On The Line: A Hockey Romance Anthology

On The Line: A Hockey Romance Anthology releases on November 7th!

https://geni.us/OnTheLineAntho
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Lace up your skates, grab your favorite jersey, and prepare for an ice-cold collision between love and the slap shot! Get ready to be swept off your feet by lovestruck goalies, dashing defensemen, and witty women who know their way around a penalty box. The gloves are off when it comes to finding love on and off the ice!

Indulge in this delightful holiday anthology that will have you falling head over skates for these hockey-playing heartthrobs. Love and charity have never been such a winning combination!

Join twelve of your favorite hockey romance authors in this limited edition anthology.
All stories are brand new hockey romance novellas.

Participating Authors:

Kat Mizera
Jami Davenport
Lasairiona McMaster
Gina Azzi
Victoria Denault
Cathryn Fox
Elise Faber
R.C. Stephens
Julia Connors
Jennifer Sucevic
Sierra Hill
Chloe Carr

ON THE LINE will donate all proceeds to After Action, a 501(c)3 non-profit that seeks to increase economic outcomes after trauma recovery

On The Line: A Hockey Romance Anthology

On The Line: A Hockey Romance Anthology releases on November 7th!

https://geni.us/OnTheLineAntho
Available on All Platforms
 

Lace up your skates, grab your favorite jersey, and prepare for an ice-cold collision between love and the slap shot! Get ready to be swept off your feet by lovestruck goalies, dashing defensemen, and witty women who know their way around a penalty box. The gloves are off when it comes to finding love on and off the ice!

Indulge in this delightful holiday anthology that will have you falling head over skates for these hockey-playing heartthrobs. Love and charity have never been such a winning combination!

Join twelve of your favorite hockey romance authors in this limited edition anthology.
All stories are brand new hockey romance novellas.

Participating Authors:

Kat Mizera
Jami Davenport
Lasairiona McMaster
Gina Azzi
Victoria Denault
Cathryn Fox
Elise Faber
R.C. Stephens
Julia Connors
Jennifer Sucevic
Sierra Hill
Chloe Carr

ON THE LINE will donate all proceeds to After Action, a 501(c)3 non-profit that seeks to increase economic outcomes after trauma recovery.

On The Line: A Hockey Romance Anthology

On The Line: A Hockey Romance Anthology releases on November 7th!

https://geni.us/OnTheLineAntho
Available on All Platforms
 

Lace up your skates, grab your favorite jersey, and prepare for an ice-cold collision between love and the slap shot! Get ready to be swept off your feet by lovestruck goalies, dashing defensemen, and witty women who know their way around a penalty box. The gloves are off when it comes to finding love on and off the ice!

Indulge in this delightful holiday anthology that will have you falling head over skates for these hockey-playing heartthrobs. Love and charity have never been such a winning combination!

Join twelve of your favorite hockey romance authors in this limited edition anthology.
All stories are brand new hockey romance novellas.

Participating Authors:

Kat Mizera
Jami Davenport
Lasairiona McMaster
Gina Azzi
Victoria Denault
Cathryn Fox
Elise Faber
R.C. Stephens
Julia Connors
Jennifer Sucevic
Sierra Hill
Chloe Carr

ON THE LINE will donate all proceeds to After Action, a 501(c)3 non-profit that seeks to increase economic outcomes after trauma recovery.

On The Line Hockey Anthology Cover Reveal

On The Line: A Hockey Romance Anthology releases on November 7th!

https://geni.us/OnTheLineAntho
Available on All Platforms
 

Lace up your skates, grab your favorite jersey, and prepare for an ice-cold collision between love and the slap shot! Get ready to be swept off your feet by lovestruck goalies, dashing defensemen, and witty women who know their way around a penalty box. The gloves are off when it comes to finding love on and off the ice!

Indulge in this delightful holiday anthology that will have you falling head over skates for these hockey-playing heartthrobs. Love and charity have never been such a winning combination!

Join twelve of your favorite hockey romance authors in this limited edition anthology.
All stories are brand new hockey romance novellas.

Participating Authors:

Kat Mizera
Jami Davenport
Lasairiona McMaster
Gina Azzi
Victoria Denault
Cathryn Fox
Elise Faber
R.C. Stephens
Julia Connors
Jennifer Sucevic
Sierra Hill
Chloe Carr

ON THE LINE will donate all proceeds to After Action, a 501(c)3 non-profit that seeks to increase economic outcomes after trauma recovery.

Blindsided (Moo U #1) by Victoria Denault Review

Blindsided by Victoria Denault
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Victoria Denault hits it in the net with BLINDSIDED (Moo U #1). Tate Adler’s and Maggie Todd’s families hate each other. Their rivalry is right up there with the Hatfield and the McCoys. They live next door to each other on neighboring farms in Burlington, Vermont. Tate and Maggie are both students at Burlington University, better known as Moo U after their Bull mascot. Maggie knows a secret that if exposed could cost Tate his hockey scholarship and a chance in the NHL. This contemporary sports romance is suitable for new adults.

