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  • Blasphemous by Pamela Ann

    Blasphemous by Pamela Ann

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Will they survive the tsunami of trials heading their way? + Bass Cole + Emma Anderson + Carter Mason + expLosive. scOrching. graVitating. intEnse. Emma was beyond glad to escape back to Aspasia and be with Bass again...
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    angst  athlete  sports  university  adult  book  celebrity  cheating
  • Losing an Edge by Catherine Gayle

    Losing an Edge by Catherine Gayle

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    In any other family, Levi “501” Babcock would have been the golden boy. Instead, he’s lived his entire life in the shadow of his almost-perfect older brother. They both play for the NHL’s Portland Storm, but Levi is tired of being the second-best Babcock brother. He’s determined to find at least one thing he can do better...
  • Finding Infinity by Layne Harper

    Finding Infinity by Layne Harper

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    "Finding Infinity" as described by Colin... "Fine Charlie.” Colin says dropping his hands in defeat. “Here's what I want. I want everybody to back off and let me play football. I want you to go back to practicing medicine because I’m ready for you to be happy again - not this forced shit that you keep trying to sell me...
  • Drew by Lulu Moore

    Drew by Lulu Moore

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Let me ask you a question.Have you met your soulmate?I did, then promptly lost her. Because what happens in Vegas stays there, right?Wrong.I’d never been the relationship type, but I’ve spent every spare second of the past twelve months wondering what if. What if I hadn’t slept through my alarm? What if I hadn’t lost her number? What if I’d known her name?But I came up blank...
    Categorized as:
    athlete  sports  university  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  humor
  • Fighting For You by Gianna Gabriela, Lauren Dawes

    Fighting For You by Gianna Gabriela, Lauren Dawes

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "Once I started this book I couldn’t put it down. Jesse and Zoe’s story is beautifully written, thank you Gianna Gabriela. It’s a must read." Jesse Falcon has dedicated his life to one cause: to fight against that which has taken so much from him. He’s learned the hard way that if you want something to be done, you have to do it yourself. No more waiting for others to make a difference...
  • Brazen Steele by Ali Dean

    Brazen Steele by Ali Dean

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Beckett Steele knows what he wants and he’s finally going after it. But there’s one thing that might complicate his mission. It was easy to sign the legally-binding contract prohibiting a public relationship when he had no intention of falling in love...
  • One Timer by Toni Aleo

    One Timer by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    You’ve known Harper Allen and Jakob Titov since you met them in Taking Shots. You know their story already, right? Ha! You only think you do. In One-Timer, they’ll tell it for themselves. Harper has been hurt so many times, and she has no interest in anything more than a one-time thing, but Jakob Titov has other ideas. He is looking for his forever...
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    athlete  sports  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Forgetting the Rules: A Second-Chance-Romance Sports Standalone by Mariah Dietz

    Forgetting the Rules: A Second-Chance-Romance Sports Standalone by Mariah Dietz

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A standalone sports romance. Book 6 in The Dating Playbook Series...
  • 68 Days And Counting by Nikki20038

    68 Days And Counting by Nikki20038

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    ~Sequel to The Bad Boy And The Tomboy~Macy Anderson and Sam Cahill are together in Manchester, England living the new university life. Their relationship is striving as they meet new people and experience different things and strengthen their beautiful relationship. But then again there's soccer, the Cahill family and girls because where there's Sam Cahill there will also be many girls...
  • Wild Heart by Beth Ehemann

    Wild Heart by Beth Ehemann

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    For Lawrence “Viper” Finkle, hockey isn’t just a sport, it’s a way of life. Since the first time he stepped onto the ice at just eight years old, he knew what he was meant to do, and he does it well. When his career takes an unexpected hit, and his relationship is pushed to the breaking point, he’s left sidelined and wondering what his future holds...
    Categorized as:
    angst  athlete  sports  adult  alpha-mc  book  children  contemporary
  • Just For The Summer by Danielle Jamie

    Just For The Summer by Danielle Jamie

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Bestselling Author of the Savannah Series brings you a fun summer romance novella showing the ups and downs of a hot summer romance. It's the perfect beach or pool side read! Ages 18+ due to Adult Content & Language. This novella is a prequel to the Chasing Carolina series out next year but can be read as standalone. **BLURB** Chase Kenzington loves two things: fast cars and women...
  • Bootleg Diva: Confessions of a Quarterback Princess by Levi Brody by Mercy Celeste

    Bootleg Diva: Confessions of a Quarterback Princess by Levi Brody by Mercy Celeste

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Southern Scrimmage BiographyAll heroes need an origins story. From trailer park to the Super Dome.Everybody’s All-American quarterback by day.Infamous exotic dancer by night. Levi Brody is one of the undisputed greats of the game...
    Categorized as:
    angst  athlete  sports  university  abuse  adult  book  contemporary
  • Nate by Kat Mizera

