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Dear Heart, I Miss You by Eliah Greenwood
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFinn and Dia's story continues in Dear Heart, I Miss You, a second chance, college romance!Expected Release Date: May 20, 2022. Release date will be moved up... -
![Becoming Selfish by lizrose, Liz Tomforde]()
Becoming Selfish by lizrose, Liz Tomforde
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsELIThis is it. my senior year. My last shot to get called up to play in the National Hockey League. This season is about me. Though every season is about me. I'm the captain of my university's hockey team- the top scorer both o and off the ice- and everyone on campus knows my name.I feel the pressure every single day.I can't afford to get distracted... -
![Santa's Kiss by Pepper North, Paige Michaels]()
Santa's Kiss by Pepper North, Paige Michaels
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to Little Cakes, the bakery that plays Daddy matchmaker!Stuffie love is wonderful, but it's no substitute for a Daddy's affection.After investing in the store franchise of her dreams, Rose Stewart creates cuddly friends for stuffie fans of all ages. A true Little at heart, the only thing missing from her life now is the Daddy of her dreams... -
![Manster: A Rockstar Romantic Comedy by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott]()
Manster: A Rockstar Romantic Comedy by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI’m a rockstar on the run from the memories of my past. And pussies in palaces. Record scratch. Rewind. My name is Hudson Wyatt, and I raced cars until an injury ended my career. Now I pound the skins in Hammered, a successful rock band. But I still enjoy living recklessly, hooking up and partying all night... -
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![Drew by Lulu Moore]()
Drew by Lulu Moore
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLet me ask you a question.Have you met your soulmate?I did, then promptly lost her. Because what happens in Vegas stays there, right?Wrong.I’d never been the relationship type, but I’ve spent every spare second of the past twelve months wondering what if. What if I hadn’t slept through my alarm? What if I hadn’t lost her number? What if I’d known her name?But I came up blank... -
![The Season: Kaufman by Nicole Edwards]()
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... -
![Desired by Kelly Elliott]()
Desired by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI thought all I wanted in my life was to succeed at football and one day take over my grandfather’s ranch. Nothing else mattered but those two things. Why suddenly did she appear every single night in my dreams? The faceless woman who had me waking up each morning soaked in sweat with my heart nearly pounding right out of my chest... -
![Just One Taste by C.A. Harms]()
Just One Taste by C.A. Harms
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’m the jokester, the one who pulls the best pranks. I’m the guy the frat brothers avoid for fear of what they’ll wake up to face the next day. But now, the joke’s on me. Literally on me! In BIG. BOLD. BLACK LETTERS! A tattoo…of another guy’s name. I was branded, and no one else can know. The problem is I don't know how it got there... -
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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... -
![Hopeless by Cheryl Douglas]()
Hopeless by Cheryl Douglas
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Jay Cooper has to hire a new black belt instructor for his karate studio, he doesn’t expect the most promising applicant to come with a huge chip on her shoulder. He knows there must be a story behind those tortured brown eyes, if only she would let him get close enough to find out why she seems so determined to keep her past a secret. Victoria Pierce grew up in the foster care system... -
![Curvy Cravings: A Curvy Woman Romance by C.L. Cruz]()
Curvy Cravings: A Curvy Woman Romance by C.L. Cruz
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCurvy Cravings is a short, sweet, and steamy romance book featuring a strong, independent heroine and the man who wins her heart after it's already been broken before. Curvy Cravings is the 3rd in the series but can be read as a standalone with a HEA and no cliffhangers!LyricAfter enduring an embarrassing, high-profile divorce, I just want to fade into the background... -
![Tore by Kat Mizera]()
Tore by Kat Mizera
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSwedish-born hockey player Tore Brekken thought he’d be a bachelor for life. The parties, the women, the lavish vacations— and the Ferrari. He had everything he could ever want, but his extreme lifestyle has been taking a toll. As much as he hates to admit it, he needs to settle down. He just doesn’t expect to go from seriously single to daddy material overnight... -
![The Changeup by Nicole Falls]()
The Changeup by Nicole Falls
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor the entirety of her life Geffri Robinson has known that being a girl who plays baseball was a novelty. At some point, however, the novelty wore off and she stepped away from playing the sport until a chance exhibition places her at the center of attention once again... -
