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Follow the Play by Kaylee Ryan
NYT and USA Today Bestselling author Kaylee Ryan brings you a new standalone series surrounding the Nashville Rampage football team. Follow the Play is a single dad, nanny, friends-to-lovers, forced proximity sports romance. Baker. Being a single dad was never part of the playbook, but one look at my son and everything changed... -
![Beyond the Setting Sun by Jessie Gussman]()
Beyond the Setting Sun by Jessie Gussman
Rated: 4.76 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBirdie Pollock just rented a beach house for the summer. She needed to get away from the noise and the lights and the pressure…okay, she’s burnt out and can’t let anyone know. She has to be back to full speed by fall when her big American tour kicks off. Wesley Moffett is burnt out... -
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![A Cranberry Inn Christmas by Beth Ehemann]()
A Cranberry Inn Christmas by Beth Ehemann
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsChristmas at the Murphy household has always been a big deal, but with her daughters getting older, Kacie Murphy is feeling a bit sentimental, so she decides to give her family the perfect Christmas. Plans of cookie baking, sleigh ride taking, and snowman making are quickly put in jeopardy when Kacie receives devastating news—her mom has sold the beloved Cranberry Inn... -
![Mountain Daddy's Fate: A Mountain Man's Baby, Second Chance Romance by K.C. Crowne]()
Mountain Daddy's Fate: A Mountain Man's Baby, Second Chance Romance by K.C. Crowne
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 11 ratings"A secret this BIG is what broke us in the first place. ". Three things I know about Eli:. 1. I broke his heart over a decade ago. 2. The reason I left him was. unspeakable. . A secret I've kept hidden all these years. 3. Even though I'm engaged to another man I'm still madly in love with. him. . How is this my life! ?! Eli's about to receive the biggest shock of his life... -
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![Seaside Embrace by Melissa Foster]()
Seaside Embrace by Melissa Foster
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFall in love with Hunter Lacroux in Seaside Embrace. After working hard all day creating his beautiful metal sculptures, sinfully sexy Hunter Lacroux likes to unwind with a hot, sexy babe–or two. But after spending a handful of naughty nights with seductive and beautiful Jana Garner, the woman who challenges everything he does and says, Hunter wants more... -
![Can't Help Falling In Love by Erika Kelly]()
Can't Help Falling In Love by Erika Kelly
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsWhat happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay in Vegas…. The moment Beckett O’Neill retires from professional sports, he swears off schedules and commitments. His new gig has him hopping from one exotic location to the next. No strings, no responsibilities. Nothing that will tie him down. Until he runs into her, the woman who stole his heart for a night in Vegas. . -
![Seaside Nights by Melissa Foster]()
Seaside Nights by Melissa Foster
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFall in love with Sky Lacroux and Sawyer Bass in Seaside Nights, the fifth book in the Seaside Summers series by New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster! Sky Lacroux has finally realized her dream and opened her own tattoo shop in Provincetown, Massachusetts... -
![Oceans Apart by Karen Kingsbury]()
Oceans Apart by Karen Kingsbury
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsA riveting story of secret sin and the healing power of forgiveness. Airline pilot Connor Evans and his wife, Michele, seem to be the perfect couple living what looks like a perfect life. Then a plane goes down in the Pacific Ocean. One of the casualties is Kiahna Siefert, a flight attendant Connor knew well. Too well... -
![Seaside Lovers by Melissa Foster]()
Seaside Lovers by Melissa Foster
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSeaside Summers is a series of stand-alone romances that may also be enjoyed as part of the larger Love in Bloom series. . In SEASIDE LOVERS. .. After months of long-distance communication, actress Parker Collins and artist Grayson Lacroux finally plan to reconnect in the seaside town of Wellfleet, Massachusetts... -
![Home Base by Abbie Zanders]()
Home Base by Abbie Zanders
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is the third installment of the 2022 season of The Long Road Home series. No matter the road we travel, we're always heading for our Home Base. After fourteen years in the army, Dylan Grant is more than ready to come home, settle down, and seriously consider starting a family of his own. Thanks to one stolen, forbidden moment long ago, he might already have... -
![Saving Gavin: A Second Chance Military Romance by Kaci Rose]()
Saving Gavin: A Second Chance Military Romance by Kaci Rose
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI let her go before I enlisted. I left my heart with her. Now I’m home for good – my world has changed, my sight gone. Not only do I have to be with her every day as I learn to navigate the world around me, but I have to come face to face with my regrets. She deserves more than me. I need her. I want her... -
![Save the Date by Jenny B. Jones]()
Save the Date by Jenny B. Jones
