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The Mitchell Sisters Box Set by Samantha Christy
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsThree sisters. Three sexy, swoon-worthy men. Three unforgettable stories. Book One —. Purple Orchids. Friends. Lovers. Enemies. Sometimes the lines between them are blurred. He broke my heart back in college. And now, years later, a chance meeting has him claiming he never dumped me. Says I dumped him. Broke his heart. Ruined his life. Someone is lying. It's not me... -
Nora Roberts Bridal Quartet Boxed Set by Nora Roberts
This boxed gift set from the New York Times bestselling author of more than 190 novels features four books that follow the love lives of four childhood friends who have teamed up to form one of Connecticut's premiere wedding planning companies. Or. -
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Forever Paired by Kathleen Brooks
Rated: 4.77 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsLandon Davies had worked hard to start his own restaurant. It was a very different path than most of his family had taken. He was one of the few family members that were not military or law enforcement. But his hard work had given him a restaurant that was beginning to take off when a woman’s scream in the alley outside his kitchen changed everything... -
Juke: A DeLuca Brothers Spinoff by Tacarra
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJuke’s a problem in and out the ring—silent, savage, and undefeated. His rivalry with Boom runs deeper than boxing, rooted in the streets and personal history. So when he offers to help the DeLucas with a situation involving their cousin Sophi, it’s just something to keep his hands busy. He’s not looking to play hero… just keep an eye out… lie low, and handle business if it comes to that... -
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Mistletoe and Magic for the Midwife by Jo Bartlett
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe brand new instalment in the top 10 bestselling Midwives series! It’s the most wonderful time of the year…. But for single mum and busy midwife Nadia, it’s quickly turning into her worst Christmas ever. Her marriage is over, and whilst her husband has moved on, Nadia finds herself back home, squashed into her mum’s spare room with her two small children... -
Eleusis by Emilia Finn
Rated: 4.76 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPrincesses are meant to kiss frogs to find their prince - not criminals. William 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... -
Hold U Down by Keisha Ervin
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsRobbing men, getting money and living lavishly is all they know. For Unique a. k. a. Nique, Kiara, Kay Kay and Zoe, tomorrow isn't promised, love doesn't exist and men ain't shit. Stealing cars is their hustle and their way of doing it is Simply Unique. But jealousy, greed, love and envy are lurking in the shadows. For only the strong will survive and the weak shall fall... -
Tyriq & Teaira by Charity Shane
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTyriq Hill is a baller. He was born with a basketball ball in hand and despite not having the support he wants, he’s a beast with it. Street legend, All-American, and NBA bound. Everything is on track and he’s ready to live the life he’s worked so hard for. Teaira Wilks is that girl. She’s independent, fierce, and knows exactly who she is and want she wants... -
Love Delayed (Waiting to Breathe ) by Love Belvin
What happens when Zoey Barrett, an ingenuous Princeton scholar, meets NBA All-star rocker-boy, Stenton Rogers? Zoey has her life all planned out. She’s working hard at her degree and to help her family stay afloat financially. Stenton’s at the top of his game on the court, but off, his life is out of bounds. That is until he happens upon Zoey, who represents something that he’s never had—family... -
Worth Fighting For: A Kit and Bobby Rollin On Novella by Emilia Finn
Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt’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... -
Winning With Him by Lauren Blakely
Resisting the shortstop has never been my strong suit. I failed at it during my first spring training. It sure as hell looks like I'm about to fail at it again. The sport I love playing with my very soul hangs in the balance. But everything my heart craves lies with the guy I've got to resist. A guy who's asking me to make the toughest choice ever. But how do I become the man I want to be. . -
Seven Card Stud by Emilia Finn
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis is book 7 in the Stacked Deck Series. Full blurb coming soon. -
Rescuing Rosalie by Ellie Masters
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIn the Nicaraguan jungle, I'll battle dangerous wildlife, treacherous terrain, and my growing attraction to Rosalie as we outrun a madman and survive. When a hostage rescue mission intended to save innocent lives takes a devastating turn, Hayes, a Guardian Hostage Rescue Specialist, leaps into action and plunges headlong into danger to save Rosalie... -