![Playoff Passion by London Casey]()
Playoff Passion by London Casey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’m pregnant. By a hockey player.My father is the head coach of the team.There’s literally no way I can tell anyone who got me pregnant… right?* * *Don’t ask me ‘how did this happen?’ because I don’t have time to talk about the birds and bees and what goes on between the sheets.The fact of the matter is this - I’m pregnant by the goalie of the Inci Warriors... -
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![Riptide by Skye Jordan, Joan Swan]()
Riptide by Skye Jordan, Joan Swan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen pro surfer Zach Ellis isn’t traveling the world-wide competition circuit, he works as a Renegade stunt double for the hit TV series, Hawaiian Heat. After years of tangling with the ocean, his body has paid the price. So when he gets a shot at a star roll on the show, Zach’s all in... -
![Up For Grabs by Heather Young-Nichols]()
Up For Grabs by Heather Young-Nichols
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Flannery Tate left home for a college halfway across the country in Michigan, she'd only planned on getting an education. But when Cain Dorsey walked into her life, she had no choice but to fall for him. However, what’s a girl to do when her scholarship well runs dry? Return home? Get a job? Flannery gets creative... -
![Wildcat by Rebecca Jenshak]()
Wildcat by Rebecca Jenshak
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI met my dream girl.That’s right. She’s stunning and the worst bartender I’ve ever seen.I should have gone home and gone to sleep—dream girl or not. I had an early morning and the season was starting soon. But when she threatened me with boy band karaoke I couldn't help myself. I went. The stars aligned.I have never felt more alive or wanted anyone more than I want her... -
![Rendezvous by Skye Jordan, Joan Swan]()
Rendezvous by Skye Jordan, Joan Swan
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKeaton 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... -
![Catching Chance by M.E. Parker]()
Catching Chance by M.E. Parker
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat happens when you suddenly get everything you ever wanted? First, you don’t believe it’s real. Then you want more… Let’s be honest, gay nerds from small towns in North Carolina don’t get to date the hot, popular quarterback. It’s just one of those impregnable laws of nature. Even if he was my best friend growing up. Even if it turns out by some miracle that he’s gay too... -
![Chasing Olivia by Micalea Smeltzer]()
Chasing Olivia by Micalea Smeltzer
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBook 2 in the Trace and Olivia Series How far would you go to reignite the spark you once had?Two years later, Trace and Olivia are as much in love as they’ve always been. But the spark they once had for life is waning and Trace is determined that they find it again. His solution? A road trip. But he doesn’t tell Olivia the real reason they’re heading north... -
![Offside by Avery Keelan]()
Offside by Avery Keelan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis 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... -
![Heller Brothers Hockey - A Five Book Hockey Romance Collection by Kelly Jamieson]()
Heller Brothers Hockey - A Five Book Hockey Romance Collection by Kelly Jamieson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn amazing opportunity to own all 5 Heller Brothers Hockey romances In One Limited Edition Digital Boxed Set... -
![Not Until You Part I: Not Until You Dare by Roni Loren]()
Not Until You Part I: Not Until You Dare by Roni Loren
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom the author of the Loving on the Edge novels comes a story of a good girl who discovers that once you dare to cross some lines, it’s hard to turn back… On the night of her graduation, innocent veterinary student Cela decides to play a game of Never Have I Ever with the two hot neighbors she’s been quietly crushing on for the last year... -
![Hockey Holidays by Toni Aleo, Shannon Stacey]()
Hockey Holidays by Toni Aleo, Shannon Stacey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings**100% of the proceeds from sales of this anthology will be donated to charity.** This holiday season unwrap a brand-new collection of hockey romances that includes humor, drama, love, and - of course - hockey! Each book is EXCLUSIVE to the anthology and NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED by USA Today, New York Times, and all your favorite bestselling hockey romance authors... -
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![Always You by Jerica MacMillan]()
Always You by Jerica MacMillan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe's given up on a second chance Even if she still hasn't managed to get Matt out of her head. Years after their magical summer together, she knows the chances of seeing him again are slim. Until she walks into the first day of her internship. Matt can't believe his eyes when Hannah walks into his intern orientation. The girl he ghosted years ago after promising they'd keep in touch... -
