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  • This Is Love by Natasha Madison

    This Is Love by Natasha Madison

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    From the best selling series, Something So comes the spin-off series This is... Vivienne Never fall in love. That was my motto, and I was sticking to it. Having my heart broken once was enough, and I never wanted to do it again. He was supposed to be a one-night stand, the only thing I do. One rule shouldn’t be so hard to follow, but then I went back for seconds, then thirds...
  • I Pucking Love You by Pippa Grant

    I Pucking Love You by Pippa Grant

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    A hockey/fake date/not-quite-a-virgin very wrong romantic comedyYou know those stories where an adorably misunderstood clumsy girl needs a fake date to a wedding so she asks her brother’s best friend and they accidentally fall in love?I wish that was the kind of life I lead, but it’s not.I don’t need a date to a wedding. I need a date to a funeral...
  • Puck Shy by Teagan Hunter

    Puck Shy by Teagan Hunter

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    I’m having the definition of a bad year.Game Six loss costing my team the Cup? Check.Getting arrested and ruining my image? Check.Almost getting run over after my car breaks down? Oh, look—a hat trick.My contract is up with the Carolina Comets this year, and I need to get it together if I want to stay with the team.I need relaxation, not a relationship...
  • Logan by Samantha Whiskey

    Logan by Samantha Whiskey

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    As the best offensive defenseman in the NHL, you’d think my skills would get more notice than my face. Ridiculous, but I’ve been dubbed the “pretty boy” since rookie year. Pair the looks with my multi-million-dollar career, and it’s a recipe to get used. I’ve been burned before, and it’s never happening again. Then I meet Delaney Collins—Charleston’s impossibly sexy librarian...
  • The Virgin Game Plan by Lauren Blakely

    The Virgin Game Plan by Lauren Blakely

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A sexy standalone forbidden sports romance from #1 NYT Bestseller Lauren Blakely! The woman I want is as off-limits as they come.I had an excuse two years ago when I met her on campus. She interviewed me for a story on major league baseball's rising stars, and we shared a hot, passionate night that ended far too soon, and without a mention of who her father was...
  • Fallen Snow by Jolie Vines

    Fallen Snow by Jolie Vines

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Hot rock star meets injured snowboarder. Even broken hearts can melt.ViolaAfter a hit and run, my gold medal dreams are forced on hold. I can’t walk, let alone snowboard, and a wheelchair is my new way to get around.Everything I worked for has been destroyed.Then the world’s number one rock star strides into my life.He’s staying in my castle and working with my family...
  • Black Flag by Shey Stahl

    Black Flag by Shey Stahl

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When the taste you thought you never needed becomes a thirst you cannot quench, then what? Jameson Riley, a NASCAR rookie driver, and Sway Reins, his pregnant girlfriend, are put to the test. They have love; they have lust, and a bond that proves to be vital. But do they have what it takes to make it through his lifestyle. When tested, it’s either fight, or give in...
  • Only One Regret by Natasha Madison, Connor Crais

    Only One Regret by Natasha Madison, Connor Crais

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Listening Length 7 hours and 4 minutesCooper My name came with big skates to fill. At the top of my game, I had everything I wanted - or so I thought. Being traded to Dallas was not what I was expecting, but neither were the divorce papers I was served. Now I’m a single dad in a city that isn’t my home. Erika Handed my biggest client when I was 22 made my dreams come true...
  • Dirty Secret by Mira Lyn Kelly

    Dirty Secret by Mira Lyn Kelly

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    In my defense, I didn’t know she was his sister… A sexy hockey standalone from USA TODAY bestselling author Mira Lyn Kelly This team hates me. Something about my chronic case of resting prick face and that thing with the captain when the season started. My fist, his jaw. Yeah, we go back and not in a good way. Coach says no more “confrontational BS” or I don’t play at all...
  • 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...
  • Over My Brother's Dead Body, Chase Andrews by Piper Rayne

    Over My Brother's Dead Body, Chase Andrews by Piper Rayne

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Chase Andrews.The Kingsmen’s top tight end.My brother’s friend and teammate.My new neighbor.The grumpy to my sunshine.But underneath that grumpy exterior, there’s so much more.Chase likes to pretend nothing affects him, but I’ve seen glimpses of his other side in the time we’ve spent together.And the more we get to know each other, the more I’m falling for him...
  • Seth by Carly Marie

