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  • Beyond the Team by Kaylee Ryan

    Beyond the Team by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    GriffinAll it takes is four days to change my carefully planned-out life. Four days to fall for Peyton Monroe. Four days to convince her to give me… us a chance.Before her, baseball is the center of my world. Being the best. Getting a full-ride scholarship. Getting drafted. Going pro. But from the moment my frisbee lands at her feet on the beach, I can’t stop thinking about her...
  • The Risk by Elle Kennedy, Teddy Hamilton

    The Risk by Elle Kennedy, Teddy Hamilton

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    A sexy stand-alone novel from New York Times and international best-selling author Elle Kennedy.Everyone says I'm a bad girl. They're only partly right - I don't let fear rule me, and I certainly don't care what people think. But I draw the line at sleeping with the enemy. As the daughter of Briar's head hockey coach, I'd be vilified if I hooked up with a player from a rival team...
  • Perfectly Toxic by C.M. Owens

    Perfectly Toxic by C.M. Owens

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    BELLA New life. New job. New home. New goals... I vowed to make drastic changes and to never fall back into old habits. But then Ethan Noles showed up and blew all my good intentions to hell. I should have stayed away. I shouldn't have played his game. But I did. Now I just hope I don't regret it. ETHAN Bella is the type of girl you can't help but chase, because she doesn't want to be caught...
  • The Score by Elle Kennedy

    The Score by Elle Kennedy

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 47 ratings
    He knows how to score, on and off the iceAllie Hayes is in crisis mode. With graduation looming, she still doesn’t have the first clue about what she’s going to do after college. To make matters worse, she’s nursing a broken heart thanks to the end of her longtime relationship...
  • Surrender by Amy Daws

    Surrender by Amy Daws

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    One night of complete surrender is all it takes. Gareth Harris is Manchester United’s reclusive star defender. He has control over all aspects of his life. But a lifetime of supporting his siblings and filling in for an emotionally absent father has taken its toll...
  • Fumbled Hearts (A Tender Hearts Novel) by Meagan Brandy

    Fumbled Hearts (A Tender Hearts Novel) by Meagan Brandy

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    After months of refusing, I finally agreed to make the move to Alrick Falls. My family thought it was best - that a new scene would be good for me - and I was sick of having the same conversation. So here I am, and the plan is simple. Smile through each day and avoid her at all cost. It's perfect. Until the cocky quarterback comes into play...
  • Felix the Watcher by Blue Saffire

    Felix the Watcher by Blue Saffire

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Award winning Bestselling Author Blue Saffire presents Brothers Black 5: Felix The Watch Book 5 in the Brothers Black Series I’m a P.K., a pastor’s kid. I’ve done almost everything I’ve been told since I was a little girl,—no matter how confining that has felt. I’ve hidden my dreams and desires to toe the line. So imagine the burn of being blamed for something you didn’t do...
  • Beyond the Bases by Kaylee Ryan

    Beyond the Bases by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    What happens when you want more in life than just running the bases? You hang out at home plate and stop playing the field. He's sexy and irresistible. I've done my best to ignore the magnetism that flows between us. I don't need complications in my life. I can't get wrapped up in his world, the last thing I need is to get attached to a professional athlete. I don’t have time for heartbreak...
  • Jerk It by Lani Lynn Vale

    Jerk It by Lani Lynn Vale

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Mavis always assumed that she would be in a hospital with the good drugs when her time came. Not in the middle of the road, with no one around but the damn town mechanic that hated her.But there she was, having a rock star’s baby, with no one to rely on but the one that let it be known around every turn that she was a horrible person...
  • Play with Me by Kristen Proby

    Play with Me by Kristen Proby

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Will Montgomery is a successful professional football player and seemingly has it all. He’s not used to being told no, and certainly doesn’t take no for an answer. So when he turns his charms on his sister’s sexy rocker-chick friend Meg, he’s not only turned down, but met with open hostility, piquing his curiosity and libido...
  • This Is Wild by Natasha Madison

