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Ride by Harper Dallas
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsNo one rides like Chase Austin. Bad boy. Player. Adrenaline junkie. Snowboarder Chase Austin has a reputation—and not just for being the world’s best extreme athlete. He’s as cold as the mountains he rides, loyal only to his crew . . . and panties drop wherever he goes. Photographer Brooke Larson knows better than to let him get through her emotional Kevlar...Categorized as:
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Talk Nerdy to Me by C.M. Owens
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDespite the fact it seemed like Base Masters was all over Sterling Shore, I'd never really known much about him, aside from random factoids. Things like... he's a semi-estranged cousin of one of my brother's friends, plays guitar in a local band, and he doesn't get mentioned much unless he's on stage. Until..Categorized as:
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Could Be the One: (Lucas and Becca) by Claire Kingsley
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI’ve always been the good girl, doing what people expect. But when I find myself dumped, instead of engaged, I realize it’s time for a change. I want to stop being so timid. Take risks. Find my naughty side. And who better to help me than my friend Lucas? Sure, Lucas is sexy as sin, with a smile that turns my brain inside out and a body that makes me think a lot of very bad girl thoughts...Categorized as:
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Flyball by Lisa Suzanne
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFighting against our relationship turns into keeping it a secret…most importantly from her father. At first it’s fun sneaking around, but then it feels like every time we’re close to coming clean, something happens to stop us. And then life takes another detour as the reminder that life is short plows into me. It’s moments like these that make me think long and hard about the future...Categorized as:
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Stars On Fire by E. L. Todd
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI was happily married until the doctor gave me terrible news. My husband must have never really loved me, because he left me shortly afterward. It's been six months and I'm in a better place...but do you ever truly get over something like that? Then I meet Neil Crimson. The guy isn't just handsome, smart, and charming. There's something special about him. He's an astronaut... -
Troublemaker by Kayley Loring
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTO: Alex VegaFROM: Emilia StilesSUBJECT: HelloDear Mr. Vega,I felt it necessary to follow up on today’s meeting, since we weren’t able to speak candidly in front of your son.I was shocked to discover that you are Ryder’s dad...Categorized as:
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Crave by Janet Nissenson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe next chapter in one of the most romantic love stories ever told Luxury hotel heir Ian Gregson longed for his beloved Tessa from afar for more than two years, forced to keep his attraction towards her well hidden. But now that his feelings no longer have to remain a secret, he is free to indulge his constant craving for the woman of his dreams... -
Coaching the Kicker by Jacob Chance
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen I purchased a home in an upscale neighborhood, I never imagined having one of the Charleston Pirates living next door.Knox Irons knows just how to push my buttons. Every part of him rubs me the wrong way—well, not quite every part.So imagine my surprise when Mr. Tall, Dark, and Infuriating comes to me for help with his kicking... -
The Learning Hours by Sara Ney
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsHe's not a douchebag; but that doesn't stop his friends from turning him into one. MY FRIENDS WANT ME TO GET LAID. So much so that they plastered my ugly mug all over campus, in bold printed letters: Are you the lucky lady who's going to break our roommate's cherry?Him: socially awkward man with average-sized penis looking for willing sexual partner. You: must have a pulse...Categorized as:
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Tight End by Lisa Suzanne
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI knew playing with my feelings was a huge gamble with someone like him, but I did it anyway. And now I’ve learned the hard lesson that gambling and life in Vegas just aren’t for me.I have a lot of decisions I need to make on my own, so I take a job that will allow me to relocate, regroup, and make new friends as I try to figure out what comes next for me... -
Winning With Him by Lauren Blakely
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsResisting the shortstop has never been my strong suit. I failed at it during my first spring training. It sure as hell looks like I'm about to fail at it again. The sport I love playing with my very soul hangs in the balance. But everything my heart craves lies with the guy I've got to resist. A guy who's asking me to make the toughest choice ever. But how do I become the man I want to be..Categorized as:
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The Red Zone by Amie Knight
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThey say the red zone is the hardest place to score. But for me, those last twenty yards were my sweet spot. They didn't call me Lukas "Last Minute Lucy" Callihan for nothing. I was at the top of my game...until life sacked me harder than any linebacker ever could. Losing my mom was devastating and left me as the sole person responsible for my little sister...Categorized as:
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One Wrong Move by Olivia Hayle
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe woman I love has always been off-limits. She was my best friend’s fiancée… and now my new roommate. I thought I was used to pain. Harper dated my best friend for years, and I was going to be the best man at their wedding. Until she blows up the engagement and shows up in London with a new job.Being friends never worked for me. That’s why I moved away...Categorized as:
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Masked by Ivy Nelson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsReva Calhoun met Noah Jasper five years ago on the night he found out his longtime girlfriend had been murdered.She was dating his sonNow she's faced with turning to him for help when Parker Jasper dumps her and kicks her out.She doesn't know it, but Noah needs her help just as much as she needs his... -
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Only One Regret by Natasha Madison, Connor Crais
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsListening 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... -
Doctor Mistake by J. Saman
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHe's my best friend's older brother. My boss. And now my new roommate...In the hospital, death always comes in threes. Apparently, so do mistakes.Mistake number one? My fiancé, who I just learned is cheating on me. So much for being the strong, in control doctor who's always on top of her game...Mistake number two? Knocking on the wrong door... -
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 she’ll rock the hell out of this job even if it kills her...Categorized as:
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Maxim by Samantha Whiskey
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe leading scorer on the Reapers has the unspeakable yips…and it’s me.The second my NHL legend of a father appears, I can’t shoot to save my life.And my mistakes might cost my team our playoff spot.No pre-game superstition can fix it—I’m broken.Adding to the pressure, my little sister’s best friend just became my roommate for the next five months.Evangeline Walsh...Categorized as:
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Fearless King by Maya Hughes
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMy first crush. My first heartbreak. My brother’s 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 Ford’s 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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Dear Rosie, by S.J. Tilly
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsRosieI was eight when Nathan moved away.He was my best friend.My only friend.My safe space.And then he was gone. And my life turned into Hell.But I survived.I broke free and made a life for myself.And I tried to forget about the boy who grew up to be Nate Waller, the famous retired football player.I really did try to forget...Categorized as:
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Play Dirty by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRun, he whispered in my ear. While you still can. I walked into a club called Ruin and found it—and him—when he bent me over the piano he was playing. I did as he said, but not until after he’d decimated me in the filthiest way possible. I loved every second. That one, and the ones that came years later... -
Fastball by Lisa Suzanne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt was over as quickly as it started…or at least I thought it was. But as it turns out, I can’t stay away. Life keeps throwing us together, and it seems like she’s everywhere all at once. She’s in the same house as me, in the bedroom next to mine as I dream about what she’s doing in there...Categorized as:
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Hardball by Lisa Suzanne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI was issued an ultimatum between the two loves of my life: her or the game. No matter what I choose, I have to give up something I love. Spring training is my first chance to show the world that Cooper Noah is back after the elbow injury that took me out of the game. It’s the stage I stand on to prove I’m the starter the Vegas Heat is paying big bucks for. But my heart isn’t in any of it... -
Strike a Chord by J.B. Salsbury
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTaylor Marsten looks like a guy.How was I supposed to know there was a woman hiding beneath her baseball hat and baggy clothes? I piss off the stubborn roadie one time, and she starts a prank war. Back and forth we go using public humiliation as a weapon. Our situation turns complicated when I find myself searching her out. I want to piss her off just to receive retaliation...Categorized as:
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Trust by Deborah Bladon
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy older brother’s best friend crashed my twenty-first birthday party.Then he took me home with him. Harrison Keene is the type of man women chase.So they can yell at him. He’s as arrogant as they come.Sinfully handsome and annoying blunt, he was born with a diamond-encrusted silver spoon in his mouth.Harrison is the heir to the Keene family fortune...Categorized as:
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No Chance by Lisa Suzanne
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe screaming fans in the crowd are proof the world loves Brett Pitzer, but I hate him. Those women lusting after him as he bangs on his drums have this fantasy of one night with him. He granted that dream to my sister, except he left her with a baby to raise on her own.She couldn’t tell him about their boy, but with her life on the line the same night he’s back in town, I have no choice...Categorized as:
