Dog-Eared Daydreams

Make Me Yours (Chicago Railers #1) by Jennifer Sucevic Release Date: August 1, 2025 About Make Me Yours A steamy friends-to-lovers, off-limits, pro hockey romance from USA Today and Amazon top #26 bestselling author Jennifer Sucevic. Steele Sanderson has always been my safe place. My best friend. My constant. My person. So when I walk in on my boyfriend—who also happens to be my boss—screwing a colleague on his desk, it’s Steele who picks up the pieces. Now I’m living in his penthouse, crashing in his guest room, and working as his assistant while I figure out what’s next. Every day, I tell myself this is temporary. That just because he looks at me like I already belong to him doesn’t mean I actually do. Except... Steele doesn’t see it that way. To him, I’ve always been his. The only one he’s ever wanted. The only one he’s ever loved. He’s protective. Possessive. And done waiting. I keep telling myself that crossing the line could ruin everything—that risking ...

Stubborn Puckboy (Puckboys #9) by Eden Finley & Saxon James Release Date: July 31, 2025 About Stubborn Puckboy 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. With everything in my personal life already on the line, I can’t risk hockey too. I need to figure out a way 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 ...

Something to Prove (Smithton Bears #2) by Lane Hayes Date Released: July 29, 2025 About Something to Prove The hockey star, the influencer, and the deal of a lifetime. Ty I’m going to the pros, baby! Deal made, contract signed. Now all I have to do is finish out my final season at Smithton and stay out of trouble. I like to have a good time, but don’t worry, I’ll behave. What I won’t do is talk to that double-crossing influencer who’s been badgering me for an interview. No thanks. I know Walker’s type—sweet as pie on the outside, a shark on the inside. Get this…he wants to make a deal that sounds a lot like a bribe. Not interested. No way. But I am curious. Walker You would not believe how hard it is to get a certain jock to cooperate. I understand that Ty doesn’t like me. As in…he won’t return my calls and avoids me like the plague on campus. Too bad. I’m not giving up. I don’t want to beg, but I’m willing to barter. Every man has his price and something to ...

Over the Moon (Rosewood River #3) by Laura Pavlov Release Date: July 29, 2025 About Over the Moon A small town, hockey, forbidden, standalone romance from USA Today and Amazon #1 bestselling author Laura Pavlov. Hockey is my first love. And I’m coming off the best season of my life. In the process of scoring the winning goal that gave us the Stanley Cup I tore my MCL, and I’ll need to spend the next few months recovering. Eloise Gable, the team’s new physical therapist, has been sent to Rosewood River to help me heal and get me ready for the new season. Yet, she doesn’t seem all too happy about the situation. In fact, she can’t stand me most days. It doesn’t stop me from staring at her any chance I get. She’s beautiful and brilliant, but she’s got her guard up the minute I get close. Eloise is a distraction I wasn’t prepared for. Did I mention that she’s also my coach’s daughter? But after a long run together in the summer heat, our built up tension snapped. We end ...

Curveball (Tennessee Terrors #9) by Ruthie Henrick Release Date: July 29, 2025 About Curveball Welcome to Tennessee Terrors baseball! Curveball is an enemies to lovers, grumpy-sunshine, single dad, single mom, fake relationship, baseball romcom that will keep you swooning and chuckling out loud. I kissed him on a dare. Turns out he’s famous. Max Murphy, starting pitcher for the Tennessee Terrors. Oh, and the single father of one of my students. Talk about a curveball. And now it seems I must make nice with the tattooed hottie, no matter how much his surly attitude grates on my nerves. America’s heartthrob is throwing a pretty good season, and the press is all over us when we’re together—something I have experience with, and ran from long ago. When our accidental touches trigger heart-stuttering moments that are caught on camera, my bad boy offers a solution that just might be a game changer—play along as man and wife. But pulling off a fake marriage isn’t a walk in the b...