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  • Thrill of Love by Melissa Foster

    Thrill of Love by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 12 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 Bradens. Fall in love with Ty Braden and Aiyla Bell in this epic love story...
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    epic  family  sports  adult  billionaire  book  contemporary  female-mc
  • Busted by Emilia Finn

    Busted by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Daughter of an over protective world-champion fighter, and shielded by dozens of alpha men, Emma Kincaid was locked in an ivory tower many years ago.Too bad she shimmied down water pipes the moment she was old enough to do so. Coercing with the devil twins is as natural as breathing to her, and getting into trouble with them is as easy as falling in love...
  • Stolen Kisses by Ruth Cardello

    Stolen Kisses by Ruth Cardello

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Dax Marshall isn’t the type of man a woman takes home to meet her parents. He’s a business shark who has never let anything as insignificant as caring stop him from taking over a company. Some call him heartless, but he doesn’t see the value of caring about anyone or anything until he meets Kenzi. Her happiness becomes his obsession...
  • Southern Sinner: A Fake Relationship Romance by Jessica Peterson

    Southern Sinner: A Fake Relationship Romance by Jessica Peterson

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    What 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...
  • Adore Me by Kelly Elliott

    Adore Me by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Morgan Barrett is off limits. Why? She’s my best friend’s sister and insists that she isn’t interested in a relationship. That didn’t stop us from sharing one incredibly passionate night together. However, one night was not enough for either of us. I want more. She needs more. When we give in to the temptation, something amazing happens...
    Categorized as:
    epic  family  multi-pov  adult  angst  audiobook  book  contemporary
  • Good Enough by Kelly Elliott

    Good Enough by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The third novel in New York Times bestselling author Kelly Elliott’s Meet Me in Montana series shows how family and true love can heal a broken past.After her mother died in a car accident when she was only five, and her father was determined not to show any emotions toward his only daughter, Timberlynn longs for a normal family...
  • How Much I Care by Marie Force

    How Much I Care by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Marie Force comes a steamy new contemporary romance about two strangers who find love in the most unexpected way—by saving a life.Austin Sitting at the top of my game, pitching for Baltimore and a single daddy to the most adorable little girl in the world, I’m living the dream. Until I get the dreaded call that Everly is sick...
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    epic  family  multi-pov  sports  adult  audiobook  book  children
  • Slope of Love by Melissa Foster

    Slope of Love by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Olympic gold medalist skiers Jayla Stone and Rush Remington have been best friends for years. They've seen each other at their best and worst and have kept each other's secrets without fail. Only there's one secret Rush has kept close to his chest. After months of introspection, Rush realizes he's been filling his bed but not tending to his heart...
  • California Sunsets by Bella Andre, Nicky Arden

    California Sunsets by Bella Andre, Nicky Arden

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Meet the Davenport family! Six brothers and sisters who call picturesque Carmel-by-the-Sea home. Successful, brilliant, and passionate, the only thing they all still need is the perfect partner in love and life. Erin Davenport always imagined she’d end up with a quiet man. Someone like her. Then she met Jay Malone. He’s the loudest, pushiest, most sales-oriented man she’s ever met...
  • Dirty Like Jude by Jaine Diamond

    Dirty Like Jude by Jaine Diamond

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    He was her first true love…And the worst mistake she ever made.There’s always been a spark between Jude Grayson and Roni “Wild Card” Webber.Unfortunately, whenever it ignites… it explodes.And they both get burned.As head of security for Dirty—his best friend’s rock band—and a member of the West Coast Kings motorcycle club, Jude had a choice to make, long ago. Loyalty or love. Brotherhood or her...
  • This Is Wild by Natasha Madison

    This Is Wild by Natasha Madison

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    From the best selling series, Something So comes the spin-off Series This is... Zoe When you grow up surrounded by hockey players you know one thing for sure, I was never going to settle down with one. Heck, I didn’t even know what icing was. I was too busy climbing the corporate ladder, becoming one of the most successful realtors in New York City...
  • Hold Me Forever by Layla Hagen

    Hold Me Forever by Layla Hagen

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    As the hockey league’s star goalie, I live by three simple principles:1. Keep a pristine image.2. Work hard on the ice.3. Don’t piss off the bosses…too much.I was killing it until a mishap tarnished my image. Now, management has me cleaning up my reputation and coaching a bunch of kids. And damn, those little punks are growing on me, and so is the program coordinator, Kendra...
  • When You're Mine by Layla Hagen

    When You're Mine by Layla Hagen

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Take New York by storm and steer clear of serious relationships. That's the plan. That's the goal. It's easy too; now that my software company is taking off. Nothing is getting in the way of that--not even my personal trainer. I don't care how sexy and intriguing she is.Mel Dawson keeps talking me into doing things, like watching the sunset and slowing down to enjoy life...
  • Where Forever Ends by K. Street

