STUBBORN PUCKBOY by Eden Finley & Saxon James

 

STUBBORN PUCKBOY

Puckboys - Book Nine

by Eden Finley & Saxon James

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Release Date: July 31, 2025

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Genre: M/M Sports Romance Standalone
Trope: Friends to enemies to lovers, Coach x Player, secret relationship, collective shenanigans

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Synopsis

Colby

Once upon a time, playing for the NHL was my dream. Then Radimir Novicov skated circles around me and made it clear I’d never be good enough. He was smart, talented, and worst of all–sexy. Every closeted guy knows that you don’t hit on your teammate, even if his gaze lingers longer than it should.

All it took was one drunken close call before our friendship was in tatters, he was called up to the NHL, and I was sent for further conditioning.

Playing in the NHL was off the table, so coaching became my new dream.

And seventeen years later, I’m finally heading to the big time.

Video coach. Pro level. The only downside?

It’s for Novi’s team.

Novi

Radimir Novicov is not scared of anything. I am one of the best. Future Hall of Famer. There are two years left on my contract and I will end my career on the highest high anyone did see.

Then I will slink into the shadows where no one will hear of me again.

Because while I’m playing professionally, I cannot come out and be myself. Not with my family still in Russia.

The plan has been set since I first moved to America, and I only have two years left to wait. It should be easy to focus on hockey.

Then Colby Kessinger walks back into my life. The teammate with the lopsided smiles and cocky attitude–the one who made my heart want things it can’t have.

Now two years feels like a lifetime.

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About the Author

Eden Finley is an Amazon bestselling author who writes steamy contemporary romances that are full of snark and light-hearted fluff.

She doesn't take anything too seriously and lives to create an escape from real life for her readers. The ideas always begin with a wackadoodle premise, and she does her best to turn them into romances with heart.

With a short attention span that rivals her son's, she writes multiple different pairings: MM, MMF, and MF.

She's also an Australian girl and apologises for her Australianisms that sometimes don't make sense to anyone else.

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Saxon James unapologetically writes happy endings for LGBT+ characters.

While not writing, SM is a readaholic and Netflix addict who regularly lives on a sustainable diet of chocolate and coffee.

Member of SCBWI.

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The Fire We Crave by S. Cole

 

Title: The Fire We Crave

Series: Iron Outlaws MC: Colorado #3

Author: S. Cole

Genre: MC Romance

Tropes: Age Gap, Grumpy/Sunshine

Enemies to Lovers

Release Date: June 5, 2025

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Quinn

Two things happened on my thirteenth birthday. My older sister went missing. And I told Smoke Callahan, the Iron Outlaws Road Captain, that it was his fault she was gone.

Fourteen years later, I still hate him.

But hate doesn’t keep me safe when the Bratva sets its sights on me.

I need protection. The kind only a ruthless, broken man like Smoke can provide.

So I make him an offer. I’ll help him recover from the burns that nearly cost him his life. In return, he keeps me breathing.

It should be simple. It isn’t.

Because the more time I spend in his orbit, the more I see the man behind the scars. The one who carries a past as heavy as mine. And when he looks at me, it’s not hatred I see in his dark eyes anymore.

It’s something far more dangerous.

Smoke

Quinn Moran was just a kid when she came at me, fists flying, blaming me for her sister’s disappearance. I let her. I deserved it.

Now she’s all grown up—sharp-tongued, stubborn as hell, and standing in my cabin, asking for my protection.

I should say no. I should send her away.

But I don’t. Because even if she still hates me, I’ll kill anyone who tries to hurt her.

Even if it means she learns the truth.

Even if it means she never forgives me.

Because she was never meant to be mine. But that won’t stop me from taking her.

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Smoke’s eyes drop to his chest, and he places his hand over mine.

“You’re okay, Smoke. So am I. It’s all okay.” The words are softly spoken. Soothing, like you would for a frightened child.

My heart hammers loudly in my chest, and it’s not just the adrenaline of the situation.

It’s the way I feel Smoke’s heartbeat beneath my palm. It’s the way his hand sits over mine, covering it completely, so strong and warm. It’s the way his thumb rubs over my fingers and the way his eyes darken with heat and arousal.

It’s his presence. The way we feel so…joined. His eyes raise to my lips as he runs his tongue over his lower lip.

Neither of us moves.

The world continues around us. Birds chirp, cicadas do their thing, but we’re stuck in a vortex. Swirling. Chaotic. All consuming.

“The prospects need to be protecting you,” he says finally.

But his voice is gruff, layered with nuance it’s impossible to interpret.

“And he was. Who was protecting you?”

“I don’t need protecting.”

I shake my head sadly. “I think you do.”

Smoke cups my cheeks before I have time to process, his hold firm.

“Fuck it,” he mutters, more to himself than to me, I think.

Then, he dips his head and kisses me.

And it’s everything I ever read about.

It’s angry yet filled with the kind of passion that sweeps you up and knocks you over into the tumble of a huge wave of emotion.

My treacherous body capitulates to every small movement.

His lips stroke my mouth; I open.

His hands wrap around my waist; I throw mine around his neck.

I struggle to see anything beyond the way he feels against me.

When I step up against him, his cock lengthens and hardens against my stomach. His whole body envelops me, showing just how disparate our size difference is.

He doesn’t ask. He takes. But I’m wholeheartedly a willing participant. If anything, I want more. Every part of my body meets Smoke. If he began to strip my clothes to take me on the parched ground, I’d let him.

