{"title":"St. Paul U Players","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe St. Paul U Players is a college sports romance series and spinoff of the Big Men on Campus series.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Books:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI Want to Know What Love Is\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e - reverse age-gap college football romance with student-athlete X professor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest Things in Life\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e - second chance hockey romance with a love triangle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYour Kiss Is on My List\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e - friends to lovers hockey romance with kid sister's best friend\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e(Warning: Language and sex for a mature audience.)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"best-things-in-life-ebook","title":"Best Things in Life (ebook)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA second chance college hockey romance from the St. Paul U Players series\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eYears ago I made the choice to make hockey my number one priority.\u003cbr\u003eThat's why I let her go...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExchanging a bro-hug with Bigsby, I look past him to the girl standing next to him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDid I say girl?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e I meant \u003cem\u003eshe-devil.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Nate, how was your summer?” Bigsby says. “Great to see you back, man.”\u003cbr\u003eThe musty air in the old house--\u003cem\u003eBig Man on Campus House\u003c\/em\u003e--stills and presses in as the three of us stand in the front hall.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“This is my new girl, Sarina Torini.” Bigsby pulls her into his side and her eyes flash, chin lifting in defiance as she stares me down. “She says you knew each other a while back. I'm sure you remember her.” Bigsby looks from Sarina to me, broad smile announcing he’s on top of the world, expecting an innocent confirmation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Sadly, I do remember \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSarina\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.” I admit, keeping my voice neutral in spite of my words. His smile stumbles but refuses to fall. I go on, “but not because I haven’t spent a lot of whiskey and two-fisted nights trying to forget her.” It’s not in me to lie or pretend.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI stare at her startled deep brown eyes. I could still drown in them after all this time. She takes in a quick breath, then she recovers, glaring back at me and I can feel the frost forming on my dick...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Apple Color Emoji'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Apple Color Emoji'; color: #0c1014; background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e💗\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eTropes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003esecond chance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecollege hockey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eex-girl ends up with his best friend\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003elove triangle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eshe's out for revenge--at first\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen the girl he left behind comes back on someone else's arm...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest Things In Life\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egives you the second chance romance ride of your life with love triangle twist, a wise-cracking hero and feisty lady.  He learns the hard angsty way that she was the best thing in his life. This steamy college sports romance is a stand-alone story in the world of St. Paul University and  a spinoff series of the Big Men on Campus series.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Warning: Language and sex for a mature audience.)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stephanie Queen Romance Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42807868096560,"sku":"sGia-bestThings-E","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/7572\/6384\/files\/BestThingsebookcover.png?v=1772297745"},{"product_id":"best-things-in-life-ebook-copy","title":"I Want to Know What Love Is (ebook)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA forbidden age-gap college hockey romance from the St. Paul U Players series\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDylan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey say trouble comes in threes. I take two shots to the gut on the first day of the semester.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBut trouble #3 is the killer. Her name is Amanda Lake.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eCoach\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLake. Sophisticated, hot and older, on the other side of the teacher-student divide. My world ender.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd the one woman on campus who's untouchable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe trouble is that she’s not my only trouble. The Dean's squeezing me to improve my GPA or I'm kicked off the football team.\u003cbr\u003eAs it turns out, the untouchable coach is the one who can save me--\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ebecause she's my tutor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd I’m f*cked because now she's like the sinful strawberry shortcake tempting me from the other side of the bakery window as I walk by every day. If I eat it, it will kill me.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIf I touch her, it'll kill my shot at the NFL… but I can’t keep my hands off her.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan’t keep my heart out of trouble.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eCan’t un-know the answer to what love is…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Apple Color Emoji'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Apple Color Emoji'; color: #0c1014; background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e💗\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eTropes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ereverse age-gap\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecollege hockey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eprofessor X student\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehe falls first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eshe has a nasty ex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehe fights for her\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI Want to Know What Love Is\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egives you a deliciously naughty college professor x student romance ride of your life where the QB wants the hot women's basketball coach.  He learns the hard angsty way that love isn't easy. This steamy college sports romance is a stand-alone story in the world of St. Paul University and  a spinoff series of the Big Men on Campus series.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Warning: Language and sex for a mature audience.)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stephanie Queen Romance Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42840722866224,"sku":"sGia-iwanttoKnow-E","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/7572\/6384\/files\/IWanttoKnowebookcover.png?v=1773350057"},{"product_id":"your-kiss-is-on-my-list-ebook","title":"Your Kiss Is on My List (ebook)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA second chance college hockey romance from the St. Paul U Players series\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIt may be a bad idea to pretend I'm dating my kid sister's best friend.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNot to mention awkward because our friend zone is bordered by barb wire and even though I've known her since she had scraped knees and missing front teeth, she's not that kid anymore.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eNow? She's a knockout who has my heart beating too fast and other body parts standing at attention.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eAnd then there was that kiss...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBack in 9th grade when we were both still awkward. I still dream about it even though we've been nothing but friends since. Still compare that kiss to every kiss since.\u003cbr\u003eNever mind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA favor is a favor--and I owe her.\u003cbr\u003eI just hope she doesn't regret getting herself into bed with the wrong guy--or right guy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eBecause I may have changed my mind about that friend zone status. I may be up to climbing over some barbed wire. 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Stephanie Queen is an amazing author that knows how to add a couple twists... and some spicy moments to an athletic romance\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e -- Nic \u0026amp; Kenzie C., Amazon Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eI Want to Know What Love Is\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - a college football romance about a stud QB who is obsessed with a gorgeous college basketball coach from his school--and totally off-limits...\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"This one is probably one of my favorites because not only was it about a love that burns so hot it is unavoidable but also because the ending was a little unexpected for me.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e--Nic \u0026amp; Kenzie C., Amazon Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eYour Kiss Is on My List\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- a college hockey romance about a hockey star with a secret who wants the girl next door who's forbidden because she's best friends with his kid sister and like a kid sister. 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