    Where Forever Ends by K. Street

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    𝑴𝒚 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒘𝒐 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒔—𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒏𝒐𝒘. Then: I was a wife. Married to a man who was my world and the father of my child. Then, one day, half of my heart was ripped out of my chest. Now: I’m a widow. A single mom who has spent the last nine months trying like hell not to drown in an ocean of grief...
  • Fallen Snow by Jolie Vines

    Fallen Snow by Jolie Vines

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Hot 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...
  • Commitment: A Second Chance Romance by T.K. Leigh

    Commitment: A Second Chance Romance by T.K. Leigh

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    She's my sister's best friend.She thinks I've never noticed her.She couldn't be more wrong.Now I just need to prove it to her...before she walks down the aisle. Brooklyn Tanner and Andrew Brinks have a long history...one she wants nothing more than to forget. Considering he's her best friend's brother and single father to two amazing girls who mean the world to her, it's almost impossible...
  • 3 Count by Nikki Castle

    3 Count by Nikki Castle

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    A charming ladies' man that everybody loves.A badass photojournalist that treats every day as a new adventure.A friends with benefits relationship.When Aiden and Dani meet on his college campus, their playful banter and physical chemistry immediately draws them to each other. It's easy for one accidental meet-cute to become a standing date, and for a certain understanding to develop between them...
  • Fast Time by Shey Stahl

    Fast Time by Shey Stahl

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    How can you move on when your heart is taken away from you? Axel and Lily Riley live the life most dream of. Seven years after saying, “I do,” they have three great kids and a life full of speed and adrenaline that most men can’t handle. Being a professional racecar driver, Axel’s dream is winning that prestigious World of Outlaws Championship...
    Categorized as:
    family  multi-pov  sports  adult  athlete  book  contemporary  fiction
  • His To Hold by Serena Akeroyd

    His To Hold by Serena Akeroyd

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ever hear the kid song, Jack and Beau sitting in a tree K I S S I N G?Well, she met me when I was up in a tree, but kissing her has never been an option. She isn’t the kind to fall for a daredevil.And I’m a Formula One race car driver. Adrenaline Junkie is my middle name. Taking risks and tossing my fate to the wind is what I do.Being her friend is no longer enough...
  • Wicked Forever by L.A. Cotton

    Wicked Forever by L.A. Cotton

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From bestselling author, L A Cotton, comes the much-anticipated conclusion to the Wicked Bay series ..
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    family  multi-pov  sports  adult  book  contemporary  dark  fiction
  • Fight Like A Mitchell by Jennifer Foor

    Fight Like A Mitchell by Jennifer Foor

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    FIGHT LIKE A MITCHELL is a full length book told by multiple Mitchell family members. The Mitchells are known for their generous charities. They’re all coming together for a Breast Cancer Walk and Celebration. Join the family as they attempt to successfully organize an event for a good cause. Or at least, as they try..
    Categorized as:
    epic  family  multi-pov  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  friendship
  • Rookie by Samantha Whiskey

    Rookie by Samantha Whiskey

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    As a rookie, keeping up with the Seattle Shark’s starting trio is grueling work. Trying to pretend like the Shark’s new, totally-off-limits physical therapist doesn’t make me ache? Impossible. Because she isn’t just anyone. Once upon a time, Chloe was mine. Until she broke my heart. Now she’s back in my life and Coach has forbidden any of us from pursuing her...
  • Tempting Perfection  (Timeless Love Novel) by Kristin Mayer

    Tempting Perfection (Timeless Love Novel) by Kristin Mayer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Together we were explosive. Apart we were miserable. I know he wants more, but he denies himself. His gaze burns with desire when he looks at me. But the wall he has built keeps me out. I sense he’s hiding something. But, then, so am I. To guard our hearts, we’ve kept our secrets locked away...
  • Take a Chance on Me by Alexa Land

    Take a Chance on Me by Alexa Land

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Free-spirited ballet dancer Quinn is sure he made a terrible mistake by agreeing to be Duke’s roommate. The big cop is the most uptight person Quinn’s ever met, and both men begin driving each other crazy from day one. Before long though, an undeniable spark of attraction ignites between them...
  • The Stanislaski Series Collection Volume 1 by Nora Roberts

    The Stanislaski Series Collection Volume 1 by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    TAMING NATASHAComposer Spencer Kimball and his young daughter are new to town. It’s a small community, and in such close quarters beauty is hard to miss—and when he sets eyes on Natasha Stanislaski, he’s thunderstruck by the intensity of his attraction. The former ballet dancer turned toy shop owner has a fiery temperament, and it draws Spencer like a moth to a flame...
    Categorized as:
    epic  family  adult  anthologies  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Making His Play by Mari Carr

