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  • Oral Arguments by Loni Nichole

    Oral Arguments by Loni Nichole

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A rowdy bar fight and a feisty lawyer have this growly hockey player ready to serve his time in Silver Spoon Falls.Reid LawlessI had one job in Silver Spoon Falls: make the hockey team, the Falcons, look good. My plan went off the rails when fists started flying at a local bar, and a Barney Fife lookalike took me to jail...
  • Misadventures with a Speed Demon by Chelle Bliss

    Misadventures with a Speed Demon by Chelle Bliss

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    ***MISADVENTURES ARE STANDALONE ROMANCES THAT CAN BE READ IN ANY ORDER*** Brooks Carter is wild, reckless, and the youngest stock car driver on the professional circuit. He’s the one everyone’s gunning for when they’re not hoping for his failure at every turn. But Brooks is too hot to be left in the dust by anyone. Even with masses of female fans, Brooks only has eyes for one woman—Faith Ridley...
  • The Score by Kristen Proby

    The Score by Kristen Proby

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I have millions of followers on social media, and it has absolutely nothing to do with my last name. It’s because I’m good at what I do. I work hard, and it has paid off. I’m not a trainer who only talks the talk, either. I walk the walk—or rather, I run the run. It was actually during one of those jogs through the park that I ran into him...
  • Off Limits by Chelle Sloan

    Off Limits by Chelle Sloan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Professional 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...
  • The Goalie by Olivia T. Turner

    The Goalie by Olivia T. Turner

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I met her.The girl of my dreams.She's perfect for me in every way.There's only one thing wrong.She's the one girl I'm forbidden to have.The coach's daughter.His little princess.He's made it very clear. Grace is off-limits.But she's the only one I want.The only one I've ever wanted.I'm the best goalie in the league.I can stop anything.But I can't stop myself from falling for Grace...
  • The Billionaire's Big Bold Woman by Nichole Rose

    The Billionaire's Big Bold Woman by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Two years ago, my ex-wife tried to frame me for embezzlement. My life crumbled, leaving me the single father of two little girls. I swore I'd never trust a woman again… Until Jenna Kirby waltzes into my life and turns it upside down. She's like no one I've ever met. Her bright eyes and big personality hide a heart of gold. I've never felt like this about anyone. Neither have my girls...
  • Dash by Fiona Davenport

    Dash by Fiona Davenport

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Brynn Thomas desperately needed a job and jumped at the chance to work for the cleaning company owned by Dallas "Dash" Smith. But she never expected to find her boss cleaning up a crime scene. Or to be swept off her feet by him.The men of the Silver Saints MC moved fast when they found the women meant to be theirs. Dash was no exception. They’d also do anything to keep their women safe...
  • The Veteran by Olivia T. Turner

    The Veteran by Olivia T. Turner

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Five years ago, I had the night of my life with Harris Sutton.Out of all the people in the bar, the famous hockey player chose me.He was in town for a game and when he left, he took my virginity with him.And he unknowingly left me with a souvenir.Five years later, my souvenir is my whole world.A five-year-old boy that I never told him about.Lucas.We’re happy and comfortable in our little life...
  • Fire and Ice by Jane Fox

    Fire and Ice by Jane Fox

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ben: It's my final hockey season, and I don't have time for distractions. So why can't I stop thinking about Jenna? Jessa: I might be a hockey fan, but I'm no puck bunny. Although for a player as hot as Ben Crewe, I might make an exception. Sometimes fate needs a little help...
  • Behind the Velvet Rope by Jane Fox

    Behind the Velvet Rope by Jane Fox

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Luke: As the bouncer for the hottest club in town, I see my share of beautiful women. So why am I so taken with the shy girl in line who’s dressed like a small-town librarian? Parker: My sister’s bachelorette party is definitely not going the way I expected it to. I’m dragged to a noisy club—with a gorgeous bouncer. I’m pretty sure his type isn’t quiet girls in floral dresses, though...
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  kind-mc  multi-pov  sports  steamy  adult  book  contemporary
  • 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...
  • His Cactus Flower  (The May Flowers Series ) by Rebecca Gallo, Flirt Club