    Nate by Kat Mizera

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    To win, you have to play the game... Rising hockey star Nate Calloway has overcome a lot to get where he is. Playing professional hockey for the Las Vegas Sidewinders, he plans to keep his head down and do the one thing he’s good at: hockey. Everything is going according to plan until a gorgeous, spunky journalist falls into his lap...
    Categorized as:
    sports  athlete  angst  contemporary  fiction  book  adult  romance
  • Deflected by Jami Davenport

    Deflected by Jami Davenport

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Alexander “Rush” Markov has been given an ultimatum by his team—shape up or ship out. Alex is celebrating his biggest season in professional hockey, and he’s enjoying every minute of it—perhaps a little too much. He’s been non-stop partying like a rockstar since his team won it all, and management isn’t pleased...
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    sports  athlete  contemporary  culinary  fiction  book  adult  romance
  • The Wolfe Brothers Trilogy by Jami Davenport

    The Wolfe Brothers Trilogy by Jami Davenport

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Three 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...
  • Penalty Play by Jami Davenport

    Penalty Play by Jami Davenport

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Single 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...
    Categorized as:
    athlete  sports  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Fake Crown by W. Million

    Fake Crown by W. Million

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Previously published as Olympic Crown by W. Million.Posey Jensen is a friend collector, boyfriend avoider, and thrill seeker. When someone posts in a group chat looking for a wedding date to Bermuda, Posey jumps on the chance to prove to a new friend that she’s the reigning queen of adventure...
  • Heller Brothers Hockey - A Five Book Hockey Romance Collection by Kelly Jamieson

    Heller Brothers Hockey - A Five Book Hockey Romance Collection by Kelly Jamieson

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    An amazing opportunity to own all 5 Heller Brothers Hockey romances In One Limited Edition Digital Boxed Set...
  • The Hail Mary by Ginger Scott

    The Hail Mary by Ginger Scott

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Sixteen years is a long time. In a marriage, it’s a milestone. On the gridiron, it’s a miracle. Reed Johnson wants more time for everything, but time is funny that way. It can be cruel. With a body that can’t quite take the hits it used to and a heart tired of being torn in two different directions, Reed is faced with a reality he’s not quite ready for—life without the game...
  • Blades of Glory by Toni Aleo

    Blades of Glory by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Old vs. YoungExperience vs. AttitudeNo Teeth vs. Also No Teeth…It’s the game some of these players have been waiting a lifetime for. The veterans of the Nashville Assassins versus the new generation of players—their sons.As part of their prewedding festivities, Aiden Brooks and Shelli Adler have invited the retired Assassins to play a friendly game against the Stanley Cup-winning current team...
  • Coen by Sawyer Bennett

    Coen by Sawyer Bennett

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Coen Highsmith was a league star, but he lost more than his team the day the Pittsburgh Titans’ plane crashed...
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    athlete  sports  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Running Away with You by Suzanne Sweeney

    Running Away with You by Suzanne Sweeney

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Running Away With You continues the journey of Juliette and Evan that began in “Running Back to You” and "Running Home to You". Juliette Fletcher’s life has been full of surprises ever since she began dating NFL superstar Evan “Big Mac” McGuire. He’s everything she could ever have wished for – strong and tender, and wrapped up in an exquisite package...
    Categorized as:
    angst  athlete  sports  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  insta-love
  • Intermission by Lisa Suzanne

    Intermission by Lisa Suzanne

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’m in love with two men. I’m torn and need to choose which man from my past I want as a permanent part of my future. My heart leads me one way as my brain pushes me toward the other. I want them both, but each of them holds a secret that will change everything...
  • Cocky Striker: A Hero Club Novel by Evan Grace

    Cocky Striker: A Hero Club Novel by Evan Grace

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    You've met Chance Bateman...Are you ready to meet his son??Some say I’m cocky — I say I’m confident. Things have always come easy for me; sports, academics…girls. And I’ve used all of that to my advantage the past three years of college.I’ve got it all, or at least I thought I did until Laken walks into my life...
  • Rookie by Eddie Cleveland

    Rookie by Eddie Cleveland

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    * Although part of a series, you will enjoy it as a standalone as well! Rookie is everything you love in an MM first time gay romance. A journey of self-discovery, the undeniable sparks with the man who makes him question everything, the moment of realization, the secret relationship, and coming out...
  • Play Dead by Avery Cockburn

    Play Dead by Avery Cockburn

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The popular Scottish gay-romance series returns with this must-read novella!Colin’s wounds have finally healed. He’s ready for his big comeback on the football pitch and can’t wait to return to a normal life—especially the rampaging sex he and his boyfriend, Lord Andrew, once indulged in.But Andrew has his own invisible wounds...
  • Off the Ice by Lindsay Paige, Mary Smith

