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  • The Casanova by T.L. Swan

    The Casanova by T.L. Swan

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    In T L Swan’s steamy third installment of the Miles High Club, Kate’s hot new pen pal is a welcome distraction from her horrible boss. But nobody is as distracting as Elliot Miles…and he knows it.My favorite hobby is infuriating Elliot Miles. Just the sight of my boss’s handsome face triggers my sarcasm...
  • 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...
  • Mother Fluffer by Max Monroe

    Mother Fluffer by Max Monroe

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    From the New York Times & USA Today bestselling author of TAPPING THE BILLIONAIRE comes a surprise Billionaire Bad Boys Bonus Novella. Question: What would you do if you lost your best friend’s horse? Relax. This is purely hypothetical...
  • Puck Performance by Alley Ciz

    Puck Performance by Alley Ciz

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    All's fair in love and potatoes. Melody Brightly Broadway Star. Pink hair. A smile that hits me harder than a slap shot. Terrible taste in hockey teams. Full of secrets. The one woman I fail to defend my heart against. Jase Donnelly Defenseman.Charming. Sexy as puck. Makes my hormones give a standing ovation. The one guy I can never be with, but can't stay away from...
  • The Billionaire's Forbidden Little Sister by Max Monroe

    The Billionaire's Forbidden Little Sister by Max Monroe

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Theo Cruz, a New York man known for his family’s billion-dollar empire, Cruz Enterprises, has been indicted this afternoon in the Court of Public Opinion on charges of Bro-Code Conspiracy. Chief counsel for the prosecution, Caplin Hawkins, spoke candidly about the accusation. “Once thought of as a best friend to many—including myself—Theo Cruz has officially turned his back on human decency...
  • Beauty and the Beefcake: A Hockey/Roommate/Opposites Attract Romantic Comedy by Pippa Grant

    Beauty and the Beefcake: A Hockey/Roommate/Opposites Attract Romantic Comedy by Pippa Grant

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    She’s my sun and moon. My stars, my air, my sunshine. She’s every heartbeat. There are two kinds of women in the world – those I can bang, and those I can’t. My teammate’s sister? She’s a can’t. I moved in with her to protect her from a nasty ex, not to be the next guy in line. She’s the brains. I’m the brawn. She’s the fruit. I’m the sausage. She talks too much...
  • Man Fast by Krista Sandor

    Man Fast by Krista Sandor

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Denver's biggest playboy is about to get schooled. Brennen  Rich, powerful, and a former pro skier—nothing and no woman is off-limits to Brennen Bergen. Part of the billion-dollar Bergen mountain sports family, he’s reigned supreme over the Denver social scene with his playboy antics.  But that’s about to change when he meets Abby Quinn and gets schooled on the MAN FAST...
  • The Game by Sylvie Stewart

    The Game by Sylvie Stewart

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    They say opposites attract. Someone needs to tell that to Emerson Scott. Gavin: All I ever wanted was to play ball. When an act of sheer stupidity took that dream away, I thought I’d never bounce back. But now I have the opportunity to coach an up-and-coming phenom, and I'm giving it all I've got. The fact that I've been lusting after his smoking-hot sister only sweetens the deal...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  family  humor  multi-pov  sports  adult  audiobook  book
  • The Grumpy Player Next Door by Pippa Grant

    The Grumpy Player Next Door by Pippa Grant

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    An enemies-to-lovers / sports / grumpy-sunshine / neighbor romanceI, Tillie Jean Rock, am not in love with my brother’s teammate...
  • Pucked Under by Helena Hunting

    Pucked Under by Helena Hunting

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Randy 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...
    Categorized as:
    athlete  drama  family  humor  multi-pov  sports  steamy  adult
  • Heal Me Daddy by Laylah Roberts

    Heal Me Daddy by Laylah Roberts

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Can two brothers work together to heal the pain of a woman who swore she’d never love again?Headed to an isolated cabin to try to work on their fractured relationship, Doc and his brother run into a spot of trouble. Their savior is an unlikely one, a Little with a shield so thick it will take both of them working together to penetrate it.Caley isn’t interested in the real world...
  • Cocked and Loaded by Jordan Marie

    Cocked and Loaded by Jordan Marie

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When I slap the handcuffs on her
 I’ll be taking her to bed, not jail. 

