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  • Finn Rhodes Forever by Stephanie Archer

    Finn Rhodes Forever by Stephanie Archer

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The guy who broke my heart is now an arrogant, too-hot firefighter… who’s hell-bent on getting me back. This summer, I have one goal: field work. I need it to finish my PhD. I never expected Finn Rhodes to offer help. He broke my heart twelve years ago, and now that he’s back in town, I want nothing to do with him. Finn wants one thing—me. We were inseparable as kids until everything changed...
  • Frat Wars: Master of Mayhem by Saxon James

    Frat Wars: Master of Mayhem by Saxon James

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Bro big or bro home. RobbieAs social chair of Sigma Beta Psi, I’m the life of the party. It’s what I’m known for, and if it’s not fun, I’m not interested, simple as that.I’m not someone who overthinks.So when one of my brothers hooks up with a dude from another frat house, it catches me off guard when I can’t stop thinking about them … together...
  • Epic: A Him Novella by Sarina Bowen, Elle Kennedy

    Epic: A Him Novella by Sarina Bowen, Elle Kennedy

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    They're back! Epic is a novella about your favorite hockey duo! Jamie and Wes are having a blast living and working in Toronto. Until a scout for another team swoops in to make one of them an offer that might complicate the life they've built together...
  • Vow Maker by Lily Morton

    Vow Maker by Lily Morton

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Dylan Mitchell wants to get married.However, after seven years of being engaged, that’s looking slightly doubtful. After going through ten wedding planners, they’re gaining a reputation somewhat akin to Henry the Eighth on the wedding circuit.Gabe has vetoed symbolic dove releases, forests of flowers, fire-eating performers, and puce as a wedding colour...
  • My Brother's Teammates by Rebel Bloom

    My Brother's Teammates by Rebel Bloom

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    My ex kicked me out on the night we were supposed to move in together.So now I'm crashing with my big bro and his trio of football titans.I've been Jason's nerdy little sister since forever.He's the quarterback heartthrob, and I'm the resident book hermit.But hold tight, 'cause life just threw a Hail Mary—I'm the new roomie...
  • My Kind of Perfect by Nikki Ash

    My Kind of Perfect by Nikki Ash

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From author Nikki Ash comes a roommates to lovers, single dad romance...GeorgiaI’m surrounded by love, yet have no one to call my own.But then Chase, my new roommate, is suddenly there.He could be the perfect guy for me, if he wasn’t nursing a broken heart.The more time I waste looking for love, the more I realize that what I want has been right in front of me all along...
  • Colin by Cora Rose

    Colin by Cora Rose

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    ColinI’ve devoted my life to my son, always putting his needs first, and honestly, I wouldn’t have it any other way. Becoming a father was the best decision I’ve ever made, but hell, single parenting is difficult. I’m so tired of holding everything together. I need a partner, someone to share my life with. I miss intimacy and passion...
  • 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...
  • Line Brawl by Bianca Sommerland

    Line Brawl by Bianca Sommerland

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Not all fights are one on one. In a team, no man should stand alone. ‘You can’t keep me.’ Shawn ‘Easy’ Pischlar has given his speech so often, it should be written on the white board in the Dartmouth Cobra’s locker room. Too many of his own teammates have heard the words. And the games he’s played are finally catching up to him...
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    athlete  family  lgbtq  mlm  sports  steamy  adult  book
  • Take a Chance on Me by Alexa Land

    Take a Chance on Me by Alexa Land

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Free-spirited ballet dancer Quinn is sure he made a terrible mistake by agreeing to be Duke’s roommate. The big cop is the most uptight person Quinn’s ever met, and both men begin driving each other crazy from day one. Before long though, an undeniable spark of attraction ignites between them...
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    family  friends-to-lovers  humor  lgbtq  mlm  sports  adult  book
  • 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...
  • Beautiful Hearts by Jax Calder

    Beautiful Hearts by Jax Calder

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Tim:I lost my husband three years ago. Since then I’ve survived by focusing on raising my daughter. Until I meet Jamie. He’s wrong for me for so many reasons. Too young. Too charming. Too beautiful. But he works at the school I teach at, and I can’t escape him even if I wanted to. As much as I try to resist, our connection is undeniable...
  • 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...
  • The New Guy by Sarina Bowen

    The New Guy by Sarina Bowen

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A new male/male hockey romance from 24-time USA Today bestseller Sarina Bowen!My name is Hudson Newgate, but my teammates call me New Guy.That was my nickname in Chicago, too. And Vancouver. That’s what happens when you keep getting traded. Brooklyn is my last chance, especially after my poor performance last season.But I can make this work...
  • Don't Let Me Break by Kelsie Rae

