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  • Without You: Scotch and Sammy duet - book 2 by Emilia Finn

    Without You: Scotch and Sammy duet - book 2 by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Sammy I left because I thought I was doing the right thing. I was falling on my sword. I thought I was saving everyone a lot of heart ache, and in exchange, I took all that ache on my own. I was supposed to be the hero, but instead I was the villain.He hates me with every fiber of his being…It’s been thirteen years since we last saw each other. It turns out ghosts can’t be buried...
  • 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...
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  • Black Flag by Shey Stahl

    Black Flag by Shey Stahl

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    When the taste you thought you never needed becomes a thirst you cannot quench, then what? Jameson Riley, a NASCAR rookie driver, and Sway Reins, his pregnant girlfriend, are put to the test. They have love; they have lust, and a bond that proves to be vital. But do they have what it takes to make it through his lifestyle. When tested, it’s either fight, or give in...
  • Home Run by Jordan Marie, Robin Harper

    Home Run by Jordan Marie, Robin Harper

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 23 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...
  • Playing Mr. Perfect: Clay Braden by Melissa Foster

    Playing Mr. Perfect: Clay Braden by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 14 ratings
    Quarterback Clay "Mr. Perfect" Braden is determined to show sexy scientist Pepper Montgomery the benefits of hands-on research in PLAYING MR. PERFECT, the first book in the Bradens at Ridgeport series by New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melissa Foster. Loaded with heat, humor, and heart, this steamy, small-town, opposites-attract standalone romance is unputdownable...
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    sports  athletes  contemporary  humor  length-long  m-f
  • Just One Look by Rosalind James

    Just One Look by Rosalind James

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Luka Darkovic has some tackling skills. He hadn’t planned on using them to bring down a runaway dog the size of a Shetland pony, though, especially not when his neck is already buggered. At 33, a rugby forward protects his vertebrae.. He’s even less happy when the dog’s incompetent owner turns up in his hospital cubicle the next day with a plan to fix those vertebrae...
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    sports  athletes  contemporary  humor  length-long  m-f
  • The Brentwood Boys by Meghan Quinn

    The Brentwood Boys by Meghan Quinn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 13 ratings
    The Brentwood Boys have come together in a three book boxset. Over 300,000 words of delicious baseball players (The Locker Room, The Dugout, and The Lineup) with a LARGE 15,000 word epilogue of where they are now. Marriage? Maybe. Babies? Possibly. Abs? Oh yes, they still have abs...
  • The Curveball by Emily Childs

    The Curveball by Emily Childs

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 10 ratings
    He's the charmer of the infield. I'm the uptight, jaded author who won't give him a chance...now we're roommates? Griffin Marks can charm the socks off anyone he meets. Except me. To me he's a beautiful pest who will do just about anything to make me like him. I wish him luck...
  • Delayed Call by Toni Aleo

    Delayed Call by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 27 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...
  • Happy Halloween from the Montgomerys by Kristen Proby

    Happy Halloween from the Montgomerys by Kristen Proby

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Caleb is spending his first Halloween as a...
  • Text Me Baby One More Time by Teagan Hunter

    Text Me Baby One More Time by Teagan Hunter

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    A SECOND-CHANCE ROMANTIC COMEDY! I love you , he said. Forever , he said. Turns out, he lied. When he leaves me high and dry after a cross-country move, I push him out of my life as much as I can, which is hard to do when the guy who broke your heart also happens to be the most famous dude in town...
  • Playing Dirty by Mickey Miller

    Playing Dirty by Mickey Miller

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    I'm going to teach Andrea to play dirty...she just doesn't know it yet. Jake Pulling in eight figures a year as star pitcher for the Chicago Jaguars, there's no shortage of parties, booze, and women. I'm a beast on the mound and between the sheets but when my social media presence becomes a major problem, the team’s owner brings in a PR expert to clean up my image...
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    sports  baseball  humor  new adult  contemporary  m-f
  • Blades of Glory by Toni Aleo

