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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... -
Path To Resolution by TheFeveredBookaholic
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWolfe Emerson is notorious for two things: being an absolute beast in a boxing ring and being a voluntary mute. His story remains unspoken and he prefers to live his life in silence. That is, until, his world is turned upside down when he meets someone who is louder than life... -
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Finding Infinity by Layne Harper
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 29 ratings"Finding Infinity" as described by Colin. .. "Fine Charlie. ” Colin says dropping his hands in defeat. “Here's what I want. I want everybody to back off and let me play football. I want you to go back to practicing medicine because I’m ready for you to be happy again - not this forced shit that you keep trying to sell me... -
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... -
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The Legend by Shey Stahl
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsIn 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... -
Leo by Lane Hart, D.B. West
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsNadia Gardini has been worshiping the men in the Savage Kings MC for years, even though they rarely want her for more than a few nights. Three years ago, she thought one of their newest members might be different, until he cast her aside faster than the others...Categorized as:
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Path To Realization by TheFeveredBookaholic
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAsher Pryce hides behind a wall of secrets he's spent most of his life building up. How else is the adopted child whose birth parents run a drug cartel supposed to fit in? He's notorious for his overconfident swagger and total lack of patience for bullshit - a master of masks. The one thing in his life he can't fake? His feelings for his best friend's twin sister... -
Sangre by Chiah Wilder
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA second chance at love like no other. When Sangre, the tatted and built officer of the Night Rebels MC, agrees to be the bodyguard of Isla Rose, he has no idea what he's in for. It's just an ordinary gig: A bodyguard for a temperamental, difficult, diva who thinks a fan is out to get her. Sangre doesn't have time for drama and decides there's no way he's going to indulge the spoiled rock star... -
Hard To Handle by Lori Foster
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsSometimes Fate delivers a left hook. After Fate deals Supreme Battle Challenge (SBC) fighter Harley Handleman a sucker punch, his uncle secretly hires a pretty lifecoach to get Harley back in the ring of life. Anastasia Kelley has actually known Harley for years, but never as well as she's going to now... -
Grand Slam by Lisa Suzanne
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAlexis’s father tells me he’s going to ruin me. He does not want his pop star daughter or her brand associated in any way with the bad boy of baseball. I make it my mission to prove to her father that I’m not the bad guy he thinks I am. But he takes things a few steps too far, causing major issues that will affect my upcoming baseball season... -
Hart to Heart by ME Carter, Murphy Rae
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... -
Wild Heart by Beth Ehemann
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFor Lawrence “Viper” Finkle, hockey isn’t just a sport, it’s a way of life. Since the first time he stepped onto the ice at just eight years old, he knew what he was meant to do, and he does it well. When his career takes an unexpected hit, and his relationship is pushed to the breaking point, he’s left sidelined and wondering what his future holds... -
Burnout: The Complete Series by Dahlia West
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe complete box set of the Burnout series. Meet the men of Burnout. Five ex-Army Rangers who've settled in Rapid City, South Dakota. Five men who've decided that friends are the family you choose. Shooter (Burnout 1). Chris “Shooter” Sullivan has returned to his home town of Rapid City, South Dakota to pick up the pieces of his life shattered by a roadside bomb in Iraq... -
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... -
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Ravished by Desire by Brenda Jackson
A LITTLE DARE. When Shelly Brockman walks into his office, Sheriff Dare Westmoreland can almost taste the sweet, steamy passion they'd once shared. Then she informs him that he's the father of her son, the unruly preteen Dare arrested earlier that day, and his fantasies turn to fury... -
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... -
Point of Freedom by Stacey Lynn
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsHatred. Desire. Broken Dreams. Jules McAllister has loved and lost. She experienced the gut wrenching pain of grief after her boyfriend, Scratch, a member of the Nordic Lords MC, died on the same night that she told him they were going to have a child. Grief stricken and destroyed, she left Jasper Bay, unable to tell anyone the truth of what really happened that fateful night... -
Back in Black by Lori Foster
Never before published from the New York Times bestselling author. Gillian is a PR expert hired to smooth out the rough edges on hot- headed sports club president Drew Black. He's rough, raw and ready for any challenge Gillian throws his way. But which one's going to end up on top? -
Fighting for Control by Melynda Price
