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Consider Me by Becka Mack
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsCarter Beckett is the NHL's resident badboy, top player both on the ice & in the bedroom, and quite possibly the sexiest man to ever grace my field of vision. But worst of all? He knows it.Heโs arrogant, self-centered, and the man doesnโt seem to know what a filter is, let alone how to use one...Categorized as:
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Becoming Selfish by lizrose, Liz Tomforde
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsELIThis is it. my senior year. My last shot to get called up to play in the National Hockey League. This season is about me. Though every season is about me. I'm the captain of my university's hockey team- the top scorer both o and off the ice- and everyone on campus knows my name.I feel the pressure every single day.I can't afford to get distracted... -
Pause by CJustMe, C.J. Adler
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAqueela, a dreamer and comedian at heart, has just one joyous vision - to transform lives through the mere power of friendship, friendships so solid that they last a lifetime. However, Jay, pessimistic by nature, is convinced that friends are overrated, and that Aqueela is nothing short of a whackjob with an idealistic perspective on the world. It would seem that he wants nothing to do with her...Categorized as:
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Playing For Keeps: #UofJ Book 3 (U of J) by Alley Ciz
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratings@๐จ๐ผ๐ณ๐๐ฐ๐ญ๐ญ: ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฐ๐๐ณ๐ณ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐บ๐ถ๐ . #๐๐๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐๐๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ #๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ช๐ถ๐๐ต๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ #๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐.๐ ๐ฒ: six foot five, two hundred and fifty pounds, collegiate football player. Protected by my pint-sized girlfriend. Comical. Ridiculous. ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ก... -
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Adrenaline: A Fall Away Series Bonus Content Collection by Penelope Douglas
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratings**You ask. You receive!*** Have you read Bully and the rest of the Fall Away series? Would you enjoy having all the bonus content in one place? Adrenaline is approximately 36, 000 words of bonus scenes, deleted scenes, character conversations, and Q&As shared over the past few years and is mostly material not found in the actual books. Here, you'll find..Categorized as:
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I Sold Myself To The Devil For Vinyls... Pitiful I Know by DarknessAndLight
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsLexi Grayson is just a normal teenager, as normal as she can be with her unobserving skills and her overthinking mind. But she'll need the overthinking if she wants to unravel the smirking mystery that is Blake Eaton...Categorized as:
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Double Feature: The Game Plan & Double Dare by R.L. Mathewson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom the NY Times Best Selling Series comes a Double Feature... The Game Plan Spend the next 40 years in prison or break her lease early? Normally sheโd be able to say that this one was a no-brainer, but things have definitely changed since she was forced to move in across the hall from Danny Bradford... -
Coaching the Kicker by Jacob Chance
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen I purchased a home in an upscale neighborhood, I never imagined having one of the Charleston Pirates living next door.Knox Irons knows just how to push my buttons. Every part of him rubs me the wrong wayโwell, not quite every part.So imagine my surprise when Mr. Tall, Dark, and Infuriating comes to me for help with his kicking... -
Spy Thy Neighbor: The Story of Hunter Kane by Shandi Boyes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCan be read as a standalone. I flew across the country with one goal in my mind.... finish my book.... and maybe lick the wounds of my shredded heart. My editor was screaming for the first draft, my agent was nagging for teasers, and my publisher was reminding me that my strict deadline was only months away. However, there was a dilemma. I had writer's block... -
Black Flag by Shey Stahl
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen the taste you thought you never needed becomes a thirst you cannot quench, then what? Jameson Riley, a NASCAR rookie driver, and Sway Reins, his pregnant girlfriend, are put to the test. They have love; they have lust, and a bond that proves to be vital. But do they have what it takes to make it through his lifestyle. When tested, itโs either fight, or give in... -
Player by Natalie Rios
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCocky. Player. A**hole. Without a doubt, Theo Montgomery is the university's most promising student athlete โ and itโs biggest player. Confident, charming, and handsome as sin, there isnโt a single girl at Carlton University whoโs immune to this quarterback. Except Allie. โ Smart. Driven. Sassy. Make no mistake, Allie Perez canโt stand jocks... -
3 Count by Nikki Castle
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA charming ladies' man that everybody loves.A badass photojournalist that treats every day as a new adventure.A friends with benefits relationship.When Aiden and Dani meet on his college campus, their playful banter and physical chemistry immediately draws them to each other. It's easy for one accidental meet-cute to become a standing date, and for a certain understanding to develop between them... -
