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Gotta Be Bayou by Erin Nicholas
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHow do you get over a woman you never should have been, ahem, under in the first place?Just when FBI special agent Spencer Landry had decided to forget about investigative journalist Maxine — Max — Keller and their one hot night together, there's a threat made against her and Spencer's protective instincts get all riled up. Again... -
![Fallen Snow by Jolie Vines]()
Fallen Snow by Jolie Vines
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHot rock star meets injured snowboarder. Even broken hearts can melt.ViolaAfter a hit and run, my gold medal dreams are forced on hold. I can’t walk, let alone snowboard, and a wheelchair is my new way to get around.Everything I worked for has been destroyed.Then the world’s number one rock star strides into my life.He’s staying in my castle and working with my family... -
![Something So Perfect by Natasha Madison]()
Something So Perfect by Natasha Madison
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMatthew Drafted first round pick when I was seventeen, playing first line at eighteen, branded NHL's bad boy at nineteen. At twenty-three I was cut from the team and living back home with my parents. A knock on the door brought an opportunity I couldn’t turn down... -
![At First Meet by Carrie Ann Ryan]()
At First Meet by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNYT Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan continues the Montgomery Ink Legacy series with an emotional, friends-to-lovers romance where second chances begin with a promise.I fell in love with the wrong man and learned the hard way to ask for help.I don’t plan on falling again and have no intention of trying.But when I get invited to a high-powered CEO retreat, I know I can’t say no... -
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![Oral Arguments by Loni Nichole]()
Oral Arguments by Loni Nichole
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA rowdy bar fight and a feisty lawyer have this growly hockey player ready to serve his time in Silver Spoon Falls.Reid LawlessI had one job in Silver Spoon Falls: make the hockey team, the Falcons, look good. My plan went off the rails when fists started flying at a local bar, and a Barney Fife lookalike took me to jail... -
![Pull You In by Jessica Gadziala]()
Pull You In by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt was always supposed to be her little secret.That she got lonely and desperate enough to call him on his phone sex line.It was wrong, she knew, to keep calling, knowing who he was, but having him in the dark about who he was talking to.She always planned to stop.After the next call.When their boss gets wind of what is going on, she hatches a plan... -
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Wild Card by Maggie Rawdon
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe infamous playboy and star wide receiver for the Seattle Phantom is the last person on earth I would ever expect to come to my rescue. Tobias Westfield and I can’t see eye-to-eye on anything. But when my date goes to hell and I end up stranded in the pouring rain on my birthday, he’s there—holding my hand and playing the adoring boyfriend. I might have had him all wrong...Categorized as:
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![Twisted by Mandi Beck]()
Twisted by Mandi Beck
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTwisted Three friends walk into a bar . . . One walks out the fake girlfriend of a hot, bearded Scotsman. Fannin McGuire is up for promotion at Nolan and Krane Enterprises, but first she has to make it through her stepsister’s wedding. To Fannin’s ex. Yep. Her ex-fiancé is about to be her new brother-in-law. One big happy family. And lucky her, she also gets to work with him...Categorized as:
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Cooper by Lulu Moore
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThirteen years ago I fell for the wrong person and swore I’d never let another woman into my heart. Ever since, I’ve lived on a diet of bunnies and casual sex. That was until Francesca Danvers walked into my life. The sister of my team Captain’s fiancée, her Maid of Honor to my Best Man. She’s my match in every stubborn way. Boiling my blood during the day, lighting me on fire at night...Categorized as:
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![Beyond the Game by Kaylee Ryan]()
Beyond the Game by Kaylee Ryan
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPaisley One minute I’m sitting at the ballpark chatting with a handsome stranger, the next his lips are on mine and sparks are flying, while the whole world watches us reach first base on the kiss cam. As the daughter of a former professional baseball player, I know all too well what it’s like living in front of the lens...Categorized as:
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![The Playbook by Kelly Elliott]()
The Playbook by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMy life revolved around two things. Football and my cock. And not necessarily in that order. Being the head football coach for a top university in Texas had its ups and its downs. The ups? Endless women to f*ck. The downs? The politics that came with the job. From the moment Aubrey Cain walked into my office, she turned my world upside down...Categorized as:
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![Off Camera by Chelsea Curto]()
Off Camera by Chelsea Curto
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAvery Sinclair is good at her job as the social media manager for the Baltimore Thunderhawks. She’s one of the best in the NFL, in fact. The only thing stopping her from being the account of the year? The DC Titans, run by the mystery man she’s been feuding with for years.Reid Duncan isn’t the world’s biggest sports fan, but he loves his job...Categorized as:
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![Off Limits by Chelle Sloan]()
