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  • Bluff by Emilia Finn

    Bluff by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Tucker Morris - affectionately known by his most annoying friends as Chuck Norris - is a lover, not a fighter.He’s a charmer, with a fast tongue and equal wit. Mechanic by day, motorcycle racer by night, Tucker is magic with his hands, and makes a hobby out of sliding filthy innuendo into as many conversations as he possibly can...
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    sports  new adult  m-f  humor  suspense  length-medium
  • Reshuffle by Emilia Finn

    Reshuffle by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 16 ratings
    The first round is for practice. The second round is for keeps. She was everything Ben ever wanted. But time, distance, and jealousy made it impossible. Now they’re adults, Evie’s back in town after college graduation, and Ben never once let go of what he knew was meant to be...
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  • No Limits by Emilia Finn

    No Limits by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Everyone knows Bryan Kincaid.He’s the guy you wear a hazmat suit around... while carrying a long range cattle prod to enforce a little distance.Add a Clorox bath to those precautions, toss a little salt over your shoulder, and a girl could probably walk away from his bed without contracting a nasty case of the clap...
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    sports  new adult  m-f  humor  suspense  length-medium
  • When Alec Met Evie by Jenny Proctor

    When Alec Met Evie by Jenny Proctor

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 29 ratings
    Evie told herself not to fall for her pro-hockey crush. But when she sees him holding her baby girl, all bets are off.When Evie moves South to the same mountain town where her childhood crush plays pro-hockey, she arms herself with all the reasons why she can’t fall for him again.Number Alec is her best friend’s much older brother...
  • Eleusis by Emilia Finn

    Eleusis by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.76 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Princesses are meant to kiss frogs to find their prince - not criminalsWilliam Quinn was labeled a killer years ago. The accusations were false... until now. Forced to choose between an innocent and a monster, he made a quick decision. Now he’s running from the law, leaving behind the woman he’d kill for.Olivia Conner is a princess in every meaning of the word...
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    sports  new adult  m-f  humor  length-medium
  • Dynamite by Emilia Finn

    Dynamite by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.76 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    They call us the devil twins - a fallacy and unfair assumption on everyone’s part.Well... mostly.My name is Luke Hart, and I’m the oldest of identical twin boys. Although I may be responsible for the ‘devil’ in our name, I have no urge to set the record straight and exonerate the innocent half of our pairing.There’s no point letting the truth get in the way of a good story.Right?Not so...
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    sports  new adult  m-f  humor  length-medium
  • Worth Fighting For: A Kit and Bobby Rollin On Novella by Emilia Finn

    Worth Fighting For: A Kit and Bobby Rollin On Novella by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    It’d take a lot for Bobby Kincaid to fall out of love. In fact, I’m not sure he knows how. His mom and dad taught him how to do it right, how to do it fully, and how to never let go. ‘Worth Fighting For’ is the family reunion that you never knew you needed...
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    sports  new adult  m-f  humor  length-novella
  • Matchmaker by Ivy Smoak

    Matchmaker by Ivy Smoak

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Matthew Caldwell is NYC's most eligible bachelor.Charming.Gorgeous.Wealthy.Great with kids.Broken.Sixteen years ago he lost everything. He made a vow to never love again. But suddenly everyone in his life is acting like a matchmaker. He can't help but wonder if a broken vow is better than a broken heart.There's just one problem. Only one woman in the city has caught his attention...
  • Seven Card Stud by Emilia Finn

    Seven Card Stud by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    This is book 7 in the Stacked Deck Series.Full blurb coming soon...
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    sports  new adult  m-f  humor  length-medium
  • Crazy Eights by Emilia Finn

    Crazy Eights by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    They say he’s a murderer - so she ran. I say she’s mine - so I must follow. Even knowing the inevitable pain that’s coming straight for me, I’ll continue to search, to wish, and when I eventually find her, continue to kiss her.Because when a Kincaid knows, he knows. *Crazy Eights is the conclusion to Jamie and Cam's story...
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    sports  new adult  m-f  humor  length-medium
  • 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...
  • Busted by Emilia Finn

