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Five Years Gone by Marie Force
The most brazen terrorist attack in history. A country bent on revenge. A love affair cut short. A heart that never truly heals. I knew on the day of the attack that our lives were changed forever. What I didn’t know then was that I’d never see John again after he deployed. One day he was living with me, sleeping next to me, making plans with me. The next day he was gone... -
![I Can Be the One by Ellie Blackbourne]()
I Can Be the One by Ellie Blackbourne
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsHe's the hot, cocky hockey player I've always had a thing for...and now he's my fake boyfriend.ALEXISMoney has always been an issue, and if I want to stay enrolled, I need tuition money fast. The school's Cute Couples Contest can be my saving grace--whichever couple is voted most swoon-worthy by Valentine's Day is offered a tuition-free year...Categorized as:
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![Dax by Shannyn Leah]()
Dax by Shannyn Leah
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDax Colyn is one of the bad boys of Willow Valley. A fearless volunteer firefighter and hard ass mechanic, he makes all the woman swoon and he likes it that way. He keeps people at a distance since his mother died. He doesn’t want to let anyone in, much less a woman he knows he could fall in love with. Ava Anderson keeps people away, too... -
![Over Time by Kyell Gold]()
Over Time by Kyell Gold
Football season is over, and in the wake of a tumultuous year, Lee and Dev decide to take this quiet time to think about their relationship. But as their friends and family draw the couple into their own issues, the offseason becomes anything but quiet... -
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![My Beastly Boss by Sofia T Summers]()
My Beastly Boss by Sofia T Summers
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe world believes that I’m dating a star quarterback.But the truth is… I’m using that lie to hide another secret. That big secret has a name… Isaac Shepherd.Manager of the NFL team and one of my father’s closest friends.Let me just say that we tried.We tried really hard to ignore the fire that was brewing between us.Isaac is intense.A workaholic, and extremely accomplished... -
![American Gauntlet by Allie Lewis]()
American Gauntlet by Allie Lewis
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwo sisters. Seven teams. One grueling competition.One life-changing cash prize.American Gauntlet is the number one reality TV competition in the nation, and when Dani Di Laurentis gets the call that she and her sister, Lana, have been selected as contestants, she knows this is her one opportunity to change her family's life for the better...Categorized as:
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![Hoping to Score by Ajme Williams]()
Hoping to Score by Ajme Williams
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWomen fall in love with me for two reasons: My money and my celebrity status. So when Regan showed up at my doorstep with a child next to her, I thought I was in trouble.Deep, deep trouble.Let’s be clear.That baby isn’t hers.The mother? Her deceased sister.The father? Well, me.And who am I?I’m the injured football star who is unable to play the Superbowl.Apparently, I’m also a new father... -
![Keep Me Never by Meagan Brandy]()
Keep Me Never by Meagan Brandy
How can she feel so small in my arms but be far too great to keep her there? On the outside, it looks like I’ve got it all together. I’m killing it on the football field, pushing harder than ever before and breaking league records.But on the inside, I’m a mess, the pressure of the game too much, the betrayal from someone I trusted weighing me down with every breath...Categorized as:
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![Savage Truth by Isla Vaughn]()
Savage Truth by Isla Vaughn
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRejected by a teenage god.Lies so dangerous our lives are at stake.A game worth playing.Cole Savage doesn’t hate anyone as much as he hates me… or the fact that he wants me just as much.We all have issues, and the less he knows about me, the better. I just have to keep him unbalanced, which is harder than I thought it would be.Yeah, he wants me.But I want him just as much...Categorized as:
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![Heart Starter by Michelle Hercules]()
Heart Starter by Michelle Hercules
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy plans were simple. Graduate from college, get a job, and not worry anymore if I can make next month’s rent.It turns out I might have a shot at getting drafted to play in the NFL, and nothing will distract me from that goal.I didn’t count on Sadie Clarkson wrecking my plans. Our first meeting was explosive, to say the least. Now I can’t stop thinking about her sassy attitude or sexy mouth... -
![Mr. Hockey by Raine Miller, Brit DeMille]()
Mr. Hockey by Raine Miller, Brit DeMille