Better Than Your Ex 2: Young and Stony by K.C. Mills
Rated: 4.79 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsYoung is not a man who gives himself freely. The streets taught him to trust no one, and that love was the downfall of every man, so when he opened up to Stony, it was not something that anyone expected. Young fell fast and hard in a way that left him vulnerable. Unfortunately, that was the worst mistake he ever made... -
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Crazy Eights by Emilia Finn
Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThey 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. -
Runaway Bride and Prejudice by Emma St. Clair
There's one rule smart hockey players know not to never, and I mean, NEVER date the coach's daughter. But no one ever accused Van of being smart. When the mouthy bad boy of the Appies catches the groom cheating on the coach's daughter, he can't just walk away. Not on her wedding day. Maybe his own relationships are casual, but he would never cheat and never treat wedding vows so carelessly... -
Double Or Nothin' by T'Lyn
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsPlayboy. Millionaire. Bachelor. Just a few words to describe the starting shooting guard for the LA Aces, Trayvon Jackson. He is epitome of a man that has it all. He is also a man who lives by his own terms and does so unapologetically. There’s isn’t anything he wants that he can’t have except the beautiful and talented, Phoenix Rose... -
Follow the Play by Kaylee Ryan
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... -
The Playbook of Emma by Brynne Asher
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe most epic day of my life got even better when I ran into my brother’s best friend and my first crush, Jack Hale. He’s still just as charismatic, charming, and larger than life. Those skills come in handy as a sports agent whose biggest client is the country’s most popular football player. When I land a career-changing interview after the big game, our worlds collide in a Vegas bar... -
Love You The Most by Julie Capulet
Rated: 4.87 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe final epilogue to the I Love You Series. This is a bonus conclusion to Rafe and Lexi's epic love story, including babies and an OTT steamy and romantic HEA :). *This book is a 50-page finale to the I Love You Series and is currently available with the I Love You Series box set. It's also FREE! Visit juliecapulet(dot)com for your free copy.Categorized as:
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Broody Billionaire : The Wes Lancaster Collection by Max Monroe
Sexy-as-sin, broody, and mysterious, Wes Lancaster is the ultimate billionaire bachelor. But what happens when this hot billionaire bad boy and owner of the New York Mavericks football team meets his feisty match? Meet the broodiest billionaire of all time in one sexy, steamy, downright hilarious, and binge-worthy romantic comedy collection (all for the price of one novella, too! )... -
Hero Ever After by Kait Nolan
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI never meant to be anyone’s heroine. Not when I became the acting mayor of my hometown after the flood. Not when I kept my law practice afloat out of a booth in my grandmother’s diner. And definitely not when my secret romantasy novels went viral. Nobody in Gibson Hollow knows I’m the author behind the pen name... -
Boston Bolts Hockey: Box Set by Brittanee Nicole
Meet the Boston Bolts Hockey Team! Featuring a brand new collection of five bestselling standalone hockey romances featuring all your favorite tropes. In Pucking Revenge Hockey Goalie Brooks Langfield fake dates his best friend to help her get revenge. It's an always been you, she teaches him, laugh out loud romantic comedy... -
Close Contact: Speed Demons #2: a rivals-to-lovers, forced proximity, forbidden racing romance (Speed Demons by Caitlyn P. Tajon
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey say you don't know what you have until it's slipping through your fingers. Aurélie's fought Callum on the track, in the press, and in the quiet moments when desire burned between them. But this time, the battle isn't about winning. It's about surviving. It's about choosing love, hope, dreams, and a future that will complete them. This is book two in the speed demons series... -
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Ignite: Love in Scrubs Spin Off by C. Monet
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHalo Grant does her job, minds her business, and refuses to be distracted by fame or foolishness. So when an early-morning fire drops her in front of NBA star DaVinci Bryns, she handles him the same way she handles every man who tries her, with a firm check and zero special treatment... -
A Leap of Faith For The Cornish Midwife by Jo Bartlett
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsPre-order the brand new instalment in the top 10 bestselling Cornish Midwife series! Midwife Izzy is devastated to learn that her beloved grandmother is dying. Abandoned as a baby by her own mother, her grandparents have been the only family Izzy has ever known and she wants to spend every last precious moment with them... -
