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Organized, rule-loving, and cautious to a fault, Kylie Reed is waiting for the perfect moment to live her dreams—when she has a house, when she meets her husband, when she has been at her visual display job a little while longer. All of her dreams are saved for later—as that seems to be a safer place than taking a risk to actually live them.\ Yet Kylie finds all her rules bending when she falls into the lap of gorgeous Harrison Flynn, captain of the Dallas Demons hockey team.

I call him a viper. Sure, he's gorgeous, a young billionaire, and a power player in the London property scene, but I've known Rafe Hawkes my whole life. The partying playboy is like a snake on the prowl for prey when it comes to women. Looking for that first strike and the ability to hook a woman in with his charm and good looks. But there's one woman he'll never get his fangs into. And I'm proud to say that's me.

Mary-Kate Grant has followed every rule to the letter to pursue her dream of working in TV. Ripping a page from the "hard work pays off" playbook, she takes an assistant level job at a Chicago sports network to break into the industry. MK is completely focused on one thing: her career. Love? A hindrance. But MK's plans are run through the shredder when she finds herself working for William Cumberland, a British media mogul who made his fortune with Connectivity, a social media site.

A message complimenting her latest internship project changes the life of Clementine Jones and the future of the British monarchy as well. Her response leads Clementine to the mysterious CP Chadwick, a British man studying history at Cambridge. Clementine finds CP charming, smart, and unlike any man she's ever met. Clementine, however, has no idea CP is actually Prince Christian of Wales, who has never had a "normal" life. Wary of others, he's kept himself closed off from the world - until he lets Clementine in. 

Holly Johansson knows she's living in a fantasy world, but she's trying to be realistic. Like, she knows becoming a bestselling author isn't going to happen overnight, so she will need to get a day job now that she has graduated from college. Just like she knows her brother's best friend, hockey superstar Matt Rhinelander, would never, ever return her feelings.

One flying puck. That's all it took to change Lexi Stewart's life. When an errant puck heads towards Lexi, she collides with Niko Xenakis, the new Dallas Demons TV producer. He's sexy as hell and with a quick mind—and Lexi is more than smitten with the newest hire of the local sports network. That collision leads to an opportunity Lexi has always dreamed of—a chance to work at Total Access Total Sports—but also makes Niko her out-of-bounds coworker. Or is he?

Fresh from studying chocolate making in Europe, Kenley Hunter is ready to build her own business, Confection Consultations. Sinful truffles and exotic chocolates are her only passion—as the idea of romance is about as appealing as a piece of stale candy. When sexy hockey player Nate Johansson defends Kenley's desire to be herself in a photoshoot—by ripping off his jersey and volunteering to be the eye candy a magazine is trying to force her to be—her plans to avoid romance begin to fall like a bad souffle.

Recent college graduate Lauren Charleston heads to London for a prestigious media graduate internship that is part of a well-laid plan for career success. Falling for a playboy billionaire with the nickname of Icky Ollie? Not part of said plan. Tech developer Oliver Pratt makes tabloid headlines for his wild ways, seen with a myriad of women - including a princess. He's exactly the type of man Lauren detests - especially in light of her past with men. But Lauren might find exactly what she needs in Oliver if she can see beyond the surface - and face her own past, too.

After a string of bad set-ups and boring dates, Reese Brannon is done with men. She's focused on her job as a fitness model and blogger. There's no need to look for a man because she doesn't want one. Especially when relationships usually end in heartbreak. Jean-Pierre Rochat-known as JP-is done with women. All this Swiss hockey player has ever wanted is to fall in love, but his relationships never end with a happily ever after. If he's going to be stuck in the friend zone, he'll keep things casual for his new endgame.

Declan Hawkes is brilliant. He's the youngest chairman in the Premier League. He runs one of the most successful clubs in England. He has homes in Monaco and Lake Como. He's driven. One of the wealthiest men in the UK. He's also hot. Like, the hottest man I've ever laid eyes on. In short, Declan Hawkes is the dangerous kind of man who can have anything and everything he wants. And . . . he wants me.

