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Pucked Under by Helena Hunting
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsRandy Ballistic and Lily LeBlanc are head-over-heels, bed-breakingly, screaming orgasmically in love. But even they have their challenges, mostly outside of the bedroom. With the off-season coming to a close and the boys gearing up for training camp, one more weekend of fun is the perfect way to welcome the new season... -
Clipped by Love by Toni Aleo
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThings 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... -
Sombra by Leslie McAdam
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEverything in moderation. Including virtue. I step off the plane in Madrid and meet his warm eyes. His crooked smile. His devastating charm. Worse, he’s courteous. Honorable. Sensuous. Impossibly attractive. Tavo awakens my desires—my body—without even touching it. I don’t want to be attracted to him. I’ve made my promises. My future has already been determined. I'm wearing a ring... -
Finding Infinity by Layne Harper
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratings"Finding Infinity" as described by Colin... "Fine Charlie.” Colin says dropping his hands in defeat. “Here's what I want. I want everybody to back off and let me play football. I want you to go back to practicing medicine because I’m ready for you to be happy again - not this forced shit that you keep trying to sell me... -
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Knowing You by Allie Everhart
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsNow that Garret's decided he's no longer following the rules of his wealthy family, he can finally develop a closer relationship with Jade. Things are going well, but Jade still worries that being with Garret is only temporary. And because of that, she's not sure how much of herself and her past she's willing to let him see... -
Zip, Zero, Zilch by Tammy Falkner
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe last one to fall… Sam Reed is the only brother in the Reed family who hasn’t fallen head over heels in love. He has a promising contract to play professional football, but something is missing. Sam likes to watch cooking shows, snuggle on the couch, and he wants someone to do it with him. But with his go-getter lifestyle, it’s almost impossible to find the time to get to know one woman... -
The Truth About Air & Water by Katherine Owen
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Truth In Lies Series. READ This Much Is True, book 1 first, although it's been written as a standalone. Readers say, don't do that. “The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.” -Ernest Hemingway ~ A Farewell To Arms They share an epic love but one moment changes everything. A life together that seemed certain is shattered... -
Until Arsen by K.L. Donn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLove is a novel creature.Mysterious, heart pounding, like smoke on the wind.We find it, only to lose it.Until Arsen Daniels…Marina Parks didn't think she'd ever have it.A stand alone novella in Aurora Rose Reynolds Happily Ever Alpha kindle world... -
The Score by Kristen Proby
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI have millions of followers on social media, and it has absolutely nothing to do with my last name. It’s because I’m good at what I do. I work hard, and it has paid off. I’m not a trainer who only talks the talk, either. I walk the walk—or rather, I run the run. It was actually during one of those jogs through the park that I ran into him... -
Pieces of You by Cassia Leo
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe stunning continuation of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling series."Sometimes, the lies we tell ourselves are more destructive than the truth we hide from others."In Relentless, college student Claire Nixon and surfer Adam Parker each had a painful past too heavy to carry alone... -
The Champion by Shey Stahl
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA 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
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRules 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... -
Crush by Nicole Williams
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsFootball glory. A giant diamond. A wandering eye.Jude and Lucy are happily engaged . . . but that doesn't mean life's a bed of roses.Once again, Jude and Lucy are torn apart by football training and a summer job that creates new tensions. This time Jude's the one with trust issues... -
From Now Until Infinity by Layne Harper
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEight years have passed since Colin and Caroline “Charlie” ended their college romance. A chance meeting reunited them confirming that time had not diminished their love for each other. Now, they have to turn their passionate reunion into a legitimate and sustainable relationship. Charlie’s medical practice is in Houston. Colin is the starting quarterback for Dallas... -
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Get Inked: A Pucked Series and Clipped Wings Crossover Novella by Helena Hunting
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen the itch for new ink takes over, NHL star Randy Ballistic commissions his trusted tattoo artist to design a new sleeve, and the rest of the PUCKED boys decide it’s time to commemorate their love of hockey with a team tattoo. But it can’t just be about the boys—the PUCKED girls want in on the action, too... -
Let Me Love You by Megan Smith
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWill their lives take them in different directions? Jaylinn McCormick is determined to forget that one terrifying night which left her feeling broken and tainted. There is one person who can make her whole again… but he is hell bent on keeping her at arm’s length. She has loved him her entire life but can she wait for him to step up to the plate? Cooper Cahill has loved Jaylinn for years... -
Only One Night by Natasha Madison
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsManning As captain of the Dallas Oilers, I was their leader on and off the ice. From the outside, it looked like I had the perfect life. I didn’t.I was married to a woman who refused to give me a divorce. All she wanted was the status title, and all I wanted was to be set free.It was supposed to be just another event, except it took a turn I didn’t see coming... -
