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  • Pass Interference by Christina C. Jones

    Pass Interference by Christina C. Jones

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    My bio might speak for itself, but I still have everything to prove. Everything to gain. Everything to lose. On the field, and off. I’m here for a reason, and Nate Richardson isn’t one of them… except, he won’t let me relegate him to a non-factor. Even knowing what’s at stake, he won’t let me pass him off. So I’ll adapt. Open myself up. Dominate my position. Defend my right to be here...
  • 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...
  • Cocky Quarterback: Eric Cocker by Faleena Hopkins

    Cocky Quarterback: Eric Cocker by Faleena Hopkins

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    BRAND NEW IN THE HIT SERIES WITH OVER 250,000 SOLD I told her I hope he knows how lucky he is. ERIC:  The waitress with the bird tattoo up her middle finger has gotten my attention by not caring if she does. My team thinks it’s hilarious that she’s not into me. I think it’s almost as fascinating as she is. Trouble is she likes musician types... And has one for a boyfriend...
  • Tight Hold by Lisa Suzanne

    Tight Hold by Lisa Suzanne

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The pro football player I’m faking a relationship with has the perfect solution to my career woes. He’s encouraging me to lean into the pseudo-celebrity life I was born into instead of trying to outrun it, and for the first time in my life, someone sees me for me.I feel like he’s falling for me, too.And then my ex shows up...
  • Hold Me Forever by Layla Hagen

    Hold Me Forever by Layla Hagen

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    As the hockey league’s star goalie, I live by three simple principles:1. Keep a pristine image.2. Work hard on the ice.3. Don’t piss off the bosses…too much.I was killing it until a mishap tarnished my image. Now, management has me cleaning up my reputation and coaching a bunch of kids. And damn, those little punks are growing on me, and so is the program coordinator, Kendra...
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    athlete  humor  sports  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  family
  • Curveball by Lisa Suzanne

    Curveball by Lisa Suzanne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She has no idea who I am. I immediately like that about her. The gorgeous woman who sat down at the blackjack table beside me and asked me to teach her to play doesn’t recognize me as the third baseman who played pro baseball for seven years...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  athlete  humor  sports  adult  alpha-mc  book  contemporary
  • Barefoot at Sunset by Roxanne St. Claire

    Barefoot at Sunset by Roxanne St. Claire

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Introducing Barefoot Bay Timeless…a new trilogy celebrating the sexy silver fox hero! Set on the sun-washed sands of Barefoot Bay, these contemporary novels tell stories of second chances and redemption...
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    age-gap  humor  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Tight Spot by Lisa Suzanne

    Tight Spot by Lisa Suzanne

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I don’t date football players.I’m not interested in the ones who are a decade older than me. I want nothing to do with the ones who play on the same team as my brothers, and I certainly avoid the ones who spend more time in strip clubs than kids’ clubs...
  • Room 4 Rent: A Steamy Romantic Comedy by Shey Stahl

    Room 4 Rent: A Steamy Romantic Comedy by Shey Stahl

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Do you see that woman holding a foreclosure notice in her hand and a screaming toddler at her feet? She doesn’t look happy, does she?Spoiler alert: she’s not. And it has nothing to do with the peanut butter and jelly sandwich she found in her couch cushions this morning, or that fact that her kid’s favorite words is c$...
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    age-gap  athlete  humor  sports  adult  audiobook  book  cheating
  • Overdrive by Jessa York

    Overdrive by Jessa York

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Tick, tock. It's deafening. The damn biological clock. There's only one way to silence it And it's not with the hot, sexy, rideshare driver. He's too young--even if he gets my motor running. One night is all he's getting, All I'm willing to give. Cutting him loose is my only option. But when we meet up again, I realize one thing...
  • The Assassins Series by Toni Aleo

    The Assassins Series by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Now all four novels and the companion novella are together in one can’t-miss eBook bundle:  TAKING SHOTSTRYING TO SCOREEMPTY NETFALLING FOR THE BACKUPBLUE LINES   The Assassins may be the hottest things on two legs and ice skates, but when the gloves come off, the chiseled men of this Nashville NHL team will do anything for the women they love: A reformed bad boy helps a charming, willful beauty...
  • 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...
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    sports  athlete  humor  romance  contemporary  multi-pov  fiction  book
  • Just Playin': Romantic Sports Comedy by Shandi Boyes

