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Hard to Handle

Special Edition (The Play Hard Series (The Kincade Sisters))
Series: Play Hard
Brief Description
New York Times bestselling author K. Bromberg is back with an all new second-chance, standalone hockey romance. At first, the request seemed simple—sign a new athlete to the agency. Then I found out the new athlete was none other than the most wanted man in hockey... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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A woman must win over and sign her hockey player ex-fling in order to save her family's business in this angsty second-chance sports romance.

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New York Times bestselling author K. Bromberg is back with an all new second-chance, standalone hockey romance.

At first, the request seemed simple—sign a new athlete to the agency.

Then I found out the new athlete was none other than the most wanted man in hockey today: Hunter Maddox.

Gifted. Sexy. At the top of his game. And the only man who has ever broken my heart.

If signing him will help save our family business, I'll swallow my pride and do what's asked.

But when it becomes clear his uncharacteristic antics off the ice are a hint of something deeper, keeping things strictly professional between us becomes more than complicated. But I know better than to cross that line.

I'll never date a client. Not even for him.

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Win the Stanley Cup and do it before time runs out.

Not a small feat, but it's what's motivated me since the start of my career.

And time is running out.

Enter Dekker Kincade.

Feisty. Dogged. Damn gorgeous. The one I let get away.

I have no idea why she's travelling with the team, but hell if resisting her is going to be easy.

But I have a job to do, and I refuse to lose sight of that end game. Even if she confuses me. Even if she sees parts of me I've hidden from the world.

I can't lose focus. Not even for her.

Are you ready to fall for the Kincade sisters and the men who love them in K. Bromberg's sexy, contemporary, sports romance series? These books can all be read as standalones, but you'll enjoy reading them as a series!

Hard to Handle (Hunter & Dekker's story - hockey romance)

Hard to Hold (Rush & Lennox's story - soccer romance)

Hard to Score (Drew & Brexton's story - football romance)

Hard to Lose (Gunner & Chase's story - baseball romance)

Hard to Love (Finn & Stevie's story)

Series: Play Hard

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  • Hard to Handle
    New York Times bestselling author K. Bromberg is back with an all new second-chance, standalone hockey romance. At first, the request seemed simple—sign a new athlete to the agency. Then I found out the new athlete was none other than the most wanted man in hockey today: Hunter Maddox. Gifted. Sexy. At the top of his game. And the only...
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  • Hard to Hold
    New York Times bestselling author, K. Bromberg, is back with a heartfelt, standalone romance and a new hero to steal your heart... The contract with Major League Soccer was supposed to help repair my damaged reputation. Then I discovered that I had made a deal with the devil: the player I'm supposed to recruit is none other than the bad...
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  • Hard to Lose
    New York Times bestselling author, K. Bromberg, brings you a romance about love, forgiveness, and living every day to the fullest. I know finding and signing a military vet to the agency is a long shot – but it'll be good press just letting him try out. That's what I tell my family, rather than admit I can't get the...
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  • Hard to Love
    New York Times bestselling author, K. Bromberg, is back with a heartfelt, enemies to lovers romance and a hero who redeems himself to steal your heart... He was the one-night stand that didn't exactly go as planned. Now he's standing before me as if he's never seen me naked, telling my manager he'll take the job. Reluctantly. Finn Sanderson. Sports...
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  • Hard to Score
    New York Times bestselling author, K. Bromberg, is back with a new Kincade sister and a swoon-worthy football player in an all-new standalone romance that will make you believe in first crushes and true love. I've signed numerous players to my family's agency—I assumed winning over my next client would be just as easy. The last thing I expected was...
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781942832812

Publisher: Jkb Publishing, LLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 January 2024

Imprint: Jkb Publishing, LLC

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 440g

Pages: 328

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