    His Cactus Flower (The May Flowers Series ) by Rebecca Gallo, Flirt Club

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Gardener Not too long ago, I was known as the bad boy of golf -- famous for my exploits on and off the green. But with my career on the line, I've been working hard to repair my reputation ... until I cross paths with Dixie Bell. After one night with Hollywood's "It" girl, she’s got me thinking about more than just sinking my next putt...
  • Caden by Sheridan Anne

    Caden by Sheridan Anne

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Imogen - Caden Mitchell has been the man blowing my mind for the past twelve months.He’s raw, exciting, and the way he moves… astonishing.When it comes to us, it’s all about fun. It’s our wild, crazy secret, only for us to know.If word got out, we risk hurting not only ourselves, but the ones we love...
  • Healing the Girl Dad by Fern Fraser

    Healing the Girl Dad by Fern Fraser

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ♥ She’s too good for me but I’ll do anything to win her heart and make her mine.♥BENJI STIGTEROne moment I’m about to score the match winning point, guaranteeing my team a place in the NHL playoffs. The next thing I know, I’m on the ice, flat on my back. Broken. Paralyzed.Surgery is risky, but if I don’t agree, management will drop me from the team...
  • Winter's Daddy by Rory Reynolds

    Winter's Daddy by Rory Reynolds

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Love wasn’t on my Christmas List this year, but Santa had other plans.Meeting Winter was like a punch to the gut. She took my breath away and I knew I had to have her.She’s sweet and innocent and everything I’ve ever wanted in a babygirl.My new mission in life is to make her mine.I’ll be her lover, her husband, her Daddy...
  • Summer Love by Fiona Davenport

    Summer Love by Fiona Davenport

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Billionaire Aiden Bryant didn’t get to stay at his beach house as often as he liked. He was happy to loan it to his friend so his daughter could use it for her graduation trip. But he never expected to meet the woman who was meant to be his when he went to check on the girls.Aiden searched high and low for his mystery beauty, never realizing she was Bianca Kendall...
  • Hard As Wood by Frankie Love

    Hard As Wood by Frankie Love

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I'm an axe-wielding alpha with absolute resolve:I will not fall in love with Honey. She's my ex-stepdaughter -- and off limits.But it's a hell of a lot easier said than done.Her mom's long gone, and she's still here, in my secluded cabin.She's sweeter than sugar, with a body that makes me think of one thing alone:But I see her eyes linger... and the way she licks her lips.I may be a hard ass..
  • Dangerous Curves Ahead by C.L. Cruz

    Dangerous Curves Ahead by C.L. Cruz

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She’s a free-spirited college student. He’s a trucker who loves those curvy backroads. He can give her a ride home, but can he also give her a happily ever after?JennaAfter my Spring Break plans fall through, I decide to go home to visit for a couple of weeks.That means finding my way across the country with no car and no money...
  • Falling Hard by Nichole Rose

    Falling Hard by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He's a mystery she can't wait to solve.StellaOnce upon a time, Adrian Kane was a football legend.He now owns a small newspaper and writes romance novels.He never leaves his little slice of paradise.He's a mystery I'm dying to solve.I'm an annoyance he'd rather forget.Until I show up at his place during a fierce storm and fall right into his arms.Now, my job isn't the only thing on the line...
  • Hold You: An Older Man/Younger Curvy Girl Romantic Comedy (Love on the Clock) by Nichole Rose

    Hold You: An Older Man/Younger Curvy Girl Romantic Comedy (Love on the Clock) by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    This giant Russian will fall like a ton of bricks when he meets his curvy angel.KnoxLauren York is the cutest little angel I've ever met.Her sweetness is like nothing I've ever known.And her innocence drives me crazy.I know nothing of caring for such a girl.I probably shouldn't have kissed her five minutes after I met her.I definitely should not be chasing her all over the office...
  • Adore You (Love on the Clock) by Nichole Rose

