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  • The Langfield Brothers : Box Set by Brittanee Nicole

    The Langfield Brothers : Box Set by Brittanee Nicole

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Four billionaires brothers. Four sports romances. Four happily ever afters. And one epic extended epilogue. Enjoy this collection of all four Langfield Brothers.1. Mother Faker (Beckett Langfield)2. Pucking Revenge (Brooks Langfield)3. A Major Puck Up (Gavin Langfield)4...
  • Tackled in the Stacks: A Love Letters Prequel by S.J. Tilly

    Tackled in the Stacks: A Love Letters Prequel by S.J. Tilly

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I caught her staring at me from across the quad, eyes fixed on the football jersey stretched across my wide chest. And if I flexed my muscles, showing off the strength of a defensive tackle, it was just to see her blush.And then she did, and I couldn’t get her out of my mind.Her wide eyes. The freckles on her cheeks.I needed to know her...
  • 3 Count by Nikki Castle

    3 Count by Nikki Castle

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    A 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...
  • His To Hold by Serena Akeroyd

    His To Hold by Serena Akeroyd

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ever hear the kid song, Jack and Beau sitting in a tree K I S S I N G?Well, she met me when I was up in a tree, but kissing her has never been an option. She isn’t the kind to fall for a daredevil.And I’m a Formula One race car driver. Adrenaline Junkie is my middle name. Taking risks and tossing my fate to the wind is what I do.Being her friend is no longer enough...
  • 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...
  • Making His Play by Mari Carr

    Making His Play by Mari Carr

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Alex has a big name in hockey, famous for his stick skills—on and off the ice. But he’s also got a freckle-faced female problem. He took his sister’s tomboy best friend, Charley, to a Vegas wedding to cheer her up after a bad breakup.Too much champagne later and he’s waking up with Charley in his bed and his ring on her finger. And the crazy part is…Mrs. Alex Stone has a nice ring to it...
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    humor  multi-pov  sports  adult  athlete  book  contemporary  fiction
  • 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...
  • Just One Taste by C.A. Harms

    Just One Taste by C.A. Harms

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I’m the jokester, the one who pulls the best pranks. I’m the guy the frat brothers avoid for fear of what they’ll wake up to face the next day. But now, the joke’s on me. Literally on me! In BIG. BOLD. BLACK LETTERS! A tattoo…of another guy’s name. I was branded, and no one else can know. The problem is I don't know how it got there...
    Categorized as:
    humor  sports  university  adult  alpha-mc  book  contemporary  fiction
  • 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...
  • Hat Trick by Toni Aleo

    Hat Trick by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Good things happen in threes. D’Artagnan Miklas is a lucky dude. He’s the leading scorer of hat tricks for the Carolina IceCats, he’s got a solid group of loyal friends, and he has a cute little sister he adores.But his friends are all coupling up, and Dart is tired of being the odd man out...
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    sports  multi-pov  humor  romance  contemporary  athlete  fiction  book
  • Sexiled by Mickey Miller

    Sexiled by Mickey Miller

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Morgan Kennedy: Campus Legend. Ruggedly handsome superstar athlete turned hedge fund manager. My one night stand mistake.And now my boss at my internship. Every staff meeting, I’m taken back to the night I was filled with a need I never knew was possible. Sparks fly between us in the office...
  • Behind the Plate: A New Adult Sports Romance by J. Sterling

    Behind the Plate: A New Adult Sports Romance by J. Sterling

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Chance 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..
  • Mollify by Xavier Neal

    Mollify by Xavier Neal

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Dean "Mr. O" Kellar has been following closely in the footsteps of his famous adopted father for years, but when Megan Davis pops back into his life suddenly he starts following him in a new light. She was the girl who saved Dean when they were children and the girl he needs to save now...
    Categorized as:
    humor  sports  university  abuse  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Dirty Ride by P. Jameson

    Dirty Ride by P. Jameson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Dirt Track Dogs are back with a brand new crew, and the dust is about to fly! So, hang on to your bra straps and get ready to be taken for a ride. This is the Second Lap.Rider Daley wasn't always a bad boy, but now he lives up to his name, taking comfort with a new lady every night...
    Categorized as:
    humor  multi-pov  sports  adult  alpha-mc  book  fiction  paranormal
  • Thrill Ride by Breezie Bennett