    Seth by Carly Marie

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Be yourself because everyone else is taken. But what if that risks everything you know? Seth Johnson has worked his entire career to be remembered more for his skill than as an openly gay NHL player. Finding a boyfriend has been pushed to the back burner. As for exposing his softer side, the side that loves lace and lingerie? It’s not happening...
  • 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...
  • Hat Trick by Toni Aleo

    Hat Trick by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Good things happen in threes. D’Artagnan Miklas is a lucky dude. He’s the leading scorer of hat tricks for the Carolina IceCats, he’s got a solid group of loyal friends, and he has a cute little sister he adores.But his friends are all coupling up, and Dart is tired of being the odd man out...
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    sports  multi-pov  athlete  humor  romance  contemporary  fiction  book
  • 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...
  • Only One Chance by Natasha Madison

    Only One Chance by Natasha Madison

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Miller They called me the pretty boy on and off the ice. Hockey’s most eligible bachelor.When my teammate asked me to donate one date to his charity, I figured why not. Worst case, I’d spend the night with a fan. Best-case scenario, she would be hot. What I wasn’t expecting was for my dream girl to be the highest bidder...
  • My Lucky #13 by Piper Rayne

    My Lucky #13 by Piper Rayne

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Lucky.The one adjective used to describe my entire hockey career. I prefer to call it hard work, at least I did until my game went to complete crap. I haven’t scored in eight games and my team owner is talking about trading me. I’ve never believed in superstitions. Never needed one. I suppose I was “lucky” in that way. But now the best way to refer to me is desperate...
  • Traded by Lisa Suzanne

    Traded by Lisa Suzanne

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The first time I met pro football’s hottest quarterback, we ended up horizontal just before the most embarrassing moment of my life.The second time, I unleashed all my pent-up anger on him.The third time was when the owner of the Vegas Aces introduced him as the newly traded player I’d be coaching for the next year. No…I’m not a football coach. I’ve been hired as his full-time behavior coach...
  • Awake at Dawn by Amelie Rhys

    Awake at Dawn by Amelie Rhys

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    When Gemma Briggs moves in with her brother’s friend, the only thing harder than keeping the arrangement a secret is resisting the explosive chemistry she has with her new roommate—hot NFL player, Noah London.After a workplace one-night stand leaves her high and dry with a baby on the way, Gemma Briggs is forced to leave her job as a college figure skating coach...
  • 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...
  • Connell by Samantha Whiskey

    Connell by Samantha Whiskey

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    I’m famous for two things—being one of the best defensemen in the NHL and my classic pranks.My teammates always said one of my jokes would bite me in my Scottish arse one day, and they were right.After a prank goes wrong, I’m sentenced to six weeks community service under none other than the sexy, rule-abiding, smart-mouthed city clerk of Sweet Water—Annabelle Clarke.Lucky for me it’s offseason...
  • The Secret Hook-Up by Pippa Grant

    The Secret Hook-Up by Pippa Grant

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Watching too many women settle for mediocre men has made me lose my taste for relationships, but when I see Duncan Lavoie again after all this time, suddenly I’m starving...
  • Off Limits by Chelle Sloan

    Off Limits by Chelle Sloan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Professional football has an actual rulebook, but it’s the unwritten rules that come with the harshest consequences.The biggest one of all: don’t date your teammate’s sister. And if you do, don’t you dare fall in love with her.I never meant to fall, but when it comes to Brenna Donald, I never stood a chance. She’s everything I’m not--a light-hearted wild child who shines brighter than the sun...
  • Ear Candy by M.E. Carter, Andrea Johnston

    Ear Candy by M.E. Carter, Andrea Johnston

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He’s the plot twist she didn’t hear coming. Becoming a book narrator was never my goal. But if your deep voice tempts romance listeners to swoon and throw their proverbial panties at you, plans change...
  • Switch Stance by M.E. Carter, Andrea Johnston

    Switch Stance by M.E. Carter, Andrea Johnston

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ****An additional 25% of the ebook proceeds for the month of October 2018 are being donated to charity. This is on top of the September donation. Check out M.E. Carter and Andrea Johnston's FB pages for more information.**** A #MyNewLife & Country Road Series Crossover Standalone ..
  • The Smirking Jerk by DarknessAndLight

