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  • Stealing Sawyer by Samantha Christy

    Stealing Sawyer by Samantha Christy

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 36 ratings
    I hired her to be my girlfriend. To fix my reputation. To save my career. It’s not that I don’t want a girlfriend. I do. I want it all. Wife, kids, side-by-side burial plots. The problem is – I can’t have any of it. So I’ve made myself untouchable. The quintessential bachelor of baseball. Because it’s not worth the risk. Not even for someone I love. Especially not for someone I love...
  • Without You: Scotch and Sammy duet - book 2 by Emilia Finn

    Without You: Scotch and Sammy duet - book 2 by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Sammy. I left because I thought I was doing the right thing. I was falling on my sword. I thought I was saving everyone a lot of heart ache, and in exchange, I took all that ache on my own. I was supposed to be the hero, but instead I was the villain. He hates me with every fiber of his being…. It’s been thirteen years since we last saw each other. It turns out ghosts can’t be buried...
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  • Room for Just a Little Bit More by Beth Ehemann

    Room for Just a Little Bit More by Beth Ehemann

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Five years ago, my dreams were shattered in an instant. One year ago, a horrible rainstorm flooded a bridge in town, leaving us with an Inn full of stranded travelers. Turns out one of those travelers would give me a whole new set of dreams, ones I never thought possible. Brody Murphy spent the last year teaching me what it was like to live, and more importantly love, again...
  • Power Play by Toni Aleo

    Power Play by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Posey Adler is coming home. After a devastating journey for what she mistakenly thought was true love, she is saying to hell with men and love forever. As the Nashville Assassins’s new assistant coach for special teams, Posey is ready to focus on her job and have the attention on her for a change...
  • Hart to Heart by M.E. Carter, Jacob Morgan

    Hart to Heart by M.E. Carter, Jacob Morgan

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Listening Length: 5 hours, 6 minutes. We’re the Harts. Between an engagement, a wedding and an adoption, we’ve had the best year of our lives. Things have never looked better for any of us. But just because you say “I do” doesn’t mean you get a happily ever after. And sometimes, you get tackled more in life than you ever did on the football field...
  • Path To Resolution by TheFeveredBookaholic

    Path To Resolution by TheFeveredBookaholic

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Wolfe Emerson is notorious for two things: being an absolute beast in a boxing ring and being a voluntary mute. His story remains unspoken and he prefers to live his life in silence. That is, until, his world is turned upside down when he meets someone who is louder than life...
  • Lucky Bastard by Kaylee Ryan

    Lucky Bastard by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 30 ratings
    Emma. When my best friend Aubrey asked me to tag along to an event with her, I never could have imagined that it would be the day that my life changed forever. He’s arrogant and demanding and doesn’t take a hint. Landon Barker, the quarterback for the Hermosa Beach Trojans, is a player on and off of the field. He’s got his sights set on me as his next play, but I see right through him...
  • The Legend by Shey Stahl

    The Legend by Shey Stahl

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    In a lifestyle of speed, adrenaline and desire, one racer has sacrificed everything for the sport he loved. In turn, he will fight for his name, his family and now his life to be the legend he’s been portrayed to be. You can be everything you set out to be if you want it bad enough. You can be that record breaker you said you’d be. You can be that hero you always thought you would be...
  • Black Flag by Shey Stahl

    Black Flag by Shey Stahl

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    When the taste you thought you never needed becomes a thirst you cannot quench, then what? Jameson Riley, a NASCAR rookie driver, and Sway Reins, his pregnant girlfriend, are put to the test. They have love; they have lust, and a bond that proves to be vital. But do they have what it takes to make it through his lifestyle. When tested, it’s either fight, or give in...
  • The Sweetest Game by J. Sterling

    The Sweetest Game by J. Sterling

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 45 ratings
    This is the third (and final) installment in Jack & Cassie's story! “It’s one hell of a sledgehammer to the chest when your baseball career comes to an end. It’s like you finally realize that baseball never loved you back...
  • Just One Look by Rosalind James

    Just One Look by Rosalind James

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Luka Darkovic has some tackling skills. He hadn’t planned on using them to bring down a runaway dog the size of a Shetland pony, though, especially not when his neck is already buggered. At 33, a rugby forward protects his vertebrae. . He’s even less happy when the dog’s incompetent owner turns up in his hospital cubicle the next day with a plan to fix those vertebrae...
  • Wreck by Cora Brent

    Wreck by Cora Brent

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    THOMAS. Not too long ago my future was all mapped out. Then two brutal swings of a steel bat wielded by a maniac wrecked my world. The adrenaline high I used to get from pitching a perfect game is gone. The major league dreams I counted on have vanished. And the peace of mind I took for granted is shattered. The thrills I seek out now are self-destructive. I know this and I can’t stop...
  • Captive by Brenda Rothert

