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The Vincent Boys Collection: Extended and Uncut by Abbi Glines
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsSome things are too scandalously steamy to print…This ebook-only collection of The Vincent Boys and The Vincent Brothers contains exclusive scenes of scintillating seduction.Sawyer Vincent is the golden boy. The football star. The straight-A student with the perfect girlfriend to match. His cousin Beau Vincent is the opposite. The bad boy. The rebel. Super sexy—and super dangerous...Categorized as:
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![I sold myself to the devil for Vinyls... Pitiful I Know by DarknessAndLight]()
I sold myself to the devil for Vinyls... Pitiful I Know by DarknessAndLight
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsLexi Grayson is a normal teenager, as normal as she can be with her unobserving skills and her overthinking mind. But she might need the overthinking if she wants to unravel the smirking mystery that is Blake Eaton...Categorized as:
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![Hirano and Kagiura, Vol. 3 by Shou Harusono]()
Hirano and Kagiura, Vol. 3 by Shou Harusono
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsIt just might work out if I try hard enough...At least, that’s what Kagiura keeps telling himself as he works himself to the bone studying for his final exams. After all, that’s the only way to protect his dorm life with his dear upperclassman. But although Hirano agreed to another year of their roomshare, does he really understand what it means to live with the person who’s crushing on him.. -
![Whatever Life Throws at You by Julie Cross]()
Whatever Life Throws at You by Julie Cross
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsLife loves a good curveball… Seventeen-year-old Annie Lucas's life is completely upended the moment her dad returns to the major leagues as the new pitching coach for the Kansas City Royals. Now she's living in Missouri (too cold) , attending an all-girls school (no boys) , and navigating the strange world of professional sports...Categorized as:
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![Going Long by Ginger Scott]()
Going Long by Ginger Scott
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThey fell in love in high school and found their way back to one another despite the odds. But can first loves really be forever? For Reed Johnson, the dream was always football. But then Nolan Lennox took over his heart...Categorized as:
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![68 Days And Counting by Nikki20038]()
68 Days And Counting by Nikki20038
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 21 ratings~Sequel to The Bad Boy And The Tomboy~Macy Anderson and Sam Cahill are together in Manchester, England living the new university life. Their relationship is striving as they meet new people and experience different things and strengthen their beautiful relationship. But then again there's soccer, the Cahill family and girls because where there's Sam Cahill there will also be many girls... -
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Misunderstood by R.L. Mathewson
From New York Time’s Bestselling Author R.L. Mathewson comes the YA series inspired by the Neighbor from Hell Series… The Neighbor from Hell YA Series. For readers who enjoy stories that leave them smiling… Do you ever feel like life isn’t going the way that you thought it would? That’s what Sebastian Bradford is realizing as he tries to figure out how everything went wrong so quickly...Categorized as:
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![The Game Changer: The Final Score by L.M. Trio]()
The Game Changer: The Final Score by L.M. Trio
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe Game Changer: The Final Score is told from 4 different perspectives: Luke, Mikey, JJ & Deanna... (Teaser #1 & Teaser #2 have been moved to my blog page) The story continues with Luke being released from prison, forced to face many challenges that developed due to his careless decisions. His greatest challenge is facing Jesse, the girl he refuses to let go... -
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Amour Amour by Krista Ritchie, Ava Erickson
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsListening time 13 hours 21 minutesLove is a circus"Every day,” he says lowly, “I hold a person’s life in my hands. The circus is based one-hundred percent off trust. I give it all to someone, and they give it all to me.”The best aerial technique won’t land 21-year-old Thora James her dream role in Amour—a sexy new acrobatic show on the Vegas strip... -
![Uncaged Love, Volume 4 by J.J. Knight]()
Uncaged Love, Volume 4 by J.J. Knight