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Declan: A Brash Brothers Billionaire Romance by Jenna Myles
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe's all I've dreamed of for years, but she's my employee...and around her, I turn into a stuttering teenage boy.We’ve been dancing around each other for years. It’s not a dance I’m proud of. The day we met, I fell out of my chair. Now, we’re stuck in this repeating pattern: she corners me, I freeze then I bolt. I’m 33 years old and I should be able to handle a woman better than this... -
4th Degree by Nikki Castle
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe's her coach.She's too young.They're both risking everything.Forced to grow up too soon, Skylar has built her entire life around taking care of her family. But when she catches her first lucky break, she’s finally able to pick up the sport that has always intrigued her. Signing up at the local MMA gym is where she meets Coach Dominic...Categorized as:
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Hard Fall by Brenda Rothert, Kat Mizera
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe St. Louis Mavericks are having the best season in team history. On pace for a pro hockey record, the unexpected death of their captain and star player knocks them off course in ways they never expected.WestonMy world was turned upside down the day Ben Whitmer died. Best friends since junior hockey, Ben was like a brother to me. My voice of reason and a grounding force on and off the ice...Categorized as:
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Cooper by Lulu Moore
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThirteen years ago I fell for the wrong person and swore I’d never let another woman into my heart. Ever since, I’ve lived on a diet of bunnies and casual sex. That was until Francesca Danvers walked into my life. The sister of my team Captain’s fiancée, her Maid of Honor to my Best Man. She’s my match in every stubborn way. Boiling my blood during the day, lighting me on fire at night...Categorized as:
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Not My Match by Ilsa Madden-Mills
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWall Street Journal bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills delivers a smart and sexy romance about a professional football hottie and the girl he’s sworn to never touch.Homeless and heartbreakingly innocent, Giselle Riley walks into my penthouse and chaos follows...Categorized as:
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Second Best by Noelle Adams
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWe meet every other Wednesday night in a downtown hotel. No dates. No commitments. No hearts or flowers. Just his body and mine.Maybe I’m his second best. He’s definitely mine. But second best has never felt so good.Second Best is a sexy, standalone contemporary romance (60K words)... -
What We Do in the Night by Stylo Fantome
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJust five months ago, Valentine O'Dell started working at a very special kind of club - one where you can dance the night away, or live out your greatest fantasy. She's learned to lose herself to her nights, forgetting all her day time woes as she charms every man she meets. It's easy enough to do when she doesn't let her feelings get involved...Categorized as:
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When We Were Reckless by Emery Rose
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhat happens when the love of your life refuses to love you back? Jesse McCallister. Motocross legend. Reckless heartbreaker. And the love of my life.Too bad he only thought of me as his best friend’s little sister.Naïve and innocent. Only eighteen. Completely off-limits.Unrequited love… was there anything more painful?Turns out there was—when he kisses you but has no memory of it... -
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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 haven’t scored in eight games and my team owner is talking about trading me. I’ve never believed in superstitions. Never needed one. I suppose I was “lucky” in that way. But now the best way to refer to me is desperate...Categorized as:
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Doctor Playboy by J. Saman
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHe was older. Impossibly gorgeous. And had no clue I existed.Luca Fritz was the worst sort of playboy, constantly falling in and out of love with every woman he met. I used to spend hours of my life staring at the huge Fritz mansion from the window of the staff house dreaming of him...Categorized as:
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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. You’re serious. Committed. Unstoppable. As a wide receiver, it’s a term I’m all too familiar with. It’s who I am, at least when it comes to my career. For the past decade, football has been the only thing I’ve allowed myself to commit to... -
I DARE YOU by Lylah James
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEnemies to best friends to loversMaddox Coulter.Was my enemy. Now my best friend.You know him... Popular jock, rich enough to buy a town and a modern day casanova with a dirty smirk.He's every girl's wet dream. But he wants me.Maddox needs me.One night of untamed passion has us dangling over the edge of something dangerous and it could forever break us.Our hearts are on the line...Categorized as:
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Rapturous by M.S. Force, Marie Force
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe story begun in the initial Quantum Trilogy picks up on Oscar night after Academy Award-winning director Hayden Roth kisses the woman he desires above all others, even though he knows she can never be his. Addison York craves her boss’s best friend, Hayden, but he has never given her an ounce of encouragement—until tonight when he kissed her after winning the Oscar... -
Wicked Wish by Sawyer Bennett
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsJorinda Pearce thought she did everything right – graduated from college, married her long-time sweetheart, established a career. But what does she have to show for it now? A degree she doesn’t use, a job she hates, and an ex-husband that broke her heart. Looking for a long overdue adventure, Jorie takes a walk on the wild side and attends a masquerade event at The Wicked Horse Vegas...Categorized as:
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Connell by Samantha Whiskey
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsI’m famous for two things—being one of the best defensemen in the NHL and my classic pranks.My teammates always said one of my jokes would bite me in my Scottish arse one day, and they were right.After a prank goes wrong, I’m sentenced to six weeks community service under none other than the sexy, rule-abiding, smart-mouthed city clerk of Sweet Water—Annabelle Clarke.Lucky for me it’s offseason...Categorized as:
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Wilder by Rebecca Yarros
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsHe’s Paxton Wilder. Twenty-two-year-old, tattooed, smoking-hot leader of the Renegades. Five time X Games medalist. The world is his playground—especially this year—and for the next nine months I’m stuck as his tutor on the Study at Sea program. He’s too busy staging worldwide stunts for his documentary to get to class...Categorized as:
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Off Limits by Chelle Sloan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsProfessional football has an actual rulebook, but it’s the unwritten rules that come with the harshest consequences.The biggest one of all: don’t date your teammate’s sister. And if you do, don’t you dare fall in love with her.I never meant to fall, but when it comes to Brenna Donald, I never stood a chance. She’s everything I’m not--a light-hearted wild child who shines brighter than the sun... -
Resisting the Rookie by Jacob Chance
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBodhi Shine, my brother’s best friend, is the closest thing I have to an enemy. Tall, with irritatingly good looks, this cocky jerk has been a thorn in my backside for as long as I can remember.We’re like oil and water—we just don’t mix. I do my best to avoid him, but now that he’s the new running back for the Charleston Pirates and staying with my twin, that’s damn near impossible...Categorized as:
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Strong and Wild by Sloane St. James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMickyI’m new to this city, but things are looking up. My bestie’s husband hooked me up with a great apartment above the hockey bar where I currently work, and I’ve got a great side gig bringing in plenty of cash to help fund my dream of opening my own cocktail lounge, Sugar & Ice. Life is sweet. My new neighbor, on the other hand, is not.When he reveals his true self, I hate what I discover...Categorized as:
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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 University’s star running back, notorious bachelor, and number one on my people I would murder if I could get away with it list.And now?He’s my new roommate.I used to think I loved him.But that was before I hated him.He doesn’t remember who I am, or how he made my life miserable for years...Categorized as:
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Dirty Curve by Meagan Brandy
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsYou know how in college there’s that one guy everyone wants to be?That’s me. I’m the top dog. The number one. The big man on campus.Some say those things are solid wins. My new tutor would disagree. My title means nothing to her. My status lost on her. And now my mind? That sucker is stuck on her... -
The Final Play by Amie Knight
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Final Play isn’t always the end. Sometimes, it’s the beginning of something far more beautiful. As a professional linebacker, I lived and breathed football. The only thing I loved as much as the game was my twin brother, Max, who kept me almost as busy cleaning up his messes. The most recent of which landed him behind bars... -
Undesired Lust by Eden Summers
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThey used to be the perfect team. Two years ago, songstress Sidney Higgins ruined her life by sleeping with not one, but two of the famous Reckless Beat men, Mason Lynch and Sean Taiden...Categorized as:
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Cherry Popper by Victoria Quinn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThey call me the Cherry Popper. Because there's only one kind of woman I like to screw. Virgins. I pay top dollar for the experience. And sometimes women don't want me to pay at all. I get off to their tightness, their tears. I get off to the drops of blood on the sheets. All men have fantasies...I just happen to be rich enough to fund mine...
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