Now late in his career, Savard and his teammate and best friend, Cam Carter, are trying to fulfill their boyhood dreams of winning a Stanley Cup before they retire. A surprise late-season trade pits the friends against each other in a playoff series both could lose but only one can win. Saved takes the reader into the rinks, dressing rooms, planes, buses, and hotels that are the backdrop to the long grind of an NHL season. That grind is made bearable by the likes of players such as Bruno Govoni, whose cell phone ring tone is the orgasmic moaning of a porn star Loretta (Lash) LaRue; of Phil Flipside Palmer, the only person besides the Kingsmen who knows all the words to Louie Louie or that Child of the Moon was the flipside of the Rolling Stones' Jumpin' Jack Flash; and team enforcer Kevin Quigley, who claims all his fights are retaliations, but sometimes I retaliate first. Most sports novels bring the game to the reader. Saved brings the reader to the game. Praise for Jack Falla Falla's graphic portrayal of a violent sport (and its colorful players) and his insider's view of how hockey is played, coached, and officiated is exciting, surefire entertainment. -- Publishers Weekly on Saved Literary hot chocolate that will warm your heart. ---Robert Lipsyte, The New York Times, on Home Ice The best hockey book ever. ---John Buccigross, ESPNsportscaster, on Home Ice Possibly the best hockey book since Ken Dryden's The Game, ---Toronto Globe and Mail, on Home Ice

    The Hockey Hall of Famer from Kingston, Ontario, played for seven teams over his twenty-year career, netting 450 goals and 964 assists during the regular season and another 188 points in the playoffs, making him one of the highest-scoring centres of all time. Gilmour played a big role in the 1989 Stanley Cup victory, scoring the winning goal for the Calgary Flames. Perhaps most famously, he led the Toronto Maple Leafs to multiple winning seasons and in 1993, took them to the brink of their first Stanley Cup final in decades, only to lose out on one of the most controversial calls in hockey history.In Killer, Doug Gilmour bares all about his on- and off-the-ice exploits and escapades. Gilmour has always been frank with the media, and his memoir is as revealing as it is hilarious. He played with the greatest players of his generation, and his love for the game and for life are legendary.

    Hockey Tough provides players and coaches proven methods for mastering the mental side of the game. Author Saul Miller shares the psychological training and emotional management techniques he has successfully taught individual hockey players and teams for over 20 years.Throughout the book, NHL stars such as Mark Messier, Pavel Bure, Chris Pronger, and Markus Naslund offer insights and tips on a variety of topics related to achieving a winning mind-set for the sport. These players explain how to focus and score, how to deal with personality conflicts on and off the ice, and how to bounce back with confidence after a subpar performance.Miller, one of North America's most prolific and sought-after sport psychology consultants in hockey, presents mental exercises and assignments to help players-develop a winning attitude on and off the ice, -stay focused to execute skills and tactics, -maintain the mental stamina required in this physically demanding sport, -overcome emotional fatigue and physical aches and pains to perform at the highest level throughout the season, -manage their anger to avoid costly penalties in crucial game situations, and-develop the discipline and tenacity to force and capitalize on opponents' mistakes.Miller presents many other topics of interest, such as the intangibles that coaches and scouts look for in players and what it takes to make it to the top level of competition.Motivation, teamwork, leadership, and poise are essential factors to successful performance. Hockey Tough will strengthen each of these areas and help players achieve a mind-set to excel on the ice.