    Just Playin': Romantic Sports Comedy by Shandi Boyes

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Presley “Elvis” Carlton was at the top of his game. Number one draft pick, engaged to an up-and-coming model, and voted best player of the decade his first year on the field. Things were golden. . . until an accident saw everything important torn from his grasp...
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    age-gap  athlete  humor  male-mc  sports  action-adventure  adult  book
  • #FinishLine by Cambria Hebert

    #FinishLine by Cambria Hebert

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Every race has a finish line. Where you go after you cross it is what matters most. And sometimes, that's the most intriguing.Here at GearShark, we've featured lots of drivers. All of them are well acquainted with the finish line. And as race fans, we're well acquainted with cheering as they cross it. What we aren't privy to is riding shotgun, seeing where they drive once the race is over...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  athlete  humor  male-mc  sports  adult  audiobook  book
  • Traded by Lisa Suzanne

    Traded by Lisa Suzanne

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The first time I met pro football’s hottest quarterback, we ended up horizontal just before the most embarrassing moment of my life.The second time, I unleashed all my pent-up anger on him.The third time was when the owner of the Vegas Aces introduced him as the newly traded player I’d be coaching for the next year. No…I’m not a football coach. I’ve been hired as his full-time behavior coach...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  athlete  humor  male-mc  second-chances  sports  adult  book
  • Happy Halloween from the Montgomerys by Kristen Proby

    Happy Halloween from the Montgomerys by Kristen Proby

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Caleb is spending his first Halloween as a...
    Categorized as:
    humor  sports  male-mc  romance  contemporary  family  alpha-mc  spooky
  • Broken King by Bella Matthews

    Broken King by Bella Matthews

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    One night.I let myself have one night with him after avoiding him for years. But one night was all it took for history to repeat itself.Cade St. James was my past. He was the boy who stole my heart before he left for the Marine Corps. Now he’s back in Kroydon Hills, and there’s no mistaking he’s all man. A former MMA champion, running his own gym, and taking care of his adorable little girl...
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  athlete  humor  sports  adult  alpha-mc  book  contemporary
  • Perfect Gifts by R.J. Scott, V.L. Locey

    Perfect Gifts by R.J. Scott, V.L. Locey

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Family comes first in all things. Whatever the cost.Ten had always heard the saying ‘Out of the mouth of babes,’ but he’d not expected it to hit home as it had. After a comment from their daughter, Ten and Jared find themselves pondering an addition to the family. Moving into the adoption process is nerve-wracking and riddled with anxiety—kind of like how the Railers have been playing of late...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  athlete  sports  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  lgbtq
  • Scoring with the Boss by Delancey Stewart

    Scoring with the Boss by Delancey Stewart

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Mr. Match has successfully matched thousands of couples. But the secretive Mr. Match isn't eager to reveal his identity. Mostly because Max Winchell doesn't want to answer the question that will undoubtedly follow: Why hasn't Mr. Match found his match? Disillusioned with the entire idea of love, Max sets out to divest himself of the lucrative Mr. Match business...
  • 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...
  • Home Run King by Stella

    Home Run King by Stella

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My 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. Yup…just like every country song I’ve ever heard. But let me start over… My name is Gage Nix. That’s all you need to know. Actually, there’s a lot more to Gage than meets the eye...
  • Deep Check by Kimberly Kincaid

    Deep Check by Kimberly Kincaid

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This story was previously published in the HOT ON ICE anthology. Hotshot hockey center Finn Donnelly wants nothing more than to take The Cup to his best friend's grave after the Rage's big win. The problem is, that also means returning to his hometown and seeing January Sinclair, a.k.a., the woman he left behind. She might be as beautiful and fiery as ever, but Finn's ghosts belong in the past...
  • 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...
  • Captured In Ink by Donna McDonald

