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Eleusis by Emilia Finn
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPrincesses are meant to kiss frogs to find their prince - not criminalsWilliam Quinn was labeled a killer years ago. The accusations were false... until now. Forced to choose between an innocent and a monster, he made a quick decision. Now he’s running from the law, leaving behind the woman he’d kill for.Olivia Conner is a princess in every meaning of the word... -
Tight Fit by Lisa Suzanne
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt’s okay to admit I’m scared.Outside forces are working hard to tear us apart, but we’ve teamed up against them. It’s the internal struggles we’re battling that could spell the ultimate end.When Ben makes a public show to prove how committed we are, I’m left confused as I struggle to figure out whether his feelings for me are real or if they’re part of the act... -
Southern Sinner: A Fake Relationship Romance by Jessica Peterson
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Until I brought my fake girlfriend home.When I took a seat next to the gorgeous brunette at the blackjack table, I had no idea it would be the start of the hottest weekend of my life. By day, Stevie and I dominate the casinos of Sin City.By night, I dominate her in my penthouse suite...Categorized as:
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Tight Hold by Lisa Suzanne
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe 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... -
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A Little Secret by Kelsie Rae
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTo be fair, when I looked at the pregnancy test results, I didn't think it would literally make me have a seizure.Then, I woke up in the hospital with my brother's best friend by my side and the doctor congratulating us on our baby.Our. Baby.But the worst part?I didn't correct him.Oops.Now, Griffin Thorne is the only man on the planet who knows about my not-so-little secret... -
Caspian: A Carolina Reapers Novel by Samantha Whiskey
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe’s the girl next door, and for the next two weeks I’ll be her NHL star boyfriend.When Ryleigh Dunham needs a date for my sister’s wedding—one confident and sexy enough to make her ex jealous—I’m more than happy to sign up for the job.After all, Ryleigh isn’t the feisty teenager I used to know—now she’s all fiery passion, delectable curves, and a smart mouth I can’t get enough of...Categorized as:
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Snowy Ever After by Samantha Chase, Stefanie London
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat could be better than a holiday wedding?How about two?Join bestselling authors Samantha Chase and Stefanie London for a whole lot of love this holiday season with Snowy Ever After!With some of your favorite Magnolia Sound and Patterson’s Bluff residents, we can guarantee you’ll get all those small town, holiday feels with guaranteed happily ever afters and I Do’s!WEDDING WONDERLAND by...Categorized as:
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Slap Shot Surprise by Melanie Harlow
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn my defense, I thought the plane was going to crash.Otherwise, I never would have blurted out those embarrassing things to a perfect stranger.Did I mention he turned out to be a scorching hot superstar of professional hockey?But wait, there’s more.When the plane lands safely, I rush off, praying I’ll never have to face him again... -
The Season: Kaufman by Nicole Edwards
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSpencer Kaufman When I signed on to the NHL, I promised to give 150% to the game. I’ve done that. Little did I know, but they would ask more from me than merely my skill on the ice. The team wanted me to be their captain. It’s an honor, one I’ve done my best to fulfill. Although I can’t take all the credit, I was there to lead when we won the Stanley Cup... -
Strike a Chord by K.M. Neuhold
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“You want to fake date me?” Music is my life, my band is my heart and soul, and it’s all falling apart before my eyes. A plan hatched from desperation as we both watch our careers burn down around us. Dating my best friend’s twin brother, Paris, who just so happens to be a gay icon at the moment seems like the perfect plan...Categorized as:
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Bain by Sawyer Bennett
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBain Hillridge is new to the Titans and he’s building relationships with his new team, both on and off the ice. If only he could keep his hands off his teammate’s little sister.I loved playing for the Arizona Vengeance but I’m stoked to be part of the legacy the Pittsburgh Titans is building. A team that has risen from the ashes, I’m eager to help them achieve their goal of winning a championship... -
Bad Crush by Rebecca Jenshak
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsReasons not to crush on Adam:He's my best friend's brother.He's my neighbor.He's the captain of the hockey team.He's a serial monogamist who's sworn off dating. Reasons not to fake date Adam:See above.He has no idea I actually like him—like really like him. But do I listen to any of those really great reasons? Of course not...Categorized as:
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68 Days And Counting by Nikki20038
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratings~Sequel to The Bad Boy And The Tomboy~Macy Anderson and Sam Cahill are together in Manchester, England living the new university life. Their relationship is striving as they meet new people and experience different things and strengthen their beautiful relationship. But then again there's soccer, the Cahill family and girls because where there's Sam Cahill there will also be many girls... -
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If We Dare by J.H. Croix
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA fake relationship, friends to lovers romance from USA Today Bestselling author J.H. Croix!WalkerI’m definitely not looking for love, but I need a date. A fake date for a wedding.Jade owes me a favor. Because I rescued her from a dumpster—don’t ask. Jade might turn my crank, but she’s hands off when it comes to men. She’s perfect... -
Break the Ice by Piper Rayne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Winter Games are over, but the bedroom games are just beginning… This is about the time I normally hang up my snowboard and chill for a while. Except this year. This year, I’m dealing with what fate dealt me at the Winter Games—nope, not gold. A broken arm. Since I’m not close to my family, I head to my best friend, Skylar’s pad to recoup... -
Christmas at Mistletoe Lodge: New Holiday Romances to Benefit St. Jude Hospital by Sabrina York, Tamara Ferguson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUSA TODAY BESTSELLER! 10 NEW HOLIDAY ROMANCES From NY Times & USA Today Bestselling Authors To Warm Your Heart And Curl Your Toes! Each Sweet and/or Steamy Story takes place at a unique magical Mistletoe Lodge. Curl up in your favorite chair and treat yourself to a Christmassy-Happily-Ever-After Experience full of jingle bells, mistletoe and JOY, celebrating the spirit of the season...Categorized as:
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Happy Hour Hoe by Shae Sanders
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAccording to office gossip, Cairo King has bagged every single woman in his department. A couple of married ones, too. The man is so legendary, the employees at Billingsley-Davis have dubbed him the "happy hour hoe." So when Taylor Knowles is unceremoniously dumped by her boyfriend, her coworkers take her for drinks after work and point her right in Cairo's direction...Categorized as:
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Calling Cassie by Kat Mizera
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwenty-three-year-old hockey stud Logan Pelletier is having the time of his life as the ultimate bachelor. It’s all about hockey and living it up with his friends. He has no time for love, let alone a relationship. Until a spunky, hockey-playing stripper dances into his life... and his bed.Miss independent Cassidy Reynolds is already 0-2 in the marriage department... -
The Defenseman's Second Chance by A.J. Wynter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHow many times do I have to repeat it?Second Chances Don't Work.Twenty years is a long time.Yet, she looks exactly the same.They say you never get over your first love.And, I'd have to agree with that statement.But,I've also never gotten over my first heartbreak.And, I don't believe that people change.The best thing for me - and my heart, is to stay far, far, away from the new girl in town... -
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The Proposal Play by Lauren Blakely
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy plan when I win a date in Vegas with my brother’s hockey star best friend? Poker and go to sleep early. Instead, I wake up with a ring on my finger and the sexy athlete naked in my bed.But Asher’s my best friend too so we’ll get this annulled and laugh about this secret for years to come.Trouble is our wedding pics went viral overnight.Now everyone thinks we’re a real couple... -
Interception by Lisa Suzanne
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTen years after we graduated from high school, I still want Chase Camden. Now a professional football player, he seems unattainable... until I run into him at our reunion.Ten years after we graduated from high school, Gavin Brooks still wants me. Now a superstar of rock music, he finds me unattainable... something I never knew until the night of our reunion...Categorized as:
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Heartthrob by Robin Bielman
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe likes a challenge… Here’s the deal: I’m the best center fielder in the major leagues. I’m also the guy who cost his team the championship game and acted very unsportsmanlike. So, when the team hires a social media manager to repair the damage to my reputation, I don’t argue... -
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Mr. Contract Daddy by Annabelle Love
