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Takedown by Nikki Ash
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMila Pregnant and married at the young age of eighteen, I settled into my life not knowing there could ever be more. Until Mason, with his sexy smirk and magnetic baby blue eyes. With a single look and a few words, he made me feel sexy and alive. But as quickly as he came into my life, he was gone, leaving me wanting more... -
![Flash Point by Lani Lynn Vale]()
Flash Point by Lani Lynn Vale
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMasen Crisfield fell in love with Booth Jones when she was sixteen years old. Booth was the love of her life. The rock she needed to get her through the day. Then she rips his heart out while he’s deployed, leaving him wondering just what he’d done to warrant something so severe as a breakup that neither of them wanted... -
![Eyes Turned Skyward by Rebecca Yarros]()
Eyes Turned Skyward by Rebecca Yarros
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsSince her sister's death, twenty-year-old Paisley Donovan, who shares her sister’s heart condition, is treated like delicate glass by her parents. But nothing will stop her from completing her Bucket List—even if it kills her. And it almost does, until Jagger Bateman pulls her from the ocean and breathes more than air into her lungs—he sets her soul on fire... -
![Whisper of Love by Melanie Shawn]()
Whisper of Love by Melanie Shawn
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsStand-alone Whisper Lake romance, complete with HEA—and plenty of heat and heart along the way! There is a thin line between love and hate. For Allison Walsh, that line was a tightrope hanging a hundred feet in the air, with no safety net to catch her if--or when--she fell. Ali was barely treading water after losing her big brother, who was her hero and best friend... -
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![Archer by Haley Jenner]()
Archer by Haley Jenner
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsArcher Dean taught me how it feels to be loved. Really loved. The happily ever after, fairy-tale type love. But he also taught me what real heartbreak was. He ripped away my happiness, took it from me without a backward glance. He left me alone and broken with no idea how to rebuild. No fight left in me to want to. Annabelle Edwards was a light in my world of darkness... -
![First by Kimberly Stedronsky Adams]()
First by Kimberly Stedronsky Adams
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt was 1990, and we were tying yellow ribbons around old oak trees. And we were waiting. The time I’d spent with Grant Butler was stolen. Each moment between us only fueled our need for each other. He was older, and forbidden by my parents. And then he was gone. Grant wrote to me from Saudi Arabia, and in his very first letter, he asked me to marry him... -
![Fighting the Fall by J.B. Salsbury]()
Fighting the Fall by J.B. Salsbury
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe toughest fighters aren’t created in the octagon but are born of necessity. When life delivers blow after punishing blow, you fight back or get destroyed. Eve Dawson has had her fill of bad luck. A string of unhealthy relationships has left her angry, bitter, and frustrated. She’s given up on being happy and settles for content... -
![Fighting Shadows by Aly Martinez]()
Fighting Shadows by Aly Martinez
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsI come from a family of fighters. I always thought I’d follow in their shadows, becoming unstoppable in the ring. That changed the day I saved the life of a woman I loved, but could never have.My brother hailed me as a hero, and my reward was a wheelchair.Paralyzed, my life became an inescapable nightmare.Until I met her... -
![Repentance: The Story of Kace Haywood by Meghan Quinn]()
Repentance: The Story of Kace Haywood by Meghan Quinn
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEvery choice you make in life comes with a consequence, which dictates the outcome of your future. I was once on top, I was living the life I dreamt of, I had everything I could possibly hope for. I was happy, satisfied, content…until one night. One off day. One moment in time I wish I could take back. My biggest regret... -
![Unleashed by Scott Hildreth]()
Unleashed by Scott Hildreth
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRIPP - I've never backed down from a fight in my life, and I'm not about to start now. My only concern is that this battle is not in the boxing ring. It's in the courtroom. VEE - Ripp may be undefeated in the ring, but he's not in the ring any longer. He killed a man and is facing life in prison... -
