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  • Blasphemous by Pamela Ann

    Blasphemous by Pamela Ann

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 30 ratings
    Will they survive the tsunami of trials heading their way? + Bass Cole + Emma Anderson + Carter Mason + expLosive. scOrching. graVitating. intEnse. Emma was beyond glad to escape back to Aspasia and be with Bass again...
  • Time for Love by Marie Force

    Time for Love by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Dr. David Lawrence has spent the last two years atoning for his sins and recovering from the devastating breakup with Gansett Island golden girl Janey McCarthy. As the island's only doctor, he's had ample opportunity to show his fellow island residents that there's more to him than the guy who disappointed Janey so profoundly...
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  • Frayed by Pamela Ann

    Frayed by Pamela Ann

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Trista Stevens Things went quickly sour with the already married Harry when she found out their affair had a bigger repercussion. Heartbroken, she had to do what was best for everyone. Just as planned, she and Lindsey went to visit Emma in Greece. Trista thought this vacation was going to be a way for her to heal and come to terms with of the gargantuan mistakes she’s made in the past...
  • 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...
  • The Billionaire's Salvation ~ Max by J.S. Scott

    The Billionaire's Salvation ~ Max by J.S. Scott

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    Billionaire Max Hamilton thought he was finally starting to find contentment, more than two years after losing his wife Mia in a tragic drowning accident. He'd been reunited with a sister he hadn’t realized existed. Finally he had family again, a reprieve from the pain and loneliness that had haunted him since his devastating loss...
  • Open Wheel by Shey Stahl

    Open Wheel by Shey Stahl

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    How do you choose? How do you keep from hurting the ones you love when you know your heart belongs with both of them? Seven years ago Arie Riley married Easton Levi, current heart-throb of the NASCAR Cup series. She made a commitment to him. She gave her heart and soul to another. Her love is heavy. Consuming. And it’s inherently tied to two people. Arie thought she had made her mind up...
  • A Little Like Destiny by Lisa Suzanne

    A Little Like Destiny by Lisa Suzanne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Reserved and responsible Reese Brady refuses to miss her chance with bad boy rock star Mark Ashton. After one steamy night, she's convinced the emotional connection they shared was just a figment of her imagination. After all, he’s a womanizer whose affairs are highly publicized. Reese strives to leave that night behind her after a handsome business mogul asks her to dinner...
  • Double Time by Julie Prestsater

    Double Time by Julie Prestsater

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Megan Miller has done the crush thing, had her heart broken and flirted with a close friend to the point of an almost relationship. She is over the drama of her Freshman and Sophomore years and is ready to be single and to mingle. With Keesha and Steph by her side the girls are ready to rock the single hood in their Junior year...
  • Rose in Bloom by Mia Michelle

    Rose in Bloom by Mia Michelle

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Secrets. There are many different reasons for having secrets. Sometimes we choose to keep those secrets to protect people, while other times, they are kept out of deceit and shame. Regardless of their purpose, secrets have the power to hurt us, like nothing else. When we risk losing someone we love, we will stop at nothing, to prevent the truth from ever being known...
  • 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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    athletes  sports  m-f  contemporary  hockey  length-medium
  • Twisted Assist by Katie Rae

    Twisted Assist by Katie Rae

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    “We're all so twisted, we can’t see the good, anymore.” TRIPP:Why did I agree to help an old teammate that I barely even trusted? I wish I could tell you, but I was drunk and don’t remember. Regardless, I kept my word and stood in for Hunter on a date with his ex. But unbeknownst to us all, she was a girl I already knew. Already wanted. So I couldn’t help that sparks flew and things went too far...
  • Fragile by M. Leighton

    Fragile by M. Leighton

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Her heart, as delicate as glass. His love, as strong as steel. Can either survive life and death? Hardy Bradford is an eighteen year old football phenomenon who has the girl, the school, the town and the future in the palm of his hand. His life is all mapped out for him, right down to who he’ll marry and how he’ll become a professional football player...
  • Fixated on You by Pamela Ann

    Fixated on You by Pamela Ann

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Emma Anderson’s career was thriving. Her personal life too—but she knew—it was all a ticking time bomb until everything blows up. What happens then? Even if he’s relationship with Emma was going great, Bass Cole still had a long way to go to make amends after the grief he’d caused Emma last year. No matter what the future held for them, he knew one thing—Emma owned his heart...
  • Ryan Hunter by Anna Katmore, Piper Shelly

    Ryan Hunter by Anna Katmore, Piper Shelly

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    Ryan Hunter kissed more girls than he cares to remember. But the only one he ever wanted is in love with his best friend. Watching Lisa Matthews’ obsession with Tony Mitchell is a torture Ryan conceals from everyone. Until after a five-week soccer camp, where Tony gets involved with someone else, things suddenly take a different turn...
  • Bray by Effy Vaughn

