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contemporary  sports  secret child  single-mother  baseball

  • Benching Brady by Samantha Christy

    Benching Brady by Samantha Christy

    Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 27 ratings
    FAST BALLS. FAST CARS. FAST WOMEN. They are how I've learned to cope. But then life throws me a curveball. And I may never play the game I love again. Then I meet her. She represents everything I've lost. In the best and worst of ways. She may be the only one who can get me back into the game. And I'm not just talking about baseball...
  • All In With Him by Lauren Blakely

    All In With Him by Lauren Blakely

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 25 ratings
    Once upon a time all I needed was baseball, friends and extracurricular activities. Then everything changed when Declan Steele stormed into my life and upended all my priorities with his heart, his love, his passion.So my next five-year plan will include this new ground rule—Love big...
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  • Hearts at Play by Melissa Foster

    Hearts at Play by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Brianna Heart has a six-year old daughter and a twelve-year plan to keep her life as simple as possible until Layla turns eighteen. That means swearing off relationships and the drama that goes along with them, working two jobs, and being the best damn mother she can be...
  • Path To Restoration by TheFeveredBookaholic

    Path To Restoration by TheFeveredBookaholic

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Nate Hunter; aspiring boxer, brother to five younger sisters, and...stripper. Yeah, you read that right. After his twin sister went through an abusive relationship, Nate fought to restore her honor by starting a chain of nightclubs that hire and help victimized women get back on their feet...
    Categorized as:
    sports  single-mother  contemporary  m-f
  • How Much I Care by Marie Force

    How Much I Care by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 19 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Marie Force comes a steamy new contemporary romance about two strangers who find love in the most unexpected way—by saving a life.Austin Sitting at the top of my game, pitching for Baltimore and a single daddy to the most adorable little girl in the world, I’m living the dream. Until I get the dreaded call that Everly is sick...
  • Can't Help Falling In Love by Erika Kelly

    Can't Help Falling In Love by Erika Kelly

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    What happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay in Vegas…The moment Beckett O’Neill retires from professional sports, he swears off schedules and commitments. His new gig has him hopping from one exotic location to the next. No strings, no responsibilities. Nothing that will tie him down.Until he runs into her, the woman who stole his heart for a night in Vegas..
  • The Perfect Game Box Set by Samantha Christy

    The Perfect Game Box Set by Samantha Christy

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    What's better than one sexy friends-to-lovers sports romance?  Three of them!Alluring heroes. Painful truths. Enduring love.Which Nighthawk will be your favorite?Book One - Catching CadenIf all they see are her scars - they aren't looking hard enough.It was my home run ball that shattered her face.Right along with her modeling career.Now it's my mission to help her rebuild her life...
  • With This Fling by Tara Sivec

    With This Fling by Tara Sivec

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Laura Bennett has spent her life taking care of other people and running the Dip and Twist. Happily spending her time being single and carefree, she has no intention of settling down or falling in love. With an ever-growing family, she’s a mother to them all, and she loves every minute of it. But her baby is getting married, and her oldest has her own life changes she’s dealing with...
  • Playing Dirty: A Bad Boy Sports Romance by Mickey Miller

    Playing Dirty: A Bad Boy Sports Romance 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  baseball  humor  new adult  contemporary  m-f
  • 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...
  • Swing and a Mishap by Tara Sivec

    Swing and a Mishap by Tara Sivec

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    “Hawks fans still in shock after centerfielder, Shepherd Oliver, sustained season-ending injury last night in the 5th inning of the playoffs against Chicago.”Two years ago, I was a pretty big deal. I thought I had it all, until a blast from my past popped up on my social media feed, keeping my ego in check and reminding me how basic I am. Except sassy Wren Bennett isn’t just a blast from my past...
  • One More Song by C.M. Seabrook

    One More Song by C.M. Seabrook

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Amazon Bestselling Author C.M. Seabrook brings you a sexy new full-length standalone romance. My band, Absinthe, is sent to the middle of nowhere to get our shit together. It's time to keep my cock in my pants, my head on straight, and to stay out of trouble. Hard to do when the landlord is Ember Skye. Long brown hair, eyes flecked with gold. One look and she has me, heart and soul...
  • The Sins That Bind Us by Geneva Lee

    The Sins That Bind Us by Geneva Lee

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    I wasn’t given a choice. Not when I did my first line of cocaine. Not when I became a single mother. But I changed, and every decision I’ve made was to protect myself and my son from my weaknesses—and my past. Until Jude came along and made me question everything, even my own secrets. The sins I carry with me can never be discovered...
  • After All by Heidi McLaughlin

