Is The Lager Queen Of Minnesota Based On True Events?

It all started as revenge. Cassie Monroe was humiliated and betrayed by her boyfriend and best friend at a party she was supposed to be celebrated at. She didn’t think the night could get worse until she found herself tangled in the sheets with Ledger Rivers, the infamous playboy and captain of the school hockey team. It was supposed to be a one night stand but Ledger had other plans. To keep the rumors at bay, he proposes a fake relationship and Cassie agrees, thinking she can control the lie. What she didn’t expect was Ledger's relentless pursuit, his tenderness behind the charm, or the way he slowly chips at her guarded heart. As the line between fake and real blurs, secrets resurface, old flames ignite chaos, and Cassie must decide if she can risk her heart for the boy who never plays fair. And when feelings start to feel too real, will she walk away again? Or will she finally let herself fall?

Meet Madison Lane, a passionate sports journalist with a heart as resilient as the toughest hockey puck. When she's assigned to cover the upcoming championship series, Madison never expected that her professional life would collide with the rugged world of the Coldridge Icebreakers. The very man she cannot stand for his man whorish ways is to be the centerpiece of her coverage, when she has to cover him 24/7 AND move in with him. Alex Stone the man whore of the hockey scene has no time for a sports journalist living in his back pocket, especially not one that he can't take his eyes off and control himself with. She is everything he doesn't want in his life besides, she is becoming his biggest distraction. But when a fake dating scheme orchestrated by the team's public relations team throws Madison and Alex into a whirlwind of media attention, their worlds collide. They're forced to show the world they are a couple. Will their fake relationship become blurred around the edges and become the real thing?

Zoey is hardly what you’d consider princess material. Born in flyover country, she never learned how to curtsy, let alone walk in high heels. And when she literally trips into the arms of a handsome stranger at her friend’s wedding, she thinks she’s finally found love. Freddie Prescott is a charming prankster. Despite his carefree attitude, he pursues Zoey with an intensity that shows he can be serious when he needs to be. And with those rock hard abs and rippling biceps, his pursuit of Zoey is a satisfying one. Without realizing it, Zoey finds herself falling in love. There’s only one problem: Freddie is a prince. Spending a week without Internet access or phone reception has left Zoey in a weird predicament. He certainly left enough hints that he was rich and famous, but he never outright said it. And when the time comes for him to leave their vacation getaway, he asks her to come with him to the kingdom of Paradisa. But Zoey can’t use the right fork, put her pinkie up for tea, or any of the things expected of a princess. Plus, there are those in the kingdom who don’t want an American close to the throne. How can she hope to keep Freddie’s love if she’s a stranger to his royal world? NYT Bestseller Krista Lakes brings you this brand new sweet-and-sexy royal romance. This standalone novel will have you cheering for an American princess’s happily ever after.

I caught my boyfriend sleeping with my cousin/best friend. And three days later, I became the campus slut. A single edited recording was all it took for everyone to turn against me. My boyfriend, my cousin, my teammates, even the aunt and uncle who raised me — they all believed the lies. Overnight, I lost my place on the hockey team, my scholarship, my reputation, and the only family I had left. Cast out and humiliated, I transferred to a distant university with one goal: Start over. I thought that leaving would end my nightmare but I was wrong. My new team hates me. Their captain wants me gone. And my new coach, Vance Sterling, looks at me like I'm the last person he wants on his ice. But hatred quickly turns into something neither of us can control. Stolen glances become secret touches, late-night practices become forbidden kisses. And before I realize it, I'm falling for the one man I can never have. The problem is that if our relationship is exposed, we'll both lose everything. Worse, the enemies who destroyed my life aren't finished with me yet. My jealous cousin. My cheating ex. A bitter rival determined to take my place. They're willing to lie, scheme, and destroy anyone who stands in their way, including the man I love. Now I'm caught between the career I've spent my whole life building and a forbidden love that could cost me everything. And when a shocking secret from Vance's past collides with mine, I discover that the people who ruined our lives have been connected all along. They thought they broke me. Instead, they created something far more dangerous. The Ice Queen is coming for her crown.

The Devouring Queen is a paranormal revenge fantasy set between a blood drenched Lycan kingdom and a starving vampire empire, where every moon can crown a monarch or claim a corpse. The story follows Elara, once a gentle Luna who was betrayed and murdered on her wedding night. Instead of finding peace, she awakens three years in the past inside the stolen body of a hidden vampire princess. She returns to life in a world already preparing for her death, because in thirty nights the Lycan King must kill his true mate to awaken an ancient god beast. Now two women wear the same face, and only one can survive the prophecy that hungers for blood. Elara, reborn as a ghost wearing royal skin, abandons innocence and embraces the power she never had in her first life. With a quiet voice and a predator’s smile, she steps into a kingdom filled with secrets, manipulations and creatures who underestimate her. Cassius, the beautiful and broken Lycan King, is trapped between the woman he once loved, the version he helped destroy, and a prophecy that demands sacrifice. Their love is poisonous, irresistible and destined to end in ruin. As the nights slip away, Elara weaves a dark game of power and deception. She announces a false pregnancy, visits the chained original bride under midnight moons, and manipulates courts and armies with deadly grace. The mirrors around her begin to bleed, the lies thicken, and the prophecy tightens like a noose. The climax erupts in a courtyard filled with fallen soldiers, where the two identical brides tear the king apart to decide which destiny will rule. The kingdoms that remain have only two choices: kneel or burn.

The Hockey Captain's Fake Girlfriend Luca De Santis is the golden boy of Northridge University the charismatic hockey captain with a promising professional future. But when a violent on ice incident goes viral, his perfect life begins to fall apart. To save his scholarship and his career, he's forced into a fake relationship for a hit college reality show. The last person he expects to play his girlfriend is Isabella Rossi. Brilliant, stubborn, and determined to avoid arrogant athletes, Isabella has no interest in helping the campus heartthrob fix his reputation. But the scholarship offered by the show could change her life, so she reluctantly agrees. The rules are simple: smile for the cameras, hold hands in public, steal convincing kisses, and never let their hearts get involved. What begins as a carefully scripted romance soon turns dangerously real. As jealous exes, hidden secrets, and relentless media attention threaten to tear them apart, Luca and Isabella discover that the hardest role to play isn't pretending to be in love it's pretending they're not. In a world where every kiss is meant to fool the audience, can two guarded hearts find a love that's real enough to survive the spotlight?