    This Is Wild by Natasha Madison

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    From the best selling series, Something So comes the spin-off Series This is... Zoe When you grow up surrounded by hockey players you know one thing for sure, I was never going to settle down with one. Heck, I didn’t even know what icing was. I was too busy climbing the corporate ladder, becoming one of the most successful realtors in New York City...
  • The Dugout by Meghan Quinn

    The Dugout by Meghan Quinn

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Let me ask you a question: If someone is vying for your spot on a team and just so happens to injure you during practice, would you believe it was on purpose? Word around campus is . . . it was no accident. That injury has cost me everything; my starting position, my junior year—and the draft...
  • Clipped by Love by Toni Aleo

    Clipped by Love by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Things are heating up for the Sinclair boys! With one already in the NHL, Jayden Sinclair is hoping to be next! This has been the toughest year of my life. I watched my brother go into the draft without me, my mom got divorced, and the weight of my family’s issues is heavy on my shoulders...
  • The Learning Hours by Sara Ney

    The Learning Hours by Sara Ney

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    He's not a douchebag; but that doesn't stop his friends from turning him into one. MY FRIENDS WANT ME TO GET LAID. So much so that they plastered my ugly mug all over campus, in bold printed letters: Are you the lucky lady who's going to break our roommate's cherry?Him: socially awkward man with average-sized penis looking for willing sexual partner. You: must have a pulse...
  • Home Run by Jordan Marie

    Home Run by Jordan Marie

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Green Lucas doesn't know what's about to hit him. Complete Standalone Romance Wanted A woman with grit and fire who will help me get my son’s head out of his ass. You must be self-sufficient and not looking for a gravy train. Common sense is a plus, book smarts are optional. Cannot have red hair, as my son seems to go for that type and he needs something to shake him up...
  • Made For Me by Natasha Madison

    Made For Me by Natasha Madison

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    From Wall Street Journal and USA TODAY bestselling author Natasha Madison comes a brand new stand-alone friends to lovers sports romance. A spin-off from the Only One seriesChaseEveryone expected me to play hockey.I was good at it, but I was better at being a doctor.So I hung up the skates and joined Doctors without BordersBut there is no place like home, so now I’m back...
  • Player by Natalie Rios

    Player by Natalie Rios

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Cocky. Player. A**hole. Without a doubt, Theo Montgomery is the university's most promising student athlete – and it’s biggest player. Confident, charming, and handsome as sin, there isn’t a single girl at Carlton University who’s immune to this quarterback. Except Allie. ​ Smart. Driven. Sassy. Make no mistake, Allie Perez can’t stand jocks...
  • Pucked Over by Helena Hunting

    Pucked Over by Helena Hunting

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Narrated by Rose Dioro, Jacob Morgan10 hrs and 37 minsUnabridged AudiobookLily LeBlanc isn’t versed in the art of casual sex, but after seven years in an on-again, off-again relationship, she’s definitely willing to give it a shot. And who better to try it with than her best friend’s boyfriend’s best friend? What could possibly go wrong? Nothing at all...
  • Cocky Romantic by Faleena Hopkins

    Cocky Romantic by Faleena Hopkins

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    In Atlanta, Georgia, The Cocker Brothers have certainly earned their nickname, The Cocky Brothers. Their daddy taught them to be real men. Their momma told them, “Hold out for a different kind of woman.” They have one thing in common: arrogance. Everyone calls him a romantic, but Jason’s trouble is he falls for princesses. The selfish kind, not the fairytale...
  • The Strike Out by Meghan Quinn

    The Strike Out by Meghan Quinn

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    It started with one night out with the boys.She was the hot diner waitress putting herself through school.I was the rich, arrogant player everyone misjudges.On paper we didn’t match.Yet all it took was one day. One single day to change her mind.She wasn’t planning to spend her day off with me.She wasn’t supposed to fall for my charm...
  • Desperately Seeking Epic by B.N. Toler

    Desperately Seeking Epic by B.N. Toler

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Paul James loved Clara Bateman. Hating her would have been easier. She was the past, and he was hell-bent on keeping her there. Or so he thought... Craigslist Ad: DESPERATELY SEEKING EPIC You’re my father. I don’t know much about you. I know your name is Paul James, you’re a thrill seeker, and once upon a time you did stunts and people called you ‘Epic.’ I’ve been told you don’t know about me...
  • This Is Crazy by Natasha Madison

