Hailey's bookshelf: all en-US Sun, 06 Apr 2025 20:10:27 -0700 60 Hailey's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[Make The Play (Colorado Storm #2)]]> 225233700 A fake dating, frenemies to lovers hockey romance
Zoe

Chase Walton is a menace.

Cocky, insufferable, too damn pretty for his own good—and my brand-new fake boyfriend.

It started as damage control. A PR stunt to clean up his reputation after an ill-advised tape from his playboy past surfaced. He needed stability, an image overhaul.

And apparently, I’m it.

Never mind that I work for his hockey team’s PR department. Never mind that we’re in the same social circle, or that his favorite activity is getting under my skin. Never mind that I made the catastrophic mistake of sleeping with him once and now ³¦²¹²Ô’t stop thinking about it.

It’s fine. I can handle this.

I can handle the staged dates, the cameras, the way he looks at me like he already knows I’d let him do it again.

What I ³¦²¹²Ô’t handle?

The part where it stops feeling fake.

The part where he moves me into his condo, takes up my space, my air, my sanity.

The part where a real threat puts me in danger, and Chase stops playing pretend.

Because the thing about Chase Walton?

He plays to win.

And this time? He’s playing for me.


Chase

I may or may not have been in love with Zoe Carlson for years.

She just doesn’t know it.

To her, I’m an arrogant, insufferable defenseman—her favorite headache. A guy who flirts because he likes to rile her up, who pushes her buttons for fun. The jokester.

And maybe I was.

Until the night I finally kissed her.
Until the night I finally had her.
Until the morning she walked away like it meant nothing.

Now, she’s mine—at least in the public eye. A PR stunt. A media play. Something I’m supposed to fake.

But when she lands herself in real danger?

Game over.

And if she thinks there’s anything fake about that, she’s about to learn that when it comes to her, I’ll always make the play.


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Make The Play is the second book in the Colorado Storm hockey series of interconnected stand-alones, and features the following :

Pro hockey x PR exec | Golden retriever x Black Cat | Fake Dating | Frenemies to lovers | She's grumpy to no-one except him | ONS | An age-gap that's not a big deal but she makes it one | Plenty of spice | Plenty of banter | Found family]]> Hailey Rodger Hailey 0 to-read 0.0 2025 Make The Play (Colorado Storm #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Ricochet: A Second Chance Medical Romance]]> 230247057 Cover and blurb coming soon! Emmy Kendall Hailey 0 to-read 0.0 Ricochet: A Second Chance Medical Romance
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]]> <![CDATA[Trusting the Fall (Matters of the Heart Book 1)]]> 222274255 When they're contractor and client by day, and friends with benefits by night� they just don't know it yet.

All Claire wanted was a night of casual fun, a no-strings-attached distraction from the stress of her new salon renovations. Well, the stress from one person in particular—the owner of the company overseeing those renovations.

On a night out with her best friend, Claire picks the perfect distraction. Blue eyes. Tall with a body made for sin. A guy who knows how to push all the right buttons. Over and over.

Turns out, he’s also the lead contractor. The owner of the construction company, an expert at pushing all the wrong buttons.

Once the truth is out, Claire wants out, too, but every time she turns around, he’s there. Showing her how nice it is to have someone to lean on and let go with. To have someone patient enough to be waiting on the other side when she finally lets those walls come down. Seeing her in a way she hasn’t let herself be seen before. And when he wears those backwards caps, she almost forgets to care that she’s falling, too. Inexperienced with love and romance, Claire is a one and done girl, but this guy makes her question everything.


Trusting the Fall is a contemporary romance about hidden identities, finding the person who suits you perfectly, and learning to trust the fall into love. It's spicy, swoony and funny in all the right places.]]> 285 Emme Goode 1764042603 Hailey 0 to-read 4.56 Trusting the Fall (Matters of the Heart Book 1)
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]]> <![CDATA[When I Come Back (Ripple Effect, #1)]]> 221139631
Eight years ago, Thea moved back home to care for her sick mother, leaving Carrington alone in Seattle. It was the hardest decision she’d ever made, shattering both of their hearts in the process. Moving back to the small town she once tried to escape, Thea promised herself she’d still chase her dreams despite her circumstances.

