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  • Power Play by Toni Aleo

    Power Play by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Posey Adler is coming home. After a devastating journey for what she mistakenly thought was true love, she is saying to hell with men and love forever. As the Nashville Assassins’s new assistant coach for special teams, Posey is ready to focus on her job and have the attention on her for a change...
  • Love By Design by Samantha Christy

    Love By Design by Samantha Christy

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    A sexy Christmas novella that’s a cross between The Devil Wears Prada and Holidate. Holland McQuaid works for the toughest designer in New York City. It’s a dream job. It’s heaven and hell at the same time. But when she gets her lucky break, and the job turns into something she never expected, it comes with strings...
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  • Hart to Heart by M.E. Carter, Jacob Morgan

    Hart to Heart by M.E. Carter, Jacob Morgan

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Listening Length: 5 hours, 6 minutes. We’re the Harts. Between an engagement, a wedding and an adoption, we’ve had the best year of our lives. Things have never looked better for any of us. But just because you say “I do” doesn’t mean you get a happily ever after. And sometimes, you get tackled more in life than you ever did on the football field...
  • Follow the Play by Kaylee Ryan

    Follow the Play by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 22 ratings
    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

    Path To Resolution by TheFeveredBookaholic

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Wolfe 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...
  • Lucky Baller by Kaylee Ryan

    Lucky Baller by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Tessa. When my best friend Autumn asked me to tag along to an event with her, I never could have imagined that it would be the day that my life changed forever. He's arrogant and demanding and doesn't take a hint. Landon Barker, the quarterback for the Los Angeles Cougars, is a player on and off the field. He's got his sights set on me as his next play, but I see right through him...
  • Bring It Home by Toni Aleo

    Bring It Home by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Boon Hoenes only has three goals in life. To make Posey Adler his wife, to win the Stanley Cup for the second year in a row, and for Shea Adler to like him. The first, he’s got on lock. The second, he’s well on his way. And the third…. Well, two out of three ain’t bad.
  • Sea of Love by Melissa Foster

    Sea of Love by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    You fell in love with Lacy Snow in Sisters in White (Snow Sisters, Book Three). Follow her on her path to her forever love in Sea of Love. Lacy Snow hadn’t been looking for love when she met strikingly handsome and seductive Dane Braden...
  • Desperate Measures by Brenda Jackson

    Desperate Measures by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    WHEN DANGER ARRIVES, REAL MEN TAKE ACTION. Dakota (Dak) Navarro, wealthy entrepreneur, international playboy and jet-setter, arrives in Miami for the wedding of his friend, Andrew Logan. He is hoping to see Dr. Amelia Courson, the woman he met two years earlier at another wedding - that of his good friend and her brother, Stonewall Courson. Dr...
  • A Cranberry Inn Christmas by Beth Ehemann

    A Cranberry Inn Christmas by Beth Ehemann

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Christmas 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...
  • Merged by MJ Fields

    Merged by MJ Fields

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
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  • Off-Campus Series: The Complete Collection by Elle Kennedy

    Off-Campus Series: The Complete Collection by Elle Kennedy

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 9 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Elle Kennedy brings her signature angst, humor, and spice to the icy-hot Off Campus books. The series follows a house of hockey-playing college roommates and the women who knock them off their pedestals, teaching them that love is worth more than any game-scoring goal. The Deal...
  • Wicked Love Special Edition by Willow Aster

    Wicked Love Special Edition by Willow Aster

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    A sexy, small town, grumpy sunshine, single dad, sports romance from USA Today Bestselling Author Willow Aster. I fell in love with his little girl first. From the moment nine-year-old Becca Fox and I hugged, it was like we'd known each other forever. Precocious, sweet, and kind, I just knew this little girl was exceptional. Her dad, though? Not so much...
  • Changing Lines by Toni Aleo