Slap Shot Surprise by Melanie Harlow
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn my defense, I thought the plane was going to crash.Otherwise, I never would have blurted out those embarrassing things to a perfect stranger.Did I mention he turned out to be a scorching hot superstar of professional hockey?But wait, thereโs more.When the plane lands safely, I rush off, praying Iโll never have to face him again... -
The Strike Out by Meghan Quinn
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIt started with one night out with the boys.She was the hot diner waitress putting herself through school.I was the rich, arrogant player everyone misjudges.On paper we didnโt match.Yet all it took was one day. One single day to change her mind.She wasnโt planning to spend her day off with me.She wasnโt supposed to fall for my charm...Categorized as:
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Zane's Rebel by Loni Nichole
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor once in his life, this strait-laced attorney is ready to throw caution to the wind. Too bad his sassy, rebellious soulmate refuses to take the risk.ZaneI take on the sassy-mouthed heiressโs case because she needs a good defense. Sheโs being sued by her fatherโs former business partner, who wants to destroy her. The odds in this small-town are stacked against her... -
Just One Taste by C.A. Harms
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIโm the jokester, the one who pulls the best pranks. Iโm the guy the frat brothers avoid for fear of what theyโll wake up to face the next day. But now, the jokeโs on me. Literally on me! In BIG. BOLD. BLACK LETTERS! A tattooโฆof another guyโs name. I was branded, and no one else can know. The problem is I don't know how it got there... -
Defending Donovan by Jillian Quinn
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe'll do anything to earn her v-card... and her heart. Hereโs the thing about Drake Donovan. Heโs a hotshot hockey player with a secret the size of his stick, a real monster of a problem. And Iโm the only one who can help him. But as we grow closer, I realize thereโs more to Drake than good looks and a big stick. If he wants to be the one to punch my v-card, he has to work for it... -
Off the Record by Chelle Sloan
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFans of the Nashville Fury come to me for all things regarding their favorite professional football team. Stats, rumors and even what the players like on their pizza. What they donโt turn to me for is information about how their offensive coordinator is in the bedroom. The answer? Itโs too hot for print... -
Shopping for a Highlander by Julia Kent
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIโm a professional chickenblocker.Except โchickenโ is a euphemism.I get paid to follow a womanizing troglodyte who thinks rules are for other people and that my pants are the next pair heโs getting into.Dream on.Bet your first professional job didnโt involve babysitting an extremely hot, muscle-bound Scottish Highlander with an ego the size of a kilt and a libido bigger than hisโฆwellโฆChicken... -
The Problem with Players by Brittainy C. Cherry
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs a female coach, Iโve always lived by a simple mantra: throw hard, swing for the fences, and never, ever look back--especially when it comes to past flames.So when my ex-boyfriend somehow manages to land the job as my new assistant coach, my life is flipped upside down. The game I thought I'd mastered is now being played with a whole new set of rules.My ex is baseball's all-star Nathan Pierce...Categorized as:
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Something Borrowed, Something You by Vi Keeland
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNo Strings Attached meets Me Before You in SOMETHING BORROWED, SOMETHING YOU, a slow-burn, swoony romance from #1 New York Times bestseller Vi Keeland.My relationship with Hunter Delucia started backwards.We met at a weddingโhim sitting on the groomโs side, me sitting on the brideโs. Stealing glances at each other throughout the night, there was no denying an intense, mutual attraction... -
A Love Song for Rebels by Piper Lawson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI swore Iโd never fall for a rockstar. He swore heโd never become one.Tyler didnโt mean to break my heart. He did it anyway.Now, Iโll never play by anyoneโs rules but mine.When he shows up in the last place I expect, with a confession and a promiseโฆThereโs going to be a reckoning.Because the naive girl he shattered is gone.And the woman in her place is ready for a fight...Categorized as:
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Defining the Rules: A Friends-to-Lovers Sports Romance by Mariah Dietz
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt started with friendship. The best stories always do. Our story sounds unlikely. Bizarre. A fable. Like wine and cheese and my favorite pair of jeans, Things got better over timeโ Too good, it seemed. Arlo Kostas was the starting running back for Brighton University. His quick smile and sharp wit Was enough to disarm even the biggest cynic... -
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... -
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Lucky Bastard by Kaylee Ryan
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEmma When my best friend Aubrey asked me to tag along to an event with her, I never could have imagined that it would be the day that my life changed forever.Heโs arrogant and demanding and doesnโt take a hint. Landon Barker, the quarterback for the Hermosa Beach Trojans, is a player on and off of the field. Heโs got his sights set on me as his next play, but I see right through him... -
