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  • First Love by Tiya Rayne

    First Love by Tiya Rayne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Eight years ago, Zora Henderson ran away from the man she loved and the family that forced her to have an abortion. Tragedy brings her back home again. Can she face the family and the town that betrayed her? And what of the man that she left behind? Zora also has a secret, one that may have her on the run again...
  • Difficult by R.L. Mathewson

    Difficult by R.L. Mathewson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Surviving high school was going to be hard enough, but surviving telling the one girl that he couldn’t live without how he felt was going to be one of the most difficult things that Sebastian Bradford was ever going to do.From New York Times and USA Today’s bestselling author R.L...
  • A Beaumont Family Christmas by Heidi McLaughlin

    A Beaumont Family Christmas by Heidi McLaughlin

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It's Christmas! And for the Beaumont gang that means a huge family get together. But this year, they're doing things a little differently. Catch up with all of your favorite characters from Heidi McLaughlin's bestselling Beaumont series as they gather together in Vermont to partake in the festivities of the holiday season...
  • Hendrix by Samantha Whiskey

    Hendrix by Samantha Whiskey

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    As one of the best wide receivers in the NFL, I can catch anything...anyone.Except her—the coach’s daughter.Savannah Goodman is the one woman in the world I’m forbidden to touch,and the only one I can’t stop thinking about.She’s fiery, funny, and sexy as sin.We can’t be in the same room without fighting,but her quick wit only brings me back for more...
  • Losing Traction by Amo Jones

    Losing Traction by Amo Jones

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    My name is Phoebe Rendon. Growing up as the only girl surrounded by the Sinful Souls MC community has never been easy. Outside of the club, I had no life because my brother and his two psycho best friends kept tabs on me. My only out was racing at Point Hellers, the largest and steepest drift mountain in Westbeach, California. Cars were my life, and eight years later, that hasn’t changed...
  • A Carolina Cold Fury Hockey Series 4-Book Bundle: Alex, Garrett, Zack, Ryker by Sawyer Bennett

    A Carolina Cold Fury Hockey Series 4-Book Bundle: Alex, Garrett, Zack, Ryker by Sawyer Bennett

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Discover the series that led Violet Duke to rave, “Sawyer Bennett never fails to deliver heroes I fall hard for and heroines I adore.” Featuring the chiseled bad boys of the Carolina Cold Fury hockey team, these electrifying romances are melting hearts, one reader at a time...
  • Perfect Someday by Lauren Runow

    Perfect Someday by Lauren Runow

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I knew, someday, I’d have the life of my dreams.I just wasn’t prepared to lose him in return.Growing up in small-town Mason Creek, it's hard for a girl to dream big. Since my mom was barely making ends meet, I knew moving away for college wasn’t in the cards. What I didn’t know was how singing a Miranda Lambert song while unpacking a box would change my life forever ..
  • Midnight Renegade by Hayden Locke

    Midnight Renegade by Hayden Locke

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    One night. No attachments. All their forbidden fantasies. They say New Year's Eve is for lovers. Except when your boyfriend accidentally video calls you while sleeping with his secretary, then it’s all aboard the hot mess express...
    Categorized as:
    sports  alpha-mc  romance  contemporary  athlete  steamy  fiction  book
  • Out of Ruins by Michele G. Miller

    Out of Ruins by Michele G. Miller

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    “Guilt. A painful, lonely feeling. It seeps into your pores slowly as you go through life day by day. Like a disease, it blackens your heart with thoughts and memories of what you did, or in my case, what you didn’t do.” Surviving the storm was only the beginning for Jules. Surviving the guilt? That is something only love can help her overcome...
  • Leia's Playmaker by Nichole Rose

    Leia's Playmaker by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    What we professional athletes. What we stick-wielding madmen who look good in blue, play hard, and love harder. It's a good thing this is Silver Spoon Falls because these hunky hockey players fit right in.Welcome the Falcons to the roster! These over-the-top athletes are about to play the most important game of the game of love...
  • Fallen Crest Extras by Tijan

