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  • Love You The Most by Julie Capulet

    Love You The Most by Julie Capulet

    Rated: 4.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The final epilogue to the I Love You SeriesThis is a bonus conclusion to Rafe and Lexi's epic love story, including babies and an OTT steamy and romantic HEA :)*This book is a 50-page finale to the I Love You Series and is currently available with the I Love You Series box set.It's also FREE! Visit juliecapulet(dot)com for your free copy...
    Categorized as:
    sports  romance  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • Shooting To Win by Elouise Tynan

    Shooting To Win by Elouise Tynan

    Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ADAM 'VAN' VANDENBERGIt all started one drunken night when she was a sweet and innocent freshman and I was a cocky, overconfident sophomore.I've never forgotten the night we spent together, but life is complicated and I let it get in the way.But the universe has thrown us back together and now that I'm newly single, I can't stop thinking about her...
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    sports  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  new-adult
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    children  sports  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  epic  family
  • Fumbled Futures: A Sports Romance Collection by Meagan Brandy

    Fumbled Futures: A Sports Romance Collection by Meagan Brandy

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The cocky quarterback and his friends have come together in a boxset! This collections includes Fumbled Hearts, Defenseless Hearts, and the exclusive short story no longer available anywhere else, Fourth Down! Follow new girl, Kalani Embers, and friends on their journeys to forever ... One big book, three addictive love stories! Fumbled HeartsHe’s the persistent playboy who refuses to walk away...
  • The Ward Sisters: the Complete Series by Karla Sorensen

    The Ward Sisters: the Complete Series by Karla Sorensen

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Four Sisters. Four Romances.The Ward Sisters series combined in one box set, with bonus content...
    Categorized as:
    sports  contemporary  humor  fiction  book  adult
  • Irish's Destiny by Erin Osborne

    Irish's Destiny by Erin Osborne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Irish I thought I met the love of my life when I was in high school. Certain circumstances occur and I end up losing the love of a great woman and my best friend. Now, I find myself a single father to a little girl. I have no clue what I’m going to do, but I have the rest of my family, the Wild Kings MC, to help me figure everything out...
    Categorized as:
    children  adult  biker  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Ian by Kat Mizera

    Ian by Kat Mizera

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Caught on thin ice between desire and legacy... Scottish-born hockey player Ian Campbell is so much more than a professional athlete and he has the birthright to prove it. But all he cares about is the next championship. Not his law degree and not the weight of the family legacy waiting for him back home; but time is running out on the deal he made with his grandfather...
    Categorized as:
    sports  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Centering Kaos by Harley Stone

    Centering Kaos by Harley Stone

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A determined mother, her wayward son, and their unexpected shot at happiness. Army veteran and former hockey center, Darius “Kaos” Ariti was searching for a new challenge when he joined the Dead Presidents Motorcycle Club. While earning his member patch, he’s compelled to shelter an imperiled woman and her fierce little boy. Now, he's gained a temporary family but is in danger of losing his heart...
  • How We Fell in Love by Toni Aleo

    How We Fell in Love by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Option One: Wham, Bam, Thank You, Ma’am. Option Two: Till Death Do Us Part. Grace has only ever believed in Option One. But James makes her question that belief from the moment she meets him. James has only ever believed in Option Two. But Grace goes out of her way to shake his belief from the moment he meets her...
    Categorized as:
    sports  romance  contemporary  anthologies  fiction  adult
  • A Rival's Kiss by Maya Hughes

    A Rival's Kiss by Maya Hughes

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Walking away would be the smartest decision, but no one’s ever accused me of being smart. Cold, determined, brutal, but never smart.Willa’s mine from the moment I rescue her. I protect her from a brawling crowd and she stares up at me like I’m her prince charming. No one’s ever looked at me like that. No one has ever dared to come that close...
    Categorized as:
    sports  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  new-adult
  • Southern Playboy by Jessica Peterson

    Southern Playboy by Jessica Peterson

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A Nanny/Boss Romance Hiring the woman who wrecked me to nanny the kid I just found out I have is a dumb idea. Getting naked with her in the back of my truck is even dumber. But old habits die hard. Amelia Fox was my high school sweetheart, the girl who broke my heart and nearly ended my football career nine years ago...
  • Love, Exes, and Ohs by Violet Duke