Getting involved with the wrong woman can destroy your life. 
I had to move back home and lose my position as Detective to get away from one. 
The last thing I need is to repeat my mistake. 
I finally have what I want. 
 Deputy in my home town, surrounded by family and friends— 
Life is good...
  • The Bet by Max Monroe

    The Bet by Max Monroe

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    When it comes to life’s fun and games, always know:The rules.What’s at stake.When to quit.Wise words from…well…my fortune cookie. But wise words, nonetheless. I just wish the Fortune Cookie People had considered how hard the whole “knowing when to quit” would be to carry out when a woman like me is gambling with her feelings...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  family  humor  multi-pov  sports  steamy  adult  audiobook
  • Charming as Puck by Pippa Grant

    Charming as Puck by Pippa Grant

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The man could charm the panties off a nun... Nick Murphy. Hockey god. My best friend’s big brother. My friend-with-mindblowing-benefits. The best thing to happen to my nether regions since my subscription to the toy of the month club. The man I’ve been secretly in love with for years. And total ass. I am so done with him. Except there’s one small problem...
  • Scoring Her by Max Monroe

    Scoring Her by Max Monroe

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    A secret duo of romance authors team up under the pseudonym Max Monroe to bring you the end of their sexy, laugh-out-loud Billionaire Bad Boys series. The end of the Billionaire Bad Boy era, the series comes to a close...
  • Boomerangers by Heather M. Orgeron

    Boomerangers by Heather M. Orgeron

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Boomerangers [boo-muh-rang-ers] noun, informal: an adult that moves back home to live with a parent after a period of independence. Spencer I love sex. I love the power, the intimacy, the euphoria it brings. Too bad I’m not having any . . . You’d think as New Orleans’ most renowned sex therapist that I’d be swimming in single men. In a way, I am . .
    Categorized as:
    drama  family  humor  multi-pov  steamy  adult  audiobook  book
  • First and Tension by Tara Sivec

    First and Tension by Tara Sivec

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It all started with a dare.Emily Flanagan has been living her dreams the last four years as a professional cheerleader for the Los Angeles Vipers, thousands of miles away from her tiny hometown of Summersweet Island, Virginia. She’s got the world at the tips of her pom-poms... until she tells her boss to shove those pom-poms where the sun doesn’t shine...
    Categorized as:
    athlete  humor  multi-pov  sports  steamy  adult  audiobook  book
  • Jock Blocked by Pippa Grant

    Jock Blocked by Pippa Grant

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    COMING MAY 19, 2020She can't let him score… Call it superstition, but when a guy bats as hot as Brooks Elliott, you don't mess with what's working. And what's working is him keeping his pants zipped and doing all of his scoring on the field...
  • Knocking Boots by Jordan Marie

    Knocking Boots by Jordan Marie

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I’ve always heard, don’t fall in love with a cowboy. I just didn't listen. I've sworn off men. They’ve never given me much in life, except a bun in the oven and grief. My kids are my life and all that truly matter. Until him. Jansen Reed is a living fantasy straight from the old west. Sexy drawl, tight jeans and that glint in his eyes that make my knees weak...
    Categorized as:
    family  humor  multi-pov  sports  steamy  adult  book  comedy
  • Kiss Me Tonight by Maria Luis

    Kiss Me Tonight by Maria Luis

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I had it all. The Super Bowl rings. The hot shot TV gig. Then I got fired. Now I’m 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, they’ll tell you Aspen Levi is the queen of high school football...
  • Pucked Over by Helena Hunting

    Pucked Over by Helena Hunting

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Narrated by Rose Dioro, Jacob Morgan10 hrs and 37 minsUnabridged AudiobookLily LeBlanc isn’t versed in the art of casual sex, but after seven years in an on-again, off-again relationship, she’s definitely willing to give it a shot. And who better to try it with than her best friend’s boyfriend’s best friend? What could possibly go wrong? Nothing at all...
  • Doppelbanger by Heather M. Orgeron