    A gorgeous woman, with childbearing hips, long blonde hair, and wide blue eyes.All curves in all the right places. Like a real woman who grew up on her mamma’s lasagna, not one of those stick-thin insects that are always trying to get my attention.But something about her seems familiar.She IS someone I know. The last time I saw her, she was a girl and now she’s a woman. My old best friend’s daughter.She may be my old friend’s daughter but she’s the only woman I want. And I’m a man who gets what he wants and the I want to make her mine. Forever…HannahI thought it would be fun to travel to Rome before starting college, but now I’m lost. Hopelessly lost.When I look up and catch the handsome older man watching me. I can’t help my eyes from roaming over his rich black suit, tailored to him to perfection.When he calls my name my heart leaps. I know this man. I’ve seen photos of him in my home... with my dad. But his pictures don’t do him justice.I may be a virgin but I know what I want, and I want him. But could this handsome older man see me as more than his old best friend’s daughter?And what happens when my time here in Rome comes to an end.*Rome with Dad’s Best Friend is an insta-everything, OTT standalone instalove romance with a HEA, no cheating, and no cliffhanger.

    She was completely devastated when Hunter left her in pieces because he couldn’t handle his emotions. When she turned to her next door neighbor Mike for comfort, he opened his arms and his heart to her. In his arms, she found peace and her smile again. But when tragedy suddenly hit her family, she had no choice but to deal with her feelings towards Hunter. She had to decide if she would allow him back into her heart or move on for good…. Ice Dreams Part 3 is the conclusion to Hunter and Madison’s story…Don’t miss out! **Book contains Adult Language**

    AmaraAfter a difficult year, I’m just starting to make things work.I’m a single mom with a new job and new opportunities, and I’m not going to waste them.When my ex doesn’t show up with the cake for my son’s birthday, I don’t know what to do.Thankfully, my boss swoops in and saves the day.He’s sexy, smart, and young enough to pull an all-nighter.But can I trust a man with my heart after I’ve been burned?PatrickThere’s a reason I’ve already made it at just twenty-nine years old.It’s because I’m always right.I turned my parents’ business into a multi-million dollar franchise, and now I’m ready for more.When I see Amara in the office, I know she’s the one for me.She’s curvy, strong, and I have no shame in pursuing her.Now, I just need to convince her that I’m not going anywhere.

    After more than three decades in the minor leagues as a player and coach, he was promoted to head coach of the Washington Capitals in 2007. Boudreau revived the Caps, written off as dead, to a division championship and received the Jack Adams award as the National Hockey League’s Coach of the Year in June 2008. His story is an entertaining odyssey of triumph, disappointment, and perseverance, stretching from Toronto to Washington. As a pro rookie, Boudreau had a cameo appearance in Slap Shot with star Paul Newman. Today Boudreau coaches superstar Alexander Ovechkin and a young Washington club poised to become an elite NHL team vying for the Stanley Cup. Boudreau stole the limelight at the 2008 NHL Awards Show with his self-deprecating and folksy manner, which has made him a popular personality at every stop he’s made. Hockey fans know there’s only one Boudreau.

    To hockey fans, Ray Scapinello's name and face are as recognizable as any star player or coach in the NHL. Scampy, as he is affectionately known has had a long and storied career as a linesman in the NHL. His 5 foot 7 frame and 163 pounds belie his ability and endurance on the ice. When Ray retired in 2004 after 33 years in the NHL, he had officiated in 2,500 regular season matches (never missing a game), 426 playoff games, and an astounding twenty Stanley Cup final series. His untouchable statistics make him a lock to enter the Hockey Hall of Fame as an official, but even they do not do justice to the respect he has earned from officials, players, coaches, and fans alike. a consummate professional, a chronic practical joker, and a true ambassador of the sport. Between the Lines gives a rare glimpse inside the world of hockey from an unusual perspective through the eyes of one of the game's greatest and best loved officials. inside look at what those players and coaches are really like, what they really say and do, and what the game looks like between the lines. Full of fun stories, perspective on how the game has changed and evolved, and stories and interviews about Scampy from players, coaches, and other officials, Between the Lines is a captivating memoir of a truly unique life in hockey.