    Don't Let Me Break by Kelsie Rae

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Macklin and I are just friends.And even that's a stretch.He saw me at my most vulnerable, and now the guy's popping up left and right.Pretty sure it's because my friend is trying to set me up with him, but what do I know?It's not like I have much experience with guys.And he's...well, Macklin's older, much more experienced, and bluntly put?Way out of my league...
  • Learning Curve by N.R. Walker

    Learning Curve by N.R. Walker

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Cobey GreenThere I was, moving into the dorms at Franklin U, and not into the shared party house I’d lived in my freshman year. Last year had been all about football and parties, not schoolwork. Which was why my grades tanked, and why I was one failed class away from being kicked off the team.Why I needed to live on campus, and find myself a tutor...
  • Written at Randy's by Katherine McIntyre

    Written at Randy's by Katherine McIntyre

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    An adorkable author and an outgoing club kid as roommates only results in one thing—shenanigans! And of course, love.Love beyond the binary, serving up low angst trans romances at Randy's DinerWritten at Randy’s is a low angst M/X roommates to lovers romance between a reclusive trans male author and a life of the party bigender club kid that reads as a standalone...
  • Now's the Time by Harlow James

    Now's the Time by Harlow James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “Let me experience all of you tonight, Penelope…since this is all that we get.”That was the agreement between me and Maddox Taylor, the NFL’s most notorious playboy and mega-talented quarterback who happened to be out in California for one night—one night in which I broke all of my rules and gave in to the undeniable attraction I felt for the man...
  • Man Splain by Vanessa Vale

    Man Splain by Vanessa Vale

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It's literally my job to make sure everything goes to plan. I'm really f-ing good at it. But when the beautiful coffee shop owner refuses a corporate loan to keep her business afloat solely because we had a slightly-drunk quickie, it makes me crazy. Insane. Frustrated. Turned on. Especially when I discover the stubborn woman chooses instead to be a cam girl to pay her bills...
  • The Fall Out by Jenni Bara

    The Fall Out by Jenni Bara

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Let me tell the story of how I fell in love with a woman who had no idea that we were even dating. The ridiculousness started when she stole my beer, and trust me, my grumpy self doesn’t normally share. But somehow, Avery Wilson is the exception to every one of my many rules.Unfortunately, I’m not hers...
  • When I'm with You by Samantha Brinn

    When I'm with You by Samantha Brinn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The first time I saw Julie Parker, the gorgeous, brilliant, sharp tongued lawyer knocked the wind right out of me.The second time I saw Julie Parker, our eyes met across a football field.The third time I saw Julie Parker, we had a *moment* and I was certain she was meant to be mine.The fourth time I saw Julie Parker, she was struggling...
  • Perfect Praise by Grace Pearce

    Perfect Praise by Grace Pearce

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Maren and Locke both exist in the same world of professional golf—he's the number one player in the world while she just takes his picture.Never mind that Locke unintentionally leads the press to believe that he and Maren are dating, because when she confronts him, he couldn't care less...
  • Relief Pitcher by Lee Blair

    Relief Pitcher by Lee Blair

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I thought I was helping him get his groove back. Turns out he’s helping me fall in love.TylerI have one rule when it comes to matters of my one and done. Consensually, of course. Fun with no complicated romantic feelings. Not that I’m built to experience those, anyway.After my car breaks down on a remote road, I follow a lumbersnack back to his creepy cabin for the cell service...
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    mlm  lgbtq  sports  forced-proximity  grief  steamy  multi-pov  romance
  • Wedlocked by Cambria Hebert

    Wedlocked by Cambria Hebert

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It’s no secret that, over the past couple years, Elite has been through it. For real, when I look around, I think, Two billion years of evolution for this?But even with the heaping pile of crazy tossed at us on the regular, we still have each other’s backs and are stronger than ever. With Westbrook’s winter break coming up, it’s time Elite got their relax on...
  • Face Offs & Cheap Shots by Eden Finley, Saxon James

    Face Offs & Cheap Shots by Eden Finley, Saxon James

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    JACOBS For the last three years, I’ve lived and breathed hockey with one goal: team captain.There’s only one thing standing in my way. TJ Beckett.Beck is irresponsible and immature, and I’ve hated him since the moment we met freshman year.Yet, the coaches see something in him I obviously can’t, and they refuse to choose between us...
  • Tigers on the Way by Sean Kennedy

    Tigers on the Way by Sean Kennedy

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sequel to Tigers on the Run Documentary producer Simon and ex-footballer Declan are taking some big steps toward a lasting life together. They’ve bought a house, and they’ll need it for the family they plan to start. Their friend, Nyssa, has made the generous offer to be their surrogate, and Declan couldn’t be more excited about the idea of a baby...
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    athlete  family  humor  lgbtq  mlm  sports  adult  book
  • Rule Breaker by Stacey Lynn