    Fallen Crest Extras by Tijan

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    These were written for a promo tour I did for Fallen Crest Home’s book release. I added a few extra surprises in here, and wanted to make them available for everyone. This is done as a thank you to the readers...
  • The Deceit of a Devil by Holly Renee

    The Deceit of a Devil by Holly Renee

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Sinless. Stunning. Damaged. Tempting. Allie Taylor had been the girl I hated for as long as I could remember. And now she loathed me just as much. It didn’t matter that I betrayed her to save her. Completely devastated and infuriated by my dishonesty, she had no intentions of ever trusting me again. Her trust was shattered, her hate raging on with each second...
  • Wicked Chemistry by R.L. Kenderson

    Wicked Chemistry by R.L. Kenderson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I didn’t know I’d risk everything to be with him.I thought he was the assistant football coach.I thought I would protect my teaching career from anything.I thought I could stay away from him.I thought wrong.Wicked Chemistry deals with a student-teacher relationship. All individuals are over eighteen and consenting adults...
  • Blind Pass by Bianca Sommerland

    Blind Pass by Bianca Sommerland

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    100% of Royalties will be donated in Proud Support of the foundations connected to Hockey Fights Cancer. Nothing could stop Tim Rowe, the assistant coach of the Dartmouth Cobras, from falling in love with Madeline, but love alone can’t satisfy every need. Sometimes, to reach the goal, you have to take the chance with a . . . Blind Pass...
  • Forever: a standalone, interracial romance by Tiffany Patterson

    Forever: a standalone, interracial romance by Tiffany Patterson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The last we saw from Landon Rogers and Melody James, in Love in Paradise, the couple was newly engaged and looking forward to a lifetime of forever. Unfortunately, forever comes with some bumps in the road. Not everyone is celebrating the couple’s engagement. In fact, one person in particular is dead set on seeing the couple’s happily ever after destroyed...
  • Wicked Player by Stacey Lynn

    Wicked Player by Stacey Lynn

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Gage Bryant has the best hands and the quickest feet of any wide receiver in football. He also has a secret—one he’ll do anything to protect. He’s a member of The Velvet Club. With airtight non disclosure agreements, playing at Velvet gives him the freedom to assert his dominance and control in a way that not only serves him on the football field, but the way he craves in the bedroom...
  • Addicted to Love by Deborah Cooke

    Addicted to Love by Deborah Cooke

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kyle wants it all… Kyle Stuyvesant doesn’t believe in love and romance. His parents taught him that there’s no such thing as forever, and he took the lesson to heart. After all, there’s only one woman who ever tempted him to more than a single hot night together. Fortunately for his convictions, she’s married to another guy...
  • Cap by Elise Faber

    Cap by Elise Faber

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She’s the one he wants.And he’s not going to give her up without a fight.As the newly named captain of the San Francisco Gold, Josh is used to pressure and hard work.What he’s not used to?Women despising him.Jess, however, has taken an instant dislike to him, and no matter what he tries to do, he can’t seem to get beyond her prickly exterior...
  • Take A Knee by Xyla Turner

    Take A Knee by Xyla Turner

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Take A Knee by USA Today Bestselling & Award Winning Author Xyla Turner Zora McCoy I'm done with men, done with anything that looks like a man and just want to live my life. I'm a woman's basketball semi-pro coach with a dream to make it to the top. One offer from a team owner has me rethinking everything I thought I wanted for my career...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  sports  adult  athlete  book  contemporary  fiction  politics
  • Dear McKinnon by Danielle Keil

    Dear McKinnon by Danielle Keil

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Everyone knows what it means to have a teal envelope taped to their locker on the first day of the month. Everyone except new girl McKinnon Gregory.The envelope is the start of a monthly tradition called the Secret Admirers, and something McKinnon never thought she'd see. To her surprise-- and everyone else's-- the teal envelope is taped to her locker on March first...
  • A Match Made In Texas by Anne Marie Novark

    A Match Made In Texas by Anne Marie Novark

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When Austin McCade’s wife dies, a vital part of him dies, too. The sexy single dad devotes himself to his motherless daughter and his work on the Diamondback Ranch. For twelve years, he ignores life and women . . . until a sassy schoolteacher moves to town. From the moment Theresa Rogers arrives in Salt Fork, Texas, people warn her about the lonely widower. He’s a hopeless case, a lost cause...
  • Mr. Surprise Daddy by Annabelle Love