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsYou are cordially invited to the wedding of the year with the most unlikely bride and groom. Save the date . . . and say your prayers. When funding for Lucy's non-profit job is pulled, she is determined to find out why. Enter Alex Sinclair, former professional football star and heir to Sinclair Enterprises—the primary donor to Lucy's non-profit organization... -
![Hart to Heart by ME Carter, Murphy Rae]()
Hart to Heart by ME Carter, Murphy Rae
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWe’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... -
![Flames of Love by Melissa Foster]()
Flames of Love by Melissa Foster
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsAs one of New York's Finest, firefighter Cash Ryder is always prepared. When a woman's car skids off the side of a mountain during a snowstorm, he's there to rescue her. Cash is totally focused on the woman's well-being, but within minutes of getting her to safety, he realizes that he's nowhere near prepared for the heat that rolls off of sensual, smart-mouthed, and stubborn Siena Remington... -
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![Overtime by Toni Aleo]()
Overtime by Toni Aleo
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsDown and out with an injury keeping him away from the game, Assassins’ defenseman Jordie Thomas lives for the blades of his skates on the ice and the feeling of oblivion off it. With no choice but to heal, he’s forced away from the sport that runs through his veins. With everything at stake and darkness setting in, he quickly finds himself spiraling even further out of control...Categorized as:
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![The Rage of Reading by Elizabeth N. Harris]()
The Rage of Reading by Elizabeth N. Harris
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe was everything people avoided. Shy, socially awkward, terrified of her own shadow and far too happy in her own company. He was a prospect, not a full brother but he was interested, and in more than one night. Then another brother tells him to lay claim or he will. If a brother lays claim to her it's done and dusted, finished. He was only a prospect... -
![Finding Chase by Lacey Weatherford]()
Finding Chase by Lacey Weatherford
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsLife hasn’t been easy for Chase Walker. He’s experienced tragedy, and at times he’s not sure he wants to continue living. But he made a vow to go on with his life, and he intends to keep it. After getting a college scholarship to play football, Chase heads off to school, hoping his time on the field will help to bury the intense emotions that still linger in his heart... -
![Portland Storm: The Second Period by Catherine Gayle]()
Portland Storm: The Second Period by Catherine Gayle
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDelay of Game. With her father’s health in question, Sara Thomas is focused on reducing his anxiety. That’s no small feat considering his high-stress job. Everyone knows Sara’s single; no one knows she’s pregnant. There’s never a good time to unexpectedly get knocked up, but now is not it... -
![Fast Time by Shey Stahl]()
Fast Time by Shey Stahl
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHow can you move on when your heart is taken away from you? Axel and Lily Riley live the life most dream of. Seven years after saying, “I do,” they have three great kids and a life full of speed and adrenaline that most men can’t handle. Being a professional racecar driver, Axel’s dream is winning that prestigious World of Outlaws Championship... -
![Forever Yours by Debbie Johnson]()
Forever Yours by Debbie Johnson
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGemma knows perfectly well how one moment can change your life forever. That's why, for two decades, she's lived life by the rulebook. But this year, everything is different. The beloved daughter she gave up for adoption all those years ago is about to turn eighteen - and that means, there's a chance of being found. For the first time in her life, Gemma can no longer run from her secrets... -
![Operation: Endurance by Christi Snow]()
Operation: Endurance by Christi Snow
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThey had a single night of passion before he deployed on a risky mission. 18 hours on a mission gone very wrong was all it took to shatter all their hopes and dreams. The hero:. He survived 6 months of captivity and torture, kept alive by dreams of her. The heroine:. She thought he was dead and moved on only to have her world fall apart once again... -
![Unforgettable You by Brenda Novak]()
Unforgettable You by Brenda Novak
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsNew York Times. bestselling author Brenda Novak returns to Silver Springs, where no past mistake is so big the heart can't find a way to fix it. Jada Brooks couldn't have known how her life would change when she fell for bad boy Maddox Richardson back in high school. She couldn't have known his troubled brother would leave hers forever crippled... -
![Ripple Effect by Traci Hunter Abramson]()
Ripple Effect by Traci Hunter Abramson
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsKylie Ramsey is supposed to be invisible. In fact, to keep her unnoticed, the FBI has changed the world-class swimmer's identity and moved her twice in the last year. However, there are still a few people who would quickly recognize her. One of them is Matt Whitman, the man Kylie could have easily spent eternity with. The other is Judge Rush — the man who wants Kylie dead... -