Greek Island Escape by Patricia M Wilson
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe new escapist novel from the author of Island of Secrets . Perfect for fans of Santa Montefiore and Lucinda Riley. 'I am Sofia. I am searching for my daughter, born 1st November 1972 . Can you help me? '. On the beautiful beaches of Crete, an old woman is handing out scraps of paper. Sofia, eighty-five years old, unable to speak, is desperate to find a daughter she has never known... -
Game Changers Volume 2 by Rachel Reid
Common Goal. Veteran goaltender Eric Bennett has faced down some of the toughest shooters on the ice, but nothing prepared him for his latest challenge—life after hockey. It’s time to make some big changes, starting with finally dating men for the first time. Graduate student Kyle Swift moved to New York nursing a broken heart. He’d sworn to find someone his own age to crush on (for once)... -
Lucky Baller by Kaylee Ryan
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTessa. When my best friend Autumn asked me to tag along to an event with her, I never could have imagined that it would be the day that my life changed forever. He's arrogant and demanding and doesn't take a hint. Landon Barker, the quarterback for the Los Angeles Cougars, is a player on and off the field. He's got his sights set on me as his next play, but I see right through him... -
Bring It Home by Toni Aleo
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsBoon Hoenes only has three goals in life. To make Posey Adler his wife, to win the Stanley Cup for the second year in a row, and for Shea Adler to like him. The first, he’s got on lock. The second, he’s well on his way. And the third…. Well, two out of three ain’t bad. -
Saint by Lakia
After the passing of their mother, Saint Carmichael is raised by his older brother Bishop—who is a true example of his brother’s keeper—ensuring that he wanted for nothing while keeping him away from everything street related. Saint’s life is mapped out with several college basketball scholarships to choose from and a future with the NBA on his horizons... -
The Icing on the Cake: A Sweet Small Town Hockey Romcom by Grace Worthington
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRule #1: Never fall for a hockey player. So why does my dating coach—who also happens to play hockey—make me want to break every rule I’ve set? Neesha. It starts with one conversation with a stranger…and suddenly, everything changes. He won’t tell me what he does for a living, and maybe that should be a red flag... -
Love's Instant Replay by Riley Baxter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKaeden Evans. Who meets their soulmate while shopping for books with their daughter? Before walking into Echoes of Kyelle, I would have told you no one. But the second I see her smile, . . . I'm a goner. As the cornerback for the Columbus Bobcats, I'm no stranger to beautiful women. Yet, there's something about her that stays with me long after I leave the store... -
Crash and Burn by Emilia Finn
Axel Feeney is the youngest firefighter in his crew, and also my boss’ brother. He’s a risk taker who carries no fear. Or so I thought. When one of his squad perish in the line of duty, what was once his mission to keep me safe turns into an obsession that breaks our hearts and whatever chance we had for a happily ever after... -
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Careless Storm by Katherine Jay
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’m not his to protect, but the NFL's bad boy has never been one to follow the rules. Six years ago, I was living my dream life. Supportive family, amazing friends, admission into my dream college. .. And a secret relationship with my brother’s best friend. Zane and I had it all worked out until one horrific moment tore our worlds apart, sending us spiraling in different directions...Categorized as:
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Hopelessly Devoted to Violet: Hopelessly Devoted Novella by Terri Anne Browning
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEvery time someone mentions planning their wedding, Violet finds a reason why they should wait. Luca is her soulmate and Love Bug’s favorite person. They are already a family, but they need to make it official. Luca is getting tired of calling her his fiancée and not his wife. But Vi is torn. Saying “I do” to Luca will mean releasing the last hold Remington had on her heart... -
Marking Time by Sherryl D. Hancock
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsRaine Mason has never been in a relationship with a woman… or anyone for that matter. Then she meets Natalia, the feisty Latina dance teacher. A dancerturned cop, Raine captivates the eyes of the dance teacher and with a little push from their friend, they embark on a whirlwind romance... -
On Thin Ice by L.A. Cotton
