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Busted by Emilia Finn
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDaughter of an over protective world-champion fighter, and shielded by dozens of alpha men, Emma Kincaid was locked in an ivory tower many years ago.Too bad she shimmied down water pipes the moment she was old enough to do so. Coercing with the devil twins is as natural as breathing to her, and getting into trouble with them is as easy as falling in love... -
Hold Me Forever by Layla Hagen
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAs the hockey league’s star goalie, I live by three simple principles:1. Keep a pristine image.2. Work hard on the ice.3. Don’t piss off the bosses…too much.I was killing it until a mishap tarnished my image. Now, management has me cleaning up my reputation and coaching a bunch of kids. And damn, those little punks are growing on me, and so is the program coordinator, Kendra... -
Changing Lines by Toni Aleo
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsClaire and Jude Sinclair have been living the perfect life for the last ten years. Blissfully in love, professionally successful, happily married… They have everything they want—except a baby to make their family complete... -
Bring It Home by Toni Aleo
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBoon Hoenes only has three goals in life. To make Posey Adler his wife, to win the Stanley Cup for the second year in a row, and for Shea Adler to like him.The first, he’s got on lock. The second, he’s well on his way. And the third… Well, two out of three ain’t bad... -
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Dropping Gloves by Catherine Gayle
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsKatie Weber left her heart behind in Portland when she decided to follow her dreams in Hollywood. Now she's back to sing the national anthem for the Portland Storm for their annual Hockey Fights Cancer night. One look at the team’s bench while she's singing is all it takes to know that Jamie Babcock is still hurting just as much as she is. She's done the Hollywood thing, though, and she's over it... -
Fast Time by Shey Stahl
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHow can you move on when your heart is taken away from you? Axel and Lily Riley live the life most dream of. Seven years after saying, “I do,” they have three great kids and a life full of speed and adrenaline that most men can’t handle. Being a professional racecar driver, Axel’s dream is winning that prestigious World of Outlaws Championship... -
Line Brawl by Bianca Sommerland
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNot 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... -
Hot Puck by Skye Jordan, Joan Swan
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom the New York Times bestselling author who brought you the adrenaline junkie, scorchingly sexy stuntmen of Renegades. Skye Jordan delivers another sizzling series starring her mouthwatering brand of high-octane, insomnia-inducing heroes. Introducing the Rough Riders’ Hockey Series... -
Taking A Shot by Catherine Gayle
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsKatie Weber has lost her health due to leukemia, and now her chemotherapy treatments have taken her hair. She’s not about to show up to her senior prom bald and let her classmates steal her dignity, too... -
Nashville Dreams by Pamela M. Kelley
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsYoung love torn apart by amnesia and a scheming billionaire.Laura Scott lives in a trailer park in Charleston, SC, with her alcoholic but very sweet mother. She is a senior in high school when this story begins and is madly in love with her best friend and soul mate Cole Dawson. His father is Dalton Dawson, a real estate billionaire and junior senator with ambitions to be Governor... -
The House on the Beach by Linda Barrett
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSea View House in Pilgrim Cove offers its residents the sea, the sun, the sound of the surf and the call of the gulls. But sometimes serenity is only an illusion....Laura McCloud has come back to Pilgrim Cove—the source of her fondest childhood memories—to pick up the pieces of her life. The solitude of Sea View House is just what she needs... -
Surrender to a Donovan by A.C. Arthur
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSean Donovan is a man on a mission—to discover who is behind the popular relationship column that has transformed his family-owned magazine into Miami's hippest glossy. But Tate Dennison isn't the sassy columnist the hardworking bachelor expected. Nor is he prepared for the flash fire of passion the stunning single mother arouses... -
Secret Vows by Rochelle Alers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Hideaway Wedding WagerTwins Ana and Jason and their cousin Nicholas are successful thirty somethings who are single�and loving it. They have no idea that their relatives are betting on which one of them will get married first... -
Katie's Choice by Amy Lillard
