GRAHAM by Samantha Lind

GRAHAM

Samantha Lind

Release Date: December 20

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Stay away from puck bunnies – easy.

When it comes to my best friend’s little sister…

That’s far more complicated.

I’ve spent my entire career focused on what happens on the ice.

Yet now that I’m nearing retirement, the beautiful Savannah Rhodes offers me something I never realized I wanted.

A future.

Our ten-year age difference doesn’t matter.

Even the risk to my friendship with her brother can’t extinguish the inferno of need that ignites with every touch.

There isn’t anything I crave more than her.

But when our secret is revealed and life takes a painful turn…

It threatens to change everything.

She’s all I want.

I just need to convince her that I’m worth the risk.

One-click this spicy, angsty, and emotional age gap forbidden best friend’s little sister romance between a veteran hockey star who melts the ice around the heart of the younger teacher to prove to her that love will always win.

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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CYHFKS29

Meet Samantha Lind:

Samantha Lind is a USA TODAY Bestselling contemporary romance author. When she’s not dreaming up new stories, she can often be found with her family, traveling, reading, watching her boys on the ice, or watching her favorite professional hockey team (Go Knights Go!), and listening to country music.  She can be contacted by email or found on Facebook. 

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Graham (Austin Fusion #2) by Samantha Lind Review

Graham by Samantha Lind
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Samantha Lind lights the lamp with GRAHAM (Austin Fusion #2). Professional Hockey player Graham Webber runs into his best friend’s little sister Savannah Rhodes at a charity event where she works at the Austin School for the Deaf. He is intrigued by her now that she is grown up and asks her out.

Graham and Savannah have nice chemistry. They have a ten-year age gap. Graham is approaching the end of his career and Savannah is exploring possible new careers. They are a cute couple that work well together.

I like that Samantha Lind weaved in characters from her other series into this story. (The San Francisco Shockwaves and Indianapolis Eagles)

GRAHAM is an excellent addition to the Austin Fusion series. It is a heartfelt and entertaining read. I am looking forward to book three. I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book.


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Series: Austin Fusion (#2)

Format: 186 pages, Kindle Edition

Expected publication: December 20, 2024 by Samantha Lind

ASIN: B0CYHFKS29

Language: English

SHOOT YOUR SHOT (New England Bay Sharks #2) by Hannah Gray

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𝑺𝑯𝑶𝑶𝑻 𝒀𝑶𝑼𝑹 𝑺𝑯𝑶𝑻 (New England Bay Sharks #2) by Hannah Gray releases on January 9th, 2025! Check out this teaser! 

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BLURB:

For better or for worse.

When I said those words in front of the pastor, I meant them. But that was before everything changed. Before it became clear that my wife would be better off without me. I had no choice but to sabotage us, and that was exactly what I did. Even though I pushed Paige to leave, it still hurt like hell, watching her do it. I’d never love another woman for as long as I lived. She was it for me.

I guess those are the sacrifices we make for the people we love. And if I couldn’t make her dreams come true, I had no right to keep her. Not completely anyway.

Fast-forward to a year and a half later, and not a day has gone by where I don’t miss my wife. But I made my bed, and now, it’s time for me to lie in it. And while the rest of my life might be in ruins, my career on the ice has never been better.

At least, until a direct hit to the chest almost kills me. And just like that, my wife, who is my emergency contact, is back. But she isn’t happy with me—because those divorce papers she sent months ago? Yeah … they somehow landed in the trash.

Realizing I will lose her again before I truly have her back, I offer her a deal. Ten days to prove we should have never separated. Ten days to redeem myself. And ten days to come clean about everything I’ve been hiding.

Should be easy enough, right?

Yeah, I didn’t think so either.

Shoot Your Shot features mature themes and content that may not be suitable for all audiences. Reader discretion is advised. TW include: infertility, substance abuse, mental health, sexual content, and some violence.