    After All by Heidi McLaughlin

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    From New York Times bestselling author Heidi McLaughlin comes a heartfelt story about overcoming great loss and forgiving past sins to find happiness again. Brooklyn Hewett hasn’t set foot in Cape Harbor for fifteen years—not since an accident claimed the love of her life, Austin Woods. Desperate to move forward, Brooklyn has focused on raising her daughter for the past fourteen years...
  • Unforgettable You by Brenda Novak

    Unforgettable You by Brenda Novak

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Brenda Novak returns to Silver Springs, where no past mistake is so big the heart can't find a way to fix it. Jada Brooks couldn't have known how her life would change when she fell for bad boy Maddox Richardson back in high school. She couldn't have known his troubled brother would leave hers forever crippled...
  • Somebody Like You by Carrie Elks

    Somebody Like You by Carrie Elks

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    He’s rich, talented and way out of her league. Now he’s making her an offer she can’t refuse…Football has always been Cam Hartson’s life. When he's forced to retire following an injury, he slinks back to his small home town, planning to lie low and lick his wounds. Until he meets Mia Devlin. The beautiful single mom of two tearaway boys has no interest in love...
  • When Our Worlds Stand Still by Lindsey Iler, Pink Ink Design

    When Our Worlds Stand Still by Lindsey Iler, Pink Ink Design

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Time is said to heal all wounds. Kennedy Conrad embraces survival. Group therapy, friends, and dance are helping her find the person she was. Overcoming the darkest period of her past is getting easier every day. Still, the ache in her chest tells her something is missing. Him. The more precious something is, the harder you fight for it. Graham Black embraces change...
  • Reunited in Good Hope by Cindy Kirk

    Reunited in Good Hope by Cindy Kirk

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He remembers the heat. She remembers the heartbreak. Twenty years later do they still have a shot at love? When an injury puts NFL star Krew Slattery’s future in question, he returns to his hometown of Good Hope. He plans to lay low, until he runs into Cassie Lohmeier. Krew has never forgotten the one amazing night they shared, and unfortunately for him, Cassie hasn’t either..
  • Two For Holding by Kay Gordon

    Two For Holding by Kay Gordon

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 7 ratings
    Savannah I didn’t think I was missing anything. I had my son, a great career, and a home that I’d made for both of us. One puck over the glass at a hockey game made me realize I wanted more. The larger-than-life hockey player inserted himself into our world and I never wanted to let him go. The thing is, I don’t know if I’m strong enough to keep him...
  • Playboy Pitcher by Cora Kenborn

    Playboy Pitcher by Cora Kenborn

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The first time I met Benson LaCroix, he sat in a bar wearing “cocky player” like a cheap cologne.The second time, he stood in a locker room in nothing but a jockstrap and a scowl.Apparently, the Miami Storm’s star pitcher isn’t too thrilled his new boss is the woman who turned him down.That makes two of us.I never asked to inherit my father’s baseball team...
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    sports  baseball  contemporary  length-medium
  • 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 Fireballer by Mark Stevens

    The Fireballer by Mark Stevens

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    A poignant story about hopes, dreams, and how far one man’s talent takes him before he realizes it’s about what you do—and how you do it.Frank Ryder is unstoppable on the baseball field—his pitches arrive faster than a batter can swing, giving his opponents no chance. He’s being heralded as a game-changing pitcher...
    Categorized as:
    sports  baseball  contemporary  length-long
  • Bottom of the Ninth: Seattle Skookums Baseball by Jami Davenport

    Bottom of the Ninth: Seattle Skookums Baseball by Jami Davenport

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This long-awaited story of the third Wolfe brother introduces the Seattle Skookums baseball team. Zeke Wolfe, the man who's written off his entire family, rescues a young woman and three children on a stormy Seattle night. Before he knows it, he has an instant family and a fake fiancé he's certain he doesn't want...
  • Ember by Emma Renshaw

    Ember by Emma Renshaw

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    One night changed an entire town.Ten years ago, I left Hawk Valley. I never planned to return. Not to the regrets. The bitter memories. The guilt.My baseball career gave me both the excuse and the money I needed to start over. Then my mom called, and I found myself headed back to the one place I swore I wouldn’t step foot again.Meeting Delilah wasn’t part of the plan...
  • Grip: A Driven World Novel (The Driven World) by Lacey Black