    The Smirking Jerk by DarknessAndLight

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “I’m in love with you.” How many times would I have to think about this, how many times, before she could hear it, feel it, see it in my eyes? “I’m in love with you.” How could I make her see without telling her, without scaring her off… without losing her. I couldn’t lose her...
  • A Very Snowed In New Year by Kayley Loring

    A Very Snowed In New Year by Kayley Loring

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What’s the actual last thing you’d ever want your celebrity crush to see you doing when you finally come face-to-excruciatingly-handsome-face with him? Singing and dancing around by yourself to “Dreams” by The Cranberries while drinking straight from a bottle of champagne? While you’re wearing some wedding gown you just found in a closet? Yeah. Me too.And yet, here we are...
  • The Final Play by Amie Knight

    The Final Play by Amie Knight

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Final Play isn’t always the end. Sometimes, it’s the beginning of something far more beautiful. As a professional linebacker, I lived and breathed football. The only thing I loved as much as the game was my twin brother, Max, who kept me almost as busy cleaning up his messes. The most recent of which landed him behind bars...
  • Dirty Deal by Mira Lyn Kelly

    Dirty Deal by Mira Lyn Kelly

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Fatherhood blindsided me.There I am, working to get a rise out of my cranky little rule-following, fun-wrecking, soon-to-be ex-neighbor when my one-night stand from last season shows up… in labor.Next thing, I’m a single-dad begging for a crash course in caring for this tiny miracle from the neighbor who loves to hate me.Turns out, Nora raised half her siblings.She knows things...
  • The Virgin Replay by Lauren Blakely

    The Virgin Replay by Lauren Blakely

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A virgin, an athlete, a fake romance...and only one bed in the hotel room. Following rules shot me to the top of my game as an all-star baseball player, and the golden rule is this -- don’t hookup with your teammate’s sister. But ask her to be your fake date when you desperately need one for a family wedding? Nothing in the guy code against that...
  • Mine to Take by Natasha Madison

    Mine to Take by Natasha Madison

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When two worlds crossover. From the This Is Series and The Southern Series. Things are supposed to go smoothly on your wedding day. Aren't they? Sofia Barnes I’ve always loved to play dress-up.Creating fake weddings was my childhood pastime.Now it is my dream come true.I’ve finally been handed my first client.But nothing could prepare me for who greeted me when I walked in...
  • The Rookie by Olivia T. Turner

    The Rookie by Olivia T. Turner

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I’m the last of the original crew still working at the pub.Bridget met a guy online and moved to Australia, James got fired, Ivy had a kid, Zara went to work for her dad in Miami, and now Lauren is leaving too.I’m the only one left.With no prospects and no opportunities.Until out of the blue, I get one.I had long given up my career as a real estate agent.It was over before it even started...
  • Tell Me Lies by Hannah Gray

    Tell Me Lies by Hannah Gray

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    As a single father, I often feel like the weight of the world sits on my shoulders. When my daughter’s nanny gives me her two weeks’ notice, I’m sweating bullets. Fear that my NHL season with the New England Bay Sharks could be derailed consumes me...
  • 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...
  • Ditched by R.C. Boldt

    Ditched by R.C. Boldt

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling author RC Boldt...He's playing for the heart she's had sidelined for years.IVY HAYESDating can be a rocky journey. Once the new shine wears off, you may end up with a case of buyer’s remorse.That’s where I come in. I set the backdrop and coach you through the breakup...
  • Something like Lust by Piper Rayne, Aiden Snow

    Something like Lust by Piper Rayne, Aiden Snow

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Do it.Don’t do it.Never in my life did I think I’d wager in my head whether to sleep with Chicago Grizzlies wide receiver, Damon Siska.He’s the perfect package—hot body, killer smile, and flirts like he earned a doctorate in it. But anyone who reads gossip blogs knows he is looking for one amazing night and nothing more.I’m not the usual type of woman he beds...
  • Sex and Other Shiny Objects by Lauren Blakely

    Sex and Other Shiny Objects by Lauren Blakely

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The second the test-the-sexy-scenes offer landed in my lap, I said yes. After all, I've been damn curious about a few things I've read in romance novels...
  • The Rebound by Kendall Ryan