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RULED OUT (Seattle Scorpions, #4) by Ruth Stilling Teaser

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𝐑𝐔𝐋𝐄𝐃 𝐎𝐔𝐓 (Seattle Scorpions Series Book 4) by Ruth Stilling releases on January 23rd! Check out this teaser! 

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What to expect: 

🏒Broken Boy x Good Girl

🏒Second Chance

🏒Forbidden Love

🏒GMs Daughter

🏒He Falls First

🏒He can't stay away

🏒Spicy Lessons 

🏒Found Family

🏒Virgin FMC

🏒Mental health (PTSD) rep 

Blurb:

They think my greatest gift is my ability on the ice. But they’re wrong.

I’ve been hailed as the guy who has it all when it comes to hockey. Powerful people have invested their time and money, determined to turn my potential into their reality.

The most influential of those people? Graham Jenkins—former NHL player and the General Manager of the Dallas Destroyers. The second he set eyes on me in the little leagues, he piled all his resources into my success. And when the Destroyers were awarded the first-round draft pick, he didn’t hesitate to snap me up.

He thought I was the golden boy, the star that would make his team as successful as his playing career. Only I wasn’t. Instead of unleashing my potential in front of the goal, he discovered my real talent—secrets.

And I have many that I will never share. One for every scar disguised beneath the tattoos painting my body, along with the childhood memories either buried deep inside my broken mind or drowned out by empty bottles lining my kitchen counter.

There’s only one secret I wish I didn’t have to keep. She’s also the addiction I know I’ll never kick. A detox my heart could never survive since it only beats for her. And even years after we were torn apart, my fixation hasn’t changed. Although neither have our circumstances—I’m still the broken boy, suffocated with trauma. And she’s still Mia Jenkins, the good girl, and daughter of the man who offered me everything except his blessing to date her.

But one thing about addiction? It never seeks permission.

TW include: Abusive parents, domestic violence, substance abuse, off page child loss (not involving the main characters) mental health rep namely PTSD, off page discussion of self harm.

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BRICK WALL by Andi Burns

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𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗞 𝗪𝗔𝗟𝗟 (Bainbridge Hockey #3) by Andi Burns releases January 9th!

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WHAT TO EXPECT:

🥅 New Adult/College

🏒 Hockey Romance

🤫 Secret Romance

🍼Accidental Pregnancy

BLURB:

Brick Wall is a college hockey romance with a hero who falls hard and fast for the one girl he can’t have.

JT

Life hasn’t always been easy, but things are beginning to look up. I’m the starting goalie for the BU Wolves, Coach Baylor has become the family I have always wanted as a kid, and my dream career is waiting for me. All I need to do is defend my net for the next few seasons so I can prove to the Boston Bruisers that they drafted me for a reason. That’s a pretty bright future for a man with a past like mine.

When I hit up a party with a bunch of my roommates, I never expected to fall hard. But from that night on, it’s out of my control. Maggie Baylor is the one for me, no matter how much she tries to deny it.

Just when I think we’re getting somewhere, she ghosts me. But there’s one thing Maggie doesn’t understand: I’m not letting anything or anyone—not even Coach—stand in our way.

Maggie

As a transfer student, I have one goal: finish my senior year without any drama. And, ok…I may have lost sight of that goal before the year officially started. But that’s not my fault—Hottie Gym Shorts Guy was…well, hot. And sweet. And so very talented. That’s why I bolted the next morning. I didn’t move back home to fall in lust or worse, love. I came back to Bainbridge to spend time with my Uncle Hudson and earn my degree.

Besides, there won’t be any drama because I’m never going to see him again.

Except I do. We just keep running into each other. It’s fine, though. I can resist.

Until I can’t. JT is crumbling all my defenses. I’m on the verge of letting myself fall in love, even if I know my uncle will disapprove, when two little pink lines appear. I brace myself for impact because the only thing I know about love is that it doesn’t last.

But JT doesn’t leave my side. He slays my dragons and rubs my feet and makes me reconsider everything I thought I knew.

Is this really something I can believe in, or will our world come crashing down just when we need each other the most?

