The Las Vegas Sidewinders are back with a selection of short, sweet bonus stories and two brand-new novellas! FIRST CHRISTMAS - Join Dom and Molly as they celebrate their first holiday season as parents. HIDE THE SALAMI - When two pro hockey players babysit for a toddler, the results are hilarious. DADDY'S GIRL - Erin, Drake and Shay travel east to say goodbye to a family member. OH BABY! - Kate has a huge surprise for Karl—one he's not expecting. ANYA'S TURN - After surviving cancer, Anya's ready to forget the past and look toward her future. SIMPLY SAVANNAH - As their baby's due date approaches, Tiff finds herself at odds with Zakk about the delivery. THE SWEETEST THINGS - The long-awaited birth of Karl and Kate's twins comes with a terrifying price but the sweetest reward. THE SIDEWINDER'S...

Welcome to Fort Lauderdale—where the days are hot and the Knights are hotter.Jude:I've always said I would settle down when the time—and the woman—was right. So having a friends-with-benefits relationship fits right into my plans. Until it doesn't. The line between friendship and wanting more with the gorgeous doctor is blurring with each passing day. The more I get to know her, the harder it gets to stay away. I need to show Chloe there's more to us than just chemistry... but first I have to admit it to myself.Chloe:I thought I had my life all mapped out. College, medical school, and then a demanding career as a successful doctor. Now I'm having doubts about all of it, and the last thing I need is a professional athlete with abs for days to add to my distraction and derail my plans. Falling for a big shot hockey player like Jude would be a mistake. But everything is so good between us— there's no way I can just walk away.

Welcome to Fort Lauderdale—where the days are hot and the Knights are hotter...Vaughn:I might be at the top of my game, but a fresh start feels like the right move at this stage of my career. Joining the Lauderdale Knights has been a great decision, and I'm ready to win this city over.On opening night the crowd goes wild... and so does my slap shot. Knocking a fan unconscious wasn't the introduction I envisioned. Especially when I lay eyes on my gorgeous victim. Problem is... she's engaged.Juliet:Waking up with a concussion and amnesia has made me realize that when it comes to living life on my terms, it's now or never. My big Italian family means well, but it's time for them to stop calling the shots.Now if I could just get rid of my fiancé, quit my job, and stop drooling over the hottie hockey player who knocked some sense into me, life would be perfect. Except nothing in my life is perfect... not even Lauderdale's newest MVP.

Welcome to Fort Lauderdale—where the days are hot and the Knights are hotter. Jace: I never expected to make it up to the big leagues. But now that I'm here, I'm never going back down. I will out-work, out-train, outdo every other guy on the Knights if that's what it takes. Not even a shark attack will get in my way... but the sexy surfer chick who rescues me just might. Tawny: Losing my soulmate taught me that life is short. And I'm going to spend the rest of mine becoming one of the top surfers in the world. I refuse to be distracted by some hotshot hockey player who is my polar opposite. No matter how good it is between us. Deep down I don't want to lose this thing we have going, but one wrong move and he just might pull me under.

Can this fake marriage survive real life? It was now or never for hockey star Donovan Legori. He'd been keeping his head down and his skates on the ice since his painful divorce. Getting traded was the only thing that mattered. Tired of playing back-up— he was ready for a team that would make him a starting goalie. What he wasn't ready for was falling for his teammate's spunky sister. Fiery redhead Tara Laassonen needed a fresh start and a one-way ticket out of Finland. Moving to be near her professional hockey player brother in Anchorage seemed like the perfect escape, especially when his tall, dark and handsome teammate made her forget all about her disastrous break up back home. Just as things were heating up, Tara found both her heart and her visa on thin ice. And Donovan discovered that a marriage of convenience was anything but easy, especially when forced to choose: Hockey or Tara.

Kane will stop at nothing to win... her heart.After hockey superstar Kane "Hat-trick" Hatcher is traded to the new team in Alaska, he can't score to save his soul and his coach has been giving him a hard time. Even worse, the girl he's crazy about is thousands of miles away and his father has become a nuisance; his nickname has suddenly taken on a whole new meaning.World-class hockey player Hailey Dobson gave up everything for a gold medal, but now wonders if it was worth it. When the excitement wears off, the medal won't buy her a place to live or keep her warm at night, and the only guy she wants to be with is in Alaska. She's out of options, and just when things can't get any worse, they do.When Kane shows up in Boston unexpectedly, Hailey is thrilled but also terrified. The secret she reveals will change their lives forever. Are they ready to go for gold or will they choke under the pressure and lose their chance at forever?