Melody Heck Gatto

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About Melody Heck Gatto

USA Today Bestselling Romance Author, Melody Heck Gatto was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where she lives with her husband, son, dog, and two cats.
Melody writes Spicy Sports Romance and Closed-Door Contemporary Romance. Her closed-door books are light on the angst, because sometimes the world can be cruel enough and a little bit of romance makes life better.
The whole family are avid Pittsburgh Penguins fans and like going to hockey games when they get the chance. Having met a handful of hockey players, she likes to adopt features of their personalities into her characters. And going to games and practices is where she gets her ideas for her fictional on-ice scenes.
Melody is a Hallmark movie junkie. She adores the cutesy movies and the sometimes cliché romance and loves to get swept away in it all. She also enjoys binge-watching her favorite tv shows SUPERNATURAL, Friends, General Hospital, Days of Our Lives, and CHICAGO PD.
Currently, she is working on some self-care and adopting a "getting-healthy" lifestyle, and blogging about it.

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Changing the Game: The Renegades Legacy Trilogy Jul 7, 2021

by Melody Heck Gatto

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Talia Kidd-Dash was forty and pregnant.

Talia had just turned the big 4-0. And she was still coming to terms with starting a new decade of her life when the home-pregnancy test turned positive.
This pregnancy was almost as unplanned as her drunken Vegas wedding. But that ended up being the best thing she ever did. Of course, she had dreamed of someday being called Mommy. She just never thought it would be this close to menopause.

Talia’s head was spinning with so much happening at once.
She finally found the man of her dreams, professional hockey player, Harrison Dash, and they were still practically newlyweds. And suddenly, they were now expecting a baby Dash. Was she ready for the dirty diapers, middle of the night feedings, and all the crying? Would she even be a good Mom?

Harrison had been excited to hand out cigars since the day she showed him the two pink lines on that pregnancy test. Now she just had to get on board, since she was the one carrying baby Dash for the next nine months.

Off-Limits Valentine: A Holiday Series Sweet College Romance (The Holiday Series Book 2) Sep 20, 2020

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The next installment of the Holiday series, a solo book from Melody Heck Gatto, is a classic tale of Mr. Wrong vs Mr. Right...
**A heart-warming romance that can be read as a standalone**
Harley Brady has a plan for her life: Finish college, get a job, get married, have kids. In that order. She craves stability since her childhood was less than ideal. And Isaac can give that to her. He’s older, stable- Sure, he might be a little boring, and lacking in the romance department, but no one’s perfect. Most importantly, he can give her the home life she never had growing up.
Spencer Wilson is living his best college life, waiting for the next party. With one devilish smirk he has the ladies falling at his feet. A player with a heart of gold whose only plan is to have fun before he graduates into the real world.
As Harley and Spencer’s friendship blossoms, Harley starts to wonder if she is simply settling for Mr. Right-Now, while Mr. Right is standing right in front of her.

**Low Heat Contemporary Romance - 2 Flames

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Breakaway: A Renegades Novel (The Renegades Series Book 11) Oct 10, 2021

by Melody Heck Gatto

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Morgan Benson was new to Pittsburgh and still trying to adjust to her new surroundings when handsome, pushy, and slightly annoying Travis Anderson set out to woo her.
(Renegades Book 11 – to be read after Changing the Game – Renegades Legacy Book Two)

Morgan’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. She just graduated college and was ready to make something of herself.
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 Benson 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.

Loving the Game: The Renegades Legacy Trilogy Book One Jun 21, 2020

by Melody Heck Gatto

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Life happens.At least that’s what Paige Kidd had always thought. You found your career, you fell in love, got married, and had a family. She was on pace with everything except the last item. And her biological clock was ticking– loudly.Tyler Kidd’s focus was always on his game, whether it was the beginning of the season, playoffs, or the off-season, he was always thinking about how he could be at the top of his game. He was a hockey player; it was in his blood. He always just assumed that someday he would have a little team of his own. It wasn’t something he thought about a lot, he figured it would just happen. Until it wasn’t.Paige yearned for more, and Tyler was having a hard time sitting back and seeing his wife miserable. Life was happening around them while theirs stood still.Tyler would do anything to see his wife smile. He’d move heaven and earth to make her happy. And for once, hockey was the last thing on his mind.

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

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

by Melody Heck Gatto

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**Can be read as a standalone

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

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

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

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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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Blindsided: Renegades 7 (The Renegades Series) Jun 15, 2017

by Melody Heck Gatto

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Sam Morris, the “surfer-boy” star of the Renegades, has hockey running through his veins. He lives and breathes the game. The only thing he’s crazier about is his family. Trina’s love saved him from himself after a season of losing and injuries. She was his life, his partner in crime, and his biggest fan. Adding their daughter to the mix gave him the perfect hat-trick in life. Hockey, love, and a family.
Trina Kidd Morris, sister of Renegades captain, Tyler Kidd, grew up in the world of hockey and knows how the players are wired. She understands the level of dedication the men put into the game. Her husband, Sam, applied the same single-minded devotion to bring her back to life after her devastating loss. He’s her hero, her love, and her best friend.
Sam and Trina are a match made in heaven. The love of a lifetime. Beautiful and blond, with a little mini-me, they are the picture-perfect family.
That is, until Sam is blindsided by a hit. When the ice cracks around him, his career is threatened. The lines become blurred between good choices and bad, and his fairytale marriage is on the line.
Trina pledged her commitment to Sam, but how can she remain at his side, when words cut deep and she’s forced to protect her family?
And after losing so much, can Sam win the fight for his family before his entire world falls apart?

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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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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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