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Love You The Most by Julie Capulet
Rated: 4.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe final epilogue to the I Love You SeriesThis is a bonus conclusion to Rafe and Lexi's epic love story, including babies and an OTT steamy and romantic HEA :)*This book is a 50-page finale to the I Love You Series and is currently available with the I Love You Series box set.It's also FREE! Visit juliecapulet(dot)com for your free copy... -
![Wild With You by Layla Hagen]()
Wild With You by Layla Hagen
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWedding organizer Lori Connor loves her job. Planning people’s happy ever afters have catapulted the single mother to success. When she meets the best man at the latest wedding, sparks fly. Graham Frazier is more than Lori has bargained for. The charismatic soccer club owner is disillusioned by marriage after his divorce. He’s also hot as sin… and kisses like a dream... -
![Burndown by Winter Travers]()
Burndown by Winter Travers
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor the past eight years, master mechanic Remington Grain has been tirelessly working toward his dream job of becoming a member of an NHRA pit crew. But being the new guy is never easy. Not only is he at the bottom of the totem pole, he’s pretty sure his crew chief hates him. Remy knows anything worth having takes hard work and dedication... -
![The Thing About Trouble by Juliana Stone]()
The Thing About Trouble by Juliana Stone
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCam 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 building his business. But when he suddenly finds himself responsible for a motherless five-year-old, his world is turned upside down... -
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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 ratingsFour 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... -
![How Much I Care by Marie Force]()
How Much I Care by Marie Force
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Marie Force comes a steamy new contemporary romance about two strangers who find love in the most unexpected way—by saving a life.Austin Sitting at the top of my game, pitching for Baltimore and a single daddy to the most adorable little girl in the world, I’m living the dream. Until I get the dreaded call that Everly is sick... -
![A Cranberry Inn Christmas by Beth Ehemann]()
A Cranberry Inn Christmas by Beth Ehemann
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsChristmas at the Murphy household has always been a big deal, but with her daughters getting older, Kacie Murphy is feeling a bit sentimental, so she decides to give her family the perfect Christmas. Plans of cookie baking, sleigh ride taking, and snowman making are quickly put in jeopardy when Kacie receives devastating news—her mom has sold the beloved Cranberry Inn... -
![Harmless by Nicole Edwards]()
Harmless by Nicole Edwards
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHE'S GOT A SECRET... Roan Gregory, one of the four owners of Pier 70 Marina, has managed to paint himself as a loner in recent months. There’s a reason for that. And he’s got every intention of keeping that reason a secret. That is, until he no longer has the option. HE'S GOT A SECRET, TOO.. -
![Pucks, Sticks, and Diapers by Toni Aleo]()
Pucks, Sticks, and Diapers by Toni Aleo
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFirst came love, then came the NHL, then came Baylor and Jayden with a baby carriage... -
![Forever Starts Tonight by Barbara Freethy]()
Forever Starts Tonight by Barbara Freethy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSeven best friends start out as bridesmaids and end up as brides! It's Jessica's turn to fall in love in the popular Bachelors & Bridesmaids Series by #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Barbara Freethy... -
![Ian by Kat Mizera]()
Ian by Kat Mizera
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCaught on thin ice between desire and legacy... Scottish-born hockey player Ian Campbell is so much more than a professional athlete and he has the birthright to prove it. But all he cares about is the next championship. Not his law degree and not the weight of the family legacy waiting for him back home; but time is running out on the deal he made with his grandfather... -
![Centering Kaos by Harley Stone]()
Centering Kaos by Harley Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA determined mother, her wayward son, and their unexpected shot at happiness. Army veteran and former hockey center, Darius “Kaos” Ariti was searching for a new challenge when he joined the Dead Presidents Motorcycle Club. While earning his member patch, he’s compelled to shelter an imperiled woman and her fierce little boy. Now, he's gained a temporary family but is in danger of losing his heart... -
![How We Fell in Love by Toni Aleo]()
How We Fell in Love by Toni Aleo
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOption One: Wham, Bam, Thank You, Ma’am. Option Two: Till Death Do Us Part. Grace has only ever believed in Option One. But James makes her question that belief from the moment she meets him. James has only ever believed in Option Two. But Grace goes out of her way to shake his belief from the moment he meets her... -
![Southern Playboy by Jessica Peterson]()
