Kate Willoughby

USA Today Bestselling Author

Across the Line, Carina Press, In The Zone Series, On The Surface, Reviews, San Diego Barracudas

The Big Day for Across the Line

It’s Release Day for Across the Line, book two of my In the Zone hockey romance series! It’s been so encouraging to see the book being pre-ordered. It makes me grateful for that anonymous back cover copy writer at Carina and the artist who gave me this sexier than sin cover. I am so excited.

Here are snippets from some early reviews:

“Willoughby’s second In the Zone contemporary sports romance (after On the Surface) is a real charmer.”
-Publishers Weekly


“With this second book in the series, this author just made my “auto-buy author” list!!” 
5 stars, Christi of Smitten With Reading

“As long as Kate Willoughby keeps writing, I will keep reading her wonderful books.”
– 4.5 stars, Steffi from Swept Away by Romance.

“Kate Willoughby’s writing is fantastic, her story is fast paced, fun and throws in a few laughs. I find myself not wanting the story to end…”
-4 stars, Jac of For Love and Books

“I enjoyed the book so much that I have gone back and purchased the first book in the series…”
-5 stars, Christine Mize

All you readers who pre-ordered, you should have already received the book. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for trusting I would tell you a good story. (Is the bird thing a stretch? Sorry. LOL)

Today, Tim Hollander will no longer be the only Barracuda swimming in the literary seas. (Sorry for the horrible metaphor. I’m a little tired from trying to make my deadline for book three.) He has a brother standing beside him. My plan is to keep writing hockey romances as long as it’s fun and I have new stories to tell. (Here are four guys from the LA Kings who are/were like brothers: Mike Richards, Drew Doughty, Dustin Penner who sadly is no longer a King, and Jeff Carter, recently married.)

In the pipeline is Alex Sullivan’s story, OUT OF THE GAME, book 3 of my In the Zone series. After that, I have ideas jotted down about Jason Locke’s story, and a few thousand words written about Dustin DeVries.

In the meantime, check out Calder Griffin and see how he makes it work (any Tim Gunn fans out there?) with Becca Chen. She’s an Asian restauranteur. He’s an NHL player returning to the ice after being injured. Committed to their jobs and with thousands of miles between them, they don’t stand a chance.

Photo credit: Tatiana Gerus and Prayitno via Wikimedia Commons

Columbus Blue Jackets, Hockey, LA Kings, Marian Gaborik, My Guys, San Diego Barracudas

My Guys – Marian Gaborik #12

Marian Gaborik has only been an LA King for a short while. We got him from the Columbus Blue Jackets just before the trade deadline and I have to say, he’s fit in with the team perfectly. So much has been said in the media about the ease of his transition and how much of that had to do with the team welcoming him warmly. It’s well known how tightly knit the Kings are, how they’re friends, not just co-workers.

This is exactly the type of cohesiveness I want to portray in my hockey romances. I want my San Diego Barracudas to be like the Kings, with a work ethic and sense of responsibility to the fans and to each other. I want my guys to love each other like brothers.

There was some doubt about whether Marian would perform well for the Kings. Apparently he had a history of injuries. But he’s proven all those naysayers wrong. All he needed were the right teammates.

He’s Slovakian and kinda cute.

Here he’s posing with Marcel Hossa, shirtless. He has some nice abs even if the picture seems a tad “steam bath buddy.”
And then we have him in a tux. Again, a tuxedo immediately increases sex appeal by at least 200%.

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