    Thrill Ride by Breezie Bennett

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "Flirty, dirty, and downright irresistible! Breezie Bennett's books sizzle like a steamy Florida night." - Kresley Cole, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Thrill Ride: South Florida Riders Book 4 NFL kicker Dylan Rivera and quirky yoga teacher Melody Hayes have absolutely nothing in common, except they both believe in "one true love...
  • Dirty to the Max by P. Jameson

    Dirty to the Max by P. Jameson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She’s done with love, but he’s just getting started… Maxim McGray is in town for one reason, and one reason only. To secure a mate to take back to his clan so he can begin breeding. He’s had his eyes set on a beautiful vixen since he was just a boy. But one look at a sassy, curvy human who’s bolder than the sun, and he’s pretty sure he’s been looking for love in all the wrong places...
    Categorized as:
    humor  multi-pov  sports  adult  alpha-mc  book  fiction  paranormal
  • Just One Kiss by C.A. Harms

    Just One Kiss by C.A. Harms

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What do you get when you mix Tequila with a house full of rowdy Fraternity brothers who have no boundaries? A cucumber, a pink thong, and a bottle of lube. Oh yeah, and super glue. There is always super glue… Parties, drinking, and plenty of mornings where you can’t remember what you did the night before...that was my life. Yet, there was one memory that lingered in my mind...
  • Cooper by Ali Parker

    Cooper by Ali Parker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "Cooper is the ultimate bad boy so Piper has her hands full." -- Amazon ReviewerMy journey with the Casanova Club has been full of wonder and magic and, dare I say, heartbreak.More heartbreak than I ever imagined I could endure.But here I am, suitcases packed, chin held high, ready to march into July to meet my next Bachelor.Cooper Diaz.He’s disgustingly handsome. Abs for days...
  • Just One Touch by C.A. Harms

    Just One Touch by C.A. Harms

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I should have known this would happen... Nothing about my fraternity was ever simple. Parties, tequila – tons of tequila – and wild souvenirs from our kind of crazy. Never, and I do mean never, did I expect my brother’s girl to target me in a midnight prank. A prank that backfired and left me squealing in pain...
  • Saving the Game by Susan Renee

    Saving the Game by Susan Renee

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Has this ever happened to you?You’re minding your own business after the game, buying drinks at the bar for your teammates when you overhear a woman talking on the phone. You don’t know her, but she’s telling her mother she’s in a serious relationship with you. You decide to play along and ask her when you get to meet the parents...
    Categorized as:
    sports  multi-pov  humor  romance  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • Hooked by Jacob Chance

    Hooked by Jacob Chance

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Avoiding bad boy hockey player Marshall Winters has been one of my goals since he did me wrong four years ago.However, with both of us attending Boston University and his younger sister being my best friend, it’s damn near impossible.Then he saves me from a dangerous situation, whisking me away to his family’s cabin, changing everything...
  • Toad by Cambria Hebert

    Toad by Cambria Hebert

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Aerie Boone is a toad.At least according to every news outlet and online hater imaginable.Accusations of lip-syncing.Rumors of being dropped by my label.Reports of celebrity feuds and rivalries.And then there’s my personal favorite… The pending annulment of a marriage I can’t even remember agreeing to.When you’re the sweetheart of country music, being a headline is a given...
  • 907 For Keeps Way by Adriana Locke

    907 For Keeps Way by Adriana Locke

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Everyone in town wants the smoldering personal trainer. He has his sights set on a curvy (and newly divorced) single mother. Cherry Falls is filled with returning characters and iconic destinations that will begin to feel like family. When you leave the city, and drive into Cherry Falls, it’s like you’ve finally come home...
    Categorized as:
    humor  multi-pov  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • No Paine No Gain by McKinley May

    No Paine No Gain by McKinley May

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    One 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...
  • Ice Prince by Nichole Rose

    Ice Prince by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When life spins wildly out of control, a bossy hockey star and a curvy maid will find forever…or be forever ruined. Theo Kline I know everything there is to know about hockey.Right now, I'd give everything just to understand her.Charlotte Mabry is a curvy little goddess with the sweetest smile.She's also my mother's boyfriend's favorite niece...
  • Single Dad Plus One by J.J. Knight

    Single Dad Plus One by J.J. Knight

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The sequel to the wildly popular romantic comedy SINGLE DAD ON TOP has arrived.My bride-to-be Arianna wants to meet my parents.But...they live in a trailer. Dad thinks Playboy T-shirts are classy because the naked women are silhouettes. Mom has a tattoo of a dog humping a palm tree. I don't think either one has said a sentence without an f-bomb since 1985.I changed my name a long time ago...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Iced by Jacob Chance

