Sexy Coaches, and a Matchmaking King Well before the search for a long-missing princess leads to the campus of Ashton University, a new coach arrives for the men's basketball coach . . . and causes all sorts of the problems for the team's academic advisor. These two books of USA Today bestselling author Patricia McLinn’s acclaimed The Wedding Series, bring heartwearming romance, international intrigue, and some royal matchmaking. Book 6, Hoops (RITA Finalist) The Coach and the Professor Carolyn Trent's logically mapped journey to becoming the perfect professor of English was hijacked the day she became academic adviser to the Ashton University men's basketball team, including young Brad Spencer, who is just a little too much like his coach. Because the hijacker was C.J. Draper, the team's infuriating, irreverent and sexy new coach. C.J. has never let adversity stop him - if he had he'd never have gotten this far. He's not about to start by letting Professor Trent derail him. If he chose to rattle her ivory tower it was just for the fun of seeing the fiery woman beneath the marble-cool exterior . . . wasn't it? When logic clashes with ambition in the game of love, will anyone win? Book 7, The Surprise Princess A Princess? No Way Katie is a perfectly ordinary young woman living a perfectly ordinary life in small-town Wisconsin … isn’t she? The most interesting thing about her is that she works for the men’s basketball office at Ashton. If she considers the biggest perk of the job being around Brad Soencer, now the assistant basketball coach, that also makes her ordinary, because what woman wouldn’t feel that way? So these people coming around saying she could be the long-ago kidnapped granddaughter of the King of Bariavak have to be wrong … don’t they? Brad has a real soft spot for Katie. She stirs his protectiveness, his penchant for the underdog, and, possibly, certain other reactions he’s not about to indulge. So he’s going to do his damnedest to make sure Katie gets all that she deserves, including the crown that might be her right … even though it means Her Royal Highness will never again look at a basketball coach from Wisconsin like he’s the king of her heart. C.J. and Carolina return in The Surprise Princess as mentors to Katie, and, okay, they might take part in a little matchmaking themselves. You’ll also celebrate the wedding of April and Hunter (The Christmas Princess). Reviews: [The Surprise Princess] “Love this series! It takes you from home to all over the world! … It’s great the way these books intertwine with characters from other books in this series but still give you a story that can be a stand-alone.” -- 5* review “I have enjoyed each and every one of the books in this series, but I loved the characters for this book the most. No two strong, independent and tender hearts ever deserved to love more than (Katie and Brad). … Beautiful, at times funny and just plain charming.” -- 5-star review "Fast-paced and funny but soulful and deep. The romance has your heart racing .... Just right. That's what I thought of Hoops " -- 5-star review [Hoops] "Refreshingly different ... Strong characterizations and perceptive insights leave a lasting impression." -- Romantic Times Praise for The Wedding Series: “A wonderful series that will make you laugh and cry. Each page is filled with love that will eventually come to the people who so need it. A must read!” – 5-star review "Perfect. The characters were multi-dimensional and played off each other in warm, thoughtful, loving ways. Each couple faced a different situation and overcame their obstacles together and with the insightful comments of their friends. ... Heart-warming." – 5-star review Get all the books in Patricia McLinn’s The Wedding Series today! 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Sexy Coaches, and a Matchmaking King Well before the search for a long-missing princess leads to the campus of Ashton University, a new coach arrives for the men's basketball coach . . . and causes all sorts of the problems for the team's academic advisor. These two books of USA Today bestselling author Patricia McLinn’s acclaimed The Wedding Series, bring heartwearming romance, international intrigue, and some royal matchmaking. Book 6, Hoops (RITA Finalist) The Coach and the Professor Carolyn Trent's logically mapped journey to becoming the perfect professor of English was hijacked the day she became academic adviser to the Ashton University men's basketball team, including young Brad Spencer, who is just a little too much like his coach. Because the hijacker was C.J. Draper, the team's