    Love, Exes, and Ohs by Violet Duke

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He may very well be the perfect ex. Isaac McKnight has had enough loss in his life to know never to take anything for granted. So when the perfectly-imperfect-woman-for-him puts an end to their relationship out of the blue, it's Isaac that makes sure they remain friends...
  • Just Say Yes by Rosalind James

    Just Say Yes by Rosalind James

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Some fires warm you up. And some burn you down. Kevin McNicholl may be a brutal force on the rugby field, but off the field, the star New Zealand All Black is a famously nice guy. His new tenant, though, arouses more than his protective side. She sets him on fire. Pity he’s evicting her. Every woman deserves her dreams. Chloe Donaldson can’t afford dreams, so she's given them up...
    Categorized as:
    children  sports  adult  athlete  audiobook  book  contemporary  family
  • Wild Heart by Beth Ehemann

    Wild Heart by Beth Ehemann

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    For Lawrence “Viper” Finkle, hockey isn’t just a sport, it’s a way of life. Since the first time he stepped onto the ice at just eight years old, he knew what he was meant to do, and he does it well. When his career takes an unexpected hit, and his relationship is pushed to the breaking point, he’s left sidelined and wondering what his future holds...
    Categorized as:
    children  sports  adult  alpha-mc  angst  athlete  book  contemporary
  • Skater by Samantha Whiskey

    Skater by Samantha Whiskey

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    I’m the Seattle Sharks’ power forward. The rising star. The sniper. The skater. On the ice, I’m invincible. Off the ice, there’s room in my heart for only one girl: my five-year-old niece. When my addict sister leaves Hannah on my doorstep with nothing but a backpack and a note full of excuses, my entire life shifts. Playoffs or not, keeping my niece out of foster care is my first priority...
  • El paradís són els altres by Valter Hugo Mãe

    El paradís són els altres by Valter Hugo Mãe

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A narradora de O paraíso são os outros é uma menina intrigada com um estranho comportamento dos animais – e dos humanos: a necessidade de viver em casal. Ela observa que há casais de pinguins, golfinhos e também de homem com mulher, homem com homem, mulher com mulher. “Tudo por causa do amor...
  • Easy on the Eyes by Tina Gallagher, Tina Rasalla

    Easy on the Eyes by Tina Gallagher, Tina Rasalla

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Easy on the Eyes by Tina Rasalla conveys all the passion you’d expect to find between two people falling in love without detailed sex scenes or harsh language. If you’d prefer a steamier version, check out Waste of Handsome by Tina Gallagher. It portrays the same characters with the same basic stories, but with a little more heat. Tina Rasalla is Tina Gallagher’s sweet-romance pen name...
    Categorized as:
    sports  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Starlight by Deborah Bladon

    Starlight by Deborah Bladon

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Stars shine brighter when the moon is dim.I’ve always been the moon.That’s what happens when you push your dreams aside to fulfill the wishes of the people you love.It’s what brought me to a New York City subway platform with my guitar and a heart full of love songs written from pain and sung with hope.When Berk Morgan tosses a handful of coins into my guitar case, he accidentally throws in a key...
    Categorized as:
    children  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  new-adult
  • Fallen King by Bella Matthews

    Fallen King by Bella Matthews

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    𝙇𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙆𝙞𝙣𝙜Growing up as the oldest Kingston sibling, I knew what was expected of me.King Corp. was my legacy, and my siblings were my responsibility.The world was ours for the taking. For the living.But I neglected to live it for myself . . . until her.Daphne Brenner wasn’t meant to be part of the deal...
    Categorized as:
    sports  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  humor
  • Breaking the Rules by Brigham Vaughn

    Breaking the Rules by Brigham Vaughn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Rule #1: Don't fall in love with your agent. Trevor Underhill is a bottom D-pair grinder. A pest. The kind of player who makes it possible for the talent to score. Off the ice, he looks out for himself and never trusts anyone but his sister to have his back...
  • Las Vegas Sidewinders: Anatoli by Kat Mizera