    Off the Ice by Lindsay Paige, Mary Smith

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In the second installment of The Penalty Kill Trilogy, Levi Carr and Presley McCarthy continue to rebuild their relationship as they deal with surprises and other problems. Levi is trying his best not to hover with worry over his father after his heart attack. Presley is still trying to gain the love and respect from her parents and keep her independence as well...
  • Johnny Deeper: A Sports Romance by Tabatha Kiss

    Johnny Deeper: A Sports Romance by Tabatha Kiss

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    How deep can he go? All the way. ROSE John Kirby. Just another big, dumb jock with a real big… you know . I swore I’d never get involved with another man like him again. He’s crude and loud. Vulgar and unsophisticated. But he knows exactly what he’s doing when he touches me. I can’t let this happen. I’m a TA at our university and there are rules about this kind of thing...
    Categorized as:
    angst  sports  university  adult  book  contemporary  drama  fiction
  • #HookUp by Cambria Hebert

    #HookUp by Cambria Hebert

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Missing your favorite #family? This is your exclusive invitation back into their world. #HookUp is an explosion of the award-winning #Hashtag series by Cambria Hebert and makes the perfect collector’s item and addition to the series...
  • Unforgettable by S.B. Alexander

    Unforgettable by S.B. Alexander

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s a football god. She’s the daughter of a Texas senator. Their chemistry is like oil and water. My name is Ryker James. I hate when people tell me what to do. I’m cocky, ornery, and I take things when I want them. Caring isn’t in my vocabulary unless it’s related to football or my family, and I just lost my entire family in a blink of an eye. Now all I have is football...
  • Brutal Play by Alison Rhymes

    Brutal Play by Alison Rhymes

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Mistress. Whore. Lorelai has been called every name in the book. Except for the ones she’s always dreamed of. My love. Mine. Noah Anders is the only man to have ever owned her heart. But it’s her soul he wants. Theirs is a battle of wills, tempers, ego, friendship, and loyalty. He wants retribution. She just wants to survive...
    Categorized as:
    angst  athlete  sports  university  abuse  adult  book  cheating
  • Falling For You by Gianna Gabriela

    Falling For You by Gianna Gabriela

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Zack Hayes was taught that hard work pays off. He lives by that adage, working a part-time job, playing football and taking a full load of courses in the hope that his parents can stop working themselves to the bone. However, when things start to go wrong, Zack begins to believe that when you come from nothing, working hard doesn’t get you anywhere...
  • Seattle Sockeyes Hockey Boxed Set: Games 1-3 by Jami Davenport

    Seattle Sockeyes Hockey Boxed Set: Games 1-3 by Jami Davenport

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Get a front row seat as the Seattle Sockeyes hockey team plays their inaugural season in Seattle. Watch these hot hockey players fall in love and win the biggest games of their lives in this Game On in Seattle sports romance bundle by USA Today bestselling author Jami Davenport...
  • The Kiss List by Maya Hughes

    The Kiss List by Maya Hughes

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    If I were on fire, she’d break out the marshmallows.It’s not that we don’t like each other, more like hate with the fury of a thousand suns. But it wasn’t always that way.I still remember how her lips tasted. How they felt pressed against mine. How I wanted more. How I still crave her...
  • One Night with the Rebel (Looking to Score) by Kendall Ryan

    One Night with the Rebel (Looking to Score) by Kendall Ryan

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She barged into my life and turned everything upside down. We spent one scorching-hot night together, and then she disappeared into the sunset with the golden jock everyone adored. Which makes sense, right? A girl as beautiful and brilliant as Eden Wynn doesn’t end up with a rebel like me.I expected them to live happily ever after, except that's not what happened...
  • Third Time Lucky by R.G. Alexander

    Third Time Lucky by R.G. Alexander

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From Author New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author R.G. Alexander, Book 3 in the Finn's Pub Romance series! Ever had a thing for the man next door? My sexy new neighbor is confusing the hell out of me. Elliot Ransom is a baseball player and a single dad, but he doesn’t know his butter beer from a snozzberry...
  • Blythe College Series Box Set by Rochelle Paige

    Blythe College Series Box Set by Rochelle Paige

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Looking for an alpha male in your new adult romance read? You just found four! Complete Blythe College Series: Push the Envelope, Hit the Wall, Summer Nights, Outside the Box On sale now for a limited time to celebrate the upcoming release of Sucked Into Love on September 24. "I love alpha males...
  • Bodychecking: Seattle Sockeyes Hockey by Jami Davenport