“Quinn,” he mutters against my lips as his hands roam my body, familiarizing themselves with my shape.

I’m gentle where he’s injured, but I slide my hand beneath his cut, and I’m immersed in the scent of leather and tobacco and him.

“Shit. No,” Smoke says suddenly, lightly gripping my wrists before pushing me away from him.

The shift in his expression from need to disgust churns my stomach.

“I’m sorry,” I say, almost on autopilot, even though I’m not a hundred percent sure what I’m sorry for.

Hell, I’m not even sure how I fell headfirst into that kiss.

Smoke shakes his head. “Not your fault. Just—we can’t do that again.”

Unable to come up with anything else to say, I blurt one word: “Okay.”

Four letters that do absolutely nothing to convey the storm raging inside me right now.

“Okay,” he repeats.

But as I watch him stride into the house, ignoring the glass Shane left on the step, I know the fragile truce we were building is broken. And I wonder if we’ll ever truly be okay again.

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Scarlett Cole is a contemporary romance author that calls both Toronto, Canada and Manchester, England home. A born city dweller, she periodically quashes the urge to live in the country by hiking up a mountain to remind herself that living away from people would terrify the pants off her.

She believes everybody deserves their love story to be told and loves her heroes on the rough and rugged side…and usually tall (because she married one of those 6ft 6” men you read about in romance books!). She’s an A-type personality and Scorpio star sign, so good luck getting her to do anything she doesn’t want to.

When she isn’t writing, she’s happy to talk about hot men and expensive shoes while drinking a cold gin and tonic. Don’t bring up olives. As far as Scarlett is concerned, they are the devil’s food. As long as you don’t bring up olives, she’s happy to hear from you any time.

She is represented by Louise Fury at The Fury Agency.

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The First Cut by Candice Wright

 

Title: The First Cut

Series: Raven Souls MC #3

Author: Candice Wright

Genre: MC Romance

Tropes: Enemies to Lovers/Found Family

Forced Proximity/Touch Her and Die

Release Date: June 5, 2025

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I fell in love with a boy before I even knew what love was.

I gave up my world for him, bartered away my hopes and dreams so that boy could have his, but he threw me away at the first sign of trouble.

And somehow, I became the villain of our story.

Everyone hates me for my betrayal. Only I didn’t turn my back on him—he turned his back on me.

Now, I live out my days at the Raven Souls MC as public enemy number one, guarding my secrets like a precious commodity.

My silence keeps others safe, so instead of speaking up, I fade away.

Now all I dream about is escaping the monster in my bed, but before I can run, he lets slip his intentions toward the mother chapter.

Torn between loyalty and freedom, I put my neck on the line to deliver a final warning.

But nothing in this life is easy, and instead of freedom, I find myself being pulled from one cage and locked in another.

Because there’s never just one monster, is there?

Only this one I never saw coming.

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Candice Wright is the international bestselling author of the Underestimated Series. Hailing from the UK, Candice lives with her three slightly unhinged children and the long-suffering partner. When she isn’t busy raising the next generation of crazy, you can find her sitting at the computer writing words she hopes will resonate or snuggled up reading stories by the authors that cultivated her love of the written word.

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Falling for the CEO A Billionaire Romance Collection

 

Title: Falling for the CEO

A Billionaire Romance Collection

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Tropes: Billionaire/CEO Boss/Workplace Romance

Release Date: May 27, 2025

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Boardroom chemistry meets bedroom passion! When ordinary women step into a billionaire's world of luxury and power, sparks fly and hearts race. Indulge in 8 COMPLETE novels of steamy workplace romances where ambition, wealth, and magnetic attraction collide. This exclusive collection of swoon-worthy stories delivers all the drama, passion, and heart-melting moments you crave—available for a LIMITED TIME only!

Wall Street Titan by Anna Zaires

One high-end matchmaker, one dating app, one mix-up that changes everything… Opposites may attract, but can this last?

Holt: Her Ruthless Scion by Theodora Taylor

Born into one of the wealthiest families in the world, Holt Calson had everything—except me, and what Calsons want, Calsons get. For one blazing summer, we had it all, until....

Billionaire Grump by Misha Bell

A hilariously disastrous elevator ride brings them together. Will their insecurities tear them apart?

Accidental Tryst by Tasha Boyd

Restaurant blogger Emmy accidentally switches cellphones in a busy airport with a grumpy, sexy CEO on the verge of the biggest business deal of his life. Insults and then sparks fly! Can their explosive chemistry translate to real life?

The Director by Renee Rose

After discovering her secret pregnancy, a bratva boss kidnaps a lawyer pregnant with his child.

Royally Bad by Lee Savino

Billionaire. Playboy. Prince. My new boss. Theo Kensington the most eligible—or ineligible—bachelor in the entire world. So what he’s starred in a sex tape…or three? I'm the fixer hired to clean up his image, but this bad boy is more interested in misbehaving...with me.

At Any Price by Brenna Aubrey

Blogger Mia Strong cashes in on her online popularity by selling her virginity to the highest bidder — with no strings attached. But when sexy CEO Adam Drake wins the prize, all bets are off…

The Mistress Contract by Evelyn Austin

Powerful billionaire Evan will stop at nothing to convince college student Madeline to sign a contract to be his possession. But the longer they’re involved, the more entangled they become…

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