The Golden Key Novel

Skye Emerson has spent most of her high school years invisible, until a chance encounter lands her in the path of Knox Callahan, Stonebridge High’s golden boy and captain of the hockey team. Cold, cocky, and impossibly popular, Knox lives for the rink and hates distractions. But when Skye accidentally ruins his shot at a scholarship tryout, she becomes his biggest problem and his unexpected obsession. Forced to work together on a school fundraiser, their rivalry spirals into tension, secrets, and stolen glances. But Knox has something to prove to everyone, and Skye has scars no one sees. He’s chasing the NHL. She’s trying to survive senior year. Falling in love was never part of the plan. In a world where reputation means everything, can two broken hearts survive the pressure or will their love shatter on the ice? Find out in Iced Hearts and Halftime Kisses.

In the quiet of the forest, the darkest fears are born. The people of Dunballan, harbour a dark secret. A secret more terrible than the Beast that stalks the dense forests of Dunballan. A secret that holds David McCavendish, last in a long line of Lairds, in its unbreakable grip. It’s down to Sally, David’s lover, to free David from the sinister clutches of the Beast. But, with the whole town against her, she must ally herself with an ancient woodland force and trace Dunballan’s secret back to its bitter origins. Those origins lie within the McCavendish family history, and a blasphemous heresy that stretches back to the beginning of time. Some truths are too terrible to face, and the darkest of these lie waiting for Sally, in the Quiet Places. ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

🔥 18+ ONLY. BDSM, EROTIC, TORTURE, EXPLICIT, AND VERY HOT SCENES INSIDE. Read this book if you want to finger yourself and come hard...Antalya dressed like a boy to escape the alpha who wanted to own her. Now, two dangerous brothers want to tear away her secrets—and her control. Antalya Lucas cut her hair and became “Lance,” desperate to hide from the possessive, ruthless Dominic Alfonso. But Alpha Academy is full of dark temptation, and Dominic’s brother Raymond stalks the showers, eyes burning with lust and suspicion. “You’re so shy, Lance,” Raymond purrs, trapping her against the cold lockers. His hands slip under her shirt, rolling her nipples until she’s gasping, totally at his mercy. “What are you hiding, pretty boy? Maybe I should keep playing until I find out.” Antalya aches for escape, but Dominic is hunting her, relentless and cruel. “You can’t run from me,” Dominic snarls, cuffing her wrists and stripping her disguise. His mouth finds her clit, tongue and teeth making her sob—helpless, exposed, claimed. “Beg, little rabbit. Beg for your alphas.” Trapped between two brothers—one obsessed with exposure, the other with domination—Antalya’s world spirals into a wild, forbidden game of pain and pleasure. Her body betrays her, desperate for their touch, her secrets no longer safe. Will she keep running, or surrender and let both brothers break her—body and soul?

Kendra Hayes lives by one rule, stay invisible. Straight A’s, no drama, no mistakes. But when Professor West, the man who controls her grades and her future, starts blurring the lines between mentorship and something far more dangerous, her silence becomes a cage she can’t escape. Then Axel Cross storms in. The campus golden boy. Star quarterback. Infuriatingly confident and the last person she expects to notice the cracks in her perfect facade. One glance changes everything. He sees what no one else dares to, and suddenly Kendra has something she’s never had before… an ally. But West plays a long game and he never loses. With every step Axel takes toward her, the professor’s hold tightens. Rumors ignite. Secrets surface. Loyalties shatter. And Kendra is caught in a deadly tug-of-war between the boy willing to risk it all for her, and the man determined to own her completely. She can stay silent and survive… Or speak up and lose everything, except maybe her heart. If West doesn’t destroy them both first.

She is the only one who can handle him until she learns that her father destroyed her… Carmen Vega thought her new job managing hockey’s golden boy, Chase Maddox, would just be a paycheck. What she didn’t expect was the sharp banter, the stolen glances or to fall for the man behind the Ice King mask. But when Chase discovers the father she had vowed never to forgive is the same man who ruined his childhood, their love turns into the most dangerous game; one where winning might mean losing each other forever.

"Is $10,000 for one night's pay not enough? Just tell me and I'll raise it, whatever you want it to be. But you must be prepared to provide 'service' whenever and wherever I want it. Do you get it?" In an era where humans and werewolves coexist, Quinn becomes the fated mate of an Alpha and a very famous ice hockey player, Grayson. For Quinn, who is a massage therapist with a lot of debt, Grayson may keep booking her to do 'service' because he knows she needs the money to pay off her debts and to pay for her younger brother's treatment at the hospital. But for Grayson, who finally found his fated mate, Quinn is not just a therapist who fulfills his superstition, but also someone who is precious to him and needs to be protected before she's taken by another Alpha who also wants her. *** Disclaimer: all characters, terminology, locations, and so on are purely the author's imagination. If there are any similarities, it is purely by accident. Please remember that this is a work of fiction.

Luna Winters spent her life believing she was just an ordinary girl with a dream of playing professional hockey. But when she joins the legendary Timber Wolves team, she realizes something is different about her teammates—they’re faster, stronger, almost… inhuman. Then, on the night of the full moon, she discovers the truth. They’re werewolves. And so is she. Thrust into a world of pack rivalries, deadly secrets, and an unbreakable bond with three powerful alphas—Dominic, Alexander, and Liam—Luna’s life is no longer her own. Rejected by the ones who should have protected her, she is cast aside, her strength mysteriously drained. But when a rival team offers her a chance to reclaim her power, she takes it, unknowingly stepping deeper into a conspiracy that began long before she was born. Now, as hidden truths about her parents’ murder come to light, Luna must choose—run from the past or fight for the future. And when the same men who broke her come crawling back, she’ll make one thing clear… She may be their fated mate, but she belongs to no one.

Silas Peterson, the wealthy, pompous, reckless hockey god who loves to throw his energy around, makes a mistake which almost costs him his career. Now he has to prove he isn’t the reckless maniac his fans think him to be. Enter Zane Hart, well-built, controlled, level-headed, elite hockey star, prepared to do everything and anything to enable his career, goes without a flaw. One reckless night leaves Silas’s life hanging by a thread… and he’s forced into a three-year contract marriage with his sworn enemy or let his career collapse. Silas is thrilled. Finally, he can confront Zane, the overly humble, two-faced , backstabbing friend who betrayed him years ago. And Zane? He might just play Silas’s game. Backing down has never been his style. Besides… what could posibly happen if he married the one person whom he hated the most on earth.

At first, I thought Cameron, my brother’s best friend would end up being my mate, but it wasn't just him but three other players on the Hockey team! Aimes Gresvenor, the captain of the team, wanted to have nothing to do with me, Elijah Stone, I wouldn’t know where he stands just yet, and Logan Price was my biggest bully, all because I disguised myself as a boy to be part of the team.  Now, they all want me! Kaiya disguised herself as her twin brother to be part of the hockey team, and that was where she met her mate, the hot biker boys of the hockey team. Now trapped in the game, love and romance, and at the point of losing everything. But the hockey boys wouldn’t stop craving for her.

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?