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  • Love You The Most by Julie Capulet

    Love You The Most by Julie Capulet

    Rated: 4.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The 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...
    Categorized as:
    sports  romance  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • Takedown by Nikki Ash

    Takedown by Nikki Ash

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Mila Pregnant and married at the young age of eighteen, I settled into my life not knowing there could ever be more. Until Mason, with his sexy smirk and magnetic baby blue eyes. With a single look and a few words, he made me feel sexy and alive. But as quickly as he came into my life, he was gone, leaving me wanting more...
  • Burndown by Winter Travers

    Burndown by Winter Travers

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    For 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...
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    sports  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  new-adult  romance
  • Bradford Butcher by Sheridan Anne

    Bradford Butcher by Sheridan Anne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    One life. Two lives. Three lives. Four.My hands are stained from the blood and the gore.The screams and cries of agonizing pain.If I lose them now, I’ll never be the same.My sister, my cousin … my whole damn world.It was my worst nightmare come to life, and I don’t know how the hell I’m supposed to survive.I thought that night was the end of it...
  • Camden's Redemption by L.P. Dover

    Camden's Redemption by L.P. Dover

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    For so long, UFC Middleweight fighter, Camden Jameson lived in his twin brother’s shadow, competing to be the best. When he lost his way, he turned to the Dark Side and did some unforgiveable things. After his betrayal, he tried to earn his redemption, but it wasn’t enough. Now his whole world has fallen apart and he’s on the run from those who want him dead. But he’s not alone...
  • 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...
  • In His Corner by Alexandra Warren

    In His Corner by Alexandra Warren

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Train. Fight. Repeat.  That's been Princeton "The Prince" Lattimore's life for as long as he can remember. But when an interruption to his heavyweight champion world comes in the form of an alluring journalist who sees well beyond his undefeated stature, he quickly learns there’s a lot more to life outside of the boxing ring. Write. Submit. Repeat...
  • Paxton's Promise by L.P. Dover

    Paxton's Promise by L.P. Dover

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She hates him, yet she can’t get him out of her mind. Female Bantamweight fighter, Gabriella Reynolds, has a bad habit of falling for forbidden fighters. Enter Paxton Emerson. He’s tall, tattooed, and the current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Everyone wants a piece of him, and he only has eyes for her. Through no choice of her own, she’s fallen in his debt and he’s now demanding payment...
  • Fighting With Faith by Nikki Ash

    Fighting With Faith by Nikki Ash

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    ***Synopsis *** Growing up, my parents were the embodiment of love. The perfect example of soul mates. And with that ideal I couldn't wait to find my true love. The day I met her my entire world shifted on its axis and I knew she was the one...
  • Jag by H.J. Bellus

    Jag by H.J. Bellus

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    No matter how fast he runs, there's one thing Jag can't escape.His past.It has the power to destroy the man he's worked so hard to become.Jag is slated to be the next MMA champion. It's been years in the making. The hype surrounding his prized fight is ignited by his charismatic personality and smoldering good looks.But it's all a shield protecting the storm brewing inside of him..
    Categorized as:
    fighter  sports  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  steamy  suspense
  • Ian by Kat Mizera

    Ian by Kat Mizera

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Caught 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...
    Categorized as:
    sports  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • How We Fell in Love by Toni Aleo

    How We Fell in Love by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Option 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...
    Categorized as:
    sports  romance  contemporary  anthologies  fiction  adult
  • Kyle's Return by L.P. Dover

    Kyle's Return by L.P. Dover

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I promised myself I’d stay away from dangerous men, but I couldn’t live up to that when Kyle Andrews came back to town. He’s a manipulator, a guy who’ll do whatever it takes to get what he wants, sabotaging anyone who gets in the way. After a fatal fight left him wounded, his UFC career came to a close. He has nothing, but he’s determined to get it all back. My name is Megan...
  • Lucky Kiss by Melanie Shawn