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAn emotional and angsty grumpy x sunshine hockey romance from USA Today and WSJ bestselling author L A Cotton. Are you ready to fall in love with a Laker? When Harper Dixon discovers her father is the Lakeshore U Lakers new assistant coach, she wonders if her life can get any worse. Enter Mason Steele. Arrogant. Cold. With enough ice around his heart to freeze anyone who gets too close...Categorized as:
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Marked by Rebecca Barber
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsLogan-freaking-Oliver. Sure the million-dollar pretty boy can play football. At least that’s what the papers lead us to believe. Me though, I’m not so convinced. Sure he's got a backside you could bounce quarters off, arms you want wrapped around you, dimples you’d drown in and hair you’d sell your mother to pull. .. but is he a nice guy or has he let fame go to his head...Categorized as:
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The Hate of Loving You by Maya Hughes
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsSix years ago, in the dead of night, I woke up to a cold bed and an even colder future without her. I would’ve followed her anywhere and she left. I thought I’d moved on and left all she meant to me behind. But a first love is never easy to forget. Even harder when I once felt our love is inevitable--inescapable. And I’ve been proven right once again...Categorized as:
sports angst contemporary new adult famous heroine second chances secret-relationship m-f -
Always by Chloe Walsh
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 18 ratings"If I told you a secret, would you keep it? ". He's damaged. I'm determined. I've loved him my whole life, but he's broken, older, full of secrets. The bruises on his skin, the silent tears, the hidden pain. .. I know I'm in over my head. My father warns me against him, but his eyes plead with me to save him. All I know is that I can't walk away from him. I promised I would be there for him... -
Valentine's Hearts by R.J. Scott, V.L. Locey
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWill broken hearts replace the wedding they dreamed of? Ryker's heart has space for three things—his family, hockey, and Jacob. As their wedding grows closer, it seems that nothing can stand in the way of an idyllic celebration, surrounded by friends and loved ones... -
Just Another Spark by Carly Phillips
He’s a rock star wanted by millions. She’s a wife willing to fight for their love. Rock star Dash Kingston is finishing the last leg of his band’s U. S. tour. Exhausted and ready to be home, he can’t wait to see his girl. Time zones, show times, and the demands of his career have made married life harder than expected. Even knowing the rock star life wouldn’t make their relationship easy... -
Wicked Ends by Isla Vaughn
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDeceived by my heart. Drowning in fractured memories. Taken against my will. Shane Bennett used me, and for nothing more than revenge. I was a victim, and in turn, I made him one. But that was then. I’m different now—is he? Or is this the moment when everything comes crashing down... -
Under a Different Sky by Lindsey Iler
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsMy life is a mess. I'm walking around with a black eye. My position on the hockey team is questionable at best, and if that’s not bad enough, I think I'm falling for my dead girlfriend's best friend. Every day, it's a fight to feel alive, and yet, I drink to numb the pain. Everyone is standing back, watching me fall apart. Everyone except Hannah... -
Hard Limit by Brenda Rothert, Kat Mizera
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSt. Louis Mavericks star defender Lars Jansson is dead set against relationships. A new love makes him wonder if maybe he can change, but first, he must confront the truth about who he is. Lars. On the ice, I’m unstoppable. If anyone is in my way, it’s simple—I move them. Hockey is my life, and I don’t have the patience for relationships spanning more than one night... -
Family First by R.J. Scott, V.L. Locey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn injury threatens to end Stan’s career. Will he choose to fight for his beloved hockey, or put his family first? Few goalies are as dedicated as Stan Lyamin, known for his resilience on the ice, talking to his pipes, and his love of Elvis. Add in his adoration of his family and his life has been filled with all the things that bring him joy... -
Playboy’s Reward by Gina Azzi
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIt 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... -
Things I Wrote About: An Enemies-to-Lovers Second Chance Romance by Kelsey Humphreys
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsTheir story started over ten years ago but nothing brings out plot holes and character flaws like being stuck together on a private island for a week…. Sadie Canton writes America’s favorite romance novels. She’s created one hit happy ending after another, all while avoiding her own painful cliffhanger. But she can’t avoid him anymore...Categorized as:
angst sports contemporary abuse from hate to love substance abuse humor length-medium
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