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  • Unbroken Promises: a friends to lovers romance by Nikki Ash

    Unbroken Promises: a friends to lovers romance by Nikki Ash

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When we were kids, we made all kinds of promises. We promised to always be best friends, to always put each other first, and that no matter what, no one would come between us. Little did we know that life had its own plans. We grew up and reality set in. We realized that not all love lasts forever, and some promises are meant to be broken...
  • Pucking Ever After: Volume 1 by Emily Rath

    Pucking Ever After: Volume 1 by Emily Rath

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    From the Amazon Bestselling Jacksonville Rays Hockey Series comes a Happily Ever After novella full of spice, laughter, and so much love.Curious to know what happened to Rachel and the guys after that fateful hockey game in LA? PUCKING EVER VOL 1 provides readers with a six-chapter peek into the future of Team Price. Bonus content in this volume spans four years after the end of PUCKING AROUND...
  • Free from Falling by E.L. Massey

    Free from Falling by E.L. Massey

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Justin “Matts” Matthews is good at a lot of things: Rubik’s Cubes, playing guitar, herding cattle, and most importantly for his career in the NHL, hockey. He’s not good at human interactions or social cues, especially when it comes to women. This deficiency is an annoyance rather than a problem, right up until he meets Sydney Warren. If it’s not love at first sight, it’s sure something close...
  • Brazen and Breathless by Heather Long

    Brazen and Breathless by Heather Long

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It’s a new year.
It’s a new me.
Or maybe I should say a new us.
We’re out there. We’re not hiding the fact that I’m dating all of them. PDAs are back on the table. The final semester of high school kicks off with a bang. I have to keep my eye on the prize though—make every AP class count, keep my grades up, and find a way to balance life with my guys. My best friends. My boyfriends. My lovers...
  • Splintered by Isabel Lucero

    Splintered by Isabel Lucero

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Welcome to Black Diamond Resort and Spa —the best place to go when all you want to do is disappear and not have anyone expect anything of you.Overwhelmed with work and feeling like I’m being pulled in multiple directions at once, I crave the serenity a private island holds for me...
  • Portland Storm: The First Period by Catherine Gayle

    Portland Storm: The First Period by Catherine Gayle

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    BREAKAWAY She’s reaching for a breakaway pass. Dana Campbell has spent the past seven years in self-imposed isolation for a crime she didn’t commit. The danger is well in the past, but her panic attacks make it impossible to have a normal, healthy relationship with a man. Even her counselor has given up on her...
  • Loving the Legend by Kit Grey

    Loving the Legend by Kit Grey

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Since Pro basketball player Ty “Pretty Boy” Washington picked up a basketball, he’s only ever wanted one to make it to the pro league and win championships. As the number one pick in the draft, he defies the odds in his rookie year by beating the record of one of the greatest players in the league, Sid “The Wonder Kid” King...
  • Triple Play for the Single Mom by Rebel Bloom

    Triple Play for the Single Mom by Rebel Bloom

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    My plan was transfer to the college where my ex, the star quarterback, could finally be a dad.But life threw a curveball when I accidentally collided with three of his hunky teammates!Being a young single mom hasn’t been easy.My ex shirks fatherhood, and I’m a magnet for judgmental stares.But it’s all been worth it for how much I love my little boy...
  • The Show by Lulu Moore

    The Show by Lulu Moore

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    As any true sports fan will tell you, once you have an allegiance to a team it's set in stone. It's unwavering. It's finite. You never leave.Yet somehow, I’ve been asked to do just that.To set aside my love for The Yankees and take ownership of The New York Lions - the worst team in Major League Baseball.Oh, yes, and turn them into winners...
  • The Heartbreakers by Melissa Adams

    The Heartbreakers by Melissa Adams

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙮 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝘿𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙡𝙨, 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮’𝙧𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙙 𝙣𝙚𝙬𝙨. 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙤𝙣.“The rival 𝘴𝘬𝘺𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴- the 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝘀 and the 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹𝘀 - have been at each other’s throats since the Devils came to 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳 𝘊𝘰𝘷𝘦...
  • The Bun And The Gun by Vanessa Gray Bartal