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKatie Rose Fisher loved Samuel Beachy with an intensity that shook their Amish district. No one doubted they would one day marry, until Samuel turned his back on the church and joined the world of the English. Alone now in Clover Ridge, Katie Rose dedicates her life to God and the school children she teaches each day... -
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Mason: A Ride Series Crossover by Megan O'Brien
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEllie Mitchell has spent the better part of the last five years trying to move on from her past. As far as she's concerned, being alone is the best medicine. That is, until a certain football star comes barreling into her life, unexpected and oh so persistent.Mason Jackson is a man who knows what he wants. And he wants Ellie... -
The Wolfe Brothers Trilogy by Jami Davenport
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThree sports. Three broken brothers. Torn apart by tragedy and forever bound by traumatic pasts. Thrust together once again when their paths cross in Seattle. MELTING ICE Brimming with attitude and broken beyond repair, Isaac "Ice" Wolfe has a heart as cold as his nickname, and he likes it that way--until he meets his neighbor Avery Maxwell... -
Home Ice by Catherine Gayle
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsUSA Today bestselling author Catherine Gayle presents another novella in the Portland Storm hockey romance series. There’s only one person in the world that Mattias Bergstrom allows to see his soft side: his younger sister, who was born with Down syndrome... -
Penalty Play by Jami Davenport
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSingle dad and star defenseman Matt LaRue lives for his kids and hockey. He's had one failed marriage and doesn't have any interest in going through that hell again. As conservative as they come, he can't comprehend his unexplainable attraction to a free-spirited female who changes hair color more often than his boys create new excuses to avoid doing their homework... -
The Last Day Of Summer by J.F. Smith
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRett’s done some running away in his life, from family and from boyfriends, and he’s not above doing it again. His current boyfriend wants to take their relationship to the next level, which makes Rett hesitant and doubtful... -
Defensive Zone by Bianca Sommerland
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSilver Delgado has gained control of The Dartmouth Cobras—and lost control of her life. Hockey might be the family business, but it's never interested Silver. Until her father's health decline thrusts responsibility for the team he owns straight into her hands. Now she has to find a way to get the team more fans, and establish herself as the new owner... -
Coen by Sawyer Bennett
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCoen Highsmith was a league star, but he lost more than his team the day the Pittsburgh Titans’ plane crashed... -
A Kindled Winter by Rachel L. Demeter
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSpirited Jeseca Reed. Withdrawn Dr. David Drake. Each have known loss. Both have felt heartache. A week before Christmas, Jeseca Reed sets off for rustic Blue River, Oregon—her childhood home and a vault of tender memories. However, fate takes an unexpected turn when she’s left stranded in the mountains’ vast, untamed wilderness... -
Sweet Dreams by Rochelle Alers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsChandra Eaton can't believe she left her journals--containing very private, very erotic dreams she's been having for the past two years--in a Philly taxicab. Her embarrassment turns to intrigue when Preston Tucker finds and returns them. The soulful playwright fires up Chandra's body and her mind... -
A Life Worth Fighting by Brenda Kennedy, CBB Productions Christina Badder
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLeah and Robert Grether face many battles after losing their only child, three-year-old Jamie. Leah still grieves and battles depression while Robert fights his own inner demons of guilt. As they try to move on, their attempts to conceive work. Leah is making progress. Her business is thriving and her pregnancy is progressing... -
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All My Tomorrows by Rochelle Alers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDisenchanted with the politics of working in an upscale Washington, D.C. restaurant, twenty-seven-year-old chef Lydia Lord resigns from her job and resolves to make it on her own... -
His Distraction by Thia Finn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBeing on tour is great for the hot new alternative rock band, Assured Distraction, but not for relationships. Guitar player Ryan and girlfriend Krissy quickly realize they have two different visions for their future. She wants the house and two point five kids. He wants the band to be on top. The band is ready to leave leave on their epic tour with Ryder Steel... -
Wild Card: Boys of Fall by Mari Carr
