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Path To Resolution by TheFeveredBookaholic
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWolfe Emerson is notorious for two things: being an absolute beast in a boxing ring and being a voluntary mute. His story remains unspoken and he prefers to live his life in silence. That is, until, his world is turned upside down when he meets someone who is louder than life... -
Pitch For Me by Swati M.H.
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI had a one-night stand with a gorgeous stranger, believing I’d never see him again. Except who did he turn out to be? Troy Winters, starting pitcher for the MLB and the hottest single dad to grace the planet.What’s worse, he’s now my son’s new baseball coach. In my defense, Troy and I had agreed to exchange fake names and occupations that fateful night in a seedy Colorado bar...Categorized as:
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The Proposal by Adriana Locke
Breaking Rugby’s bad boy marries his best friend’s little sisterIf Renn Brewer would’ve asked me to marry him, I would’ve said no.Why?One, his reputation precedes him. His name is in the headlines at least once a month. Two, he’s not just my brother’s best friend. They’re teammates. And three, I’m in my self-care era.Unfortunately, a version of me equates self-care with bad choices... -
Hard to Love by K. Bromberg
New York Times bestselling author, K. Bromberg, is back with a heartfelt, enemies to lovers romance and a hero who redeems himself to steal your heart . . .He was the one-night stand that didn’t exactly go as planned. Now he’s standing before me as if he’s never seen me naked, telling my manager he’ll take the job. Reluctantly.Finn Sanderson.Sports agent extraordinaire. Handsome as hell... -
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Team Player 2: A Sports Anthology by Charleigh Rose, Ella Fox
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMuscular football players. Passionate tennis pros. Sexy soccer stars. All sorts of alpha hotties, on the field and off. Have no fear! The team is back again, and this time...it's thicker. You'll get your sports romance fix with brand-new stories from eleven bestselling authors. Need one last summer fix? Dive into this anthology... -
Hors Piste by Aimée Lou
Quand l’interdit devient le moteur le plus puissant !Beau, le benjamin des frères Reynolds, vit pour l’adrénaline des courses, qu’elles soient légales ou clandestines. Lorsqu’il est renvoyé de son écurie de Formule 3 et se retrouve à l’université de Los Angeles, il fait la rencontre d’un nouveau professeur, Franklin. La tension entre eux est évidente, mais les risques sont grands... -
Behind the Bench by Jillian Arly
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEllie Montgomery has worked her entire life for this moment—taking the ice not as a player, but as the assistant coach of the NHL’s Green Bay Bobcats.She’ll finally be able to prove to everyone that she belongs in this world. A man’s world.Lincoln Scott has fought through adversity and against all odds to become the youngest NHL head coach in history...Categorized as:
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One Night Valentine by Hope Ford
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt’s not a question of IF this football star can resist the curvy florist but rather WHEN he’ll give in…Cruz It is said that you only want what you cannot have. I hate to be a cliche, but that statement rings true for me.In my case it’s not what I want, but rather who. Tara Brooks. Sweet, funny, and my little sister’s best friend... -
Tight Laced by Lisa Suzanne
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsOne of us will have to give up the future we’ve dreamed of if we’re going to make this work. It’s not going to be me. We can’t both have that same thought if we want to stay together when our contract ends.But the more I see him struggle against the things his mother does to him, the harder I fall. The more his ex tries to get in his way, the more I want to stand up for him...Categorized as:
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Sterling Fight by L.B. Dunbar
These former friends might be faking their engagement, but revealed crushes prove there might not be anything fictional about their arrangement.In college, I often saw Judd Sylver in the library. He was a cool, broody type of guy who reminded me of a deeply tortured soul who might write poetry... -
The Love Trick by Kristine W. Joy
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDon’t tell lies. Otherwise, you might end up stuck in Hawaii, pretending to be in love with your best friend just to save face at your little sister’s wedding.I’m nearly thirty and forever alone.But my little sister is getting married to the man of my parents’ dreams … and my love life—or lack thereof—is back in the spotlight...Categorized as:
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Spin Serve by Nicole Pyland
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSports Series Book #8. This series is related by a sports theme, not by characters.Aspen Ashley had been a beach volleyball star on the court for years now, but due to an issue with a previous partner, this was her first real shot to represent the US at the Olympics... -
Rest In Pieces by Candice M. Wright