An MMA fighter rescues a girl with powerful raw talent of her own in UNCAGED LOVE, an erotic, romantic suspense series. Volume 4 of the 5-part series With Colt and Jo working as a team, they are unstoppable. Colt’s manager puts him back in line for the MMA title fight. Jo’s own career takes off as she prepares for her second match... -
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151 Days by John Goode
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSequel to End of the Innocence Tales from Foster High: Book Three With just 151 days left until the school year ends, Kyle Stilleno is running out of time to fulfill the promise he made and change Foster, Texas, for the better. But Kyle and his boyfriend, Brad Graymark, have more than just intolerance to deal with... -
![The Final Move by Victoria Denault]()
The Final Move by Victoria Denault
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsHockey legend Devin Garrison thought he blew his shot. But his relationship with Callie Caplan just went into overtime.Sexy, rich, and one of the biggest stars in the NHL, Devin Garrison has always been the one who had it all. That is until his marriage falls apart and he realizes he has to start over. If he's honest, there has only been one woman who ever really excited him-Callie Caplan...Categorized as:
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![I'll Be Yours by Jenny B. Jones]()
I'll Be Yours by Jenny B. Jones
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsShe's the coach's brilliant daughter, clueless about love.He's the dethroned football star, ready to teach Romance 101.When dark secrets and sparks collide, there's no playbook for what happens next. If life were a nerd parade, sixteen-year-old Harper O'Malley would be its grand marshal... -
![A Rival's Kiss by Maya Hughes]()
A Rival's Kiss by Maya Hughes
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWalking away would be the smartest decision, but no one’s ever accused me of being smart. Cold, determined, brutal, but never smart.Willa’s mine from the moment I rescue her. I protect her from a brawling crowd and she stares up at me like I’m her prince charming. No one’s ever looked at me like that. No one has ever dared to come that close...Categorized as:
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![Dare to Kiss by S.B. Alexander]()
Dare to Kiss by S.B. Alexander
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsBesides her family, Lacey Robinson’s only other love is baseball. She’s on top of the world when Arizona State University approaches her to discuss a scholarship. To play for a college boys’ team is beyond what she has ever dreamed. Her fastball is impeccable, her slider equally as good, and her curveball annihilates anyone who dares to step in the batter’s box... -
![Uncaged Love, Volume 3 by J.J. Knight]()
Uncaged Love, Volume 3 by J.J. Knight
An MMA fighter rescues a girl with powerful raw talent of her own in UNCAGED LOVE, an erotic, romantic suspense series. Volume 3 of the series. Colt believes another great love has deserted him during his worst hour. Jo is certain Colt is better off without her. There is only one way Colt can prove to Jo that they are meant to be together... -
![More with You by Kaylee Ryan]()
More with You by Kaylee Ryan
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsHailey MacCoy has had a crush on Aiden since the day she met him. Over time that crush has intensified. Hailey feels she has to keep her feelings hidden due to his friendship with her brother. She struggles with the fact that Aiden only sees her as his best friends little sister. Aiden Emerson is lusting after his best friends little sister...Categorized as:
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![The Complete Fire on Ice Series by Brenda Rothert]()
The Complete Fire on Ice Series by Brenda Rothert
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis series has five full-length novels about hot hockey stars and the women who steal their hearts. Bound College senior Kate Camden has learned to adapt - to her last year of school, to the promise of motherhood, to the fact that she’s doing it all alone. But just when she’s learned to adjust, heartache threatens to break her apart... -
![The Game Changer by L.M. Trio]()
The Game Changer by L.M. Trio
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsIt’s hard to believe that it only takes one split second in time to turn your world completely upside down. Everything that ever made you feel safe and secure; can be gone in an instant...” Jesse’s world is shattered in that instant…the rest of her life is mapped out by a split second change that she never dreamed could happen...Categorized as:
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![Portland Storm: The First Period by Catherine Gayle]()
Portland Storm: The First Period by Catherine Gayle