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When Our Worlds Stand Still by Lindsey Iler, Pink Ink Design
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTime 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... -
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![Taken by a Trillionaire by Melody Anne, Ruth Cardello]()
Taken by a Trillionaire by Melody Anne, Ruth Cardello
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsThree New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors. One wild project. Taken by a Trillionaire is an escapism fantasy that was born at a party at RWA. Over cocktails, J. S. Scott, Melody Anne, and Ruth Cardello laughed as they plotted this book with the help of two industry friends, Chris and Brian... -
![Snared by L.L. Collins]()
Snared by L.L. Collins
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBEAU has never known a good life, only the torment that lives inside his head every day. The only way to block out the darkness that shrouds him is through the rhythmic beat of his drums. Knowing what happens when he opens up to anyone, Beau buries his pain deep inside, keeping it all to himself. APRIL has lived a life of wealth and privilege, full of love and support... -
![A Christmas Wish: Dane by Liliana Hart]()
A Christmas Wish: Dane by Liliana Hart
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 24 ratings**A NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR**. Dear Readers,. A CHRISTMAS WISH is a continuation of Dane MacKenzie's story, DANE, which can be found for free at all retailers. It is highly recommended that you start with DANE since A CHRISTMAS WISH takes up where that novella ends... -
![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 ratingsPart 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 ratingsPart 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... -
![One Hundred Chances: An Aspen Cove Romance Book 21 by Kelly Collins]()
One Hundred Chances: An Aspen Cove Romance Book 21 by Kelly Collins
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome back to Aspen Cove, where there is always a second chance for a first love…. Veterinarian Sara Arden made a mistake when she was a sixteen-year-old girl. The mistake wasn’t in falling in love with rancher Lloyd Dawson. It wasn’t even in getting pregnant. Sure, that part could have waited, but the mistake was in never telling him she had his daughter... -
![My Mountain Man Returns by Sadie King]()
My Mountain Man Returns by Sadie King
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA secret baby and a second chance. .. Suzie gets a shock when her ex turns up all the way from England. But it's nothing compared to the shock he gets when he finds out what she's been keeping from him. My Mountain Man Returns is a secret baby, second chance romance featuring an ex-military hero and the curvy girl he tracks halfway across the world. -
![His Hush-Hush Baby - A Billionaire's Secret Baby Romance by Holly Rayner]()
His Hush-Hush Baby - A Billionaire's Secret Baby Romance by Holly Rayner
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings”Billionaire, charmer, hottie. .. crook? By the time I found out, I was already pregnant. Now I’ve got to keep my feelings a secret, along with my baby! ”. Diane Johansen has enough on her plate without worrying about finding a guy. As a professional artist whose work leaves her with little time for anything else, all thoughts of pursuing a love besides art seem far away... -
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Bad Boy by Janet Elizabeth Henderson
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA 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... -
![Five Babies For The Boss by Layla Valentine]()
Five Babies For The Boss by Layla Valentine
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI had the deal of the century sitting in my lap. But to close it, I needed a new image. So, I signed up to ‘borrow’ a mom and her baby. But now I’m getting five more! HER:. My boss isn’t quite as unavailable as he claims,. He’s not actually a family man at all,. And he needs to hire a family of his own if he’s going to close the biggest deal of his life;... -
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![Indulge by E.B. Walters]()
Indulge by E.B. Walters
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe sexy, emotional conclusion to the Bestseller Impulse: Infinitus Billionaire. .. His world is filled with decadent pleasure and luxury. And Lex Fitzgerald wants to give it all to Jillian Finnegan, the stuntwoman he meant to use to close a business deal, until their intense sexual chemistry translated into delicious, naughty, and mind-numbing passion... -
![The Off Series Boxed Set: Books 1-5 by Sawyer Bennett]()
The Off Series Boxed Set: Books 1-5 by Sawyer Bennett
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Off Series boxed set, brought to you by USA Today Bestselling author, Sawyer Bennett, contains five, full-length novels. This ebook contains the following works:. • Off Sides. • Off Limits. • Off The Record. • Off Course. • Off Chance. Off Sides... -
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Second Shot by C.M. Seabrook, Jessica Hildreth
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAUTHOR'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...Categorized as:
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![Heller Brothers Hockey - A Five Book Hockey Romance Collection by Kelly Jamieson]()
