Portland Storm captain Eric "Zee" Zellinger knows how to get the job done, but leading his once elite team to victory is fast becoming a losing battle. He can't lose focus now-not with his career on the line. But when his best friend's little sister makes him an offer he can't refuse, Eric could lose the drive the team relies on from their captain. Still in a downward spiral after a life-altering event in college, Dana Campbell is desperate to try anything to break away from the horror of that fateful night-even enlisting the help of the only man she trusts completely. No matter how irresistible she is or how tempting the offer, Eric might not be able to cross that line-especially with the team's chance at the playoffs on the line. Now, Eric has to take one last shot, but will he choose Dana's Breakaway chance at happiness or the move that could secure his career? Download the complete story for FREE at all major ebook retailers. Find the links at: http://catherinegayle.com/contemporary-romance/breakaway. BREAKAWAY is Book 1 in USA Today bestselling author Catherine Gayle's ongoing, emotional Portland Storm hockey romance series. Links for purchasing the other books in the series can be found here: http://catherinegayle.com/contemporary-romance#PortlandStorm.

Available for free from Amazon, iBooks, Kobo, and Nook. Or just enjoy it here on Wattpad! "I've decided what your next step should be," Amy says after the first movie is over. We've eaten half the pizza, and each plowed through half of our respective pints. I groan, both from feeling overfull and with dread from hearing her decision for my life. "I'm stuffed," I say, putting the lid back on my ice cream and getting up to put it in the freezer. "Do you want another Mike's?" "Sure. Aren't you going to ask what I've decided?" "No. I don't want to know." "Yes, you do. It's brilliant, I promise." "What happened to sympathetic Amy that I talked to on the phone earlier? Can I have her back?" She grins. "Nope. It's proactive Amy's turn. Ask me what you should do next." I take a deep breath and brace myself. "Fine. What have you decided I should do next with my life?" "You need a rebound." "What?" "A rebound. You know, to bounce back." Jenna Anderson is still stuck in her grief a year after her fiance died in a tragic accident. All she does is go to work and spend time at home, her former spark gone. Her best friend decides she needs a rebound guy to have some fun and start to live again. Brian MacMallum is the hot owner of the wine bar where Amy takes Jenna. He has a mischievous grin that he wields like a weapon to convince Jenna to give him a chance. Will his love be enough to pull Jenna out of her grief so she can learn to live and love again? *Please note that this story does contain sexual content* Check out my Pinterest inspiration board: https://www.pinterest.com/jericamacmillan/rebound-therapy/

Madeline Stone knows where her future is heading-her family has that part all figured out. On her twenty-first birthday she is stealing a few moments back from her own life before relinquishing every part of herself to their plan. Jackson Rider is a southern boy who grew up with a football in hand. He has seen a lot in his time as a quarterback, but when Madeline stumbles her way into his life throwing the most unconventional passes-he can't get the beautiful rookie out of his head. In life as in football, even the most solid plays can be intercepted.

Marina is to outsiders an over indulged child, but she lives a sad and lonely life never fitting in anywhere. And with all her father's wealth, she finds that money can't buy friends or love...

PAIGE'S MIRACLE is the short story that my award-winning Heartwarming novel, A CHILD'S CHRISTMAS, is based on. Here is the back cover copy for A CHILD'S CHRISTMAS, which also applies to this short story: There's a stranger at the door on Christmas Day... Single mother Paige Summerville wants to give her seven-year-old son the Christmas of his dreams. Jason needs surgery to beat the illness that's plagued his young life, leaving Paige desperate to make ends meet. So she turns to a charity that grants the wishes of sick children... Then a stranger arrives bearing gifts for Jason-and for her. He's Daniel Kinsley, a lawyer who's grown cynical about family. But his kindness in making Jason's wishes come true offers him more than he ever imagined. Is there room in Paige's heart for a man who could fulfill all their dreams? And not just at Christmas! I hope you enjoy PAIGE'S MIRACLE! Kate

Veronica Cruz has been through hell and back. After disconnecting with the world two years ago to be at the side of her dying mother, she's left alone, unemployed, overweight, and feeling a decade older than her twenty-eight years. When her best friend coaxes her into joining the local gym to ditch her depression and rejuvenate her life, she meets Noah. Assigned to help Veronica lose weight, Noah is everything she expected a young trainer to be-perfectly chiseled, supportive and motivating. Add to that, he's incredibly sexy. He's everything she's ever looked for in a man. What she least expected was for him to fall for her, but he has. There's just one glaring problem: Noah is eight years younger. Noah Quintanilla has his eye on a boxing title-someday. Down for a few months with an injury, his maintenance-boy pay at 5th Street Gym won't cut it. He's finally given the opportunity to train. The catch? His trainee is an out-of-shape woman with a free week pass. Taking on the challenge, Noah stumbles into one of the closest friendships he's ever known, and before he knows it, he's in love. But Veronica's not having it-the age difference is too much. Their platonic relationship means having to watch her date other men-something that would make him crazy. Believing he's the man for her, Noah sets out to prove that age is but an illusion, and there's more to him than just a number. Adult Contemporary - The story you are about to read is intended for mature readers due to its sexual content and language. It may not be appropriate for all audiences. Please read at your own discretion. This is not an extended sample like all my others. This will be uploaded in it's a entirety a few chapters a day.

North Carolina native, Cisely Matthews has seen and suffered much in her twenty-two years of life, and she has the scars to prove it. When amazing blessings come to her, she wonders if she will ever feel worthy enough to deserve them. Australian-born Ingo Kelly is thrown for an emotional loop when he visits his aunt in Utah and meets Cisely for the first time. He falls for her hard and fast. But getting her to accept his love is a challenge he is more than willing to take on. Adagio St. John is Ingo's best friend and the two are as close as brothers. When Adagio travels to Utah from his home in Italy to attend Ingo and Cisely's wedding, he is overjoyed that his friend has found happiness with such an amazing woman. He hopes he can find the same happiness one day and end the loneliness he struggles with on a daily basis. There are prospects aplenty, but none of the shallow beauties can capture his heart. When love does finally come to Adagio, will he allow himself to embrace it or continue to go it alone? The Saga Loved by Readers Worldwide!

[Student/Teacher] - Book One of the Tie Twister Series! "I just really don't like him, but I do... At the same time. It's weird, but I kind of like that it's weird" Karen Phillips can't make up her mind about her new English teacher Mr Floyd. Sure, older men are very charming, she can't deny that, but there's something about Mr Floyd that really affects her, even if she does find him irritating and claims that she can't stand him. He is constantly giving her detentions and keeping her behind, but there is something special in the sparks that fly between them. Mr Floyd should be a good teacher and not fall for his student, but it's hard when Karen is being a bad student and falling for her teacher.

My name is Julie Quinn and I've been a New Yorker all my life. Life was good. I was swamped with work doing a job that I loved and I was dating the best boyfriend I'd ever had the pleasure to. I have always been a strong-willed and independent woman - or as my best friend puts it "control freak" - and even more after the accident, but what happened on the eve of my 30th birthday was enough to bring down Wonder Woman.