Music of the Soul by Katie Ashley
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn Music of the Heart, an unexpected twist of fate caused Abby Renard to fall into womanizer Jake Slater’s bed. What started out as a small spark between the unlikely pair, grew into a deep and intense love. After a year-long engagement, the two have finally been able to set a wedding date. It’s off to Mexico for a destination ceremony on a private beach... -
The Crush by Karla Sorensen
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsYou 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... -
Stay With Me by Kristen Proby
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom New York Times Bestselling Author Kristen Proby comes Stay With Me, an all new addition to the series that has sold more than a million copies to date, her beloved With Me In Seattle Series! Amelia Montgomery has left her past behind her. With a beauty and fashion career that’s skyrocketing and a loving family around her, everything else is just junk in the rearview mirror... -
Swing by Adriana Locke
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsScrew 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... -
The Pilot and the Puck-Up: A Hockey / One Night Stand / Virgin Romantic Comedy by Pippa Grant
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsHe’s the biggest, baddest, most spider-fearing motherpucker on the ice… When you’re named after the king of the gods, the world expects certain things of you. Tough? Damn right. Smart? Don’t let the hockey uniform fool you. Large and in charge? Honey, I’m the biggest, baddest, mother pucking-est machine to ever own the ice. I shoot. I score. In and out of the rink... -
Tropical Ice by Kat Mizera
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGarrett “Hawk” Hawkins may be a bad boy in the rink but he doesn’t know what to do when he’s wrongly accused of on-ice misconduct. Given a five-game suspension by the NHL, he heads down to Mimosa Key to lay on the beach for a few days and get his head on straight—until he runs into a troubled beauty who happens to be the sister of his ex-teammate... -
Tense - Volume Two by Deborah Bladon
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe final volume of TENSE, a novel duet by New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author, Deborah Bladon. I couldn't have known how one man would change my entire life. When Nicholas Wolf came into my world, I knew it would never be the same again. I would never have predicted the turn it would take and how his influence could destroy everything I'd worked so hard for... -
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Up in the Air by Rebecca Sharp
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings—Channing— They say how far you go is directly correlated to how much you are willing to risk. As a snowboarder, I was used to risking a lot - specifically life and limb every time I flew down the mountain and into the air. This time though, I was risking it all. I’d already lost so much. Winning was all I had left. The truth? I hadn’t been invited to the X Games, but my brother had... -
Smart, Sexy and Secretive by Tammy Falkner
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsEmilyI'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... -
Fighting Dirty by Stacey Lynn
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Raleigh Rough Riders are back, and this time Super Bowl Quarterback Beaux Hale finds himself playing the most important game of his life. Every woman knows Beaux Hale is nothing but a player. Yet the first time he walks into Paige Halloway’s restaurant and flashes his sexy grin, she feels a heat between them spark. Too bad he opens his mouth and ruins it... -
Rush: The Season by Nicole Edwards
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsKingston 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... -
The Veteran by Olivia T. Turner
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFive years ago, I had the night of my life with Harris Sutton.Out of all the people in the bar, the famous hockey player chose me.He was in town for a game and when he left, he took my virginity with him.And he unknowingly left me with a souvenir.Five years later, my souvenir is my whole world.A five-year-old boy that I never told him about.Lucas.We’re happy and comfortable in our little life... -
The Friend Zone by Kristen Callihan
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsGray 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... -
Spiked by Love by Toni Aleo
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAllison Titov and Asher Brooks have been best friends their whole lives. Brought up together as part of the Assassins family, they might as well be related. But... Ally has never felt anything sisterly toward Asher.In love with Asher since she was a teen, Ally has gone pro at keeping her feelings a secret. It’s been easy.. -
Knox by Eve Jagger
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSexy. Famous. A player on and off the field. Cooper Knox has a body built for sex and sin, and he's my dirty little secret. He was supposed to be a one-night stand - but now he’s back in town, and he’s going to find out the truth. I’m his best friend’s little sister: off-limits and totally out of his league. We swore we’d stay away from each other. Our secret could destroy everything... -
Southern Player by Jessica Peterson
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsI’m looking for a hot hookup with no strings attached. And I want my older brother’s best friend to step up to the plate... My dating history is lame. My experiences in bed? Even lamer. As the owner of a thriving business, I’m used to calling the shots. But one place I don’t always want to be in charge is in the bedroom. Enter Luke Rodgers. My brother’s best friend... -
Fallen Crest Alternative Version by Tijan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThis book was originally written to be the sequel to Fallen Crest High. It was scrapped and not used. Fallen Crest Family was written instead as the number two book in the Fallen Crest Series. However; this version was posted on the author's page for free reading as a thank you to her readers. After reading what she posted, enough fans requested this story to be published so here it is... -