***

Brick Wall is the third book in the Bainbridge U hockey series, but it can be enjoyed as a standalone. If you love a stoic hero who’ll do anything to protect the woman he loves and the family they’ve created, no matter who tries to stop him, JT Norris will melt your kindle. If you can’t resist a jaded heroine who learns to trust again, Maggie Baylor is your kinda girl. If you want all the laughs, all the feels, and every single bit of steam, and no third act break-up, then settle in with your favorite snack—Maggie recommends dark chocolate peanut butter cups—and dive into this forbidden love, surprise baby college hockey romance. 

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SHOOT YOUR SHOT (New England Bay Sharks #2) by Hannah Gray

🏒 𝙏𝑬𝘼𝑺𝙀𝑹 𝑹𝙀𝑽𝙀𝑨𝙇 🏒

𝑺𝑯𝑶𝑶𝑻 𝒀𝑶𝑼𝑹 𝑺𝑯𝑶𝑻 (New England Bay Sharks #2) by Hannah Gray releases on January 9th, 2025! Check out this teaser! 

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BLURB:

For better or for worse.

When I said those words in front of the pastor, I meant them. But that was before everything changed. Before it became clear that my wife would be better off without me. I had no choice but to sabotage us, and that was exactly what I did. Even though I pushed Paige to leave, it still hurt like hell, watching her do it. I’d never love another woman for as long as I lived. She was it for me.

I guess those are the sacrifices we make for the people we love. And if I couldn’t make her dreams come true, I had no right to keep her. Not completely anyway.

Fast-forward to a year and a half later, and not a day has gone by where I don’t miss my wife. But I made my bed, and now, it’s time for me to lie in it. And while the rest of my life might be in ruins, my career on the ice has never been better.

At least, until a direct hit to the chest almost kills me. And just like that, my wife, who is my emergency contact, is back. But she isn’t happy with me—because those divorce papers she sent months ago? Yeah … they somehow landed in the trash.

Realizing I will lose her again before I truly have her back, I offer her a deal. Ten days to prove we should have never separated. Ten days to redeem myself. And ten days to come clean about everything I’ve been hiding.

Should be easy enough, right?

Yeah, I didn’t think so either.

Shoot Your Shot features mature themes and content that may not be suitable for all audiences. Reader discretion is advised. TW include: infertility, substance abuse, mental health, sexual content, and some violence.

ADD to Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/217100570-shoot-your-shot

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Sparkle on the Ice (North Carolina Fury #4) by Hayley James

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𝐒P𝐀R𝐊L𝐄 𝐎N T𝐇E I𝐂E (𝐂a𝐫o𝐥i𝐧a F𝐮r𝐲 #4) by Hayley James is now LIVE! Don’t miss this small town, holiday romance! 

1-CLICK TODAY! FREE IN KU! 

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What to expect: 

🏒Holiday Romance

💕Small Town Romance

🏒Hockey Hero 

💕Alpha Male

🏒Forced Proximity

💕Damsel in Distress

🏒He Falls First  

BLURB:

Where love melts the ice and holiday magic casts its spell. Welcome to the Carolina Fury, where passion thaws even the most frozen hearts.

Hannah Young is on the run. Her life was never made from a bed of roses, but she’s always endured and made the best of it until that is no longer possible. 

It’s up to her.
To save herself.
To start living. 

There is nobody else who will save her. It's time to escape—for good.

Hannah can’t go another year living in turmoil. With only a week until Christmas, she knows she can’t face another year of regret.

There is no such thing as a knight in shining armor.

Alexei Bocharov loves the game. Hockey is his passion, but has also afforded him a life that he could have only dreamed of as a kid in Russia.

Until the accident.
Now, his future is uncertain.
His future hanging by a thread.

When he hears the sound of crunching metal outside, the sight in front of him is not what he expects. A wrecked car with a woman slumped in the front seat. In a world where dreams are shattered, and hearts are guarded, can two broken souls find healing in each other?

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Start the series with LOVE ON THE ICE #1! Free in KU! 

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