    Lucky Kiss by Melanie Shawn

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Lucas “Lucky” Dorsey was at the top of his game in the world of MMA, and his nickname…well, let’s just say the ladies couldn’t get enough of the tattooed bad boy. But then…he met her… As the first female firefighter in the Hope Falls Fire Department, Deanna Bishop was focused on making a fresh start in her new town...
    Categorized as:
    fighter  sports  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  humor  in-uniform
  • Use Me: Kid's Story by M.J. Fields, Chelsea Camaron

    Use Me: Kid's Story by M.J. Fields, Chelsea Camaron

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    New York Times best selling author, Tatum Longley, is being forced out of her comfort zone. Her publisher needs her to change from hard hitting nonfiction to romance writing. But first she must find a muse. Angelo has no desire to form relationships with anyone around him...
    Categorized as:
    fighter  sports  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  drama  fiction
  • Dare to Dance by S.B. Alexander

    Dare to Dance by S.B. Alexander

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    This 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...
    Categorized as:
    fighter  sports  adult  alpha-mc  book  children  contemporary  family
  • Custom Culture Complete Series by Tess Oliver

    Custom Culture Complete Series by Tess Oliver

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    SAVE $$ 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...
  • Uncaged by J.B. Salsbury

    Uncaged by J.B. Salsbury

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    NOW INCLUDES THE FIRST FOUR CHAPTERS OF Jack & Sadie! New York Times Bestselling author JB Salsbury celebrates the five-year anniversary of Fighting for Flight with UNCAGED: A Flight Short Story. Eighteen years after Jonah and Raven said “I do”, they find themselves free of demanding pimp fathers and life or death ultimatums. Now, they have an entirely different nightmare to battle...
  • Ryker by Nyssa Kathryn

    Ryker by Nyssa Kathryn

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sometimes, the quest for vengeance can cost more than you’re willing to pay.Blakely Sullivan was a foreign aid worker in the Middle East when a deadly bombing took the lives of families she’d come to know and love, collateral damage in someone else’s war...
  • Unleashed by Scott Hildreth

    Unleashed by Scott Hildreth

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    RIPP - I've never backed down from a fight in my life, and I'm not about to start now. My only concern is that this battle is not in the boxing ring. It's in the courtroom. VEE - Ripp may be undefeated in the ring, but he's not in the ring any longer. He killed a man and is facing life in prison...
    Categorized as:
    fighter  sports  adult  alpha-mc  athlete  book  contemporary  dark
  • Uncaged Love #4: MMA New Adult Contemporary Romance by J.J. Knight

    Uncaged Love #4: MMA New Adult Contemporary Romance by J.J. Knight

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The Ultimate Betrayal An MMA fighter rescues a girl with powerful raw talent of her own in UNCAGED LOVE, an erotic, romantic suspense series. **Contains mature content, ages 17+** With Colt and Jo working as a team, they are unstoppable. Colt’s manager puts him back in line for the MMA title fight. Jo’s own career takes off as she prepares for her second match...
    Categorized as:
    fighter  sports  adult  alpha-mc  book  contemporary  drama  fiction
  • Clinched by Nikki Ash

    Clinched by Nikki Ash

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Charlie is everything I want and didn’t realize I need. It’s clear to me now that the woman I met at the club is only one layer of the woman I’m falling for. I’m a fixer by nature but for the first time I wouldn't fix a thing. I want her just the way she is. Broken pieces and all. Who needs the fairy tale when we can have the reality. Tristan is everything I want, yet don't deserve...
    Categorized as:
    fighter  sports  abuse  adult  angst  book  contemporary  family
  • Fused With Him by Kylie Kent

    Fused With Him by Kylie Kent

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Steamy, Sexy, Alpha-Male goodness!! This is book 2 of The Merge Series, Stand-alone, HAE! No cliffhangers. Contains adult language and sexual scenes. 18+ onlyReillyI learnt the hard and painful way that men don’t stay, ever. Even the ones you trust the most can be taken away in the blink of an eye. It’s easier to keep them at a distance. I have my fun with men and then part ways...
  • Rumble by Jacob Chance