    Captive by Brenda Rothert

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Two years ago, Jason and Kate Ryker were brought together by grief and bound to one another by love. Now married, they’re confronting their fears together. But heartbreak finds them again, and the ties that bind Kate and Ryke are tested as she struggles against fear and sadness. As a grief counselor, Kate understands all too well the pain of her clients...
  • Infinity. by Layne Harper

    Infinity. by Layne Harper

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Colin McKinney has wanted three things since he met Caroline “Charlie” Collins when he was a junior at Texas A&M University: to make her his wife, play professional football, and have a family. In the first three books of the Infinity Series, Colin and Charlie met, fell in love, broke apart, reunited eight years later, and got married...
  • Grand Slam by Lisa Suzanne

    Grand Slam by Lisa Suzanne

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Alexis’s father tells me he’s going to ruin me. He does not want his pop star daughter or her brand associated in any way with the bad boy of baseball. I make it my mission to prove to her father that I’m not the bad guy he thinks I am. But he takes things a few steps too far, causing major issues that will affect my upcoming baseball season...
  • Hart to Heart by ME Carter, Murphy Rae

    Hart to Heart by ME Carter, Murphy Rae

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    We’re the Harts. Between an engagement, a wedding and an adoption, we’ve had the best year of our lives. Things have never looked better for Jaxon, Addison and myself. But just because you say “I do” doesn’t mean you get a happily ever after. And sometimes, you get tackled more in life than you ever did on the football field...
  • Wild Heart by Beth Ehemann

    Wild Heart by Beth Ehemann

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 24 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...
  • Happy Halloween from the Montgomerys by Kristen Proby

    Happy Halloween from the Montgomerys by Kristen Proby

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Caleb is spending his first Halloween as a dad!
  • Home Run by Jordan Marie, Robin Harper

    Home Run by Jordan Marie, Robin Harper

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Green Lucas doesn't know what's about to hit him. Complete Standalone Romance. Wanted. A woman with grit and fire who will help me get my son’s head out of his ass. You must be self-sufficient and not looking for a gravy train. Common sense is a plus, book smarts are optional. Cannot have red hair, as my son seems to go for that type and he needs something to shake him up...
  • Loving Storm by Carian Cole

    Loving Storm by Carian Cole

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 33 ratings
    (This is a sequel novella to Storm, book one - which must be read first! ). Evie. I met him in a snowstorm. .. We spent forty-eight hours trapped in the back of his pickup truck. We fought. We touched. We fell. Hard. Storm. She literally crashed into my life. .. The last thing I wanted was a relationship. Especially with a quirky chick who drove me insane...
  • Finding Infinity by Layne Harper

    Finding Infinity by Layne Harper

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    "Finding Infinity" as described by Colin. .. "Fine Charlie. ” Colin says dropping his hands in defeat. “Here's what I want. I want everybody to back off and let me play football. I want you to go back to practicing medicine because I’m ready for you to be happy again - not this forced shit that you keep trying to sell me...
  • Playing Dirty by Mickey Miller

    Playing Dirty by Mickey Miller

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    I'm going to teach Andrea to play dirty. .. she just doesn't know it yet. Jake. Pulling in eight figures a year as star pitcher for the Chicago Jaguars, there's no shortage of parties, booze, and women. I'm a beast on the mound and between the sheets but when my social media presence becomes a major problem, the team’s owner brings in a PR expert to clean up my image...
  • Made to Love You by Megan Smith

    Made to Love You by Megan Smith

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Jaylinn McCormick had finally found the man who makes her life complete. After putting the most terrifying night of her life behind her, she’s moving on. Suddenly, unexpected life altering events have Jaylinn spiraling in an unknown direction. Will she be able to survive? Cooper Cahill finally found a balance in his life...
  • Tight End by Lisa Suzanne

    Tight End by Lisa Suzanne

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I knew playing with my feelings was a huge gamble with someone like him, but I did it anyway. And now I’ve learned the hard lesson that gambling and life in Vegas just aren’t for me. I have a lot of decisions I need to make on my own, so I take a job that will allow me to relocate, regroup, and make new friends as I try to figure out what comes next for me...
  • Outta My League by Ali Parker, Weston Parker

    Outta My League by Ali Parker, Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The way she looks, smells, laughs is killing me. I fell in love with my sister’s best friend. To top it all off, she’s brilliant. And I’m failing Chemistry. Of course, when I get her help, she’s laidback about it. Charming and helpful as always, like she doesn’t know how much I want her. I’ve got to play it cool and let her see a different side of me...
  • Just Say Yes by Rosalind James

    Just Say Yes by Rosalind James

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 19 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...
  • A Callahan Wedding by Monica Murphy