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIf you’d told me years ago that I’d become a stunt woman after a car accident turned my Olympic dreams of gold to rust,I’d have called you crazy.Yet here I am, throwing myself off a perfectly good building.I guess I’ve always been a little fearless, except when it comes to matters of the heart.I keep my relationships light and meaningless, which is why my exes tend to have big.. -
Beautiful Broken Love by Shanora Williams
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Shanora Williams comes an emotional page-turner about two people still reeling from tragedy who look to each other for the strength to move forward.It’s been months since her dreams of forever were brutally shattered. Seven long months since her husband and soulmate, Lew, died in her arms, leaving her to carry on. Alone... -
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Tight Fit by Lisa Suzanne
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt’s okay to admit I’m scared.Outside forces are working hard to tear us apart, but we’ve teamed up against them. It’s the internal struggles we’re battling that could spell the ultimate end.When Ben makes a public show to prove how committed we are, I’m left confused as I struggle to figure out whether his feelings for me are real or if they’re part of the act...Categorized as:
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Catch a Wave by Savannah Scott
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsDid you ever see a guy and just know you had to meet him?That was me and Bodhi Merrick. I couldn't take my eyes off him as he donned his wetsuit at the famous big-wave surf spot, Mavericks. I'll never forget that day. Or every time our paths crossed after that. Big wave surfing is a small world. And, as it happens, Bodhi felt the same tug---this irresistible attraction that drew us to one another...Categorized as:
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Someone You Love by Kristen Granata
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsA touching forced proximity summer romance about healing and taking chances.Charly Johnson created a bucket list when cancer left her mother with less than a year to live. They didn’t make it all the way through the list before she died, but she made Charly promise to finish it and live her life to the fullest.Spending the summer in a coastal mountain city in Maine is next on her list...Categorized as:
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Leave Me Breathless by Carrie Elks
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe’s his best friend’s little sister. Completely off-limits. And now she’s moving in with him…When Gabe Winter’s best friend calls with an unusual request – give his broken-hearted little sister a roof over her head for a few months – he readily accepts.But he doesn’t expect Nicole to be quite so enticing. Or for her to bring out all the feelings in him... -
Make The Play by Hailey Rodger
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA frenemies to lovers, fake dating hockey romance ChaseI may or may not have been in love with Zoe Carlson for years, she just doesn’t know it.To her, I’m an arrogant, insufferable defenseman. Her favorite headache. A guy who flirts because he likes to rile her up, who pushes her buttons for fun. The jokester.And maybe I was.Until the night I finally kissed her. Until the night I finally had her...Categorized as:
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The Changeup by Nicole Falls
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor the entirety of her life Geffri Robinson has known that being a girl who plays baseball was a novelty. At some point, however, the novelty wore off and she stepped away from playing the sport until a chance exhibition places her at the center of attention once again...Categorized as:
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The Deeper I Fall by Erika Kelly
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsHe's a rough and rugged hockey player. She's a posh British princess. To win an enormous inheritance, they’re forced to live together.This is not going to go well.When his former hockey coach passes away, Declan Cadell is shocked to learn the man left him a cattle ranch. Well, not exactly. He’s got one little hurdle to jump first... -
Scoreless Nights by Katie Rae
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratings"I knew I wouldn’t be strong enough to resist her anymore."Our parents wanted us to spend quality time together, but I’m not sure this is what they meant….CruzAs the goalie of the Miami Inferno FC, it was my job to keep everyone scoreless.So how did I end up being the one that couldn’t score?The answer: Lily Harris. My step sister, and apparently my new roommate... -
Reverse Perspective by Emily Klepp, Jade Katzchen
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFor more than two decades it's been me and the guys - Dean, Lance, and Mason. We have grown up together, graduated high school and college together, own a thriving tech company, and we still find the time to meet with our friends for a weekly game of football. I've always been one of the guys... -
Rule Breaker by Stacey Lynn
Spending the night in jail isn’t exactly how I planned to spend Christmas, but I’ve had worse holidays… Now that I’m out, it’s time to accept my real punishment. Coaching ten-year-old terrors on the ice, in my non-existent free time. My Coach thinks it’d be good for me. Remind me where I came from. He should know I’ve tried every day of my life for the last ten years to forget... -