    Las Vegas Sidewinders: Anatoli by Kat Mizera

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Anatoli “Toli” Petrov is at the height of his career—and unexpectedly single--after earning a spot on a new NHL expansion team in Las Vegas. But navigating the dating world is a totally foreign experience for the sexy Russian hockey player. Tessa Barber is also suddenly single after her husband blindsides her with divorce papers...
  • The Legacy series: The Love series, the Wrapped series, and the Burning Souls series. by M.J. Fields

    The Legacy series: The Love series, the Wrapped series, and the Burning Souls series. by M.J. Fields

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ten full length novels, three complete series, over 4500 real pages, for a limited time only. The Love series is a coming of age, new adult, contemporary series with a HEA, that is not typical. This series is raw and real. It will remind you of yours or someone you knows, first love. The Wrapped series is a single mothers love story with a younger man...
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    sports  romance  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • Ember by Emma Renshaw

    Ember by Emma Renshaw

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    One night changed an entire town.Ten years ago, I left Hawk Valley. I never planned to return. Not to the regrets. The bitter memories. The guilt.My baseball career gave me both the excuse and the money I needed to start over. Then my mom called, and I found myself headed back to the one place I swore I wouldn’t step foot again.Meeting Delilah wasn’t part of the plan...
    Categorized as:
    children  sports  adult  athlete  book  contemporary  family  fiction
  • Rule Breaker by Stacey Lynn

    Rule Breaker by Stacey Lynn

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Spending the night in jail isn’t exactly how I planned to spend Christmas, but I’ve had worse holidays… Now that I’m out, it’s time to accept my real punishment. Coaching ten-year-old terrors on the ice, in my non-existent free time. My Coach thinks it’d be good for me. Remind me where I came from. He should know I’ve tried every day of my life for the last ten years to forget...
  • Seducing Cinderella by Melanie Shawn

    Seducing Cinderella by Melanie Shawn

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Stand-alone Steamy Weekends romance, complete with HEA--and plenty of heat and heart along the way!Cinderella "CiCi" HowardI might have just received my freshly-minted divorce papers, but for the last decade I've been a single mom for all intents and purposes. Spending the weekend at Oasis Hot Springs Resort and Spa as the maid of honor at my best friend's wedding, I'm not on "mom duty...
    Categorized as:
    children  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • The Heartless Boyfriend by Erika Kelly

    The Heartless Boyfriend by Erika Kelly

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From award-winning author Erika Kelly comes the next book in her smoking hot series about four elite athlete brothers raised in the Tetons by their eccentric, billionaire dad and uncle. Will Bowie is supposed to be training for the Olympics, but the toddler unexpectedly dropped into his life isn’t interested in his schedules. Still, he’ll make it work. He has to...
  • Slip Shot by Pippa Green

    Slip Shot by Pippa Green

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My best buddy from high school is marrying my ex and I'm the best man. Talk about awkward. The silver lining is I'm paired for the wedding with the groom's little sister Chloe. She's always been adorable...also, off limits - because I'm the small-town bad boy, now an NHL star, and she's the pastor's daughter.But weddings make people do crazy things and we end up doing each other...
  • Single Daddy Say What? by Sheridan Anne

    Single Daddy Say What? by Sheridan Anne

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    GigiNot gonna lie, I never pictured myself wanting to be with a man who has more baggage than an airport, but here we are. Sean Waters came storming into my ER with his little girl, limp in his arms, and the rest was history . . . kind of.You know that baggage I mentioned? Yeah, that baggage is a real bitch.Sean is a broken and tortured soul, barely holding on, but I see something worth saving...
  • Second Shot by Pippa Green, Eden Dunn

    Second Shot by Pippa Green, Eden Dunn

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A ridiculous knee injury takes me out of the game for the rest of the NHL season. Do I cry? No, because I’m Seamus Byrne. I’m a beast on the ice and I’m not going to let a little knee problem slow me down.Until my wife decides she wants a divorce. Talk about kicking a man while he’s down.My silver lining through it all is my killer doc, Nicole Stewart...
    Categorized as:
    sports  contemporary  romantic-love
  • Snap Shot by Pippa Green, Eden Dunn