    Blades of Glory by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Old vs. YoungExperience vs. AttitudeNo Teeth vs. Also No Teeth…It’s the game some of these players have been waiting a lifetime for. The veterans of the Nashville Assassins versus the new generation of players—their sons.As part of their prewedding festivities, Aiden Brooks and Shelli Adler have invited the retired Assassins to play a friendly game against the Stanley Cup-winning current team...
  • Incredible You by Lili Valente

    Incredible You by Lili Valente

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    From the USA Today Bestselling author of Magnificent Bastard comes a sexy, flirty, dirty standalone…on ice. They say Jake “The Dragon” Falcone earned his nickname by setting fire to the ice his first season in the NHL. But just between us ladies, I’m pretty sure he earned it for the dragon in his pants. Lord have f*cking mercy, but the man’s been given a gift...
  • Faking the Book Boyfriend by A.K. Landow

    Faking the Book Boyfriend by A.K. Landow

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    TREYA shot straight to the heart. That’s what I felt when I saw a drunken video of the beautiful, charismatic Gemma Fairchild with her author friends.They’ve created a book boyfriend builder business. I’m a famous baseball player and don’t need help finding a woman but sign me up. Anything to be close to her.The dilemma… I don’t want her to know my real identity...
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    sports  baseball  insta-love  humor  length-short
  • Getting Wound Up: A Sapphire Falls/ Love Between the Bases novel-- PART ONE by Jennifer Bernard, Erin Nicholas

    Getting Wound Up: A Sapphire Falls/ Love Between the Bases novel-- PART ONE by Jennifer Bernard, Erin Nicholas

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A fun, flirty crossover novel from bestselling authors Jennifer Bernard (the Love Between the Bases series) and Erin Nicholas (the Sapphire Falls series) Caitlyn Murray has never let on that she's had fantasies about her brother's friend Eli Anderson for years...
  • Outta My League by Ali Parker, Weston Parker

    Outta My League by Ali Parker, Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The way she looks, smells, laughs is killing me.I fell in love with my sister’s best friend. To top it all off, she’s brilliant. And I’m failing Chemistry.Of course, when I get her help, she’s laidback about it. Charming and helpful as always, like she doesn’t know how much I want her. I’ve got to play it cool and let her see a different side of me...
  • Breakaway  (The Rule Book Collection) by A.M. Johnson

    Breakaway (The Rule Book Collection) by A.M. Johnson

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    As Tampa Bay's star center, Mark Carmelo's life was hockey, and after a bitter and public break up, all he wanted to do was focus on the game. Until he saw her. The one that got away. The one he thought he'd never see again. For thirteen years, Stevie West drowned in her lackluster life. Recently divorced from her “roommate” with passionless benefits, she was ready to start over...
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    sports  athletes  christian  humor  contemporary  hockey
  • Getting Wound Up: A Sapphire Falls/Love Between the Bases novel-- PART TWO by Jennifer Bernard, Erin Nicholas

    Getting Wound Up: A Sapphire Falls/Love Between the Bases novel-- PART TWO by Jennifer Bernard, Erin Nicholas

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Part TWO of three A fun, flirty crossover novel from bestselling authors Jennifer Bernard (the Love Between the Bases series) and Erin Nicholas (the Sapphire Falls series) Caitlyn Murray has never let on that she's had fantasies about her brother's friend Eli Anderson for years...
  • Power Play by C.J. Cartwright

    Power Play by C.J. Cartwright

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What if the one who got away… comes back? They say you never forget your first love. But does time truly heal all wounds?Levi Fawkes knows hockey, and not much else. As the captain of the Astoria Bay Thunder, his eyes are always locked on the goal...
  • Off Limits by Chelle Sloan