    The Rebound by Kendall Ryan

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A smokin' hot new standalone romance from New York Times bestseller, Kendall Ryan.My coach hates me, and our team captain now watches my every move, so that's super fun.Which is why I'm trying something new—being a good guy. It might not be what I'm known for, but I'll try anything once.The part of this that’s not an act? Helping out my new neighbor Kinley. She's beautiful, funny and newly single...
  • Dirty Player by Mira Lyn Kelly

    Dirty Player by Mira Lyn Kelly

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    This NHL star isn’t afraid to play dirty to get his girl It started as a joke… A throw away promise between friends. A dare for a single kiss at our reunion and nothing more. But that kiss… That kiss was no joking matter. It was hot and wet. A hands-everywhere, breathless kind of insanity that left us both teetering on the brink...
  • Wylde by Sawyer Bennett

    Wylde by Sawyer Bennett

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    There’s a reason they call me Wylde and it’s not just because it’s my last name. I might be one of the newest players on the Arizona Vengeance team, but I’m no stranger to the celebrity that goes along with being a professional hockey player. Whether it’s a fan seeking an autograph or a puck bunny looking for more, I’ve grown used to the attention...
    Categorized as:
    athlete  humor  multi-pov  slow-burn  sports  steamy  adult  audiobook
  • The Two Week Stand by Samantha Towle

    The Two Week Stand by Samantha Towle

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    From NYT bestselling author Samantha Towle comes a sizzling beach romance, that will leave you hot in all the right places…Dillon Dawson loves to write romance despite her latest relationship ending with her traveling to the Maldives alone on what was supposed to be her honeymoon. Now, the only thing she wants is two weeks of uninterrupted peace and quiet with absolutely no men in sight...
  • Kiss and Don't Tell by Meghan Quinn

    Kiss and Don't Tell by Meghan Quinn

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling author and the author of The Highland Fling, comes a brand new hockey romance about a wayward traveler falling in love with her ex-boyfriend's half-brother. Steamy and unapologetically witty.Five hockey players, a cabin in the woods . . . and little old me, Winnie Berlin.Sounds like the start of a fantasy, right? But it's not. It's my reality...
  • Day One by Lauren Runow

    Day One by Lauren Runow

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "I read the entire story grinning ear to ear and even finished it with happy tears. In fact, I started trying to slow down at the end because I didn’t want it to be over. Day One by Lauren Runow totally broke my reading slump and I look forward to reading more of her books." - Ana's Attic Book BlogI reactivated my Tinder account out of pure boredom...
  • Intermission by Lisa Suzanne

    Intermission by Lisa Suzanne

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’m in love with two men. I’m torn and need to choose which man from my past I want as a permanent part of my future. My heart leads me one way as my brain pushes me toward the other. I want them both, but each of them holds a secret that will change everything...
  • Fire and Ice by Jane Fox

    Fire and Ice by Jane Fox

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ben: It's my final hockey season, and I don't have time for distractions. So why can't I stop thinking about Jenna? Jessa: I might be a hockey fan, but I'm no puck bunny. Although for a player as hot as Ben Crewe, I might make an exception. Sometimes fate needs a little help...
  • Playing With Attraction by Melanie Shawn

    Playing With Attraction by Melanie Shawn

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Safe. Loved. Protected.As a single mom, my son was my world.From the moment I gave birth to Anthony when I was just a scared teenager, my fate was sealed. I knew that I would do anything; sacrifice anything, to make him feel the love I'd never had. And most days, I was pretty sure I succeeded. Life hadn't always been easy. In fact, it pretty much never was. But that was fine...
  • Checking It Twice by Claire Hastings

    Checking It Twice by Claire Hastings

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She's made a list of her own, and he's just the man to help...Haven Taylor is tired of being called a Goody Two-shoes, and her brother's best friend might be the key to fixing that.DB Elliot is seriously sexy and without a doubt someone she can trust for a no-strings-attached secret fling. After all, she's known him her entire life...
  • Riff by Julie Kriss

    Riff by Julie Kriss

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I confess: I hooked up with the Road Kings’ bassist after a show thirteen years ago. It was supposed to be just one night - then I’d never see Neal Watts again.But life likes to throw curveballs, and we ended up with a daughter. We could do this, right? We could stay friends for our daughter’s sake, even though we weren’t a couple.Thirteen years of friendship...
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