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  • 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 minutesWe’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...
  • Finding Infinity by Layne Harper

    Finding Infinity by Layne Harper

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 28 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...
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  • 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...
  • From Now Until Infinity by Layne Harper

    From Now Until Infinity by Layne Harper

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 28 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...
  • Nixon by Samantha Whiskey

    Nixon by Samantha Whiskey

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    I’m the highest-paid quarterback in the NFL because I know how to read the field.I control the plays—and my life—with absolute precision.Until Liberty Jones delivers the ultimate hit to my blind side with a story about two pink lines.The beautiful, free-spirited brunette has starred in my dreams since she disappeared after our wild weekend in Vegas, but I’ve been burned before...
  • Knowing You by Allie Everhart

    Knowing You by Allie Everhart

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Now that Garret’s decided he’s no longer following the rules of his wealthy family, he can finally develop a closer relationship with Jade. Things are going well, but Jade still worries that being with Garret is only temporary. And because of that, she’s not sure how much of herself and her past she’s willing to let him see...
  • Let You Leave by Caisey Quinn

    Let You Leave by Caisey Quinn

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Novella included in special edition of Keep Me Still New Adult Romance contains MA 17+ content Layla Flaherty had the perfect life, or close to it. Until a stranger gunned her parents down right in front of her, leaving her with seizure inducing PTSD. After years of trying to pass as normal and failing miserably, she resigns herself to being invisible...
  • For Everly by Raine Thomas

    For Everly by Raine Thomas

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    **Mature Content Warning** This is a New Adult novel recommended for ages 17+ due to language, sexual content, and mature subject matter. Determined to overcome a dark and tragic past, college student Everly Wallace is only months away from earning her degree in physical therapy. She’s consumed with school, caring for her ailing grandfather, and figuring out how to pay the next bill...
  • Going All In by Ali Parker, Weston Parker

    Going All In by Ali Parker, Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Being the nice guy leaves me open to being a rebound romance.Which I’m not interested in. I’ve got better things to do.Like taking my spot on the NBA draft picks. It’s all that matters to me.Love has never been on the radar. I’m too focused for all that fluff.Then life slows me down. Way down.An injury at the end of the spring semester has me working my way back to full health all summer long...
  • Until Now by Laura Ward

    Until Now by Laura Ward

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Focus. Dean Goldsmith is Indiana University’s star quarterback, and his dreams are about to come true. His undefeated season means he has a legitimate shot at the NFL. If he stays focused. Football comes first. College senior, Grace Yeates, is determined to defy the odds. She is months away from graduating with a business degree, something no one thought she would be able to pull off...
  • 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...
  • The Playmaker by Dakota Madison

    The Playmaker by Dakota Madison

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Kian Kavanagh, Mr. Fire on Ice, has just been called up to play hockey for the NHL's new expansion team in Seattle. Finally playing in the NHL is a dream come true...except for one thing. Kian has to leave Northern Arizona and the love of his life, Taylor Thompson, to pursue his dream. Taylor Thompson thinks she's got life figured out...
  • One Night with the Rebel by Kendall Ryan

    One Night with the Rebel by Kendall Ryan

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    She barged into my life and turned everything upside down. We spent one scorching-hot night together, and then she disappeared into the sunset with the golden jock everyone adored. Which makes sense, right? A girl as beautiful and brilliant as Eden Wynn doesn’t end up with a rebel like me.I expected them to live happily ever after, except that's not what happened...
  • The Art of Falling in Love with Your Fake Fiancé by Anne Kemp

    The Art of Falling in Love with Your Fake Fiancé by Anne Kemp

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    All’s fair in love and war…until you agree to be your best friend’s fake fiancé.Levi: Life as an NFL player has always been fast-paced, but nothing prepared me for becoming the guardian of my godson, Duncan. With his grandmother contesting custody, I need to prove that I’m a steadfast influence who’s not going anywhere and there’s one sure-fire way to show that: get engaged...
  • No More Mr. Chai Guy (The Coffee Loft: Fall Collection) by J.P. Sterling

    No More Mr. Chai Guy (The Coffee Loft: Fall Collection) by J.P. Sterling

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Welcome back to The Coffee Loft, where a new round of stories has been brewed especially for you.Those of you stopping by to visit again, we’ve missed you. The feeling of home is the same that you loved before. If it’s your first time, prepare to be swept off your feet.While our menu hasn’t changed, we think you’ll be pleased with the fall favorites we’ve added...
  • Against the Rules by Bree Hayden, Morgan Waddle

    Against the Rules by Bree Hayden, Morgan Waddle

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    After a famous football coach caused my parents' divorce, I have a rule against dating athletes. When I asked, the cute guy I'm talking to is adamant, no sports.Until I met my stepdad's star defense player. Him.Tattooed, scarred, so gorgeous, King was who I wanted to take my v-card until I saw the jersey on his back.After a tiny clothes-ripping incident in a storage closet, it's done between us...
  • Accepted Fate by Charisse Spiers

