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  • 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...
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  • 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...
  • Not a Day Goes By by E. Lynn Harris

    Not a Day Goes By by E. Lynn Harris

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    John "Basil" Henderson has always played the field, both as a professional football player and as an equal opportunity lover. After retiring his jersey for a career as a sports agent, the dashing playboy is surprising everyone--including himself--by deciding to settle down and commit to his new love, Yancey Harrington Braxton...
  • The Champion by Shey Stahl

    The Champion by Shey Stahl

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    A powerful love story of tragedy, love, and commitment. The fourth book in the Racing on the Edge series submerges you in the lifestyle of a champion of a sport that dominates America. Through smoke and methanol, you learn the good, the bad, and the secrets no one wants you to know...
  • On the Double by Giulia Lagomarsino

    On the Double by Giulia Lagomarsino

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Edward Markinson. You’ve read about them in Reed Security. You’ve come to know a little about who the men of OPS are. But everything you thought you knew is a lie—smoke and mirrors. The truth of OPS is hidden deep inside, waiting to be revealed. Owens Protective Services. Defend. Investigate. Secure.
  • Irresistible Bachelors: A Romance Collection by Lauren Landish

    Irresistible Bachelors: A Romance Collection by Lauren Landish

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Five must-read romances. Includes former Amazon Top 100 romcoms Anaconda, Mr. Fiancé, Heartstopper, Stud Muffin and Mr. Fix it. Featuring hilariously sassy leading women and the hunky men who tame them! Books 1-5 (of 9) of the Irresistible Bachelor series. Anaconda Football star and Internet sensation Gavin “Anaconda” Adams is the biggest celebrity this little town has ever seen...
  • Illicit – A Sizzling Boxed Set by Calinda B., Sylvie Stewart

    Illicit – A Sizzling Boxed Set by Calinda B., Sylvie Stewart

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Over 20 illicit romances with the sexy heroes and strong heroines you crave! Lose yourself in the world of hot hookups, where the stories run from sexy to downright scandalous and the characters will leave you breathless. In these pages, you’ll find tantalizing romance, rekindled flames, and forbidden trysts...
  • Breakaway  (The Rule Book Collection) by A.M. Johnson

    Breakaway (The Rule Book Collection) by A.M. Johnson

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    As Tampa Bay's star center, Mark Carmelo's life was hockey, and after a bitter and public break up, all he wanted to do was focus on the game. Until he saw her. The one that got away. The one he thought he'd never see again. For thirteen years, Stevie West drowned in her lackluster life. Recently divorced from her “roommate” with passionless benefits, she was ready to start over. On her own...
  • Getting Wound Up: A Sapphire Falls/Love Between the Bases novel-- PART TWO by Jennifer Bernard, Erin Nicholas

    Getting Wound Up: A Sapphire Falls/Love Between the Bases novel-- PART TWO by Jennifer Bernard, Erin Nicholas

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Part TWO of three. A fun, flirty crossover novel from bestselling authors Jennifer Bernard (the Love Between the Bases series) and Erin Nicholas (the Sapphire Falls series). Caitlyn Murray has never let on that she's had fantasies about her brother's friend Eli Anderson for years...
  • Getting Wound Up: A Sapphire Falls/ Love Between the Bases novel-- PART THREE by Jennifer Bernard, Erin Nicholas

    Getting Wound Up: A Sapphire Falls/ Love Between the Bases novel-- PART THREE by Jennifer Bernard, Erin Nicholas

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Part THREE of three. A fun, flirty crossover novel from bestselling authors Jennifer Bernard (the Love Between the Bases series) and Erin Nicholas (the Sapphire Falls series). Caitlyn Murray has never let on that she's had fantasies about her brother's friend Eli Anderson for years...
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    athletes  humor  contemporary  length-novella
  • Bad Boy by Janet Elizabeth Henderson

    Bad Boy by Janet Elizabeth Henderson

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A Bad Boy trying to be good, a Good Girl driven to be bad and a five year old who wants to rule the world…. Being good is so freaking hard. And boring. Flynn Boyle has only been doing it for a couple of hours and already he’s had enough...
  • The Friend Face Off by Grace Worthington

    The Friend Face Off by Grace Worthington

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 11 ratings
    Getting involved with your brother’s best friend is risky enough. But when he's a hockey player? It's a whole new level of bad idea. As a ravenous reader, I’ve got a I’m obsessed with hockey romances. But let me tell you, real life hockey players are nothing like my book boyfriends. So I threw down the gauntlet on BookTok. I challenged any single guy out there to prove me wrong...
  • Here with You by Kate Perry

