The Hastings Series by Denise Stone, Kels Stone

The bad boy of professional fencing meets Hollywood’s favorite good girl in this sexy sports romance set against the backdrop of a high-stakes blockbuster.DANTE HASTINGSYou might have heard of me.I was the defending Olympic champion—until I used my fist instead of my sabre during a match. Needless to say, I was suspended. Which means no competing for a year…and cleaning up my image... moreThe bad boy of professional fencing meets Hollywood’s favorite good girl in this sexy sports romance set against the backdrop of a high-stakes blockbuster.DANTE HASTINGSYou might have heard of me.I was the defending Olympic champion—until I used my fist instead of my sabre during a match. Needless to say, I was suspended. Which means no competing for a year…and cleaning up my image.So, instead of continuing to dominate the fencing world, I’m working on a film that’s poised to be next year’s blockbuster action flick.The upside? Working with Reese Sinclair, my celebrity crush whose poster was on my wall growing up. Spending time with her will help wash the tabloids of my suspension and convince the league that I’m reformed.But America’s sweetheart is nothing like I imagined. She’s stubborn, ambitious, and struggling to prove herself in a role that no one thinks she can handle. Still, her determination runs red-hot, and I can’t help but admire her.When our late-night training sessions turn into something more, I start to realize that I’m outmaneuvered by feelings I never saw coming.REESE SINCLAIRThe girl next door. The best friend. The love-struck heroine.I’ve played them all.But with thirty creeping closer, I need to prove to myself that I can be more than Hollywood’s darling. And this movie is the opportunity I’ve been waiting for, the project I can use to break out of my typecasting.The problem? I’m not cut out for action-packed stunt work.Enter: Dante Hastings. He’s hedonistic, insufferable, infuriatingly gorgeous—and my last shot at making this career move work.I should stay away. His reputation alone could sink mine. But the more time we spend together, the more I see past all his tabloid exploits and rule-breaking. He knows what it means to fight for something.But a leading lady doesn’t simper over her co-workers, right?Yet as much as I try to resist, part of me wants to let Dante put the sin in Sinclair.On Guard is the secondbook in The Hastings series, a collection of interconnected standalone sports romances about the Hastings siblings, scions of sports royalty. less

A daring mountaineer helps a ballerina on a mission to train for a winner-takes-all competition in the Alaskan wilderness in this sports romance.Alec HastingsI had a plan for everything. Gear lists, weather patterns, mountain routes down to the mile.But nothing prepared me for the moment I watched my best friend fall into the abyss.After Finn’s accident, I walked away from the mountains to fix up the abandoned lodge we bought as teenagers so he has a safe place to recover... moreA daring mountaineer helps a ballerina on a mission to train for a winner-takes-all competition in the Alaskan wilderness in this sports romance.Alec HastingsI had a plan for everything. Gear lists, weather patterns, mountain routes down to the mile.But nothing prepared me for the moment I watched my best friend fall into the abyss.After Finn’s accident, I walked away from the mountains to fix up the abandoned lodge we bought as teenagers so he has a safe place to recover. The man who sold us the place is gone, but his granddaughter, Clementine, is here, and she needs a partner to enter a high-stakes wilderness competition with a cash prize she’s desperate to win.She knows design. I know survival. So we strike a She helps me finish the lodge, I help her win.This year, the annual competition is bigger than ever, so we start training—hard. While I had my doubts initially, Clementine doesn’t quit, even when she should. I’ve summited K2 and Everest, but I’ve never encountered anything like her. She’s too young, too sunlit, too…everything.And the longer we work together, the harder it is to pretend this partnership, and my time in Alaska, is temporary.Clementine LennoxNewly promoted principal dancer with the New York City Ballet.That’s what was meant to happen.Instead, I packed up my dreams and fled to the remote town where I spent my childhood summers. The only goal I have now is paying off the mountain of debt that followed me across the country.My solution? Winning Wild Trails—with the help of legendary mountaineer Alec Hastings.Alec is enigmatic and intense, and though he pushes me to the brink, he’s always there to catch me. His faith in me makes me feel like I still matter…like I’m not a failure.With each milestone I achieve, I prove to myself that I’m more than the sum of my broken dreams—and that I’m allowed to choose myself. And I might have to. Because Alec has always chased the next adventure, and with the clock ticking on our agreement, I have a feeling he’ll be gone when the seasons change.Highest Point is the third book in The Hastings series, a collection of interconnected standalone sports romances about the Hastings siblings, scions of sports royalty. less