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Fallen Crest Christmas by Tijan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThis is a very very short novella consisting of one scene that has three parts, and an additional bonus scene. This was written to be a FREE gift to any Fallen Crest readers! And with that said, Happy Holidays from Tijan. (If it is not free, please refrain from purchasing. I am working on making it free... -
Running Away with You by Suzanne Sweeney
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRunning Away With You continues the journey of Juliette and Evan that began in “Running Back to You” and "Running Home to You". Juliette Fletcher’s life has been full of surprises ever since she began dating NFL superstar Evan “Big Mac” McGuire. He’s everything she could ever have wished for – strong and tender, and wrapped up in an exquisite package... -
Serenity by Rochelle Paige
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’d lived a privileged life, in the lap of luxury and surrounded by family. It had felt like I was on top of the world...until tragedy struck. My sense of loss felt bottomless, and I struggled with it every single day. Finding my path back into the light seemed impossible. But then I met Faith—she was smart, sexy, and out of my league even though she didn’t have a penny to her name... -
Fire and Ice by Jane Fox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBen: 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... -
Denim Diaries 1: 16 Going on 21 by Darrien Lee
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAnother great book in the Denim Dairies... -
Again by Miranda P. Charles
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter being dumped for glamorous women by past boyfriends, Amanda Payne is convinced she just doesn't have 'it'. So when she stumbles upon a hunky Connor Reid at a party she is forced to crash, she is more surprised than anyone when he ends up in her hotel room that night. But that fantastic experience turns into a hurtful situation the very next day... -
All In: Playing to Win by Lane Hart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsZack Bradford's ego is so big that it can barely be contained in the stadium where he plays professional football. The quarterback previously named Rookie of the Year and deemed the Sexiest Man Alive is on top of the world. Or at least he was, until he gets hit by a scandal that could end his career... -
Hollywood Ball by Annie Dyer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe plays to win; only she changed the rules....As Manchester Athletic’s record signing, I should be basking in the adoration of fans and enjoying the perks that come with the job.Only that’s never been my style. I keep a low profile and stay focused on doing my job.A chance one-night stand on my way back from the States is about as anonymous as I can make it... -
Rough Waters by Frankie Love
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEveryone thinks I’m sour but really, I’m just lonely.I’m twenty-four years old and have never been in love.How could I? I’m Lemon Rough -- a girl with five protective brothers who don’t believe any man in this town is good enough for me.For my birthday I’ve requested one thing -- alone time. I packed my car with books and wine for a solo trip at the family cabin on Stout Lake... -
His Cactus Flower (The May Flowers Series ) by Rebecca Gallo, Flirt Club
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGardener Not too long ago, I was known as the bad boy of golf -- famous for my exploits on and off the green. But with my career on the line, I've been working hard to repair my reputation ... until I cross paths with Dixie Bell. After one night with Hollywood's "It" girl, she’s got me thinking about more than just sinking my next putt... -
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Dangerous Curves by Eve London
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe fire between them is hot enough to melt the ice for this curvy girl and her hockey-playing hero.LailaMoving to Broken Bend, Texas to take care of my grandmother is a no brainer. Finding out she signed me up for a dating app without my permission almost sends me packing. Until I realize my date is the hulking hockey player I’ve been fantasizing about for days... -
Popping Her Hood by Ember Davis
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSARAHHaving everything in order and sticking to my routine is the way I cope with my past. It keeps the nightmares contained. I can’t let them out. I’m already scared enough of the shadows as it is. When I remember, they overtake my world.Which is why I call my family for help when I’m stranded on the side of the road and fear is stretching toward me and about to swallow me... -
Falling Hard by Nichole Rose
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe's a mystery she can't wait to solve.StellaOnce upon a time, Adrian Kane was a football legend.He now owns a small newspaper and writes romance novels.He never leaves his little slice of paradise.He's a mystery I'm dying to solve.I'm an annoyance he'd rather forget.Until I show up at his place during a fierce storm and fall right into his arms.Now, my job isn't the only thing on the line... -
Cocky Player by Stacey Lynn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLike most guys I have a type— she wasn’t mine.Not at all. The angelic beauty on the dance floor has innocence written all over her. But I can’t stay away. And when she runs from me, leaving me wanting more, I can’t get her out of my head.Turns out finding her won’t be too hard. My mystery virgin is the new marketing assistant for the Rough Riders Football team. And the owner’s daughter... -
Kick by Ali Dean
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBuzzing anticipation. Floating weightlessness. Adrenaline rush. All the best feelings wrapped into an emotional high that never gets old. I think I might be addicted to falling in love. When rising rock star Jack Kingston comes to play on our college campus, I think he’ll be just another fix... -
Shine With Me: A With Me In Seattle Novella by Kristen Proby
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Kristen Proby comes a new story in her With Me In Seattle series… Sabrina Harrison hates being famous. She walked away from show business, from the flashing bulbs and prying eyes years ago, and is happy in her rural Oregon home, dedicating her life to her non-profit. Until Hollywood calls, offering her the role of a lifetime...
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