    The Bun And The Gun by Vanessa Gray Bartal

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Maggie Eldridge’s life as a college reference librarian was simple, predictable, and boring. That was how she liked it, at least until a mysterious stranger showed up with an unbelievable offer. Soon Maggie found herself giving up everything familiar to move cross-country for the chance at an adventure she didn’t know she’d been missing.Cameron Ridge thrived on discipline...
  • Follow You Down by Ripley Proserpina

    Follow You Down by Ripley Proserpina

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They say you can never go home again? Well, Susanna Arroyo is about to prove them wrong.Twenty years ago, Susanna ditched her hometown to pursue a career as an artist on the East Coast.Did she have it all? Money? Success? Love?Ha! Ha, ha, ha. No.Hiking up her practical granny panties, Susanna moves back to Blue Hollow, Colorado, with the teenager she inherited and no idea what she's doing...
  • Saving the Halfback by Aly Westman

    Saving the Halfback by Aly Westman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Traumatic past, dark secrets, found family.I spent most of high school as a ghost. Avoiding, blending, disappearing. It wasn’t until my ex slipped into a coma after a freak accident that something inside me shifted. I was able to breathe again, find myself. I even joined the football team, something my ex never would’ve allowed...
  • Rules of Engagement by Brigham Vaughn

    Rules of Engagement by Brigham Vaughn

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Rule #1: Don't fall in love with your best friend's brotherAfter Anders Lindholm lost his wife and baby daughter in a car accident, he knew he’d never find love like that again.Hockey, routines, and his team are all that have kept him going since.But as he approaches forty, an injury makes him consider what life after retirement will be like...
  • Remember Me This Way by C.R. Jane

    Remember Me This Way by C.R. Jane

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The Sound of Us are supernovas in the sky and I’ve been following their light from the moment we met. It was easy to get wrapped in them, for me to feel like I wasn’t a real person unless I was in their presence, helping them, loving them. Since Gentry’s attack we haven’t been the same, and I’m afraid that the magic we had been working so hard to build may be gone forever...
  • When I Was Theirs by Evelyn Flood

    When I Was Theirs by Evelyn Flood

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The sky raged on the night that I met Benjamin Bennett.I should have known.Bad things always happen when the sky rages.Ben Bennett blows into my life like a whirlwind. Intent on keeping my head down, he pushes me to look up. To look at the stars.To dance in the rain.To love the little moments.To love him.Loving Ben is easy. As easy as breathing...
  • Screwed by Jayne Rylon

    Screwed by Jayne Rylon

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The original Powertools crew is back in a brand new series! Joe has it all--a gorgeous wife, two amazing children, four best friends who are also sometimes lovers, and a booming construction business. He never expected to face some sort of midlife crisis. But somehow, he finds himself longing for even more...
  • Gravity: Written in the Stars Book 2 by Mia Monroe

    Gravity: Written in the Stars Book 2 by Mia Monroe

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He was only meant to be a hookup. Until he became my coworker.Only I could ruin the hottest potential hookup ever. One look at the gorgeous ginger, and I was done for. I summoned every bit of courage I had, then panicked. As is my way. I managed to put it behind me until he became my new coworker. Now, every day is a reminder of my insecurities and what might have been...
  • Superficial Girl: Jacinta's Story by Lexie Winston

    Superficial Girl: Jacinta's Story by Lexie Winston

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ever since being adopted into the Summer’s family and the Neighpalm Industries fortune, Jacinta has had it all. Flashy cars, expensive clothes and the love of a family.But what she craves more than anything is something that she’s never experienced - a genuine relationship. One not established on what she can do for someone but a soul deep connection...
  • Playing by the Rules by Beth Bolden

    Playing by the Rules by Beth Bolden

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ex-quarterback Davis Abernathy knows he’s on his last chance.If he strikes out as Paxton Kelly’s coach, nobody else is going to call him. Not to get back on the field, and not to stand on the sidelines.He’s got a lot to teach Pax, and as a second-year quarterback, Pax has a lot to learn. But Davis doesn’t anticipate the irresistible way they’ll be drawn together from their first meeting...
  • Winning the Season by Beth Bolden

