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  • Power Play by Toni Aleo, Stephen Dexter

    Power Play by Toni Aleo, Stephen Dexter

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Posey Adler is coming home. After a devastating journey for what she mistakenly thought was true love, she is saying to hell with men and love forever. As the Nashville Assassins’s new assistant coach for special teams, Posey is ready to focus on her job and have the attention on her for a change...
  • Pretty It Up: The Donovans by Cee Bowerman

    Pretty It Up: The Donovans by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    DescriptionSometimes love just isn’t enough, or is it?Lana Gold, one of the Donovan triplets, found her one true love in college but lost him when the life he’d dreamed of became reality. Being an outsider looking in and so far away from her family and hometown took its toll on Lana and her marriage until she’d finally had enough and left it all behind...
  • Better With You by Gianna Gabriela

    Better With You by Gianna Gabriela

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Mia Collins has an amazing life. She was popular in high school, and college is off to a great start. Everything seems perfect until she goes home for the break and everything changes... One night sets everything in motion and Mia’s world begins to fall apart. She’s stunned that the life she thought she knew was all a lie. After she loses her family, she’s forced to start over...
  • Legally Bound 3: His Law by Blue Saffire

    Legally Bound 3: His Law by Blue Saffire

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Legally Bound 3 His Law Book 3 in Series Nathaniel Briggs has met his match in every way. When it comes to the bedroom Pamela Kemble is a pint size version of himself. She is determined to play by her own rules, but Pam is just going to have to learn that when it comes to Nate she is not always going to be on top. He has his own secrets, but she will just have to learn to trust him...
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    alpha-mc  family  poc-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  secrets
  • Just Come Over by Rosalind James

    Just Come Over by Rosalind James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Rhys Fletcher is not in love with his sister-in-law. That would be a very, very bad idea, and he doesn’t entertain bad ideas. He also doesn’t lie to himself...
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    athlete  family  poc-mc  sports  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary
  • A Cranberry Inn Christmas by Beth Ehemann

    A Cranberry Inn Christmas by Beth Ehemann

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Christmas 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...
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    alpha-mc  athlete  family  sports  adult  book  children  contemporary
  • The Swede by Maureen Smith

    The Swede by Maureen Smith

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Scarlett Warner has three passions: singing, drumming, and hockey. She’s already living her dream as frontwoman of an indie rock band. And then she meets NHL superstar Viggo Sandström, her favorite player and secret fantasy. She wanted him from the very first moment she saw him...
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    alpha-mc  athlete  poc-mc  sports  adult  book  celebrity  contemporary
  • Wicked Games by Maureen Smith

    Wicked Games by Maureen Smith

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    From USA Today Bestselling Author Maureen Smith comes a sizzling new interracial romance series featuring four hockey hunks who lose their hearts on the road to winning the Stanley Cup….College recruiter Nadia Warner has sworn off jocks for good. So when her sports reporter brother drags her out to a hockey practice, the last thing she’s looking for is romance...
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    alpha-mc  athlete  poc-mc  sports  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Savage Devil: A Secret Baby, High School Bully Romance by Daniela Romero

    Savage Devil: A Secret Baby, High School Bully Romance by Daniela Romero

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It’s hard to deny a Devil …Especially one who promises you a night you’ll never forget.One night.No exchanging names.No exchanging numbers.That was the deal we made.I was moving away. I’d never see him again and I wanted to leave Sun Valley with zero regrets.Only I got more than I bargained for and nine months later delivered a bundle of joy complete with ten tiny fingers and ten perfect toes...
  • Changing Lines by Toni Aleo

    Changing Lines by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Claire and Jude Sinclair have been living the perfect life for the last ten years. Blissfully in love, professionally successful, happily married… They have everything they want—except a baby to make their family complete...
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    athlete  family  sports  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Home Run by Jordan Marie

    Home Run by Jordan Marie

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Green Lucas doesn't know what's about to hit him. Complete Standalone Romance Wanted A woman with grit and fire who will help me get my son’s head out of his ass. You must be self-sufficient and not looking for a gravy train. Common sense is a plus, book smarts are optional. Cannot have red hair, as my son seems to go for that type and he needs something to shake him up...
  • Pucks, Sticks, and Diapers by Toni Aleo