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne contract. Two signatures. Three lives.My best friend just agreed to be my contract baby daddy.My doctor says I need to get pregnant now…Or I might never be able to have children.But my daddy options are limited.Boyfriend? Nope.Random hookups? Too messy.Just when I thought my dream was over,My best friend proposes to me…“I’ll be your contract daddy.”But we can't risk our friendship... -
My Fair Puck Bunny by Xavier Neal
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom bestselling romance author Xavier Neal comes a sizzling new standalone in the series that's being called a MUST READ for any sports romance fans! Once upon a time, the Vlasta Vipers hockey team was so incredible — on and off the ice — they were almost mythical. Unfortunately, seasons passed and things changed for the worst, like a curse the team didn't know how to break...Categorized as:
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Second Shot by Pippa Green, Eden Dunn
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA ridiculous knee injury takes me out of the game for the rest of the NHL season. Do I cry? No, because I’m Seamus Byrne. I’m a beast on the ice and I’m not going to let a little knee problem slow me down.Until my wife decides she wants a divorce. Talk about kicking a man while he’s down.My silver lining through it all is my killer doc, Nicole Stewart... -
Snap Shot by Pippa Green, Eden Dunn
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere’s nothing wrong with a little sexy foreplay for your Vegas one-night stand, am I right? It only becomes a problem when you get home and realize your hook-up now has naked photos of you in your full glory (and I am glorious, don’t worry about that). Now I have no way to track her down... -
Off the Mark by Kathryn Nolan
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFake dating my hottest friend was not my smartest move… The cocky ex-baseball player—and flirty playboy—is the one man I’d never fall for. Which is why I stupidly thought he’d make the perfect fake boyfriend. As the reigning queen of the dirt bike racing circuit, my only goal is to win this next championship race. Except I’ve got a bit of a…reputation problem... -
Sweet & Rich by Samantha Whiskey
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’m Luna Josling, owner of Sweet Water’s most popular clothing boutique and known as an all-around shy artist. And after I catch my long-term boyfriend cheating on me in a totally humiliating way, I’m more than ready to escape my small town for a while...Categorized as:
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DIRTY REBOUND: A Slayers Hockey Novel by Mira Lyn Kelly
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI care too much about Cammy Wesley to marry her…Yeah, I know what you’re thinking. But hear me out. Cammy’s my best friend. The one person I can’t live without. The girl with the sunshine smile, the loaded fridge, and the most awesome kid I’ve ever met. She’s also the hot AF single mom I’ve made it my mission to protect from guys like me...Categorized as:
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The Playmaker by Josie Blake
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPlayboys and virgins shouldn't mix, like vodka and important decisions. But some things are worth the risk...Until now, college has been fun and games—all girls and hockey, all the time. It’s senior year, though, and I’m still undrafted and unsigned. If I plan to play professional hockey, I need to prove to my critics that I can be a leader and take my hockey game seriously... -
Felix by Lulu Moore
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI have a secret. Twelve years ago I crushed on my teammate’s little sister, before firmly putting her in the friend zone. Which then became the best friend zone. And my teammate became more of a brother.But now we have two problems.1. I just found out she’s been crushing on me too, and my feelings have come hurtling back like a puck heading for the net2... -
Crossland by Samantha Whiskey
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom Amazon top ten bestselling author Samantha Whiskey comes the billionaire, fake relationship romance you won't want to miss!I hold several NHL Calgary Team Owner, McClaren Empire Heir, and Insatiable Playboy.My friends believe I’m more likely to walk on the moon than hold down a monogamous relationship, and that’s never bothered me…Until now... -
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End Game by Lisa Suzanne
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen the worst-case scenario becomes reality, all the Lucky Charms in the world can’t solve our problems. Just when Luke started to open up, he closes himself off again.When we first met, he assured me he was no Prince Charming. I’m starting to believe him.And then tragedy strikes.This can go one of two ways. Either he’ll lean on me the way a husband should lean on a wife, or he’ll push me away... -
Hit the Brakes: A Fake Boyfriend Food Truck Romance by Beth Bolden
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan they fake it til Tate makes it?Tate Ward is in a bind. His food truck hasn’t been the runaway success he’d always dreamt it would be. When he tries to join a new food truck collective to gain a larger following, his sales aren’t even high enough to win a spot. What he needs is a high profile endorsement—and he knows just the guy.Tate hasn’t seen Chase Riley since high school... -
