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  • Love By Design: A Blind Date Holiday Novella by Samantha Christy

    Love By Design: A Blind Date Holiday Novella by Samantha Christy

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A sexy Christmas novella that’s a cross between The Devil Wears Prada and Holidate.Holland McQuaid works for the toughest designer in New York City. It’s a dream job. It’s heaven and hell at the same time. But when she gets her lucky break, and the job turns into something she never expected, it comes with strings...
  • Craving In The Mountains by Olivia T. Turner

    Craving In The Mountains by Olivia T. Turner

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 21 ratings
    What do you do when you’re in a funk that won’t quit?I tried - Sleeping all day (check)- Binge watching Stranger Things all day (check)- Feeling sorry for myself all day (check)But nothing works. My funk gets funkier. Depression looms.So I do something drastic to shake myself out of it.I head to the Greene Mountains to go parachuting with my crazy cousin and his wild friends...
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  • The Score by Kristen Proby

    The Score by Kristen Proby

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 25 ratings
    An all-new meet-cute sports romance from New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Kristen Proby, featuring Sophie Montgomery!I have millions of followers on social media, and it has absolutely nothing to do with my last name. It’s because I’m good at what I do. I work hard, and it has paid off. I’m not a trainer who only talks the talk, either...
  • What Love Looks Like by Nikki Ash

    What Love Looks Like by Nikki Ash

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    HudsonSince I lost my wife, my life has consisted of being a single dad to two crazy kids and playing professional football, leaving me with no room for anything or anyone else.Until the moment I met Sawyer. Something about her feels right, and I know it’s more than just chemistry. She’s a game changer. My second chance at love.I want all of her days, her nights, and everything in between...
  • Wreck by Cora Brent

    Wreck by Cora Brent

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    THOMASNot too long ago my future was all mapped out.Then two brutal swings of a steel bat wielded by a maniac wrecked my world.The adrenaline high I used to get from pitching a perfect game is gone.The major league dreams I counted on have vanished.And the peace of mind I took for granted is shattered.The thrills I seek out now are self-destructive.I know this and I can’t stop...
  • 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...
  • Two Minute Warning by Alexandra Warren

    Two Minute Warning by Alexandra Warren

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    There’s a lot that can happen in two minutes or less…Kendall “Snoop” Dogwood has something to prove.After a devastating ending to his first year with the Houston Skyhawks, getting redemption is the only thing on the veteran quarterback’s mind coming into the new season...
  • Faking the Book Boyfriend by A.K. Landow

    Faking the Book Boyfriend by A.K. Landow

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    TREYA shot straight to the heart. That’s what I felt when I saw a drunken video of the beautiful, charismatic Gemma Fairchild with her author friends.They’ve created a book boyfriend builder business. I’m a famous baseball player and don’t need help finding a woman but sign me up. Anything to be close to her.The dilemma… I don’t want her to know my real identity...
    Categorized as:
    sports  insta-love  baseball  humor  length-short
  • Get Frosted by Amy Aislin

    Get Frosted by Amy Aislin

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    For years, Mik has wanted nothing more than to put coal in Rudy Snow's stocking.As former pro hockey players, they’ve been rivals for years. It started in Mik’s rookie season, when a reporter pitted him against his older brother's best friend. Rudy pushes Mik’s buttons like no one else, going out of his way to one-up him at every turn...
  • Perfect Strangers by Carly Phillips

    Perfect Strangers by Carly Phillips

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    One night.No strings.Things just got complicated.Between long hours in the ER and failing to please her demanding father, Dr. Alexa Collins barely has time for a life, and the strain is starting to take its toll.On a rare night out, she can’t resist getting a little crazy on the dance floor. Or playfully crooking her finger at the sinfully hot football player watching her every move...
  • Tame The Player by Hope Ford