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA hotheaded winger with a superhero complex trying to live up to his father's great legacy rescues a desperate damsel-in-distress with ninety-nine problems and discovers he wants to be so much more than just her "friend" in this friends-with-benefits, he falls first, superhero hockey romance. "When people say I have a superhero complex I take it as a compliment... -
![Knocked Up By The Other Brother by Ashlee Price]()
Knocked Up By The Other Brother by Ashlee Price
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy wife has no memory of me. Then again, Grace isn't my real wife... I don't know much about her... Where she's from, how she ended up in Hope Creek, why she has strange marks on her wrists and how she survived The Icebreaker that wiped out a good portion of humanity... -
![Billionaire Beast by Claire Adams]()
Billionaire Beast by Claire Adams
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAfter Billionaire Aiden Walker lost his entire family in a tragic plane crash fourteen months ago, he wanted nothing more than to be left alone, so much that he fired his entire staff in exchange for his solitude. To make it worse, he mourned his loss by drowning himself in booze at a small bar on the wrong side of town, where the local bartender became his only friend... -
![Should Have Run (Lake Spark Inn) by Evey Lyon]()
Should Have Run (Lake Spark Inn) by Evey Lyon
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHolden is older and a single dad. And due to a favor owed from his hockey days, he's the man I just moved in with…The moment I walked into the office as the new interior designer for the man my dad used to coach, I knew trouble loomed. Holden is a retired hockey player who now owns a hotel. He’s also trying to balance his single-dad life... -
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![Spineless by Autumn Reed]()
Spineless by Autumn Reed
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsEight years ago, I believed I’d finally found a place to call home. My mother’s marriage to Vincent Sharpe meant security and three stepbrothers who were already my best friends. But Mom’s mysterious death one week before the wedding turned my world upside down. The day of her funeral, I was whisked away to live with my aunt in Kansas, and I never heard from the Sharpes again.. -
![Where You Belong by Stacy Williams]()
Where You Belong by Stacy Williams
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhat if you’re lost? What will it take to find your way back?Andie has been hiding, wanting to stay in the past rather than face the uncertainty of the future. When the force of a lie pulls her out of the darkness and into the light – the spotlight she’s avoided – she has to decide if she’ll stand and fight or run for cover. With each step, she has a choice to make...Categorized as:
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![Boy Toys by A.E. Wasp]()
Boy Toys by A.E. Wasp
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratings10 siblings, 7 fish courses, 6 hockey players, 5 cousins, 4 calling birds, 3 spouses, 2 houses & 1 night that changes everything. Betrayed by first his body and then his girlfriend, Liam O’Reilly, assistant coach of the Seattle Thunder, is not having a very merry Christmas... -
![Saving the Beast by Pru Schuyler]()
Saving the Beast by Pru Schuyler
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsContemporary fairytale retelling meets hockey romance Blair Adams's dreams are finally coming true– well, almost. Getting accepted into Happily Ever After University is like winning a golden ticket to guaranteed success if you manage to graduate. Having perfect grades isn't one of her problems; however, evading her narcissistic ex-boyfriend and having enough money to keep her enrolled are...Categorized as:
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![Baby with the Bossy Billionaire by Raven Blake]()
Baby with the Bossy Billionaire by Raven Blake
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI had a one-night stand with my billionaire boss and surprise! I’m pregnant.And he cannot know.Travis Caldwell. The chiseled Greek god in a suit.It all started when I sold my company to him, which made him my new boss.We were instant enemies.His plans for my business make me want to scream.But before I know it he’s making me scream in the bedroom.I should probably stay away from him...Categorized as:
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![Don't Call Me Cupcake by Tara Sheets]()
Don't Call Me Cupcake by Tara Sheets
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThere's a very special kind of sweetness to life on Pine Cove Island . . . Most families have a favorite recipe or two, handed down through generations. The Holloway women are a little different. Emma Holloway, like her grandmother before her, bakes wishes into her delicious cupcakes, granting the recipient comfort, sweet dreams, or any number of good things... -
![Unbreakable by Abby Reynolds]()
Unbreakable by Abby Reynolds