    Bodychecking: Seattle Sockeyes Hockey by Jami Davenport

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    As the wild child of the family, Bellani Maxwell isn’t interested in settling down. Between a fledgling party crashing business, teaching self-defense at a martial arts studio, and hitting the bar every night, she has her hands full. She doesn’t need the added responsibility or commitment of a relationship...
  • Dancing in the Rain by Kelly Jamieson

    Dancing in the Rain by Kelly Jamieson

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A retired athlete meets the daughter he never knew—along with the woman who reignites his passions—in this powerful standalone romance from the bestselling author of Hot Shot and the Heller Brothers series. Drew Sellers is drowning in broken dreams and empty beer bottles. Hockey was his world, until a bum knee reduced him from superstar to has-been...
    Categorized as:
    angst  athlete  sports  adult  book  children  contemporary  fiction
  • Three and Out by Meghan Quinn

    Three and Out by Meghan Quinn

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Piper was dead to him. The minute she walked out the door on Mason, he was done. D.O.N.E. Now, three months later, he’s still trying to act like he doesn’t care. Like his heart hasn’t been torn into shreds and obliterated beyond recognition. But it’s not working. He’s broken and beyond repair. Then Piper goes missing...
    Categorized as:
    angst  athlete  sports  alpha-mc  book  contemporary  fiction  humor
  • Hard As Steel by McKinley May

    Hard As Steel by McKinley May

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Becoming a sports reporter isn't just my dream job--it's my calling.I've been sketching the blueprint for my future since I was an overly ambitious ten-year-old: Get accepted into Windhaven University's journalism program? Check.  Score the sports section of the campus paper? Easy as pie.  Snag a once-in-a-lifetime internship? Currently in progress...
  • Game Winner by Lindsay Paige, Mary Smith

    Game Winner by Lindsay Paige, Mary Smith

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In 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...
    Categorized as:
    athlete  sports  university  adult  book  contemporary  family  fiction
  • Body Check by Lisa B. Kamps

    Body Check by Lisa B. Kamps

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Baltimore Banners defenseman Randy Michaels has a reputation for hard-hitting, on and off the ice. But he's getting older, and his agent has warned that there are younger, less-expensive players who are eager to take his place on the team...
  • Extra Innings by Michelle Lynn

    Extra Innings by Michelle Lynn

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’m the crazy fun one. Pedal to the floor, balls to the wall, party all weekend guy. The guy everybody calls for laughs and a good time. And I always deliver. So, when Ainsley Winslow and I made a pact for a summer fling, I was all in. What hot-blooded college male doesn’t jump at the chance for a no strings attached relationship? Not this one...
  • Dream of You by Lauren Gilley

    Dream of You by Lauren Gilley

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jordan Walker learned the hard way that dreams diminish with time and age. He dreamed of Olympic medals and golden shoes, of cheering crowds and endless stretches of red track laid out before him. Then he dreamed of state and nationals, of college scholarships. He dreamed of the unending support, the shining face of that angelic, flawless first love that gave him wings...
    Categorized as:
    angst  sports  university  adult  age-gap  book  contemporary  family
  • The Blake Legacy by Rhonda Laurel

    The Blake Legacy by Rhonda Laurel

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Two lovers. Two dreams. One hell of a hard decision… NFL quarterback Seth Blake is having an unbelievable hot streak—he’s won his third Super Bowl title the same day his wife Morgan gave birth to their son. Life couldn’t be better for the new father and MVP...
    Categorized as:
    athlete  sports  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  poc-mc  romance
  • Show Time: A Bad Boy Sports Romance by KB Winters

    Show Time: A Bad Boy Sports Romance by KB Winters

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I 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...
    Categorized as:
    athlete  sports  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Without Warning by Dee Lagasse

    Without Warning by Dee Lagasse

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Hollis Capparelli had always been different than most girls. A pint-sized spitfire with a take-no-crap attitude, her focus had always been soccer, music, family, and friends. Chase Merrimack loved football more than anything. With dreams of playing professionally, there was only enough room in his heart for his momma and his little brother...
  • The Mighty Anchor by Carrie Aarons

    The Mighty Anchor by Carrie Aarons

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A stoic force to be reckoned with.The steady rock on which England is destined to lean.Everyone’s reliable mate, at the ready to defend when called upon.To the world, Vance Morley is the next great keeper for the Rogue Football Club, biding his time at the academy. The definition of tall, dark and handsome, his quiet confidence and mysterious persona only draw the public in...
  • Penalty Box by Casey Hagen, Echo Grayce

    Penalty Box by Casey Hagen, Echo Grayce

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    **Penalty Box is the prequel to the Straight No Chaser series**I’m the bad boy who will stain his soul to keep her safe.She’s a runner.Always has been...at least, she’s always run from me.Our history repeats relentlessly.Longing.Secret trysts.Pounding hearts.Fiery stolen kisses.Her retreating back.Now she’s home, hunted by someone sinister...
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