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  • Lost Boy by Hannah Gray

    Lost Boy by Hannah Gray

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I was four when my parents gave me my first pair of skates. By six, I was hooked on hockey and couldn’t get enough. At twelve, I had made a name for myself on the ice. And when I was fifteen, colleges were starting to take notice. Life was great—until it wasn’t. Because when I was seventeen, my best friend died in my arms. And nothing made sense after that. Drinking turned to smoking...
  • Off-Limits Roommates by Rebel Bloom

    Off-Limits Roommates by Rebel Bloom

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I caught my ex cheating, and now I’m homeless. My only out? Crash with my sinfully hot ex-stepbro and his gorgeous teammates. Vaughn , my ex-stepbrother, is the kind of trouble that teases me mercilessly and looks way too good doing it. Now, I’m his “Cinderella”, cleaning up after him and his teammates just for a roof over my head.And he’s laid down the law—I’m strictly off-limits to the guys...
  • Break the Ice by L.A. Cotton

    Break the Ice by L.A. Cotton

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author L A Cotton comes a brother's best friend sports romance. Lakeshore U, where hockey is religion, and the players are gods. Are you ready to fall in love with a Laker?When Aurora Hart moves in with her brother and his two teammates, it’s only supposed to be a temporary fix.Enter Noah Holden.Cocky. Heartbreaker...
  • The Path to Loving Him by Meghan Quinn

    The Path to Loving Him by Meghan Quinn

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Meghan Quinn comes a new forced proximity, single dad romantic comedy. This steamy, laugh out loud, enemies-to-lovers, small town standalone romance delivers the perfect happily ever after. What does one do when they completely blow an interview?If you're me, you pick up a one-night stand with the most gorgeous man you've ever seen.
  • On Thin Ice (Bedroom Games) by Piper Rayne

    On Thin Ice (Bedroom Games) by Piper Rayne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Winter Games have begun… I’m the life of the party. A little loud and some buzz kills might say obnoxious, but if you’re around me I guarantee you’ll have a good time. Unless your name is Demi Harrison. If that’s the case, you’d act like I’m the devil incarnate and go out of your way to avoid me. Which makes zero sense because at the last Olympic Games I rocked her world...
  • Mister Baller by Cassie-Ann L. Miller

    Mister Baller by Cassie-Ann L. Miller

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    My college rival. My ex-husband's best friend.My new roommate? Oh, boy.The last thing I want is to rent my spare bedroom to my ex-husband's best friend.His six-foot-three, dimple-faced, alphahole best friend.His injured-professional-football-player best friend.But desperate times, desperate measures, y'know?I can't afford to hold grudges. These heaping bills of mine won't pay themselves...
  • Defending Donovan by Jillian Quinn

    Defending Donovan by Jillian Quinn

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He'll do anything to earn her v-card... and her heart. Here’s the thing about Drake Donovan. He’s a hotshot hockey player with a secret the size of his stick, a real monster of a problem. And I’m the only one who can help him. But as we grow closer, I realize there’s more to Drake than good looks and a big stick. If he wants to be the one to punch my v-card, he has to work for it...
  • Wild Card by Maggie Rawdon

    Wild Card by Maggie Rawdon

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The 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...
  • Score by Jacob Chance

    Score by Jacob Chance

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I have a crush on Nolan Archer, Boston University’s freshman running back. He’s the definition of tall, dark, and swoon worthy. My knees weaken every time our eyes meet. There’s only one problem… he’s a virgin. As much as I try to convince myself he’s too young for me, or that I prefer experienced guys, I can’t deny the flames of attraction flaring between us...
  • Sexiled by Mickey Miller

    Sexiled by Mickey Miller

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Morgan Kennedy: Campus Legend. Ruggedly handsome superstar athlete turned hedge fund manager. My one night stand mistake.And now my boss at my internship. Every staff meeting, I’m taken back to the night I was filled with a need I never knew was possible. Sparks fly between us in the office...
  • Just For The Summer by Danielle Jamie

    Just For The Summer by Danielle Jamie

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Bestselling Author of the Savannah Series brings you a fun summer romance novella showing the ups and downs of a hot summer romance. It's the perfect beach or pool side read! Ages 18+ due to Adult Content & Language. This novella is a prequel to the Chasing Carolina series out next year but can be read as standalone. **BLURB** Chase Kenzington loves two things: fast cars and women...
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    angst  humor  sports  university  adult  audiobook  book  coming-of-age
  • The Replacement War by Lisa Suzanne

    The Replacement War by Lisa Suzanne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Bestselling author Lisa Suzanne's rock star romance has lovers becoming enemies when a weekend fling turns into the competition of their lives. I haven’t even earned the position yet and I’m already living like a rock star. I spend my weekend on someone else’s dime in a swanky Los Angeles hotel with a gorgeous woman. She’s looking for a fling, so I give her what she wants...
  • My Bad Decisions by Carrie Ann Ryan