Behind the Plate: A New Adult Sports Romance by J. Sterling
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsChance Carter is the son of local baseball legend, Jack Carter. Now in his junior year at Fullton State, Chance is facing challenges he never saw coming. Failing a class will stop his draft season short, making him ineligible to play and pushing his goal of professional baseball even further away.In steps Danika, a mouthy tutor from New York, who only wants to help him pass his class.. -
Admit You Want Me by Taylor Holloway
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMy mind saysย Hell no.ย My body saysย Yes please.ย My heart saysย Youโve really done it this time.EmmaWard thinks Iโm still hung up on him? Please.Who would want that chiseled body? Those broad shoulders? Those strong hands shredding my clothes and exploring every inchโฆย Not me. I got my shallow infatuation out of my system and learned my lesson... -
Awake at Dawn by Amelie Rhys
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen Gemma Briggs moves in with her brotherโs friend, the only thing harder than keeping the arrangement a secret is resisting the explosive chemistry she has with her new roommateโhot NFL player, Noah London.After a workplace one-night stand leaves her high and dry with a baby on the way, Gemma Briggs is forced to leave her job as a college figure skating coach...Categorized as:
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Off Camera by Chelsea Curto
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAvery Sinclair is good at her job as the social media manager for the Baltimore Thunderhawks. Sheโs one of the best in the NFL, in fact. The only thing stopping her from being the account of the year? The DC Titans, run by the mystery man sheโs been feuding with for years.Reid Duncan isnโt the worldโs biggest sports fan, but he loves his job...Categorized as:
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Wild Night by Mari Carr
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrenemies RomanceConfirmed bachelor Colm is living the good life with a thriving law practice and all the freedom the playboy has come to enjoy. Until a city-wide blackout and the greatest sex heโs ever had has him reconsidering his single status. Unfortunately, he doesnโt realize the woman of his dreams is actually his lifelong frenemy, Kelli... -
Resisting the Rookie by Jacob Chance
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBodhi Shine, my brotherโs best friend, is the closest thing I have to an enemy. Tall, with irritatingly good looks, this cocky jerk has been a thorn in my backside for as long as I can remember.Weโre like oil and waterโwe just donโt mix. I do my best to avoid him, but now that heโs the new running back for the Charleston Pirates and staying with my twin, thatโs damn near impossible... -
Fabricating Jada by Vanessa Marie
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI need a mentor.ย YouTube videos can only teach me so much.ย And I want to learn from someone real.ย From someone tangible.ย But no one takes me seriously.ย Only in my wildest dreams would I be mentored by Jesse Valentine.ย Heโs the top motorcycle and hot rod fabricator in the nation.ย He also has the reputation for being one of the biggest jerks that ever lived... -
Tripp by Alex Wolf, Sloane Howell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTripp Patton is not the guy you take home to meet your mom.He is the number one sports agent in the world, and he didnโt get there by playing nice.On the verge of signing the biggest player of his career, someone gets in his way.Lennon Edwards, a younger agent trying to make a name for herself. Sheโs hungry for success, relentless, and drop-dead gorgeous... -
Break the Ice by Piper Rayne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Winter Games are over, but the bedroom games are just beginningโฆ This is about the time I normally hang up my snowboard and chill for a while. Except this year. This year, Iโm dealing with what fate dealt me at the Winter Gamesโnope, not gold. A broken arm. Since Iโm not close to my family, I head to my best friend, Skylarโs pad to recoup... -
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Outta My League by Ali Parker, Weston Parker
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe way she looks, smells, laughs is killing me.I fell in love with my sisterโs best friend. To top it all off, sheโs brilliant. And Iโm failing Chemistry.Of course, when I get her help, sheโs laidback about it. Charming and helpful as always, like she doesnโt know how much I want her. Iโve got to play it cool and let her see a different side of me...Categorized as:
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Home Run King by Stella
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy life was what country songs are made of: my Granny died, my girlfriend broke up with me, I knocked up her cousin, and I was inducted into the Major League Hall of Fame. Yupโฆjust like every country song Iโve ever heard. But let me start overโฆ My name is Gage Nix. Thatโs all you need to know. Actually, thereโs a lot more to Gage than meets the eye... -
Full Count by Kimberly Readnour
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDating my bestie? Yeah, I can only wish... Garret Cartel.Cessna Universityโs starting shortstop.Painstakingly gorgeous.ReservedFriend-zoned since freshman year.I have a knack for falling for unattainable guys.Blame my trust issues.They keep me safe.But this is our final year.My last chance to break the dreaded friend-zone chains before graduation.Thereโs one slight problem... -
Bro Code Hell by Marika Ray