![810 Destiny Dr. by Tracy Lorraine]()
810 Destiny Dr. by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s the one all the girls want.The talented musician. The football player. He’s also my best friend. My ride or die. The one who knows all my secrets. Well, all but one. Only, he doesn’t see me the way he does all the other girls at Cherry Falls High. It’s like I’m invisible to him. Just one of the guys. But I want more...Categorized as:
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![Renegades, Volume 1: Reckless, Rebel, Ricochet by Skye Jordan]()
Renegades, Volume 1: Reckless, Rebel, Ricochet by Skye Jordan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGrab this trio of awesomeness from New York bestselling author Skye Jordan! Renegades Volume 1 includes RECKLESS, REBEL and RICOCHET RECKLESS: A couture wedding dress designer to the rich and famous, Lexi LaCroix’s image means everything. Raised on the wrong side of the tracks, her years of polish and hard work are finally about to pay off... -
![Stepbrother With Benefits 18 by Mia Clark]()
Stepbrother With Benefits 18 by Mia Clark
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThings escalated. That's what I'm going to say happened with our stepbrother with benefits relationship. It escalated. Rule #18 – We have to be open with one another. We have to tell each other how we really feel. I'm not sure you can fully grasp the gravity of the situation I'm in right now. I think I've unleashed a monster inside myself. I also think I kind of love it... -
![Broken by Elise Faber]()
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... -
![Best Match by Pippa Green]()
Best Match by Pippa Green
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings...Categorized as:
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![Fair Catch by Heidi McLaughlin]()
Fair Catch by Heidi McLaughlin
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Forever My Girl: The Motion Picture, Heidi McLaughlin delivers a contemporary football romance that will leave you ready to hike the ball. Kelsey Sloane’s love of books leads to her dream job as an acquisitions editor for an up and coming publisher... -
![The Auction: Not Your Pucking Bunny by Melissa Adams]()
The Auction: Not Your Pucking Bunny by Melissa Adams
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThree hot hockey players to take me on dates. This is my sister’s recipe to help me rebound from a broken heart. The kicker? She bought those dates for me at an auction. There’s the left winger playboy prince, followed everywhere by gaggles of adoring puck bunnies. The scholarship goaltender who has as much ambition as he has muscles... -
![Breathless by Elise Faber]()
Breathless by Elise Faber
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsProfessional hockey players weren’t supposed to get their hearts broken.But that’s precisely what happened to Marcel Aubert, forward for the Breakers. He’d fallen hard for his ex, and then she’d cheated on him with a truly reprehensible teammate.Because she’d been bored. Of him. Not life. She’d made that fact crystal clear.So Marcel had moved on . . -
![The Viking's Kitten by Cassi Hart]()
The Viking's Kitten by Cassi Hart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDawnThe last thing I expected when I banged on my neighbor’s door was to see . . . him. The tattooed giant with muscles for days whom I’ve been eyeing for the past couple of weeks...Categorized as:
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![Rumor Has It by Crea Reitan]()
Rumor Has It by Crea Reitan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe shiver of something new …DakI don’t know what it is about this man that has captivated me like no one else. It’s made me question everything I think I know about myself. But that’s fine - I’ll obsess from afar until I graduate and move on with my life.Then I’m handed an exclusive invitation to Rumor, the frat’s ‘gay chicken’ club that performs in front of a camera... -
![Dirty Score by Skye Jordan]()
Dirty Score by Skye Jordan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRafe “Savage” lives up to his name on the ice and in the bedroom. Forging a legacy as the Rough Riders’ most notorious playboy is easy when the woman he really wants is off limits. Mia’s brother isn’t just Rafe's best friend, he’s also a teammate. With the Cup in site, Rafe won’t screw with anything that threatens the team’s winning streak... -
![The Reckless Series Complete Collection: Books 1-3 by Gina Robinson]()
The Reckless Series Complete Collection: Books 1-3 by Gina Robinson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGreat value! Save up to 44% compared to buying each book separately! This series is contemporary romance with mature themes, language, and situations. Readers should be over 17! Reckless Longing Book One A Contemporary New Adult College Romance Ellie and Logan's love story begins one hot August night… Ellie My mom betrayed me in the worst way possible... -
![All He Wants for Christmas by Elisabeth Naughton, Alexandra Ivy]()
All He Wants for Christmas by Elisabeth Naughton, Alexandra Ivy