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Keeping You by Alex Taylor
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHannah:I learned two years ago to never date a coworker or a playboy.Waking up married to Dr. Grayson Maxwell was not how I thought this work trip in Vegas would end. I want an annulment, but he surprises me with a request: ninety days to show me we can make this marriage work.With planned dates, thoughtful gestures, and beautiful words, he starts to chip away at my resolve... -
The Duke and the Dressmaker by Eva Devon
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA duke becomes unraveled by love in this delightful historical romance from USA Today bestselling author Eva Devon…Dressmaker Miss Lily Martin knows too well the sordid dealings of London’s corrupt underbelly. She should have known borrowing from one of the city’s most reviled moneylenders was risky. Horribly so... -
Fumbled by Lisa Suzanne
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsAs a pro football player, I’m known for scoring both on and off the field. But all that changes when a tragic accident leaves me as a single dad to a little girl. With both our lives flipped upside down, I’m scrambling to balance my career while supporting the needs of a girl who just had her life torn apart... -
The Kinda Secret Pineapple Island Swingers' Resort by Jade Dollston
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWhat happens when a romance author accidentally books herself a writing retreat... at a swingers' resort? 😮A whole lot of really funny stuff, that's what.Coming this summer, Jade Dollston's new standalone The (Kinda) Secret Pineapple Island Swingers' Resort.Juliette McNamara is a beautiful, intelligent (albeit a bit dingy) small-town librarian who writes spicy romance books on the side...Categorized as:
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Ice Me Out: A RH College Hockey Romance by Melissa Adams
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI kissed a man in a hockey mask and… I liked it.My twin brother swears that the man behind the mask is one of his three best friends. But he won’t tell me which one.All he tells me is that each of his friends would be perfect for me. He has a rule for the perfect boyfriend.The six six six rule.Six feet tallSix figures in the bankSix inches… where it matters.He’s right... -
Storm by Abbi Glines
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsBriar Falling in love with a man you can’t fully trust isn’t just unwise, it's a constant battle. Storm Kingston had busted into my life, shattering my well-maintained walls. He claimed I was his, promising to fulfill all my dreams. But I had already caught him in a lie that I couldn’t confront him about. To do so would mean the death of an innocent person... -
Beyond the Stroke by Erin Hawkins
SUMMER After years on the road, I’ve discovered Coral Cove is the perfect beach town to live a quiet, untethered life where I can paint in the shadows. That is until a mermaid cosplay goes horribly wrong and Rory Shields, world champion swimmer and the town’s golden boy plucks me out of a sticky situation... -
Romancing the Quarterback (Galentine's Getaway) by Eve London
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA curvy gal plus quarterback steamy instalove short.MinaAll I want to do is spend some time with my girlfriends on our valentines getaway, not go toe-to-toe with the burly, cover model worthy guy who's staying in the room next door. And when I find out he's a pro football player, that lands him firmly in the swipe left category... -
The Trail Often Crossed by Ambar Cordova
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIn this spicy sports romance, a woman has to face her attraction to the new man in town, who happens to be her newest rival.Everything she touches dies.Roe has always been a trailblazer. From a very young age, she learned that life has its own twists and turns, and the only way of making it out the other side is on your own...Categorized as:
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Scene Queen by Charlie Novak
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNote to self: just because he's hot and funny doesn't change the fact he's annoying AF.Hooking up with my irritating as hell neighbour wasn't on my agenda for the week, even if he is ridiculously gorgeous with a smile that lights up my life. His music is too loud, he’s too nosy… but I can’t stop myself from wanting more than a taste...Categorized as:
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Ice, Love, & Other Penalties by Claudia Y. Burgoa
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom USA TODAY Bestselling Author Claudia Burgoa comes an enthralling single dad, hockey romance that skates through the challenges of forbidden love, healing after trauma, and found family.They say never mix business with pleasure.As a single father, and the captain of the Seattle Sasquatches, I’m adamant to keep every corner of my life separate and running perfectly...Categorized as:
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Cruel Love by Isla Vaughn
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI fell for the enemy.He broke me, and then put me together again. Our future? It’s worth fighting for. Or it was before the accident.The accident stole Phoenix from me. Now, he’s nice… kind even. But the memory of me—of our baby—is gone. Despite everything, I’m left fighting for our child and the man I’ve come to love...Categorized as:
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Cruel Love by Isla Vaughn
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI fell for the enemy.He broke me, and then put me together again.Our future? It’s worth fighting for.Or it was before the accident.The accident stole Phoenix from me. Now, he’s nice… kind even. But the memory of me—of our baby—is gone. Despite everything, I’m left fighting for our child and the man I’ve come to love...Categorized as:
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Red Flag by Evelyne Sperring
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsOlivia Quinn After the controversial death of my last client, my dream of being a sports publicist is left hanging by a thread. The sole opportunity for redemption is a role no one else wants because the client is the infamous Nixon Armas. I should be grateful to work with the motorbike racing champion. The rugged model. The stubborn, arrogant fool on the brink of losing his job...Categorized as:
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Fallen Crown by W. Million
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMaren Tucker is done with men who check in for the good times and check out for the bad. As a member of one of the oldest families in Bellerive, she doesn't have to play nice with the Summerset Royals. Especially not the youngest who represents everything she detests... -
Their Angel by Melissa Adams
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsRelease May 16th The sky is the limit.This is what they say but is it true for the Cove Angels? Angels and Devils are forced to coexist and it’s war in the skies and on the ground. They fight for victory and fame but the fiercest battle is the one for my heart. Tensions are sky high with a world championship up for grabs and public scrutiny has never been so intense... -
Make My Heart Malt by Gia Stevens
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsA 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... -
The Heart Beat by Alice DesMerveilles
Le second tome de la saga phénomène Wattpad aux 3 millions de lecteurs débarque enfin sur vos liseuses !Ashley court après les mecs, court après l'amour, court après son père.Mais la vérité, c'est qu'elle ne cesse jamais d'être déçue par les hommes. Elle collectionne les plans cul sans attaches et les coups d'un soir qu'elle finit toujours par regretter... -
Fake The Game by Julia Jarrett
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI’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... -
The Bucket List by Alice DesMerveilles
Le phénomène Wattpad aux 3 millions de lecteurs débarque enfin sur vos liseuses ! Lily a tout pour être heureuse : de bonnes notes à la fac, un environnement familial sain et une carrière de médecin en perspective.Seulement, elle est trop sage, trop sérieuse, à l’inverse de son frère, Kyllian, qui part en vrille depuis la mort de leur père...Categorized as:
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Reckless Impulse by L.A. Shaw
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs kids, we had an unexplainable bond. One I don’t think we even understood back then.Over time, the pull between us developed into something we could no longer ignore.We were reckless, we were impulsive, we were… everything.Until it all came shattering down... -
Grumpy Player by R.C. Stephens
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsMarrying the nanny wasn’t my biggest mistake… falling for her was. Being injured on the ice doesn’t just make me a grumpy goalie, it makes me a frustrated single dad unable to care for my daughter… or myself.Ellie is the perfect candidate— kind, patient, beautiful, and looking for a place to call home after a falling out with her family...Categorized as:
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Forecasting the Forward by Jennifer J. Williams
The forecast didn’t call for a hockey player with an affection for guinea pigs…I’m not your typical meteorologist. Sure, I might look extroverted on television, but inside, I’m an anxious thirty-something woman who’d love to be anywhere except a public setting... -
On the Rocks by Marja Graham
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLacey Decker has always felt like a footnote in her own reality, settling comfortably out of sight behind the lens as an NHL photographer. Her life of curated, clear cut lines and control is thrown into a tailspin after she finds letters from her late mother. The discovery forces her to reconnect with her rockstar father and face old wounds... -
Waiting to Win by Evey Lyon
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsConnor Spears is hockey royalty who most definitely never planned to accidentally marry his childhood irritation Hadley Crews. Connor is smug, grew up destined for his hockey career, and he’s irritatingly good-looking. He was also my next-door neighbor growing up... -
Lucky Score by Kenna King
***Stuck-together, stranger-to-lovers, Steamy Hockey Romance***Seven and BrynnAs the last line of defense for the Hawkeyes hockey team, I've mastered the art of keeping my guard up, both on and off the ice...Categorized as:
sports forced proximity hockey contemporary age difference length-medium open-door audiobook
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