    Iced by Jacob Chance

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Oliver Ice, one of Boston University’s notorious hockey players, has been on my radar since I slammed into his rock-hard body during my first week of college, three years ago. He helped me to my feet, muttered an apology, and ran off after his girlfriend, dashing my hopes of a happily ever after. Now, he’s the bartender where I work, and this time, very much single...
  • JOCK by Jacob Chance

    JOCK by Jacob Chance

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When the dean of students asked me for a favor, I had no idea it would mean tutoring Owen Dawson. Me, forced to spend time with Boston University’s notorious quarterback? With his dark hair, chiseled body, and a promising future playing in the NFL, every guy on campus wants to be him. Every girl wants to be under him. Every girl, except me...
  • First Flight, Final Fall by C.W. Farnsworth

    First Flight, Final Fall by C.W. Farnsworth

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    What do you do when you encounter the famous footballer voted “Sexiest Athlete Alive” three years running on a soccer field in Germany? If you’re Saylor Scott, you challenge him to a shoot-out. And win. Saylor’s goals have always involved the literal kind constructed from posts and netting...
  • Tripped by Jacob Chance

    Tripped by Jacob Chance

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Eight hundred and eighty days. That’s how long it’s been since my no good ex broke my heart. And I was doing just fine without him. But now, with both of us playing hockey for Boston University and running in the same circles, I can’t seem to avoid him—no matter how hard I try. And boy do I try.It seems my former boyfriend is cockier than ever—if that’s even possible...
  • Pop! by V. Kelly

    Pop! by V. Kelly

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A sex contract seemed like a good idea, until she fell in love. When Symone Esquire fails to woo her best friend into taking her virginity, his rejection is the catalyst that inspires her to create a sex contract with a local legend, a man nicknamed “The Cherry Popper”, to take her virginity instead...
  • Love Sick by H.J. Bellus

    Love Sick by H.J. Bellus

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    LOVE SICK by USA Today Best Selling Author HJ Bellus & The Girls “The Waves of Love Can Make You Sick” A Reckless Series Spin-off Memphis Love knows three things. Money Sex Women As long as it has a pond for him to dip his pole into, he’s game, and he doesn’t stick to just one pond for his fishing trips either...
  • Ain't Happenin' by Shandi Boyes

    Ain't Happenin' by Shandi Boyes

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lorenzo Ricci is a big-shot footballer known for his talents both on and off the field. In his hometown of Milan, he’s the divinity of all men. Women want to be bedded by him, men want to be him. However, during his one-off visit to the land of the free, he can’t even get final-year college student Skylar Maine to talk to him...
  • Delay of Game by Evie Graham

    Delay of Game by Evie Graham

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    On the sixth day of Christmas, the geese aren’t the only thing a-laying…Patrick O’Reilly is known for two things. His skills on the ice and his skill off the ice. When an injury forces him to retire, he does the only thing that makes sense; he packs his wounded pride and his bags, and leaves memories behind.Lorelei Cole thought she had everything together...
  • Puck Happens: A Hockey Romance by Hailey Shore

    Puck Happens: A Hockey Romance by Hailey Shore

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Hockey players and ice skaters do not mix.Tell that to the new bane of my existence, Olivia Tyler-Branch, figure skater turned NHL skating coach. She knows her stuff, but I can't let her past my defenses.I fell hard for her once before...Now I need to be focused on the game not on Olivia’s soft honey blonde hair, her feisty competitive streak, or the heartbreak behind her eyes...
  • Face Off Flirting by London Casey

    Face Off Flirting by London Casey

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My best bud asks me if I can let his younger, forever pain-in-the-you-know-what sister crash at my place while she gets settled into a new job. I say yes. Why not? Except I forget it’s been ten years since I’ve seen her dorky, mouth-full-of-braces face… and what shows up at my door is a beautiful WOMAN who is about to ruin my life…* * *My personal life is a disaster...
    Categorized as:
    sports  humor  romance  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • Play for Keeps by L.P. Maxa