    Adore You (Love on the Clock) by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A chance meeting and a mechanical bull will unravel a former detective in the blink of an eye.JasonMiranda Dawes is the sweetest little thing I've ever seen.I was obsessed with her the minute I met her…and then she disappeared without a trace.Imagine my surprise when I found her at work the next morning.And my horror when I realized something I said in the heat of the moment chased her away...
  • Heat by C.M. Steele

    Heat by C.M. Steele

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In a mad dash to get through her hectic sweaty morning and make it to work on time, Violet finds herself struck by...a limo.Dazed but mostly unharmed, she's surprised when the passenger in the limo swoops her up and is shirtless.What kind of limo did she collide with?Pain and agony strike Micah when he sees his little Violet in the middle of the street...
  • You're The One For Me by Hope Ford

    You're The One For Me by Hope Ford

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
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    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  athlete  insta-love  multi-pov  sports  steamy  adult  book
  • Her Date with an Alpha by Nichole Rose

    Her Date with an Alpha by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She may not be from his world, but she belongs to him anyway.ColtonCadence Grayson was meant to be mine. I knew it the minute I saw her.She's smart, sassy, and keeps me on my toes.But she thinks I'm someone I'm not and wants nothing to do with my world.Now I have to convince her to give me a shot.Lucky for me, I don't give up easily.Cadence Marie Grayson, you're going down...
  • Baby Fever Secrets by Nicole Snow

    Baby Fever Secrets by Nicole Snow

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I CAN'T HIDE IT FOREVER. WHEN HE FINDS OUT...OMFG!BEKAHHe was just a hookup.I wasn't supposed to see him again.He wasn't supposed to be my boss. Or dad's new business partner.We weren't supposed to keep doing this, night after sheet-clenching, heart-pounding, lip-biting night.Look, I'm not stupid. Grant Shaw doesn't settle his gorgeous, cocky, billionaire self down with anyone...
  • Curvy Ride by Hope Ford

    Curvy Ride by Hope Ford

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    He’s cold as ice, except when it comes to the curvy school teacher…I know better than to get involved with James “Ice” Cole.Men like him don’t go for women like me unless they want one thing…To get in my pants and then get gone.Not only is he older…he’s also a member of the Valor MC.And everyone knows what they’re about.But the man doesn’t seem to want to take no for an answer...
  • Marking Him #2 by Elena M. Reyes

    Marking Him #2 by Elena M. Reyes

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The day Maya Owens walked into his tattoo shop, everything Talan knew changed. After officially starting a relationship, he is now having trouble managing Maya—a woman who consumes every part of his being and owns his heart. His need to control her and everything around her drives Maya insane, but he has good reason...
  • Snowy Kisses by Elisa Leigh

    Snowy Kisses by Elisa Leigh

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Justice Wright and his brother Jonah own and run a small resort in the small mountain town of Jolly, Vermont. They're extremely busy this time of year with all of the holiday festivities they have planned. When one of his employees falls ill, it's up to Justice to take over running the sleigh rides and he isn't happy about it. He's more the behind the scenes kind of guy...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  alpha-mc  insta-love  kind-mc  multi-pov  steamy  adult  book
  • A Groom By Christmas by K.L. Fast, M.K. Moore

    A Groom By Christmas by K.L. Fast, M.K. Moore

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Delilah Armstrong I had been so focused on others finding their happily ever after that I neglected myself. Until he walks into my office. Suddenly, it's all I can think about. Kyle Rothschild I never gave the future much thought, never gave women much thought either until I walked into her office. Now, I can see the future and it stars her...
  • One More Night by Sarah O'Rourke