    Tame The Player by Hope Ford

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Holden is a professional baseball player on the injured list. His only goal is getting back on the field… until he meets me.Everyone knows about Holden Gray's reputation.He goes through women faster than most baseball players go through sunflower seeds.When he becomes my next physical therapy patient, I'm determined to keep things professional...
  • Beyond the Bases - Special Edition by Kaylee Ryan

    Beyond the Bases - Special Edition by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    What happens when you want more in life than just running the bases? You hang out at home plate and stop playing the field.LarissaHe's sexy and irresistible. I've done my best to ignore the magnetism that flows between us. I don't need complications in my life. I can't get wrapped up in his world. The last thing I need is to get attached to a professional athlete. I don’t have time for heartbreak...
  • Man Candy by Vanessa Vale

    Man Candy by Vanessa Vale

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 26 ratings
    From USA Today best-selling author Vanessa Vale, a small-town billionaire romance with a hot-as-puck hockey hero and a wannabe romance writer.I’m looking for Mr. Right. Date after blind date, they’re all duds. None of them meet the requirements on my Man List.Until Dex James.My brain? It says he’s all kinds of wrong.He’s young. In town on vacation. A lazy billionaire.He’d only be a fling...
  • Things I Wrote About by Kelsey Humphreys

    Things I Wrote About by Kelsey Humphreys

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Their 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...
  • Leia's Playmaker by Nichole Rose

    Leia's Playmaker by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    What we professional athletes. What we stick-wielding madmen who look good in blue, play hard, and love harder. It's a good thing this is Silver Spoon Falls because these hunky hockey players fit right in.Welcome the Falcons to the roster! These over-the-top athletes are about to play the most important game of the game of love...
  • Play Me by Kelly Elliott, Kristin Mayer

    Play Me by Kelly Elliott, Kristin Mayer

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    She has a head for business and a body for sin. He is a coach who knows how to use his equipment. Neither is looking for love. Should be easy, right? Wrong. This might be the most important game Kendall Wales and Hunter Owens have ever played where everything is on the line. With one wrong play, they could lose it all...
  • Beyond the Game by Kaylee Ryan

    Beyond the Game by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Paisley One minute I’m sitting at the ballpark chatting with a handsome stranger, the next his lips are on mine and sparks are flying, while the whole world watches us reach first base on the kiss cam. As the daughter of a former professional baseball player, I know all too well what it’s like living in front of the lens...
  • The Wednesday Morning Wild Swim by Jules Wake

    The Wednesday Morning Wild Swim by Jules Wake

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    For fans of The Saturday Morning Park Run! Take the plunge and discover a gorgeous new read full of friendship, love and the healing power of community!Ettie is trying to figure out her future.Dominic’s just trying to forget his past...
  • Finding Me by Stephanie Rose

    Finding Me by Stephanie Rose

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I've always been lost . . . Abandoned by a father who didn't want me. Cherished by a stepfather, though I wasn’t his. Shattered by a boy who swore he loved me. But I belonged nowhere, to no one. Then I met Owen, the sweet-talking hockey player who made me love him. He gave me the courage to trust in someone besides myself. He showed me a love I longed for...
  • Flopper by Colleen Charles

    Flopper by Colleen Charles

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Vegas Venom turn up the heat in this brand new standalone hockey romance series from USA Today Bestselling Author Colleen Charles!As one of the top goalies in hockey I live a sweet Vegas lifestyle: VIP treatment at all the hottest spots in town – ushered past every velvet rope – and all the puck bunnies I can handle...
  • Romancing the Quarterback (Galentine's Getaway) by Eve London

    Romancing the Quarterback (Galentine's Getaway) by Eve London

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A 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...
  • His Brave Girl by Landry Hill

    His Brave Girl by Landry Hill

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    PresleyAs soon as my eighteenth birthday hit, I fled. No longer a prisoner to my parents’ divorce decree, I can finally live with my dad. But that means tomorrow I'll be starting another new school. My only intent for the next four months is to keep my head down, focus on my schoolwork, and graduate with honors. I'm done with high school drama. Done with the social hierarchy...
  • Caged by Brittany Crowley

