The Love & Stake series centers around the Black Family! This is an amazing series by Lila Felix.  This series has heart and soul. We recommend this series to anyone who enjoys a good romance that has great characters and has strong family connections. Check out all of the books in the series, starting off with Love & Skate. The other books in this wonderful series include: How It Rolls, Down N’ Derby, Caught in A Jam, and False Start.

Author: Lila Felix
Series: Love & Skate
Genres: Contemporary, Romance
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Check out our interview with Nellie Black:

 What got you started in Roller Derby?

I had this little misfit of a friend growing up named Jag, a girl. Anyway, Jag and I would sneak into bouts sometimes and it was just love so first sight for me. Plus, in the beginning, it pissed my mom off to no end.

What do you love most about Roller Derby?

I love the team aspect of it. We are more like sisters than friends and I’d kill for any of those girls.
How did you get your derby name?
When I was fresh meat, someone said I was hell on wheels. And there it was born, Hellie Nellie.
What’s your all time favorite hair color?
Teal! I love it!
How do you feel about Derby being a family affair?
Everything is a family affair in the Black Family. We are also a team of sorts. My teammates are my sisters and the greatest. And to see Owen out there, cheering for me is priceless. And Falcon, making faces, trying to trip me up.
What was your first impression of Owen from the first moment you saw him?
Shrek. I kid you not. He was big and oafy, he had this look about him that made me think that people would go after him with a pitchfork and holy water. Of course, that’s not true, he’s actually a big teddy bear.
How would you describe your friendship with Falcon? And what do you think Owen’s impression of it is?
Dude, Falcon is the bestie every girl should have. He’s giving and doesn’t mind shopping with me. Well, maybe he minds, but he doesn’t say anything. He’s very sweet and funny. Owen can kiss my ass about Falcon. He’s my homey. Birds before turds.
What would you say to Cybill if she came up to you saying she wanted to dye her hair, get tats, and piercings?
The mother in me would cringe slightly, I have to admit. But if it made her happy, like truly happy, then how could I ever object?
Will the family dinner traditions that Silva started continue on through all of the grandkids?
Yes. We count on Reed for all the organizing and juggling of the people for that.
Lila calls you smurfette. If you could give Lila a nickname what would you call her?
Turtle. Not because she’s slow, because she’s always holed up somewhere hiding from the world. Sometimes we girls just go over there and drag her hermit ass out into the world.
What role do you see Cyrus play in derby?
Oh God, that boy. He’s such a brooder. Like seriously, sometimes Owen asks me if he is really Falcon’s kid. And then I shudder at just the thought of me and Falcon and he laughs. I mean, eeew. It’s Falcon. Anyway, Cyrus is so hung up on this girl from the team. Scout is the captain now and this girl just won’t give my boy the time of day. Then again, he never talks to her. Ugh, I guess you’ll just have to wait for The Second Jam to find out. I think Lila said it comes out in January.

On the rink she’s tough, she’s a leader, she’s fast and she’s the epitome of a rebellious girl. But Nellie’s been hurt, only once, but it was enough to make her look at life through different eyes and off the rink she’s a timid girl who loves with no pretenses.

A long time ago Owen Black was betrayed by the girl he thought he loved and the guy he called his best friend. The anguish set off a domino effect of negativity in his life and he never has fully recovered. He meets Nellie Forrester and thinks he can let it go for her.

But how can you love someone when the wounds from your past are still wide open?

“Love it when characters make me laugh out loud.”  – Posted by Sarah on Amazon

“I also LOVED the Black family and how they just straight up took to loving Nellie the way she needed a family to love her! ” – Posted by Martha on Amazon

“freshly different and fantastically great! Lila Felix did the world justice writing this series. I was addicted from page one!”  – Posted by JK on Amazon

“How do you not love this book! Nellie and Owen find each other and could not be more perfect for trouble finds them and you find the whole black family in the mix! You can’t help but love them all! But true love prevails! ”  – Posted by Katie on Amazon

“You will not be disappointed in any of the books in this series. They are truly fantastic!”  – Posted by Kim on Amazon

 

Despite the odds, Reed Wolfe is making it, by the skin of her teeth. Her dreams and aspirations will have to wait until she can get on her feet. Because right now she’s homeless and churning on a downward spiral. 

Falcon Black is existing. Not living, not thriving, just jutting along a path. When he finds Reed, he can’t resist the urge to help her, lighten her load. But Falcon tends to go overboard, over the line, crossing boundaries he never thought he would and risking her trust in the process. 