    Bray by Effy Vaughn

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The Sutton Boys - those three words bring a smile to the faces of females of all ages in the small town of Malroy, Alabama. Five brothers who help their momma run their farm during the work week, while seeing how many women they can sweet talk out of their panties on the weekends...
  • Down 'N' Derby by Lila Felix

    Down 'N' Derby by Lila Felix

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Maddox is running. By accident, he discovered long ago that he was adopted as a baby and his need to find his biological father has consumed him ever since. Now, on a road trip, determined to find his father and his sanity, and armed with locations and his cousin, Nixon, to help him, maybe he can find the answers he’s been searching for...
  • To Win Her Trust by Mackenzie Crowne

    To Win Her Trust by Mackenzie Crowne

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Can she trust this player with her heart? Ever since experiencing a childhood trauma, reclusive artist CC Calhoun has suffered from panic attacks. But when a fateful kiss from handsome wide receiver, Kevin “Tuck” Tucker, is enough to stop one of those episodes cold, she wonders if guarding her heart has been the right choice...
  • The Story of Us by Brittney Sahin

    The Story of Us by Brittney Sahin

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 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...
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    athletes  sports  m-f  contemporary  length-medium
  • Three and Out by Meghan Quinn

    Three and Out by Meghan Quinn

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Piper was dead to him. The minute she walked out the door on Mason, he was done. D.O.N.E. Now, three months later, he’s still trying to act like he doesn’t care. Like his heart hasn’t been torn into shreds and obliterated beyond recognition. But it’s not working. He’s broken and beyond repair. Then Piper goes missing...
  • Emancipating Andie by Priscilla Glenn

    Emancipating Andie by Priscilla Glenn

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Ever since the one time Andie Weber threw caution to the wind - and paid the price for it - she’s learned that it’s safer and smarter to live life playing by the rules. Now she’s got a great apartment, a steady job, and a wonderful boyfriend in Colin; he’s sweet, stable, and essentially perfect – except maybe for the fact that his best friend is Chase...
  • One Perfect Summer by Paige Toon

    One Perfect Summer by Paige Toon

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    'And you still love him?' 'Every second of every minute of every hour of every day…' While on holiday in Dorset one summer, Alice meets Joe, a guy working at the local pub. She's eighteen and on the brink of starting university, while Joe's life is seemingly going nowhere. But despite their differences, the pair fall hopelessly and desperately in love...
  • The Chase by Erin McCarthy

    The Chase by Erin McCarthy

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    Kendall Holbrook is determined to make it to the top, even with the challenge of being a woman on the male-dominated racing circuit. She doesn't have time for romance-especially not with racing rival Evan Monroe, the man who nearly crushed her dream years ago...
  • Love Unmatched by Anne Leigh

    Love Unmatched by Anne Leigh

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Love Unmatched Fate brought them together. Love kept them together. Life could tear them apart. 23 year-old Zander Zobowski, football wonderkid and only son of a tech giant and a well-known philanthropist, fell hard for one woman and never got back up...
  • In Harmony by Helena Newbury

    In Harmony by Helena Newbury

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She's shy, sheltered and inexperienced...now an Irish bad boy's about to rock her world.From New York Times bestselling author Helena Newbury, the second in the Fenbrook Academy New Adult trilogy.Karen is one of the top musicians at Fenbrook Academy, but a life spent playing the cello has left no time for anything else. At 21, she's still completely inexperienced in love...and sex...
  • Burn for You by Marquita Valentine

    Burn for You by Marquita Valentine

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Beau Montgomery is *not* the typical single dad for three reasons: 1. He's rich and famous. 2. He needs a nanny, like yesterday. 3. He has no idea if eight month old, Mia, is actually his daughter. Only, number three doesn't matter to him, because he's determined to give up everything to be a standup dad, including racing, partying, and his favorite vice-women...
  • Effortless With You by Lizzy Charles

    Effortless With You by Lizzy Charles

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    School is out and Lucy is ready for the perfect summer: lazy days at the pool, invitations to the most exclusive parties, and romantic dates with her hot new boyfriend. That is, until she lands in trouble one too many times and her parents issue the ultimate punishment: a summer job. Suddenly, the summer can't end fast enough...
  • Playing the Field by Meghan Quinn

    Playing the Field by Meghan Quinn

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The gang is back and this time there is a wedding to celebrate, except that is the last thing on Molly Meyers’ mind. After losing her fiancé, Luke, two years ago, the last thing on her mind is helping her best friend, Jane Bradley, plan her wedding and celebrate the annoyingly, obnoxious, lovey-dovey relationship Jane has with Braves first baseman, Brady Matthews...
  • When We Were Us by Tawdra Kandle