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom six of your favorite New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors… Here’s to finding spies, cops, rockers, SEALs, professional hockey players and billionaires under the Christmas tree this year! Grab this bundle of ALL NEW, 100% sizzling hot holiday tales for just 99 cents! Pre-order price... -
![Stepbrother With Benefits 17 by Mia Clark]()
Stepbrother With Benefits 17 by Mia Clark
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI'm supposed to be a good girl, right? Um... good girls don't do the things I did today. I'm pretty sure they do none of the things I've done today...Rule #17 – "You can't be a jerk to me, Ethan!" "Just you, Princess?" "Mhm, just me."I'm Ashley Banks and I'm supposed to be a good girl. I follow the rules. I'm always responsible. I'm definitely not the type of girl to.. -
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![Team Players by Stephanie Brother]()
Team Players by Stephanie Brother
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’ve always been told I’m a team player…now my foster brothers want to put me to the test.When I inherit a home from my long estranged father, it’s a dream come true. Pregnant and alone at nineteen, it’s just the break I need... -
![Touchdown Baby by Tabatha Kiss]()
Touchdown Baby by Tabatha Kiss
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen my football coach father transferred me to Chicago North University, he asked for two things:1. Pretend to be one big happy family to shine up his tarnished public image.2. Don’t date his footballers.Easy enough. Football was his world. Theatre was mine.But when the star quarterback starts showing up everywhere I go, it gets harder and harder to resist his charms.Enter, Junior Morgan... -
![The Enforcer by Josie Blake]()
The Enforcer by Josie Blake
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe wants my help to make her stronger, but this girl can bring me to my knees…Growing up in Chesterboro, good girls were warned away from my brothers and me, and Penny Hampshire is a good girl. We're from opposite sides of town—her side has money and mine barely makes ends meet. But when a trauma leaves her feeling out of control and vulnerable, she asks me to teach her to fight... -
![Missing the Rules by Mariah Dietz]()
Missing the Rules by Mariah Dietz
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFive years later, Lincoln Beckett and I are still finding ways to stretch and bend the rules, breaking those that threaten to hinder us.To an outsider, everything looks perfect.But with each day apart and each new obligation, I’m learning that even strengths have their weaknesses, and perfection has its flaws.Now, one night—one question—is blurring our entire future... -
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![Not Until You by Roni Loren]()
Not Until You by Roni Loren
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCela knows how to be good. She’s had a lifetime of practice. But on the night of her college graduation, she decides she’s earned one wild night before she has to move back home to her overprotective family. So when the hot neighbor she’s been quietly fantasizing about for a year suggests a game of Never Have I Ever, she’s ready. But what starts out as a simple game takes an unexpected turn... -
![Surprise Mother Pucker by Melissa Huxley]()
Surprise Mother Pucker by Melissa Huxley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis will be Storm's... -
![#Fam: A Ten Years Later Novella by Cambria Hebert]()
#Fam: A Ten Years Later Novella by Cambria Hebert
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt’s been a decade since a jock fell in love with a #nerd, and even after all this time, their epic love story continues. The Hashtag crew is back with all their antics and good times, giving an inside look at what life is like with each other after ten years of football, kids, and family... -
![Acting on Temptation by S.M. Donaldson]()
Acting on Temptation by S.M. Donaldson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAnna Lewis is just tired. She’s tired of being predictable. She’s tired of khaki skirts, sweater sets and pearls. She’s tired of her overbearing mother trying to push the Perfect boyfriend on her. She wants to stand up for herself do normal things kids her age do. She’s eighteen not thirty-eight... -
![Sweet Spot by K.B. Winters]()
Sweet Spot by K.B. Winters
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI'm Trey Delgado, professional MLB all-star hitter and i think life wants to break me in two. Luckily for me—I’m unbreakable. They accuse me of being a baby daddy, a bad boy, a drunk and a playboy. Then I get traded from my all-star baseball team in beautiful Southern California, to a startup team in Oklahoma City where I’m expected to be their saving grace... -
![Teach by Jillian Quinn]()
Teach by Jillian Quinn
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMark Montgomery cares about two things—getting laid and getting paid. He's cocky, confident, sexy-as-sin, and counting down the last few months of college before he can begin his professional baseball career. But there are things Mark must do to survive until his big payday, questionable activities that could get him killed...
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