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No matter how hard she tries, Elleanor Fisher never thinks she's good enough, from her job to her weight to her love life....

Evan Adler can't get out of his own head. Worthless. Broken. Failure. Those are just a few of the words he uses to describe himself now.

Winning has always come naturally for stud ice hockey defenseman Gus "the Bus" Persson. On the ice or off, he's never had any trouble scoring, racking up goals - and girls....

Jude Sinclair here, hockey player for the Bellevue Bullies and lover of all ladies. Hockey's in my blood, and not to sound full of myself, but I'm good at it...really good....

Fallon Parker's dream has always been to turn her family's wine company into a runaway success and eventually start a cellar of her own....

Dimitri Titov was on hockey skates before he could walk. All he's ever wanted is to play for the Assassins, his dad's team. After growing up in Russia, he's back in Nashville, Tennessee, and ready to pursue his lifelong goal.

They've both been hurt, but instead of going in for the penalty kill, Boon is ready to convince Posey their hearts are the secret to how they'll win. How they'll score the ultimate goal. A forever kind of love....

To Nashville Assassins leading scoring center Phillip Anderson, playing hockey has always been easy - as natural as breathing. His life is no different....

Fable Winthrop was my only partner on the ice. I'd been the hockey player turned figure skater overnight, and she was the prim, proper ice princess who didn't take my crap.

Allison Titov and Asher Brooks have been best friends their whole lives. Brought up together as part of the Assassins family, they might as well be related. But...Ally has never felt anything sisterly toward Asher....

Boon Hoenes only has three goals in life: to make Posey Adler his wife, to win the Stanley Cup for the second year in a row, and for Shea Adler to like him. The first, he's got on lock. The second, he's well on his way. And the third...well, two out of three ain't bad....

The instant Piper Allen sees Erik Titov, she wants him - wants his rock-hard body, sure, but the strength and mystery that lie behind that superstar hockey jock demeanor, too....

Jace Sinclair here, and I'm amazing. There is no other way to describe me. I am the leading scorer for the Bellevue Bullies, I'm the captain, and people love me: my family, my teammates....

Audrey Parker is up against the boards. She's stuck in a job she hates and pining for a total jerk....

After being bullied as a child, Nico has worked hard keep up the illusion he's just like everyone else. But with Aviva, he's ready to take off his protective gear and score the most important goal of his life....

Lucy Sinclair was no stranger to pain. She grew up with three younger brothers, met a bad boy, got pregnant by him, married him, and then suffered through a nasty divorce from him....

Vaughn Johansson is the Nashville Assassins' star player. He's brash, cocky, and talented. And he isn't afraid to let anyone know it. He lives his life on his own terms....

Join Lucas and Fallon along with Tate and Audrey, as they await life-changing gifts....

Shelli Adler has known what she wanted since she was 11. Aiden Brooks. But Aiden has always had other ideas. After spending the early years of his life without his dad, hockey legend Lucas Brooks, Aiden's determined not to settle for anything less than true love. When he's ready....

This is going to be Ryan Justice's year. It's his last year of college and his last year as a hockey player for the Bellevue Bullies. This is Sofia Castilleja's beginning. She is starting her college career as a star member of Bellevue's brand-new gymnastics team....