Philadelphia Tyrant Hockey Series by Josie Blake

Nanny for a professional hockey player? Please. More like beauty for the beast.The job is straightforward. Single dad Duke York needs a caretaker for his seven-year-old daughter during the hockey season, bonus if that person can help her with her school work. His team is rebuilding, and he plans to retire at the end of the year. This is his last chance to make a run at the cup. Right now, I have the time and the education to do this work... moreNanny for a professional hockey player? Please. More like beauty for the beast.The job is straightforward. Single dad Duke York needs a caretaker for his seven-year-old daughter during the hockey season, bonus if that person can help her with her school work. His team is rebuilding, and he plans to retire at the end of the year. This is his last chance to make a run at the cup. Right now, I have the time and the education to do this work.Except there should be a disclaimer in the job description about Duke. He’s hot as sin, and the grizzled hockey veteran takes brooding to the next level. I need the cash, though, and the job offers housing as part of its compensation. Since I have nowhere to live—again—it’s the perfect situation. But I didn’t expect to find such a fascinating man under Duke’s gruff exterior, and the more I get to know the father and daughter duo, the more I risk losing my heart to them both.My real life has never included any fairy-tale endings. But maybe this temporary job could be the beginning of all of our happily ever afters…BEAUTY AND THE BRUISER is a full-length, sexy hockey romance with a happily ever after. If you like Beauty and the Beast vibes, a grumpy cinnamon roll single dad hero, and slow burn chemistry, you should try this first book in the Philadelphia Tyrant Hockey series! less

I'm one of the best wingers on the ice, but I'm through playing wingman for the woman I want.In college, Violet Tannehill dated one of my closest friends, but that moron left her behind when he graduated. Since then, she has focused on her career and her friends, and she says real relationships are something for later…or never. But while I caught feelings and ached for her, she’s kept us firmly friend-zoned.Until her ex-boyfriend, Nate, shows back up full of remorse... moreI'm one of the best wingers on the ice, but I'm through playing wingman for the woman I want.In college, Violet Tannehill dated one of my closest friends, but that moron left her behind when he graduated. Since then, she has focused on her career and her friends, and she says real relationships are something for later…or never. But while I caught feelings and ached for her, she’s kept us firmly friend-zoned.Until her ex-boyfriend, Nate, shows back up full of remorse.Nate wants to rekindle their relationship, but Violet doesn’t want to hear it. So she asks me to run interference for her—as her fake boyfriend. I should say no. There’s no way I can pretend to be with Violet, not when I’m desperate for her. Except maybe this could be my chance to show her how good we could be together… for real.FAKE DATING THE WINGER is a full-length, sexy hockey romance with a happily ever after. If you like fake dating romance, best friends-to-lovers, and slow-burn chemistry, you'll love Violet and Hunter's story. It's the second book in the Philadelphia Tyrants Hockey series, and the characters played roles in all of the Chesterboro University books.The Philadelphia Tyrants books contain mild adult language and open-door sexual scenes/situations. Every story can be read as a standalone. less