    Snap Shot by Pippa Green, Eden Dunn

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    There’s nothing wrong with a little sexy foreplay for your Vegas one-night stand, am I right? It only becomes a problem when you get home and realize your hook-up now has naked photos of you in your full glory (and I am glorious, don’t worry about that). Now I have no way to track her down...
    Categorized as:
    sports  contemporary  romantic-love
  • The One Dollar Horse: Fire Storm: Book 3 by Lauren St. John

    The One Dollar Horse: Fire Storm: Book 3 by Lauren St. John

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Teenage eventing star Casey Blue has it all - fame, her champion horse Storm and a boyfriend who loves her.Then Kyle West walks into her life. The country's hottest equestrian coach is also drop dead gorgeous and Casey knows right away that she's in trouble...
  • The One Dollar Horse by Lauren St. John

    The One Dollar Horse by Lauren St. John

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Fifteen year old Casey Blue lives in East London’s grimmest tower block and volunteers at a local riding school, but her dream is to win the world’s greatest Three Day Event: the Badminton Horse Trials. When she rescues a starving, half-wild horse, she’s convinced that the impossible can be made possible...
  • I Promise by LeBron James

    I Promise by LeBron James

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    NBA champion and superstar LeBron James pens a slam-dunk picture book inspired by his foundation’s I PROMISE program that motivates children everywhere to always #StriveForGreatness.Just a kid from Akron, Ohio, who is dedicated to uplifting youth everywhere, LeBron James knows the key to a better future is to excel in school, do your best, and keep your family close...
  • Never in My Wildest Dreams by Erika Kelly

    Never in My Wildest Dreams by Erika Kelly

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A blizzard strands two strangers in a cabin on Christmas Eve, and there's only one bed. Neither of them expects the surprise that comes nine months later.Lorelei Calloway was on top of the world. A world-famous pop star, she relied on her inner circle to keep her grounded— until she found out the truth. They’d been betraying her all along...
  • Relentless by Cheryl Douglas

    Relentless by Cheryl Douglas

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Nikki Spencer is all grown up, but the world still sees her as the little girl she used to be. She's ready to prove to her adoring public, and a certain rough riding rodeo champion, that sweet little Nikki isn't as innocent as everyone seems to think. J.T. McCall has a reputation as a rough rider, both on the bull-riding circuit, and in the bedroom...
    Categorized as:
    sports  adult  anthologies  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Playing With Attraction by Melanie Shawn

    Playing With Attraction by Melanie Shawn

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Safe. Loved. Protected.As a single mom, my son was my world.From the moment I gave birth to Anthony when I was just a scared teenager, my fate was sealed. I knew that I would do anything; sacrifice anything, to make him feel the love I'd never had. And most days, I was pretty sure I succeeded. Life hadn't always been easy. In fact, it pretty much never was. But that was fine...
  • Hart Land Lakeside Inn Boxed Set by Chris Keniston

    Hart Land Lakeside Inn Boxed Set by Chris Keniston

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “You can’t go wrong with a Chris Keniston book!” RaeAnne Thayne, New York Times bestselling author of the Haven Point series.Shenanigans and romance abound in the new Hart Land series from USA TODAY Bestselling Author Chris Keniston...
    Categorized as:
    sports  adult  book  contemporary  female-mc  fiction
  • Scallop Shores: 4 Contemporary Romances by Jennifer DeCuir

    Scallop Shores: 4 Contemporary Romances by Jennifer DeCuir

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    There’s nothing like small-town living, and Scallop Shores, Maine, might just be the perfect place to hang your heart. That’s what four charming couples realize in this digital collection of stories centered on the idyllic coastal town filled with warm-hearted neighbors and bursting with community spirit...
    Categorized as:
    sports  adult  anthologies  contemporary  fiction
  • Grip by Lacey Black

    Grip by Lacey Black

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lacey Black’s Grip is a second-chance, surprise-baby contemporary romance written in K. Bromberg’s Driven World project.MackI live to race. It’s in my blood—the smell of dirt and gasoline, the fast cars, the screaming fans. I was the king of a small track in Missouri with the world at my fingertips. I even had the girl, until a call came from the infamous Colton Donavan...
    Categorized as:
    sports  adult  book  boss-employee  contemporary  fiction
  • Her Twin Surprise by Elizabeth Lennox