Maggie and Tate are put in a situation that gets them to know each other better. They have amazing chemistry. They begin to question why their families are fighting. Their family are constantly sabotaging each other. The families hate for each other runs deep and if Tate and Maggie decide to be together, they may be disowned.

Victoria Denault does a great job describing this family feud. The things that occur are amusing. There were times I laughed so hard I cried. There are fascinating history and challenges. BLINDSIDED is skillfully written and entertaining. This is a great start to the Moo U series, and the story is a wonderful fit in Sarina Bowen’s world of True North. I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book.

Paperback

Expected publication: February 15th 2021

Series: Moo U #1

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Blindsided by Victoria Denault

BLINDSIDED BY VICTORIA DENAULT

Release Date: February 15, 2021

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Blurb

What if Romeo wore hockey skates, and Juliet was raised on a farm next door?

As a life-long Vermonter, there are three beliefs I’ve always held true:

1. Our family farm is everything
   2. Hockey is a close second
   3. The Todds next door are our sworn enemies

But this season will test everything I stand for. 

I have an illicit side job that could cost me my hockey scholarship. And now Maggie Todd knows my secret. She’s waiting for the right moment to use it against me. But every time I face off against her, I learn things I shouldn’t want to know. Like how deeply her competitive streak runs, and how sexy that is. And how easy it is to make her blush… everywhere.

An Adler and a Todd cannot be lovers. Breaking that rule is like pulling a pin on a grenade--everything in my life could blow up. Can we surrender to these feelings… or will our families’ feud make us its next casualty?

Excerpt

“Will you delete the damn picture now? From the Cloud too?” I ask. I want to get that photo deleted and get the hell out of here and go back to pretending she and her pesky little sister don’t exist.

“You’re getting paid for the cleaning. You want the photo gone forever, you gotta pay for that,” Maggie replies coolly as she sits on her bed, leaning back all casual, like she isn’t fucking with my entire life. 

“You want your money back? Fine. But I can only pay you what Vickie pays me. She takes a cut, you know. I don’t get to keep it all and I’m broke so I can’t give you anything more than I get,” I explain and grit my teeth because the idea of not being paid for this humiliation makes me pissed off. 

I walk over and stand in front of her which I instantly realize isn’t a great idea. She’s now eye level with my junk. Her hazel eyes seem to grow two sizes and that alabaster complexion is changing color again.  And she tries to stand up, but I’m too close and she ricochets off my chest and lands on her back on the bed. I can’t help but laugh, which clearly annoys her so I swallow down the last bit of my chuckle, and take a step back. Pissing her off isn’t going to help me. 

“You want the picture, you’re going to have to give us half your booth at the Farmer’s Market,” she announces as she stands up again, this time without calamity. 

“I’m sorry, what?” I wasn’t expecting that but as soon as she announces it I realize I should have been. “When? This Sunday?”

“Yep,” she nods firmly and puts her hands on her hips. “And every other Sunday of the season.”

My jaw drops. “You’re fucking kidding.”

“I don’t kid about business, Adler,” she replies, cool as a cucumber again. I angrily grab my feather duster off the floor and point it at her, about to tell her off, but then she pulls the phone from the back pocket of her jeans and snaps another picture. I lunge for it but she’s much more graceful and cat-like than she was a minute ago and she manages to leap onto the bed and off the other side. Her fingers are busy punching things on the screen as I dart across the room to try and grab it again. 

Maggie quickly drops it down the front of her shirt, probably tucking it into her bra. I freeze and she smiles. “If you go for it I will punch you square in that pretty face of yours. And also, it won’t do a lick of good. I just emailed it to myself.”

Argh! I hate this woman. 

Stacking the Shelves #316

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Blindsided (Moo U ) by Victoria Denault

Slapshot (Moo U ) by Rebecca Jenshak

Last Strand (Elemental Assassin #19) by Jennifer Estep 

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Moo U - The World of True North - Cover Reveals

MOO U COVER REVEALS: BOOKS 1-3

BLINDSIDED BY VICTORIA DENAULT

Release Date: February 15, 2021
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Blurb
What if Romeo wore hockey skates, and Juliet was raised on a farm next door?

As a life-long Vermonter, there are three beliefs I’ve always held true:

1. Our family farm is everything
   2. Hockey is a close second
   3. The Todds next door are our sworn enemies

But this season will test everything I stand for. 

I have an illicit side job that could cost me my hockey scholarship. And now Maggie Todd knows my secret. She’s waiting for the right moment to use it against me. But every time I face off against her, I learn things I shouldn’t want to know. Like how deeply her competitive streak runs, and how sexy that is. And how easy it is to make her blush… everywhere.

An Adler and a Todd cannot be lovers. Breaking that rule is like pulling a pin on a grenade--everything in my life could blow up. Can we surrender to these feelings… or will our families’ feud make us its next casualty?

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SLAPSHOT BY REBECCA JENSHAK

Release Date: February 15, 2021
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Blurb
I’m banished to Vermont for a scandal that wasn’t my fault, and broke because my famous father cut me off. And did I mention my roommate stole my boyfriend? Yeah, I’m loving my Moo U experience. 

