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  • The Stone Brothers #1-3 by Samantha Christy

    The Stone Brothers #1-3 by Samantha Christy

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Have you gotten STONED yet? Which brother will you choose? The over-protective private investigator, the recovering bad-boy movie star, the alluring new ER doctor? These hot and sexy brothers will have you begging for more. You'll love them. You'll hate them. You'll want to hide them away and marry them. Get the series readers are raving about. Book ONE - Stone Rules:...
  • Always You by Emilia Finn

    Always You by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    What does any self respecting socialite do when she finds her husband screwing his secretary on HER dining room table? She gets petty revenge a'la Louisville Slugger, then she runs home and pretends her whole life isn’t in tatters...
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  • 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...
  • Checkmate by Emilia Finn

    Checkmate by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Bishop men are nothing but a plague on this planet, a disease that needs eradication before it spreads. They’re murderers. Liars. Thieves. The day I met Colum Bishop, I thought my life was finally turning around. I was led to believe he would be our saviour. He was supposed to be our hero, a long awaited reprieve from the hardships life insisted on throwing at my mom and me...
  • 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...
  • REGRET by Emilia Finn

    REGRET by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Preston Danes was born and raised on the streets. Unloved. Unwanted. And quickly discarded. Now he’s a man on the verge of a new career when the infamous Checkmate Security offers him a job. They want to shut down a mafia family, and they need the assistance of a skilled hacker to get the job done. Preston knows code like others know their left hands. He’s perfect for the job...
  • The Legend by Shey Stahl

    The Legend by Shey Stahl

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    In 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...
  • Safe Haven by Emilia Finn

    Safe Haven by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Tyler Madden is a mystery, a sentinel passing through town and sticking to the shadows. He’s unforgettable to those who want to know him, but he prefers the darkness, and regularly seeks anonymity. It’s how he keeps his younger siblings safe and off the radar of those who may come looking. Kaia and Louie are not his by law...
  • Holding on to Forever by Siobhan Davis, S.B. Alexander

    Holding on to Forever by Siobhan Davis, S.B. Alexander

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Secretly dating Coach Parker’s daughter was never part of the plan. Neither was becoming her dealer…. ADAM. Returning to my drug-dealing past wasn’t on the agenda when I accepted the full ride to play ball at Cypress U. But Mom lost her job. And my sister’s medical bills are mounting. So, I’ve no choice but to change the playbook...
  • Wreck by Cora Brent

    Wreck by Cora Brent

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    THOMAS. Not too long ago my future was all mapped out. Then two brutal swings of a steel bat wielded by a maniac wrecked my world. The adrenaline high I used to get from pitching a perfect game is gone. The major league dreams I counted on have vanished. And the peace of mind I took for granted is shattered. The thrills I seek out now are self-destructive. I know this and I can’t stop...
  • Hard To Handle by Lori Foster

    Hard To Handle by Lori Foster

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    Sometimes 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

    Grand Slam by Lisa Suzanne

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Alexis’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...
  • 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...
  • Mr. Silver: An Enemies to Lovers Fake Dating Standalone by Rachel Jonas, Nikki Thorne

    Mr. Silver: An Enemies to Lovers Fake Dating Standalone by Rachel Jonas, Nikki Thorne

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Sterling Golden—Cocky football star. Rich Playboy with a secret. Guy I’d most like to throat-punch. The cherry on top? I’m stuck pretending to be this d-bag’s girl for the next few months. When I spotted him sneaking out the Dean’s window—a woman whose reputation precedes her—I could’ve minded my business...
  • Dangerous Desires by Tia Siren, Tara Wylde

    Dangerous Desires by Tia Siren, Tara Wylde

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When danger lurks in the shadows, desire can lay hidden for far too long. But there are men who step into the light to fight for, protect and claim the ones they love. They’re strong alpha males who would do anything to win the hearts— and delicious bodies— of the women who change them from bad boys to relationship material. This is a book featuring exactly those kinds of guys...
  • My Next Play by Carrie Ann Ryan

    My Next Play by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    What happens when you fall for your best friend, but they fall in love with someone else? Nothing is what it seems in this unrequited love, new adult romance. Miles knew Nessa never had eyes for him.  Only when someone new tries to hurt her, he knows he can’t stand back any longer. It’s time she finds out the man he is behind the glasses and beneath the shell he wrapped himself in...
  • The Golden Boys: Dark High School Bully Romance by Rachel Jonas, Nikki Thorne

    The Golden Boys: Dark High School Bully Romance by Rachel Jonas, Nikki Thorne

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    West Golden—so easy to hate, yet so hard to resist. Don’t let that pretty face of his fool you. He isn’t the boy next door, or the kind you trust with your heart. He’s the devil in designer jeans, with all the charm of a bona fide psycho. Trust me. He swears I did something to cross him before I even stepped foot inside Cypress Prep, but it’s a lie...
  • Back in Black by Lori Foster