    My Bad Decisions by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The first time he kissed me, we kept it a secret.Tanner and I have been at each other’s throats ever since.The second time he kissed me, I told myself not to fall.I should have known something burned beneath the surface and I couldn’t resist him.The third time led to something more and now one positive test later, neither one of us can walk away...
  • Strong and Wild by Sloane St. James

    Strong and Wild by Sloane St. James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    MickyI’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...
  • Shopping for a Turkey by Julia Kent

    Shopping for a Turkey by Julia Kent

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I don’t understand Americans. Or, as we say in Scotland, I dinna understand ye eedjits.And I definitely dinna understand the crazy mother-in-law of my cousin Declan. Who in their right mind names a wee dog Chuffy?I’m stuck in New York after ma agent makes a bloody mess of an otherwise good endorsement contract for a sports towel company, and this crazy American holiday–Thanksgiving–is in two days...
  • Hating and Dating Your Boss with Style!: A Romantic Comedy by Alina Jacobs

    Hating and Dating Your Boss with Style!: A Romantic Comedy by Alina Jacobs

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Bad day at work? Try having someone steal your beloved hotel.Oh, and the new boss is absolutely the worst. Work hard and ye shall be rewarded…Wrong. The Maxine Hotel was supposed to be mine. I invested my meager savings into the upkeep.I slept in a freezing-cold attic like Cinderella but with way more overeating. I dealt with entitled guests and feral children on a daily basis...
  • Love and Other Things by Juliana Stone

    Love and Other Things by Juliana Stone

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Beck Jacobs makes a living restoring and fixing homes. The only thing he can’t fix, is himself. A part of him died the night his fiancé was taken, and he’s accepted the fact he’ll live his life alone. What he doesn’t count on is Sidney Barrett, a woman more broken than he is...
  • Hooked by Jacob Chance

    Hooked by Jacob Chance

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Avoiding bad boy hockey player Marshall Winters has been one of my goals since he did me wrong four years ago.However, with both of us attending Boston University and his younger sister being my best friend, it’s damn near impossible.Then he saves me from a dangerous situation, whisking me away to his family’s cabin, changing everything...
  • BLAZE: Enemies to Lovers College Hockey Romance by Eddie Cleveland

    BLAZE: Enemies to Lovers College Hockey Romance by Eddie Cleveland

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    This enemies to lovers romance is impossible to put down! Full of fiery friction. Funny oil-and-water banter. And enough steamy tension that you’ll feel the fire! Blaze is a book boyfriend you won’t soon forget.I have a new job. My official title, Public Relations Manager for the Westbury Warriors hockey team, is a mouthful. It’s also a complete lie...
  • Dirty Deal by Mira Lyn Kelly

    Dirty Deal by Mira Lyn Kelly

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Fatherhood blindsided me.There I am, working to get a rise out of my cranky little rule-following, fun-wrecking, soon-to-be ex-neighbor when my one-night stand from last season shows up… in labor.Next thing, I’m a single-dad begging for a crash course in caring for this tiny miracle from the neighbor who loves to hate me.Turns out, Nora raised half her siblings.She knows things...
  • No Paine No Gain by McKinley May

    No Paine No Gain by McKinley May

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    One thing I've learned from three years as an undergrad?College is all about balance.Juggling a science-heavy course load, weekend bar crawls, and my plentiful dating life is an art form. An art form I've got down to a T...Until the campus Casanova comes barreling into my biology class and throws my mojo for a major loop...
  • Truth About Nerds & Bees by Andrea Simonne

    Truth About Nerds & Bees by Andrea Simonne

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He's the beauty. She's the beast.Theodora Stewart, Bee BiologistThat's it. I've had enough. My new neighbor has been sending threatening letters for months and is now suing me. He's trying to force me to remove the beehives from my backyard. (What kind of jerk doesn't understand how important bees are?)It turns out he's some famous quarterback named Gabriel "Beauty" Bardales...
  • Offside by Avery Keelan

    Offside by Avery Keelan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    This listing refers to the Wattpad edition of Offside. For ARC reviews and other reviews of the published version, please see my other listing for Offside, which has the subtitle Rules of the Game #1.*2021 Watty Award winner: Romance category...
  • Puck Block by S.J. Sylvis

    Puck Block by S.J. Sylvis

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Ford Collins is my brother’s best friend and Bexley U’s favorite defender on the ice. Unfortunately, he feels the need to block much more than the puck.Namely, ME and any chance I have with a guy.Encouraged by my older brother, Ford has ruined every single date I’ve ever had...
  • Desperately Seeking Roommate by Micalea Smeltzer