Now I need a job, because this gel manicure won’t upkeep itself. The only available option is the last one I’d ever want--a job as the hockey team’s equipment manager. My plan is to do the bare minimum, get paid, and find my way back into my father’s good graces. 

I will not get involved with a hockey player, no matter how hot. They’re cocky. And obnoxious. I know their type, and I’m not willing to risk getting hurt again. Until Lex Vonne glides into my life looking like sin on a stick. 

He thinks I’m a spoiled brat. 
I think he’s using me to get ahead. 
But the fire I feel when we’re together is like a slapshot to my heart…

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HOLDOUT BY JAQUELINE SNOWE

Release Date: February 15, 2021
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Blurb
Jonah Daniels has enough work preparing for his hockey season without spending time interviewing a roommate to help share expenses. So when some dude answers J.D.’s ad and agrees to his terms, he puts a key under the mat and leaves for practice. 

What he doesn’t expect is that his new roommate is not a dude at all, but an overtalkative, energetic hottie. What’s worse? She’s the younger sister of his friend on the team, and she’s sworn him to secrecy.

Ryann Reiner needs a place to live, stat. After an incident at the dorms that almost tanked her scholarship, Ryann wants a boring roommate who’ll leave her alone. J.D. almost fits the bill. He lives and breathes hockey, just like her brother, and he wouldn’t know a joke unless it hip checked him against the boards.

He’s also gorgeous. And broody. And he looks fine on laundry day, in too little clothing. Soon, late-night study sessions turn into dangerous flirting. And then a kiss turns into more. But they’re determined to keep things in the feelings-free zone. 

Until lines blur and tensions rise when Ryann’s brother learns the truth. And both their hearts are skating on thin ice...

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GAME ON by Victoria Denault

GAME ON by Victoria Denault (October 10, 2017; Forever Yours eBook; $3.99; Hometown Players Series Book 6)

“I don’t break hearts. I break headboards…”

When it comes to scoring in the pro hockey league, Alex Larue is crushing it—with the hot puck bunnies.  He’s the life of the party, the guy with all the jokes… and the one whose Party Guy mast keeps the real him well hidden.  The last thing he needs is anyone finding out about his troubled past, or the nightmares that haunt him still.

Brie Bennett is less than impressed by Alex from the moment she meets him.  And even though he insists on volunteering at the charity she runs, she doesn’t trust him.  He’s hiding something…but so is she.  She’s not just the rich privileged New York princess he thinks she is.  The animosity between them is undeniably addictive and as their worlds keep colliding it becomes supercharges with something else—attraction.  But if they stop playing games and let each other in, they both might lose.

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Excerpt

I look around at Alex’s sparse apartment. There’s a sectional, an ottoman, but no chairs, bookcases or pictures. The nook for his bedroom only contains one three-drawer dresser. His bedside lamp is on the floor beside the bed because it doesn’t have night tables. “You don’t seem to like things.”

               He shrugs, and those deep blue eyes find mine. “I don’t have a lot of things from my past worth holding on to.”

               Oh, this man… I reach up and gently cup the side of his face. He grasps my hand and I think he’s going to pull it away, but he doesn’t. He holds it to his face and pushes into it. He’s like a puppy looking for love, and I want desperately to give it to him. But he won’t let me.

               “And you seem to want to throw away things now that are worth holding on to.” I force myself to step back and start walking toward the front door because if I don’t leave now I’ll let things happen that are going to mean more to me than they should. Than he wants them to. But his words stop me in my tracks.

               “I don’t know how to be a boyfriend, Brie.” The look of pure confusion on his face would be comical if we were still talking about his inability to run a dishwasher. But we’re talking about feelings here. “The only thing I’ve ever committed to was hockey and even it tried to reject me. Hell, in a way every time I get traded, I feel like it still is. But it’s a thing, not a person. Hockey doesn’t have a choice, but you do.”

               I start to walk back into the kitchen as he turns away from me to look out the window. “People who have had the choice to keep me in their lives never have.”

                Thank God he’s turned away because I actually press my palm to my heart to keep it from cracking. Holy shit. I have no idea how anyone would walk away from him – the man and his big, broken heart –because what I want to do is run to him. “Give me that choice and I’ll change your track record.”

               He grunts and turns back to face me. “You’re this amazing, stubborn, gorgeous woman who wants more than the one thing I know I can give. And as much as I suddenly, for the first time in my life, want to try and give more, I’m so fucking clueless as to how.”

               I walk right up to him so we’re toe to toe. “You want to know how? You just do it. You let me in. You take the chance, like you do every time you step onto the ice. You don’t know if you’ll win or lose, but you play the game anyway and you take the shots on net even if you don’t know if you’re going to score. So tell me you want this. Take the shot.”

               He nuzzles my hand and but then turns his face and kisses my palm. When he turns back to me he looks so serious it’s startling. “I want this.”

                I smile. It’s not big, but I feel it inside me from my toes to the roots of my hair. “Game on?”

               He smiles back, raw but darkly playful. “Game on.”

Author Bio

Victoria Denault loves long walks on the beach, cinnamon dolce lattes and writing angst-filed romance.  She lives in LA but grew up in Montreal, which is why she is fluent in English, French, and hockey.

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