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The Risk by Elle Kennedy, Teddy Hamilton
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsA 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...Categorized as:
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Perfectly Toxic by C.M. Owens
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBELLA 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... -
Surrender by Amy Daws
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsOne night of complete surrender is all it takes. Gareth Harris is Manchester Unitedโs 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... -
Misadventures of a College Girl by Lauren Rowe
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratings***MISADVENTURES ARE STANDALONE ROMANCES THAT CAN BE READ IN ANY ORDER*** Straitlaced freshman Zooey Cartwright has arrived at UCLA determined to have a heck of a lot more fun in college than she did in high school. Whatโs the first item on Zooeyโs agenda before classes start in two days? Losing her pesky V card... -
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Team Player 2: A Sports Anthology by Charleigh Rose, Ella Fox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMuscular football players. Passionate tennis pros. Sexy soccer stars. All sorts of alpha hotties, on the field and off. Have no fear! The team is back again, and this time...it's thicker. You'll get your sports romance fix with brand-new stories from eleven bestselling authors. Need one last summer fix? Dive into this anthology... -
Playing For Keeps: #UofJ Book 3 (U of J) by Alley Ciz
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratings@๐จ๐ผ๐ณ๐๐ฐ๐ญ๐ญ: ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฐ๐๐ณ๐ณ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐บ๐ถ๐ . #๐๐๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐๐๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ #๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ช๐ถ๐๐ต๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ #๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐.๐ ๐ฒ: six foot five, two hundred and fifty pounds, collegiate football player. Protected by my pint-sized girlfriend. Comical. Ridiculous. ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ก...Categorized as:
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Do You Dare? by Lylah James
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhat happens when a dare goes too far?Maddox Coulter. Reckless bad boy. Infamous playboy. My nemesis. And now my best friend.I know he'll never leave me hanging. He knows I'll never refuse a dare. Everywhere we go we turn heads, but it's not like that.Until it is.For one of us, anyway.I've always known he would be my downfall. But I trusted him to catch me.He proved me wrong...Categorized as:
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This Is Wild by Natasha Madison
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom 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 didnโt 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 Devastation You Reap by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsUSA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author Tracy Lorraine brings you a new dark bully college romance within her Maddison Kings world. For years I've kept my secrets.Kept the darkest, most twisted parts of myself buried from everyone around me... -
Black Flag by Shey Stahl
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen 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, itโs either fight, or give in... -
Made For Me by Natasha Madison
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom 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 Iโm back... -
Kiss Me Tonight by Maria Luis
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI had it all. The Super Bowl rings. The hot shot TV gig. Then I got fired. Now Iโm living in middle-of-nowhere Maine, playing assistant coach to the woman of my nightmares. Did I mention that she and her son are my new neighbors? If you talk to the locals, theyโll tell you Aspen Levi is the queen of high school football... -
Player by Natalie Rios
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCocky. Player. A**hole. Without a doubt, Theo Montgomery is the university's most promising student athlete โ and itโs biggest player. Confident, charming, and handsome as sin, there isnโt a single girl at Carlton University whoโs immune to this quarterback. Except Allie. โ Smart. Driven. Sassy. Make no mistake, Allie Perez canโt stand jocks...Categorized as:
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The Strike Out by Meghan Quinn
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIt 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 didnโt match.Yet all it took was one day. One single day to change her mind.She wasnโt planning to spend her day off with me.She wasnโt supposed to fall for my charm... -