![Fighting for Honor by J.B. Salsbury]()
Fighting for Honor by J.B. Salsbury
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNew York Times and USA Today Bestselling author JB Salsbury brings her Fighting series to Harper Sloan’s Hope Town in Fighting for Honor. UFL fighter Caleb hasn’t been to Hope Town since he was eighteen. His next big fight takes place in Atlanta and the serene lakefront home from his childhood is the perfect place to train without distractions... -
![Uncaged Love #4: MMA New Adult Contemporary Romance by J.J. Knight]()
Uncaged Love #4: MMA New Adult Contemporary Romance by J.J. Knight
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Ultimate Betrayal An MMA fighter rescues a girl with powerful raw talent of her own in UNCAGED LOVE, an erotic, romantic suspense series. **Contains mature content, ages 17+** With Colt and Jo working as a team, they are unstoppable. Colt’s manager puts him back in line for the MMA title fight. Jo’s own career takes off as she prepares for her second match... -
![Uncaged Love #5: MMA New Adult Contemporary Romance by J.J. Knight]()
Uncaged Love #5: MMA New Adult Contemporary Romance by J.J. Knight
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen happily ever after means the fight of your life The dramatic conclusion to the bestselling erotic suspense series featuring MMA fighters Colt and Jo. Colt’s ability to ever fight MMA again is in jeopardy after suffering injuries in a near-deadly street brawl... -
![Bucking Bear by Izzy Sweet, Sean Moriarty]()
Bucking Bear by Izzy Sweet, Sean Moriarty
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSometimes, the biggest fights of your life are the ones outside the ring. Grace They call Max "Bear" for a reason. He's enormous and hairy, and not someone you want to mess with -- in the ring or out of it. But he's wonderful with my daughter and he makes me feel like a queen. Things were great until my baby daddy started causing trouble... -
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![Fighting Fate (Fighting Series) by J.B. Salsbury]()
Fighting Fate (Fighting Series) by J.B. Salsbury
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratings***BONUS CONTENT: The first two chapters of JB Salsbury's stand alone novel SPLIT included!Axelle’s broken.I live to hold her together.Killian McCreery only has two dreams . . .Fight for the UFL.And Axelle.He’s watched her give her time and her body to men who don’t deserve to breathe her air... -
![Incinerate by Tessa Teevan]()
Incinerate by Tessa Teevan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsKnox and Charlotte's story. When Knox Wellington opens the door to Charlie Davenport, he's not expecting the fiery brunette with whiskey colored eyes and a feisty personality. Sparks fly immediately, even though their initial meeting is nothing but hostile... -
![Jax by Lane Hart]()
Jax by Lane Hart
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMMA Middleweight World Champion, Jackson "Jax" Malone has just entered the fight of his life. Known for his viciousness in the cage, and his playboy ways out of it, Jax is arrested and charged with a brutal rape. The thought of spending decades in prison is one of the few things that actually scares the shit out of this cocky fighter... -
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Thorn by Chloe Walsh
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIs it possible to love the one who broke you? A fighter with a chip on his shoulder. A woman with a grudge to settle. He is her greatest weakness. She is his ultimate opponent. He is the one person to break through her defenses. She is the one person who can bring him to his knees. Thorn – when love and hate collide, it ignites a love affair to last a lifetime... -
![Rampage by Brittany Crowley]()
Rampage by Brittany Crowley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAshlyn Pregnant and alone is never where I saw myself in life. Shit happens and you have to roll with it. He made his choice, and it kills me each time I see him living his new life. But what if things aren't really as they appear? What if I can still have a happily ever after? Josh You know that guy, the one that screws up his whole life over a stupid decision? Yeah, that's me... -
![Sacrifice by Adriana Locke]()
Sacrifice by Adriana Locke
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsUSA Today Bestselling novelMy life changed forever the night my husband died. I was left with a shattered heart, a heap of bills, and our daughter, EVERLEIGH. I don’t want to rely on anyone, least of all CREW GENTRY. He’s my first love and the man who almost destroyed me, the man who has let me down every time I’ve needed him... -