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLiving with my older brotherโs best friend wasnโt even my worst idea lately.Keeping it a secret from my brother was on the list too. Oh, and actually falling (literally) for Blaze Hellmanโwhen every frown clearly said to stay awayโwas most definitely at the top of the list.I was kind of a genius normally...Categorized as:
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The Smirking Jerk by DarknessAndLight
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsโIโm in love with you.โ How many times would I have to think about this, how many times, before she could hear it, feel it, see it in my eyes? โIโm in love with you.โ How could I make her see without telling her, without scaring her offโฆ without losing her. I couldnโt lose her...Categorized as:
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Dash: Rushing the Play by Kayley Loring, Connor Crais
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings#99 Dash Taylor. Rookie defensive end for the Boston Tomcats. 285 pounds of fast-twitch muscle. Nickname: Big D.Iโve been sacking quarterbacks since junior high and causing trouble since I was born.My college coach thinks I have a bad attitude, so he makes me take ballet lessons as punishment. If I donโt turn things around on the field next season, heโll bench me... -
Dirty Deal by Mira Lyn Kelly
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFatherhood blindsided me.There I am, working to get a rise out of my cranky little rule-following, fun-wrecking, soon-to-be ex-neighbor when my one-night stand from last season shows upโฆ in labor.Next thing, Iโm a single-dad begging for a crash course in caring for this tiny miracle from the neighbor who loves to hate me.Turns out, Nora raised half her siblings.She knows things... -
No Paine No Gain by McKinley May
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne thing I've learned from three years as an undergrad?College is all about balance.Juggling a science-heavy course load, weekend bar crawls, and my plentiful dating life is an art form. An art form I've got down to a T...Until the campus Casanova comes barreling into my biology class and throws my mojo for a major loop...Categorized as:
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Stunner by Jessica Prince
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNever in a million years did I think Iโd be jilted on my wedding day.Around the time Asher Rose was supposed to say โI doโ, she was bellied up to a bar full of bikers, three sheets to the wind and feeling sorry for herself. The last person she expected to come to her rescue was Owen Shields.He was tattooed, broody, and her ex-fiancรฉโs best friend... -
Making Sense by Lila Rose
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAdalyn Sage. I'm thirty-seven, a mother, a divorcee, and Iโm ready to date again. I need a man willing to love me for who I am, despite what size I am. Only finding such a guy is harder than itโs cracked up to be. Afterall, I'm a little clumsy and just a tad outspokenโฆ that is unless Iโm in front of a man so good-looking my panties melt. Then I become an absolute weirdo...Categorized as:
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Ditched by R.C. Boldt
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author RC Boldt...He's playing for the heart she's had sidelined for years.IVY HAYESDating can be a rocky journey. Once the new shine wears off, you may end up with a case of buyerโs remorse.Thatโs where I come in. I set the backdrop and coach you through the breakup... -
Playing the Field by Meghan Quinn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe gang is back and this time there is a wedding to celebrate, except that is the last thing on Molly Meyersโ mind. After losing her fiancรฉ, Luke, two years ago, the last thing on her mind is helping her best friend, Jane Bradley, plan her wedding and celebrate the annoyingly, obnoxious, lovey-dovey relationship Jane has with Braves first baseman, Brady Matthews... -
Looking To Score: #UofJ Book 1- An Enemies-to-Lovers Romantic Comedy Sports Romance (U of J) by Alley Ciz
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLooking To ScoreRelease Date: September 9th, 2020@๐จ๐ผ๐ณ๐๐ฐ๐ญ๐ญ: ๐ช๐ต๐ผโ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐ถ๐ฟ๐น?#๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต#๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐น๐ป๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐๐.Football God. Ladies Man. Campus Celebrity.Guys want to be me and girls want to bed me.Commitment? Whatโs that?Then I saw โ๐๐โtiny, gorgeous and oh soโฆ๐ ๐๐ก๐... -
Fallen Crest Extras by Tijan
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThese were written for a promo tour I did for Fallen Crest Homeโs 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... -
Fair Catch by Kandi Steiner
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAs if things arenโt already tough enough as the only girl on a college football team, Coach had to go and assign Zeke Collins as my roommate.โฃโฃโฃโฃA cocky kick returner and my brotherโs best friend who should have been ripped of that title years ago, heโs as infuriating as he is undeniably sexy.โฃโฃโฃโฃI hate him, and for good reason โ reason I wonโt ever let him forget...Categorized as:
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Desperately Seeking Roommate by Micalea Smeltzer
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWANTED: A ROOMMATE Requirements 1. Donโt be a smoker. Thatโs gross. 2. Donโt be a jerk. I have no time to deal with your mood swings. 3. Clean up after yourself. Is it really so hard to put dirty clothes where they belong? If you meet these qualifications, call me...
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