    Here with You by Kate Perry

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    A Laurel Heights Novel, Book 8. Nicole James knew it was not better to have love and lost. She never expected that love to swagger back into her life. Sure, she pined after Griffin Chase all through childhood, but that was a lifetime ago. Now she sells romantic dreams in a small lingerie shop, and he lives big dreams as a world-famous rockstar...
  • 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...
  • Getting Wound Up by Jennifer Bernard, Erin Nicholas

    Getting Wound Up by Jennifer Bernard, Erin Nicholas

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A fun and flirty crossover novel from bestselling authors, Jennifer Bernard (Love Between the Bases) and Erin Nicholas (Sapphire Falls)! Caitlyn Murray has never let on that she’s had fantasies about her brother's friend Eli Anderson for years. She'd do anything for the sexy baseball player who walked away from stardom to stay in Sapphire Falls and take care of his family...
  • Love, Tussles, and Takedowns by Violet Duke

    Love, Tussles, and Takedowns by Violet Duke

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    He’s a better fighter. .. but she has all the weapons. After his combat injuries retire him from the military career he wasn't ready to give up, battle-scarred Hudson Reyes now spends his new life as a movie industry fight scene and weapons specialist simply doing what he knows best: surviving. Until he meets her . The one woman who makes him want to live again...
  • The Bad Boy Wants Me: A Bad Boy Romance by Georgia Le Carre

    The Bad Boy Wants Me: A Bad Boy Romance by Georgia Le Carre

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A fun, flirty, humorous, sexy romance with lots of steam. Tori. Cash Hunter is the lead singer of the world famous band, Alkaline. The brooding, shirtless sensation, star of the tabloids, all muscles and tattoos, has been my secret bad boy crush since I was twelve years old. But I’m determined to stop this mad obsession somehow and find a way to forget him, so I’ve come up with a plan...
  • Dirty Silver by Cassie-Ann L. Miller

    Dirty Silver by Cassie-Ann L. Miller

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Evangeline. I lied, okay? My family and friends think that I'm traipsing across Europe dominating one runway after the next and amassing a small fortune. But the truth is I'm in New York City, on stage at the auction, about to sell off my body to the highest bidder just to pay off the outrageous debt that I owe to my modeling agency. I’m only 22 but apparently, I’m already past my prime...
  • Cancun by Kimberly Fox

    Cancun by Kimberly Fox

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    “You need a rebound. They call me Mr. Trampoline. ”. What happens in Cancun, unfortunately for my cheating boyfriend, doesn’t stay in Cancun. I caught him on the first night of our vacation balls deep in my worst enemy: the bitchy obnoxious girl who my best friend chose to be her maid of honor instead of me...
    Categorized as:
    athletes  humor  contemporary  length-short
  • Still Into You by Ryleigh Andrews

    Still Into You by Ryleigh Andrews

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What happens when you continually run from your demons? When Mia watched Ethan walk out of her life, she did what she did best—she ran—ran from the only person who ever made her feel safe; home. They work even harder to try and find you. He was her everything and she let him slip away. And when they do … they’ll come at you full force, guns blazing. Hitting rock bottom forced Mia to stop...
  • 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...
  • Again by Miranda P. Charles

    Again by Miranda P. Charles

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After being dumped for glamorous women by past boyfriends, Amanda Payne is convinced she just doesn't have 'it'. So when she stumbles upon a hunky Connor Reid at a party she is forced to crash, she is more surprised than anyone when he ends up in her hotel room that night. But that fantastic experience turns into a hurtful situation the very next day...
    Categorized as:
    athletes  humor  contemporary  length-medium
  • 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...
  • Straight To The Heart by Beth Rinyu

    Straight To The Heart by Beth Rinyu

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    *Not a Stand-alone. Book 3 of The Three of a Kind Series. Special pre-order price of . 99 cents. Will be $2. 99 after release day. Gia Maynard always had a wild streak. She doesn’t mind bending the rules, except when it comes to the rules of her heart. She doesn’t do relationships, instead she devotes her time to her true love. .. .dancing. That is until Jasper Campbell comes along...
  • Fury by Clarissa Wild

    Fury by Clarissa Wild

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    This is book 1. 5 in the FIERCE series, and it's a retelling of book 1 from Hunter's POV with lots of unique, previously undiscovered scenes! Would you risk everything for love? Life has held nothing but hardships for Hunter Bane. Growing up with a learning disability wasn't easy, especially when you're poor...
  • No Time Like Forever by Zoe York

    No Time Like Forever by Zoe York

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Brand new release in the sexy small town romance series by NYT and USA Today bestselling author Zoe York! It started with a kiss. .. Mari Beadie needed a boyfriend, and former NHL hockey star Chase Miller happened to be in the right place at the right time. The kiss that followed wasn't necessary, strictly speaking, but it sure was hot...
  • A Perfect Moment by Becca Lee