    Pucks, Sticks, and Diapers by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    First came love, then came the NHL, then came Baylor and Jayden with a baby carriage...
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    alpha-mc  athlete  family  sports  adult  audiobook  book  children
  • Bring It Home by Toni Aleo

    Bring It Home by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Boon Hoenes only has three goals in life. To make Posey Adler his wife, to win the Stanley Cup for the second year in a row, and for Shea Adler to like him.The first, he’s got on lock. The second, he’s well on his way. And the third… Well, two out of three ain’t bad...
    Categorized as:
    athlete  family  sports  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  marriage
  • Fast Time by Shey Stahl

    Fast Time by Shey Stahl

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    How can you move on when your heart is taken away from you? Axel and Lily Riley live the life most dream of. Seven years after saying, “I do,” they have three great kids and a life full of speed and adrenaline that most men can’t handle. Being a professional racecar driver, Axel’s dream is winning that prestigious World of Outlaws Championship...
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    athlete  family  sports  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  multi-pov
  • A Tale of Two Cities: A New Year Novella by Alexandra Warren

    A Tale of Two Cities: A New Year Novella by Alexandra Warren

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When people think of a holiday for love, they automatically come up with Valentine's Day...
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    athlete  poc-mc  sports  adult  black-mc  book  contemporary  female-mc
  • Hoops & Heartstrings by Eliza Lentzski

    Hoops & Heartstrings by Eliza Lentzski

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When a devastating injury threatens Lex Bennet’s dream of playing in the women’s professional basketball league, her world is turned upside down. Despite the setback, Lex is unexpectedly drafted by the new expansion team in Boston...
  • Hot Puck by Skye Jordan, Joan Swan

    Hot Puck by Skye Jordan, Joan Swan

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From the New York Times bestselling author who brought you the adrenaline junkie, scorchingly sexy stuntmen of Renegades. Skye Jordan delivers another sizzling series starring her mouthwatering brand of high-octane, insomnia-inducing heroes. Introducing the Rough Riders’ Hockey Series...
    Categorized as:
    athlete  family  sports  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  steamy
  • Bangshift by Winter Travers

    Bangshift by Winter Travers

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    *Skid Row Kings Series, Book 3 Kurt Jensen has had enough. Tired of being under his brother's thumb and having the one person he wanted push him away, Kurt knew it was time to leave. California was supposed to be the new start he craved and needed, but one wrong turn brought everything crashing down around him, literally...
  • Wild Heart by Beth Ehemann

    Wild Heart by Beth Ehemann

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    For 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...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  athlete  family  sports  adult  angst  book  children
  • End Goal by Amy Daws

    End Goal by Amy Daws

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A Harris brother Scottish wedding! Only professional footballer Camden Harris is cocky enough to elope to Scotland with his fiancee and leave the Harris family behind. This short story was first published in the Cocktales anthology. It reads okay as a stand-alone but will be enjoyed better if you read Challenge first...
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    alpha-mc  athlete  family  sports  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary
  • Going Deep by Nikki Ash

    Going Deep by Nikki Ash

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    *Standalone enemies-to-lover's football romance* Going deep: In football it means running down the field for a long pass. You’re serious. Committed. Unstoppable. As a wide receiver, it’s a term I’m all too familiar with. It’s who I am, at least when it comes to my career. For the past decade, football has been the only thing I’ve allowed myself to commit to...
  • Skater by Samantha Whiskey

    Skater by Samantha Whiskey

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    I’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...
  • Playing It Up: A York Bombers Hockey Romance by Lisa B. Kamps

    Playing It Up: A York Bombers Hockey Romance by Lisa B. Kamps

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Zach Mummert has never met a woman he didn't like—or a woman who didn't like him. Using his position as a winger for the York Bombers and his talent with social media, he always gets what he wants until he meets the one woman who doesn’t instantly succumb to his charms. Haley Addison lives life on her own terms: no rules, no commitments, and no regrets...
  • Senator by Sienna Snow

    Senator by Sienna Snow

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Nothing Stays Hidden in Politics My name is Jacinta Camden. I'm a US Senator, a fourth generation politician, and the future of the conservative party. I’ve known from the time I could walk, that I’d run for office. I've played the game, battled my colleagues, and come out on top. Everything I've ever wanted is within my grasp...
  • Enjoy the Ride by Rebecca Sharp