Now, after a devastating tragedy, they’re brought back together in Indigo Hill. Upon returning, Carrington realizes everything he once knew about his hometown and the woman he never stopped loving has changed.

While grieving the loss of two people important to her, Thea must learn how to work with the man she never fell out of love with. They’re pushed together in a way neither of them could have imagined. Will they rediscover love again and finally mend their broken hearts? Will they be able to forgive each other for their previous mistakes? Or will they stay trapped in the past unable to truly move on?

**When I Come Back is book one in the Ripple Effect series. This is an interconnected small town series. Each book will feature a different couple, can be read as a stand-alone (but will be best enjoyed read in order), and ends with a HEA. When I Come Back does have a cheating storyline, please check the content warnings in the front the book. Your mental health matters!**]]> 340 Alise Monroe Hailey 0 4.39 2025 When I Come Back (Ripple Effect, #1)
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]]> Forever Then 223551483 We were almost forever�

Gretchen

It’s been three years since the kiss. The one I ³¦²¹²Ô’t seem to forget.
Judging by the girl on his arm, Connor Vining has no such problem.

I guess I misunderstood the look in his eyes that night.
I guess his best friend’s kid sister was never really in the running for Love of His Life.

But I’m not a kid anymore. I’ve graduated college and I’m about to fly interstate, in hopes of meeting my birth mother.

I was never going to face her alone, but when a twist of fate puts Connor by my side, I’m blindsided. And our tangled past is threatening to come undone...

Connor

I’m not sure whose heart is more broken: Gretchen’s or mine. All I know is it took everything in me to walk away from that kiss. I kept a promise, and I lost a friend.

And I think I made a mistake.

The problem is, now is not the right time to break down the walls Gretchen built to keep me out.

But now is the only time we’ve got.

Forever Then is a childhood friends-to-lovers, brother’s best friend, forced proximity, second chance adult romance.

]]> Rachae Stevens Hailey 0 to-read 5.00 Forever Then
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]]> <![CDATA[For Fillies and Monsters: A Gothic Cowboy Romance (The Trauma Bonded Series Book 1)]]> 222749253 “Loving a monster is madness; it is no easy task, and not as simple as just loving them. Loving a monster is to be consumed by them—pliant enough to weather the storm, and strong enough to fight back.�

Stetson

I am good at being alone—the best really. You don’t have to rely on anyone, don’t have to apologize when they feel like you’ve messed up, don’t have to forgive them when they inevitably let you down…being alone is better. But I’ve never really been completely alone; my demons keep me company in the darkest hours of the night. And even though I’m comfortable being alone, I also want to believe bad people get happy endings—the house, the horses, and the man waiting to tie me up when I misbehave. But now that I’m here, surrounded by the eerie silence of my family’s deserted ranch, with the weight of miles of fence to fix and the ghosts of my past lurking behind me at every turn, a happy ending feels farther away than ever. I need help, but where do I turn?

Augustus

I’m used to living in the shadows—the shadows of my older brother’s expectations, the shadows of my inner demons, and the shadows of her apartment building. But I’m tired of hiding. As a retired bronc rider, it’s time to start fresh and Moztecha, Texas feels like just the place to do that. Lucky for me, a desperate yet determined, blonde-haired vixen has a ranch that needs fixing up, and she just stumbled into my path at the local feed store. Just. Like. I. Planned. Every cell in my body screams at me to consume her, devour her, destroy her—and that’s exactly what I plan to do. I will gladly burn the world to ash if anything keeps me from her; that includes her own dark demons.

