Brenda Rothert Books in Order

College senior Kate Camden faces motherhood alone before heartbreak disrupts her plans. Professional hockey player Jason Ryker is struggling with his own tragedy, and their shared grief draws them together while threatening their growing relationship.

Attorney Layla Carson has sworn off casual hookups when confident police officer Ben Montrose challenges her resolve. Their competitive personalities turn seduction into a game, but growing feelings make the stakes more complicated than either expected.

Graphic designer Emma Carson reconnects with childhood crush Cole Marlowe, now an ambitious attorney. Their friendship becomes romance, but Emma's sister also wants Cole, and old secrets threaten the relationship they are beginning to build.

Now married, Kate and Jason Ryker face another heartbreak that tests their relationship. While Kate counsels grieving clients and Jason's hockey career flourishes, fear and sadness leave them struggling to support each other.

Russian hockey player Nikola Vereshkova moves to Chicago and clashes with columnist Sadie Alexander. Their attraction grows just as she swears off men for a writing assignment, challenging both her independence and his expectations.

Injured NHL player Luke Hudson works with trainer Adella Price to rebuild his career. Their rehabilitation sessions become increasingly personal, threatening Dell's rule against dating players and forcing both to consider the risks to their livelihoods.

Sisters Emma and Layla Carson have found love with Cole Marlowe and Ben Montrose, but unexpected obstacles test both couples. As their relationships face pressure, the sisters rediscover the close friendship they had lost.

Hockey enforcer Orion Caldwell returns home for the offseason after a painful breakup. There he meets Samara Cross, who is seeking refuge from her own past, but their growing connection faces an approaching separation.

Interior designer Palmer Sinclair and contractor Brady Grant reunite on a project a year after their broken engagement. Their attraction remains strong, but the hurt and unspoken problems behind their separation complicate a second chance.

A man preoccupied with atoning for his past meets Viv, who sees beyond his intimidating appearance and refuses to fear him. Their connection challenges his belief that a woman like her deserves someone better.

After devastating loss, a pregnant young woman starts over in a new town, determined to build a life for her child. Meeting a caring man offers hope, but growing intimacy brings painful memories back.

Doctor Jocelyn Drake struggles to work near her ex-husband while pursuing hospital research. Veteran and electrician Carson Stephens enters her life during an electrical problem, and their attraction offers both lonely people a difficult chance to heal.

Mason Lockhart keeps his private escapes secret until he meets April, a seemingly reserved woman whose strength draws him closer. Protecting her may require exposing the part of his life he has carefully concealed.

Fenway Flyers captain Killian enjoys a reputation for trouble without fearing for his hockey career. When a demanding real-estate mogul buys the team, their clashes turn into attraction complicated by her position as his boss.

Hockey player Bennett Morse avoids commitment while pursuing an NHL career. Newly single attorney Charlotte Holloway wants only one night with him, but repeated encounters make their mutual attraction harder to keep within those limits.

Drew McGovern joins her late fiance's storm-chasing friends to honor his memory. His best friend Aiden O'Neal has long wanted her, and their dangerous excursions intensify an attraction complicated by grief and divided loyalties.

A surgeon struggles to raise his two sons after their mother's alcoholism and departure destroy his family's apparent stability. As he rebuilds their lives, an unexpected attraction develops with a woman whose family history makes involvement risky.

Homeless and hiding with her younger sister, Quinn accepts a wealthy man's offer to keep them safe. Andrew's interest develops into a desire to protect her, complicating their arrangement and the boundaries she initially sets.

Hotel housekeeper Miranda confronts demanding NHL player Jake Birch and unexpectedly becomes his preferred employee. Attraction follows, but Jake's obligation to date his team owner's daughter and other secrets threaten their developing relationship in Chicago.

Sienna Mills turns her experience with domineering men into a business selling romantic messages. An anonymous critic challenges her understanding of attraction, and their increasingly personal correspondence makes her reconsider her resistance to commitment.

A doctor working at a rural Montana psychiatric hospital becomes drawn to Allison Cole, a patient who stopped speaking after witnessing murder. His efforts to understand and protect her threaten the boundaries of their professional relationship.