    Captured In Ink by Donna McDonald

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    At 27 yrs old, graphic novelist Shane Larson believes in trusting the greater plan of the universe and doing good to the best of his ability. To him this is a matter of practicality as much as a spiritual belief about how to live right which is why the road Shane chooses to follow in his life is leading him to use his doctorate in clinical psychology to help people...
  • Sexy Six by Ahren Sanders

    Sexy Six by Ahren Sanders

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    They call me Sexy Six Cocky? Absof*ckinglutely
 Sexy? That's what they say 
Unstoppable? You bet your ass NFL Golden boy, Super Bowl MVP, and the league's hottest player--on and off the field. To most, I'm a celebrity, with the records to prove it. Fame, fortune, family... I've got it all. Except Grace Monroe. Two years ago, Grace turned my world upside down with just one look...
  • To Win Her by J.H. Croix, Clarise Tan

    To Win Her by J.H. Croix, Clarise Tan

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A steamy, full-length, standalone romance with a guaranteed HEA from Bestselling author J.H. Croix! If you like smoking hot sports romance with alpha men and the women who challenge them, you’ll love this series! A footballer legendary for keeping his cool. A young woman immune to the charms of men, particularly cocky, swoon-worthy athletes...
    Categorized as:
    athlete  humor  sports  adult  book  contemporary  female-mc  fiction
  • Hot Summer Nights by Jordan Marie

    Hot Summer Nights by Jordan Marie

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Maggie Lucas is my kryptonite. She always has been. My life could be summed up in a childhood refrain. Here I go around the Mulberry Tree—except with me Mulberry is replaced by Magnolia. Actually, maybe the correct line is Mulberry bush--but it definitely still applies. Maggie was my first—and I mean my first everything. I never regretted it, because I was her first too...
  • 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
  • Hot Pickle by J.J. Knight

    Hot Pickle by J.J. Knight

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I'm rock hard.No, not like that.When that happens, you won't need me to tell you.I'm a competitive bodybuilder, ready for my very first contest. And winning requires more than killer workouts and stage presence.It's all about the tan.My training partner Franklin uses the best in the business — Camryn Schultz. She understands the career killer of a badly placed white spot.She’s also his sister...
    Categorized as:
    athlete  humor  sports  adult  book  comedy  contemporary  female-mc
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    athlete  sports  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Snow by Brittanee Nicole

    Snow by Brittanee Nicole

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Camden Snow finally gets his book...
  • Dating a Cougar II by Donna McDonald

    Dating a Cougar II by Donna McDonald

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Firefighter and eco entrepreneur Walter Graham II is tired of dating beautiful, but unsettled women who don’t know what they want from life. He wants to date a woman who’s as smart as she is attractive—someone who can talk about interesting things—someone confident about her work...
  • Trade Off by Cheryl Douglas

    Trade Off by Cheryl Douglas

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Professional hockey player, Aiden Cooper, should be happy. He’s been traded to Nashville. But going home also means he has to face the truth. The love of his life is married to his former best friend and new teammate there’s not a damn thing he can do about it. When Sela Clarke finds out her former boyfriend, Aiden Cooper, is finally coming home, she panics...
  • Fixing Him by Miranda Elaine

    Fixing Him by Miranda Elaine

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    One summer. Three months. Ninety days spent learning every inch of Sam Matthews’ body. We agreed to no strings when our time was up. We promised we could both handle this. I lied. I never expected to fall for this man or this town. This was just supposed to be a stop on the way to starting my real life. But now, time is up and everything feels wrong. He says I’m too young...
  • Her Older Single Dad: An Older Man Younger Woman Curvy Romance by Liz Fox

    Her Older Single Dad: An Older Man Younger Woman Curvy Romance by Liz Fox

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Her Older Single Dad is a steamy, short romance with a curvy, younger woman and a handsome older hero. It is the second book in the Daddy Knows Better series. Piper Food delivery isn’t a great job, but it pays the bills… usually.Most importantly, I get to be independent. When a walking break turns into an amazing job opportunity, I can’t say no...
  • A Crystal Lake Novel Boxed Set 1-3 by Juliana Stone