    When We Were Us by Tawdra Kandle

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Trio. That’s who we’ve been since birth: Nate, Leo . . . and me, Quinn, the token girl. Our mothers met in prenatal yoga and became best friends, which meant that the three of us hit every milestone together, from the first day of school to the very first kiss. We’ve always known that Nate’s a little different...
  • Forward Passes by Jami Davenport

    Forward Passes by Jami Davenport

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Quarterback Tyler Harris is about to find the woman who can get past his defensive line and reach his heart. With two championships in as many years, superstar Tyler Harris is the best quarterback in the league. Gorgeous and rich, he’s at the top of his game. But everyone’s looking to take him down...
  • The Kissing Game by Jillian Quinn

    The Kissing Game by Jillian Quinn

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    They say you never forget your first kiss with a hot hockey player…When my sorority sisters gave me a checklist to complete, I never expected the last item to say Kiss a Hot Jock. I’m new to campus, clueless about sports at Strick U.And then I see him in the Quad—Trent Kane.With his muscular arms, confident strut, and killer smirks, I know he’s the right man for the job...
  • Double Coverage by Meghan Quinn

    Double Coverage by Meghan Quinn

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Unfortunate inconvenience, that is the way Piper describes her encounter with Mason Dashel. From the minute the alpha male interrupts her morning after hangover on the airplane, she can’t stand to be near the egotistical maniac with a booming voice and annoying sex appeal...
  • Falling into You by Lauren Abrams

    Falling into You by Lauren Abrams

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    When Hallie Caldwell, normal girl extraordinaire, perpetual wingwoman, and queen of the friend zone, accepts her college roommate's invitation to spend winter break in New York, she figures it’s a chance to live out her childhood fantasies of a life in the big city. Instead, thrust into a world of glittering parties and oversized bank accounts, she immediately feels like an outsider...
  • Assumptions by Melanie Codina

    Assumptions by Melanie Codina

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    What happens when a girl set on playing by the rules …Finds a guy worth breaking them for? Leeann Bradley is a college graduate who has achieved many of her personal goals, all because she follows the rules she’s set for herself. It’s simple. You work hard, enjoy life, surround yourself with friends and family, avoid jumping to conclusions … and oh yeah, don’t date jocks...
  • The Boys of Summer by C.J. Duggan

    The Boys of Summer by C.J. Duggan

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    It seemed only natural to nickname them the ‘Onslow Boys’. Every time they swaggered in the front door of the Onslow Hotel after a hard week’s work, their laughter was loud and genuine as they settled onto their bar stools. I peeked through the restaurant partition, a flimsy divider between my world and theirs. I couldn’t help but smile whenever I saw them, saw him... Toby Morrison...
  • Looking to Score by Ali Parker, Weston Parker

    Looking to Score by Ali Parker, Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I’ve been called many things, but “unlucky” isn’t one of them. Being the President of the largest fraternity on campus makes that part easy. Like me. And I wear that badge proudly. Might as well own yourself, right?But like most guys, I have two sides to me. One I project, and one I reject...
  • Beautiful Goodbye by Chandin Whitten

    Beautiful Goodbye by Chandin Whitten

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Gage Tucker and Jenna Reylan have been best friends since their diaper days, they would do anything for each other. Gage has a love for football and for Jenna, too bad she doesn't know this. Jenna's life was perfect until she started dating Jacob, he destroyed her and Gage was there to pick up the pieces. Jenna vows to herself she would never let another man into her heart...
  • Just Watch the Fireworks by Monica Alexander

    Just Watch the Fireworks by Monica Alexander

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    For Courtney McKellen, the idea of marriage is just short of terrifying. Unfortunately, Courtney just said yes when her boyfriend asked her to marry him. Call it a moment of panic, insanity, or blind fear, but she now finds herself engaged, and couldn’t be less excited...
  • Slow Burn by Pamela Britton

    Slow Burn by Pamela Britton

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    And the winner is...Dana Johnson? "What?" Turns out Dana's friend secretly entered her in the contest to win a dinner date with NASCAR driver Braden James. Burned by her former fiance, Dana isn't exactly eager to be swept off her feet by someone who'll disappear after dessert. She tells Braden he's off the hook, but he says they're "on." His sponsor--a matchmaking Web site--is counting on him...
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    athletes  sports  m-f  contemporary  length-medium
  • Separation Anxiety by Lisa Suzanne

    Separation Anxiety by Lisa Suzanne

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Separation. We all get one true love in our lives, and it’s up to us to find it. Fate will act and try to push us together, but ultimately it’s up to us to recognize who that one person is when he’s standing in front of us. It turns out that I recognized who my one person was when I was separated from my husband. Anxiety...
  • Thick & Thin by Eden Butler