Southern Playboy by Jessica Peterson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA Nanny/Boss Romance Hiring the woman who wrecked me to nanny the kid I just found out I have is a dumb idea. Getting naked with her in the back of my truck is even dumber. But old habits die hard. Amelia Fox was my high school sweetheart, the girl who broke my heart and nearly ended my football career nine years ago... -
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![Love, Exes, and Ohs by Violet Duke]()
Love, Exes, and Ohs by Violet Duke
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe may very well be the perfect ex. Isaac McKnight has had enough loss in his life to know never to take anything for granted. So when the perfectly-imperfect-woman-for-him puts an end to their relationship out of the blue, it's Isaac that makes sure they remain friends... -
![Dare to Dance by S.B. Alexander]()
Dare to Dance by S.B. Alexander
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis story will grab your heart and never let go! Based on true events. Hoping to sign with one of the biggest boxing promoters in the country, Kross Maxwell has to maintain a near perfect record. He can’t afford to lose any more bouts. But his head isn’t in the ring. Instead, he can’t seem to shake his past that’s been beating on his mind... -
![Custom Culture Complete Series by Tess Oliver]()
Custom Culture Complete Series by Tess Oliver
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSAVE $$ when you buy the Custom Culture Series Box Set. Contains all 4 full length new adult romance novels from the Custom Culture Series. #1 FREEFALL #2 CLUTCH #3 DRAY #4 RETT FREEFALL: After leaving high school, with a hard won diploma and the title of most likely to break hearts, Alexander "Nix" Pierce has left his wild, out of control years mostly behind him... -
![Just Say Christmas by Rosalind James]()
Just Say Christmas by Rosalind James
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThere are all kinds of Christmases, and all kinds of families. The family you’re born into. The family you make. And the family you choose. Christmas means summer in New Zealand, and All Blacks wedding season, too. Plans made and plans changed, because no matter how well you plan, life happens... -
![Just Say Yes by Rosalind James]()
Just Say Yes by Rosalind James
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSome fires warm you up. And some burn you down. Kevin McNicholl may be a brutal force on the rugby field, but off the field, the star New Zealand All Black is a famously nice guy. His new tenant, though, arouses more than his protective side. She sets him on fire. Pity he’s evicting her. Every woman deserves her dreams. Chloe Donaldson can’t afford dreams, so she's given them up... -
![Wild Heart by Beth Ehemann]()
Wild Heart by Beth Ehemann
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFor Lawrence “Viper” Finkle, hockey isn’t just a sport, it’s a way of life. Since the first time he stepped onto the ice at just eight years old, he knew what he was meant to do, and he does it well. When his career takes an unexpected hit, and his relationship is pushed to the breaking point, he’s left sidelined and wondering what his future holds... -
![Skater by Samantha Whiskey]()
Skater by Samantha Whiskey
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsI’m the Seattle Sharks’ power forward. The rising star. The sniper. The skater. On the ice, I’m invincible. Off the ice, there’s room in my heart for only one girl: my five-year-old niece. When my addict sister leaves Hannah on my doorstep with nothing but a backpack and a note full of excuses, my entire life shifts. Playoffs or not, keeping my niece out of foster care is my first priority... -
![El paradís són els altres by Valter Hugo Mãe]()
El paradís són els altres by Valter Hugo Mãe
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA narradora de O paraíso são os outros é uma menina intrigada com um estranho comportamento dos animais – e dos humanos: a necessidade de viver em casal. Ela observa que há casais de pinguins, golfinhos e também de homem com mulher, homem com homem, mulher com mulher. “Tudo por causa do amor... -
![Rivals by R.J. Scott, V.L. Locey]()
Rivals by R.J. Scott, V.L. Locey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPlaying for their country in the Winter Olympics is the highest of all honors, but when family members are pitted as rivals and a dark specter from the past turns up in Beijing, tensions run high, and abruptly, it’s not all about the hockey.Jared is torn—assistant coach for Team Canada, with Ryker on the team; he bleeds red and white and wears the maple leaf with pride... -
![Breaking the Rules by Brigham Vaughn]()
Breaking the Rules by Brigham Vaughn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRule #1: Don't fall in love with your agent. Trevor Underhill is a bottom D-pair grinder. A pest. The kind of player who makes it possible for the talent to score. Off the ice, he looks out for himself and never trusts anyone but his sister to have his back... -
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![Love Notes: A continuance of the Love, Wrapped, and Burning Souls series by M.J. Fields]()
Love Notes: A continuance of the Love, Wrapped, and Burning Souls series by M.J. Fields