    Mr. Surprise Daddy by Annabelle Love

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    One night of fun.Two pink lines.And only one explanation…I’m pregnant with the best man’s baby.I’ve been rehearsing what to say…Hey Mr. Football Super-Star, you’re gonna be a daddy,But we can’t talk about this until next week.I will not steal the thunder from my sister’s wedding.Especially when I’m the one organizing it...
  • Love the Way You Lie by Gracie Graham

    Love the Way You Lie by Gracie Graham

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Torn between my best friend and the boy who makes my heart beat again, learning the truth might break me…My entire life changed in an instant.One violent moment took my mother and destroyed me.And I can’t even remember it.All I know is…it was my fault.Now I’m entering senior year after hiding away from the world as long as I could...
  • The Temptation of Dirty Secrets by Holly Renee

    The Temptation of Dirty Secrets by Holly Renee

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Captivating. Vulnerable. Agonizing. Seductive. Frankie Clermont was supposed to be like a sister to me for as long as I’d known her. But no one knew the depths of our lies. I had been in love with her before… before everything changed what we could be. Undeniably connected and effortlessly infatuated, the two of us had remained each other’s weaknesses through everything...
  • Forgotten Rules by Eliah Greenwood

    Forgotten Rules by Eliah Greenwood

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Rule #1: Don’t fall for your brother’s best friend.Rule #2: Wait… What was rule number one again?The summer I grew boobs, my big brother laid down some ground rules. No touching, looking, or breathing near his baby sister. He made it clear I could never get with his friends. His buddies obliged. I did, too. Until I didn’t...
  • Let You Leave by Caisey Quinn

    Let You Leave by Caisey Quinn

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Novella included in special edition of Keep Me Still New Adult Romance contains MA 17+ content Layla Flaherty had the perfect life, or close to it. Until a stranger gunned her parents down right in front of her, leaving her with seizure inducing PTSD. After years of trying to pass as normal and failing miserably, she resigns herself to being invisible...
  • Silent Treatment by Jackie Williams

    Silent Treatment by Jackie Williams

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Dancing for a new boy band should be a teenager’s dream come true, but success comes at a price.Driven by jealousy, Jennifer’s spiteful attack almost ends Carrie’s fabulous new dancing career, but luckily the strong hands and caring heart of the gorgeous Daniel Lewis, are there to pick up the pieces...
  • The One by Hope Ford

    The One by Hope Ford

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He’s the one for me.He is my husband and I know we belong together.But when things get tough, I run.I go to the only place I feel at home… Forest Grove.I don’t want a divorce or to be without him,But I may not have a choice...
  • Bittersweet Hate by J.L. Beck

    Bittersweet Hate by J.L. Beck

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Warning from Author: This isn't your typical romance story. This book contains strong sex scenes, lots of bad language and things that might not be suitable for all readers. Reading this novella may cause uncontrollable heartache, loss of voice, and damage to ones reading device. Proceed with caution, for you have been warned...
  • At First Sight by Elizabeth Chandler

    At First Sight by Elizabeth Chandler

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Allie Parker is dreading Christmas vacation in Thornhill. She'd rather stay at her boarding school than go home, where she'll have to watch her flaky twin sisters and their superficial friends earn their Ph.D.'s in flirting. So when Allie meets cute Ben Harrington on the way there, things begin to look up...
  • Bittersweet Trust by J.L. Beck

    Bittersweet Trust by J.L. Beck

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Warning: This book is for readers 18+ ONLY. Contains explicit sex scenes, violence, and an alpha male who doesn't take no for an answer. Should be read AFTER reading Bittersweet Hate. -Roughly 150 pages in length- Trust- The firm belief in the reliability, honesty, ability, and strength of someone or something. I let every wall I had built around my heart crumble to the ground for him...
  • Lucky Save by Jennifer Lazaris