Model, singer, and actress Elle Tyler's successful life collapses after an act of violence. As others abandon her, Justin Lockhart, the stranger who saved her, remains determined to help her confront what she has endured.

An NFL quarterback on the verge of setting a record becomes trapped in a doomsday bunker with four strangers. Months underground alter his priorities as he develops feelings for Erin, a woman who initially dislikes him.

Brenda Rothert draws on her own dating misadventures to discuss preparing for dates, recognizing warning signs, and responding to uncomfortable encounters. Personal anecdotes and practical advice encourage readers to retain humor while searching for a partner.

Gin Fielding plans to leave her Missouri hometown for college when defending a younger student draws quarterback Chase Matthews's attention. Refusing his invitation to an elite group exposes the darker side of their school's social hierarchy.

Chicago Blaze captain Anton Petrov secretly longs for his teammate's wife Mia Marceau. After she separates from her husband, a chance encounter offers possibility, but her husband's continuing power over her loved ones complicates any new relationship.

Humiliated at the altar, pastry chef Reese takes her Hawaiian honeymoon alone and rejects the idea of another relationship. Meeting guarded hockey player Knox challenges that resolve as her presence unsettles his carefully contained emotional life.

Chicago Blaze forward Luca balances hockey with raising his orphaned nieces and nephew. Businesswoman Abby Daniels expects their encounter to remain casual, but deeper feelings develop while her painful past threatens a relationship neither planned.

Shy arena concession worker Lindy secretly admires hockey star Victor Lane until an accidental meeting turns them into friends. Meanwhile, Victor fears a secret from his past could cost him his career and teammates.

After a drunk-driving crash, Alexei Petrov must complete rehabilitation or lose his NHL opportunity. He expects to charm group leader Graysen, but her commitment to his recovery and their attraction challenge his plans and her boundaries.

Hockey player Erik reluctantly returns to the Wisconsin hometown where Allie Douglas broke his heart. Now raising her nieces and nephew alone, Allie has little room for romance, but seeing Erik revives their unresolved feelings.

Federal agent Reyna needs access to a Chicago Blaze VIP fan for an investigation. Goalie Jonah West agrees to pose as her boyfriend, but their supposed romance awakens feelings he thought lost after an earlier heartbreak.

Recurring injuries leave minor-league hockey player Liam uncertain about his future. His pursuit of Fenway Flyers public-relations director Kerrigan Oliver begins as a challenge, then grows serious despite her determination to leave no room for love.

After a teammate and his wife die, Wes Kirby and Hadley become joint guardians of their children. Initially hostile, they move into the family's home together and discover unexpected attraction while learning how to raise the children.

Reporter Molly Lynch questions NHL player Kit Carter about memories he wants buried. Their attraction unsettles her carefully controlled life, while his guarded past and her anxiety complicate the intimacy each finds difficult to resist.

Hockey star Maverick Hagen rebuilds his career with the Sin City Saints under a rule forbidding romantic distractions. Poker player Gia Ford wants to stay unnoticed, but their attraction threatens both his comeback and her plans.

Billionaire Olivier Durand rescues Daphne from a burning car, and footage of the incident goes viral. His pursuit of her puts them under public scrutiny while challenging her hostility toward wealth and his expectations of privacy.

Hockey player Archer Holt joins a survival reality show confident in his outdoor skills, then discovers his partner is his ex-girlfriend Lauren. Competing for prize money forces them to confront the hurt between them.

St. Louis Mavericks defender Lars Jansson avoids relationships until Sheridan makes him want more than one night. As their connection deepens, both carry personal truths that could threaten the future they are beginning to imagine.

Hockey player Konstantin falls for his teammate's sister Lucy Cain as she plans a fresh start after helping her brother. Secrets involving her former partner close in, putting their developing relationship and their safety at risk.

Sariah accidentally texts hockey player Nash while trying to contact her ex, and he uses a false name. Their friendship becomes complicated when she joins the Mavericks staff and unknowingly works with the man behind the messages.

Hockey player Pax Bishop pretends to date Kylie Thomas to discourage his team owner's daughter. The arrangement conceals genuine feelings for the widowed single mother, but Kylie's connection to his teammate makes revealing those feelings more complicated.

