Melody Heck Gatto

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About Melody Heck Gatto

USA Today Bestselling Romance Author

Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she lives with her husband, son, dog, and two cats.

The whole family are avid Pittsburgh Penguins fans and like going to hockey games when they get the chance.

Melody writes Sweet & Spicy Hockey Romance and Sweet Contemporary Romance. Her sweet books are light on the angst, because the world can be cruel enough and a little bit of romance makes life better.

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Power Play (The Renegades Series Book 12) Apr 10, 2022

by Melody Heck Gatto

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*Can be read as a standalone*

Professional hockey player Noah Rodgers was a ladies’ man. He didn’t do relationships. He liked to keep his options open, no-strings attached. And he made no secret of his rules.
Jordan Baker managed The Sin Bin restaurant. She was a people person who enjoyed being in charge and rocked a mean pencil skirt and blazer. Still recovering from her last disastrous break-up, she was concentrating on her career. She wasn’t interested in taking chances with her heart.
Keeping Noah and his flirtatious ways at bay proved difficult– virtually impossible. He was charming, devastatingly handsome, and focused on her. And she liked it.
Could no strings attached be enough for her?

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Breakaway: A Renegades Novel (The Renegades Series Book 11) Oct 14, 2021

by Melody Heck Gatto

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Morgan Benson’s world had been turned upside down and starting over was stressful enough. Even though moving in with her uncle and his family seemed like the fiscally responsible decision, she was itching for her own space.

Travis Anderson was a rookie with the Renegades professional hockey team. Being in a new city with a new team he had one goal: to make a name for himself. His focus was on hockey – it’s all he had. Until he ran in to Morgan and her amazing blue eyes that he couldn’t seem to shake.

Figuring out how to split his focus between solidifying a spot on the team and winning over Morgan proved a difficult task. Travis wanted both hockey and Morgan. Balance was the key to life, right? What he wasn’t expecting was that she was the niece of one of his new teammates. Travis was already on Coach Walker’s radar as a rookie. Dating Sam Morris’s niece had him skating on thin ice.

(Renegades Book 11 – to be read after Changing the Game – Renegades Legacy Book Two)

Delay of Game (The Renegades Series Book 13) Aug 7, 2022

by Melody Heck Gatto

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Kenley Nolan was joining the Renegades front office. Still reeling from a broken heart, returning home to Pittsburgh was a welcome change. Being offered a position with the Renegades hockey club was just what she needed. Even if her dad was the owner of the team.

Logan Harris was a hometown boy with Steel City pride running through his veins. Hockey was his life, and his goal was always to play for the Renegades. He had a zest for living in the moment, being reckless, and getting the spotlight to always shine on him– which tended to come off as egotistical.

He didn’t expect his poor relationship with the media to follow him back to Pittsburgh. And now the Pittsburgh media refused to work with him. Not the homecoming he had hoped for.

That’s where Kenley came in. Her first assignment was to make Pittsburgh fall in love with Logan Harris. She just never expected to fall for him too.

Melting the Ice (The Renegades Series Book 10) Mar 25, 2019

by Melody Heck Gatto

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Talia never imagined that at almost forty years old, she’d be newly single again. Not to mention picking up a sexy young man at a Pittsburgh bar. What she thought was a one-night stand, turned into night after night of the best sex she’d ever had. Even the news that he was a teammate of her brother couldn’t extinguish the desire she had for Harrison. Somehow, he had made himself a permanent fixture in her bed and was slowly moving in on her heart. He fawned over her like no man ever had before, and she was loving the attention, but she wasn’t ready to give her heart away so easily. Not after what she just went through.

Harrison vowed off relationships. He was a self-proclaimed lifelong bachelor. Talia was simply supposed to be a notch in his bedpost, a hook-up. But he was drawn to this woman with such an animal attraction. Typically, he never bedded the same woman twice, yet he couldn’t get enough of Talia.

Talia wasn’t looking for a new relationship. Even after being estranged from her husband for two years, filing those final papers felt so…well, final. Closing that period of her life was scary, but it was time to put on her big-girl pants and figure out the next chapter.
Trouble was, falling in love again was not part of that plan.