    Lucky Save by Jennifer Lazaris

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    All Penelope Foster wanted was a vacation in Vegas to escape a family tragedy. But when her car breaks down in the middle of the desert, it seems her holiday is destined for disaster before it even begins. Until *he* roars up. Tall and tattooed West Keller is a famous hockey player and notorious playboy...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  sports  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Hard as Stone by Lana Love

    Hard as Stone by Lana Love

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    One injured football star+One curvy personal chef=It's gonna get hot and spicy...in the kitchen! Harlan Stone here. Yeah. I'm that guy. If I'm going to post-season, I have to get my act together while I heal from an injury. Against my wishes, Coach sends over a personal chef, to keep me from gorging on pizza and burgers. A chef is the last thing I want...
  • The Slope Rules by Melanie Hooyenga

    The Slope Rules by Melanie Hooyenga

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Fifteen-year old Cally accepted her fate as one of the guys, so when she meets Blake, a hot snowboarder who sees her for more than her aerials on the slopes, she falls fast and hard. But their romance can only last as long as vacation. Or so she thinks...
  • Sweet Spot for Victoria by Hayley Faiman

    Sweet Spot for Victoria by Hayley Faiman

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Men of Baseball Novella -- Victoria fell in love with Carlos when she was just a young teenager. Two kids, one successful pro-baseball career, and almost two decades later, she's sure she doesn't want to live her life with anyone else. But when news of another baby on the way collides with her already hectic life, the veil of complacency is removed and panic takes its place...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  sports  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  humor  insta-love
  • Delay of Game by Lisa B. Kamps

    Delay of Game by Lisa B. Kamps

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Valerie Michaels knows all about life, responsibility--and hockey. After all, her brother is a defenseman for the Baltimore Banners. The last thing she needs--or wants--is to get tangled up with one of her brother's teammates. She doesn't have time, not when running The Maypole is her top priority. She opened the popular sports bar and restaurant two years ago and has been busy ever since...
  • Tales of A Tomboy: Britain by Evan Grace

    Tales of A Tomboy: Britain by Evan Grace

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I have two rules no dates and no spending the night. I don’t have time to manage all the complications that come with relationships. And I sure as hell have no desire for any kind of commitment. My life is fairly uncomplicated, exactly the way I want it...until complicated literally stumbles my way. Britain Lancaster. Clumsy, plain, inexperienced, and the type of woman I tend to avoid...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  sports  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  new-adult  sad
  • Brock: MMA Alpha Fighter Brotherhood (MMA Alpha Fighter Brotherhood ) by J. S. Cooke, Harper Whitmore

    Brock: MMA Alpha Fighter Brotherhood (MMA Alpha Fighter Brotherhood ) by J. S. Cooke, Harper Whitmore

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Brock “The Rock” Carter has had one serious relationship in the whole of his adult life but she did something unforgiveable. The tattoo on the inside of his forearm marks the date. The other date tattooed on his arm is in memory of his loss from a year earlier. Now all he does is what he’s done since he was thirteen... hitting on girls for what he can get out of them...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  sports  adult  athlete  book  contemporary  fiction  fighter
  • The Czar: A Standalone Hockey Billionaire Romance by Selena Laurence

    The Czar: A Standalone Hockey Billionaire Romance by Selena Laurence

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "Smart and Sexy. Selena never disappoints." -- Jennie Marts, USA TODAY Bestselling Author. They call him The Czar, the heir to a billion dollar Vodka fortune and Chicago's homegrown NHL superstar. But when Mick Petrovich sustains a career-ending injury, life seems hopeless until he sees a blonde trying to unlock her apartment door...
  • Big Rod by Blake Wilder

    Big Rod by Blake Wilder

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Michael I’ve got a big advantage, thanks to being struck by lightning and left with a permanent big rod. Science and nature have made me a superhero with the women in my small town. But I’m bored, restless, and I’ve got a big secret… Hadley My whole life I’ve been a “dumb blonde,” which has its pros and cons. The upside is success came easy...
  • Rebels Don’t Fall for Tomboys by Emma Dalton

    Rebels Don’t Fall for Tomboys by Emma Dalton

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Every tomboy deserves to score the guy of her dreams.Bailey:I’m the Tomboy. I’ve dreamed of playing quarterback since I was a kid. No one on the football team wants me around, though, and I need to prove to them that I belong.Zane Hastings is the only guy who welcomes me. But when he plays me like a fool, I don’t want anything to do with him...
  • The Opponent by Brenda Rothert