Off Limits by Chelle Sloan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsProfessional football has an actual rulebook, but it’s the unwritten rules that come with the harshest consequences.The biggest one of all: don’t date your teammate’s sister. And if you do, don’t you dare fall in love with her.I never meant to fall, but when it comes to Brenna Donald, I never stood a chance. She’s everything I’m not--a light-hearted wild child who shines brighter than the sun... -
![Nothing Less Than Everything by Maggie C. Gates]()
Nothing Less Than Everything by Maggie C. Gates
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Everything you’re feeling—fear of the future. Doubts. Insecurities. Everything in your head that tells you you’re small and insignificant. Every voice that tells you to stay where you are because familiarity is better than failing—let it go.”______________Wren Porter fills her days with paint chips, tile samples, and uppity clients who wouldn’t know a sconce from a scone... -
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![Strong and Wild by Sloane St. James]()
Strong and Wild by Sloane St. James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMickyI’m new to this city, but things are looking up. My bestie’s husband hooked me up with a great apartment above the hockey bar where I currently work, and I’ve got a great side gig bringing in plenty of cash to help fund my dream of opening my own cocktail lounge, Sugar & Ice. Life is sweet. My new neighbor, on the other hand, is not.When he reveals his true self, I hate what I discover...Categorized as:
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![Built to Last by Kat Baxter]()
Built to Last by Kat Baxter
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSadie My nerdy co-worker is my perfect guy. Trouble is, he doesn’t “see me that way,” despite my three degrees. It’s a problem I can’t figure out. Until, everyone in my office sees me with my best friend’s brother and assumes we’re together. Turns out a little competition was just what the man of my dreams needed to sit up and take notice... -
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faire l'amour by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe’s a woman who has never done anything like this before… Disaster had her world uprooted, her plans for her life going in a direction she could have never seen coming. Shackled with a debt she has no way to pay off, she makes a decision she never could have seen herself making. One contract. Three months. Complete financial freedom... -
![Trouble with the Fake Boyfriend by Holly Renee]()
Trouble with the Fake Boyfriend by Holly Renee
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom the moment I lay eyes on Liam, I know he's exactly what I want.Not for a lifetime. Just for one night.But as sure as I am that one night between us would rock both of our worlds, he's equally as sure that the two of us are a horrible idea.Until he needs me.One week, a fake relationship, and an offer I can't refuse.The pet names? Bogus... -
![Hayden's Firecracker by Megan Wade]()
Hayden's Firecracker by Megan Wade
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings...Categorized as:
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![Pick Six: A Fake Dating Sports Romance by Maggie Rawdon]()
Pick Six: A Fake Dating Sports Romance by Maggie Rawdon
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat’s worse than playing a fake girlfriend to the all-pro defensive end for the Seattle Phantom?When the same infamous playboy is my ex-husband’s best friend.I’m normally great at keeping my distance from him—pretending like he doesn’t get under my skin.But after he punches a teammate over me, we’re stuck faking a relationship to save his career and mine... -
![Wild Card by Staci Hart]()
Wild Card by Staci Hart
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe hot baseball player I’m forced to stay with for my best friend’s wedding is off limits. Remy Winfield has more muscles than manners, and he’s on a mission to get me into bed by way of the filthiest mouth I’ve ever wanted to kiss. He doesn’t care about my long time crush or my certainty that we’re finally about to happen... -
![Eyes On You by Laura Kaye]()
Eyes On You by Laura Kaye
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe wants to explore her true desires, and he wants to watch… When a sexy stranger asks Wolf Henrikson to rescue her from a bad date, he never expected to want the woman for himself. But their playful conversation turns into a scorching one-night stand that reveals the shy beauty gets off on the idea of being seen, even if she’s a little scared of it, too. And Wolf loves to watch... -
![My So-Called Sex Life by Lauren Blakely]()
My So-Called Sex Life by Lauren Blakely
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI’ve got a list of people I absolutely don’t ever want to be stuck with on a boat, or a plane, or a train, and it starts and ends with the broody, grumpy, too-sexy-for-my-own good Axel Huxley. Also known as this romance novelist’s number one nemesis. The man is legendary for his mighty pen and his even mightier scowl... -
![Rascal by Katie McCoy]()
Rascal by Katie McCoy
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHe’s keeping me up all night long… Emerson Hayes is sexy, arrogant, and has abs that would put a Hemsworth to shame. He’s also opening a bar with his buddies right below my apartment. Goodbye, peace and quiet, hello sleepless nights fantasizing about my hot new landlord… But when my stuffy workplace makes it clear I need a plus-one for our events, I have the perfect way to even the score...Categorized as:
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![Mine to Cherish by Natasha Madison]()
Mine to Cherish by Natasha Madison
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThings are supposed to go smoothly on your wedding day.Aren't they?ClarabellaDid I want to get married today?It's hard to say when he proposed in front of over a hundred people.Everything happened so fast, and I thought it was just nerves.It was not.The knock on the door showed me that what I was feeling was more than just cold feet.I was a runaway bride...Categorized as:
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![I Just Want You by Kaylee Ryan]()
I Just Want You by Kaylee Ryan
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNew Standalone from New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author, Kaylee Ryan “Go to college,” they said. “Get a good job,” they said. “It will be a piece of cake.” Well, whoever they are, they lied. Sure, college was a blast, but after college, not so much. The finding a job to go with my expensive education, that part was not so easy... -
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Sin Bin by Teagan Hunter
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsI should stay away.Emilia Anderson is the team’s social media manager, and there are strict rules about not fraternizing with the staff. It doesn’t matter that we already accidentally broke them—we can’t let it happen again.Besides, my time in the NHL is winding down, and this is my last shot at winning the Cup. I need to focus on the game, not some girl I have no business chasing... -
![Resisting the Brit: Office Enemies to Lovers Romance by Emelia Blair]()
Resisting the Brit: Office Enemies to Lovers Romance by Emelia Blair
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’ve been forced to work alongside the newly hired arrogant cold Englishman, and now I’m torn between fury and attraction. When Oliver comes to work with the company, I’m not about to stand idly by while he starts getting rid of people. I burst into his office to confront him, not expecting the man I’m about to see...Categorized as:
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The Exception by Mickey Miller
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsImagine:You arrive to your dream job as the first female general manager in football. Turns out your first order of business is dinner with a new player who just signed with the team. But he’s not just any new player. He's Dallas Connelly, Super Bowl champion. Through a series of coincidences, he was also your steamy rebound a few months ago in Hawaii. You can look, but you can't touch...Categorized as:
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Power Play by C.J. Cartwright
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat if the one who got away… comes back? They say you never forget your first love. But does time truly heal all wounds?Levi Fawkes knows hockey, and not much else. As the captain of the Astoria Bay Thunder, his eyes are always locked on the goal... -
![Crying Shame by Rebel Shaw]()
Crying Shame by Rebel Shaw
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAddysonLife just threw me a curveball. I have to find a new place to live, but it must be in-district, because my son has his heart set on riding the bus to his first day of kindergarten.When my brother’s sexy best friend suggests we move in with him, I have to remind myself the offer was for his spare bedrooms… not his bed...Categorized as:
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![Cruel King by K.A. Linde]()
Cruel King by K.A. Linde
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA new stand alone fake relationship romance set in the glitz and glamour of the Cruel world from USA Today bestselling author K.A. Linde...The most eligible bachelor in New York City just asked me to be his fake fiancé.Gavin King is six and a half feet of delectable billionaire with a devil’s smile that says he knows exactly what he’s going to do to me later. Because he has...Categorized as:
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![Caden by Sheridan Anne]()
Caden by Sheridan Anne
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsImogen - Caden Mitchell has been the man blowing my mind for the past twelve months.He’s raw, exciting, and the way he moves… astonishing.When it comes to us, it’s all about fun. It’s our wild, crazy secret, only for us to know.If word got out, we risk hurting not only ourselves, but the ones we love... -
![Cameron by C.M. Steele]()
Cameron by C.M. Steele
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings...Categorized as:
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![Roped by Shaw Hart, Cameron Hart]()
Roped by Shaw Hart, Cameron Hart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt started as a favor.I would do anything for my best friend so when she calls me up because her brother needs a date for a wedding, I say yes, even though I know that it’s a terrible idea.See, the thing is that I’ve been in love with Clara’s brother, Kai, for my entire life. I know that I can’t have him though...Categorized as:
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![Honey Pot by Kate Hunt]()
Honey Pot by Kate Hunt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsVincent and Kira might seem like an unlikely pair of best friends—he’s big, brawny, and fun-loving, while she’s short, soft-spoken, and practical—but their friendship is like none other.Together, they’ve even built a thriving honey farm together in the foothills of Sugar Valley.Life isn’t perfect for either of them, but it’s pretty damn sweet...Categorized as:
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![Sinful Boss by Liz Fox]()
Sinful Boss by Liz Fox
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSloane I’ve always preferred company of the four-legged variety. They’re full of love and they let me be myself--that’s why I’m going to school to be a veterinarian.When I end up working for my brother's friend during the summer, I don’t expect to be cleaning Maximillian Hawthorne’s toilets.He’s wealthy, pretentious, and a serious pain in the horse’s butt... -
![A Wild Card Kiss by Lauren Blakely]()
A Wild Card Kiss by Lauren Blakely
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA sexy standalone romance between a single dad athlete and the woman who got away!Things that suck on my wedding day -- walking in on my groom kissing another woman twenty minutes before the ceremony.Things that suck worse? The woman he’s kissing is my mom.I head straight for the bowling alley bar down the street and ask for a double...Categorized as:
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![Baby, I Do by Fiona Davenport]()
Baby, I Do by Fiona Davenport
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAurora Dawson loved helping happy couples have their perfect wedding and happily ever after. Even if she never found one for herself.When a divorce office opened shop right next to her, she was livid that someone would help tear apart the couples she brought together... -
![Mr. Surprise Daddy by Annabelle Love]()
Mr. Surprise Daddy by Annabelle Love
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne night of fun.Two pink lines.And only one explanation…I’m pregnant with the best man’s baby.I’ve been rehearsing what to say…Hey Mr. Football Super-Star, you’re gonna be a daddy,But we can’t talk about this until next week.I will not steal the thunder from my sister’s wedding.Especially when I’m the one organizing it... -
![Huck by Lulu Moore]()
Huck by Lulu Moore
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsYou don’t date the Coach’s daughter. It’s the first thing you learn in Hockey 101.Except whoever made that rule had never met Nora Campbell.She came into my life like the blondest ray of sunshine, and I thought all my dreams had come true.Then I found out who she was...Categorized as:
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![Forbidden Game by Susan Renee]()
Forbidden Game by Susan Renee
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI think I’m screwed. Seriously. Why, you ask? Because when one of the first warnings you get after joining the Chicago Red Tails hockey team is to never even think about touching Dex Foster’s sister, you abide by your teammate’s wishes. You do not find her adorably attractive.You do not befriend her.You certainly do not kiss her,And for the love of hockey, you Do. Not. Sleep. With. Her...Categorized as:
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![Overtime by Lisa Suzanne]()
Overtime by Lisa Suzanne
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOur secret relationship is revealed when a devious colleague who wants my job decides to print the undercover photos that he took of us. But he doesn’t just call us out for getting together on the sly. Instead, he insinuates that Lincoln is a cheater while damaging my own reputation, too.My job is on the line, my family won’t talk to me, and it feels like my life is falling apart...Categorized as:
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![Play Call by Lisa Suzanne]()
Play Call by Lisa Suzanne
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA trip across the country to cover an event plus one failed hotel room reservation means there’s only one bed for me to share with the new Vegas Aces head coach. We’ve been fighting each other nonstop as we push against the past, but it only takes one weekend for feelings two decades old to come rushing back.We can’t be together...Categorized as:
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![Overtime by Maggie Rawdon]()
Overtime by Maggie Rawdon
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsColton St. George is the league’s star quarterback, the most eligible bachelor in the country, and the poster boy for “nice guy”.Everyone wants a piece of him.Including me—because I need him in front of my camera to raise money for charity.There’s just one problem.Before he was famous, I took his already broken heart and shattered it.So he only agrees to do the photos on one condition—I go first...Categorized as:
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![The Wildest One by Marni Mann]()
The Wildest One by Marni Mann
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA scorching hot, hockey, forbidden, billionaire romance from USA Today best-selling author Marni MannI’m not the calm before the storm. I am the storm. And only she can tame my wildways.Hockey is my religion.My body is my temple.My only goal in life is to win another Stanley Cup with the Los Angeles Whales, so women are just a sexy distraction.Until her...Categorized as:
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![The Rival by Kendall Ryan]()
The Rival by Kendall Ryan
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBeing stranded in remote Canada with a hottie?Wasn’t part of my summer plans.Dump my cheating ex? Check.Land an amazing job with Boston’s professional hockey franchise? Check.Fall stupidly in love with hockey’s favorite bad boy? Ugh.After wasting years of my life with the wrong person, I told myself all I wanted was a little no-strings fun...Categorized as:
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![Love the One You're With by Lauren Layne]()
Love the One You're With by Lauren Layne
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsLauren Layne's Sex, Love & Stiletto series simmers to a boil as two high-powered magazine writers find love amid a war of words. As a leading columnist for "Stiletto, " Grace Brighton has built a career warning women about rotten, cheating liars. She just never suspected her fiance would be one of them... -
![Game Play by Lisa Suzanne]()
Game Play by Lisa Suzanne
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen the family feud seems to worsen overnight at a charity event where our fathers get into a public argument, we need a solution. That’s when Lincoln’s publicist comes up with a way we can work together, and it’s brilliant.But when my father sees who I’m partnering with for my new project, he couldn’t be more disappointed...Categorized as:
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![A Real Man: Volume One by Jenika Snow]()
A Real Man: Volume One by Jenika Snow
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings**LIMITED TIME 0.99 SALE. Price increases after release week.** A real man always does it better... This volume contains the first three books in the Real Man series. The ebook collection also includes never before published epilogues for Lumberjack and Virgin. Book1: Lumberjack...She hasn't been with a real man until now. Book 2: Virgin...She's the only one he'll ever want...Categorized as:
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