    Caged by Brittany Crowley

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Savannah I was perfectly content with my life, or at least I thought I was. Then Zander ‘The Hitman’ Cage walked into my bar with those hypnotizing blue eyes and everything I ever thought I wanted flew out the window. Giving him a chance was the easiest decision I ever made. He ripped apart my safe little existence and took me along for the ride of my life...
  • Rookie’s Regret by Gina Azzi

    Rookie’s Regret by Gina Azzi

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Lioness. That’s the first word that comes to mind when I see the brilliant redhead selling cupcakes at the hockey arena.With the soul of an artist and the spirit of a nomad, Bea Turner is gorgeous, quirky, and refreshing. She’s also my teammate’s little sister.As the Tennessee Thunderbolts' Rookie, I should steer clear...
  • Knox by Lane Hart

    Knox by Lane Hart

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Everyone thinks I’m a playboy, but the truth is I’m technically a virgin. Don’t get me wrong — I’m no saint when it comes to women. I just refuse to take the chance of bringing an unwanted kid into the world. A kid like me. Growing up with the daily reminder that my parents didn’t give a shit about me is all the birth control I’ve ever needed in life. Until Jade...
  • Dating Your Arrogant Athlete by Lana Dash

    Dating Your Arrogant Athlete by Lana Dash

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Rule #1: Don't Drop the Ball.Jamie Hayes is a star baseball player with an ego to match. But when we are forced to work together, I see there is more to this arrogant athlete than I originally thought...
  • Brides & Birdies by Kara Kendrick

    Brides & Birdies by Kara Kendrick

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Always the bridal planner, never the bride…I love my job, making every bride’s special day absolutely perfect.Well, most days I love it.But not today. Or yesterday. And definitely not tomorrow.Why?Because I’m planning my cousin’s wedding—her SECOND wedding to boot.Bonus points: I got dumped by the best man and my family’s all over me about my single status. I’m a little salty...
    Categorized as:
    sports  insta-love  humor  length-novella  m-f
  • Yard Sale by Charleigh Rose

    Yard Sale by Charleigh Rose

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Mollie I was freshly fired from my job and betrayed by my boyfriend. It was a new low for me. A one-night stand with an arrogant stranger was just what I needed. I didn’t know that he was a famous snowboarder, or that he’d give me the best sex of my life. I wasn’t ever supposed to see him again. Fate had other plans. Cam I was young and rich with the whole world at my fingertips...
  • Love Notes by Ella Goode

    Love Notes by Ella Goode

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Three of Us • Belong Together(This is a compilation of Three of Us and Belong Together)Olivia is ready for two college and her men.Despite dating the Audley twins since she was fifteen, it’s been a chaste relationship. No matter how she tries to tempt them. Olivia knows that loving her two men isn’t conventional, but she’s determined to have them even if the whole world disapproves...
  • Win a Date with a Bully by Kate Tilney

    Win a Date with a Bully by Kate Tilney

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A curvy CEO wants redemption with the bully who made high school hard for her but is surprised with what she finds when she wins a date with him at a charity bachelor auction.Bridger Kade and his buddies made high school a living h-e-double hockey sticks for me. Now he's the captain of Seattle's hockey team and people everywhere want to date him.Everyone, except me...
  • Undisputed by Aimee Nicole Walker, Nicholas Bella

    Undisputed by Aimee Nicole Walker, Nicholas Bella

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    There was once a time in my life where the only thing that mattered to me was fighting and winning. I’d step into that octagon with all the confidence in the world that I’d leave the victor. There was no challenge too great that I couldn’t handle. That was until I met a sassy and sexy reporter by the name of Aiden James and he flipped my world upside down...
  • Breakaway by Kindle Alexander