For Nikko “the Bull” Del Toro, an ex-marine turned MMA fighter, only two things quiet the demons raging inside him—facing an opponent in the cage…and the memory of his hottest one-night stand. But when his PTSD resurfaces, causing him to lose control at a CFA press party, it’s his career that may be KO’d. Dr... -
Trading Paint by Shey Stahl
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsA must have companion to Happy Hour that give you an inside look into the characters of the Racing on the Edge series. Step into the magic where the clay met rubber and desire defined greatness. Trading Paint takes you inside the hasty driver’s mind to what led him to a decision that changed the path of two souls... -
Brutal Boxer by Naomi Porter
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAspen. My Snow. As teenagers, we were always each other’s forever and ever. Until we weren’t. Now I am the enforcer for the Knight’s Legion MC. I dole out punishment on soulless criminals with my blade Ricky. In the MMA cage, I unleash my anger and frustrations. Fighting is my lifeline to living without the only woman I ever loved, my Snow... -
Loving The Biker by Glenna Maynard
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSave the date. Bianca put Sandman under her spell. This December will they say I do? Sandman knows she’s the one, so why is making a commitment so hard? Given an ultimatum to pop the question or let her go, he has a choice to make... -
Muffler's Mayhem by Elizabeth Knox, Charli Childs
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI lost her once, and I'll be damned if I lose her again. Muffler. Beretta and I had a relationship many years ago, only, we were the only two who knew about it. Now she's been in an accident and is suffering from amnesia. The doctors tell us her memories will come back with time, but to go along with what she thinks. Only, she thinks it's the time period when we're still together... -
Van by Erin Trejo
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“He isn’t worth the tears, darlin’. No man is. Especially one that can hurt somethin’ as precious as you. ”. Van is and has always been a player, never wanting to settle down or have a family. Growing up with a houseful of sisters, he appreciates women, and one thing he won’t ignore is men hurting women. Chyanne is pregnant and escaping an abusive relationship... -
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Prez by Rae B. Lake
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe thought he had lost his world. .. She was there to pick up the pieces. .. Alex-. I was the president of a small motorcycle club, Wings of Diablo. My word was law and I had a crew that would put their very lives on the line if I asked. I did, and I was wrong. I was blinded by my own pride. I couldn't see that I was in over my head and that hubris was enough to cost me everything. My club... -
Close Contact by Lori Foster
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThere’s no resisting a desire like this…. MMA fighter Miles Dartman’s casual arrangement with personal shopper Maxi Nevar would be many men’s fantasy. She seeks him out, they have mindblowing sex, she leaves. Rinse, repeat. Yet lately, Miles wants more... -
Maverick and Mistletoe: A Hell's Handlers Short Story by Lilly Atlas
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMaverick and Stephanie are riding to Florida for the holidays. Expect plenty of spice, Maverick's typical Christmas shenanigans, and bikers galore. Don’t expect their vacation to go according to plan. -
Causing Havoc by Lori Foster
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsOrphaned and torn from his sisters as a boy, sexy extreme wrestler Dean "Havoc" Conor gets a letter revealing how much his siblings want him back in Harmony, Kentucky. To stop his sister from marrying a sleazeball, Dean finds himself teaming up with her pretty-but-smart-mouthed friend Eve-who's heard of Havoc's reputation and doesn't need some hunk trampling on her heart... -
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... -
Cruz by H.J. Bellus
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsShe hates fighting. He lives for it. Layla’s vicious past drove her away from her hometown. She couldn’t live with all the reminders surrounding her, so she ran. Cruz Felix found a new home. A place where he could get his head on straight, train, and fight match after match toward the end goal: the championship in Las Vegas...Categorized as:
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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). -
Scarred by Drew Elyse
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTRAUMA HAS A WAY OF LEAVING ITS MARK. It took years to do it, but I can finally look in a mirror. and see more than just the scars. If only that were true for the rest of the world. The whispers, the stares, the pity, they’re familiar now. Except his eyes don’t linger, his demeanor never changes. Maybe that’s why I trust him. and take the leap to move in with a virtual stranger... -
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... -
Knot In My Backyard by Mary Marks
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsA diamond brocade patter is more quilter Martha Rose's style than a baseball diamond - especially when it comes to the new eyesore of a stadium ruining her lovely San Fernando Valley neighbourhood. Martha doesn't know a bunt from a bundt cake, but when she stumbles upon the battered body of baseball coach Dax Martin, she doesn't need a scorecard to know it's foul play... -
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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... -
Epiphany by Ashley Suzanne
