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Reckless Player by R.C. Stephens is now live! Paris I've had a crush on my best friend for as long as I can remember. But he's a hockey winger who has quite a reputation with the puck bunnies, and I'm a nerdy girl trying to survive my biochemistry degree as a single mom. If science has taught me anything, it's that facts don't lie. And the truth is Ryse and I are from two completely different worlds. He's headed for the pros, and I hypothesize I'll be left behind... again. Ryse might not be boyfriend material, but he makes a great fake fiancé because he's fooling even me. After months of subtle touches and staged kisses, our experiment finally combusts. He may be a reckless player... but his pretend love is the realest thing I've ever felt. Ryse After my gorgeous best friend moves in next door, things go from friend-zone to chemistry off the charts. Now I'm seeing the sexy single mom in a whole new light. It's my year to g...

R.C. Stephens has revealed the cover for Reckless Player! Releasing June 1, 2022 Paris I've had a crush on my best friend for as long as I can remember. But he's a hockey winger who has quite a reputation with the puck bunnies, and I'm a nerdy girl trying to survive my biochemistry degree as a single mom. If science has taught me anything, it's that facts don't lie. And the truth is Ryse and I are from two completely different worlds. He's headed for the pros, and I hypothesize I'll be left behind... again. Ryse might not be boyfriend material, but he makes a great fake fiancé; because he's fooling even me. After months of subtle touches and staged kisses, our experiment finally combusts. He may be a reckless player... but his pretend love is the realest thing I've ever felt. Ryse After my gorgeous best friend moves in next door, things go from friend-zone to chemistry off the charts. Now I'm seeing the sexy single mom in a w...

Callous Player by R.C. Stephens is now live! Poppy Hotshot playboy and devilishly handsome hockey winger, Declan McAvoy is a big man on campus and I'm just the nerdy little sister of his teammate... or I was until I let it slip I had never been kissed. With the NHL draft hanging over his head and my brother at his side—both on and off the ice, I'm afraid I'll be stuck in the friend-zone forever. The way I feel about Declan and his stormy grey eyes is anything but friendly. He has secrets to keep and I have a story to write... If we cross the line, complicated doesn't even begin to cover it. He might be known as a callous player, but he's one player I'm willing to gamble on. Declan This is my year to draft to the NHL, and nothing can stand in my way... especially not a complication like kissing my teammate's little sister. Poppy is beautiful, brilliant—and off limits.   For the first time in my life, I've found someone worth the ris...

R.C. Stephens has revealed the cover for Callous Player! Releasing February 22, 2022 Poppy Hotshot playboy and devilishly handsome hockey winger, Declan McAvoy is a big man on campus and I'm just the nerdy little sister of his teammate... or I was until I let it slip I had never been kissed.   With the NHL draft hanging over his head and my brother at his side—both on and off the ice, I'm afraid I'll be stuck in the friend-zone forever. The way I feel about Declan and his stormy grey eyes is anything but friendly.   He has secrets to keep and I have a story to write... If we cross the line, complicated doesn't even begin to cover it.   He might be known as a callous player, but he's one player I'm willing to gamble on.   Declan   This is my year to draft to the NHL, and nothing can stand in my way... especially not a complication like kissing my teammate's little sister.   Poppy is beautiful, brillian...

Ruthless Player by R.C. Stephens is now live! Holland Hockey winger and campus hottie, Cole Davis, might be an MVP with the ladies, but I'm not falling for a player...not with medical school on the line. With our best friends dating, our forced proximity is inevitable.   That doesn't mean I have to like it—or the way he makes me feel. Like I'm missing out and there's more to life than sitting on the sidelines.   It only takes one moment of weakness to remind myself why I should have stayed away from Cole.   He might be a ruthless player, but nothing about this is a game.   Cole Holland Donovan knows exactly what she wants out of life—and it isn't me.   She's not looking for any distractions, and I'm a one-night kind of guy, but that doesn't stop me from wanting her.   From the first electric kiss—I know one night will never be enough. I just need to convince her that I'm in it for the long haul—this isn't just about scorin...