    Desperately Seeking Roommate by Micalea Smeltzer

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    WANTED: A ROOMMATE Requirements 1. Don’t be a smoker. That’s gross. 2. Don’t be a jerk. I have no time to deal with your mood swings. 3. Clean up after yourself. Is it really so hard to put dirty clothes where they belong? If you meet these qualifications, call me...
  • JOCK by Jacob Chance

    JOCK by Jacob Chance

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When the dean of students asked me for a favor, I had no idea it would mean tutoring Owen Dawson. Me, forced to spend time with Boston University’s notorious quarterback? With his dark hair, chiseled body, and a promising future playing in the NFL, every guy on campus wants to be him. Every girl wants to be under him. Every girl, except me...
  • Personal Foul by Maggie Rawdon

    Personal Foul by Maggie Rawdon

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    “I’m her dirty little secret, the one she loves to hate.”She knows just what to say to cut deep, and I know how to press every single button she has.We hate each other, until one night after I lose the biggest football game of the year. When she offers the kind of mercy I need. It changes everything… until the next morning.Now I’m her dirty little secret, and she’s avoiding me like the plague...
  • First Flight, Final Fall by C.W. Farnsworth

    First Flight, Final Fall by C.W. Farnsworth

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    What do you do when you encounter the famous footballer voted “Sexiest Athlete Alive” three years running on a soccer field in Germany? If you’re Saylor Scott, you challenge him to a shoot-out. And win. Saylor’s goals have always involved the literal kind constructed from posts and netting...
  • Tripped by Jacob Chance

    Tripped by Jacob Chance

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Eight hundred and eighty days. That’s how long it’s been since my no good ex broke my heart. And I was doing just fine without him. But now, with both of us playing hockey for Boston University and running in the same circles, I can’t seem to avoid him—no matter how hard I try. And boy do I try.It seems my former boyfriend is cockier than ever—if that’s even possible...
  • Player's Kiss by Sienna Blake

    Player's Kiss by Sienna Blake

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I'm his new favorite game.It was supposed to be my big break—landing the coveted spot as the All Ireland Rugby team's new PR assistant.Instead I've become a glorified babysitter, lumped with the heinous job of keeping their star winger out of trouble and out of the papers.Eoin O'Sullivan.Cocky. Charming. Outrageous. Destined to drive me feckin crazy.Party boy.Ladies man.An absolute PR nightmare...
  • On His Knees by Tabatha Kiss

    On His Knees by Tabatha Kiss

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    5 Rules for my Best Friend’s Brother while he crashes at our place1. He will not speak to me.2. I will not pick up after him.3. We will not, under any circumstances, hook up.4. See Rule #3.5. Seriously. We’re not hooking up. Ever.Seth Newbury is a jerk.He wasn’t always. Once upon a time, he was a sweet boy who went around kissing ouchies on the playground...
  • My Worst Best Mistake by Kenzie Reed

    My Worst Best Mistake by Kenzie Reed

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He thinks he can make me quit...I think I can drive him crazy. We've got 8 weeks to find out who's right...When it comes to sexy oil baron Grant Kingsley, you can leave out the drilling jokes—I’ve heard them all before...
  • 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...
  • Neighbors With Benefits by Isabel Jordan

    Neighbors With Benefits by Isabel Jordan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The enemy of the HOA is her friend…and maybe much, much more…Ridley Lennox is not having a good day.Her high school nemesis becoming president of the Homeowner’s Association and trying to ruin her life is bad enough. But when Satan himself moves in next door, everything really starts circling the drain.Finn Doyle is a menace...
  • Forever For You by D.E. Haggerty

    Forever For You by D.E. Haggerty

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I am NOT Rowan’s little sister. And I will do everything in my power to prove otherwise. But I swear breaking my ankle, so I could live with him while I recover was not part of the plan. Honestly. I have loved Rowan since I was sixteen and he rushed in like my knight in shining football pads to save me from a bully...
  • The Comeback Pact by E.M. Moore

    The Comeback Pact by E.M. Moore

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He’s everything she hates… So, why can’t she say no to him? Introducing Book 1 in the Warner University Bulldog series...KennaWest Brooks stands for everything I despise. He’s a meathead jock whose silence says it all: He only cares about himself and his football season.So, why can’t I say no when he offers me his help?I should run the other way...
  • 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...
  • Fallen Crown by W. Million

    Fallen Crown by W. Million

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Maren Tucker is done with men who check in for the good times and check out for the bad. As a member of one of the oldest families in Bellerive, she doesn't have to play nice with the Summerset Royals.Brice Summerset is the life of every party, and as the third in line to the throne, he's never had to take anything in life particularly seriously. Show up. Charm a few people...
  • Not Safe for Work by Nisha J. Tuli