Sweet Talk Boxed Set by Brenda Novak, Melody Anne
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn 2014, the boxed set curated by Brenda Novak’s Online Auction for Diabetes Research (titled A SWEET LIFE), raised almost $100,000 net to the charity in only one month. This year we’re back for a second helping, and you can indulge, too! This heart-warming, limited edition collection features ten BRAND NEW contemporary romances by New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors.. -
Xavier by Lane Hart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsXavier Malone returned to Maryland for his ten-year high school reunion to get away from all the drama in Seattle. He never thought he would spend the week second-guessing every decision he’s ever made or seriously consider trading in his suit and tie for a chance to get in the cage. Most of all, he wasn’t supposed to fall for Cassidy, his childhood best friend... -
Slap Shot by Kat Mizera
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome to Fort Lauderdale—where the days are hot and the Knights are hotter… Vaughn: I might be at the top of my game, but a fresh start feels like the right move at this stage of my career. Joining the Lauderdale Knights has been a great decision, and I’m ready to win this city over. On opening night the crowd goes wild… and so does my slap shot... -
When Bae... by Monica Murphy
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHave you ever had a crush on that one guy in school who everyone loves? Of course you have. I have too. I’m actually living that crush right now. And while I’ve been friends with Beck Callahan for a long time, I don’t think he sees me beyond friendship. Okay fine, we had a minor—thing for each other in middle school, but that doesn’t count. We’ve changed a lot over the years...Categorized as:
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Just One More Chance by Oona Ryda, Candace Ayers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom bestselling author, Candace Ayers, and new author, Oona Ryda, comes a romance about an ugly-duckling-turned-swan who runs into her brother’s best friend at a bar, keeps her identity secret, and ends up unexpectedly pregnant with his baby. Oopsie... -
Hot Shot’s Mistake by Gina Azzi
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTangling up with my new physical therapist, Mila Lewis, is a mistake. One I can’t seem to stop making.When I sign with the Tennessee Thunderbolts, I have two goals: prove my injury hasn’t benched my career and get back to New York.But then, I meet Mila, the enigmatic therapist tasked with rehabbing my shoulder... -
Rhodes by Lana Dash
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings...Categorized as:
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Accidental Hook-Up by Miley Maine
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI pride myself on my predictable life. But when I’m tempted by my enigmatic boss, there is nothing routine about what happens next.Years ago, my boyfriend abandoned me when I needed him the most. But I picked up the pieces and moved on. For years I built my career, but then in one terrible week, I lost my job, and my apartment... -
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Blind Pass by Monty Jay
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEmerson GreeneBeing the life of the party had always been easy until one fatal night five years ago sent him into a spiral of self-destruction. A night that cost him, not only his best friend, but also the only woman he's ever loved. The bad boy of the NHL is trying to outskate the ghosts of his past. Searching for redemption by clinging to his sobriety and fighting for his spot on the Fury...Categorized as:
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Broken by Elise Faber
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe was forty years old.He was single.He had his dream job as GM of the Baltimore Breakers hockey franchise, and he was happy.Lie.Because the woman he was in love with was married.To a perfectly nice man who loved her and cared for her and treated her like the queen she was.But then Lexi showed up at his house, tears in her eyes, Caleb out of the picture, and he finally had a shot.A real shot... -
Playing the Field by L.M. Reid
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWork hard. Play harder.I’m a player - both on and off the field.Avery and I have been friends since we were kids.In a moment of weakness, she winds up being the latest addition in my playbook and everything falls apart – our friendship and my life.I’m spiraling out of control, and with my football career on the line, there is only one person who can save me... -
Penalty Shot by Pippa Green
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI take my superstitions seriously in hockey; when the Raiders are on a winning streak, I don’t shave my beard.A woman like Lena Torsten doesn’t want a beast.It doesn’t matter, anyway. She’s off limits. She’s my best friend’s little sister and he’s asked me to watch over her while she’s in town. I’ve never been allowed to want her... -
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