    Back in Black by Lori Foster

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 32 ratings
    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?
  • Never His Girl: Dark High School Bully romance by Rachel Jonas, Nikki Thorne

    Never His Girl: Dark High School Bully romance by Rachel Jonas, Nikki Thorne

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    West Golden—Football star. Playboy. Dead to me. Nothing puts the final bullet in a girl’s rep like a leaked sex tape. Especially one starring her and the cocky quarterback who’s had it out for her since day one. Yep, you guessed it. That girl is me. At Cypress Prep, West is king, but all I see when I look at him is the wicked prick who gets off on trying to break me. His plaything. Go ahead...
  • 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...
  • Close Contact by Lori Foster

    Close Contact by Lori Foster

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    There’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...
  • Causing Havoc by Lori Foster

    Causing Havoc by Lori Foster

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    Orphaned 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...
  • Poughkeepsie Begins by Debra Anastasia

    Poughkeepsie Begins by Debra Anastasia

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It ends with the beginning. This legendary, indie, cult-favorite series ends its tale with the story of the Poughkeepsie brotherhood before the tattoo. Before the train station, before the church, before a criminal empire there was a foster home and three teen boys who chose each other as family, because the ones they were born into didn’t exist...
  • Cruz by H.J. Bellus

    Cruz by H.J. Bellus

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    She 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...
  • Frostbite by Cambria Hebert

    Frostbite by Cambria Hebert

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Revenge is a dish best served cold. What if we lose everything? It was a question that had haunted me even after I spoke it aloud. Turns out one loss--one profound loss--is enough to put everything else at stake. What a house of cards life can be. How easily everything ices over. We've survived an avalanche, made it through a blizzard, but now a chill has set in...
  • 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...
  • Rowdy by D.M. Davis

    Rowdy by D.M. Davis

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    D. 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:...
  • Crazy Maybe by A.D. Justice

    Crazy Maybe by A.D. Justice

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Andi Stone is a strong, smart and independent woman, thanks to the help of a famous boxing trainer, Mack, and his protégé, Shane, who have respectively been like a father and brother to her. But that wasn't always the case. Andi never knew what a “normal” life was like...
  • Naked Choke by Vanessa Dare

    Naked Choke by Vanessa Dare

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Trapped at the bar during her best friend's engagement party, Emory finds herself with Mr. Dud and his obnoxious pick-up lines. That is, until sexy Grayson Green steps in to rescue her. She's been out of the game so long that she's practically a dating virgin. With her son off to college and her husband now an ex, Emory is learning how to be not a wife, not a mom, but a single woman...
  • I Need You To Save Me by Genicious

    I Need You To Save Me by Genicious

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Perhaps the stars aligned, but fate had other plans…. Ace and Calla face the ultimate test as they navigate through the harsh realities of his arrest. The stakes are higher than ever before. With their future crumbling and their past lurking in the shadows, they must confront the demons that threaten to consume them...
  • Fighting for Honor by Dani Wyatt

    Fighting for Honor by Dani Wyatt

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    BOOK FIVE IN THE WORTH THE FIGHT SERIES OF STANDALONES! . Five minutes was all it took. Five minutes with the beast off its leash and three guys were sprawled and bloody on the floor of my parents’ bar. Next thing I know, I’m a viral sensation with a professional fighting contract. But even as I landed each punch, all I could see was her face. All I could think about was her kiss...
  • Undisputed by Aimee Nicole Walker, Nicholas Bella

    Undisputed by Aimee Nicole Walker, Nicholas Bella

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    There was once a time in my life where the only thing that mattered to me was fighting and winning. I’d step into that octagon with all the confidence in the world that I’d leave the victor. There was no challenge too great that I couldn’t handle. That was until I met a sassy and sexy reporter by the name of Aiden James and he flipped my world upside down...
  • Defiance Falls Revolution by Ali Dean

    Defiance Falls Revolution by Ali Dean

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Coming October 10. You need to read Defiance Falls first before reading this book. Hazel Ross had no idea what she’d stepped into that night at my 18th birthday party. I’d waited years for the right moment, and there she was, forcing me to show my cards before it was time. Now she wasn’t only a pawn for our enemies, she had a target on her back. I don’t regret it, even though I should...
  • Undisputed by A.S. Teague

    Undisputed by A.S. Teague

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    I live a life most could only dream of. Parties, women, fame—what more could I want? As the undisputed MMA light heavyweight champ, I’ve faced the world’s toughest men. But, with a single glance, I knew that the five-foot-five redhead with a smart mouth and innocent eyes would be my hardest opponent yet. Sidney O’Neil isn’t my type...
  • The Playmaker by Dakota Madison

    The Playmaker by Dakota Madison

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Kian Kavanagh, Mr. Fire on Ice, has just been called up to play hockey for the NHL's new expansion team in Seattle. Finally playing in the NHL is a dream come true. .. except for one thing. Kian has to leave Northern Arizona and the love of his life, Taylor Thompson, to pursue his dream. Taylor Thompson thinks she's got life figured out...
  • Paradise Fought: Abel by L.B. Dunbar