    Not Safe for Work by Nisha J. Tuli

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Rival engineers dabble in personal chemistry while at a tropical company retreat in this smart, zippy romcom. Engineer Trishara Malik once dreamed of being the first woman of color to smash the glass ceiling at WMC Purcell, but after years of dealing with white male privilege and blatant nepotism, she watches her hard-earned promotion go to her nemesis, Rafe Gallagher—the boss’s son...
  • Savage Love by Penelope Bloom

    Savage Love by Penelope Bloom

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He was practically a god to them, and I was nothing.They saw me as the scarred, broken girl who had run from tragedy.And he thinks he can break me. Torment me. Claim me.He says he'll steal my heart, whether I like it or not.But my heart can only be given. And he'll have to earn every piece of it.Fire is a funny thing. It can destroy, but those few things that survive it come out stronger...
  • Save My Heart by Rhonda James

    Save My Heart by Rhonda James

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I’ve spent my entire life protecting something.The netMy teammatesMy sisterI’ve played hockey my entire life. Had many girlfriends. Slept with more women than I care to mention. Been in love twice.While one woman tried to control me by changing me into someone I no longer recognized, the other loved me not for who I could be, but for who I already was...
    Categorized as:
    angst  humor  sports  university  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Unforgettable by S.B. Alexander

    Unforgettable by S.B. Alexander

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s a football god. She’s the daughter of a Texas senator. Their chemistry is like oil and water. My name is Ryker James. I hate when people tell me what to do. I’m cocky, ornery, and I take things when I want them. Caring isn’t in my vocabulary unless it’s related to football or my family, and I just lost my entire family in a blink of an eye. Now all I have is football...
  • Hate, Rinse, Repeat by Whitney Dineen, Melanie Summers

    Hate, Rinse, Repeat by Whitney Dineen, Melanie Summers

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Christmas is a time for hate... Maisy Moore is not looking forward to the holiday season. As owner of the only hair salon in Gamble, Alaska, she’ll be run off her feet helping her clients get dolled up for Christmas and New Years Eve parties. Parties she’ll never be invited to.But that’s not the worst of it...
  • Blindside Sinner by Mariah Wolfe

    Blindside Sinner by Mariah Wolfe

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Bad boy hockey players don’t fall in love.Especially not with their assistants.And they ESPECIALLY don’t get them pregnant.Beckett Daniels is hockey’s hottest bad boy.He’s also my newest assignment.A chance encounter with his ex-handler gets me a job I need to pay off the dangerous debts I inherited...
  • Teaching Tucker by Jillian Quinn

    Teaching Tucker by Jillian Quinn

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    After a drunken hookup, I never thought I would see Tucker again... Until he strolls into my classroom like he owns the school. He handed out orgasms like it was his job. Now, it’s my turn to grade him. I’m a teaching assistant until the end of the semester. A position I scored because I’m a goody-two-shoes. Not the girl who sleeps with smoking hot hockey players...
  • Only in Your Dreams by Ellie K. Wilde

    Only in Your Dreams by Ellie K. Wilde

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Broke, jaded and unceremoniously dumped by her doting boyfriend. That’s the state in which Melody Woods returns to the place she spent a decade avoiding: her small hometown of Oakwood Bay.Things go from bad to worse when Melody’s twin brother talks her into a catastrophic end-of-summer camping trip...
  • Chess Not Checkers by Annah Conwell

    Chess Not Checkers by Annah Conwell

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She thinks he’s an arrogant jerk. All Jasmine Chamberlain wants is to make her family proud. She owes them everything and intends to pay them back by being the best student, cheerleader, and chess player the university has ever seen.Unfortunately for her, on her first day of chess club, she gets paired with an arrogant, flirty, hotshot quarterback with an affinity for pushing her buttons...
  • Hard As Steel by McKinley May

    Hard As Steel by McKinley May

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Becoming a sports reporter isn't just my dream job--it's my calling.I've been sketching the blueprint for my future since I was an overly ambitious ten-year-old: Get accepted into Windhaven University's journalism program? Check.  Score the sports section of the campus paper? Easy as pie.  Snag a once-in-a-lifetime internship? Currently in progress...
  • Tackle by Jacob Chance

    Tackle by Jacob Chance

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Trevor Lincoln is the legendary tight end for Boston University’s football team. As the youngest son of a former NFL player, he lives a life of privilege with an endless stream of girls vying for his attention. He always gets his way. Until I come along. Everything about him irks me. From his crooked smile and sexy, dark hair, to his obscenely large trust fund...
  • My Ex's Roommates: A Reverse Harem College Sports Romance by Rebel Bloom

    My Ex's Roommates: A Reverse Harem College Sports Romance by Rebel Bloom

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I went from college royalty to campus outcast the second my quarterback boyfriend dumped me—and now I’m stuck living with his ex-roommates who hate my guts.To them, I’m the spoiled princess who ruined their season when Jake bailed to another team. But I’m no princess. I clawed my way up from nothing, and I’m not about to let these three bring me to my knees...
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