    Doppelbanger by Heather M. Orgeron

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Doppelbanger; A person who bangs someone solely because they look similar to another person they want to bang. At thirty-five, Gina Bourque is still playing the field. If he's single, in his early twenties with dark hair and brooding eyes, there's a damn good chance you'll find him in her little black book...
  • The Chronicles of Audy: 4R by Orizuka

    The Chronicles of Audy: 4R by Orizuka

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Hai. Namaku Audy. Umurku 22 tahun. Hidupku tadinya biasa-biasa saja, sampai kedua orangtuaku jatuh bangkrut karena ditipu. Aku hanya tinggal selangkah lagi menuju gelar sarjanaku. Selangkah lagi! Tapi kedua orangtuaku rupanya tega merusak momen itu. Jadi sekarang, di sinilah aku berada. Di rumah aneh yang dihuni oleh 4 bersaudara yang sama anehnya: Regan, Romeo, Rex dan Rafael...
    Categorized as:
    drama  family  humor  book  comedy  contemporary  fiction  friendship
  • Project Hero by Briar Prescott

    Project Hero by Briar Prescott

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    What if you accidentally fell in love with the right guy?Andy:If my life was a movie, I would be the sidekick. Not an especially promising start when my plan is to finally let my best friend know I have a crush on him. No worries, though. I have a plan. I just need a complete makeover...
  • Stud in the Stacks by Pippa Grant

    Stud in the Stacks by Pippa Grant

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    When it comes to women, I know what they want. And all day long, I give it to them. Dark, broody, and sexy? You got it. Need to laugh? I’m your guy. Desperate for something to put you in the mood? You’ve come to the right place, kitten.Every morning when my library opens, there’s a line around the block, the ladies flocking to me in need of their next book boyfriend. I’m that dude...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  drama  humor  multi-pov  sports  steamy  adult  audiobook
  • Pick Six by Max Monroe

    Pick Six by Max Monroe

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    From the New York Times & USA Today bestselling author of TAPPING THE BILLIONAIRE comes a cocky and feisty hate-to-lovers standalone romance. Sean Phillips is a sexy as sin enigma.Cocky. Promiscuous. The New York Mavericks star wide receiver.His quick moves and sure hands extend way past the lines of the football field—and into the bedroom...
  • Duke-ing it Out by Jami Albright

    Duke-ing it Out by Jami Albright

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It’s game, set, and match when this pro football player turned trainer squares off against a gorgeous tennis player with an attitude as big as Texas. Duke Wayne returns to his hometown for one reason and one reason only—reckless pro tennis star Sienna Ramsey has lost her ever-lovin’ mind. His feisty client is ready to throw her career away in favor of a simple life...
  • MANFAX by Jacob Chance

    MANFAX by Jacob Chance

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Manfax: A detailed report containing information about a potential boyfriend/girlfriend’s romantic history.What is it about this bad boy that has women clamoring to date him?Adam Winters is like an ice-cold drink of water on a scorching day—he goes down like a champ.Tall, built, and handy, he’s irresistible and he knows it...
    Categorized as:
    drama  enemies-to-lovers  family  humor  multi-pov  steamy  adult  book
  • Runaway Bride's Guide to Love by Chelle Sloan

    Runaway Bride's Guide to Love by Chelle Sloan

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A swoony, age gap, brother’s best friend, runaway bride romance from bestselling author, Chelle Sloan...
  • Deal Makers by Laura Lee

    Deal Makers by Laura Lee

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I’VE OFFICIALLY SCREWED THE POOCH. I mean, not literally, because that would be disgusting. But I did break one of the cardinal rules of Bro Code, which is equally appalling. You see, I fell in love with my best friend’s sister after he explicitly forbid me to go near her. As if that weren’t bad enough, I went ahead and married her while sh*tfaced in Vegas...
    Categorized as:
    family  humor  multi-pov  steamy  adult  alpha-mc  book  comedy
  • So This Is War by Meghan Quinn