    The Opponent by Brenda Rothert

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    FordAs the new captain of the Colorado Coyotes, there’s a heavy weight on my shoulders. The Coyotes lost five players last season to a tragic arena explosion, and as the new team leader, I want to be a rock for my teammates. That includes battling my new neighbor Eleanor Lawrence, the Denver newspaper columnist who’s on a mission to end the city’s pro hockey team for good...
  • The Perfect Fit by D. Lilac

    The Perfect Fit by D. Lilac

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I don’t need a man in my life. Been there, done that. I have the divorce papers to prove it, and now I’m a single mom.When I took my two young boys to a baseball game, I had no intention of flirting with a fellow fan. Nope. Not the plan. When an accident brings me face-to-face with a jaw-dropping stranger in a backward ball cap, I can barely think straight.I did not expect to meet Eli Johnson...
  • Dare You to Fall for the Catcher by Lacy Andersen

    Dare You to Fall for the Catcher by Lacy Andersen

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A little dare never hurt anybody...Running is my life. It’s one of the few things I’m good at and I dominate on the track. But my take-no-prisoners reputation doesn’t scare everyone. There’s still one boy who’s not afraid to get under my skin...Jayden Paul. Catcher of the varsity baseball team. Hottie of the year. And the thorn in my side ever since we kissed in sixth grade (on a silly dare!)...
  • Charity: Black Mountain Academy/Fortuity by Rochelle Paige

    Charity: Black Mountain Academy/Fortuity by Rochelle Paige

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Corby King’s skill on the ice was the only reason he ended up switching schools his senior year. He was being scouted by pro hockey teams, and his new foster dad thought Corby was the key to the Cougars winning a state championship. Cutting through red tape was easy when you had money to burn, but Corby didn’t complain...
  • Hard to Catch by Alice Ward

    Hard to Catch by Alice Ward

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This is the third sexy STANDALONE novel in Bestselling Author Alice Ward's brand new sports romance series, The Beasts of Baseball. Todd Morris I couldn’t imagine anything worse than being traded from the Mets — until the day I’m traded to the Beasts. Now I’m catching for Calvin Malone, their star pitcher. Star pretty boy. Star pain in my ass. The tension between us is thick. All over a girl...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  sports  adult  angst  book  celebrity  contemporary  fiction
  • Dare You to Date the Point Guard by Lacy Andersen

    Dare You to Date the Point Guard by Lacy Andersen

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A little dare never hurt anybody...My whole life's been about following in my parents' footsteps: ace school and then get into med school. And that means that my dream to become a world-famous artist isn’t part of the plan. Neither is the game of spin-the-bottle that leads me to the second most humiliating moment of my life with Mason Finnick...
  • The Player and the Bookworm by Erin McCarthy

    The Player and the Bookworm by Erin McCarthy

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    OleksanderI’ve got a hot pro football career, a grumpy attitude, and a big old problem. I’m determined to stay away from women after yet another failed relationship, until an adorable law student asks me for some no-strings-attached lessons on how she can make the grade in bed. Turn down that straightforward and very sexy offer? No way...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  sports  adult  athlete  book  contemporary  fiction  humor
  • The Kicker and the New Girl by Anne-Marie Meyer, Maggie Dallen

    The Kicker and the New Girl by Anne-Marie Meyer, Maggie Dallen

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He's just trying to survive. He never thought she would be the one who would understand. CoraWe're starting over. Mom and Dad think the best way for me to move on from the death of Ben is to move to Oakwood. There, we can spend time with Mom's late best friend's family and open a new bakery. And I'm okay with that...
  • Forbidden Desire by Jordan Silver

    Forbidden Desire by Jordan Silver

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When my dad married her mom she was supposed to be no more than my new little sister, the daughter my dad always wanted. But things don't always go as planned. I didn't set out to fall for her, I was too busy enjoying my senior year of high school amd being the star quaterback and all that entails to want to settle for anyone...
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