Kara Kendrick

A steamy collection featuring small town, single dad, age gap, sports romance novellas by best selling author Kara Kendrick Head to Starlight Bay and get swept away with these three enchanting stories!In New Year's Renovations, a former pro hockey player-turned-contractor swears off love in the new year--until he meets his latest client! But will their connection survive a renovation and a blizzard? In Stars & Sparks Forever, a single dad divorce attorney needs a last-minute nanny. But sparks fly when his son's much-younger swim instructor takes the job. Will his jaded view of love cost him a chance with the right woman? In Mr. Right Under the Mistletoe, celebrate a hometown holiday with a pro football star and the team publicist--his ex-girlfriend! He convinces her to play along with a fake engagement, but can he convince her to give them a real shot at forever?Each novella includes a bonus recipe, plus bonus scenes for Stars & Sparks Forever and Mr. Right Under the Mistletoe!

Delaney Miller, baker extraordinaire, is back in town and she’s all grown-up—sassy, spicy, and sexy AF. Too bad she’s my best friend’s little sister, slamming her firmly into the Off-Limits category. Except that’s not exactly what goes down. When I lose a bet with her, she takes what she wants and what she wants is me slamming into her. As a firefighter, I know when I’m too close to a blaze—and I’ve been burned before. I should walk—no, run—away, before either of us gets hurt. Trouble is, now that I’ve had a taste, I want more. But will I be able to handle the heat in the kitchen or will we both go up in flames?

I’ve been crushing on my best friend’s twin brother for—I don’t know—forever. Parker Montgomery. The hottest f*boy in Seaglass Beach. Hell, maybe the entire state of Florida. His panty-melting charm is the stuff of legends. And I’ve seen that dazzling smile melt the resolve of more than one Southern belle. I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone immune to Parker freaking Montgomery. Including me. He’s never so much as glanced my way, so I’ve all but given up hope on anything ever happening between us. Until a hurricane blows through, knocking out a good portion of my tiny duplex, and suddenly I’m Parker’s new roommate. For the first time ever, things between us are heating up and feeling a lot less than platonic. But I’m not sure I should trust the biggest playboy in town, even if he is hot as sin and far deeper than his reputation suggests. Now I’m falling in love with Parker Montgomery—and that could turn out to be the biggest mistake of my life.

I’ve only ever loved one woman. Juliet Capelli. Her last name made her the one woman I couldn’t have. Our families have generations of bad blood between them—and she’s on the wrong side of the feud. Until one night she ends up right where I’ve always wanted her—tangled up in my bedsheets. Fifteen years ago, young and naïve, we tempted fate, sneaking around and making forever promises. But fate had other plans, tearing us apart. To save her from her toxic family, I pushed her away, out of our small town. Then I hid out on my family’s ranch with the horses, nursing a broken heart. Now she’s back and I can’t seem to stay away from her curves, her beguiling eyes, her sassy mouth. Just sliding back into my sheets won’t be enough to win her heart and convince her to give us a second chance. It’s going to take one helluva grovel, that’s for sure. And the same feud that kept us apart still runs deep, threatening to destroy us all. With everyone against us, I only hope the sins of the past can be undone.

A small town, coach's daughter, forbidden, football romance from bestselling author Kara KendrickRule #1: Don’t date the football coach’s daughterRule #2: Don’t fall for your best friendRule #3: Definitely don’t do bothSome rules are made to be broken…Sloane Carter.The good girl with gorgeous curves and an easy smile. Also my best friend – and my high school football coach’s daughter.She’s majorly off-limits.I resisted temptation for years, focusing on football, college, and finally, a professional career in the league.A decade later, I’m back in Thunder Creek after getting cut from my team. Standing on Coach Carter’s doorstep, I beg him to help me get my mojo back. After all, he is the winningest football coach in the state of Georgia.Except I’m not the only one on a losing streak. Sloane’s back home reeling from a bad break-up. Next thing I know, I’m down the hall in the spare bedroom and things between us start to feel so high school—in all the right ways. The more time we spend together, the closer we get. Soon, plays are made and forbidden lines are crossed.But when I finally get the call from a new team, a secret scandal threatens to shatter everything—including Sloane’s heart.Will a Hail Mary be able to save this Happily Ever After?

I’m a small-town bartender who’s never been north of the Mississippi and I gave up on my Prince Charming coming around a long time ago. So when Liam McCauliffe—smart, sexy, tech billionaire—rolls into Peachtree Grove and is interested in me, it has to be a mistake. He must be confused. Except he isn’t. He knows what he wants. And what he wants is me. Before I know it, I’m trading in my double-shifts at the Rowdy for a fairy-tale life: private jets, star-studded galas, and glittery diamond necklaces. But everyone knows there’s no such thing as a real-life Happily Ever After. Even someone as seemingly perfect as Liam has secrets. When one of those secrets shows up, all of a sudden our future is on the rocks. With no fairy godmother in sight, will we still find our HEA? This is an interconnected, steamy small-town secret billionaire standalone romance written in first-person, dual POV.

He’s the bad boy of professional hockey. She’s a struggling single mom. What neither of them sees coming is each other. I have a reputation—and it’s not a good one. I’m a fighter on the ice, a player in the sheets, and apparently that’s more trouble than my coach wants on his team. After one too many run-ins with the press, my agent sends me to small-town Starlight Bay to rehab my image. A few well-placed articles and photo ops of me coaching a youth hockey team should get me back in everyone’s good graces quickly. Then I can leave this sleepy town behind for good. What I don’t count on is falling hard for struggling single mom Rachel. She’s smart, funny, wildly gorgeous—and doesn’t even know it. And the bonus point? Her kid’s got real talent on the ice. I shouldn’t shoot my shot with a single mom, but I can’t help myself. One night of red-hot passion leaves me wanting more, so much more. For the first time, there’s more to my life than hockey. Now I want a chance at forever with Rachel and her son.

Parent. Work. Football. That’s my life summed up in three words. Sure, I used to be a pro NFL baller, but now I’m perfectly content with a quiet life in my small hometown of Peachtree Grove, Georgia. That is until Bree, a beautiful blonde dating expert, gets tackled at my Pee Wee football practice, knocking me off my game. I swore I’d never get involved again after my messy divorce left me reeling, but one date with Bree and I’m dropping all my hesitations—along with my jersey. Now she has me rethinking my plays. But will the tabloids, my ex, and Bree’s complicated past keep us in the friendzone?