    Making His Play by Mari Carr

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Alex has a big name in hockey, famous for his stick skills—on and off the ice. But he’s also got a freckle-faced female problem. He took his sister’s tomboy best friend, Charley, to a Vegas wedding to cheer her up after a bad breakup.Too much champagne later and he’s waking up with Charley in his bed and his ring on her finger. And the crazy part is…Mrs. Alex Stone has a nice ring to it...
  • Logan by Samantha Chase

    Logan by Samantha Chase

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Meet the Blackthorne men, each one as hot, fast, and smooth as the whisky that built the family fortune, and the yachts and race cars that bear their name. From proud Scottish stock, Blackthornes never lose. But, one by one, the seven sexy men in this family are about to risk everything when they fall for strong and beautiful women who test their mettle in life…and love...
  • Forgetting the Rules: A Second-Chance-Romance Sports Standalone by Mariah Dietz

    Forgetting the Rules: A Second-Chance-Romance Sports Standalone by Mariah Dietz

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A standalone sports romance. Book 6 in The Dating Playbook Series...
  • Work Violation by B.J. Harvey

    Work Violation by B.J. Harvey

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    **Book 2 in the Cook County Rom com series** Ronnie Nelson likes to be chased. Jaxon Cook loves a challenge. Ronnie wants a man who pulls out all the stops. Jax doesn't stop until he gets what he wants. Seems like a match made in heaven...
  • A Kind Wedding: Nathan & Sofia by Sandi Lynn

    A Kind Wedding: Nathan & Sofia by Sandi Lynn

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Wedding bells are ringing for Nathan & Sofia!Join Nathan and Sofia as they try to juggle their family life and careers all while trying to plan the perfect wedding.Enjoy bonfires, brotherly talks, weekly surf time, music, laughter, and more in this next installment of the Kind Brothers Series...
    Categorized as:
    family  epic  romance  fiction  contemporary  book  adult
  • Needing the Memories by Terri Anne Browning

    Needing the Memories by Terri Anne Browning

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Happy Ever After doesn’t end at the Epilogue. The Epilogue is really only the beginning. For us, it’s meant sharing every high, every low, and loving each other even more when we come out the other side still standing. He’s everything I’ve always wanted. My best friend. My lover. My husband… My Demon. And I’m his Angel...
    Categorized as:
    epic  family  multi-pov  adult  alpha-mc  book  contemporary  female-mc
  • Forgiven by Carrie Aarons

    Forgiven by Carrie Aarons

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    In a split-second, a car crash killed almost everything between them. Ten years later, can one accidental ride fix tattered spirits, uncertain futures, and broken hearts? Lily Grantham has always done what she’s been told. The daughter of a senator, she grew up as the good girl of Fawn Hill, and carried that torch right on through to adulthood. Her only wild streak? Bowen Nash...
  • The Score by Kristen Proby

    The Score by Kristen Proby

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I have millions of followers on social media, and it has absolutely nothing to do with my last name. It’s because I’m good at what I do. I work hard, and it has paid off. I’m not a trainer who only talks the talk, either. I walk the walk—or rather, I run the run. It was actually during one of those jogs through the park that I ran into him...
  • Going Deep by Nikki Ash

    Going Deep by Nikki Ash

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    *Standalone enemies-to-lover's football romance* Going deep: In football it means running down the field for a long pass. You’re serious. Committed. Unstoppable. As a wide receiver, it’s a term I’m all too familiar with. It’s who I am, at least when it comes to my career. For the past decade, football has been the only thing I’ve allowed myself to commit to...
  • Claiming Cari by Megyn Ward

    Claiming Cari by Megyn Ward

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    I’m the good Gilroy. Not the serious one—the control freak who doesn’t know how to smile and had his entire life planned before he was old enough to drink and certainly not the one who runs around sticking his d**k into anything with a pulse. I’m Patrick Gilroy. Thoughtful. Considerate. Dependable. Mr. Nice Guy. That’s how Cari used to see me. But that was before...
  • Borrowing Trouble by Becky McGraw

    Borrowing Trouble by Becky McGraw

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Dylan Thomas, a cowboy with a tough childhood, is as settled as the bucking bulls he used to ride for a living. His lifelong mode of operation has been to avoid attachments and only take care of himself, because nobody else was going to. After an almost career-ending injury, he's been stuck at the R & R Ranch teaching snobby rich guys to ride bulls until he can get back to the rodeo...
  • Agonize by Xavier Neal

    Agonize by Xavier Neal

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Tony Reed has always felt second best. To his family. To his best friend. To every girl he's dated. But when Lex "Lix" Jones, an indie rock star, convinces him to let go of his inhibitions and have a little fun, Tony quickly has a critical decision to make. Are they meant to live in a world of passion together or should he be left alone to agonize? A Senses Series novel...
    Categorized as:
    epic  family  sports  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  humor
  • Homecoming by Lauren Gilley