    So This Is War by Meghan Quinn

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Did I think I was going to fall for my coach's daughter? The answer would be no. I'm still unclear on how I got into this predicament in the first place. A year ago, I was a man with one thought on his mind, the redhead I met at a hotel bar. Twelve months later, I found her. Unfortunately for me, she not only happens to be my very off-limits coach's daughter, but also . .
  • The Spark: A Carolina Connections Novel by Sylvie Stewart, Heather Mann

    The Spark: A Carolina Connections Novel by Sylvie Stewart, Heather Mann

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Mark Beckett is the most annoying, patronizing, arrogant jerk on the face of the earth. So, naturally, I can't get the damn man out of my head. Fiona: Like the old saying goes, I'm a jill of all trades but a master of none. What I lack in skill, however, I make up for in enthusiasm--something certain people (ahem) find irritating...
  • Mister Billions by Cassie-Ann L. Miller

    Mister Billions by Cassie-Ann L. Miller

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Bossy. Infuriating. Sexy as sin... I can't stand the man.And he's waiting for me at the altar.I'm up to my eyeballs in unpaid rent. So is half this town.Cannon Kingston is the devilish, arrogant billionaire with the power to save us all. But he wants something in return...My hand in marriage.The terms of our twisted contract are simple...
  • Dirty Rowdy Thing by Christina Lauren

    Dirty Rowdy Thing by Christina Lauren

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Librarian's Note: Alternate cover for this ISBN can be found here.From the New York Times best-selling author of Beautiful Bastard, Beautiful Stranger, and Beautiful Player, Book Two of the brand-new Wild Seasons series that started with Sweet Filthy Boy - a story of friends, love, and lust.Despite their rowdy hookups, Harlow and Finn don't even like each other..
  • Get Inked: A Pucked Series and Clipped Wings Crossover Novella by Helena Hunting

    Get Inked: A Pucked Series and Clipped Wings Crossover Novella by Helena Hunting

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    When 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...
    Categorized as:
    athlete  family  humor  multi-pov  sports  steamy  adult  alpha-mc
  • Si by Bob Ong

    Si by Bob Ong

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    "Maari bang malaman ang iyong pangalan?""Victoria""Kailan kita masisilayan, Victoria?""Sa iyong...
    Categorized as:
    drama  family  humor  adult  book  comedy  contemporary  fiction
  • Hearts and Llamas by Tara Sivec

    Hearts and Llamas by Tara Sivec

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    A Valentine's Day short story from the Chocolate Lover's gang...
    Categorized as:
    family  humor  multi-pov  steamy  adult  alpha-mc  book  comedy
  • Keela by L.A. Casey

    Keela by L.A. Casey

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Keela Daley is stressed out. She is moving out of her dog box sized apartment and into her first house with her fiancé. Moving house is a dreaded task, and Keela would love nothing more than for things to go quietly and smoothly, but when you’re engaged to a Slater brother, nothing goes quietly or smoothly. Nothing. Alec Slater loves his woman. He also loves playing games and surprising her...
    Categorized as:
    drama  family  humor  multi-pov  sports  steamy  abuse  alpha-mc
  • Raging Heart On: Friends to Lovers Romance by Jordan Marie, Robin Harper

    Raging Heart On: Friends to Lovers Romance by Jordan Marie, Robin Harper

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Her biological clock is a ticking time bomb. He’s got the tool it takes to get the job done…And then some. Kayla: Life has never been great. If not for White Lucas and his family, I might have been on the streets. They showed me what family was—what I always wanted. Now I'm nearing thirty, I want my own family. The problem is there’s no man in the picture...
    Categorized as:
    athlete  drama  family  humor  multi-pov  sports  steamy  abuse
  • Boy Toy by Sarina Bowen, Tanya Eby

    Boy Toy by Sarina Bowen, Tanya Eby

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    A brand new romantic comedy from your favorite snort-laughing duo! Liam The moment Sadie Matthews walks through the daycare center door, I feel my world tilt in her direction. Again. I fell for her when I was fourteen, and I'm still not over her. Problem: she still thinks of me as a teen she used to babysit. But I've learned a few things about pleasing a woman in the last fifteen years...
  • Dr. NEURO by Max Monroe