    A Crystal Lake Novel Boxed Set 1-3 by Juliana Stone

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This boxed set includes the first three titles in the Crystal Lake series. The Thing About TroubleCam Booker learned the hard way that commitment and love aren’t for him. Fresh out of a relationship that nearly saw him go to jail, he’s focused on building a life and his business. But when he suddenly finds himself responsible for a motherless five-year-old, his world is turned upside down...
  • Kitty Valentine Dates a Hockey Player by Jillian Dodd

    Kitty Valentine Dates a Hockey Player by Jillian Dodd

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    SPIN THE WHEEL. DATE THE GUY. WRITE THE BOOK. Six years ago, Kitty Valentine took the book world by storm when her sweet debut romance hit number one on the New York Times Best Sellers list, which was followed by a string of successful releases. Her latest novel, however, totally bombs, causing her editor to suggest she write much sexier books...
    Categorized as:
    athlete  humor  sports  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Wicked Chemistry by R.L. Kenderson

    Wicked Chemistry by R.L. Kenderson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I didn’t know I’d risk everything to be with him.I thought he was the assistant football coach.I thought I would protect my teaching career from anything.I thought I could stay away from him.I thought wrong.Wicked Chemistry deals with a student-teacher relationship. All individuals are over eighteen and consenting adults...
  • The Irresistible Irishman: For St. Patricks Day by M.J. Fields, Jessica Ruben

    The Irresistible Irishman: For St. Patricks Day by M.J. Fields, Jessica Ruben

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A new and steamy Romantic Comedy from USA Today Bestselling Author MJ Fields and International Bestselling author Jessica RubenMinding my own business on St. Patrick's Day —with a beer in my hand and Shamrock panties beneath my skirt— I sat on a sticky barstool next to my best friend.I was expecting to chat about my latest read, but she had other plans..
  • Baller Boss by Lila Monroe

    Baller Boss by Lila Monroe

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Fake date. Real trouble. Fall for a new trope-tactic, fake dating rom-com series from USA Today bestselling author, Lila Monroe! Ex-pro athlete Austin Banks is cocky, charming, and the ultimate player… at least, that’s what I think when he makes me an offer I can’t refuse for my dream job. Except, it’s not technically me he’s offering it to...Other Jennifer Walker is the bane of my existence...
  • The Game by Anna Bloom

    The Game by Anna Bloom

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When Alyssa Rivers accepts the coveted trainer's position with England’s top cricket team, The Red Cats, she knows it's going to be nothing short of hard work. A woman in a man’s world, Lyssa not only has to prove she is the right person for the job, but she must earn the respect of cricket’s most elite players, including the surly team captain, Jase Willis...
  • Gamed by Colleen Charles

    Gamed by Colleen Charles

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When I show up on the doorstep of a posh and girly boutique ready to take my self-induced off-season penance, the owner wants none of it.Or me.Despite her better judgment, she decides to give me a chance, and I work hard for her. Harder than I've ever worked in my life. Even though I have no idea why.As one of the top players in the NHL, women come easy to me. Most just come.But not this girl...
    Categorized as:
    sports  age-gap  humor  audiobook  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • Risky by J.B. Heller

    Risky by J.B. Heller

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When Bates Handler's sister finds love with his bestfriend, he parties harder than ever to get the thoughts of his bff bumping uglies with his baby sis out of his head. But in doing so, puts his MLB renewal contract in jeopardy. Lucky his sister is the best in the business and she's come up with a way to save his career. He might not like it, but it's a risk he has to take...
  • Ballsy by Elise Faber

    Ballsy by Elise Faber

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kailey Henderson dealt in code.Well, code, social anxiety, and online gaming.What she didn’t deal in was sexy hockey players.And she certainly didn’t deal in sexy hockey players like Connor Smith. He was brass. He was loud. He was funny and charming and…ballsy.Kailey was about the furthest thing from ballsy someone could find.Connor didn’t seem to care...
  • 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
  • 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...
  • Wild Ride by Kate Meader

    Wild Ride by Kate Meader

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Chicago Rebels hockey player Dex O'Malley has been a naughty boy ... again.Only his latest stunt isn’t quite like when he was caught with his pants down at a nightclub or was cited for drag-racing on Lake Shore Drive or even that time he said a few critical things about his teammates on a hockey podcast. Oops...
    Categorized as:
    sports  humor  age-gap  romance  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
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