    Accepted Fate by Charisse Spiers

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    What do you do when everything you had planned out for yourself gets changed in one summer? Do you embrace the new or fight to keep things the same? For seventeen year old Kinzleigh everything was going just as she always planned. She had great friends, went to a school she loved, and always knew she was destined for greatness...
  • Cutter by Stacy Borel

    Cutter by Stacy Borel

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Did somebody say baby? Macie Rosewood was a firecracker, in and out of the bedroom. She lived her life according to her own rules and high standards. When she caught the attention from one of the most eligible Brooks brothers two years ago, Macie had found real love. Dodger Brooks was the sensible brother that played hard and loved even harder...
  • Your Play to Call by Rachel LaBerge

    Your Play to Call by Rachel LaBerge

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 13 ratings
    Global superstar Willow already has ten best-selling albums and sells out stadiums across the world, so how can she say no to playing the Super Bowl half-time show? She has to keep it a secret until the moment she takes the stage, but it’s still a dream come true...
  • Whiplash: A Sports Romance by Tabatha Kiss

    Whiplash: A Sports Romance by Tabatha Kiss

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    If I’m a player… Then she’s the coach. ELIZA My dad doesn’t want me socializing with the team. But I’ve never been much of a daddy’s girl. Junior Morgan thinks he can flash a wink and get me in his bed. I won’t make it so easy for him. Sorry, quarterback. You want me? You’re gonna have to earn it. Let’s play...
  • Sugar Rush by Tracey Ward

    Sugar Rush by Tracey Ward

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    $.99 for a Limited Time! Colt Avery is on fire. Dubbed one of the NFL's best kept secrets, he's in the spotlight for the first time in his career. Women want him, coaches are courting him, and his Kansas cornfield good looks are too good not to be shared. His face is everywhere; TV, magazines, billboards. The entire world is in love with him. Everyone wants a piece of him...
  • Gio by Elizabeth Reyes

    Gio by Elizabeth Reyes

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    New Adult/ Contemporary Romance When tragedy strikes in the ring, Giovanni Bravo falls into a deep depression, walking away from his dream of boxing to train instead. He agrees to a two month get-away, helping train Felix Sanchez, his high school best friend and now welterweight champ of the world...
  • The Kiss List by Maya Hughes

    The Kiss List by Maya Hughes

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    If I were on fire, she’d break out the marshmallows.It’s not that we don’t like each other, more like hate with the fury of a thousand suns. But it wasn’t always that way.I still remember how her lips tasted. How they felt pressed against mine. How I wanted more. How I still crave her...
  • 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...
  • Going Under by Lexi Ryan

    Going Under by Lexi Ryan

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    GOING UNDER is a sexy and emotional STANDALONE sports romance set in the world of the Blackhawk Boys. ~ ~ ~ If I met Alexandra DeLuca for the first time today, I would only need one word to describe her: MINE. She's everything she was when we said goodbye. Beautiful, stubborn, sweet...and off-limits. After two years leading separate lives, our worlds have collided...
  • 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...
  • Addiction by Angela McPherson

    Addiction by Angela McPherson

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Despite denying their love for years, in the end no distraction could keep best friends Tristan and Elle apart. Passion and heat explode as the two finally discover what they’ve been missing, needing, wanting for so long. When Tristan and Elle return home for Christmas break, the two are gifted with a few unexpected surprises...
  • Bring Me You by Ryleigh Andrews

    Bring Me You by Ryleigh Andrews

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Pro quarterback, Ethan Christopher thought he had found his home when he met rock musician, Mia Devereux. She was the welcomed distraction in his football-focused life. Things may not have been perfect. Their individual careers made being together difficult. Her touring. His away schedule. As her success grew, they spent more extended periods apart...
  • Campus God by Jennifer Sucevic

    Campus God by Jennifer Sucevic

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Crosby Rhodes is considered a god when it comes to Western Wildcats football.And who knows?Maybe he actually is one. There’s certainly no shortage of girls on campus who agree with the sentiment. They swoon over his pretty face, dark messy hair, and hard body honed from years of lifting and two-a-day practices. That alone makes him catnip for the female species...
  • Hail Mary by J.B. Salsbury

    Hail Mary by J.B. Salsbury

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Theodore is every father’s nightmare and my sweetest revenge. I was nine years old when my dad broke my heart. Ten years later I finally get my chance to break his. And what better way to hurt him than to mess with the only thing he’s ever loved—his football team. Seducing the team’s star quarterback is easy. Throwing him into my dad’s face? Even easier. Letting him go proves much more difficult...
  • 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...
  • Line of Scrimmage by Erin MacKenzie