    Changing Lines by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Claire and Jude Sinclair have been living the perfect life for the last ten years. Blissfully in love, professionally successful, happily married… They have everything they want—except a baby to make their family complete...
    Categorized as:
    sports  new adult  contemporary  hockey  m-f  audiobook
  • Perfect by Tricia Copeland

    Perfect by Tricia Copeland

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 17 ratings
    One driven woman. Five passionate paths to the perfect love. Chloe refuses to compromise when it comes to romance and success. Powering through her sophomore-level college business classes, she’s done with the effort of distance-dating her high-school sweetheart...
  • Delayed Call by Toni Aleo

    Delayed Call by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Vaughn Johansson is the Nashville Assassins' star player. He's brash, cocky, and talented. And he isn't afraid to let anyone know it. He lives his life on his own terms, never forming romantic attachments, and only allowing his very closest to see his true, caring self. Brie Soledad has the weight of the world on her shoulders...
  • Adrenaline by Kelly Elliott

    Adrenaline by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Malcolm Wallace lived for the adrenaline rush. If he wasn’t living life on the edge, he wasn’t living. He had no time for relationships, let alone love. When one event changes Malcolm’s entire future, he must turn to the one person who makes him doubt his entire philosophy on life. Paislie Pruitt. She’s beautiful. She’s strong. She’s the one rush Malcolm never saw coming.
  • My Bad Decisions by Carrie Ann Ryan

    My Bad Decisions by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The first time he kissed me, we kept it a secret. Tanner and I have been at each other’s throats ever since. The second time he kissed me, I told myself not to fall. I should have known something burned beneath the surface and I couldn’t resist him. The third time led to something more and now one positive test later, neither one of us can walk away...
  • Ballers 3: His Team by Blue Saffire

    Ballers 3: His Team by Blue Saffire

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    ***Warning This is best read after Where The Pieces Fall. Award winning, Bestselling, Author Blue Saffire presents. Ballers 3: His Game. Cameron. For as long as I can remember I’ve looked out for those I love. Especially those who can’t look out for themselves. Everything I do is for my brother. The goal is to get Caleb to the majors and help him find his normal...
  • Every Kiss You Steal by J.E. Parker

    Every Kiss You Steal by J.E. Parker

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    Her past is plagued with darkness. .. He's determined to make her future brighter. -Ashley-. My life was once a nightmare. Because of my past, the walls I've constructed are mighty. But those walls begin to waver the day I meet him. .. Chase Jacobs, star quarterback, and the cutest boy I've ever seen. With his easy smile and sweet words, he's perfect. Problem is, I'm not...
  • Cocky Love: Emma Cocker by Faleena Hopkins

    Cocky Love: Emma Cocker by Faleena Hopkins

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    This client wants to call me names? I've got a couple for him! EMMA COCKER. My condescending female boss has thrown me a big money client. I will earn her respect, maybe get out of debt. The commission would be huge on a mansion like this. But Tanner Hamilton is the biggest snob...
  • Hart to Heart by ME Carter, Murphy Rae

    Hart to Heart by ME Carter, Murphy Rae

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    We’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...
  • Cocky Senator’s Daughter: Hannah by Faleena Hopkins

    Cocky Senator’s Daughter: Hannah by Faleena Hopkins

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    HANNAH COCKER. Every man I've dated in this city has either bored me or hurt me. When Sofia Sol, my crazy cousin, offers a ride on the back of her Harley with no destination in mind besides out-of-Atlanta, what do you think my answer is? I'll give you one guess. TOBIAS KYRKOS. Life doesn't ever hand you what you want. You have to take it...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  sports  humor  contemporary  length-medium  m-f
  • Flames of Love by Melissa Foster

    Flames of Love by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    As 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...
  • Wild Heart by Beth Ehemann

    Wild Heart by Beth Ehemann

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    For 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...
  • Home Run by Jordan Marie, Robin Harper