You're invited to three epic fairy tale weddings in a single volume, featuring some of your favorite couples from the Modern Royals series: Clementine & Prince Christian, Princess Isabella & Camden Tremblay, and Princess Elizabeth & Roman Lawler.

Aoife O'Sullivan is eager to see what this December will bring. She's determined to let go of the heartache of the past year and move forward. To find her spirit, Aoife decides to create a bucket list of festive sights to see in London to celebrate her first Christmas in the city. Aoife's world, however, is turned upside down when Santa brings her something Scottish and sexy in the form of her ex, Jack MacInally—and she knows she's not over him. When Jack suggests taking the month of December to start afresh, Aoife leaps at the chance to be with the man she has always loved.

Princess Elizabeth "Liz" of York isn't interested in a fairy tale life. Determined to use her elite platform to champion children's causes, she'd much rather raise awareness than find her prince. If only she could stop picturing one certain gardener with vivid hazel eyes.... When the relentless paparazzi invade her space, Liz's crush comes to her rescue and steals her heart. Tossing aside centuries of tradition for something real, she takes Roman's calloused hand and braces for the backlash. One member of the monarchy vows to keep the princess locked in her ivory tower.

Recent graduate Hayley Carter is thrilled to be working for a non-profit organization in Washington, DC. Having spent a lot of her life in the background due to family circumstances, Hayley is eager to step up and be heard. With romance on the shelf, it's time to focus on herself and new career. Armed with a workbook to help her improve on a personal and professional level, Hayley is ready to become a better version of who she already is. But will a baseball player for the Washington Soaring Eagles challenge her thoughts on not only dating, but the person she thinks she needs to be? 

Comfort for Isabella York is found buried in the pages of books. Bookended between two beautiful sisters, she is a different kind of princess, quiet and studious. Judged harshly on social media and in the tabloids, which compare her to her thin, outgoing sisters, a shy Bella has no desire to become a working royal for the House of Chadwick upon graduating from university, preferring to work in the family's dusty archives instead.

They call me the Royal Rebel. As the youngest princess, and daughter of the King's brother, I'm known for pushing boundaries. With fashion. With my family. With men. I don't play by their rules. I make up my own. That changes when I run into Colin Bennick at a wedding reception. With his title and connections, he's everything I've tried to avoid in a man. But with his sexy, dark-haired looks—and the ink on his forearm—he has definitely caught my attention.

For Chicago social media professional Aubrey Paige, the rules are everything. So much so that Aubrey has painstakingly written her rules for living into a polka-dot Kate Spade notebook that she carries with her at all times. It's her personal guidebook to living her life. These rules are the holy grail—ones never to be broken. They guide her actions for everything, from dealing with workplace drama to finding a great guy to date. After all, these are her own rules, built from her life experiences and observations. So they have to be perfect, right?

You see, I'm starting a new job on Monday at a sports TV network, and I was treating myself to a way too expensive cut at one of Miami's chicest hair salons in preparation when he walked in. By he, I mean, a tall, inked, European, and breathtakingly hot NBA superstar named Antoni Nowak. And Antoni happens to be interested in me—despite seeing me in that awful salon lighting, with wet hair, and draped in a smock.

Welcome to Miami, where the sun is hot, and the ice is even hotter. Beckham Bailey is known as a partying hockey player, and he's in desperate need of an image overhaul off the ice. I'm Georgie Goodwin, and I hand-paint Mason Jars for a living. But with December approaching and my funds running low, it seems as if Georgie's Jars might have to go under. But when Beckham's sister discovers me at a holiday craft show, she sees the perfect opportunity to give her brother a new image by faking a relationship with me, the sunshine girl who loves Christmas.

The flashy, flirty star defenseman for the Chicago Buffaloes is known for hooking up with women all over Chicago. Livy finds herself attracted to Landy, but his sexy good looks and charm are irrelevant. She had her heart shattered by a cheating athlete in college, and Livy vows she will never let her judgment lapse like that ever again.