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s been a tough year for Lorelie. Following her dad’s heart attack, she put her own life on hold, terrified of losing the most important person in her life. As her father’s health improves, Lorelie struggles to find her way back to life as normal. Her girlfriends insist the answer is simple. Get laid. Enter Glen Rodgers, Wade’s former band mate... -
Switch and Score by Dulcie Dameron
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a sibling switch goes awry, blackmail is the only way out.Professional figure skater, Jude Forshtay, would do anything for his twin brother, Joel.But when Joel hurts himself, incurring an injury that could affect his future career plans, he asks the impossible of his twin: replace him on the Denver Dragons until Joel is able to play again... -
Home Run by Bernadette Marie
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn one moment Christian Keller's life was changed. Now as he picks up the pieces he wonders if he can possibly recoup what he lost. Victoria Lincoln had a promising future with Christian until an accident took the life of her sister and left her as guardian to her two small children. Their lives have gone in different directions, but Christian and Victoria's paths will cross again... -
Offensive Rebound: Holding Court by M.J. Fields
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTRAE It's a call that changes my life--and my little girl's. Years ago, playing for the NBA was the dream, but the Seattle Stallions suck. Worse than that, my old teammate is now the star center--not to mention my number one rival. There has to be a catch, some sort of agenda. Before I was injured, I was the best. Now? There's no way they want me... -
Big Stick by Kelly Jamieson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA brooding hockey hunk learns to embrace life—and love—from a single mom who takes the world one puck at a time.Big move . . . Jodie's motto is "Don't wait for the perfect moment - take the moment and make it perfect." And that's just what she decides to do when she moves to Chicago with her two-year-old daughter... -
Chances Are by Kellie Coates Gilbert
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsChances are, you never know what story might be in the very next chapter...When recently divorced Allie Barrett receives a letter notifying her that she’s inherited her deceased uncle’s home and fishing charter business in Oregon, she quickly decides the coastal town of Pacific Bay might be the perfect place to start over and raise her eleven-year-old son... -
Entangled (A Tangle Valley Romance) by Melissa Brayden
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJosephine Wilder’s torrid love affair is with Tangle Valley Vineyard, her family’s legacy. She’s grown up dreaming between the vines. She’s always had secret ideas about how to make the place shine, so when it passes to her, Joey vows to make Tangle Valley everything she knows it can be... -
Goaltending: Seattle Sockeyes Hockey by Jami Davenport
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWANTED: single dad needs nanny. In more ways than one. Martin "Brick" Bricker is living the good life. He's playing the sport he loves, has all the women he can handle, and parties like a rock star. At twenty-six, he has no interest in slowing down or taking anything seriously —except hockey, of course. Then a knock at his door changes everything... -
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Delay of Game by Catherine Gayle
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWith her father’s health in question, Sara Thomas is focused on reducing his anxiety. That’s no small feat considering his high-stress job, not to mention her own distractions. Everyone knows Sara’s single; no one knows she’s pregnant. There’s never a good time to unexpectedly get knocked up, but now is definitely not it... -
The Rookie by Shey Stahl
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe shadows of greatness can be blinding. We have this idea of what we’re supposed to be. What happens when that changes? Arie Levi is living the life her mother live. Same sport, same drama, and even less time for the family she so desperately needs right now... -
Time of Possession by Jami Davenport
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBrett Gunnel's story (backup quarterback) CRUNCH TIME Supposedly undersized for the NFL, Brett Gunnels went off to do a stint in the US Army right out of high school. Returning damaged yet stronger and more determined than ever to prove himself, he was picked last in the draft. Mr. Irrelevant, they called him... -
Game Winner by Lindsay Paige, Mary Smith
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the final installment of Levi Carr and Presley McCarthy’s story, he’s playing in the AHL a state away in Pennsylvania while she’s back home trying to finish school. Presley’s only dream has been going to law school. That goal has remained strong, even with falling in love with Levi. He’s off playing hockey, and she’s still trying to focus on that goal... -
Perfection: The MacGregor Grooms / A Perfect Neighbor by Nora Roberts