    This Is Crazy by Natasha Madison

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    From the best selling series, Something So comes the spin-off series This is... Zara Stone All my life, I’ve said I will never date a hockey player. I know better because I’ve seen and lived it all. My father is a hockey god, my brother is the captain of the most successful NHL team in the world, and my brother-in-law also plays in the league...
  • Oral Arguments by Loni Nichole

    Oral Arguments by Loni Nichole

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A rowdy bar fight and a feisty lawyer have this growly hockey player ready to serve his time in Silver Spoon Falls.Reid LawlessI had one job in Silver Spoon Falls: make the hockey team, the Falcons, look good. My plan went off the rails when fists started flying at a local bar, and a Barney Fife lookalike took me to jail...
  • Making His Play by Mari Carr

    Making His Play by Mari Carr

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Alex has a big name in hockey, famous for his stick skills—on and off the ice. But he’s also got a freckle-faced female problem. He took his sister’s tomboy best friend, Charley, to a Vegas wedding to cheer her up after a bad breakup.Too much champagne later and he’s waking up with Charley in his bed and his ring on her finger. And the crazy part is…Mrs. Alex Stone has a nice ring to it...
  • Riptide by Kathryn Nolan

    Riptide by Kathryn Nolan

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Avery Dacosta never expected to find a protester in front of her office.Especially not now, when she’s this close to achieving a professional milestone years in the making: building a luxury hotel on Playa Vieja, San Diego’s untouched beach paradise.Finn Travis, local surfer and all-around nice guy, never expected to find himself the leader of Playa Vieja’s resistance...
  • Wild Card by Maggie Rawdon

    Wild Card by Maggie Rawdon

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The infamous playboy and star wide receiver for the Seattle Phantom is the last person on earth I would ever expect to come to my rescue. Tobias Westfield and I can’t see eye-to-eye on anything. But when my date goes to hell and I end up stranded in the pouring rain on my birthday, he’s there—holding my hand and playing the adoring boyfriend. I might have had him all wrong...
  • Face Off by Teagan Hunter

    Face Off by Teagan Hunter

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I have two goals this season:1. Stay single.2. Get Rory Sinclair to admit she doesn’t completely hate me.When I find a stray dog roaming the streets of Seattle, the last place I expect to end up is in the office of a grumpy veterinarian—the one woman who can resist my charm. Twin to my teammate’s girlfriend, Rory is full of fire, but I’m not afraid of her flame...
  • Amour Amour by Krista Ritchie

    Amour Amour by Krista Ritchie

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    The best aerial technique won't land twenty-one-year-old Thora James her dream role in Amour, a sexy new acrobatic show on the Vegas strip. Thora knows she's out of her element the second she meets Amour's leading performer. Confident, charming, and devilishly captivating, twenty-six-year-old Nikolai Kotova lives up to his nickname as the "God of Russia...
  • Cooper by Lulu Moore

    Cooper by Lulu Moore

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Thirteen years ago I fell for the wrong person and swore I’d never let another woman into my heart. Ever since, I’ve lived on a diet of bunnies and casual sex. That was until Francesca Danvers walked into my life. The sister of my team Captain’s fiancée, her Maid of Honor to my Best Man. She’s my match in every stubborn way. Boiling my blood during the day, lighting me on fire at night...
  • Lucky Bastard by Kaylee Ryan

    Lucky Bastard by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Emma When my best friend Aubrey asked me to tag along to an event with her, I never could have imagined that it would be the day that my life changed forever.He’s arrogant and demanding and doesn’t take a hint. Landon Barker, the quarterback for the Hermosa Beach Trojans, is a player on and off of the field. He’s got his sights set on me as his next play, but I see right through him...
  • The Champion by Shey Stahl

    The Champion by Shey Stahl

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A powerful love story of tragedy, love, and commitment. The fourth book in the Racing on the Edge series submerges you in the lifestyle of a champion of a sport that dominates America. Through smoke and methanol, you learn the good, the bad, and the secrets no one wants you to know...
  • When I Need You by Lorelei James