    Homecoming by Lauren Gilley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It pays to be top dog.It’s spring in Knoxville, and the Lean Dogs are expanding, buying up new business fronts on Main Street, including the infamous Bell Bar. But with success comes challenges – and, in this case, the challenge comes from a now-familiar enemy, one hellbent on destroying the Dogs.Carter Michaels is dealing with his own, personal turmoil...
  • Nochebuena: A Miami Nights Novella by Marie Force

    Nochebuena: A Miami Nights Novella by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Join the Giordino family from Marie’s Miami Nights Series as they celebrate Christmas Eve in the tradition of Abuela’s Cuban family. Best read after How Much I Love, book 3 in the series...
    Categorized as:
    epic  family  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Chasing Charli by Kat Mizera

    Chasing Charli by Kat Mizera

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Resisting her may be his toughest test of all... Finnish hockey star Miikka Laasonen may seem to live a charmed life, but the reality is that he's lonely. His struggle with learning the English language makes it hard for him to fit in and to make matters worse, his Finnish girlfriend tires of their long-distance relationship and dumps him...
  • Redlight by Winter Travers

    Redlight by Winter Travers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jay Perez has it all.A great job.Amazing friends.An endless stream of girls that come running at the crook of a finger.Long days at work and late nights partying don’t leave Jay much time to think about anything but where he and his race team are off to next.And then Delaney obliterates everything with a few simple words.“You’re the father of my baby...
  • Staying For You (All For You) by Jennifer Van Wyk

    Staying For You (All For You) by Jennifer Van Wyk

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When I arrived at your resort, I was broken. Emotionally and professionally, I had nothing left. The last three books I published bombed and the ink was barely dry on my divorce papers. The divorce I never saw coming. All I needed was peace and quiet, and you gave it to me. That and so much more Hope. Courage. Friendship. Passion. The last thing I want to do is leave...
  • Christmas at Mistletoe Lodge: New Holiday Romances to Benefit St. Jude Hospital by Sabrina York, Tamara Ferguson

    Christmas at Mistletoe Lodge: New Holiday Romances to Benefit St. Jude Hospital by Sabrina York, Tamara Ferguson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    USA 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...
  • Tending Tara by Kat Mizera

    Tending Tara by Kat Mizera

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Can this fake marriage survive real life?It was now or never for hockey star Donovan Legori. He’d been keeping his head down and his skates on the ice since his painful divorce. Getting traded was the only thing that mattered. Tired of playing back-up— he was ready for a team that would make him a starting goalie. What he wasn’t ready for was falling for his teammate’s spunky sister...
  • Calling Cassie by Kat Mizera

    Calling Cassie by Kat Mizera

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Twenty-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...
  • Whirlwind by Cat Porter

    Whirlwind by Cat Porter

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    *Book 1 in a highly addictive and scorching hot Friends-to-Lovers Rockstar Romance duet set in the world of the acclaimed Lock & Key MC Romance series!*BeckOn the final night of my band's sold-out world tour, my high life comes crashing down on me.Girlfriend. Band. Best friend. All of it. Blindsided, humiliated, pissed off, I take off and slam right into Violet...
  • Larch Tree Lane by Anna Jacobs

    Larch Tree Lane by Anna Jacobs

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Based in a village in Wiltshire, just off a busy road, Larch Tree Lane winds slowly up a low hill. From the cottages and farms, to the local shop, pub and old manor house, the residents' lives intertwine, relationships bloom and both romance and heartache lie ahead...
    Categorized as:
    epic  family  fiction  contemporary  book  adult  romance
  • Rapture by Skye Jordan

    Rapture by Skye Jordan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Skye Jordan brings you another steamy Renegades story! As a premier stuntwoman in Hollywood, Zahara Parrish is no stranger to risk. Neglected as a child, she learned early on never to depend on others to keep her safe. Now, she’s as protective over her heart as she is over her hard earned success, which is why she’ll never mix business and pleasure...
  • Untamed by M.J. Carnal

    Untamed by M.J. Carnal

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Steve Wainwright is broken. After catching his fiancé in bed with his radio co-host, he vows to never let anyone in again. But sometimes fate has other plans. Lily Ann Lee is going through a crisis of her own and turns to Steve for help. Their friendship is instant and something they both treasure...
  • Callie Healy by Jennifer Foor

    Callie Healy by Jennifer Foor

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Last year my sister came home and fell hopelessly in love with the man I thought I’d have a future with. Now they’re parents to a beautiful baby, and as much as I want to be a part of their lives, I can’t be around them without feeling betrayed, so I moved to Kentucky to start over fresh...
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