    One More Night by Sarah O'Rourke

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Crenshaw Jacobson met the woman of his dreams...and he was determined to spend every night possible with her. But Waverlee Armstrong was leery of commitment, having been abandoned by her family at an early age...
  • Anthony by K.L. Fast

    Anthony by K.L. Fast

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    We met Anthony and Charlee in Chocolate Kisses. This is their long-awaited story. Anthony Gallucci has had one person on his mind for two years. He has searched high and low for the one that got away. Charlee Galvington was just looking for a good time in Italy. Oh, she got one all right, then fled. Fast forward two years...
  • Hungry For Dash by Shaw Hart

    Hungry For Dash by Shaw Hart

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Gracelyn Moore just started a new company. After rumors started swirling at her old job that she was sleeping with a client that she would never touch in a million years, she decided that it was time to move on. She just wants to focus on her future, on getting her new party planning company with her best friend off the ground. Then she gets hired by Dash...
  • Rule Him: A virgin student/teacher forbidden romance by Gisele St. Claire

    Rule Him: A virgin student/teacher forbidden romance by Gisele St. Claire

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ANOTHER STEAMY READ FROM GISELE ST. CLAIRE Candy lives in a gilded cage on the Upper East Side, where money is no object but she hungers for more. Living for literature, she dreams of writing a novel or becoming an English teacher. At Lincoln High, all anyone wants to talk about is her upcoming eighteenth and the school prom...
  • Bullied, In His Arms by K.L. Donn

    Bullied, In His Arms by K.L. Donn

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Obsessive and determined. Law Brentwood is more than a high school kid. He’s more than he appears. Determined and on track to achieve his goals, he’s brought to a stop the day he meets Nell Tucker. When every primal instinct in his DNA surfaces and suddenly his world shifts and now he has new goals to attain.Solitary and private...
  • Moving Fast by Loni Ree

    Moving Fast by Loni Ree

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The small town of Spring, Florida, has a severe shortage of available ladies.This doesn’t really affect me, though. As mayor of the sweet little town, I don’t have time for romance or dating.That all changes when my life becomes a sit-com.My good deed is coming back to bite me in the rear. When I offered to dog-sit my sister’s Rottweiler, I had no idea Bruno could jump my fence...
  • Possessive Doctor's Christmas by Flora Ferrari

    Possessive Doctor's Christmas by Flora Ferrari

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’ve only got one wish this Christmas…My dad’s best friend, the hot doctor, underneath the mistletoe.But will Santa bring me the one thing that’s on my list when his list has all the reasons why he shouldn’t…One: He’s an older man and I’m a younger woman.Two: He’s my dad’s best friend.Three: Christmas is all about giving, not receiving...
  • Sterling ♥️ Kennedy by ChaShiree M., M.K. Moore

    Sterling ♥️ Kennedy by ChaShiree M., M.K. Moore

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kennedy Sherwood has never expected anything extraordinary out of life. With a mom that sleeps around, a name that elicits snickers, and a poor existence of a life in Road-to-Nowhere, Illinois, she has always known she would never have that happily ever after. A road trip to see her ailing Grandpa might be just what she needs...
  • Pretend Ring Girl by Cassi Hart

    Pretend Ring Girl by Cassi Hart

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ella All she’s ever wanted was to open her own restaurant, but her dream comes at a cost as Ella stretches herself thin between a demanding job and night classes. Desperate for some time to prepare for an upcoming exam and unable to take a day off, Ella begs her twin sister to trade places with her...
  • Kiss Me, Baby by Fiona Davenport

    Kiss Me, Baby by Fiona Davenport

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Amelia Flores was in Vegas for a bachelorette party when the bride dared her to kiss a stranger. The shy food blogger didn’t plan to follow through with her cousin’s challenge until she spotted Zack Parker. They’d never met before, but the attraction she felt toward him was explosive...
  • Standing There by C.M. Steele