    Home Run by Jordan Marie, Robin Harper

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Green Lucas doesn't know what's about to hit him. Complete Standalone Romance. Wanted. A woman with grit and fire who will help me get my son’s head out of his ass. You must be self-sufficient and not looking for a gravy train. Common sense is a plus, book smarts are optional. Cannot have red hair, as my son seems to go for that type and he needs something to shake him up...
  • His First Crush by M.J. Fields

    His First Crush by M.J. Fields

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    FROM USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR MJ FIELDS COMES A STORY OF LOVES HEALING POWERS IN THE MIDST OF CHAOS. One tragedy nearly took her away from him. After Logan saved London from a random club shooting, he thought nothing could ever change the course of his future with the girl he had always loved. One kiss threatened to prove him wrong...
  • Chosen by Love by Toni Aleo

    Chosen by Love by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Cameron White is the most famous student influencer on the Bellevue campus. Not only that, she is one hell of a gymnast, ready to stick every landing her senior year. It’s time to go out with a bang...
  • Sexiled by Mickey Miller

    Sexiled by Mickey Miller

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Morgan Kennedy:. Campus Legend. Ruggedly handsome superstar athlete turned hedge fund manager. My one night stand mistake. And now my boss at my internship. Every staff meeting, I’m taken back to the night I was filled with a need I never knew was possible. Sparks fly between us in the office...
  • Block Shot Bonus Epilogue by Kennedy Ryan

    Block Shot Bonus Epilogue by Kennedy Ryan

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Categorized as:
    sports  new adult  contemporary  found-family
  • Wicked Forever by L.A. Cotton

    Wicked Forever by L.A. Cotton

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    From bestselling author, L A Cotton, comes the much-anticipated conclusion to the Wicked Bay series . .. will Lo and Maverick get their happily ever after or will some sacrifices be too hard to make?
    Categorized as:
    new adult  sports  contemporary  length-short
  • Dare to Embrace by S.B. Alexander

    Dare to Embrace by S.B. Alexander

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    I have a decision to make—family or my career. The problem is I want both, and I don’t know how to choose. Lacey. I promised Kade we would start a family when my baseball contract is up. But now a Triple-A ball club is interested in me. If I sign with them, getting pregnant is not an option. The last thing I want to do is disappoint my husband, but moving up in the major leagues is vital to me...
  • Stellar by Manuela Rouget

    Stellar by Manuela Rouget

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    I always thought graduating would be the solution to all my problems. It turns out I was wrong. The professional world is way more cutthroat and ruthless than I imagined, and I have to fight tooth and nail to make a name for myself. During our trip to France, my mom decides to drop bombs on me at my graduation party...
  • Landon by Cora Brent

    Landon by Cora Brent

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    LANDON. My former student. My new roommate. My greatest weakness…. Autumn:. It’s not that I’m hiding out in this hard luck little town. But I’m twenty-six years old, I’ve had one boyfriend and he ditched me for my sister. So I might be a little cynical. Then again, perhaps a high school math teacher shouldn’t expect romance...
  • Hopelessly Devoted to Violet: Hopelessly Devoted Novella by Terri Anne Browning

    Hopelessly Devoted to Violet: Hopelessly Devoted Novella by Terri Anne Browning

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Every time someone mentions planning their wedding, Violet finds a reason why they should wait. Luca is her soulmate and Love Bug’s favorite person. They are already a family, but they need to make it official. Luca is getting tired of calling her his fiancée and not his wife. But Vi is torn. Saying “I do” to Luca will mean releasing the last hold Remington had on her heart...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  sports  contemporary  alpha male  angst
  • Play Dead by Avery Cockburn

    Play Dead by Avery Cockburn

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The popular Scottish gay-romance series returns with this must-read novella! Colin’s wounds have finally healed. He’s ready for his big comeback on the football pitch and can’t wait to return to a normal life—especially the rampaging sex he and his boyfriend, Lord Andrew, once indulged in. But Andrew has his own invisible wounds...
  • Bad Beginnings : A Redemption Beach Prequel by Vivian Wood