    A Perfect Moment by Becca Lee

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “When life threatens perfect, it’s time to step up and kick life in the balls. ”. Ella's perfect moment was taken from her is the worst possible way. Humiliated, heart broken and absolutely determined not to allow her heart be destroyed for a second time, she builds an ice wall around her heart. Preston has known that he was in love his big sister's best friend since the age of fifteen...
  • City of Champions by Chloe T. Barlow

    City of Champions by Chloe T. Barlow

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    How do you find the will to try, when you've spent all your life playing on a field strewn with shattered lives and broken rules? Tragedy and betrayal taught Jenna Sutherland early on that her safest bet was to fiercely avoid any risk, whether it is in work, life, or love...
  • Forever Is Over by Calvin Wade

    Forever Is Over by Calvin Wade

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "Forever Is Over" is an equilateral love triangle focusing on life, love and precious time. Richie Billingham, a married father of two in his early thirties, is attending a party held in his honour and organised by his wife, Jemma. He has terminal cancer. Through the eyes of several characters, we are taken back through the lives of Richie and Jemma. Richie is from a large middle class family...
    Categorized as:
    athletes  contemporary  humor  length-epic
  • Primal Surrender by Lori King

    Primal Surrender by Lori King

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Coming May 13, 2014! The Surrender Trilogy III: Brothers Mack and Ryker Thompson know the pain of failure intimately having recently fallen from the heights of success. One a former football star, and the other a master at his artistic craft, they couldn’t be more different from each other...
  • The Client: Short And Steamy by M. S. Parker

    The Client: Short And Steamy by M. S. Parker

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Stand-alone novella, approx. 100 pages. For a limited time, The Client, also includes Book 1 of the upcoming M. S. Parker series, A Legal Affair (Club Prive - Leslie's Story). My life isn't going exactly the way I planned, but I can make ends meet and I have a fiancé I love. I'm one of those people who believes in working with what I've been given… I just never expected this kind of curveball...
  • Just One Night, Part 2 by Elle Casey

    Just One Night, Part 2 by Elle Casey

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Jennifer is suffering a serious man hangover when her best friend Mia swoops in and forces her out of her apartment for a night of good old-fashioned girlfriend fun. It seems like just the ticket to help her move on and follow through with her plan for a new perspective on life and men . .. until everything goes really right and then just as quickly goes really wrong...
  • Christian by Imani King

    Christian by Imani King

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    He wants a baby, not a wife. She was hired to do a job, not to heal his heart. They’re locked together for nine months with only one rule: Don’t fall in love. At one time, international sex symbol and infamous race car driver Christian Corbett seemed unstoppable. But after a tragic accident left him scarred and broken, he barricaded himself in his country estate...
  • Infamous: A Bad Boy Sports Romance Novel by Arabella Abbing

    Infamous: A Bad Boy Sports Romance Novel by Arabella Abbing

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Touchdowns, touchbacks, touchy interns … he’s got it all covered. April:. My boss is the publicist for the hottest quarterback in the NFL. As a lowly intern, I’ve never met Jared Moore -- but as a rabid football fan, believe me, I know all about him. And now my boss is off on her honeymoon … and I’ve been given the job of babysitting Jared...
  • Endless Beauty by Lisa Helen Gray

    Endless Beauty by Lisa Helen Gray

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Harriett. Harriett is my name. Candy is my stage name…. And I’m a stripper. Yeah, you heard that right. Stripping might not be my life-long goal, but I love what I do. I’m not down on my luck, nor do I have daddy issues. Strippers aren't the cliché people make them out to be. At least, me and my friends aren’t. Life is meant to be lived, and I intend to live it to the fullest...
  • Carny: A Bad Boy Small Town Romance by Simone Sowood

    Carny: A Bad Boy Small Town Romance by Simone Sowood

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Different town every week means a different woman in my bed.  No complaints here.  That’s how I f*cking want it. One look of my handsome smile has them weak in the knees.  One touch of my rock hard muscles has their panties dropping.  One night of pounding with my pierced, tattooed c*ck and they beg me to stay. But when the weekend’s over, I move on to the next town, and next woman...
  • Him & Her Box Set by Carey Heywood

    Him & Her Box Set by Carey Heywood

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    HIM. Sarah Miller hasn’t been home in seven years. She thought she could stay away forever. If it wasn’t for her big brother's wedding, that is. Part of her even feels silly for staying away this long. It's not like anyone even knew what happened. Well, except for him. That guy. The one she compared all others to. The one who set the bar so high no other guy after him could even compete...
    Categorized as:
    athletes  christian  humor  contemporary  length-long  m-f
  • Down and Dirty by Christine Bell

    Down and Dirty by Christine Bell

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    A sexy category romance from Entangled's Brazen imprint. .. He was a dare she’d never been able to resist…. Cat Thomas has never been the kind of girl to stick. A self-professed infatuation junky, she latches on the newest, hottest guy on the block, then finds a reason—real or imagined—to dump him...
  • Badd Luck by Jasinda Wilder