Las Vegas goalie Pike Morgan accepts a teammate's wager to win over a woman who wants nothing to do with him. Getting to know Indie and her son turns the pursuit into something real, leaving his dishonest beginning dangerous.

Shelby Grant selects a professional hockey player as the ideal sperm donor and presents a carefully planned agreement. He accepts her terms, but growing attachment to Shelby and their coming child challenges the boundaries she intended to maintain.

Retired hockey player Holt Sellers returns to Sven's Beard to raise his family and coach young players. Chef Shea Grady, his friend's younger sister, catches his attention, but another man's interest forces Holt to confront his feelings.

After inheriting a small-town newspaper, a newcomer plans to sell it and leave. Family secrets and a dangerous investigation complicate her plans, as does her growing attraction to Ryan Grady, the town’s grumpy police chief.

A hockey player attending his twin brother’s wedding is asked to replace him as groom after the plans unravel. Pretending to be married during a Hawaiian honeymoon becomes difficult because he has secretly loved the bride for years.

New Colorado Coyotes captain Ford Barrett wants to steady a team grieving an arena disaster. His neighbor, columnist Eleanor Lawrence, campaigns against the club, but their escalating arguments conceal an attraction that threatens both their opposing commitments.

A Russian hockey-team owner faces deportation and persuades American player Colby Harrison to marry her on paper. Living together turns their practical arrangement into a struggle over control, complicated by an attraction neither can easily dismiss.

The Colorado Coyotes players and their partners revisit life during the decade after The Fall. Twelve viewpoints follow marriages, children, trades, and changing circumstances, showing how the teammates’ connections develop beyond the earlier series endings.

An ambitious publicist becomes reckless hockey star Dane Foster’s full-time handler after another scandal. Constant clashes reveal the hurt beneath his reputation, and growing attraction threatens the professional boundaries she needs to protect her own career.

Hockey player Lincoln Rowe and his captain’s sister Trinity survive a plane crash in Alaska. Protecting her means cooperation and close quarters, but growing attraction threatens his promise to his teammate and the emotional distance she maintains.

A hockey player’s roadside rescue by waitress Tess becomes complicated when her son steals his wallet. As the boy works off the debt, growing affection for the single mother’s family forces the player to reconsider his carefree life.

After nearly a year of waiting, a hockey player finally dates single mother Cameron Ellis and promptly ruins his chance. Winning her trust again means confronting his own fear of attachment and proving he can offer more than entertainment.

Facing her ex’s wedding to her sister, a woman recruits hockey player Lucien Beaumont as a revenge date. Their staged romance grows convincing, but real attraction becomes dangerous because her father coaches his team.

Condemned for resisting a brutal regime’s reproductive demands, Briar Hollis chooses exile on a lethal prison island. Attraction to a feared faction leader complicates survival as she navigates shifting alliances and discovers a possible way to challenge the regime.

A hockey player joins a reality dating show expecting to romance actress Farrah Reed and promote his team. Instead, he falls for her overlooked assistant Alice, putting genuine feelings in conflict with the producers’ carefully planned outcome.

Burdened by debts left by her ex, a woman accepts hockey player Carter Stanton’s offer of a temporary marriage. He needs custody security for his nieces, but becoming a family makes their planned divorce increasingly difficult.

A hockey player invents a romance with Mara Torres to silence a teammate, despite their mutual dislike. She agrees for reasons of her own, and convincing their friends becomes complicated when staged affection begins turning real.

A hockey player offers his best friend’s engaged sister Lainey a home during her research project, hoping to stop an unsuitable wedding. Sharing space changes his concerns into love, threatening both their friendship and her existing commitment.

As conflict escalates on Blue Arrow Island, a new prisoner disrupts its fragile balance of power. Briar must master her growing abilities and consider trusting the man who betrayed her before his unstable power consumes them all.

A style influencer hired to manage a hockey team’s social media falls for its reserved, twice-divorced coach Noel Turner. A shared hotel room exposes mutual desire, but their secret relationship could threaten his carefully controlled career.

Amira Khalil returns to danger out of loyalty, then travels across a devastated America with enigmatic Evander. Forced to rely on him, she confronts her past while friends fight separate battles and a resistance movement approaches collapse.