    Winning the Season by Beth Bolden

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Coach Asa Dawson has fallen wildly in love only twice in his life.First with football.Then with Scott Callaway.But Scott isn’t just the one who got away.He’s the one person—the one man—Asa hoped might finally show him how all-consuming passion could be.Instead, fate (and football) intervened and they never got the chance to explore their attraction...
  • Catcher Interference by Haven Hadley

    Catcher Interference by Haven Hadley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Marcus Warnes. The catcher at the top of his game.A knack for smack talking, a master play caller, and the quickest pop time in the league. The world saw the team playboy when all he wanted was to settle down with someone. To find the one. Marcus longed for holidays at home and a family to spend them with. His time in the spotlight didn’t make it easy to find...
  • Embrace Me by Beck Grey

    Embrace Me by Beck Grey

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Tadhg: After a nasty breakup with my manipulative ex, I returned home to Seattle to lick my wounds. I’m done with relationships. From now on I’m focusing on my career.There are just a few issues with that.1. It’s not that easy for a Deaf man to succeed in a Hearing world, even with the right degree and experience.2. Quinn MacDougall. He’s my co-worker...
  • Finding a Melody by Jaliza A. Burwell

    Finding a Melody by Jaliza A. Burwell

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Cadence’s new tempo with her friends won’t stay at the same beat for long.Cadence wants to believe that everything is finally looking good. She has new friends she’s able to open up to. She’s pushing her music to the limit, and so many new possibilities have opened up before her, not just in her career, but in her personal life too...
  • Trade Deadline by Jodi Oliver

    Trade Deadline by Jodi Oliver

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    BLAINEWhen my name is involved in yet another scandal, I’m told to keep my head down and my stats up. The trade deadline is looming, and I don’t want to leave Chicago.But that night, I meet Alex. The guy with the bluest eyes and the kindest smile.My reputation precedes me, and he’s determined to resist me, but the more time we spend together, the harder it is to deny the chemistry between us...
  • Breakaway by Kris Butler

    Breakaway by Kris Butler

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It was time to breakaway from the past. I made a choice to fight on my terms and show my ex and the hockey world what a woman could do. The Society made me immediately regret it by demonstrating exactly how far their reach was. But the people in my life refused to let me buckle under the pressure, reminding me what a team was really about—teamwork, camaraderie, and hope...
  • The Crease by Crea Reitan

    The Crease by Crea Reitan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Always protect the heart of the ice.MaxThis wasn’t supposed to happen to me. I’m supposed to be at the top of my career. Untouchable. Worshiped. Finally proving to all the jerks in my life that I made it. I’m at the top.Then a video that shouldn't exist leaks and everything comes crashing down. I’m about to lose it all and I can’t seem to get out of my own way...
  • Ice Cold Hearts: A Single Mom, Hockey, Reverse Harem Romance by Sofia T. Summers

    Ice Cold Hearts: A Single Mom, Hockey, Reverse Harem Romance by Sofia T. Summers

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kiss my single-mom routine goodbye. Three drop-dead gorgeous hockey players just iced my world. Dating one of them would be a media circus, but three? Their team is called ‘Cold Hearts', a joke considering the way they make me feel.Guess opposites attract, even on the ice. Alexei, the captain is a frozen tundra on the rink, but a volcanic eruption in bed...
  • Somewhere to Belong by Maya William

    Somewhere to Belong by Maya William

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When one fateful accident ruins Samantha's dreams of dancing in Barcelona, she finds herself kicked out of the only home she's known for the last twelve years and sent back to live with her family. But her return comes with a devastating shock when she's faced with hatred from her siblings and the discovery they've kept more than one secret from her...
  • More the Merrier by Jayne Rylon

    More the Merrier by Jayne Rylon

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Everyone’s favorite five-man, one-woman construction crew is back in action. This time they’re celebrating the holidays together, Powertools style. Though they’re each on the hunt for the perfect presents for their loved ones, they soon realize that the gifts they give each other day in and day out are the most valuable sort...
  • Second Time's the Charm by Stephanie Rose