![Fighting Silence by Aly Martinez]()
Fighting Silence by Aly Martinez
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsSound is an abstract concept for most people. We spend our lives blocking out the static in order to focus on what we believe is important. But what if, when the clarity fades into silence, it's the obscure background noise that you would give anything to hold on to? I've always been a fighter... -
![BRAWLER by Scott Hildreth]()
BRAWLER by Scott Hildreth
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJAZ – My mother died giving birth to me. My father beat me. I spent my childhood in a boxing gym with a man who I looked up to as father. He died when I was 16, and so did my love for boxing. Everyone and everything I tried to love gave up on me. As soon as I turned 18, I packed what little I had into a crappy car and headed for the Gulf Coast... -
![Breaking Beast (Pounding Hearts) by Izzy Sweet, Sean Moriarty]()
Breaking Beast (Pounding Hearts) by Izzy Sweet, Sean Moriarty
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe's determined to protect her, even if it breaks him. Alex : Life's been pretty damn good to me. As the reigning middleweight champion, I've got money, power and fame. Not to mention a surplus of women willing to jump into my bed. All in all, I've got few complaints. I'm just living the dream... then Christy falls into my lap. She's young, vulnerable, and innocent... -
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Numb by Xavier Neal
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJust when Logan Kellar was finally ready to make some changes in his life, his entire world was flipped upside down. Now the pain he is used to burying is fighting back. Refusing to let him slip into his old ways, refusing to let him hide from his mistakes, and refusing to let him become numb... -
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![Uncaged Love #3: MMA New Adult Contemporary Romance by J.J. Knight]()
Uncaged Love #3: MMA New Adult Contemporary Romance by J.J. Knight
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSometimes you have to risk everything for love An MMA fighter rescues a girl with powerful raw talent of her own in UNCAGED LOVE, an erotic, romantic suspense series. **Contains mature content, ages 17+** Colt believes another great love has deserted him during his worst hour. Jo is certain Colt is better off without her... -
![Walking Disaster by Jamie McGuire]()
Walking Disaster by Jamie McGuire
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 68 ratingsHow much is too much to love? Travis Maddox learned two things from his mother before she died: Love hard. Fight harder.Finally, the highly anticipated follow-up to the New York Times bestseller Beautiful Disaster.Can you love someone too much?Travis Maddox learned two things from his mother before she died: Love hard. Fight harder... -
![Love Burns by Mandi Beck, Wen Ross]()
Love Burns by Mandi Beck, Wen Ross
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLove.It’s my name. It’s what I fight for. It’s Frankie.I’m a fighter. Trained to always keep my cover. To anticipate, see the next hit coming. I never expected her past to come at us swinging like it has.I’m about to take on two of the most important fights of my life. My girl and the belt. I know that I can handle it. That I’ll never stop fighting... -
![Jude by Lane Hart]()
Jude by Lane Hart
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMMA cage fighter Jude Malone leads a simple life - eat, sleep and train. His older brother Jax is a legend in the octagon, and while Jude's had his fair share of recent losses, he's better than his record. He just needs a chance to prove it. When Jude is suddenly offered the fight of a lifetime by his head coach, there is only one tiny string attached... -
![Something For The Pain by Victoria Ashley]()
Something For The Pain by Victoria Ashley
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTempting, inked and highly addictive. Alex is all that and more… I’ve made a lot of mistakes – ones I’m not proud of, and definitely ones that have left their marks both mentally and physically. Things got lonely; I got lost in my own fucked up mind and in the end it left me fucked out of my mind and unable to fight – or at least win. That life’s over for me and I’ve moved on...Categorized as:
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![SLATE by Kelly Gendron]()
SLATE by Kelly Gendron
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"Some boys will keep it, some will break it, and some boys, they just won't want it. You gotta be careful who you give your heart to..." Slate Declan First loves, we all got them. Mine is Slate Declan. He was kind, gentle, and caring. Still, he managed to break my heart. So I put miles between us, and eventually, my heart healed... -