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Body Checked: After the Buzzer (The Renegades Series Book 9) May 1, 2018

by Melody Heck Gatto

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Matt had one talent – putting the smackdown on dirty players on the opposing teams.
If they stepped up on one of his guys, he was there to tear them right down.
Romance was not his forte. It wasn't even in his wheelhouse.
He was a professional hockey league enforcer. A fighter. A goon.
Matt enjoyed being at the top of his game, the Renegades' lead tough guy.
But years of fighting have taken a toll. His body is finally turning on him.
Only Matt isn’t ready to hang up his skates just yet; his heart is still in the game, and hockey is his world.
Women find the bad-boy on-ice aggression sexy, but they aren't prepared to deal with his after-game pain. Love has been cruel, redemption is out of reach, and Matt feels he doesn't deserve happiness. He's developed a talent for driving people away, never allowing anyone to get too close.
When his whole world starts to spiral out of control, someone unexpected finds her way past his tough-guy exterior. But is she strong enough to melt his icy heart and force him to let her in?

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SHOOTOUT SAVE: Renegades 6 (The Renegades Series) Mar 6, 2017

by Melody Heck Gatto

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Is it true that love overcomes all?

Gorgeous hunk, Kaden O’Conner is carefree and always smiling. Why wouldn’t he be? He’s hot property—one half of the Renegades star goalie tandem—a confirmed bachelor, and has his pick of beautiful women. Everything he ever wanted has landed in his lap, and he’s determined to enjoy himself.
Alison Bishop had her professional figure skating chances ruined by an injury, but the natural beauty picked herself up, built up her own business, and still manages to teach kids how to ice skate in her spare time.
When an ice skating lesson overlaps a Renegades hockey fundraiser, Alison meets Kaden by chance, and is quickly catapulted into a hot romance that would melt the ice caps! Skates are off as the two throw caution to the wind. It’s all fun and games—until it isn’t.
When reality drops a bombshell in their laps, they find their romance is suddenly on thin ice. Now Kaden is on a mission to thaw Alison’s permafrost before he loses the one thing in life he didn’t realize he needed.

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Unsportsmanlike Conduct: Renegades 2 (The Renegades Series) Apr 15, 2015

by Melody Heck Gatto

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Sometimes love is messy, and unpredictable. The one you're with isn't always the one you're meant to be with.One year ago, Gia Torella made a huge mistake. After several glasses of champagne at her sister’s wedding, she hooked up with arrogant and egotistical Patrick Dubois, the most imposing hockey player on the Pittsburgh Renegades professional hockey team — both on the ice and off. But she vowed to forget that brief passionate encounter, even if her body remembered all the wild and incredible things they did that night. She’s moved on from Patrick, and her solid, dependable, nice-guy boyfriend is proof of that.Patrick has never forgotten their one night of passion. Even though she’s the girlfriend of Tyler Kidd, his team’s captain and therefore completely off-limits, all he can think about is her curvy body, her bubbly personality, and the way she screamed out his name during the best sex he’s ever had. Since their night together, he’s given up on the puck bunnies, the partying, and the random hook-ups, and he’s willing to become the man she needs.They both know it’s wrong, but they’re drawn to each other in a whirlwind of passion. Can Patrick convince Gia that he has really changed into someone she could depend upon… and that sometimes love is worth the penalty for Unsportsmanlike Conduct?

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Playing the Game: Renegades 3 (The Renegades Series) Sep 22, 2015

by Melody Heck Gatto

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The star player. The chosen one. Tyler Kidd ruled the hockey league. He was driven hard by a hatred for losing. Yet behind his on ice persona he was damaged. Betrayed by the one he loved, he battled his demons with alcohol and women. One fueled the other and spiraled out of control. Losing his spot on the team was not on Tyler’s agenda, until it was. Faced with ruining his career, he had one chance to make things right and not lose the one thing he lived for. Hockey.
Charged with taking hold of Tyler’s career, Paige Martin never dreamed her new job as Renegades PR assistant meant cleaning up after his mistakes. She never imagined she would see a side of him he showed to no-one. And she definitely never thought she’d end up in his bed.
She was everything he never knew he needed and he was everything she knew she should never touch. Lines blur, careers are on the line. But what happens when you have no other choice than playing the game?