    Rumble by Jacob Chance

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Two years. That’s the amount of time I’ve wasted lusting after Wyatt Douglas. He had me the moment he roared up on his bike and flashed his charismatic smile my way. I wanted to jump on, wrap my arms around him, and ride off into the sunset. Then my brother introduced him as his friend and crushed my short lived happily ever after...
  • Avenging Angel by Izzy Sweet, Sean Moriarty

    Avenging Angel by Izzy Sweet, Sean Moriarty

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Once I was on top of the world. I had the title, fame, and respect. Then everything came crashing down. I lost my title and my best friend. Unable to cope, I fell into the bottle and never wanted to come out. Until Bree walked into my life with her gorgeous eyes and kissable lips. She lights a fire inside me I haven't felt in months...
    Categorized as:
    fighter  sports  adult  alpha-mc  book  contemporary  fiction  humor
  • Haven by Lane Hart

    Haven by Lane Hart

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Haven Ward only had one job as a personal bodyguard - keep Mackenzie Stiles alive and unharmed.After making a monumental mistake, his billionaire boss is livid and ready to send him packing. Haven begs Mr. Stiles for a second chance to prove himself; and surprisingly enough, he gives him one...with one small catch.Befriending Mr...
  • The Savage Gentleman by Christopher Harlan

    The Savage Gentleman by Christopher Harlan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My name is Lucas “The Ghost” Esparza. I’m the best MMA fighter in the world that you’ve never heard of, but if I have my way, I’ll be a household name soon enough. My life’s been nothing but hard training, crazy partying, and fast women, and that’s just how I liked it...
    Categorized as:
    fighter  sports  abuse  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  multi-pov
  • Total Knockout by Jane Fox

    Total Knockout by Jane Fox

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Andrei: When I first see Michaela, I figure I must have taken a punch to the head. How can anyone be that gorgeous?Michaela: It's hard to keep my eyes off Andrei and my mind on my job when he's in the ring. But what are the chances he'd even notice someone like me?Sometimes fate needs a little help...
  • Mr. July by Nicole S. Goodin

    Mr. July by Nicole S. Goodin

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From international bestselling author Nicole S. Goodin, comes a new standalone, MMA sports romance. Hudson Scott. Nicknamed ‘The Horror’. Champion MMA fighter. … And caught up in an off-limits woman. Ramsey Ashton. Queasy around blood. Pink haired beauty. … And crushing on her brother’s best friend...
  • Chaos by Brittany Crowley

    Chaos by Brittany Crowley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Rules of Play for Bagging and Banging 1. No clingers 2. No repeats 3. No innocents 4. No complications Should be easy right? So why the f*** am I looking at the cult babe like a starving man and she's a succulent prime rib? Georgie's everything I've ever avoided, all wrapped up in a sexy little package that plays havoc with my di... er, boyish ways...
  • 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 ratings
    Ten 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...
    Categorized as:
    sports  romance  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • Black Belt in Love by Winter Travers

    Black Belt in Love by Winter Travers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kennedy Kennedy Kramer has lived the dream. It just wasn't her dream. Yearning to build a life of her own, free of her overbearing parents, she opens Zen yoga studio. To appease her distressed parents and get them off her back, she needs to convince them she’s living the life they want for her. She somehow finds herself entangled with Dante Craig and Operation: Decoy...
  • Black Belt Knockout by Winter Travers

    Black Belt Knockout by Winter Travers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Roman Cocky. Asshole. Player. Roman Yeck has heard it all. Living the past ten years of his life on the tournament circuit, Roman thought only of himself and no one else. After one night of fun, giving into his need for Sage, everything changes. The MILF made the player a DILF. With the realization there are bigger things than himself, Roman turns over a new leaf...
  • 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...
  • Seaside Serenade by Melissa Foster

    Seaside Serenade by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Discover the magic of New York Times bestseller Melissa Foster's writing and see why millions of readers have fallen in love with the Love in Bloom series. Seaside Summers is a series of stand-alone steamy romances with beautifully flawed and fiercely loyal, alpha heroes and smart, sassy heroines...
  • Caged by Brittany Crowley