    Busted by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Daughter of an over protective world-champion fighter, and shielded by dozens of alpha men, Emma Kincaid was locked in an ivory tower many years ago.Too bad she shimmied down water pipes the moment she was old enough to do so. Coercing with the devil twins is as natural as breathing to her, and getting into trouble with them is as easy as falling in love...
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    sports  new adult  m-f  humor  length-medium
  • Redeeming The Rose by Emilia Finn

    Redeeming The Rose by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 14 ratings
    Life is about checks and balances. People hurt people, and often, they die. Even as a paramedic, I can’t save everyone, but that doesn’t mean I’m not gonna try.My baby sister was a sick child. Her illnesses were the reason I chose the career I did, but her innocence and fragility also made me a man who refuses to let her live her life without my guiding hand...
  • 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...
  • 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  m-f  contemporary  humor  length-long
  • Hold Me Forever by Layla Hagen

    Hold Me Forever by Layla Hagen

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Tyler Maxwell's story will be released on January 18th.As the leagues’ top goalie for the Chicago Blades, I stay disciplined and follow three principles:1. Keep a pristine image.2. Play smart and hard on the ice.3. Stay out of relationships...
  • A Smoky Mountain Hockey Holiday by Toni Aleo

    A Smoky Mountain Hockey Holiday by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    One chalet in the Smokies. Four loving families. While all the grandbabies are on Santa’s Nice List, a few of the adults are getting coal in their stockings. But no matter their status with the man in the red suit, Elli Adler will spoil each and every one of her favorite people with love and holiday cheer...
  • Puck Performance by Alley Ciz

    Puck Performance by Alley Ciz

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    All's fair in love and potatoes. Melody Brightly Broadway Star. Pink hair. A smile that hits me harder than a slap shot. Terrible taste in hockey teams. Full of secrets. The one woman I fail to defend my heart against. Jase Donnelly Defenseman.Charming. Sexy as puck. Makes my hormones give a standing ovation. The one guy I can never be with, but can't stay away from...
  • 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...
  • Rogue Wave by J. Bengtsson

    Rogue Wave by J. Bengtsson

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    A love story that survives the test of time. Keith McKallister is the king of the stoners. You know the type. Every school has one – the hot, fun, dopey guy beloved by the student body but despised by, well, just about everyone else. He spends his early mornings in the ocean and his days trying to get to class on time...
  • Dangerous Exes by Rachel Van Dyken

    Dangerous Exes by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    In #1 New York Times bestselling author Rachel van Dyken’s scorching series, revenge is a justified pleasure… Isla made one teeny little mistake. Now she and her PI company, Dirty Exes, are being targeted by one seriously angry and furiously sexy ex-quarterback. Jessie freakin’ Beckett. But there’s no way some NFL superhunk is going to take her business away...
  • Scoring Beauty by Alley Ciz

    Scoring Beauty by Alley Ciz

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    RyanI’m done with dating.Happily-ever-after isn’t in the cards for me, so I’m officially taking myself off the market.Hockey is my mecca.The arena my temple.The ice the altar I worship at.Then…I met her.Strip me naked and run me over with a Zamboni—she’s the textbook definition of a bad love match...
  • 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...
  • 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...
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    new adult  sports  m-f  humor  contemporary  length-medium
  • The Hitman's Dancer by Tabatha Kiss

    The Hitman's Dancer by Tabatha Kiss

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Snake Eyes Series: Standalone Romances. Interconnecting Stories. One Unforgettable Adventure. DANTE It was only supposed to be one night. One night with me and I’d make her father’s debt to the Zappia crime family a little easier to swallow. Turns out, swallowing ain’t much of an issue for Lucy Vaughn. I should never have gotten involved with her...
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    athletes  new adult  m-f  humor  military  suspense  mafia
  • Drew by Lulu Moore

    Drew by Lulu Moore

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 10 ratings
    Let me ask you a question.Have you met your soulmate?I did, then promptly lost her. Because what happens in Vegas stays there, right?Wrong.I’d never been the relationship type, but I’ve spent every spare second of the past twelve months wondering what if. What if I hadn’t slept through my alarm? What if I hadn’t lost her number? What if I’d known her name?But I came up blank...
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    sports  new adult  m-f  humor  contemporary  baseball
  • ICED by Jacob Chance