    Bad Beginnings : A Redemption Beach Prequel by Vivian Wood

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestseller Vivian Wood. One minute, everything is normal. The next, it’s all f*cked up. I’m left to pick up the pieces, alone. Life turns out to be a series of these moments. Make it or break it, use it or lose it. Everything is changed forever now. There’s no going back. But I may be able to go forward. There is a light at the end of the tunnel...
  • Game Day by Piper Lawson

    Game Day by Piper Lawson

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    In the heat of victory, I asked her to be mine forever. We’d both triumphed in our own way:. Nova broke free from her past. I led my team to a championship and discovered life beyond the court. Our journey to "I do" was supposed to be easy. Except…. The hottest resort in Aspen is only available is on short notice. A new season with the Denver Kodiaks looms on the horizon...
  • Facing Off by Sookh Kaur

    Facing Off by Sookh Kaur

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    NHL’s hottest, cocky captain. The ballerina who hates hockey players. One month to land her biggest audition…if she doesn't strangle him first. My brother’s captain is a disaster with abs you could cut diamonds on, and a smirk that makes me want to punch him. And somehow, he’s the only one who can save my ballet career when I keep falling on stage...
  • Game Breaker by Catherine Gayle

    Game Breaker by Catherine Gayle

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    USA Today bestselling author Catherine Gayle presents another novel in the Portland Storm hockey romance series. He’s becoming a Game Breaker on the ice. With the playoffs right around the corner, Nate “Ghost” Golston is focused on only one thing—getting the Portland Storm to the Finals so he can finally hoist the Cup...
  • Here I Am by Rochelle Alers

    Here I Am by Rochelle Alers

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Born into a real-estate dynasty, Brandt Wainwright chose football over the family business, and now he's a Super Bowl MVP. That streak of good fortune runs out the day Brandt crashes his SUV into a tree. During the long recuperation, the fun-loving quarterback becomes cranky and sullen—until private nurse Ciara Dennison shows up for duty...
  • 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 ratings
    Trust 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...
  • Zariah: Sacrificed  (Angels Halo MC Next Gen) by Terri Anne Browning, Sara Eirew

    Zariah: Sacrificed (Angels Halo MC Next Gen) by Terri Anne Browning, Sara Eirew

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    We 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...
  • Trivial Pursuits by Aven Ellis

    Trivial Pursuits by Aven Ellis

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Landon Holder is exactly the kind of man Livy Adams should stay far away from. The flashy, flirty star defenseman for the Chicago Buffaloes is known for hooking up with women all over Chicago. Livy finds herself attracted to Landy, but his sexy good looks and charm are irrelevant...
  • Free Agent by Catherine Gayle

    Free Agent by Catherine Gayle

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    USA Today bestselling author Catherine Gayle presents another novel in the emotional Portland Storm hockey romance series. Can you fall in love when you’ve never loved yourself? Universally misjudged, Blake Kozlow doesn’t let society get under his skin. After all, those misunderstandings have never affected his career...
  • Bad Reputation by Vivian Wood

    Bad Reputation by Vivian Wood

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestseller Vivian Wood. I’m over Jameson. Finished. Done. He broke up with me, citing his friendship with my big brother. So I washed my hands of him. Heartbroken, I am trying to move on with my life. But of course, Jameson can’t make things easy for me. He’s still in my space every chance he gets, taunting me with his soulful eyes and his clever smile...
  • 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...
  • Ice Queen by A.J. Wynter

    Ice Queen by A.J. Wynter

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The 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...
  • Icing by Jami Davenport

    Icing by Jami Davenport

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Steele:. I'm a second-year hockey player for the Seattle Sockeyes. Imagine my shock when I return from a trip to find my former roommate has transferred his lease to my nemesis. She's so annoying I can't stand to be in the same room with her. She pushes all my buttons and is my exact opposite. Despite it all, I want to rip off her clothes and make mad passionate love to her...
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