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Fraternize by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsEmerson just made her dream come true as a professional cheerleader for her favorite pro football team. But even though the plus-size athlete is breaking down boundaries, she still has to contend with the massive rulebook. Carbs? Nope. Chocolate? Definitely not. Still, Emerson loves her curves, and sheโll rock the hell out of this job even if it kills her... -
Fearless King by Maya Hughes
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMy first crush. My first heartbreak. My brotherโs best friend. The butterflies in my stomach turned into full blown eagles the second our lips touched. A kiss under the stars that changed our relationship forever. After a lifetime of wishing, I stared up into Fordโs eyes with his fingers caressing my cheek and my heart racing. The evening ended with my heart bleeding on the ballroom floor...Categorized as:
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The Assassins Series by Toni Aleo
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNow all four novels and the companion novella are together in one canโt-miss eBook bundle: ย TAKING SHOTSTRYING TO SCOREEMPTY NETFALLING FOR THE BACKUPBLUE LINES ย The Assassins may be the hottest things on two legs and ice skates, but when the gloves come off, the chiseled men of this Nashville NHL team will do anything for the women they love: A reformed bad boy helps a charming, willful beauty... -
Making His Play by Mari Carr
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAlex has a big name in hockey, famous for his stick skillsโon and off the ice. But heโs also got a freckle-faced female problem. He took his sisterโs tomboy best friend, Charley, to a Vegas wedding to cheer her up after a bad breakup.Too much champagne later and heโs waking up with Charley in his bed and his ring on her finger. And the crazy part isโฆMrs. Alex Stone has a nice ring to it... -
Riptide by Kathryn Nolan
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAvery Dacosta never expected to find a protester in front of her office.Especially not now, when sheโs this close to achieving a professional milestone years in the making: building a luxury hotel on Playa Vieja, San Diegoโs untouched beach paradise.Finn Travis, local surfer and all-around nice guy, never expected to find himself the leader of Playa Viejaโs resistance... -
Shopping for a Highlander by Julia Kent
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIโm a professional chickenblocker.Except โchickenโ is a euphemism.I get paid to follow a womanizing troglodyte who thinks rules are for other people and that my pants are the next pair heโs getting into.Dream on.Bet your first professional job didnโt involve babysitting an extremely hot, muscle-bound Scottish Highlander with an ego the size of a kilt and a libido bigger than hisโฆwellโฆChicken... -
The Casanova Experience by Mickey Miller
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsChandler: It was supposed to be just sex. Thoroughly satisfying, mind-blowing, sweaty, animalistic love making. Just a week, though. We both agree to the no strings attached arrangement. I give Amy the best week of her life, show her what itโs like to be with a real man. And since sheโs my old best friend, I go a step further and give her the full Casanova Experience... -
Clash by Cora Brent
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTAYLOR Iโm that poor little rich girl whose silver spoon was snatched right out of her pretty mouth. I lost everything. Now my everyday reality includes sleeping in my car and dining on whatever clearance food I can purchase with spare change. But my issues donโt end there. My nightmare family is hot on my heels and demanding something I donโt have. They wonโt give up until I crack...Categorized as:
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Almost Perfect by Jessica Prince
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDevon McMillon wasn't looking for a knight in shining armor. She didn't need a man to rescue her or take care of her. She just wanted someone who would treat her as an equal and love her for who she was. Unfortunately, even in a city as big as Manhattan, finding a guy who wasn't intimidated by a strong-minded, slightly outspoken woman was proving harder than expected... -
Lucky Bastard by Kaylee Ryan
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEmma 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.Heโs arrogant and demanding and doesnโt take a hint. Landon Barker, the quarterback for the Hermosa Beach Trojans, is a player on and off of the field. Heโs got his sights set on me as his next play, but I see right through him... -
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Swing and a Mishap by Tara Sivec
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsโHawks fans still in shock after centerfielder, Shepherd Oliver, sustained season-ending injury last night in the 5th inning of the playoffs against Chicago.โTwo years ago, I was a pretty big deal. I thought I had it all, until a blast from my past popped up on my social media feed, keeping my ego in check and reminding me how basic I am. Except sassy Wren Bennett isnโt just a blast from my past...Categorized as:
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My Lucky #13 by Piper Rayne