    Rule Breaker by Stacey Lynn

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Spending the night in jail isn’t exactly how I planned to spend Christmas, but I’ve had worse holidays… Now that I’m out, it’s time to accept my real punishment. Coaching ten-year-old terrors on the ice, in my non-existent free time. My Coach thinks it’d be good for me. Remind me where I came from. He should know I’ve tried every day of my life for the last ten years to forget...
  • Hat Trick by R.J. Scott, V.L. Locey

    Hat Trick by R.J. Scott, V.L. Locey

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Stan Lyamin has seen many of his dreams come true. He’s found his soulmate, loves Noah like his own, hoisted the Cup, and has his Mama living with him in his new country. But his fantasies of a loud, loving, madcap home overflowing with childish laughter linger...
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    athlete  children  family  humor  lgbtq  mlm  multi-pov  sports
  • The Has-Been and the Hot Mess by Isabel Jordan

    The Has-Been and the Hot Mess by Isabel Jordan

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Her job is to resurrect his image. Falling for him is not part of the plan...Kendall Quinn is a PR goddess. Meanwhile, her love life is a complete mess. So, when her latest romantic disaster leaves her jobless and homeless, it's time to take drastic measures. And that means dragging a grumpy, has-been rock star kicking and screaming back into the limelight. The job will be easy...
  • Dash: Rushing the Play by Kayley Loring, Connor Crais

    Dash: Rushing the Play by Kayley Loring, Connor Crais

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    #99 Dash Taylor. Rookie defensive end for the Boston Tomcats. 285 pounds of fast-twitch muscle. Nickname: Big D.I’ve been sacking quarterbacks since junior high and causing trouble since I was born.My college coach thinks I have a bad attitude, so he makes me take ballet lessons as punishment. If I don’t turn things around on the field next season, he’ll bench me...
  • Best of Three by Erin Nicholas

    Best of Three by Erin Nicholas

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She’s known for getting in over her head—and having a great time doing it. She’s aware her shenanigans rub her brother’s sexy friend the wrong way, but getting a rise out of the arrogant surgeon is one of her favorite pastimes. Women are carefully compartmentalized in his life—to his bedroom. Women who don’t mind his take-charge tendencies...
  • Family Rules by Jacki James

    Family Rules by Jacki James

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Justin had three simple rules for dating: No co-workers, no repeats, and absolutely no men with kids. He was happy with those rules. And no one had ever tempted him to break them. Until a night on the prowl had him crossing paths with an adorably geeky accountant. Mark spent the last year being the best dad possible to his little girl while enjoying life as an openly gay man for the first time...
  • Goaltender Interference by Brigham Vaughn

    Goaltender Interference by Brigham Vaughn

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The last thing Connor O’Shea needs is more complications … After too much celebrating at his brother’s wedding, Connor wakes up next to cocky Toronto goaltender Jesse Webber—pro hockey’s reigning f*ckboy. With three kids and a failed marriage under his belt, Connor might be ready to admit he’s attracted to men, but that doesn’t mean his life has to change...
  • The Underdog by Briar Prescott

    The Underdog by Briar Prescott

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Anders:There once was a guy who told a little white lie. That didn’t turn out so well. I would know. I’m the guy.Once upon a time, I told my brother and sister that my dream was to do a triathlon. I never expected them to sign me up for one! Now I’m forced to deal with my very cantankerous personal trainer. Wells Montgomery is an angry, rude, judgmental bastard...
  • Let Your Hearts Be Light by Fae Quin

    Let Your Hearts Be Light by Fae Quin

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A stranger is just someone you haven’t been forced to spend Christmas with yet.Baxter: As a 42-year-old single father the last thing I expected before Christmas was for my daughter to sign me up for a community matchmaking event...
  • Extra Credit by Sarina Bowen

    Extra Credit by Sarina Bowen

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Three novellas, including all new Ivy Years fun! BLONDE DATE: A nervous sorority girl, a mean fraternity prank and an adorkable basketball player with a heart of gold. Blonde Date follows Katie and Andy’s first blind date… STUDLY PERIOD: One hunky hockey player with a language barrier. Plus one awkward English tutor with a big crush...
  • The Loner by Riley Hart

    The Loner by Riley Hart

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    DeclanAs a founding member of The Vers, a queer podcast I host with my three best friends, I’m The Loner—quieter than the others, and except for them, I don’t let myself get too close to people. Most of them just let you down anyway, or maybe it’s just that something about me chases people away.Infrequent, no-strings-attached hookups have always worked for me...
  • A Lifetime Kissing You by Riley Hart