“It takes a monster to love a monster.�

As Stetson and Gus navigate the tiresome Texas heat and their explosive sexual tension, they must decide what secrets are worth keeping, and just how far they are willing to go to brand themselves on the other’s heart. With the odds stacked against them, and eyes watching their every move, a happy ending seems farther and farther away…like a fire flickering in the distance.

Will the flame in their hearts come together, or will the Texas heat burn them, and everything they love, alive?]]> 452 Landyn Hill Hailey 0 currently-reading 4.08 For Fillies and Monsters: A Gothic Cowboy Romance (The Trauma Bonded Series Book 1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Seal the Deal (Colorado Storm #1)]]> 222254925 Twelve years. Two hearts. One love that refuses to fade.
Jake
Twelve years ago, I let her walk away.

For one unforgettable summer, Charlie and I were inseparable—camp counselors sharing stolen laughs, late-night talks, and a bond so rare it left a mark. But when the summer ended, we said goodbye, thinking the world was too big for us to hold onto each other.

I chased my hockey dreams, she built a life oceans away. I thought it was the right thing to do. Turns out, the NHL doesn’t have a trophy for the one who got away.

Then one night, I see her in the crowd at my game, and time folds in on itself.

She’s back. A single mom starting over, her fire burning brighter than ever. Except this time, she’s got two kids, mile high walls, and a toxic ex who doesn’t deserve to breathe the same air as her.

Winning her heart will be the toughest play of my life. But if I fail, I lose the future I've only ever imagined with her.

Fate’s handed me a second chance, and I’ll take every shot to prove she’s always been my endgame.

I let her go once. Never again.


Charlotte

Moving halfway across the world with two kids and a mountain of emotional baggage wasn’t exactly on my vision board, but here I am. Fresh start. New city. Zero interest in dating, especially after my ex-husband shredded my self-worth like one of those paper-thin contracts he never honored.

But after one mortifying moment involving the jumbotron and a soggy pretzel, Jake Brooks storms back into my life. The boy from summer camp who became an NHL superstar. The boy I never quite got over.

Except he’s not a boy anymore.

He’s taller, broader, and maddeningly persistent. My kids adore him. My ex loathes him. And my heart? Doesn’t stand a chance.

Falling for Jake wasn’t part of the plan, but he looks at me like I’m the only thing that matters. Even though I still house heartache, even though I have deep battle wounds. He’s tasted them, and he wants me anyway. Despite them. Like I was always meant to be his.

Jake’s dismantling the walls I built to protect myself, brick by brick with relentless care. But my ex lingers like a shadow, desperate to tear down what little control I have left.

But maybe letting go isn’t about losing control—maybe it’s about letting the right person back in, the one who was always meant to stay.


Sports Romance | He Falls First | Second Chance Romance | Right Person, Wrong Time | Dual POV | Single Mom x Hockey Player | Protective Cinnamon Roll | MCs in their 30s | Found Family | Spicy]]> 412 Hailey Rodger Hailey 5 to-read 4.05 2025 Seal the Deal (Colorado Storm #1)
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]]> Final Goodbye 222603188 “With every tragedy, comes a new beginning.�

PAIGE

All it took was one phone call and my life changed forever. I left Alpine Peak twelve years ago with no intentions on coming back. The plan was to pay my respects to my father, mend my relationship with my mother and get back to the city. I never expected to reconnect with the boy I used to baby sit as a teenager, run into my crazy ex-boyfriend and find the person who killed my father in a hit and run accident. I had no idea that the worst night of my life would lead to me never wanting to leave.

DECLAN

It was just another normal day until she walked past me on the street. My childhood crush. I hadn’t thought of her in at least a decade. One interaction with her and I couldn’t focus on anything else. She was the perfect escape from reality. Not even the downward spiral my brother was on could distract me from getting closer to her. She left all of those years ago without looking back but this time I’d make sure she stuck around.]]> 342 Nicole Kennedy Hailey 0 to-read 4.26 Final Goodbye
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