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor the readers of the Love series, Wrapped series, the Burning Souls series and Love you Anyways. A continuation of Lucas and Tessa's story, in Lucas Links POV. In Love Notes, Lucas and Tessa's rekindled love has never been stronger. Although she has never wanted to revisit the past it weighs on Lucas's heart. Lucas wants Tessa to know everything, yet burdening her further is not an option... -
![Two For Holding by Kay Gordon]()
Two For Holding by Kay Gordon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSavannahI didn’t think I was missing anything. I had my son, a great career, and a home that I’d made for both of us. One puck over the glass at a hockey game made me realize I wanted more. The larger-than-life hockey player inserted himself into our world and I never wanted to let him go. The thing is, I don’t know if I’m strong enough to keep him... -
![Las Vegas Sidewinders: Anatoli by Kat Mizera]()
Las Vegas Sidewinders: Anatoli by Kat Mizera
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAnatoli “Toli” Petrov is at the height of his career—and unexpectedly single--after earning a spot on a new NHL expansion team in Las Vegas. But navigating the dating world is a totally foreign experience for the sexy Russian hockey player. Tessa Barber is also suddenly single after her husband blindsides her with divorce papers... -
![Fast Forward by Kat Mizera]()
Fast Forward by Kat Mizera
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne night can change everything.Musician Ford Malone left Texas, without so much as a backward glance—lured by the bright lights of L.A. and the all-consuming world of rock and roll. It’s taken a while, but his star is finally starting to shine. Ready to take the world by storm with his new band, Nobody’s Fool, nothing will stand in his way. Until he sees her again... the girl he left behind... -
![The Legacy series: The Love series, the Wrapped series, and the Burning Souls series. by M.J. Fields]()
The Legacy series: The Love series, the Wrapped series, and the Burning Souls series. by M.J. Fields
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTen full length novels, three complete series, over 4500 real pages, for a limited time only. The Love series is a coming of age, new adult, contemporary series with a HEA, that is not typical. This series is raw and real. It will remind you of yours or someone you knows, first love. The Wrapped series is a single mothers love story with a younger man... -
![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... -
![Follow You Down by Ripley Proserpina]()
Follow You Down by Ripley Proserpina
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey say you can never go home again? Well, Susanna Arroyo is about to prove them wrong.Twenty years ago, Susanna ditched her hometown to pursue a career as an artist on the East Coast.Did she have it all? Money? Success? Love?Ha! Ha, ha, ha. No.Hiking up her practical granny panties, Susanna moves back to Blue Hollow, Colorado, with the teenager she inherited and no idea what she's doing...Categorized as:
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![Ember by Emma Renshaw]()
Ember by Emma Renshaw
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne night changed an entire town.Ten years ago, I left Hawk Valley. I never planned to return. Not to the regrets. The bitter memories. The guilt.My baseball career gave me both the excuse and the money I needed to start over. Then my mom called, and I found myself headed back to the one place I swore I wouldn’t step foot again.Meeting Delilah wasn’t part of the plan... -
![You Are Cordially Invited by Jay Hogan]()
You Are Cordially Invited by Jay Hogan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere’s a wedding in the air at Auckland Med, but Reuben wonders if they’ll survive the stress long enough to say, ‘I do’. Cam is directing the entire operation with his combat eyeliner in place, whilst the wedding party is doing its best to ignore him. The pressure is mounting and the cracks are beginning to show.There’s a bachelor party to survive.The paparazzi to outrun... -
![Rule Breaker by Stacey Lynn]()
Rule Breaker by Stacey Lynn
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSpending the night in jail isn’t exactly how I planned to spend Christmas, but I’ve had worse holidays… Now that I’m out, it’s time to accept my real punishment. Coaching ten-year-old terrors on the ice, in my non-existent free time. My Coach thinks it’d be good for me. Remind me where I came from. He should know I’ve tried every day of my life for the last ten years to forget... -
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![Hat Trick by R.J. Scott, V.L. Locey]()
Hat Trick by R.J. Scott, V.L. Locey
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsStan Lyamin has seen many of his dreams come true. He’s found his soulmate, loves Noah like his own, hoisted the Cup, and has his Mama living with him in his new country. But his fantasies of a loud, loving, madcap home overflowing with childish laughter linger... -
![Seducing Cinderella by Melanie Shawn]()
Seducing Cinderella by Melanie Shawn
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsStand-alone Steamy Weekends romance, complete with HEA--and plenty of heat and heart along the way!Cinderella "CiCi" HowardI might have just received my freshly-minted divorce papers, but for the last decade I've been a single mom for all intents and purposes. Spending the weekend at Oasis Hot Springs Resort and Spa as the maid of honor at my best friend's wedding, I'm not on "mom duty... -