    Off Limits by Chelle Sloan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Professional football has an actual rulebook, but it’s the unwritten rules that come with the harshest consequences.The biggest one of all: don’t date your teammate’s sister. And if you do, don’t you dare fall in love with her.I never meant to fall, but when it comes to Brenna Donald, I never stood a chance. She’s everything I’m not--a light-hearted wild child who shines brighter than the sun...
  • My Kinda Player by Lacey Black, Sara Eirew

    My Kinda Player by Lacey Black, Sara Eirew

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    AJ Summer witnessed four of her sisters fall in love and settle down. But not her. She’s stuck in a rut, destined to spend the rest of her life watching from the dugout, kissing frogs. Then one night, she meets a mysterious stranger, who makes her feel alive and realize she’s not as broken as she thought–until she wakes up alone...
  • The Friend Face Off by Grace Worthington

    The Friend Face Off by Grace Worthington

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Getting involved with your brother’s best friend is risky enough. But when he's a hockey player? It's a whole new level of bad idea.As a ravenous reader, I’ve got a I’m obsessed with hockey romances.But let me tell you, real life hockey players are nothing like my book boyfriends.So I threw down the gauntlet on BookTok. I challenged any single guy out there to prove me wrong...
  • 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...
  • Outscored by Aven Ellis

    Outscored by Aven Ellis

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    One bubbly seasonal decorator. One fiery hockey captain. And a wagon full of gnomes who play matchmaker better than Cupid … When seasonal stylist Whitney Green heads to a Denver flea market to find gnomes for a client’s upcoming party, she thinks she has hit the jackpot when she discovers a slew of them...
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    sports  baseball  humor  hockey  length-medium
  • 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.An injury at the end of the spring semester has me working my way back to full health all summer long...
  • Check Swing by Carrie Aarons

    Check Swing by Carrie Aarons

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sinclair Callahan is a trust fund baby.Born into one of the richest, most notorious families in the country, the black sheep title was stamped on him from an early age. While the rest of his relatives earn their keep at the top tier baseball team they’ve owned for generations, Sin prefers spending his time and money on booze, babes and bad decisions...
  • Home Run Baby by Tabatha Kiss

    Home Run Baby by Tabatha Kiss

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Two things I didn’t expect to happen to me over Spring Break at Chicago North University:1. Getting knocked out by a baseball.2. Getting knocked up by a baseball player. Hunter Novak. The most valuable player in college baseball. Home Run Hunter himself.But that’s not the name he gave me when he took me home from that bar a few months ago. We’re strangers. Now, we’re having a baby together...
  • Home Run Heart by Hailey Gardiner

    Home Run Heart by Hailey Gardiner

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    There have only ever been two things that Brooks Alden can say he truly baseball and Nora Foster, the girl he dated in high school.Returning home in the off-season gives Brooks an opportunity he never thought he’d get a second chance encounter with a now-divorced Nora. Suddenly, the hometown he’s avoided for so long becomes a place to make new memories together...
  • Getting Wound Up by Jennifer Bernard, Erin Nicholas

    Getting Wound Up by Jennifer Bernard, Erin Nicholas

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A fun and flirty crossover novel from bestselling authors, Jennifer Bernard (Love Between the Bases) and Erin Nicholas (Sapphire Falls)! Caitlyn Murray has never let on that she’s had fantasies about her brother's friend Eli Anderson for years. She'd do anything for the sexy baseball player who walked away from stardom to stay in Sapphire Falls and take care of his family...
  • Screwball  (Hall of Fame) by Eva Haining

    Screwball (Hall of Fame) by Eva Haining

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When the pitcher becomes the catch, all bets are off...Major League Baseball pitcher for the Yankees, Anders Verbeck, is blindsided when he meets the star batter for the USA women’s baseball team. He's at the top of his game, with a host of willing fangirls, but the moment Brooke comes hurling into his life, he only has eyes for her...
    Categorized as:
    sports  baseball  humor  contemporary
  • Make My Heart Malt by Gia Stevens