![Further To Fall by Catherine Cowles]()
Further To Fall by Catherine Cowles
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn up-and-coming MMA fighter trying to take on the world. An innocent teacher trying to make the world a better place. He never expected her to become his best friend. But she fought her way into his life, one tongue-lashing at a time. Until one night, one mistake tore them apart. Losing her… that gutted him... -
![Rising by Jessica Ruben]()
Rising by Jessica Ruben
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAs the bus approaches my stop on the Lower East Side, I raise the hood of my black sweatshirt. Anonymity is key in my neighborhood—particularly as a lone female walking at night.All I want is to leave my crime-ridden shadow of a home in New York City. I’ve done everything I can to keep my head down and focus on my studies...Categorized as:
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![Reckoning by Jessica Ruben]()
Reckoning by Jessica Ruben
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsVincent: Forgetting about Eve was the plan. Finding her at a party on my college campus was the last thing I expected. But letting her go again isn’t an option—not this time. Juggling the life I want with the one I was born into may be near impossible, but for her, it's a risk I'm willing to take... -
![Don't Let Go by Sharla Lovelace]()
Don't Let Go by Sharla Lovelace
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsNoah Ryan and Jules Doucette spent every moment together, first as best friends and later as young lovers. The two had planned a life together—until one unspeakable decision tore them apart for good. Twenty-six years later, Jules is still carefully living the life her mother planned out for her...Categorized as:
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![Saving Lawson by R.J. Lewis, Charity Pierce]()
Saving Lawson by R.J. Lewis, Charity Pierce
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHeath Lawson always prided himself on doing right. It was the reason why he brought Allie Wallace into his life in the first place after she turned to him, pregnant with his brother's baby and with nowhere to go. He didn't expect to fall in love with her, but now that she's his, he's not going to let her go... -
![Forever Consumed by Skyla Madi]()
Forever Consumed by Skyla Madi
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThis is it. My revenge. I can taste it on my tongue, it's sweet and it's addictive. I've worked way too hard to settle for second best and I will come out on top. ------ Seth Marc is back and training harder than ever before to redeem his loss to Don Russell. Tensions are high but stakes are higher as MMAC founder, Matt Somers, forces Seth and Don to train under the same roof... -
![Worth the Chance by Vi Keeland]()
Worth the Chance by Vi Keeland
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMeet Liv MichaelsIt may have been seven years, but I’d know him anywhere. Sure, he’s grown, filled out in all the right places, but his captivating blue eyes and cocky grin are exactly the way I remember. Even though I’d much rather forget.Liv Michaels is almost there. She’s smart, determined and weeks away from landing the job she’s dreamed about for years... -
![Ripped by Katy Evans]()
Ripped by Katy Evans
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsEvery woman wants me--except the one I sing for.Seattle shakes with anticipation: they call it the concert of the year. They say girls are getting pregnant just thinking about Crack Bikini being in town.But when you love a girl, you don't leave her with nothing but a ring and a promise. Any man with half a brain should know... -
![Always with You by R.J. Sable]()
Always with You by R.J. Sable
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter an unexpected and unwelcome turn of events, Jamie-Lea Carter and Jason Reed find their lives altered drastically. They don't know who wants to hurt Jamie, or even why, but Jason and the Carter boys aren't about to let it happen. Jamie and Jason's love is strong. They've overcome too many bad things to let this ruin what they have but Jason is terrified of losing the love of his life... -
![Stronger with You by R.J. Sable]()
Stronger with You by R.J. Sable
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJamie-Lea Carter and Jason Reed have been through the mill. Jason has been there for her in every way he could be. After a tough start to her life at university, Jamie-Lea is only now coming to realise who she really is. She makes a resolution not to let herself get pushed around as much but that's easier said than done as part of the Carter family... -