    Second Time's the Charm by Stephanie Rose

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The only woman I’ve ever loved is the one I can’t have.Going from uncle to father overnight meant me moving back to my hometown after two decades away. Now, I’m trying to pick up the pieces and do right by a little girl who just wants her mom.When my twentieth high school reunion rolls around, I come face-to-face with Emily, the ex whose heart I broke before she could break mine...
  • Concussion Protocol: A Short & Spicy MM Romance by Rebecca Rathe

    Concussion Protocol: A Short & Spicy MM Romance by Rebecca Rathe

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A sweet and spicy short story by Rebecca RatheHe's a ten, but he's my ex-boyfriend's straight teammate and my patient...
  • Resonance by Neve Wilder

    Resonance by Neve Wilder

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I gave the rumor mill fodder for a lifetime the day I walked away from a lucrative music career without explanation. People can talk all they like; my record stores are my lifeblood now, and I’m devoted solely to keeping them afloat in the digital age. There’s just one little thing distracting me: an earth-dwelling sunbeam named Owen Harper. I don’t know what I was thinking when I hired him...
  • Catch Me: Tattoos and Temptation Book 4 by Mia Monroe

    Catch Me: Tattoos and Temptation Book 4 by Mia Monroe

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It’s never worked with two. Is three the magic number? Cairo has been my bestie for years. He’s sexy, charming, and absolutely gorgeous. Even though the attraction is strong, my track record taught me to keep the line between friendship and more intact.But then Luca entered our world with his southern drawl, bedroom eyes, and sexy smirk, quickly making a play for not one but both of us...
  • Two Man Advantage by Samantha Wayland

    Two Man Advantage by Samantha Wayland

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Rhian Savage is working his way up the ranks of professional hockey, with the dream of making it to the NHL getting closer every day. He’s doing it alone—no family, no friends—and that’s the way he likes it. Then he arrives in New Brunswick, and meets the Moncton Ice Cats. Suddenly, he’s got friends—and even something that might be an honest-to-god crush...
  • Extended Stay by Mia Monroe

    Extended Stay by Mia Monroe

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I’ve never been interested in a man before. So why do I want to kiss this one?Promising my sick uncle I’d help fix his rundown hotel in San Diego was just the beginning of my problems. I plan to do what I can, convince him to sell, and then take off, returning to my calm and structured existence back east. I double down on that plan when I arrive to find it in worse shape than I expected...
  • Golden Boy and the Two Bears by Nash Summers

    Golden Boy and the Two Bears by Nash Summers

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Asher Williams is obsessed with love. His column is thriving, fellow students trust him with their relationship woes, and he’s on his A-game when it comes to matchmaking. At least, matchmaking other than his own. After a heartfelt letter written to his column, Asher is set on aiding the two love-struck heroes who desperately need his help...
  • The Third Baseman by Lulu Moore

    The Third Baseman by Lulu Moore

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    My name is Jupiter Reeves, and I am a fraud.It’s not that what’s written about me isn’t true.I am the greatest third baseman of my generation, possibly ever.I am surly and unapproachable.I do have a constant scowl, with an armour of tattoos.And to the outside world, I play my role as the bad boy of baseball like I was born to do it...
  • Playing at Home by Jax Calder

    Playing at Home by Jax Calder

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Falling for your kids' nanny? Never a good idea.Jacob Browne comes from rugby royalty but try as he might, he’s never been the same heroic idol his father was on the rugby field. And now he’s failed off the field with the breakdown of his relationship to New Zealand’s favorite ‘It Girl’ Matilda Neilson...
  • Nailed to the Wall by Jayne Rylon

    Nailed to the Wall by Jayne Rylon

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The crew is back and they’re dirtier than ever. Five sexy men with a penchant for love and lust in any variation have formed a crew. They work hard and play harder—together. Though their partnership began in construction, renovating houses and selling them for a mint, they’ve formed a bond around their shared goal to provide women, and each other, with the ultimate sexual experience...
  • Puck Shy by Kayla Grosse