    A Callahan Wedding by Monica Murphy

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The sweet and sexy conclusion to New York Times bestselling author, Monica Murphy’s standalone Callahan series, bringing readers along for the ride as fan favorites, Jake and Hannah get married! Hannah Walsh. Gorgeous. Intelligent. My first love. My high school sweetheart. My everything. And now my fiancée...
  • Let Me Be the One by Bella Andre

    Let Me Be the One by Bella Andre

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 50 ratings
    How far would you go for a friend? Back in San Francisco preparing for her big art show, Vicki Bennett needs help protecting herself and her career from the unwelcome advances of one of the judges. She knows that her longtime friend and baseball star, Ryan Sullivan, will know just how to handle things, and he's the only person she can imagine asking for help...
  • Delayed Call by Toni Aleo

    Delayed Call by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 32 ratings
    Vaughn Johansson is the Nashville Assassins' star player. He's brash, cocky, and talented. And he isn't afraid to let anyone know it. He lives his life on his own terms, never forming romantic attachments, and only allowing his very closest to see his true, caring self. Brie Soledad has the weight of the world on her shoulders...
  • When Our Worlds Stand Still by Lindsey Iler, Pink Ink Design

    When Our Worlds Stand Still by Lindsey Iler, Pink Ink Design

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Time is said to heal all wounds. Kennedy Conrad embraces survival. Group therapy, friends, and dance are helping her find the person she was. Overcoming the darkest period of her past is getting easier every day. Still, the ache in her chest tells her something is missing. Him. The more precious something is, the harder you fight for it. Graham Black embraces change...
  • Grow with Me by Kristen Proby

    Grow with Me by Kristen Proby

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Will and Meg short story.
  • The Story of Us by Brittney Sahin

    The Story of Us by Brittney Sahin

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    A football fanatic sports columnist. A sexy Italian soccer player. When in Rome . . . Maggie Lane, a sports columnist and diehard football fan, is not exactly enthused when her editor-in-chief sends her to Rome, Italy, to write a feature story on Italian soccer star Marco Valenti. The last thing she wants to do is spend three weeks covering soccer right before the American football season begins...
  • Hot Shot by Kat Mizera

    Hot Shot by Kat Mizera

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Welcome to Fort Lauderdale—where the days are hot and the Knights are hotter. Wolf:. I’ve been in love with the same girl since we were seventeen. Back before our careers took off and pulled us away from one another. No amount of fame, money, or puck bunnies could ever replace Scarlett. But she has a mind of her own, and dreams that don’t include me...
  • Game Day by Piper Lawson

    Game Day by Piper Lawson

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    In the heat of victory, I asked her to be mine forever. We’d both triumphed in our own way:. Nova broke free from her past. I led my team to a championship and discovered life beyond the court. Our journey to "I do" was supposed to be easy. Except…. The hottest resort in Aspen is only available is on short notice. A new season with the Denver Kodiaks looms on the horizon...
  • Unexpectedly Hers by Jamie Beck

    Unexpectedly Hers by Jamie Beck

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    By day, bashful wallflower Emma Duffy works at her family’s bed-and-breakfast. By night, she secretly pens erotic romance hot enough to melt the snow in their cozy Rockies town. But Emma’s real life is about to heat up when her mother books the entire inn to a professional snowboarder, hoping the publicity will put them on the map...
  • Second Shot by C.M. Seabrook, Jessica Hildreth

    Second Shot by C.M. Seabrook, Jessica Hildreth

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is a stand-alone spin-off of the Amazon Top 25 bestseller Second Draft. You do not have to read Second Draft first. No cliffhanger and a Guaranteed HEA. Kane Madden. As one of the top paid defensemen in the NHL, my life has been a revolving door of beautiful women and no-strings-attached sex. Until Brynne. It was only supposed to be a one-night-fling...
  • If You Were Mine by Bella Andre

    If You Were Mine by Bella Andre

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 50 ratings
    Can two people who have both sworn off love find forever in each other's arms? Find out in IF YOU WERE MINE, the fifth book in Bella Andre’s bestselling Sullivan family contemporary romance series. The last thing Zach Sullivan wants is to take care of his brother's new puppy for two weeks. Until he meets the dog trainer, that is. Heather is bright, beautiful, and he can't stop thinking about her...
  • Ghost Dance by Catherine Gayle

    Ghost Dance by Catherine Gayle

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    USA Today bestselling author Catherine Gayle presents another novel in the sexy Tulsa Thunderbirds hockey romance series. He had it all. And lost it in an instant. The night Dmitri Nazarenko won hockey’s Holy Grail, he lost more than he ever bargained for. With a world of guilt weighing him down, Dima can never forgive himself for his tragic misjudgment...
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  • Love To Love You: A Love/Hate Novella by Isabelle Richards