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLucky.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 havenโt scored in eight games and my team owner is talking about trading me. Iโve never believed in superstitions. Never needed one. I suppose I was โluckyโ in that way. But now the best way to refer to me is desperate...Categorized as:
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Writing the Rules by Mariah Dietz
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPoppy Anderson was nailing her sophomore year at Brighton University. She liked her classes, had the greatest best friend, and was finally ready to start dating again. Or she was โฆ until her ex, Mike, transferred to Brighton and started exchanging long stares and inside jokes that Poppy thought heโd forgotten.Paxton Lawson was long ago labeled โThe Golden Boy... -
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. Youโre serious. Committed. Unstoppable. As a wide receiver, itโs a term Iโm all too familiar with. Itโs who I am, at least when it comes to my career. For the past decade, football has been the only thing Iโve allowed myself to commit to... -
The Crush by Karla Sorensen
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsYou know that girl from your past that you canโt 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?Thatโs Adaline Wilder for me.Nothing came before football. Not in college, and not in my five years in the pros... -
Off Limits by Chelle Sloan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsProfessional football has an actual rulebook, but itโs the unwritten rules that come with the harshest consequences.The biggest one of all: donโt date your teammateโs sister. And if you do, donโt you dare fall in love with her.I never meant to fall, but when it comes to Brenna Donald, I never stood a chance. Sheโs everything Iโm not--a light-hearted wild child who shines brighter than the sun... -
Hail Mary: An Enemies-to-Lovers Roommate Sports Romance by Kandi Steiner
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsLeo F*cking Hernandez.North Boston Universityโs star running back, notorious bachelor, and number one on my people I would murder if I could get away with it list.And now?Heโs my new roommate.I used to think I loved him.But that was before I hated him.He doesnโt 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
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIโve loved her since we were ten years old, when she almost died in my arms. Dramatic? Not at all. I almost lost Joanne once, itโs not happening again. Thing is, sheโs a scared little butterfly, living in a cocoon of her own making. Itโs time for her to spread her wings. And her legs. Scandalous? Hell no. She wants it as bad as I do. Iโm not the only one dreaming about it all day... -
Outta My League by Ali Parker, Weston Parker
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe way she looks, smells, laughs is killing me.I fell in love with my sisterโs best friend. To top it all off, sheโs brilliant. And Iโm failing Chemistry.Of course, when I get her help, sheโs laidback about it. Charming and helpful as always, like she doesnโt know how much I want her. Iโve got to play it cool and let her see a different side of me...Categorized as:
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Dirty Curve by Meagan Brandy
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsYou know how in college thereโs that one guy everyone wants to be?Thatโs me.ย Iโm the top dog.ย The number one.ย The big man on campus.Some say those things are solid wins.ย My new tutor would disagree.ย My title means nothing to her.ย My status lost on her.ย And now my mind? That sucker is stuck on her...Categorized as:
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Tussle by Jacob Chance
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsโWhy havenโt we had sex?โ When Jesse Gunn, one of the biggest stars of World Class Wrestling, voiced that million dollar question, yet again, I was stunned. After turning him down countless times, I thought eventually he'd give up. Unexpectedly thrown together for a work project, my mind went to places Iโd never allowed... -
Ice Prince by Nichole Rose
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen life spins wildly out of control, a bossy hockey star and a curvy maid will find foreverโฆor 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... -
Air Kiss: A Running on Air Novella by L.H. Cosway
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLeanne Simmons and Callum Davidson are complete opposites. As soon as they meet they know they wonโt get along. However, for the sake of their TV show they agree to put their differences aside, but itโs not as easy as they think. For one, thereโs the unexplainable physical attraction they canโt seem to shake. And for two, everything out of their mouths seems to rub the other the wrong way...Categorized as:
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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 youโre at the top, you can find yourself back at rock bottom... -
Scoring the Quarterback by S.M. Soto