    Thick & Thin by Eden Butler

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My love was thick. Her faith was thin. Somewhere in the middle is where life found us. I claimed her when I was a boy. I held her until I was a man. She was my first thought every morning, my last smile at night, and a million memories in between. Then one night, with her warmth still lingering on the sheets, Aly King walked away from me, from us, from our life...
  • Goalie Interference by Nikki Worrell

    Goalie Interference by Nikki Worrell

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Vlad Bejsiuk is the goalie for the NHL’s San Diego Scorpions. He’s been in love with Zoe Millis almost from the moment he met her. He knows she’s got a thing for him too. Life is great! Right? No. Zoe Millis is the sports psychologist for the Scorpions. There are very strict rules about doctor/client fraternization. Zoe understands this, and even though it’s hard for her, she abides by it...
    Categorized as:
    athletes  sports  m-f  contemporary  hockey  length-medium
  • Forever Love by Melissa Johns

    Forever Love by Melissa Johns

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Emily and Eric tried to tolerate everything that was thrown at them but they couldn’t survive it. They both made mistakes that lead their paths to take different directions. Emily found comfort in the arms of her friend, Alex. He was what she needed and he was trying to help her achieve her dreams of being an artist...
  • Hard and Fast by Erin McCarthy

    Hard and Fast by Erin McCarthy

    Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 48 ratings
    The sequel to Flat-Out Sexy, starring a bad boy race car driver hero who's met his match-from a hot USA Today bestselling author. Grad student Imogen Wilson realizes she's hit on the perfect thesis for her sociology degree...
  • The Ex Trials by Heather Topham Wood

    The Ex Trials by Heather Topham Wood

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    One dream vacation in paradise. One co-ed bachelor and bachelorette party.One week marooned with my ex. Six months ago, Casey Silvers ended her scorching romance with sexy rocker Cole Caldwell. None of her friends know the true reason behind her sudden change of heart. Despite her claim of their chemistry fizzling out, her feelings for Cole had never gone away...
    Categorized as:
    athletes  sports  college  contemporary  new adult
  • The Absence of Olivia by Anie Michaels

    The Absence of Olivia by Anie Michaels

    Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    My name is Evelyn. I met Devon and instantly fell for him. Weeks later he fell for my best friend. Never one to make waves, I watched as they started a life together. I stood by as their family grew, was the maid of honor at their wedding and the godmother to their children. All the while, I was longing for him, watching as he became the perfect husband and father. I was never jealous...
  • Wrong Twin by Roxanne Tully

    Wrong Twin by Roxanne Tully

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    AugustHarper Maxwell knows what she wants…and that has always been my twin brother Troy.He doesn't deserve her. Never has. Not for the minute and a half they dated in high school and certainly not now. When the only thing on his mind is his pro hockey career and all the women jumping him at every corner.Yet here she is, hoping to run into him at the season opener party. I wasn't gonna show...
  • Total Control by Pamela Britton

    Total Control by Pamela Britton

    Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Indi Wilcox has a bad track record with race-car drivers--and the skid marks on her heart to prove it. So when she's forced to team up with Todd Peters, NASCAR's number one bad boy, to grant the wish of a terminally ill child, she vows to keep things professional. Todd isn't sure what he thinks about the new Miracles caseworker. Except that she's gorgeous--and steaming mad. Not that he blames her...
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    athletes  sports  m-f  contemporary  length-medium
  • On The Edge by Pamela Britton

    On The Edge by Pamela Britton

    Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Unknown NASCAR driver Adam Drake has some of the best moves Rebecca Newman has ever seen, both on and off the track. But she can't afford to feel anything but respect for the new driver she's hired to pilot her race car. With the financial security of her team hanging in the balance and everyone in the series thinking she's nuts, the last thing she needs is lust getting in the way of logic...
    Categorized as:
    athletes  sports  m-f  contemporary  length-medium
  • Playing for Kinley by Melanie Munton

    Playing for Kinley by Melanie Munton

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    He was in love with his best friend’s sister. He was in love with Kinley Masterson. And he was in hell. Parker Cruz pretty much had it made. Coming from basically nothing, he was at the height of his career and was now one of the best baseball players in the major leagues. He was raking in the millions just to play the game that had always been his passion...
    Categorized as:
    athletes  sports  m-f  contemporary  baseball  length-long
  • Wanting Reed by Antoinette Candela

    Wanting Reed by Antoinette Candela

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    “Love is giving someone the power to destroy you, but trusting them not to.” How do you live with yourself when you are the reason you lost the one thing that meant the most to you. Timing is everything and for Reed, he can never seem to catch a break. When Reed returns to Boston to redeem himself he finds that Elle has already moved on, building a new life, a new beginning...
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