![Uncrushable by Abby Reynolds]()
Uncrushable by Abby Reynolds
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Keira realizes her mistake, it’s too late. Liam is gone, and he won’t take her back as easily as before. If she really wants to get him back, she needs to prove herself. Liam begins his school project with a classmate, and being a pretty brunette, Scotty immediately assumes Liam is moving on with someone else... -
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Vidar by Michelle Frost
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAll his life, Vidar Rourke has stood tall against every challenge he’s faced—from his father’s fists to the demanding world inside an MMA cage. Providing for and protecting his family has been the north star on the path he set for himself years ago, and he’s never faltered. Never get attached. Two men have come into his life like a whirlwind hellbent on throwing him off course... -
![Deaf by Xavier Neal]()
Deaf by Xavier Neal
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhile the pleas of Logan Kellar's best friends typically fall on deaf ears, there's one voice he can't ignore so easily. His own. And when Maxx, his beautiful best friend, says something that shakes his existence, he finds himself suddenly desperate to be heard... -
![The Trainer by Shey Stahl]()
The Trainer by Shey Stahl
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat if you had one night to reignite the passion and romance that time and distance had seemed to have forgotten? What would you do for just one night to captivate…one night to find the magic? Just one... -
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![A Fighter's Desire: Part Two by L.P. Dover]()
A Fighter's Desire: Part Two by L.P. Dover
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSecond installment - prequel novella to the Gloves Off series. This story follows several of my fighters but focuses on one, Tyler Rushing, who not only fights in the ring, but fights against his desire for the one girl he can't have. Check out the conclusion to his story in Tyler's Undoing. When you’re told to stay away from someone or something it only drives the urge to go after it more... -
![Fighting To Ride by Debra Kayn]()
Fighting To Ride by Debra Kayn
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGet ready to roll… Kurt Ramchett went from Bantorus MC kid to unbeatable underground boxer to president of the Bantorus MC, Federal Charter. Dedicated and badass, Kurt's running guns for the militia and extending the Bantorus territory. He never expected to run into trouble in the form of a beautiful stripper his first night in Federal... -
![Moody by C.M. Seabrook]()
Moody by C.M. Seabrook
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHeartbreaker. Playboy. Reckless. Wild and Rough. Those are just a few of the names she's called me, but I don't care as long as I get what I want - her heart. She deserves more than I can give. Problem is she's all I want. The smart thing would be to stay away. And believe me I've tried. I've kept my distance for four years...and time's up. Isabelle Stewart is mine...Categorized as:
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![Love Tap by M.N. Forgy]()
Love Tap by M.N. Forgy
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAll I ever wanted was to be a female fighter. It was in my blood to smack people around. Some girls wore pink dresses and makeup, I wore sneakers and bruises. I was a loner, stuck to myself because I was different, until Camden Steel moved next door. I punched him in the mouth, and he saw me through rose colored glasses from that day on. I had everything I ever wanted... -
![Brave by Natalie Gayle]()
Brave by Natalie Gayle
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBrave A moment in time, that’s all it took. Beauty, pain and tragedy. Xander “Pretty Boy” Todd was a demon in the ring. A professional MMA fighter with a career that had the world a buzz—but now it’s gone. Or is it? Eden Sommers had her dreams of an international modelling career within her grasp—and lost it. Gone within a few seconds, leaving nothing but pain... -
![Unbreak This Heart by Betty Shreffler]()
Unbreak This Heart by Betty Shreffler
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEver since that horrific night, I’d shut men completely out of my life. I’d gone from the spunky, fun, Alex DeMarco to a broken woman terrified of intimacy. Easing me back into dating, my best friend sets me up with kickboxing lessons from my charming and perfectly sculpted instructor—Carter Maxwell...
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