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe MacGregor Grooms(1998)Daniel MacGregor sets his matchmaking skills against three of his grandsons - D.C., Duncan, and Ian.A Perfect Neighbor(1999)Daniel MacGregor is matchmaking again when he encourages playwright Preston McQuinn to move in across the hall from his granddaughter Cybill Campbell... -
Hail Mary by Julianna Marley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s football’s poster boy with one thing on his mind. Well, perhaps two things, but Shay Cunningham’s outstanding football career and contract negotiations take precedent over everything else. Even women. Living life to the extreme, Shay’s past indiscretions continue to fuel his lifestyle. And that’s just how he likes it. Whitney Scott is broke, anxious and afraid... -
Show Time: A Bad Boy Sports Romance by KB Winters
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI can melt the snow with one look and make Mother Nature wish she could change her panties. Carson I’ve been sitting on the bench for longer than I care to admit. A fluke accident throws me into the playoff game as starting quarterback in the biggest blizzard of the year. The weight of the team going to the Super bowl falls on my shoulders... -
Someone to Love by Donna Alward
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSOME WISHES DO COME TRUE Ethan Gallagher is a firefighter in Darling, Vermont, who followed tradition and pledged his love on the Kissing Bridge to ensure lifelong happiness. A few years later, he s a widower with two rambunctious boys who no longer believes in magic. But even he has to admit that free-spirited Willow Dunaway fills him with wonder and an attraction he cannot deny... -
Going All the Way by Megan Ryder
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s looking for redemption. After destroying his reputation, Jason Friar is desperate to make a comeback in Major League Baseball. The only team who will have him is the perennial cellar dwellers, the Georgia Knights, who are looking for a leader for their struggling team. With the contract comes a leash, held by a sexy image consultant with whom he had a hot fling.. -
A Merry Little (Hat Trick) Christmas by Samantha Wayland
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings‘Tis the season to be jolly Something is bothering Rhian, and his friends and family want to know what that is. His lovers, Garrick and Savannah, think they have an idea and they’re trying to give him some space. His teammates haven’t any clue, but they’re convinced that enough nights out and beautiful women making eyes at him will make it better... -
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Scoring the Player by Samantha Lind, Juliana Cabrera
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCocky, man whore, player…. Those are all ways I have been described by the media and countless women. Are they accurate? Possibly. But, that’s all I let the media see of me, Brian Kelly, defensive player for the Indianapolis Eagles Hockey team. I have no intentions of settling down and changing the media's perception of me... -
Foul Ball by Haven Hadley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDeclan Armitage. The right fielder Espen got in a trade.A powerful hitter, a hard throw, and an unmatched stolen base percentage. Not expecting to be traded, he was happy to learn where he was headed. If only he didn’t need to find a new place to live. One phone call from his brother and the plan was put into motion. Brock Richmond was loyal to a fault... -
On the Side by Mercy Celeste
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPreviously published as Last Man StandingThere’s no dating in football.After living his entire football career in Levi Brody’s shadow, Damien Sullivan is set to take the NFL by storm.Angry at the world, he lands in New Orleans with a chip on his shoulder and a need for some action... -
Hot Laps by Shey Stahl
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt’s not always about the win. Sometimes it’s about the hot laps you learn from. He’s rarely taken seriously … she’s never taken seriously. Casten Riley is living his life the way most kinds only dream. Working for the family business, he’s never had much to worry about. And, if he did, he’s not the type to worry. He’s adorable as some would say, sharp, witty, and never shy... -
Rodeo by Tess Oliver
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings**SPECIAL EDITION! Contains full BONUS NOVEL Private North.** Fearless. Protective. Tough. Sexy."We hadn't seen each other in years, but it felt as if we'd never parted."Book 2 of Tess Oliver's bestselling FMX Bros series. The series that's being called "fantastic", "refreshing" and "fun"... -
School and Rock by RJ Scott, V.L. Locey
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Colorado Penn finds an unexpected package on his front step, his life will be changed forever.Colorado Penn is living the dream. Starting goalie for the Arizona Raptors when in season, lead singer for a hard rock band when summer rolls around. He’s the quintessential free spirit who’s making sure he enjoys all the carnal blessings of his athleticism, and gritty singing voice...
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