    Standing There by C.M. Steele

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Can two people meet in the middle of a crowded park and fall in love? Maybe, or maybe everything isn't as it seems to be. The music fills the park and the band on stage has the crowd dancing and moving to be music. Well, except for one man in particular. Roman stood there in the middle of the masses lost at the sight of a beautiful woman swaying to the music just ten feet away...
  • Zeke's Eden: The Beginning by K. Webster

    Zeke's Eden: The Beginning by K. Webster

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Following Daddy’s rules has always been easy. Smile. Nod. Repeat. Until I met Zeke. Dark. Dirty. Sinner. A hungry beast, released from his cage. And I’m on the menu. Tonight, I’m Zeke’s Eden. His sugar. His whore. Daddy’s little girl is all grown up… ***Warning: This is an erotic novella...
  • My Prince Charming by C.M. Steele

    My Prince Charming by C.M. Steele

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Evil Stepmother? Check.Wicked Stepsisters? Check.Dead father? Check.Endless Chores? Check.Handsome prince, to rescue me? I hope so!I have become Cinderella. However, instead of dirt, the smell of grease lingers on me as the abuse sends me to the hospital and into the arms, quite literally, of Dr. Edward Prince...
  • A Very Mountain Man Christmas by Shaw Hart

    A Very Mountain Man Christmas by Shaw Hart

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What happens when your pretend husband happens to be the man of your dreams?Tilly:It all started ten months ago. I had just gotten to Fallen Peak and met my new boss.Ledger Miles.He’d be the man of her dreams if he wasn’t such a jerk.When the accident happens and I’m called to the hospital, I’m shocked to learn that Ledger doesn’t remember his life...
  • Waxing His Board by Fiona Davenport

    Waxing His Board by Fiona Davenport

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From USA Today Bestselling author Fiona Davenport comes an age-gap, rivals-to-lovers, sports romance with two surfers who take a header into love.Wilder Abrams had dominated the world of professional surfing for a decade. He never had time for dating, but that all changed when he shared a wave with an up-and-coming female surfer whose pull was stronger than any undertow...
  • All of Me by Hope Ford

    All of Me by Hope Ford

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    TOMMY I’m a tattoo artist. I have been ready to settle down for a while now. I want a woman and a baby. I want a family. However, it’s hard finding a good woman that wants to settle down. Almost every woman I meet at the shop is still sowing her wild oats, so to speak. I used to be able to hang right with them, but now, they are all the same...
  • Dear Handy Silver Fox by Lana Dash

    Dear Handy Silver Fox by Lana Dash

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A curvy woman, a silver fox handyman, and a love letter that sets in motion a chance at true love.SINCERELY YOURS series are short and steamy standalone romances about curvy women finding love after accidentally sending out love letters to the crushes in their lives...
  • Mister Landlord by K.L. Fast, M.K. Moore

    Mister Landlord by K.L. Fast, M.K. Moore

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Former baseball player Beau Melançon is turning in his cleats for a wrench. He did not expect his tenant to be the one who captures his heart. Eleanor Gremillon has a million things wrong with the old house she rents. She did not expect her landlord to roll up his sleeves and get dirty. Strap on that tool belt, Mister Landlord is here to fix all that ails you...
  • His Big Package by Jenika Snow

    His Big Package by Jenika Snow

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    BlytheI’d felt arousal for the first time in my life when I spotted him across the room.Logan Marsh was a big, burly man, towering over everyone and everything, his size almost inhuman, his masculinity having me keenly aware I was very much female.And he watched me… God, he watched me like there was nothing else in the world that fascinated him but me...
  • Waiting on the One by Hope Ford

    Waiting on the One by Hope Ford

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She’s the one I’ve been waiting for.Her boyfriend, my teammate cheated on her.So she asked me out in front of him.One date, turned into twelve.Could she be the one I’ve been saving myself for?Hey Readers,I’m bringing you the boys of summer! I know I’m not the only one that loves a hot, alpha-growly baseball player. Especially ones that love their curvy, plus-size women. Sit back and enjoy...
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