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBREAKAWAY She’s reaching for a breakaway pass. Dana Campbell has spent the past seven years in self-imposed isolation for a crime she didn’t commit. The danger is well in the past, but her panic attacks make it impossible to have a normal, healthy relationship with a man. Even her counselor has given up on her... -
![Cross Game 4 by Mitsuru Adachi]()
Cross Game 4 by Mitsuru Adachi
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsReads R to L (Japanese Style), for audiences T With Ko in his second year of high school and Aoba in her first, the regionals for Summer Koshien are about to begin! The third round pits Seishu up against mighty Ryuou Gakuin—one of the teams favored to win the whole shebang... -
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Collide by Juliana Stone
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsA second chance never looked so good… Bobbi-Jo Barker has been in love with the wrong man for years. A man who doesn't fit into the perfect, controlled life she's created. A man who not only broke her heart but nearly destroyed her. So the fact that he's back in town shouldn't matter because he's all wrong for her, or so she thinks..Categorized as:
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![All Broke Down by Cora Carmack]()
All Broke Down by Cora Carmack
In this second book in "New York Times" and "USA Today" bestselling author Cora Carmack s New Adult, Texas-set Rusk University series, which began with "All Lined Up," a young woman discovers that you can t only fight for what you believe in sometimes you have to fight for what you love. Dylan fights for lost causes. Probably because she used to be one...Categorized as:
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![Raw Temptation by Eve Carter]()
Raw Temptation by Eve Carter
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThis is Book 2 in the Tempted series. You should start with Book 1 Pure Temptation, on sale for only 99 cents here on Amazon. From New York Times best-selling author, Eve Carter, comes the much-anticipated sequel to Pure Temptation... -
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![Dare to Dream by S.B. Alexander]()
Dare to Dream by S.B. Alexander
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe'll do anything to protect his love, even if it means trading his life for hers... Bad boy Kade Maxwell knows the pain of loss. His sister's death tore his family apart. His life seemed destined down a nightmarish path until he met Lacey Robinson, a light that cuts though his darkness. Despite her own tragedy, her beauty, determination, and dedication makes him believe he can dream again... -
![Double Major by Catherine Gayle]()
Double Major by Catherine Gayle
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIt’s the NHL’s draft day, but the whole Portland Storm team is back together for an entirely different event. Complete with a double wedding, an unanticipated guest, overdue apologies, unexpected goodbyes, and fresh starts, this big day has the potential to get them all called for a Double Major... -
![Off the Record by Sawyer Bennett]()
Off the Record by Sawyer Bennett
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsEver Montgomery suffered the ultimate betrayal by the one man who she should have been able to count on for anything. It has left her hurt, jaded and incapable of forming relationships, but it also means that she can spot a liar a mile away... -
![Dear McKinnon by Danielle Keil]()
Dear McKinnon by Danielle Keil
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEveryone knows what it means to have a teal envelope taped to their locker on the first day of the month. Everyone except new girl McKinnon Gregory.The envelope is the start of a monthly tradition called the Secret Admirers, and something McKinnon never thought she'd see. To her surprise-- and everyone else's-- the teal envelope is taped to her locker on March first... -
![Waiting on the Sidelines by Ginger Scott]()
Waiting on the Sidelines by Ginger Scott
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsNolan Lennox had things figured out. Named after a baseball legend, she enjoyed being the Tomboy, her closet filled with her brother’s hand-me-downs, cut-off jeans and soccer shorts...Categorized as:
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![Flame by Erin Noelle, Kerry Genova]()
Flame by Erin Noelle, Kerry Genova
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI’m soaring. After years of hard work and determination, I am exactly where I want to be in life. As the top ranked Freestyle Motocross rider in the world, I have more money than I could ever dream of spending and gorgeous women throwing themselves at me in every city I land. I have everything I want. Everything except her... -
![A Thousand Words by Treblehearts]()
A Thousand Words by Treblehearts