    Badd Luck by Jasinda Wilder

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Two sets of gorgeous twins, a weekend alone together in a remote, picturesque, rural cabin with plenty of alcohol…what could possibly go wrong? Figuring out the blurred lines and tangled mess of relationships grown out of a deep, lifelong friendship that is now somehow exploding with sexual chemistry…along with a very real subtext of something MORE? A four-way, multi-directional attraction...
  • Melting Into You by Laura Trentham

    Melting Into You by Laura Trentham

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Alec Grayson returns home to Falcon, Alabama, to rebuild his life after a knee injury ended his NFL career. As the Falcon high school quarterback coach, Alec's love for the game is reignited. Meanwhile, he puts his hard-partying past and the betrayal of the people he trusted most behind him, and adopts a hard demeanor...
    Categorized as:
    athletes  contemporary  sports  humor  length-short
  • Playing Hard by Melanie Scott

    Playing Hard by Melanie Scott

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    HIS GAME NEVER FAILS…. Baseball fanatic Oliver Shields has had his eye on the ball since he was a kid. Playing for the New York Saints is a dream come true, and making the play-offs is a reason to celebrate years of dedicated field work and batting practice...
  • Bewitching Winter by Serenity Woods

    Bewitching Winter by Serenity Woods

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A second chance to win her heart…. Four friends. Four seasons. Four ways to fall in love. Book 3: Bewitching Winter. Six years ago, Neve Clark thought she’d found in Rhett Taylor the perfect doubles partner both on and off the badminton court, but their volatile relationship ended with a betrayal she couldn’t forgive...
  • Silver Lining by E.J. Shortall

    Silver Lining by E.J. Shortall

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Amber Merchant had it all. Living with and engaged to her teenage sweetheart, a nice house and the job of her dreams. Not anymore! Following a devastating revelation from her Fiancé, Amber finds herself single once again and moving on, vowing to never entrust her heart and soul to anyone again...
  • Forever Us by Caylie Marcoe

    Forever Us by Caylie Marcoe

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    **This is a short story, a little over 11,000 words. It is a 'sequel' to Choose Us. **. Two years ago, Riley Logan agreed to go on a reality dating show with her best friend, Travis Grayson. She didn't expect to fall in love with him. One year ago, Travis asked Riley to marry him. She said yes. Now in the days building up to the wedding Riley and Travis navigate through the finishing touches...
  • Dolce by Rachel Blaufeld, Pam Berehulke

    Dolce by Rachel Blaufeld, Pam Berehulke

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “Who just stole my thunder across the Hafton airwaves, you ask? Right now, right this very second, listeners, I have Hafton’s one-and- only, the main man with the ball in hand, Blane Steele is in the studio. Mark my words—he’ll not only steal the ball, but your lady’s heart too. Watch out, gentlemen, the Stealer is in the house! ”. — Sonny Be Knocking Boots, Hafton Radio 96. 9. Coed antics...
  • Finding Ford: An Anderson Brother Novel by Kristin Coley

    Finding Ford: An Anderson Brother Novel by Kristin Coley

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    How far would you go to let someone pursue their dream? Hannah's dated Colt all the way through high school.  Colt’s graduating with a football scholarship and a dream to play pro. Ford, Colt’s older brother, is headed to law school to fulfill the family dream.  Their lives are on track.  Until Hannah realizes something that could destroy Colt’s dream...
  • Thief by Aubrey Irons

    Thief by Aubrey Irons

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Silas Hart has always taken what he wants, and now he wants me. Again. He’s a thief. Always has been, always will be. When we were kids, he taught me how to pick locks and pockets. And then we got older, and we learned to open doors to places we never should have gone. Eight years ago, he stole the kisses from my lips, and I gave him everything. And then my thief stole my heart...
    Categorized as:
    bad boys  sports  humor  new adult  contemporary
  • Stepbrother With Benefits 16 by Mia Clark

    Stepbrother With Benefits 16 by Mia Clark

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    It's my first day back at college and I've already screwed everything up. .. Rule #16 – A week isn't enough. It'll never be enough. Rule number one is null and void. I know everyone says that absence makes the heart grow fonder, but to be completely honest, it just makes my heart hurt. I guess people say it because if you have too much of something, you'll end up growing sick of it, but. .
  • Rage by Michelle Pace, Tammy Coons

    Rage by Michelle Pace, Tammy Coons

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Phillip Kersey finds himself and his hotheaded girlfriend, Stephanie, at a crossroads. He's the singer of the chart-topping rock band, Fury, and they're forever in the studio laying down tracks for their third album. Steph's photography career has exploded. She's always on location and out of his grasp...
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