    Make My Heart Malt by Gia Stevens

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    A sizzling hate to lovers, unrequited crush, standalone sports romance by romantic comedy author Gia Stevens… Dessa should have been mine... until my brother kissed her first. Ten years is a long time to be infatuated with your former best friend, especially when she’s dating your brother...
  • Changing Lanes by Katie Graykowski

    Changing Lanes by Katie Graykowski

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Professional Football Player, Devon Harding found his soul mate at the age of seventeen. Trouble is, he can’t remember her last name. For the last fourteen years, he’s been waiting for The Universe to send her back to him. When that day comes, he nearly falls all over himself to get to her. But he plays it cool and waits for her to come to him. And she walks right past him...
  • The Dugout by Emily Childs

    The Dugout by Emily Childs

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 12 ratings
    He's my brother's ex-best friend...and the guy who left my heart in pieces.Ryder Huntington was my first and only broken heart. After he disappeared from our college campus and my life years ago, I promised no one would tear me up like his sweet words and broken promises ever again...
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    sports  baseball  christian  humor  new adult  contemporary  m-f
  • The Virgin Game Plan by Lauren Blakely

    The Virgin Game Plan by Lauren Blakely

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    A sexy standalone forbidden sports romance from #1 NYT Bestseller Lauren Blakely! The woman I want is as off-limits as they come.I had an excuse two years ago when I met her on campus. She interviewed me for a story on major league baseball's rising stars, and we shared a hot, passionate night that ended far too soon, and without a mention of who her father was...
  • Day One by Lauren Runow

    Day One by Lauren Runow

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 10 ratings
    My thoughts of how I’m going to survive this indefinite amount of time alone are interrupted by a notification from my Tinder app.Yes, we’re on quarantine. Yes, I reactivated my account out of pure boredom. And, yes, Drew’s one profile photo is smoking hot.I hit Reply.Day by day, as the world tries to stay healthy, we find creative ways to pass the time together...
  • Breakout by Aven Ellis

    Breakout by Aven Ellis

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    While Texas is known for loving football, Lexi Stewart has always been drawn to the ice. Hockey is her passion, and she wants nothing more than to pursue a career in video editing for the home network of the Dallas Demons hockey team. Lexi has an editing job for a corporate account, but it’s not fulfilling...
  • The Gate to Everything by Ava Miles

    The Gate to Everything by Ava Miles

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Millions of readers have fallen in love with Ava’s bestselling Dare series…come join the family. USA Today Bestselling Author Ava Miles presents a heartwarming and romantic second-chance story about love and family. Quarterback Jordan Dean thought he had everything until his long-time girlfriend broke up with him. His football rock star life had become too burdensome to her...
  • Johnny Deeper: A Sports Romance by Tabatha Kiss

    Johnny Deeper: A Sports Romance by Tabatha Kiss

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    How deep can he go? All the way. ROSE John Kirby. Just another big, dumb jock with a real big… you know . I swore I’d never get involved with another man like him again. He’s crude and loud. Vulgar and unsophisticated. But he knows exactly what he’s doing when he touches me. I can’t let this happen. I’m a TA at our university and there are rules about this kind of thing...
    Categorized as:
    athletes  sports  humor  new adult  college  football
  • Sweet Spot by K.B. Winters

    Sweet Spot by K.B. Winters

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I'm Trey Delgado, professional MLB all-star hitter and i think life wants to break me in two. Luckily for me—I’m unbreakable. They accuse me of being a baby daddy, a bad boy, a drunk and a playboy. Then I get traded from my all-star baseball team in beautiful Southern California, to a startup team in Oklahoma City where I’m expected to be their saving grace...
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    sports  baseball  humor  length-short
  • The Art of Falling in Love with Your Fake Fiancé by Anne Kemp

    The Art of Falling in Love with Your Fake Fiancé by Anne Kemp

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    All’s fair in love and war…until you agree to be your best friend’s fake fiancé.Levi: Life as an NFL player has always been fast-paced, but nothing prepared me for becoming the guardian of my godson, Duncan. With his grandmother contesting custody, I need to prove that I’m a steadfast influence who’s not going anywhere and there’s one sure-fire way to show that: get engaged...
  • The Parent Playbook by Elsie Woods