    ICED by Jacob Chance

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Oliver Ice, one of Boston University’s notorious hockey players, has been on my radar since I slammed into his rock-hard body during my first week of college, three years ago. He helped me to my feet, muttered an apology, and ran off after his girlfriend, dashing my hopes of a happily ever after. Now, he’s the bartender where I work, and this time, very much single...
  • Kitty Valentine Dates a Hockey Player by Jillian Dodd

    Kitty Valentine Dates a Hockey Player by Jillian Dodd

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    SPIN THE WHEEL. DATE THE GUY. WRITE THE BOOK. Six years ago, Kitty Valentine took the book world by storm when her sweet debut romance hit number one on the New York Times Best Sellers list, which was followed by a string of successful releases. Her latest novel, however, totally bombs, causing her editor to suggest she write much sexier books...
    Categorized as:
    sports  hockey  m-f  humor  length-short
  • Smashed Steel: A Steamy Stand Alone Sports Romance by M.J. Fields

    Smashed Steel: A Steamy Stand Alone Sports Romance by M.J. Fields

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Coming March...
  • Maxed Steel by M.J. Fields

    Maxed Steel by M.J. Fields

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    MilaThe six-foot-three, two hundred pounds of lean muscle, disgustingly defined by his white tee hugging … all that, with a backpack slung over his bulging broad shoulder is far from innocent.He’s Max Steel.He’s all sorts of grown up.And he’s my enemy … even though he doesn’t know it yet...
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    new adult  sports  m-f  humor  length-short
  • 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  hockey  christian  humor  contemporary
  • Animal Instincts by Emilia Finn

    Animal Instincts by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Thirty year old veterinarian Beckett Rosa runs a small town animal clinic. When he isn’t at his beloved home away from home, Lakeside Animal Hospital, he spends his time mixing it up and basking in the beauty of the single life...
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    new adult  sports  m-f  military  humor  grovel  length-medium
  • The Trouble with #9 by Piper Rayne

    The Trouble with #9 by Piper Rayne

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 18 ratings
    Trouble.One word that comes to mind when someone talks about me. I like to think of it as protection, watching out for the ones I love. But now I’m spending more time in the penalty box than on the ice and the team owner isn’t happy.Finding myself across the room from the hot therapist I kissed on New Year’s Eve only makes me push my problems down further...
  • Defending Donovan by Jillian Quinn

    Defending Donovan by Jillian Quinn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He'll do anything to earn her v-card... and her heart. Here’s the thing about Drake Donovan. He’s a hotshot hockey player with a secret the size of his stick, a real monster of a problem. And I’m the only one who can help him. But as we grow closer, I realize there’s more to Drake than good looks and a big stick. If he wants to be the one to punch my v-card, he has to work for it...
    Categorized as:
    sports  new adult  hockey  humor  length-short
  • Playboy’s Reward by Gina Azzi

    Playboy’s Reward by Gina Azzi

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It was supposed to be a favor between neighbors…When sexy-as-sin Harper Henderson launches profanities into the night sky from the balcony below mine, I intervene. I volunteer to be her date to her ten-year high school reunion. I may be a professional hockey player with a playboy reputation, but I’m also a good guy and I make an exceptional plus-one.Being Harper's fake date is easy...
  • The Sweetest Chirp by Toni Aleo

    The Sweetest Chirp by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    AudrinaI ran.I left everything I knew, and I didn’t look back.I have loved my best friend since I the moment I knew what love was. While I adore a good best-friends-to-lovers trope, that was never our story. We danced around each other, skated along the line but didn’t cross it, and I never knew why. Until one night, I took matters into my own hands...
    Categorized as:
    sports  hockey  m-f  contemporary  humor
  • Tripped by Jacob Chance