    Paradise Fought: Abel by L.B. Dunbar

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I'm not a fighter. I was born into a fighting family. As the middle child, I was overlooked in favor of my older brother. He took the negative attention, too. In comparison, there's nothing special about me. I’m not as big as Cobra. I’m not as strong as Cobra. He's the alpha. I'm a beta. The second son. The lesser one...
  • Six Secret Babies by Layla Valentine

    Six Secret Babies by Layla Valentine

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    He tried to keep their fling under wraps,. But six adorable babies aren’t going to stay hidden for long…. HER. The Wenstown Wolves were in need of a new physical therapist, and apparently I was the only one they were interested in,. Now I’m halfway across the country, making twice what I made in Seattle, and the team’s new management is an even more welcome surprise…...
  • 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...
  • Last Chance by Kira Blakely

    Last Chance by Kira Blakely

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Wife wanted. That’s what the ad will say. I’ll need a baby, too, but we can ease into that. It’s like some sh#t out of a movie. My inheritance is on the line, and I don’t have a choice. But I never expected Janine Davis to respond. She's the one I left behind. The soft curvaceous goddess is everything a woman should be. Popping her cherry was the sweetest event of my life...
  • The Fight by Alice Ward

    The Fight by Alice Ward

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Cherry = Ripe and Delicious. Too tempting. Even though I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth, I built my own successful R&D company from scratch. I’m always looking for talent. That’s how I meet Cherry Bomb — underground MMA fighting princess. After watching one match, I’m hooked and sign her on as my newest investment. Sweet, tart, and fresh, I want to do more than spar with her. I want her...
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  • Field of Pleasure by Farrah Rochon

    Field of Pleasure by Farrah Rochon

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Originally Published by Harlequin Kimani Romance – September 2011. Jared Dawson is used to taking big hits on the football field, but nothing could have prepared the New York Sabers star cornerback for the blow he experiences when he catches his long-time girlfriend in bed with an ex-teammate. Seeking a balm to soothe his wounded ego, Jared decides a no-strings-attached fling is the way to go...
  • Cage by Jessica Ames

    Cage by Jessica Ames

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The cage is where I feel most at home. There’s something about the thrill of the fight, of chasing an opponent around the ring that calms those demons inside me. At least until I found the club. I’m a patched brother now, no longer a prospect and with that comes responsibilities, loyalty too. For the first time in a long time I have a place in the world, one that doesn’t come with conditions...
  • Faster Longer by Colleen Masters

    Faster Longer by Colleen Masters

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Two star crossed lovers racing together at breakneck speeds, barreling along at 200 miles per hour willing to destroy everything and everyone in their path. Siena can't escape. She's trapped now. How did she fall so helplessly, recklessly in love with the one man who could single handedly turn her life upside down? Harrison has her wrapped up in his strong, muscular, tattooed arms...
  • Hannah by Faleena Hopkins

    Hannah by Faleena Hopkins

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Every boyfriend I've ever had either bored me. .. . .. or hurt me. I'm tired of what the world thinks they know. The gossip. Retaliation. So after another 'date' betrays my trust,. when Sofia Sol, my rebellious cousin, says,. “Hey. .. let's get out of here. A vacation from EVERYTHING. ”. My answer? A big fat YES. I mean, why not? Life can be an adventure. With true love where you least expect it…...
  • Those Billionaires Romance Series by Emily Stewart

    Those Billionaires Romance Series by Emily Stewart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For 2 days only get the entire Those Billionaires Series for FREE on KU. Are you ready for these very cute billionaires? Billionaire's Bride. Billionaire's Night. Billionaire Motorcycler. Billionaire's Beauty. All have an HEA.
  • Rough Shot by Kat Mizera

    Rough Shot by Kat Mizera

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Welcome to Fort Lauderdale—where the days are hot and the Knights are hotter. From the first moment I laid eyes on Zoe in that Paris nightclub I knew it was love. Nothing else could explain the intensity I felt for the petite blond. She wasn’t my usual type, but she didn’t even blink at my scars, muscles, and voracious sexual appetite...
  • Until Now by Amy Donnelly

    Until Now by Amy Donnelly

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Focus. Dean Goldsmith is Indiana University’s star quarterback, and his dreams are about to come true. His undefeated season means he has a legitimate shot at the NFL. If he stays focused. Football comes first. College senior, Grace Yeates, is determined to defy the odds. She is months away from graduating with a business degree, something no one thought she would be able to pull off...
  • Fallen Rose by Leila James

    Fallen Rose by Leila James

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Lyla Taylor. Beautiful gymnast with bite. She keeps her walls a mile high. We’ve fallen hard for each other. If she uses me, it will tear me apart. Nothing’s ever felt this real to me. She’s everything I’ve been waiting for. And losing her will break my heart. Welcome back to Rosehaven Academy...
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