    Love To Love You: A Love/Hate Novella by Isabelle Richards

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After a long year of heartache and loss, Chase and Arianna pulled together the shattered pieces of their hearts and rebuilt a relationship that is stronger and more secure than ever before. Letting go of the mistakes of their past, their focus is on the future—their happily ever after. Happily ever after…...
  • Scoring Grey by L.A. Ferro

    Scoring Grey by L.A. Ferro

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Eloise Grey wasn't looking for me… but I was looking for her. To be fair, I didn't know she was the girl I'd been obsessed with until it was too late. I was on the fast track to making my NHL dreams a reality with my girl by my side. She was my whole world. My kryptonite. .. till she got it wrong. I never chose another over her...
  • Falling For His Fake Fiancè by J.B. Heller

    Falling For His Fake Fiancè by J.B. Heller

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What’s a guy to do to save his MLB career after one too many of his exploits hit the tabloids? Marry his housekeeper, apparently…. I’m a pretty laid back guy who doesn’t take much outside my job seriously, preferring to party my way through life. But my poor decisions have landed me with The Bad Boy of Baseball, title. I’m totally cool with it, management however, is not...
  • From Now Until Infinity by Layne Harper

    From Now Until Infinity by Layne Harper

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Eight years have passed since Colin and Caroline “Charlie” ended their college romance. A chance meeting reunited them confirming that time had not diminished their love for each other. Now, they have to turn their passionate reunion into a legitimate and sustainable relationship. Charlie’s medical practice is in Houston. Colin is the starting quarterback for Dallas...
  • Defending Hayden by L.P. Dover

    Defending Hayden by L.P. Dover

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The Carolina Cougars keep fighting for love as the Second Chances series from bestselling author L. P. Dover continues! In Defending Hayden, a damaged football star teams up with the only woman who can take the pain away. No one’s tougher than Carolina Cougars linebacker Derek McLaughlin...
  • Day One by Lauren Runow

    Day One by Lauren Runow

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 10 ratings
    My thoughts of how I’m going to survive this indefinite amount of time alone are interrupted by a notification from my Tinder app. Yes, we’re on quarantine. Yes, I reactivated my account out of pure boredom. And, yes, Drew’s one profile photo is smoking hot. I hit Reply. Day by day, as the world tries to stay healthy, we find creative ways to pass the time together. #alonetogether...
  • Sliding Home by Kate Angell

    Sliding Home by Kate Angell

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    WHO’D BEEN SLEEPING IN KASON RHODES’S BED? The left fielder for the Richmond Rogues had returned from six weeks of spring training in Florida to find someone had moved into his mobile home. That person was presently in his shower. And no matter how sexy the squatter might be, Kason wanted her out. He had his trusty dobie, Cimarron; he didn’t need anyone else in his life...
  • Bad Boy of Baseball by Hope Ford

    Bad Boy of Baseball by Hope Ford

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He’s going to get his. I drink, disrupt the team, and disrespect everyone in my path. I’m trying to leave my past behind, but it’s there, following me everywhere I go. When I’ve finally hit rock bottom, I’m about to give up, throw in the towel and be done. Until the one woman that destroyed me walks back into my life. Hey Readers,...
  • Willowleaf Lane by RaeAnne Thayne

    Willowleaf Lane by RaeAnne Thayne

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Sometimes going back is the best way to start over . Candy shop owner Charlotte Caine knows temptation. To reboot her life, shed weight and gain perspective, she's passing up sweet enticements left and right. But willpower doesn't come so easily when hell-raiser Spencer Gregory comes back to Hope's Crossing, bringing with him memories of broken promises and teen angst...
  • Sweet Spot by Sloan Johnson, Quinn Ward

    Sweet Spot by Sloan Johnson, Quinn Ward

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Four years ago, he gave his heart to a rookie pitcher and struck out. Now, they have a second chance to get things right. No longer living on the streets and surrounded by men who supported him, Cody Marshall’s life was finally looking up. He hadn’t expected to hook up with anyone on his first spring training trip, but there was something about Nick Stone that called to him...
  • Hannah by Faleena Hopkins

    Hannah by Faleena Hopkins

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Every boyfriend I've ever had either bored me. .. . .. or hurt me. I'm tired of what the world thinks they know. The gossip. Retaliation. So after another 'date' betrays my trust,. when Sofia Sol, my rebellious cousin, says,. “Hey. .. let's get out of here. A vacation from EVERYTHING. ”. My answer? A big fat YES. I mean, why not? Life can be an adventure. With true love where you least expect it…...
  • Accidental Hero  (Heart of a Wounded Hero) by Shaw Hart

    Accidental Hero (Heart of a Wounded Hero) by Shaw Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The worst day of my life is the one that people can't stop asking me about. Mabel:. When my car breaks down one night, I'm sure that I'm about to be murdered. Isn't that how most horror stories start? Instead, I'm saved by a grumpy giant. Jonah isn't much of a talker but that's okay because I am...
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