    Dr. NEURO by Max Monroe

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    From the New York Times & USA Today bestselling author of TAPPING THE BILLIONAIRE comes a new three book series of Romantic Comedy standalones.I’m Dr. Nick Raines.Brain surgeon and notorious over-thinker, I take the analytical approach with everything, until I can determine the best, carefully calculated plan of action...
  • Risky Play by Rachel Van Dyken

    Risky Play by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Even one-night stands deserve a second chance in New York Times bestselling author Rachel Van Dyken’s novel of sporting desire. What else can a virgin do when she’s ditched at the altar? Seattle heiress Mackenzie Dupont is treating herself to a single-girl honeymoon in Mexico and a desire to relinquish her innocence to a gorgeous one-night stand. Fake names. True pleasure...
  • The Pilot and the Puck-Up: A Hockey / One Night Stand / Virgin Romantic Comedy by Pippa Grant

    The Pilot and the Puck-Up: A Hockey / One Night Stand / Virgin Romantic Comedy by Pippa Grant

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    He’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...
    Categorized as:
    athlete  family  humor  multi-pov  sports  steamy  adult  alpha-mc
  • The Secret by Max Monroe

    The Secret by Max Monroe

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Dear Fellow Bookworms, I need your help.I, Rachel Rose, am in quite the pickle with a hot-as-sin English Lit professor by the name of Ty Winslow, and I don’t know how to get out of it.Let me break it down for you:Girl meets Guy.Girl gives Guy her underwear on a dare but nothing else identifying (like her name or number) because she plans to never see Guy again...
  • Stumbling Into Forever by Molly O'Hare

    Stumbling Into Forever by Molly O'Hare

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Continue Holly and Ben’s story in Stumbling Into Forever Life would be boring without some chaos thrown in, right? Surprisingly enough, that was Holly and Lord Waffles' specialty...
    Categorized as:
    humor  multi-pov  steamy  adult  book  comedy  contemporary  fiction
  • Beneath the Stain - Part Six by Amy Lane

    Beneath the Stain - Part Six by Amy Lane

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For as long as Trav Ford has known the Sanders boys, one name has haunted the entire band. Their first lead guitarist and Mackey’s first lover has left a stamp on the kids he’s known as family, and now Grant has one last chance to hurt the people Trav cares for the most...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  drama  family  humor  multi-pov  steamy  abuse  angst
  • Christmas Playboy by Sloane Howell, Alex Wolf

    Christmas Playboy by Sloane Howell, Alex Wolf

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It‘s the most wonderful time of the year…Matthew Graham knows exactly what he wants—money and prestige.His life is almost perfect until the new intern crashes into him-literally.Karli Rains is feisty, gorgeous, and totally off-limits...
  • Never Fall for the Bride's Father by Julia Kent

    Never Fall for the Bride's Father by Julia Kent

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Power outages. Runaway brides. Collapsed wedding cakes. Tainted caviar. Handsy grooms. And the always jealous MILs who wear white.No wedding catastrophe can faze Katie Gallagher, because when you plan for the worst, you deliver the best.The best wedding ever.Her company, Wedding Protectors, Inc., promises happily ever afters. Guaranteed. Whatever it takes...
  • Deja Brew All Over Again by Sylvie Stewart

    Deja Brew All Over Again by Sylvie Stewart

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Trouble has always had a way of finding me, but I never expected to be carjacked by a hot girl in a wedding dress.As the official family screw-up, not many people count on me for anything but a good time. But Maisy Romero and her little brother need a knight in shining armor, and they need him yesterday...
  • Playing Rough by Cassie-Ann L. Miller

    Playing Rough by Cassie-Ann L. Miller

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ExcerptMinka's lips tremble on a shaky exhale. "You and me are bad for each other, Deck.""And since when have either of us ever settled for what's 'good for us'?" I slide my fingers into her hair. "I'm done playing these games, Minx. If you love me, just let me know..."Blurb to come..
    Categorized as:
    enemies-to-lovers  family  humor  steamy  adult  alpha-mc  book  comedy
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