    When I Need You by Lorelei James

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Rules are tossed aside when a pro football player join forces with a spitfire cheerleading coach in New York Times bestselling author Lorelei James’s brand-new romance… Heir to Lund Enterprises and ladies’ man Jensen “The Rocket” Lund has three conditions when it comes to dating: 1) No single mothers 2) No cheerleaders 3) No medical personnel So it makes no sense that he’s wildly...
  • Going Deep by Nikki Ash

    Going Deep by Nikki Ash

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    *Standalone enemies-to-lover's football romance* Going deep: In football it means running down the field for a long pass. You’re serious. Committed. Unstoppable. As a wide receiver, it’s a term I’m all too familiar with. It’s who I am, at least when it comes to my career. For the past decade, football has been the only thing I’ve allowed myself to commit to...
  • I DARE YOU by Lylah James

    I DARE YOU by Lylah James

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Enemies to best friends to loversMaddox Coulter.Was my enemy. Now my best friend.You know him... Popular jock, rich enough to buy a town and a modern day casanova with a dirty smirk.He's every girl's wet dream. But he wants me.Maddox needs me.One night of untamed passion has us dangling over the edge of something dangerous and it could forever break us.Our hearts are on the line...
  • Off Camera by Chelsea Curto

    Off Camera by Chelsea Curto

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Avery Sinclair is good at her job as the social media manager for the Baltimore Thunderhawks. She’s one of the best in the NFL, in fact. The only thing stopping her from being the account of the year? The DC Titans, run by the mystery man she’s been feuding with for years.Reid Duncan isn’t the world’s biggest sports fan, but he loves his job...
  • The Crush by Karla Sorensen

    The Crush by Karla Sorensen

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    You know that girl from your past that you can’t quite stop thinking about? The one that you pushed away because you had a goal that seemed so much bigger, so much more important than any crush you might have had?That’s Adaline Wilder for me.Nothing came before football. Not in college, and not in my five years in the pros...
  • Swing by Adriana Locke

    Swing by Adriana Locke

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Screw him and his perfect stats.Sinful smirk.Delicious body.Lincoln Landry probably even has game-winning stamina.I’d like to screw her and her perfect ass.Dangerous curves. Sweet smile.Danielle Ashley probably even has a game-changing personality.There’s no denying the chemistry between them. It’s so fiery, it’s undeniable. They partake in it. Enjoy it. They really enjoy it...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  athlete  drama  family  female-mc  humor  insta-love
  • The Trade by Meghan Quinn

    The Trade by Meghan Quinn

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Can you pinpoint a time in your life where you realized you are completely and utterly screwed? I can. I got the dreaded phone call, the one every baseball player hopes and prays never comes. I was traded. Yeah, that phone call. Traded from my long time team of over ten years. And not just to any team, but my childhood rivals; the Chicago Rebels. Completely and utterly screwed, right? Wrong...
  • Pucked Love by Helena Hunting

    Pucked Love by Helena Hunting

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    As an NHL player, relationships haven’t been my thing. Shrouded in secrecy and speculation, they never last very long. But then that’s what happens when you require an NDA before the first date. Until Charlene. She’s like a firefly. She’s elusive, and if you catch her she’ll burn bright, but keeping her trapped dulls her fire and dims her beauty. I caught her...
  • Hail Mary: An Enemies-to-Lovers Roommate Sports Romance by Kandi Steiner

    Hail Mary: An Enemies-to-Lovers Roommate Sports Romance by Kandi Steiner

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Leo F*cking Hernandez.North Boston University’s star running back, notorious bachelor, and number one on my people I would murder if I could get away with it list.And now?He’s my new roommate.I used to think I loved him.But that was before I hated him.He doesn’t remember who I am, or how he made my life miserable for years...
  • A.D.I.D.A.S.: All Day I Dream About S*x by Frankie Love, C.M. Seabrook