    A Lifetime Kissing You by Riley Hart

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    CharlesI have a great family, a successful career, and never struggle to find the company of a man when I want it, and I do—often. The loss of my brother years ago is the one dark spot in an otherwise perfect life. But at forty-three, my world suddenly feels emptier than it should. Something’s missing...
  • Don't You Dare by C.E. Ricci

    Don't You Dare by C.E. Ricci

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    It was never meant to be more than a dare.A party game. A dare. A single kiss.That’s all it took to flip my world upside down.I’ve always classified myself as straight, and as far as I can tell, so has he.I didn’t think one kiss would change that, but I was so wrong.Now, I can’t stop thinking about him. In all the ways I shouldn’t.My best friend.Aspen...
  • Playing Offside by Jax Calder

    Playing Offside by Jax Calder

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Falling for the guy whose starting spot you're after? Never a good idea.Aiden Jones, aka the Ice King, is one of the best rugby players in the world. He got there by working hard and sacrificing a lot, including denying a large part of himself. But there’s plenty of time to be the poster boy for gay rugby players after he retires...
  • Luke by Cora Rose

    Luke by Cora Rose

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    They say love comes from the most unexpected places; I found mine hiding in my bushes from the cops.My life before Luke was a carefully structured routine. It was predictable and organized, just the way I like it. Some would call it boring, but I call it smart self-preservation, and if there’s one thing that could threaten to bring it all crashing down, it’s Luke van Beek...
  • Presidential Chaos by Saxon James

    Presidential Chaos by Saxon James

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Two houses. Two Presidents. One hell of a happy ending. Zeke Being President of a frat house means everything is on my shoulders.Idiot brothers, epic pranks, a list of organizational duties long enough to make my eyes bleed.None of it fazes me.But senior year is almost over, and I’m ready to take a step back.Until the hazing rumors start...
  • Glove Save by Teagan Hunter

    Glove Save by Teagan Hunter

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    I’ve been told I’m the grumpiest goalie in the league, and that may be the case, but who cares when I’m also killing it this season? The Carolina Comets are currently on a record-breaking run, and I intend to keep it that way.This means the last thing I need is distractions, but my mother didn’t get that memo...
  • Poetry On Ice by Jesse H. Reign

    Poetry On Ice by Jesse H. Reign

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    I can’t tell if we’re fighting…or flirting?Being traded to the Seattle Vipers has left me with mixed feelings. On the one hand, they’re my team, the team I’ve loved and supported since I was a kid, but on the other hand, he’s here. Him. Ant Decker. Infamous NHL bad boy. Right wing to my left. A man who’s made it his sole purpose in life to be better than me...
  • Playing Games by Riley Hart

    Playing Games by Riley Hart

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    BraxTyson Langley thinks the king in Franklin University Kings is in reference to him. Star lacrosse player and God’s gift to the female and male population, there’s nothing the spoiled jock can’t have.It’s impossible for us to be in the same room without talking crap to each other. But I also have a secret… As much as I despise Ty, I want him too...
  • Unnecessary Roughness by Rheland Richmond, Emerson Beckett

    Unnecessary Roughness by Rheland Richmond, Emerson Beckett

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jackson Kincaid When my best friend, Allison, died in a car accident, I suddenly became the parent of my ten-year-old godson. How was I supposed to play football for the Portland Pirates and be a full-time single dad? Adjusting is the name of the game. But thanks to my friends, and Simon, the team doctor, we'll heal and make it through...
  • Legend by Isla Olsen, Willow Thomas

    Legend by Isla Olsen, Willow Thomas

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    TomLegend of the Game. That’s me, apparently. I suppose it’s meant to be a compliment, but to me it just sounds like one of those labels people slap on you when you’re on your way out. Legend. Stalwart. Dinosaur. It all sounds the same to me.I’ve been in the Premier League for over twenty years and I’m not ready to leave...
  • UnConVentional Kiss by Katherine McIntyre, K.C. Carmine

    UnConVentional Kiss by Katherine McIntyre, K.C. Carmine

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    One Comic-Con. One chance encounter. One kiss that changes everything.BeckI never claimed to be easy to love. My steady stream of ex-girlfriends is proof positive, and my anxiety pretty much confirms I’ll be alone for the rest of my life. No matter who I date, I can’t ever feel completely myself.At least until I met Cay, who’s bright, charming, and captures my attention from the start...
  • Come Closer to Me by Christie Gordon

    Come Closer to Me by Christie Gordon

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A man crushing on his brother’s best friend. Another man who’s afraid to love. When all is laid bare, can love triumph over fear?Axel SandstromI’m the lead guitar player in a punk-pop band and I get hit on a lot. But I’ve got a big problem—a crush on my older brother’s best friend, Remy.Of course, he’s straight.So instead of having him, I’ve become the king of hookups...
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