    The Parent Playbook by Elsie Woods

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I don’t know when dad jokes and mismatched socks became my type, but that hockey dude skated into my life like a runaway puck… and I think I like it.I know I should be thankful that my charity was selected by the Ice Breakers hockey team. It’ll make a huge difference in children’s lives all over the state.There’s only one I hate hockey dudes...
  • Love at First Skate by Ellie Hall

    Love at First Skate by Ellie Hall

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    They say love is messy. Turns out friendship is too, especially when you’re stranded in a cabin with your best friend and hearts are on thin ice.TeddyI’ve heard that men and women can’t be friends without it becoming something more. Harlow and I put that theory in the penalty box, thank you very much...
  • A Complete Game by Aven Ellis

    A Complete Game by Aven Ellis

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A professional baseball player who needs to find himself—on and off the mound.A heroine passionate about animals—but not the life she’s living.And two ferrets who spark a romance that will change everything for Brady and Addison …Addison Blakely should be happy...
    Categorized as:
    sports  baseball  humor
  • No More Mr. Chai Guy (The Coffee Loft: Fall Collection) by J.P. Sterling

    No More Mr. Chai Guy (The Coffee Loft: Fall Collection) by J.P. Sterling

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Welcome back to The Coffee Loft, where a new round of stories has been brewed especially for you.Those of you stopping by to visit again, we’ve missed you. The feeling of home is the same that you loved before. If it’s your first time, prepare to be swept off your feet.While our menu hasn’t changed, we think you’ll be pleased with the fall favorites we’ve added...
  • Ace of the Diamond, Vol. 1 by Yuji Terajima

    Ace of the Diamond, Vol. 1 by Yuji Terajima

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Eijun Sawamura had his heart set on the middle-school national baseball championships. But his team is eliminated thanks to a wild pitch thrown by Eijun himself. He’s planning to go to high school with his teammates and try again next year when he’s scouted by the famous Seido High School Baseball team...
    Categorized as:
    sports  baseball  humor  high-school  length-short
  • Slap Shot: A Marriage of Convenience Hockey Romance by Maria Luis

    Slap Shot: A Marriage of Convenience Hockey Romance by Maria Luis

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He’ll do anything for his best friend…even marry her. I live by two universal truths: When I step onto the ice, I’m a god. Daisy Hall is the other half of my soul. My teammates joke that I’m too co-dependent with the coach’s daughter, and maybe that’s true. We’ve been thick as thieves since college, and even when I got drafted to the Boston Blades, Daisy followed me across state lines...
  • Caught by You by Jennifer Bernard

    Caught by You by Jennifer Bernard

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Love comes out of left field in the second novel in USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Bernard's sexy baseball-themed series Months of alternately flirting and bickering with Kilby Catfish catcher Mike Solo just turned into the hottest kiss of Donna MacIntyre's life—and that's a major league complication. Any hint of scandal could keep her from getting her son back from her well-connected ex...
  • Say Something... by T.A. Roth

    Say Something... by T.A. Roth

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Twenty–two-year-old Ari Munoz prefers to keep men at an arms’ length. So when her best friend Vonne guilts her into going to a frat party, she couldn't think of a worse way to spend her night. That's until she sparks the interest of love’em and leave’em Ben Rodriguez. She knows she shouldn’t trust him, but the electricity she feels when they lock eyes is something she's never felt before...
  • Sugar Rush by Tracey Ward

    Sugar Rush by Tracey Ward

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    $.99 for a Limited Time! Colt Avery is on fire. Dubbed one of the NFL's best kept secrets, he's in the spotlight for the first time in his career. Women want him, coaches are courting him, and his Kansas cornfield good looks are too good not to be shared. His face is everywhere; TV, magazines, billboards. The entire world is in love with him. Everyone wants a piece of him...
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