    Enjoy the Ride by Rebecca Sharp

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From International Bestselling author, Dr. Rebecca Sharp, comes the new standalone in the Winter Games series... Chance The Wheel of Fortune (Card 10): Things tend to go in cycles. Good times then bad.Do you know what it's like to lose everything? I do.Eight years ago, Jessa Lynn Madison and the title "Best Snowboarder in the US" were both mine...
  • Mend Your Heart by Tracey Alvarez

    Mend Your Heart by Tracey Alvarez

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An idiot’s guide to falling for your best friend’s widow… Former rugby star Isaac Ngata was New Zealand’s golden boy until five years ago when a tragic accident took the life of his friend and team mate. Now he’s a pariah with a screwed up knee and a burden of guilt toward his friend’s wife and daughter. Best thing for him to do is sink into the anonymous safety of his hometown...
  • Midnight Renegade by Hayden Locke

    Midnight Renegade by Hayden Locke

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    One night. No attachments. All their forbidden fantasies. They say New Year's Eve is for lovers. Except when your boyfriend accidentally video calls you while sleeping with his secretary, then it’s all aboard the hot mess express...
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    sports  athlete  alpha-mc  romance  contemporary  steamy  fiction  book
  • Hush by Xavier Neal

    Hush by Xavier Neal

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Senses Series Book 4 Logan "Unbreakable" Kellar finally has everything he's always wanted in life. When a career opportunity, that could jeopardize everything, comes along, he's put back in the position where he's spent most of his life. Torn. Now, Logan has a hard hitting choice to make...
  • Goal Line by Bianca Sommerland

    Goal Line by Bianca Sommerland

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The goal doesn't count until it crosses the line.Captain of the Dartmouth Cobras hockey team, Dominik Mason, believes his team can make a damn good playoff run. He and his men won't stop fighting until they win the ultimate prize. There's no doubt when it comes to The Game.Off the ice, there's nothing but uncertainty. His life has been in a holding pattern and it's time to move on...
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    athlete  family  poc-mc  sports  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary
  • Man of Fate by Rochelle Alers

    Man of Fate by Rochelle Alers

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Close friends since childhood, Kyle, Duncan and Ivan have become rich, successful co-owners of a beautiful Harlem brownstone. The one thing each of them lacks is a special woman to share his life with--until true love steps in to transform three sexy single guys into grooms-to-be..
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    alpha-mc  family  poc-mc  adult  black-mc  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Man Of Fortune by Rochelle Alers

    Man Of Fortune by Rochelle Alers

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Close friends since childhood, Kyle, Duncan and Ivan have become rich, successful co-owners of a beautiful Harlem brownstone. The one thing each of them lacks is a special woman to share his life with--until true love steps in to transform three sexy single guys into grooms-to-be....Once bitten, twice shy--it's a lesson that Tamara Wolcott took to heart after her first marriage...
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    alpha-mc  family  poc-mc  adult  black-mc  book  contemporary  fiction
  • 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...
  • Escape To New Zealand Boxed Set by Rosalind James

    Escape To New Zealand Boxed Set by Rosalind James

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Three sweet and steamy New Zealand rugby romances--Just This Once, Just Good Friends, Just for Now With more than a quarter million ebooks sold since the release of Just This Once in 2012, the Escape to New Zealand series has rapidly become a contemporary romance reader favorite, as strong, sweet, sexy New Zealand rugby players find the women destined to win their hearts...
  • 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...
  • Home Game by Ginger Scott

    Home Game by Ginger Scott

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Football has been my life. Not that I ever had a choice in the matter. When your dad is a retired, future Hall-of-Fame quarterback, the gridiron tends to weave its way into your DNA.I always loved the game, but I could do without the spotlight that comes with being Peyton Johnson, the great Reed Johnson’s daughter...
  • 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
  • Almost Paradise by Evelyn Sola

    Almost Paradise by Evelyn Sola

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Can a chance sighting lead to a second chance?When Nia Nash got involved with Drake Paradise, heir to the Paradise Construction empire, she never thought that she’d end up raising their son alone.Hurt and furious, she’s spent four years trying to forget everything about him. From the way his piercing blue eyes would follow her every move, to the way he set her body on fire with only one kiss...
  • Defensive Zone by Bianca Sommerland