    Grip: A Driven World Novel (The Driven World) by Lacey Black

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Lacey Black’s Grip is a second-chance, surprise-baby contemporary romance written in K. Bromberg’s Driven World project.MackI live to race. It’s in my blood—the smell of dirt and gasoline, the fast cars, the screaming fans. I was the king of a small track in Missouri with the world at my fingertips. I even had the girl, until a call came from the infamous Colton Donavan...
  • 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...
  • Tagging Up by Carrie Aarons

    Tagging Up by Carrie Aarons

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    All Anna Callahan wants is her independence.Being the youngest member of her immediate family, and massive network of cousins, she’s always been sheltered. That ends now. After graduating with her masters in nursing, she’s ready to move out of her parents’ house, whether they support that decision or not...
  • It's Always Been You by Jacob Parker

    It's Always Been You by Jacob Parker

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Love is quickly becoming my least favorite four-letter word.I let a girl into my heart once, and she nearly destroyed me.The last time I saw her she was in the back seat of her father’s car, leaving me forever.No goodbye.No mercy.That was ten years ago.Now the sexy vixen from my past is back in town looking to hire a consultant.This is my way back in.But not for redemption or a second chance...
  • My Last Shot by Weston Parker

    My Last Shot by Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I never meant to come back here.Home.My military career gave me the escape I needed from this place—and my mistakes.Now I have to face them.And the girl I left behind.I’ve missed her every day that I’ve been gone, but I never knew just how much I was leaving behind.She’s not all I turned my back on.She kept a secret from me.A baby who isn’t a baby anymore...
  • 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...
  • 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
  • The Face-Off by Brenda Rothert

    The Face-Off by Brenda Rothert

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Face-off is the fifth book in the Colorado Coyotes hockey romance series...
  • Kind of a Hot Mess by Lili Valente

    Kind of a Hot Mess by Lili Valente

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    I'm a hot mess single mom with no time for players…or anything else. He's a wounded NHL star stuck in the small town he's fought to escape. So we strike a deal to become roomies--Aaron will babysit my little boy to help me through the busiest catering season of the year. In exchange, I'll give him a place to heal away from his overbearing family...
  • Fake The Game by Julia Jarrett

    Fake The Game by Julia Jarrett

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I’m the bad boy of baseball. And she’s the good girl who’s meant to repair my image. Falling in love with my pretend girlfriend is not part of the plan…My life is a mess. My career is in serious jeopardy because of one stupid decision that had disastrous results. I’m stuck on the injured list, for who knows how long, and losing endorsements because of my reckless behaviour...
  • Easy by Brenda Rothert

    Easy by Brenda Rothert

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Erik: Nothing rattles me. Well…almost nothing. As the most even-tempered player on the Chicago Blaze, I take everything in stride – hockey, fame and life in general. No one knows that deep down, even I’ve got a trigger. She’s a tall brunette with a gorgeous smile and an iron will. The woman who crushed my heart long ago...
  • The Final Play by Amie Knight

    The Final Play by Amie Knight

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The Final Play isn’t always the end. Sometimes, it’s the beginning of something far more beautiful. As a professional linebacker, I lived and breathed football. The only thing I loved as much as the game was my twin brother, Max, who kept me almost as busy cleaning up his messes. The most recent of which landed him behind bars...
  • Despite It All by Mollie Goins

    Despite It All by Mollie Goins

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Wyla My trip to Nashville for my sister’s bachelorette trip was going to be my weekend to let go. I was starting my last year of college and I finally felt like I had a plan for my life. I wanted one weekend of freedom. My plan was to drink some whiskey, sing karaoke, and ride that mechanical bull...
  • Crushing on Him by Lauren Blakely

    Crushing on Him by Lauren Blakely

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Forbidden. Off limits. Dangerous.This desire for my teammate was all of those things. For the last few years I crushed on him safely, from a distance.Then on the first day of spring training, I come face-to-face with him for the first time and when our eyes meet and linger, it’s a whole new ball game. A much bigger risk too, one that can threaten my brand new career...
    Categorized as:
    sports  baseball  contemporary  m-m  queer
  • Grand Slam by Heidi McLaughlin

    Grand Slam by Heidi McLaughlin

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Win the game. Lose your heart. Everyone knows who I am and that I could have any female fan I want. That's supposed to be the "perk" of playing left field for the Boston Renegades. But I don't want just any woman; I want her. She should be just another face in the crowd, but I can't stop thinking about the one night we spent together-and her look of regret the morning after...
  • Bad Boy of Baseball by Hope Ford