infuriating, irreverent and sexy new coach. C.J. has never let adversity stop him - if he had he'd never have gotten this far. He's not about to start by letting Professor Trent derail him. If he chose to rattle her ivory tower it was just for the fun of seeing the fiery woman beneath the marble-cool exterior . . . wasn't it? When logic clashes with ambition in the game of love, will anyone win? Book 7, The Surprise Princess A Princess? No Way Katie is a perfectly ordinary young woman living a perfectly ordinary life in small-town Wisconsin … isn’t she? The most interesting thing about her is that she works for the men’s basketball office at Ashton. If she considers the biggest perk of the job being around Brad Soencer, now the assistant basketball coach, that also makes her ordinary, because what woman wouldn’t feel that way? So these people coming around saying she could be the long-ago kidnapped granddaughter of the King of Bariavak have to be wrong … don’t they? Brad has a real soft spot for Katie. She stirs his protectiveness, his penchant for the underdog, and, possibly, certain other reactions he’s not about to indulge. So he’s going to do his damnedest to make sure Katie gets all that she deserves, including the crown that might be her right … even though it means Her Royal Highness will never again look at a basketball coach from Wisconsin like he’s the king of her heart. C.J. and Carolina return in The Surprise Princess as mentors to Katie, and, okay, they might take part in a little matchmaking themselves. You’ll also celebrate the wedding of April and Hunter (The Christmas Princess). Reviews: [The Surprise Princess] “Love this series! It takes you from home to all over the world! … It’s great the way these books intertwine with characters from other books in this series but still give you a story that can be a stand-alone.” -- 5* review “I have enjoyed each and every one of the books in this series, but I loved the characters for this book the most. No two strong, independent and tender hearts ever deserved to love more than (Katie and Brad). … Beautiful, at times funny and just plain charming.” -- 5-star review "Fast-paced and funny but soulful and deep. The romance has your heart racing .... Just right. That's what I thought of Hoops " -- 5-star review [Hoops] "Refreshingly different ... Strong characterizations and perceptive insights leave a lasting impression." -- Romantic Times Praise for The Wedding Series: “A wonderful series that will make you laugh and cry. Each page is filled with love that will eventually come to the people who so need it. A must read!” – 5-star review "Perfect. The characters were multi-dimensional and played off each other in warm, thoughtful, loving ways. Each couple faced a different situation and overcame their obstacles together and with the insightful comments of their friends. ... Heart-warming." – 5-star review Get all the books in Patricia McLinn’s The Wedding Series today! Prelude to a Wedding Wedding Party Grady’s Wedding The Runaway Bride The Christmas Princess Hoops (prequel to The Surprise Princess) The Surprise Princess Not a Family Man (prequel to The Forgotten Prince) The Forgotten Prince Box Sets The Wedding Series Box Set One: Prelude to a Wedding, Wedding Party, Grady's Wedding (Books 1-3) The Wedding Series Box Set Two: The Runaway Bride and The Christmas Princess (Books 4-5) The Wedding Series Box Set Three: Hoops and The Surprise Princess (Books 6-7) The Wedding Series Box Set Four: Not a Family and The Forgotten Prince (Book 8-9) Search Terms related to this contemporary romantic comedy series: Feel good romance series, friends from college series, chosen family series, believable characters, family of the heart romance series, emotional women’s fiction, couldn’t put it down, happy ending, wonderful dialogue, Fun, lighthearted, romantic, steamy, and serious, sensuality, life and love, commitment Slow burn romances, Rom com books, feel good romance, feel good books for women, wedding romance series, Romance series books for women, Love story books, well written, couple with chemistry, charming cast of characters, romance series with audiobooks, romance comedy, romantic comedy series with audio, love and life, true love Small town and rural fiction, small town romance steamy, falling in love with the rancher, fake amnesia, cowboy romance, opposites attract romance, romantic suspense, strangers to lovers, sanctuary at horse ranch, hiding out, skeptical rancher, doubting Thomas, pretending to be someone else, taking advantage of opportunity. 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