Heller Brothers Hockey - A Five Book Hockey Romance Collection by Kelly Jamieson
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAn amazing opportunity to own all 5 Heller Brothers Hockey romances In One Limited Edition Digital Boxed Set. These brothers play the game…but the women know the score…. Included in this collection are:. Breakaway (Jase). Faceoff (Tag). One Man Advantage (Logan). Hat Trick – The Hellers are Home for the Holidays. Offside (Matt). -
![Lover's Leap by Emily March]()
Lover's Leap by Emily March
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsReaders have fallen in love with Eternity Springs, the magical town in Emily March’s beloved series where something wonderful happens to hearts in need of healing. Twenty years ago the town bad boy, Cam Murphy, left Eternity Springs in handcuffs, riding in the back of a sheriff’s van . . . and breaking young Sarah Reese’s heart. The defiant teenager vowed never to return... -
![Hot Man's Secret Baby Romance Series Box Set by Tiffany Foss, Mia Brown]()
Hot Man's Secret Baby Romance Series Box Set by Tiffany Foss, Mia Brown
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor 2 days only get the entire Hot Man's Secret Baby Romance Series on KU. Hot Man's Single Mom’s Secret Baby. Hot Bodyguard’s Secret Baby. Hot Rockstar’s Secret Baby. Hot Priest’s Secret Baby. All have an HEA and were previously released as separate books. -
![Smoke Signals by Catherine Gayle]()
Smoke Signals by Catherine Gayle
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsUSA Today bestselling author Catherine Gayle presents the second novel in the Tulsa Tunderbirds hockey romance series. Desperation changes a person. Leads them to do things they never would have dreamed. Thanks to his mother, Ray “Razor” Chambers knows what desperation can lead a person to do. But as a defenseman for the Tulsa Thunderbirds, those days are long in the past for both of them... -
![Love On the Run by Zuri Day]()
Love On the Run by Zuri Day
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn this sexy page-turning tale of unexpected love, Day introduces the Morgan men, three fine brothers who have it allNexcept wives. As the eldest, it's up to Michael to pave the way. If only he'd stop running from love. Original. -
![Ghost Dance by Catherine Gayle]()
Ghost Dance by Catherine Gayle
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsUSA 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... -
![Taking Fire by Cindy Gerard]()
Taking Fire by Cindy Gerard
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBetrayal. Retribution. Redemption? Six years ago, tough-as-nails military contractor Bobby Taggart met the woman of his dreams in war-torn Kabul—a sexy, whip-smart war correspondent who approached him at a local bar, took him to bed, made him fall in love…and then mysteriously disappeared... -
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![Love in Provence by Jo Thomas]()
Love in Provence by Jo Thomas
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsEscape to the beautiful lavender fields of Provence this summer. Del moved to the south of France three years ago and hasn’t looked back. She’s found new friends, new purpose, and new love with gorgeous Fabien. But just as harvest on her little lavender farm is due to begin, Del gets some shocking news... -
![Every Beat of My Heart by Bella Andre]()
Every Beat of My Heart by Bella Andre
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 23 ratings"Fan-freaking-tastic! Bella has hit another one out of the park, and has definitely taken the checkered flag with Every Beat of My Heart! " 5 stars from Lelim. BOOK DESCRIPTION:. “You are cordially invited to a very special wedding…”. What do you get when two Sullivans pick the same wedding date? Two super-sexy grooms. Two beautiful brides... -
![Sliding Home by Kate Angell]()
Sliding Home by Kate Angell
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![Fearless by Chris O'Guinn]()
Fearless by Chris O'Guinn
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAt fifteen, Justin is already a cynic. He’s experienced too many betrayals, too many disappointments. He doesn’t want to be involved in anything. He doesn’t want to be popular. He doesn’t even want friends anymore, since they only ever let you down. He just wants to get through high school and the best way he can come up with to accomplish that goal is to simply be invisible... -
![Running Away with You by Suzanne Sweeney]()
Running Away with You by Suzanne Sweeney
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsRunning Away With You continues the journey of Juliette and Evan that began in “Running Back to You” and "Running Home to You". Juliette Fletcher’s life has been full of surprises ever since she began dating NFL superstar Evan “Big Mac” McGuire. He’s everything she could ever have wished for – strong and tender, and wrapped up in an exquisite package... -
![Trust Me: The Complete Box Set: Matty and Kayla's Story - Books 1-3 by Christine Bell]()
Trust Me: The Complete Box Set: Matty and Kayla's Story - Books 1-3 by Christine Bell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTrust Me, the complete box set! All three books in Matty and Kayla's story. .. Book One:. As the oldest McDaniels boy, it’s always been Matty’s job to take care of his brothers, but lately, he’s been doing a crappy job of it...
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