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsEpiphany, the final installment of The Destined Series, continues the stories of four best friends from college who are making decisions that will set the course for the rest of their lives. Mira and Skylar have had their share of painful pasts, troubled presents and an unknown future... -
Sliding Home by Kate Angell
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Tapout by J.C. Valentine
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsHistory brought them together. Circumstances may keep them apart. Alyson Blake’s past left her with scars. Scars that she tried to fix the only way she knew how—by helping others. But actions have consequences, and Alyson is about to find out that being naïve is no excuse. Fighting is Jamison Weston’s passion. Alyson is his obsession...Categorized as:
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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... -
Zariah: Sacrificed (Angels Halo MC Next Gen) by Terri Anne Browning, Sara Eirew
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWe had plans. Until we didn’t. His entire life revolved around baseball, and even the part he wanted me to play in it was to help him succeed. Crap happens. Plans change, and life goes on. Sure, I’m bored out of my mind at times—boring job, boring dates…boring life. But I’m over Nolan Krenshaw. At least…I’ve tried to move on and get over him... -
Love To Love You: A Love/Hate Novella by Isabelle Richards
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter a long year of heartache and loss, Chase and Arianna pulled together the shattered pieces of their hearts and rebuilt a relationship that is stronger and more secure than ever before. Letting go of the mistakes of their past, their focus is on the future—their happily ever after. Happily ever after…... -
Ice Queen by A.J. Wynter
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Ice Queen has a Secret. Every hockey player knows that the coach's daughter is off-limits. But, what about the owner's daughter? Is she off-limits too? Asking for a friend. .. To make things even more complicated, she's the general manager of the team. AKA my BOSS. So, yeah. If I want to see the playoffs, we need to keep this relationship a secret... -
Boone by Elizabeth Knox
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI was never good at love, but damn if I didn’t want to try when I met her. Boone. All my life, I’ve never been good at love. My wife literally decided out of the blue that she was going to up and leave me, and our two boys. She acted like she was going to the grocery store to grab a few things and never came back... -
Chains (Northern Grizzlies MC) by M. Merin
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Iron Savages rule Boise. Or they did. Their numbers decimated, the President on his deathbed, the club becomes unrecognizable. When his cousin and her son are threatened and secrets are exposed, Chains must make a choice. Protect his family or stand with his sworn Brothers. The words that are burned in his mind are 'Blood in, Blood out'... -
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My Pucking Little Secret by Leighton Grace
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDevon The Vermont Vipers Star Who Became My Surprising Inspiration - And My Fake Boyfriend. I’m a romance writer in a slump. All I did was tag along to a hockey game with my brother. The star player slams a guy into a wall and turns to give the crowd a thumbs-up. Just like that…a spark ignited in me. I went home and scribbled down a story idea, posting it to Instagram... -
Travis: Rugged Skulls MC -Next Generation #3 by Amy Davies
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhen you belong to the Rugged Skulls MC you have everything at your fingertips. Money, women, and whisky. Club life isn’t always easy, but it’s filled with love, loyalty, and respect. People always told me that one day a special woman would come along and ruin me for all others. Then one day I saw Willa and she took my breath away. I knew from the moment I saw her that I had to have her... -
Full Coverage by Erin Nicholas
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou can take the boy out of Quinn, Texas, but you can’t take the love for sexy cowgirls out of the boy. Evidently. Nolan Winters left his hometown after high school, wanting bigger things than Quinn could offer... -
Pike by Erin Trejo
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Men aren’t supposed to make women cry, Jailbait. ”. With his birthday around the corner, Pike is a man questioning what he wants in life. His brothers in his club are his family, but maybe it’s time to find someone to share his life with. A bullet from an unknown assailant leaves Pike in the hospital, where he meets Feather, an ER nurse who he immediately recognizes as a kindred spirit... -
Rowdy by D.M. Davis
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsD. M. Davis’ ROWDY is a messy, meant-for-me, sexy, contemporary romance and Book Two in the Black Ops MMA series. ROWDY:. You think this is a love story. You’re wrong. It’s a massacre. A massacre of who I think I am,. where I come from,. and who I thought I’d have a future with. One wouldn't have me. The other couldn't. Both stole my heart. You think you know me. You have no idea. REESE:... -
Fighting For Grace by Hope Ford
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFighting For Grace. Evan. I’m down on my luck and out of patience. If I can’t fight, who am I? I still go to the gym every day to train and get better. When I get talked into teaching self-defense lessons, I never expected to meet her. She’s sweet, innocent. .. and in trouble. Injured or not, I’m fighting for Grace. I’m in it now, and it’s going to be the fight of my life...
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