![Deep Check by Kimberly Kincaid]()
Deep Check by Kimberly Kincaid
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis 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 Heartless Boyfriend by Erika Kelly]()
The Heartless Boyfriend by Erika Kelly
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom award-winning author Erika Kelly comes the next book in her smoking hot series about four elite athlete brothers raised in the Tetons by their eccentric, billionaire dad and uncle. Will Bowie is supposed to be training for the Olympics, but the toddler unexpectedly dropped into his life isn’t interested in his schedules. Still, he’ll make it work. He has to... -
![Stencil: Sugar and Spice, Ink by Evan Grace]()
Stencil: Sugar and Spice, Ink by Evan Grace
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOur arrangement was simple—just physical and definitely no falling in love. That seemed easy enough until a positive pregnancy test changed everything. He’s loud, crude, sexy, and can cook and he’s bound and determined to make me his, but I’ve been burned before and if I let him in, and things don’t work out for us, well, it’s more than just my heart on the line... -
![The Wolfe Brothers Trilogy by Jami Davenport]()
The Wolfe Brothers Trilogy by Jami Davenport
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThree 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... -
![Long Shot Bonus Epilogue: Double Overtime by Kennedy Ryan]()
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![Single Daddy Say What? by Sheridan Anne]()
Single Daddy Say What? by Sheridan Anne
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGigiNot gonna lie, I never pictured myself wanting to be with a man who has more baggage than an airport, but here we are. Sean Waters came storming into my ER with his little girl, limp in his arms, and the rest was history . . . kind of.You know that baggage I mentioned? Yeah, that baggage is a real bitch.Sean is a broken and tortured soul, barely holding on, but I see something worth saving... -
![Last Shot by Pippa Green, Eden Dunn]()
Last Shot by Pippa Green, Eden Dunn
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt was love at first sight for me: the second Victoria Newhouse took my hand, I was stuck.Except I’m not allowed to want her.Her father made it very clear, and if I want to keep my contract with the Minnesota Raiders, then I’ll do whatever he says.Fast forward nine years and Tori now sees me as the grumpy Russian. I play well, I keep my head down, and I make sure to stay out of trouble... -
![Rendezvous by Skye Jordan, Joan Swan]()
Rendezvous by Skye Jordan, Joan Swan
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKeaton Holt knows all about the badass throwdown—on the movie set and in the bedroom. As the only sixth-degree black belt stuntman for Renegades, he’s made a career of translating those fighting skills to the big screen. He’s sown his oats and is ready for hometown and apple pie... -
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![Penalty Play by Jami Davenport]()
Penalty Play by Jami Davenport
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSingle 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... -
![Coen by Sawyer Bennett]()
Coen by Sawyer Bennett
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCoen Highsmith was a league star, but he lost more than his team the day the Pittsburgh Titans’ plane crashed... -
![The One Dollar Horse by Lauren St. John]()
The One Dollar Horse by Lauren St. John
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFifteen year old Casey Blue lives in East London’s grimmest tower block and volunteers at a local riding school, but her dream is to win the world’s greatest Three Day Event: the Badminton Horse Trials. When she rescues a starving, half-wild horse, she’s convinced that the impossible can be made possible... -
![Rough Love by Lauren Landish]()
Rough Love by Lauren Landish
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSecond chances aren’t always easy. Sometimes, it takes some Rough Love.Bruce Tannen is better known by his nickname, Brutal, because once upon a time, he was a monster on the football field. Now, he’s a farmhand on what used to be his family’s land, and change is all around him. A new family, new expectations, and even new friends... -
![Never in My Wildest Dreams by Erika Kelly]()
Never in My Wildest Dreams by Erika Kelly
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA blizzard strands two strangers in a cabin on Christmas Eve, and there's only one bed. Neither of them expects the surprise that comes nine months later.Lorelei Calloway was on top of the world. A world-famous pop star, she relied on her inner circle to keep her grounded— until she found out the truth. They’d been betraying her all along...Categorized as:
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![Relentless by Cheryl Douglas]()
Relentless by Cheryl Douglas
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNikki Spencer is all grown up, but the world still sees her as the little girl she used to be. She's ready to prove to her adoring public, and a certain rough riding rodeo champion, that sweet little Nikki isn't as innocent as everyone seems to think. J.T. McCall has a reputation as a rough rider, both on the bull-riding circuit, and in the bedroom...
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