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsReece Bremer goes through life with a scowl and cold personality. Jessica Andrews goes through life with a glowing smile and positive outlook. Reece looks at life with dull, judgmental eyes that make him hate the world and the people living in it. Jessica, well . . . She looks at life through a camera. Literally... -
![Let Me Heal Your Heart by Lily Foster]()
Let Me Heal Your Heart by Lily Foster
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLET ME HEAL YOUR HEART Book Four in Lily Foster’s LET ME series First loves are not easily forgotten… Anna has endured more by the age of eighteen than most do in a lifetime. Unless you know her, you see only the beautiful, privileged, bright college freshman who seems to have it all. Few people know what she’s gone through or know who she really is... -
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All Our Next Times by Jennilynn Wyer
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the small town of Fallen Brook, love was supposed to be simple. Until she fell for her two best friends.They say every love story has a beginning. If that’s the case, then mine started when I was nine years old. Jayson, Ryder, and I grew up together. We were inseparable, bound by a friendship that felt unbreakable. They were my family, my constants—my forevers...Categorized as:
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Cross Game 5 by Mitsuru Adachi
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsReads R to L (Japanese Style). In the summer of his second year in high school, Ko and the Seishu baseball team must take on mighty Ryuou Gakuin and their genius slugger Keitaro Mishima. With everything on the line, will destiny find Seishu moving on to the next round? Later, new neighbors are setting up shop next to Kitamura Sports, and their daughter bears a striking resemblance to Wakaba.. -
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![Cross Game 7 by Mitsuru Adachi]()
Cross Game 7 by Mitsuru Adachi
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis poignant coming-of-age story will change your perception of what shonen manga can be. About the game of life...and baseball.Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for audiences T. Cross Game is a moving drama that is heartfelt and true, yet in the brilliant hands of manga artist Mitsuru Adachi, delightfully flows with a light and amusing touch... -
![Miranda Kenneally Bundle: Catching Jordan, Stealing Parker, Things I Can't Forget by Miranda Kenneally]()
Miranda Kenneally Bundle: Catching Jordan, Stealing Parker, Things I Can't Forget by Miranda Kenneally
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMiranda Kenneally has captivated readers with her fantastic contemporary YA series. Now discover the first three Hundred Oaks books for one low price: Catching Jordan, Stealing Parker and Things I Can't Forget-featuring new bonus material that includes: � Character interviews � A new short story based on Catching Jordan � A sneak peek at Racing Savannah.. -
![When Our Worlds Collide by Lindsey Iler]()
When Our Worlds Collide by Lindsey Iler
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsGraham Black has the world at his fingertips. He's an all-star baseball player who manages to slide by with his devilish good looks. It's his uncanny charm that leads him into the beds and hearts of most of the girls at school. One night his poor choices collide him into the world of Kennedy Conrad. She's quiet and reserved. Everything he's not... -
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The Prelude of Ella and Micha by Jessica Sorensen
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsWhen Ella Daniels and Micha Scott are fourteen, they make a pact to leave the small town of Star Grove and create better lives for themselves. The pact was made as best friends, but over the next six years, their friendship begins to intensify. Feelings change. Grow. Veer towards love. But one tragic night changes everything. Hearts get broken. And the future they had planned changes forever...Categorized as:
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![True Love: The Trilogy: The Complete Boxed Set by Harper Bentley]()
True Love: The Trilogy: The Complete Boxed Set by Harper Bentley
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFrom USA Today Best Selling Author Harper Bentley comes all three True Love books together in one boxed set! True Love, Book 1 - Discovering Us They wanted forever... but sometimes forever's not that easy. Ellen has loved Jagger since she was five and he was seven when they kissed through the chain link fence at school... -
![The Shortstop by A.M. Madden]()
The Shortstop by A.M. Madden
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 21 ratings“Quint and Annie sitting in a tree…K.I.S.S.I.N.G.” Quint Lawson and Annie Weber heard that childhood song over and over and it never bothered them. Even though Quint was only five, Annie wasn’t just his neighbor. She would become his best friend and the love of his life. Annie wasn’t interested in dolls, or girly things when growing up...Categorized as:
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![Making Her Mine by Monica Murphy]()
Making Her Mine by Monica Murphy
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsBeck Callahan.Star defensive Lineman.Most popular boy on campus.One of my best friends.He’s always been off limits because I know a relationship with him could never work. Like, ever. He’s too perfect, too sweet, too good looking. Taking what we have a step further has the potential to ruin everything, and his friendship is too important to me...Categorized as:
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![Unruly by Cora Brent]()
Unruly by Cora Brent
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 27 ratings“Tell me I’m the best f**k you ever had.” That’s how we began. But that’s not how we'll end. After all, this is not a simple story. This is not even just one story. There’s a boy, and there’s a girl. But there’s so much more than that. Listen… I was going home. Not forever; only long enough to watch my eternally irresponsible father marry a girl who happened to be my childhood enemy...Categorized as:
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Intercepted by Emma Hart
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsFour people. Four goals. Four endings. In the third and final book of the USA Today bestselling By His Game series, the rules of the game no one knew they’d have to play are blurring, and when the past becomes the opposing team, hearts aren’t the only thing at stake of being lost… Finding naked pictures of her best friend on her boyfriend’s phone wasn’t in Everleigh White’s five year plan...Categorized as:
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![My Most Excellent Year by Steve Kluger]()
My Most Excellent Year by Steve Kluger
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsDear Anthony:I appreciate your recent interest, but I'm not accepting applications at this time. Your letter will be kept in our files and someone will get back to you if there is an opening. Thank you for thinking of me.Respectfully,Alejandra PerezP.S. It's not Allie. It's Ale. Meet T.C... -
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![The Tight End: Red's Tavern, Book 6 by Raleigh Ruebins]()
The Tight End: Red's Tavern, Book 6 by Raleigh Ruebins
He’s an introverted nerd, and I’m the football player everybody wants.But I only want to drag his shy, adorkable, irresistible self into my bed. All I’ve ever been good at is running fast with a football clutched tight to my side. As a star football player for the KMU Wolves, I’ve had any guy I wanted for years, and I'm more muscle than smarts... -
![The Rookie by Shey Stahl]()
The Rookie by Shey Stahl
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe shadows of greatness can be blinding. We have this idea of what we’re supposed to be. What happens when that changes? Arie Levi is living the life her mother live. Same sport, same drama, and even less time for the family she so desperately needs right now... -
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Undressed by Shannon Richard
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsShe knows the rules of the game . . . but she can't resist his moves Publicist Abby Fields's career is on the rise. And with failed romances in her past, she has no time for men. When a job opportunity opens up with a sports team in Florida, Abby eagerly packs up and heads south... -
![Varsity Captain by Ginger Scott]()
Varsity Captain by Ginger Scott
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA new book in the Varsity Series is coming soon! Varsity Captain will give readers the experience and backstory of Varsity Heartbreaker (book 1 in the series) told from Lucas Fuller's POV. This is a full-length novel with brand new content and not just a simple retelling... -
![Dear Kerri by Danielle Keil]()
Dear Kerri by Danielle Keil
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsEveryone at Ryder High knows what it means to have a teal envelope taped to their locker on the first day of the month.But for Kerri Thomas, it’s not quite the moment she was waiting for.Busy with school, friends, and volleyball, she doesn’t know if she has time to play along and figure out who her Secret Admirer is... -
![You Can't Catch Me by Cassie Mae, Becca Ann]()
You Can't Catch Me by Cassie Mae, Becca Ann
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy body suuuucks. After lounging around on my butt all summer (okay, so maybe that was my bad), this body decided to become something completely foreign. So now I’m trying to make the track team and I feel like I’m a baby learning to walk again. A couple pounds wouldn’t have been so bad. Work those off, run like a mad woman, no problem, yeah? But no...
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