    A.D.I.D.A.S.: All Day I Dream About S*x by Frankie Love, C.M. Seabrook

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I’ve loved her since we were ten years old, when she almost died in my arms. Dramatic? Not at all. I almost lost Joanne once, it’s not happening again. Thing is, she’s a scared little butterfly, living in a cocoon of her own making. It’s time for her to spread her wings. And her legs. Scandalous? Hell no. She wants it as bad as I do. I’m not the only one dreaming about it all day...
  • Home Run King by Stella

    Home Run King by Stella

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My life was what country songs are made of: my Granny died, my girlfriend broke up with me, I knocked up her cousin, and I was inducted into the Major League Hall of Fame. Yup…just like every country song I’ve ever heard. But let me start over… My name is Gage Nix. That’s all you need to know. Actually, there’s a lot more to Gage than meets the eye...
  • Smart, Sexy and Secretive by Tammy Falkner

    Smart, Sexy and Secretive by Tammy Falkner

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    EmilyI'm back in New York, ready to start my brand new life with Logan. Things are still up in the air between us, and it has been three months since I've even talked to him. But there's one thing I'm certain of -- I can't live without him.LoganI need her like I need air. But now she's back, and her dad and her ex-boyfriend are conspiring to keep us apart. We can do this, though...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  angst  drama  family  female-mc  humor  insta-love  kind-mc
  • Dirty Curve by Meagan Brandy

    Dirty Curve by Meagan Brandy

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    You know how in college there’s that one guy everyone wants to be?That’s me. I’m the top dog. The number one. The big man on campus.Some say those things are solid wins. My new tutor would disagree. My title means nothing to her. My status lost on her. And now my mind? That sucker is stuck on her...
  • Ice Prince by Nichole Rose

    Ice Prince by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When life spins wildly out of control, a bossy hockey star and a curvy maid will find forever…or be forever ruined. Theo Kline I know everything there is to know about hockey.Right now, I'd give everything just to understand her.Charlotte Mabry is a curvy little goddess with the sweetest smile.She's also my mother's boyfriend's favorite niece...
  • Rush: The Season by Nicole Edwards

    Rush: The Season by Nicole Edwards

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Kingston Rush Becoming a goaltender in the NHL is the only thing I ever wanted for myself. Goal accomplished. Two years ago, I was the best goalie in the league, for the third time. With our Stanley Cup win, the Austin Arrows were on top of the world. Nothing could possibly bring us down. Wrong. Turns out, even when you’re at the top, you can find yourself back at rock bottom...
  • Jasper by Lulu Moore

    Jasper by Lulu Moore

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    As Captain of an NHL team, I'm rich, successful and have women falling at my feet.I thought my life was perfect until a pint sized blonde checked into me one day, knocking my life off course.Wolfie Williams is sass personified. Beautiful, fiery, funny and oh so sexy. With every eye roll she gives me I become more and more wrapped around her finger, making me realise she is my missing piece...
  • The Friend Zone by Kristen Callihan

    The Friend Zone by Kristen Callihan

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Gray doesn’t make friends with women. He has sex with them. Until Ivy. The last thing star tight-end Gray Grayson wants to do is drive his agent’s daughter’s bubblegum pink car. But he needs the wheels and she’s studying abroad. Something he explains when she sends him an irate text to let him know exactly how much pain she’ll put him in if he crashes her beloved ride...
  • Just Ten Seconds by Jeannine Colette

    Just Ten Seconds by Jeannine Colette

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    "Top 2019 Reads List!" -Guide To Romance Novels Just Ten Seconds That's all it took for my life to change forever. I left my posh life in Manhattan and escaped to the Hudson Valley in hopes of a fresh start. It wasn't until I happened upon a bereavement group when I finally found a place I felt understood. I told them my husband was dead when, really, I was the one who had died inside...
  • Team Player by Adriana Locke, Charleigh Rose

    Team Player by Adriana Locke, Charleigh Rose

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Hot jocks. We love them all. Sexy baseball players. Intense footballers. Sweaty MMA fighters, and sizzling hockey hotties. Score!The good news? Eleven bestselling authors have gathered to give you a set of stories focused on the men we love most—sports heroes. We bet you’ll love this thick … book. The bad news? The men in these novellas don’t actually exist...
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