Cherry Picked: Expanded 2026 Edition

By Kristen Hope Mazzola

She came to New York following a dream.
He wasn't looking for love at all.

Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Kristen Hope Mazzola returns with a radiant, expanded edition of the spark-charged insta-love romance in her beloved Shots on Goal hockey romance series.

When Nikki Jennings arrives in New York City to pursue her ballet career, her world narrows to one unexpected moment:

FATE.

Her future is finally within reach.
Her life is finally her own.
Her heart is the one thing she never planned to give away.

Then a chance meeting in a quiet bookstore collides her life with a rookie just stepping into the NHL.

Chase Harding.

A ballerina drawn to the spotlight.
A rookie stepping into his first season.
And a rule they both pretend they can follow: keep it simple.

He sees the wonder in the way she dreams.
She sees the goodness in the man behind the jersey.

Because falling in love could change the life she's just beginning.
And loving her could change everything he thought his future would be.

Cherry Picked is an emotional, swoony hockey romance featuring: Insta-love + fate collisionRookie NHL heroBallerina heroineFirst love / first everythingSmall-town girl in the big cityProtective, devoted heroFound family team dynamicsSweet-to-steamy romance"Right place, right time" magicPerfect for readers who love sweet insta-love, first romances, and swoony sports love stories.

AUTHOR NOTE:
This expanded edition of Cherry Picked is part of the complete Shots on Goal series relaunch-eight fully rewritten, expanded, and newly edited standalone romances set in the interconnected world of the New York Otters.
Each novel follows a different couple and a different emotional journey, and the books can be read in any order.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0G43F72JH
• ISBN13: 9798276176031
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 8.0"