    Tripped by Jacob Chance

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Eight hundred and eighty days. That’s how long it’s been since my no good ex broke my heart. And I was doing just fine without him. But now, with both of us playing hockey for Boston University and running in the same circles, I can’t seem to avoid him—no matter how hard I try. And boy do I try.It seems my former boyfriend is cockier than ever—if that’s even possible...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  sports  hockey  m-f  humor  sweet heroine
  • Face-Off at the Altar by Toni Aleo

    Face-Off at the Altar by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Markus Reeves is sucking. Big-time. Toiling away on a minor-league hockey team hundreds of miles away from home, he's watching his dreams of an NHL career fade away. Add in the lingering guilt he has over the dramatic demise of his relationship with college girlfriend, Mekena, and he's a mess on and off the ice. But the family of his heart, the Sinclairs, won't let Markus suffer any longer...
  • Crossing the Line by Kendall Ryan

    Crossing the Line by Kendall Ryan

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    Recovering from a pulled groin muscle isn’t exactly how I planned to spend my much-needed summer vacation. But I’ll admit, being nursed back to health by my gorgeous friend Bailey, who’s just graduated from medical school, doesn’t exactly sound like a hardship...
  • 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...
  • Hooked by Jacob Chance

    Hooked by Jacob Chance

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Avoiding bad boy hockey player Marshall Winters has been one of my goals since he did me wrong four years ago.However, with both of us attending Boston University and his younger sister being my best friend, it’s damn near impossible.Then he saves me from a dangerous situation, whisking me away to his family’s cabin, changing everything...
  • Teaching Tucker by Jillian Quinn

    Teaching Tucker by Jillian Quinn

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    After a drunken hookup, I never thought I would see Tucker again... Until he strolls into my classroom like he owns the school. He handed out orgasms like it was his job. Now, it’s my turn to grade him. I’m a teaching assistant until the end of the semester. A position I scored because I’m a goody-two-shoes. Not the girl who sleeps with smoking hot hockey players...
    Categorized as:
    sports  new adult  hockey  humor  length-short
  • Canuck by E. Cleveland

    Canuck by E. Cleveland

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The best friends to lovers you’ve been waiting for! Grab your copy for a front row seat to the funny, one-upping friendship, the tender understanding only best friends can give each other, and the blood-rushing sizzle they bring to the bedroom. Set some time aside, because you’ll devour this book in one sitting!Canuck. What a weird name. It’s like calling someone The American...
  • 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...
  • The Race by Alice Ward

    The Race by Alice Ward

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I like it fast. She likes it faster. Who will win this race? As founder and CEO of UnCaged Fitness, I sponsor some of the hottest fitness properties around. Top female athletes and models beg for my attention. I’m rich. I’m ruthless. And when it comes to my business, I don’t play around. Until Emma James and her beautiful curves comes to Daytona...
    Categorized as:
    sports  new adult  m-f  humor  contemporary
  • 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...
  • The Forward Must Cry by Xavier Neal

    The Forward Must Cry by Xavier Neal

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Once upon a time, the Vlasta Vipers hockey team was so incredible — on and off the ice — they were almost mythical.Rightfully, labeled as legends.Affectionately, worshiped in the sheets like rock stars.However, when their glorious reign came crashing to an end, the idols lost much more than their treasured titles.They became the laughingstock of locker rooms...
    Categorized as:
    multicultural  sports  hockey  humor  length-long
  • Hard As Steel by McKinley May

    Hard As Steel by McKinley May

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Becoming a sports reporter isn't just my dream job--it's my calling . I've been sketching the blueprint for my future since I was an overly ambitious ten-year-old: Get accepted into Windhaven University's journalism program? Check.  Score the sports section of the campus paper? Easy as pie.  Snag a once-in-a-lifetime internship? Currently in progress...
    Categorized as:
    sports  new adult  hockey  humor  soccer  length-long
  • Can't Block My Love by Xavier Neal

    Can't Block My Love by Xavier Neal

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    From bestselling romance author Xavier Neal comes an all-new, rom-com sports romance featuring a gorgeous goalie who can block any shot — except Cupid's... Once upon a time, the Vlasta Vipers hockey team was so incredible — on and off the ice — they were almost mythical. Every other university wanted their team to be them...
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