Can she accept his love or will it end up smothering her?

“Lila Felix is awesome! I love her writing style and she hasn’t wrote a book yet that I didn’t enjoy and want to re-read over and over again!”  – Posted by The Little Book Nerd on Amazon

“Falcon Black. He has a mohawk, tattoos, and self-made financial success. How could he get any better? He is the SWEETEST book boyfriend ever created. Really!”  – Posted by Doris on Amazon

“If you have not read a Lila Felix book your missing out on a fantastic story!!!” – Posted by Michelle on Amazon

“I would say that Lila Felix is excellent and that this book just made me happy! The Black family is just a family you want to be apart of and I love this whole series!” – Posted by taelorkeefe on Amazon

Maddox is running. 
By accident, he discovered long ago that he was adopted as a baby and his need to find his biological father has consumed him ever since. Now, on a road trip, determined to find his father and his sanity, and armed with locations and his cousin, Nixon, to help him, maybe he can find the answers he’s been searching for. With nothing but a suitcase and a wad of cash to get him there, lead after lead takes him further from home.
But he’ll find much more than he intended.
He finds Storey, a pint sized pin-up model who has learned painful lessons about guys. Her wounds run deep, but so do his. She knows what she wants, but will she recognize it when it’s right in front of her?
Maddox can’t touch anyone without feeling like his skin is crawling, but just maybe his instinct to protect this amazing girl will supersede his own hang-ups. 

If he can brush her skin and start to feel alive inside…everything will change.

“With each book, I fall more and more in love with these characters and the author who has created them!”  – Posted by cansel on Amazon

“In Down ‘N’ Derby Maddox finally gets his chance to shine.”  – Posted by Maria’s Book Blog on Amazon

“I finished Down’N’Derby and was in complete awe of this book!” – Posted by Amazon Customer  on Amazon

“I’ve loved her since we were kids. But loving someone gets tough when they don’t love you back.”
Nixon Black has made mistakes. He made one mistake that would change his life forever. Now he’s working and in school—and he’s got a three year old. He gave up dating when Scout was born, but every night he retreats to another life in his mind, one he could’ve had with her.
Journey spent her formative years on the arm of any boy that didn’t expect anything out of her. She was hiding from the one person who did expect something in return—Nixon. Years after being cheated on and dumped for the last time, she takes a job at a daycare center where there’s a genius of a ginger haired girl whose last name is Black.
But the roles have been reversed and Journey is no longer Nixon’s first priority. Can he make room for the new Journey? And if he does, will he be able to forgive the old one?

“Lila did not disappoint and has outdone herself again! I LOVED this book.” – Posted by Cyndi on Amazon

“Let me just tell you. When I picked up the 1st Love & Skate book I was totally not expecting to fall so totally in love with this whole family, but it happened.”  – Posted by Heather on Amazon

“This series is so awesome I love this author I read this series in about a week.”  – Posted by Amazon Customer  on Amazon

“This series is great if you have not read this I highly recommend. I love how this series is written and how you still get to read updates about everybody.” – Posted by TinkerBell on Amazon

Rex has firsthand knowledge of how love can rip a person to shreds. How it can swallow a person whole, leaving them gasping for air, and dying a lonely person. He watched his mother give everything she had to his father and then she died, too weak and frail to continue on. His father, the deranged man who could barely feed himself—taking care of him left a permanent crease on Rex’s heart. He swears he can still hear his pleas for help in his sleep. Nothing can give him solace from the painful memories.Except this girl.Hayes is a constant and consistent optimist. She’s witnessed her mother and father’s almost perfect marriage and taken it as an example of what she wants. But she can’t seem to find a guy who is sincere. She’s dated them all— snake-in-the-grass jerks, straight-up commitment-phobes, fakes and phonies alike. They all fit her perfect dream on the outside, but when the relationship gets to the nitty gritty, they all crumble like stale bread.
Unable to find a better man, she settles for nothing instead, wondering if a man who treats her right could even exist. With perfect parents and a team name like I Kilda Girl, that man would have a lot to live up to.Until this boy.

“So to begin I love this book series. Like I love it. It is one of the best that I have ever read and trust me I have read plenty.” – Posted by Amazon Customer  on Amazon

“I squeal with joy when Lila releases a new book but this one was bittersweet for me. ”   – Posted by Amazon Customer  on Amazon

“I adore the derby series, including this latest edition. The characters always feel real to me and wouldn’t we all love to be a part of such a wonderful family?” – Posted by sarahon Amazon