    Her Twin Surprise by Elizabeth Lennox

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Two horrific, brutal accidents…one massive miscommunication!After one torrid night and some devastating news, Stevie Hunt discovers that she’s pregnant. She tried to do the right thing by telling the father, but circumstances prevented her efforts.From superstar quarterback to billionaire entrepreneur, Janus Meyers thought he had it all. Until he discovered that there was more…two more, actually...
  • Hot Shot’s Mistake by Gina Azzi

    Hot Shot’s Mistake by Gina Azzi

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Tangling up with my new physical therapist, Mila Lewis, is a mistake. One I can’t seem to stop making.When I sign with the Tennessee Thunderbolts, I have two goals: prove my injury hasn’t benched my career and get back to New York.But then, I meet Mila, the enigmatic therapist tasked with rehabbing my shoulder...
    Categorized as:
    sports  contemporary  romantic-love  romance
  • The Net by Colleen Charles

    The Net by Colleen Charles

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I always put it in the net...As the new guy on the Rochester Riot, I’m used to dealing with haters and trolls.My opponents come after me fast and hard, while fair weather fans play armchair quarterback about my talent or lack thereof.But they never mention how I look – they never ridicule me for my body.I don’t know what it’s like to be called fat, ugly, disgusting, even… worthless...
    Categorized as:
    sports  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  steamy
  • Saving Her Football Star by Sarah Gay

    Saving Her Football Star by Sarah Gay

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
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  • The Line by Colleen Charles

    The Line by Colleen Charles

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lines are meant to be crossed…What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. At least that’s what I’ve always heard.But I’m pretty sure they also say that a diamond lasts forever...
    Categorized as:
    sports  contemporary  humor  fiction  book  adult
  • Treasure in an Oatmeal Box: The Story of a Special Boy and the People Who Loved Him by Ken Gire

    Treasure in an Oatmeal Box: The Story of a Special Boy and the People Who Loved Him by Ken Gire

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Here's a story about a girl with a special-needs brother who unexpectedly dies in an accident. This tender tale by award-winning author, Ken Gire, reminds kids that all life is a gift from God, and that we should be kind and compassionate to those who are somehow different from us...
  • Toli & Tessa by Kat Mizera

    Toli & Tessa by Kat Mizera

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas...After a whirlwind romance, Las Vegas Sidewinders forward Anatoli Petrov is about to make Tessa Barber his wife…or so he thinks. When someone with a score to settle shows up and wreaks havoc on their special day, a past is revealed that he thought was buried a world away...
    Categorized as:
    sports  romance  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • Road Dahl Boxed Set of 6 Books: The Witches / George's Marvelous Medicine / The Twits / Esio Trot / Matilda / The BFG by Roald Dahl

    Road Dahl Boxed Set of 6 Books: The Witches / George's Marvelous Medicine / The Twits / Esio Trot / Matilda / The BFG by Roald Dahl

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    - The Witches- George's Marvelous Medicine- The Twits- Esio Trot- Matilda- The...
  • Mr. September by Nicole S. Goodin

    Mr. September by Nicole S. Goodin

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From international bestselling author Nicole S. Goodin, comes a new standalone, Single Parent Romance. Brody Owens. Ex-basketball superstar. Newly appointed coach. … And knight in shining armour. Morgan Bradley. Gorgeous single mum. Lonely woman. … And saved by Mr. Tall, Dark and Handsome...
  • Angle of Pursuit by Jamie Bennett

    Angle of Pursuit by Jamie Bennett

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Aubin had a plan…and this wasn’t it.Never, not once in a million years, did Aubin Frazier think that she would end up like single again, rejected by her family and friends, and totally broke...
  • Unbound by Shey Stahl

    Unbound by Shey Stahl

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “Hurting makes you react in ways you shouldn’t. Makes you lie and use others until the pain’s gone and what you suddenly feel is nothing but loneliness. The way it should have been in the beginning.” There’s one place Rawley Walker feels at home. On a stage, gripping a mic in a darkened bar...
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