    Defensive Zone by Bianca Sommerland

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Silver Delgado has gained control of The Dartmouth Cobras—and lost control of her life. Hockey might be the family business, but it's never interested Silver. Until her father's health decline thrusts responsibility for the team he owns straight into her hands. Now she has to find a way to get the team more fans, and establish herself as the new owner...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  athlete  family  sports  adult  bdsm  book  contemporary
  • 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
  • Fair Catch by Kandi Steiner

    Fair Catch by Kandi Steiner

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    As if things aren’t already tough enough as the only girl on a college football team, Coach had to go and assign Zeke Collins as my roommate.⁣⁣⁣⁣A cocky kick returner and my brother’s best friend who should have been ripped of that title years ago, he’s as infuriating as he is undeniably sexy.⁣⁣⁣⁣I hate him, and for good reason — reason I won’t ever let him forget...
  • Come Undone by Penny Dee

    Come Undone by Penny Dee

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    JAKE She’s annoying and tenacious.And so damn beautiful it’s distracting.She’s also my new agent. And even though I don’t want a new agent, Mackenzie Eden is pretty determined to be mine.Did I mention she’s annoying?So of course I get snowed in with her at my grandfathers logged cabin. For four days.Four long, secluded, hot days…MACKENZIEI’ve never met anyone so damn stubborn in my life...
  • Power of the Pen by Xyla Turner

    Power of the Pen by Xyla Turner

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Being a nationally acclaimed blogger about the literary world, sassy MzJames uses her status to express her opinion that literature has taken a major hit in quality. Her main target is Z. Hays who she feels demeans women in his books with his views, terminology and especially BDSM scenes...
  • Love To Love You: A Love/Hate Novella by Isabelle Richards

    Love To Love You: A Love/Hate Novella by Isabelle Richards

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After a long year of heartache and loss, Chase and Arianna pulled together the shattered pieces of their hearts and rebuilt a relationship that is stronger and more secure than ever before. Letting go of the mistakes of their past, their focus is on the future—their happily ever after...
  • Denim Diaries 1: 16 Going on 21 by Darrien Lee

    Denim Diaries 1: 16 Going on 21 by Darrien Lee

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Another great book in the Denim Dairies...
  • Blind Pass by Bianca Sommerland

    Blind Pass by Bianca Sommerland

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    100% of Royalties will be donated in Proud Support of the foundations connected to Hockey Fights Cancer. Nothing could stop Tim Rowe, the assistant coach of the Dartmouth Cobras, from falling in love with Madeline, but love alone can’t satisfy every need. Sometimes, to reach the goal, you have to take the chance with a . . . Blind Pass...
  • 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...
  • Falling for You by Lea Coll

    Falling for You by Lea Coll

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He's off-limits, continually underestimates me, and yet… I can't ignore the attraction between us. CallieWhen I landed my dream job, I didn’t realize I’d be working with the one guy I’ve always avoided.Jonah. Caught off guard with a career-ending injury; he is the life and soul of every party, a likable, sociable guy on all accounts...
  • Varsity Humiliation by Jamila Jasper

    Varsity Humiliation by Jamila Jasper

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What Diesel wants with her is dark, depraved, and deliciously hot. He fostered this obsession for weeks… Watching her. Studying her. Hunting her. It was over the moment he smelled African American first-year Mona Moore’s perfume. Diesel had to have her in his bed and make her off-limits. The freshman girl absolutely loathes football players, especially Diesel...
  • Cap by Elise Faber

    Cap by Elise Faber

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She’s the one he wants.And he’s not going to give her up without a fight.As the newly named captain of the San Francisco Gold, Josh is used to pressure and hard work.What he’s not used to?Women despising him.Jess, however, has taken an instant dislike to him, and no matter what he tries to do, he can’t seem to get beyond her prickly exterior...
  • Playing to Win by L.M. Reid

    Playing to Win by L.M. Reid

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Quitters never win.Winners never quit.And I am no quitter.The gorgeous blonde I had a one night stand with three years ago breezes back into my life without warning. I may have made a mess of things back then but there is no way am I letting her go this time.The only problem? She hates me for what I did to her.Lucky for me, she needs me...
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