    Play for Keeps by L.P. Maxa

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Dash and Lexi have been planning their Seaside wedding for months, and the closer the date gets, the more it looks like this marriage will never happen. FIRST COMES LOVE THEN COMES MARRIAGE? They had a deal. Get married, have another kid. But Dash is convinced Lexi isn't feeling it. She's working 60 hour weeks at RiffRaff Records, and - if you can believe this - she's avoiding him...
    Categorized as:
    multi-pov  humor  romance  fiction  family  book  adult
  • Running Home to You by Suzanne Sweeney

    Running Home to You by Suzanne Sweeney

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Librarian's Note: this is an alternate cover edition for ASIN B00IFR0XP2 Juliette Fletcher thought she had it all – a strikingly handsome man who adores her, a new business venture with her best friends by her side, and a dream house right on the beach. But appearances can be deceiving and everything comes at a cost...
  • A Wild Card Night by Lauren Blakely

    A Wild Card Night by Lauren Blakely

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A prequel novella to A Wild Card Kiss When I went to a friend’s wedding that night, I didn’t expect to catch the eye of a hunk of a football player in a tailored suit. I definitely didn’t plan to, ahem, get to know him better in the coat closet. And I absolutely didn’t think the hottie would ask me out for a real date...
  • 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...
  • Nude Awakening by Penny Clarke

    Nude Awakening by Penny Clarke

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Rylie swears she’s not a prude.How was I to know the art course my best friend signed me up for meant I’d be sketching a nude model? I should have checked the fine print. Then I never would have―quite literally―bumped into Levi Hart moments before he dropped trou in class...
  • Dirty by J.B. Heller

    Dirty by J.B. Heller

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Archer Austin induced sexual frustration may just be the death of me...Everything in my life was just peachy, until my roommates ditch me and my brother Bates, gets the bright idea to move in and bring his best friend Archer with him. The more the merrier, he says.The problem is, Archer and I had a one night stand last year and now he’s convinced we’re meant to be...
  • Making the Rules by Ali Parker

    Making the Rules by Ali Parker

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Never Again... After having his hand slapped and career almost ruined several years back for falling for a student, Dr. Kendal Tarrington is done with love. Especially with the idea of it being a younger woman. Dara Young is an accounting student at the top of her accounting class and is looking for additional mentorship from someone with a solid record. Dr...
  • Twincerely Yours by Eden Finley

    Twincerely Yours by Eden Finley

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    EMMETTMy twin brother and I have gotten ourselves into a lot of messes growing up. We would constantly switch places to escape consequences while protecting each other at every cost.But sleeping with Ben’s professor is a whole new level of mess, because there’s something Jonah doesn’t know. He might have been Ben’s professor last semester, but the person he was lecturing wasn’t Ben. It was me...
    Categorized as:
    university  humor  multi-pov  sports  romance  mlm  contemporary  lgbtq
  • The Perfect Play by Cookie O'Gorman

    The Perfect Play by Cookie O'Gorman

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    She’s playing to win.Okay, so I probably shouldn’t have made that bet with Emmy. But come on! She was challenging me. Attract a guy in seven days? No problem.Well…maybe just one.The guy she chooses is her brother, Chase O’Brien aka golden-boy-Virgin and star pitcher for the Wolves. Unlike most guys, Chase seems immune to my charms—but I’ve always loved a challenge.He’s playing for keeps...
  • Finally, Forever by Katie Kacvinsky, Katie Ray

    Finally, Forever by Katie Kacvinsky, Katie Ray

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Author's Note: Can be read as book three of the First Comes Love series, or as a standalone .College baseball player, Gray Thomas, had to go far out into left field to find a girl like Dylan, the ex-love-of-his-life. More than a year later, literally at a crossroads, they find each other together on a journey that is a pause between a painful past and an uncertain future...
  • Touchdown Baby by Tabatha Kiss

    Touchdown Baby by Tabatha Kiss

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When my football coach father transferred me to Chicago North University, he asked for two things:1. Pretend to be one big happy family to shine up his tarnished public image.2. Don’t date his footballers.Easy enough. Football was his world. Theatre was mine.But when the star quarterback starts showing up everywhere I go, it gets harder and harder to resist his charms.Enter, Junior Morgan...
  • Chess Not Checkers by Annah Conwell

    Chess Not Checkers by Annah Conwell

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She thinks he’s an arrogant jerk. All Jasmine Chamberlain wants is to make her family proud. She owes them everything and intends to pay them back by being the best student, cheerleader, and chess player the university has ever seen.Unfortunately for her, on her first day of chess club, she gets paired with an arrogant, flirty, hotshot quarterback with an affinity for pushing her buttons...
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