew existed. Reeling from the news, and trying to connect with his daughter, he returns to his hometown of Canyon Creek, Colorado, hoping his rowdy family can help him make sense of the chaos that surrounds him.What he never counted on was falling in love...with his daughter, with his small town, or with Lina Bianchi.Lina Bianchi has lived a life full of regrets and spent the last six years in Canyon Creek trying to make amends-to her family and to herself. She helped to raise her sisters and is proud of where they are in the world, but she's a little lost and adrift herself. Unable to find her true passion, she works odd jobs around town, falling in love with the people and the land she now calls home. But when a developer threatens to destroy the town she holds dear, she decides to take a stand regardless of her family's wishes.Determined to win the battle, Lina turns to Jake, the one man in town who has the political background to help develop a strategy...and the one man whose hazel eyes make her body burn with desire. He's in desperate need of some help himself, since his newly-discovered five-year-old is busy kicking his butt.They each have something the other needs. Political know-how for parenting tutorials. But when she finds out he's working for the opposition, all bets are off. This is a battle she's hell-bent on winning. But will the thrill of victory be worth the pain of losing her heart?Can these two discover the ultimate lesson, that a life lived for love offers its own rewards? His Strategy is book five in The Sumner Brothers Series. It can be read as a standalone book. If you love characters that make you laugh, make you cry, and grip you with emotions, you'll love His Strategy. Get to know all six Sumner brothers in this emotional, heart-warming series, available now. This book was previously published as I'll Be There for You in the Canyon Creek, CO Series.His Frenemy, Book 1 (Ben and Maggie)His Regret, Book 2 (Emmett and Elle)His Fling, Book 3 (Max and Devlin)His Best Friend, Book 4 (Aaron and Kayleigh)His Strategy, Book 5 (Jake and Lina)His Second Chance, Book 6 (Grant and Sophie)For more information and fun extras, check out our website at www.loriandkay.com

His Strategy

Life is about second chances. A chance to forgive himself. A chance to redeem herself. A chance for both to start over.Geneva Barton may have changed her ways, but she still knows how to fight. Now she has more to protect than just her reputation. The bitch may be gone, but the fighter just stepped into the ring. And this time she plans to win.Berk Rigby has returned to Colorado after a three year absence from the sport he loves. After winning the gold medal in snowboarding at this year's winter X Games, he should be riding high. But when a familiar face in the crowd of fans reveals some shocking news, his whole world is turned upside down. Now his future is more uncertain than ever and he's not sure he can face it.As Berk and Geneva come together for a mutual cause, will they find the courage to love again? Or will the mistakes of their pasts drive them further apart?

Extreme Courage

A homecoming he never wanted ... Ben Sumner left the suffocating small town of Canyon Creek, Colorado ten years ago, and never looked back. Not for more than a visit. Even though his family helped found the town and owned a large piece of the mountain at its center, he always felt out of place. His father's death has changed that, bringing him home to discover his parents leveraged everything to build a lodge on the family's property. Ben knows cutting costs is the only way to keep the bank from foreclosing on his family's legacy. There's only one person standing in his way: Maggie Lawrence, the high school crush who never spared him a glance. She might be just as beautiful as she was ten years earlier, but he'll do whatever it takes to stop her. Maggie Lawrence fought harder than most to get to where she is today. She's overcome her father's cruel taunts and jeers, and found a place where she belongs. At the Lodge at Canyon Creek, she's a valued part of the staff, and practically a member of the Sumner family. When the lodge owner, John Sumner suddenly dies, she'll do everything in her power to carry on John's dream, even if that means fighting the oh-so-sexy Ben Sumner every step of the way. Born to Be My Baby is the first book in the Canyon Creek, CO Series. It can be read as a standalone book.

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