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsFrom Bestselling Author, Abby Reynolds. This is a stand alone novel. It is not a cliffhanger. And it is the first novel in the Forehead Kisses Series. Can there be too many pieces to piece back together? This is a question Keira faces every day. It’s impossible for her to go anywhere unaccompanied by her cousin, the only person who knows what happened on that horrific night a year ago... -
![Hard Love by Sara Ney]()
Hard Love by Sara Ney
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 36 ratings“HARD TO LOVE.”Hard head. Bad attitude. Terrible boyfriend. That’s what my exes have said about me—but I wasn’t serious about any of them, so what do I care what rumors they spread? What I need is to be left alone; by the press, by the paparazzi, and by women.Too bad I’m about to be surrounded by them for the weekend... -
![Driven Snow: A MM, Nerd loves Jock, Fairy Tale Retelling Romance by Tara Lain]()
Driven Snow: A MM, Nerd loves Jock, Fairy Tale Retelling Romance by Tara Lain
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhat if the poison apple was a martini?Who says fairy tales can’t happen? When chess campion and physics student, Snow Reynaldi, finds himself tutoring his secret passion, quarterback Riley Prince, up close and personal, he starts to believe in happy ever after, but wait. Cosmic joker time... -
![Something Real by J.J. Murray]()
Something Real by J.J. Murray
Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThanks to her black mother and her Irish father, Ruth "Penny" Borum is the color of a new penny. Big-boned and notoriously sassy, Ruth is nonetheless the organist and a member in good standing of Antioch, Virginia's most prominent black church--or at least she was until she dragged the popular Reverend Jonas Borum into an ugly divorce... -
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![Bitter Lies: A College Enemies to Lovers Romance by Nina Lincoln]()
Bitter Lies: A College Enemies to Lovers Romance by Nina Lincoln
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI don’t care who you’re with…as long as it’s not me. He was the sunshine I craved. The laughter I couldn’t contain. My first thought when I woke in the morning and the last image I saw before I went to bed.But now Griffin Hathaway hates my guts, and he’s my new roommate. Yes, it’s that painful... -
![Kisses at Midnight by Jen McLaughlin, Samantha Towle]()
Kisses at Midnight by Jen McLaughlin, Samantha Towle
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings3 exciting romances from James Patterson's BookShots Flames, now in one book! THE MCCULLAGH INN IN MAINE by Jen McLaughlin: Chelsea O'Kane escapes to Maine with a gun and fresh bruises. She's ready to begin anew-until she runs into her old flame, Jeremy Holland. As he helps to fix her inn, her heart heals and they rediscover what they once loved about each other... -
![Summer After Summer by Lauren Bailey]()
Summer After Summer by Lauren Bailey
Rated: 3.65 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA woman returns to her family's Hamptons beach house for a final time—and a final chance at the love she's lost before, in this contemporary retelling of Persuasion , perfect for fans of Emily Henry and Rebecca Serle.Olivia Taylor's marriage is in a death spiral when she agrees to come home to the Hamptons to help her father and sisters pack up the family estate... -
![Hot Ticket by Deirdre Martin, Julia London]()
Hot Ticket by Deirdre Martin, Julia London
Rated: 3.68 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsDeirdre Martin’s Same Rink, Next Year Once a year, concierge Tierney O’Connor hooks up with the same hot goaltender at the hotel where she works. It’s a perfectly uncomplicated arrangement—until a blizzard turns their annual one-nighter into a lost weekend steamy enough to melt the ice... -
![Getting Played by Mia Storm]()
Getting Played by Mia Storm
Rated: 3.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratings**A standalone Jail Bait novel**Rules of the game:1) Never underestimate your opponent2) Avoid personal fouls3) Score early and often4) Play or get playedCoach Marcus Leon has always played by the rules…until he meets Addaline Grace, the seventeen-year-old senior transfer on his Oak Crest High water polo team. Addie changes all the rules, mostly because she doesn’t play any games...Categorized as:
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![Something Sweet by Megan Derr]()
Something Sweet by Megan Derr
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsIt's just another day at the candy shop for Sherlock: a quiet afternoon spent more on reading his latest fantasy novel than on selling candy. The kind of day he loves, even if the looming New Year's Eve leaves him feeling nostalgic and a little lonely... -
![Shattered Princess by Amber Vant]()
Shattered Princess by Amber Vant
Rated: 3.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI may have lit the match the first time, but I wouldn’t be the one left burned this round. The elites run this town, but they aren’t ready for a girl like me.Especially the boys who made it known from the beginning I wasn’t wanted here that one summer I stayed with my father. I hadn’t belonged—I knew that—but now I was coming back...
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