    Line of Scrimmage by Erin MacKenzie

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Football has been the only constant thing in my life for the last twenty years. Everything I've worked for my whole life has gotten me to this point - playing for Tampa Bay in the NFL as a starting Tight End. I'm not focused on anything other than doing my job for my team; it's everything I've ever wanted. That is, until I meet my teammates little sister...
  • One Night with a Quarterback by Jeanette Murray

    One Night with a Quarterback by Jeanette Murray

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    She’s daddy’s little girl…or she would have been, had he known she existed. Cassie Wainwright thought her father—head coach of the Santa Fe Bobcats—ignored her purposefully. Come to find out, he had no clue she’d ever been born. Now Cassie is determined to meet the man who’s always been missing from her life...
  • It Was Me by Anna Cruise

    It Was Me by Anna Cruise

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    All West Montgomery wanted was a vacation. A week-long stay in Tucson with Abby and her parents, a chance to get away for the week, the opportunity to get to know her family a little better and maybe carve out a little alone time with his girlfriend. What he doesn't count on is finding a way to resume his baseball career...
  • 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...
  • False Assumptions by Jerica MacMillan

    False Assumptions by Jerica MacMillan

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Why does it have to be him?Layla’s working on a project with Evan Coopman,resident flirt and all around manwhore,And she assumes the worst about him.Dumb jock.Arrogant.Jerk.He knows exactly how hot he is and the effect he has on women.And she has no patience for any of that...
  • 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...
  • Forget Me, Sloane by Hannah Gray

    Forget Me, Sloane by Hannah Gray

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Five. That’s how old I was when I picked up a ball for the very first time during flag football—something my mom had signed me up for. Nine. That’s when I decided I’d stop at nothing until I played football at the highest level. Fifteen. That’s when my father informed me that the only future I had was working at his private investigation firm. Seventeen...
  • Pretending Hearts by Heather Topham Wood

    Pretending Hearts by Heather Topham Wood

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Delia Bridges is done living in the shadows cast by her ex-convict father and her football star brother. Attending Cook University will finally give her the chance to be her own person and hopefully find love at the same time. When she meets Wyatt Johnston, she knows immediately he’s the one...
  • 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...
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    athletes  college  contemporary  new adult  sports
  • Winning Pass - A Football Romance by Kerrigan Grant

    Winning Pass - A Football Romance by Kerrigan Grant

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    PAIGE When my first love, my only love, Elijah Witter was forced out of my life, I thought I'd lost everything. Never thought I'd feel whole again. But I learned that if you want something, You work your ass off to get it. And now, I've got everything I ever wanted. I'm curvy, confident, successful, and determined. As an in-demand physical therapist, Nothing can stop me...
    Categorized as:
    athletes  betrayal  contemporary  sports
  • When Nothing Else Matters by Katherine Jay

    When Nothing Else Matters by Katherine Jay

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Dylan Mathers is a complication I don't need in my life. Star of the football team, popular man on campus, hot as hell...and he's my best friend. Or at least, that's what we're telling everyone. As hard as I try, I can't deny the connection we have. I'm desperate to discover all his thoughts and secrets and even want to tell him mine. Mostly...
  • Win Big: A Bad Boy Sports Romance by Bella Love-Wins

    Win Big: A Bad Boy Sports Romance by Bella Love-Wins

    Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Everything I do, I aim to win BIG Evan Marshall I'm the loud-mouthed, no-nonsense wide receiver who got my team over the SEC championships hump. Yeah, I also have an attitude and can get kinky in the bedroom. Women love it, and those who don't can use the door. Right after winning at the bowl games and taking a break for Christmas holidays, the shit hit the fan...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Over the Middle by Lauren Landish

    Over the Middle by Lauren Landish

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    O. M. G. That’s the only thing on my mind when I’m assigned to help superstar tight end, Duncan Hart, rehab his elbow. With a body that looks like a sculpted masterpiece, his chiseled features melt the hearts of women everywhere, including mine. There’s just one problem. Duncan’s an a**hole, with an ego the size of our football stadium. He lives for the roar of the crowd...
  • Perfect Summer by Katie Graykowski

    Perfect Summer by Katie Graykowski

    Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    High school teacher Summer Ames is trapped in the nightmare morning from hell. Her alarm clock didn’t go off, she accidentally backed over the rosebush her grandfather gave her grandmother right before he accepted defeat against prostate cancer, she’s wearing clothes she picked up off the floor, and when she opens the door to her classroom, the lights from the TV cameras nearly blind her...
  • Everlasting Love by Melissa Johns

    Everlasting Love by Melissa Johns

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Emily Stone & Eric Mason are engaged and having their first child. This should be a happy and wonderful time for them. But, the challenges of staying in college, Eric's upcoming football career and Emily's dream of being an artist are starting to take a toll on them and their families. When Alex Smith, the local museum curator is introduced to Emily, she notices an instant attraction to him...
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