    Caged by Brittany Crowley

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Savannah I was perfectly content with my life, or at least I thought I was. Then Zander ‘The Hitman’ Cage walked into my bar with those hypnotizing blue eyes and everything I ever thought I wanted flew out the window. Giving him a chance was the easiest decision I ever made. He ripped apart my safe little existence and took me along for the ride of my life...
    Categorized as:
    fighter  sports  adult  athlete  book  contemporary  family  fiction
  • Struck by Emma Louise

    Struck by Emma Louise

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Playboy. Gym rat. Womanizer. I’ve been called them all. Until one-night changes everything. Changes me. Trying to drown a broken heart in cheap whiskey and a willing body leaves me with the last thing I ever expected. All that matters now is my son. There’s no room for anything, or anyone else. Until her. A free spirit. A nomadic soul. She intrigues me. She excites me...
    Categorized as:
    fighter  sports  adult  age-gap  angst  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Take Down by Michelle Frost

    Take Down by Michelle Frost

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Two men. Harbor "the Viking" Rourke is known for being a badass inside and outside the cage. His life revolves around working to win the MMA Middleweight championship title, riding his Harley, and making his family proud. He doesn't have time for relationships until one anonymous hook-up has him questioning his choices and making the list of things he cares about a whole lot longer...
  • 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...
  • Stencil: Sugar and Spice, Ink by Evan Grace

    Stencil: Sugar and Spice, Ink by Evan Grace

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Our 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...
    Categorized as:
    sports  contemporary  small-town  fiction  book  adult  romance
  • 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...
  • Last Shot by Pippa Green, Eden Dunn

    Last Shot by Pippa Green, Eden Dunn

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It 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...
    Categorized as:
    sports  romance  contemporary  billionaire  fiction  book  adult
  • BRAWLER by Scott Hildreth

    BRAWLER by Scott Hildreth

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    JAZ – My mother died giving birth to me. My father beat me. I spent my childhood in a boxing gym with a man who I looked up to as father. He died when I was 16, and so did my love for boxing. Everyone and everything I tried to love gave up on me. As soon as I turned 18, I packed what little I had into a crappy car and headed for the Gulf Coast...
  • Numb by Xavier Neal

    Numb by Xavier Neal

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Just when Logan Kellar was finally ready to make some changes in his life, his entire world was flipped upside down. Now the pain he is used to burying is fighting back. Refusing to let him slip into his old ways, refusing to let him hide from his mistakes, and refusing to let him become numb...
  • On the Ropes by Kathryn Nolan

    On the Ropes by Kathryn Nolan

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Summer in the city heats up when the girl who got away moves in next door.Dean “The Machine” is a South Philly legend. Much to the dismay of fans who still hound him, the broody former fighter walked away from his boxing career right before clinching another championship belt...
  • Raw Temptation by Eve Carter

    Raw Temptation by Eve Carter

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    This is Book 2 in the Tempted series. You should start with Book 1 Pure Temptation, on sale for only 99 cents here on Amazon. From New York Times best-selling author, Eve Carter, comes the much-anticipated sequel to Pure Temptation...
  • Dare You Forever by Allie Juliette Mousseau

    Dare You Forever by Allie Juliette Mousseau

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Alpha-male, dirty-talking, MMA Light-Heavyweight Champion Josh North has only three days until the wedding to prove to single mother and greatest-love-of-his-life Sophie Garner that he is the only man she'll ever need! As the wedding day approaches and Sophie begins to get cold feet, Josh comes up with a romantic scheme to prove his love and devotion--and employs all his brothers as Cupid’s...
  • Rendezvous by Skye Jordan, Joan Swan

    Rendezvous by Skye Jordan, Joan Swan

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Keaton 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...
    Categorized as:
    sports  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  steamy  romance
  • Faking It by Kate Aster

    Faking It by Kate Aster

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    FUBAR. The day my life fell apart, I was introduced to this term. It’s comforting to know there’s one word that completely defines my life. Go ahead. Look it up...
  • 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:
    sports  adult  athlete  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
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