    Puck Shy by Kayla Grosse

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    LUCAS MCKNIGHT, is the center for the Seattle Stormbreakers hockey team, and a famous actor. You’d think his life would be made, but he’s going through a dry spell—in more ways than one.One of his teammates is tired of watching Lucas suffer, and with a little convincing, entices him to attend a masked Valentine’s Day party for a night of distraction...
  • Hellos and Happily Ever Afters by Heather Long

    Hellos and Happily Ever Afters by Heather Long

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For my beautiful children, you love to hear the stories of how Mommy met your Daddy, Dad, Pop, and Papa. You love the funny stories about fighting that Daddy should never have told you or the stories about dancing that Papa teases me with or how Dad coaxed me into singing with him...
  • Make the Play by Kaylee Ryan

    Make the Play by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    NYT and USA Today Bestselling author Kaylee Ryan brings you a new standalone series surrounding the Nashville Rampage football team. Make the Play is a brother's best friend, forbidden, secret relationship romance. CorieKnox Beckett is heartbreak in a helmet. He’s also my brother’s best friend, and so far out of my league, he's untouchable...
  • Una maldita confusión by América Rodas

    Una maldita confusión by América Rodas

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Jean intenta confesar su atracción hacia Olivia en una fiesta, pero por culpa del alcohol termina declarándose a su mejor amigo, Oliver. ***Cuando invitaron a Jean a la fiesta de una desconocida sabía que debía decir que sí, sobre todo porque necesitaba liberar el estrés de la escuela, de su casa, de su equipo de básquetbol y de él mismo...
  • Love, Never-Ending by Michele Notaro

    Love, Never-Ending by Michele Notaro

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jax~ Years ago, I picked myself up and started a new life after having my heart broken. And now I love it, I love my life. But it still isn’t enough. Something is missing. When I meet Symon for the first time, I know there’s something special about him, and I can’t help but wonder if he’s my missing piece. But everything’s confusing because my ex shows back up in my life...
  • Spiced Kisses by Charlie Novak

    Spiced Kisses by Charlie Novak

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    One broken collarbone, two stubborn men, three interfering chefs, four weeks to go, five chewed garlands, and The Pear Tree covered in snow…Ben’s Christmas Plans:1. Finish the staff schedules, get the orders done, and make sure the next month runs smoothly because December is hell.2. Break collarbone at rugby.3. Scrap all plans. Drag Ianto in to help.4...
  • Star of the Game by Amy Aislin

    Star of the Game by Amy Aislin

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Felix only wants two things:1. To make music.2. His best friend, Emery.But he’s not willing to risk two decades of friendship for something more. Besides, a bout of writer’s block is preventing him from creating new material, and he’s got deadlines to meet. He doesn’t need any distractions—and Emery is the biggest distraction of all.Emery only wants two things:1. To play hockey.2...
  • Hot Rods 2-in-1 Collection: King Cobra & Mustang Sally by Jayne Rylon

    Hot Rods 2-in-1 Collection: King Cobra & Mustang Sally by Jayne Rylon

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    If you liked Powertools, you're going to love this continuation of their universe in the Hot Rods series. KING COBRA (Hot Rods, Book 1) Growing up in a group of mismatched foster kids from all sides of the tracks, Eli and his partners in the Hot Rods garage have a connection like no other. These bonds, forged in fires set by their personal demons, are unbreakable—or so Eli wants to believe...
  • Calling the Plays by Julia Clarke

    Calling the Plays by Julia Clarke

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Football taught me to always keep my eye on the ball. But three players have captured my focus—and now, my heart. Before them, the idea that I could care about anything more than football was inconceivable. And I never would’ve allowed one man to threaten my dreams, let alone three. Then again, I’d never met anyone like Xavier, Colt, and Tristan...
  • Flipping the Switch by Brigham Vaughn

    Flipping the Switch by Brigham Vaughn

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A silver fox Dom, a sweet sub, and a feisty switch: could three be the perfect number?Logan Shaw is a divorced dominant with a bag full of toys and no one to play with. He loves the construction company he built from the ground up, but he’s been longing for a submissive to make his life complete...
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