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Shutout: Renegades 5 (The Renegades Series) Aug 12, 2016

by Melody Heck Gatto

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Love can be the best trophy and the sweetest consolation prize.

Shutout is the story of Dominic Zanetti (Renegades goalie) and Hailee Valentine.

Dominic is flirty, swoon-worthy and tattooed. He's only ever truly loved one woman - Hailee - the one that got away. But that was a lifetime ago. She left a scar on his heart so deep that no bunny would ever fill it. No girl measured up to his Hailee – not that he wanted anyone to. If he was lucky enough to find her again, he wasn’t going to let her go so easily.

Hailee is stubborn, talented, tattooed, and not the kind of woman to let a man take care of her. She refuses to sit in the kitchen and bake pies for anyone. She is her own woman and plans to stay that way. That's why she had to leave Dominic all those years ago. Hailee kept herself hidden away in a hockey-free bubble, avoiding all aspects of the game and eliminating the possibility of running into him. Her heart missed Dominic, but her brain knew that she couldn’t be what he needed. It was just better this way. She had her own dreams and wasn’t about to give up on them, even if it meant giving him up.

When all things in her life finally start to fall neatly into place, one thing is still missing. Dominic.

Dominic was used to shutting out teams on the ice, but didn’t like being shutout by her. Hailee already had his heart, all she had to do was take down the walls she built, and stop playing games.

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Score On Me: Renegades 1 (The Renegades Series) Oct 11, 2014

by Melody Heck Gatto

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Fangirl romance. Ever wonder what would happen if your hockey crush fell for you? Kat Torella never imagined it would happen to her.
Happily ever after? Not on Kat’s radar. She didn’t believe in it, at least not for her. More to the point, she wasn’t sure she was even built for love. Cautious where her heart is concerned, Kat instead focuses on her career.
But when she meets him, Kat throws caution to the wind. After all, what girl wouldn’t want to spend a steamy night with her all-time hockey crush? Especially one with mesmerizing chocolate brown eyes, a swoon worthy smile, and shaggy sex hair.
Kris Lafleur, sexy star defenseman for the Pittsburgh Renegades ice hockey team has spent the last year dedicating himself to the game while getting over a disastrous relationship. A hopeless romantic, deep down Kris longs for a girl who is attracted to him and not his bank account.
A guy like Kris Lafleur would never see a future with someone like her. But Kris has other ideas and he’s determined not to let Kat walk out of his life. His heart insists she’s the real deal, and he wants her, baggage and all.
While Kat battles her insecurities, Kris contends with interference from a well-meaning teammate who wants to save him from being burned again. And when it looks like history is repeating and trust is called into play, will their love be strong enough to survive?

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Zambonis and Mistletoe - A Holiday Romance: Renegades 4 (The Renegades Series) Dec 1, 2015

by Melody Heck Gatto

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From Saint Nick to reindeer and jingle bells, Rylee's story is one magical tale.
Nick is the General Manager of the Renegades. He's tall, dark and handsome. His looks were not lost on Rylee and his impeccable manners intrigued her. The holiday season had her wondering if what she thought was an accidental meeting wasn't really a gift from Jolly Ol' Saint Nick?

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Shot at Love: Renegades 8 (The Renegades Series) Dec 15, 2017

by Melody Heck Gatto

( 14 )

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Everyone needs rules to live by, but are they worth giving up your one shot at love?

Luc didn’t mean to fall for his teammate’s little sister. He had no intention of breaking the guy code: sisters were strictly off limits. Luc knew that breaking the rule could not only destroy a friendship but derail his career. And he didn’t think her brother was bluffing.

As soon as Luc found out the gorgeous brunette he’d been eyeing turned out to be his goalie’s sister, he hit the brakes. But then she said those four little words: I don’t date athletes.

Challenge accepted.

Now Luc couldn’t get Kassie out of his mind. She was turning his world upside down. This girl was the Juliet to his Romeo, the jelly to his peanut butter, the queen to his king.

But how could he prove to her that his reputation was a thing of the past? He was ready to do anything in his power to change her mind. He only hoped her brother didn’t kill him in the process.

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