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLuke Caldwell has three abhorrent qualities to him: 1) Heโs a pig-headed jock. 2) Heโs a grade A asshole with the biggest, overbearing ego. 3) Heโs a manwhore. These three qualities alone shouldโve had me running for the hills. I tried to steer clear of him, I really did, but it was an impossible feat... -
Coming Full Circle (the Pembrooke series) by Jessica Prince
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe knew what it was like to feel unwanted. At an early age Eliza Anderson learned a very hard lesson. Sometimes the people who are supposed to love you the most are the ones that cause you the most pain. She learned to guard herself, hesitating to let anyone close for fear of feeling that rejection all over again... -
Team Player by Adriana Locke, Charleigh Rose
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHot 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 mostโsports heroes. We bet youโll love this thick โฆ book. The bad news? The men in these novellas donโt actually exist...Categorized as:
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Looking To Score: #UofJ Book 1- An Enemies-to-Lovers Romantic Comedy Sports Romance (U of J) by Alley Ciz
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLooking To ScoreRelease Date: September 9th, 2020@๐จ๐ผ๐ณ๐๐ฐ๐ญ๐ญ: ๐ช๐ต๐ผโ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐ถ๐ฟ๐น?#๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต#๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐น๐ป๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐๐.Football God. Ladies Man. Campus Celebrity.Guys want to be me and girls want to bed me.Commitment? Whatโs that?Then I saw โ๐๐โtiny, gorgeous and oh soโฆ๐ ๐๐ก๐...Categorized as:
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Misadventures of a Rookie by Toni Aleo
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWinning has always come naturally for stud ice hockey defenseman Gus โthe Busโ Persson. On the ice or off, heโs never had any trouble scoring, racking up goalsโand girls. As the best player in his rookie class and the number-one draft pick of the Malibu Suns, heโs taking his game to the next level and is justifiably full of swagger... -
Kiss Hard by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh brings you a sinfully playful contemporary romance between two sworn enemies turned partners in crime . . . Daniel Esera is a young god on the rugby field, a sexy and charming man who's got the world at his feet. There's just one problem: his sudden potent attraction to his number one nemesis--Catie River. No. Just no. Not happening...Categorized as:
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Fair Catch by Kandi Steiner
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAs if things arenโt already tough enough as the only girl on a college football team, Coach had to go and assign Zeke Collins as my roommate.โฃโฃโฃโฃA cocky kick returner and my brotherโs best friend who should have been ripped of that title years ago, heโs as infuriating as he is undeniably sexy.โฃโฃโฃโฃI hate him, and for good reason โ reason I wonโt ever let him forget...Categorized as:
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Shameless by Michelle Horst
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom International Bestseller Michelle Horst, comes a new, sexy standalone novel in the Enemies To Lovers series. RHETT Evie Cole . She's the one person I can't figure out. People say they love you, but what they really mean is that they love how you make them feel about themselves, or what they can take from you...Categorized as:
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Hit the Spot by J. Daniels
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author J. Daniels brings us the next book in her Dirty Deeds series. Is this love or just a game? Tori Rivera thinks Jamie McCade is rude, arrogant, and worst of all . . . the sexiest man she's ever laid eyes on. His reputation as a player is almost as legendary as his surfing skills... -
Come Undone by Penny Dee
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJAKE Sheโs annoying and tenacious.And so damn beautiful itโs distracting.Sheโs also my new agent. And even though I donโt want a new agent, Mackenzie Eden is pretty determined to be mine.Did I mention sheโs annoying?So of course I get snowed in with her at my grandfathers logged cabin. For four days.Four long, secluded, hot daysโฆMACKENZIEIโve never met anyone so damn stubborn in my life... -
Intermission by Lisa Suzanne
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIโm in love with two men. Iโm 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... -
Out of Bounds by J.H. Croix
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGame on. Iโm a player. In more ways than one. I love women and they love me. The second I lay eyes on Zoe, I know I want her. Like mad. Sheโs nothing but curves, but she hides them behind her oh-so-proper clothes. That only makes me want her moreโand Iโm used to getting what I want. Problem isโฆsheโs supposed to get me out of a bit of a legal jam. My attorney is a definite no-no...
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