    I can’t even say this one.Grayson Anderson is the reason why I’m holding a pregnancy test in my hands.How could I have been so stupid?The guy bullied and tormented me for years in high school.Then ten years later, I just… fall into his bed?In my defense, I was wasted.Wasted out of my mind.My brain was clearly not functioning.Being pregnant means that I’m tied to my sworn enemy for the rest of eternity.My fate is dependent on this stupid stick that I just peed on.So, is it going to be two lines or one?This series is so crazy, it’s messed up. Brace yourself for a whole lot of heat, a satisfying HEA, no cheating, and absolutely no cliffhangers.

    When her online best friend makes an offer she can’t refuse, she’s packing a bag for the country.Westley can’t think of anyone he cares for more than Shelly, so to celebrate their gallery show, he invites her to Pink Springs. But one look at the dark-haired bombshell and suddenly he’s wanting to be more than friends.Warning: Can you really fall in love with emails? You betcha! Watch Wess get his HEA with the one he least expects.

    Hot. Muscular. Perfectly Carved. Boss.He makes me do things I never knew I was capable of in this lifetime.When I finally decide to love someone after a heart-wrenching past,He breaks my heart and leaves.Will I ever have someone in my life that loves me?MaxThe moment I laid eyes on Mollie, my curvy drop-dead gorgeous employee......I knew she is the one.Due to unavoidable circumstances, I leave her...When I return, she complains that I broke her heart.God! she is so cute even when she is angryMy intention was never to hurt her, andI'm going to prove it to her no matter what.

    Don’t get knocked up.When I bumped into my chiseled hot-bod best friend after fifteen years, I knew I was doomed. He probably thought I was a hot mess.30s, unmarried, and still stuck in this boring small town.But then came his offer:Pretend to be his wife for two months.He gets his massive inheritance.I get a chance to make my ex jealous.Win-win. He told me that true love doesn't exist.But I believe in happily-ever-after.The moment he says “I do” and claims me with those piercing ocean blue eyes,I know playing it cool with him is not gonna be easy.Now with a little “surprise” popping out in nine months, this fake marriage is about to get pretty damn real…

    In If These Walls Could Talk: Chicago Blackhawks, Mark Lazerus chronicles the team's rise from the dark ages of the 2000s to the golden age of the 2010s through never-before-told stories from inside the dressing room, aboard the team plane, at the players' homes, and — especially in the case of the rowdy 2009-2010 team that started it all — in countless Chicago bars. If These Walls Could Talk: Chicago Blackhawks will bring readers closer to their favorite players than ever before. It's a book Hawks fans won't want to be without.

    He didn’t do relationships, not any longer.But . . . Lexi was hurt, absolutely devastated, and she needed care and gentleness and deserved all of the romance in the world.So he needed to man up and find a way to convince her to give him that shot.

    In 1986, he became the first college-educated hockey player ever selected first overall in the NHL entry draft. He won a Stanley Cup in Edmonton alongside Mark Messier. But since then, his life has taken a tragic turn as a result of mental illness, substance abuse and the untreated head injuries he suffered as a player.Murphy’s life didn’t begin on a track that would take him to poverty, addiction and illness. He was smart, dedicated and put his hockey life on hold to complete his education before joining the NHL. He once scored eighty-two points in a season and was a key player for the Oilers, Red Wings and Blackhawks, among other teams. But one vicious bodycheck during a game started him down a road to ruin. Murphy was clearly shaken by the hit, but he was never treated and he never missed a game. His entire life was about to change.Murphy became a journeyman, moving from team to team, and all along the way, other NHLers said they witnessed a change. Murphy was becoming more different by the day. He took to drugs and alcohol and soon found himself out of the NHL entirely. He and his wife divorced. Murphy eventually became homeless and, in the spring of 2019, he made his way to Kenora, Ontario, where he lived in the bush, spending his days outside a local convenience store, muttering to himself. The player who had once set the NHL aflame slept by the side of the road in the unforgiving North.In the vein of Playing with Fire and Boy on Ice, Finding Murph tells the tragic story of Joe Murphy and examines the role of the NHL in the downward spiral of one of the league’s most promising players.