    Bad Boy of Baseball by Hope Ford

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He’s going to get his. I drink, disrupt the team, and disrespect everyone in my path. I’m trying to leave my past behind, but it’s there, following me everywhere I go. When I’ve finally hit rock bottom, I’m about to give up, throw in the towel and be done. Until the one woman that destroyed me walks back into my life...
  • Playing With Attraction by Melanie Shawn

    Playing With Attraction by Melanie Shawn

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    Safe. Loved. Protected.As a single mom, my son was my world.From the moment I gave birth to Anthony when I was just a scared teenager, my fate was sealed. I knew that I would do anything; sacrifice anything, to make him feel the love I'd never had. And most days, I was pretty sure I succeeded. Life hadn't always been easy. In fact, it pretty much never was. But that was fine...
  • Always You by Denise Grover Swank

    Always You by Denise Grover Swank

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Matt Osborne had always planned to get married and have a family. But at thirty-four, he's no closer to his goal, so he's decided to embrace his role as the remaining member of the Bachelor Brotherhood. He's only loved one woman-his college sweetheart-but she never shared his dream of a family, preferring to focus on her career and maybe get married someday...
  • Drive You Wild by Jennifer Bernard

    Drive You Wild by Jennifer Bernard

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It’s game on for love in the third novel of  USA Today  bestselling author Jennifer Bernard’s sexy, baseball-themed series. Kilby Catfish left-fielder Trevor Stark is a ballpark legend. With his good looks, hitting records, and played-for-the-fans arrogance, Trevor makes women lose their minds and men lose their cool...
  • Bring The Heat by K.B. Winters

    Bring The Heat by K.B. Winters

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Steamy, Sexy Bad Boys Of Summer! Can It Get Any Hotter? I never claimed to be the greatest pitcher in the world—then again, maybe I did—but I was probably drunk off my ass trying to seduce some chick. I had no intention of ever becoming Cody Wright, the best—or the greatest. That was more my old man’s dream. The REAL Mr. Wright...
  • The Athletic Groom by Lucy McConnell

    The Athletic Groom by Lucy McConnell

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Harper Richmond inherited a locker room full of trouble upon her father’s death. She got a womanizing pitcher, a forbidden office romance, and a balance sheet in the red. As if that wasn’t enough, she needs a new manager—pronto. With her contacts exhausted, she turns to Pamela Jones for help only to realize Pamela doesn’t run an employment agency—she runs a marriage brokerage...
  • The Rookie and The Rockstar by Jiffy Kate

    The Rookie and The Rockstar by Jiffy Kate

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Lola Carradine isn't just rocking the stage, she's rocking Bo Bennett's world.     Gossip Thread  has recently heard rumors that actress-turned-singer, Lola Carradine, is reportedly dating Bo Bennett, the New Orleans Revelers' hottest new rookie...
    Categorized as:
    sports  baseball  contemporary  length-short
  • First Down: Second Chance Secret Baby by Leslie North

    First Down: Second Chance Secret Baby by Leslie North

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Mark Coleridge is living his dream playing football for his all-time favorite team, the Savannah Sharks. Standing on the field on gameday, he looks up at the Jumbotron and stops dead when he sees Tessa Black, his high school sweetheart. Standing next to her is a little boy who looks suspiciously like…Mark...
  • Changing Tides by Amber Kelly

    Changing Tides by Amber Kelly

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Life is full of surprises.The best of which is the precocious curly-haired little girl that calls me mommy.As my marriage falls apart, a new opportunity on the serene shores of Sandcastle Cove offers us a safe haven, and our lives take an unforeseen turn when a man from a long-buried Hawaiian escapade resurfaces...
  • Caught Looking by Kimberly Readnour

    Caught Looking by Kimberly Readnour

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What happens when the girl of your dreams turns out to be the very one to destroy them?With the sting from not being drafted still fresh, Dalton Boyd gets sent to the strictest coach with the most rules in summer league ball.Was it mentioned the coach also serves as his host family? No? Well, everyone knows the player staying at the coach’s house has the most brutal regime.But here’s the thing...
  • Entangled by J.S. Scott

    Entangled by J.S. Scott

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    There’s nothing richer than a second chance in the steamy second book of New York Times bestselling author J.S. Scott’s Accidental Billionaires series. Aiden Sinclair was a commercial fisherman before he suddenly came into his billionaire inheritance—not that he’s complaining. Being a Sinclair does have its perks. But things were simpler before the money...
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