    Breakaway by Kindle Alexander

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Greer Lockhart set out to save the world from itself when he organized his first beach cleanup at the age of twelve. Now, as a uber-successful venture capitalist for eco-friendly startups, he doesn’t let anything get in the way of his goals—whether personal or professional. When a new fitness app schedules a site-wide cycle race, Greer’s competitive side won’t let him back down...
  • Fighting for Honor by Dani Wyatt

    Fighting for Honor by Dani Wyatt

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    BOOK FIVE IN THE WORTH THE FIGHT SERIES OF STANDALONES! . Five minutes was all it took. Five minutes with the beast off its leash and three guys were sprawled and bloody on the floor of my parents’ bar. Next thing I know, I’m a viral sensation with a professional fighting contract. But even as I landed each punch, all I could see was her face. All I could think about was her kiss...
  • Oar Than Friends by Lulu Moore

    Oar Than Friends by Lulu Moore

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 14 ratings
    She's rowing for Cambridge. He's rowing for Oxford. A boat race to go down in history.Arthur Osbourne-Cloud has always had his future mapped out for him – graduate Oxford and follow his dreadful father into politics. Except Arthur wants to do anything but that. He’s more than happy filling his days rowing for golds at the Olympics or World Championships, and this year he has The Boat Race to win...
  • 1026 Wild Way by Mandi Beck

    1026 Wild Way by Mandi Beck

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    She’s out of her element, and he’s out of his mind…over her.One trip upriver, s’mores over a campfire complete with a hungry bear, and some seriously great sex in a Yurt. That’s all it took for Weston Wild to become smitten. It doesn’t matter that his life is all things outdoors in the small town of Cherry Falls while hers consists of world travel and the glitzy glamour of fast-paced LA...
  • Friends with Benefits by Nicole Blanchard

    Friends with Benefits by Nicole Blanchard

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Tripp Wilder is more than a friend… ..but Ember Stevens is determined not to make him a boyfriend. After a string of bad breakups, she prefers the sex without the strings and who better to teach her about NSA relationships than her love ’em and leave ’em neighbor, Tripp? It’s the best of both worlds...
  • Hollywood Ball by Annie Dyer

    Hollywood Ball by Annie Dyer

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 8 ratings
    He plays to win; only she changed the rules....As Manchester Athletic’s record signing, I should be basking in the adoration of fans and enjoying the perks that come with the job.Only that’s never been my style. I keep a low profile and stay focused on doing my job.A chance one-night stand on my way back from the States is about as anonymous as I can make it...
  • Aiden by Samantha Lind

    Aiden by Samantha Lind

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It took just one look and I knew she was meant to be mine. Her body language told me she was onboard, but my job had her slamming on the brakes. She was convinced professional athletes had a puck bunny in every city, but that was far from the truth. I agreed to be her friend for now.....
  • Field of Pleasure by Farrah Rochon

    Field of Pleasure by Farrah Rochon

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Originally Published by Harlequin Kimani Romance – September 2011 Jared Dawson is used to taking big hits on the football field, but nothing could have prepared the New York Sabers star cornerback for the blow he experiences when he catches his long-time girlfriend in bed with an ex-teammate. Seeking a balm to soothe his wounded ego, Jared decides a no-strings-attached fling is the way to go...
  • Snap Shot: Lincoln U- Ice Hockey by M.J. Fields

    Snap Shot: Lincoln U- Ice Hockey by M.J. Fields

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Evans...
  • Mr. Break Your Headboard by Jordan Marie

    Mr. Break Your Headboard by Jordan Marie

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ryder Monroe has the nickname Mr. Break Your Headboard.He’s not proud of it, but he earned it just the same.All he ever wanted was Emily West.She was meant to be his from the time they were in the second grade.Having her in his arms made him feel like a king.Sadly, Emily didn’t feel the same. She dumped him and never looked back...
  • Scoring over the Holidays by Alexia Chase, Alexis Anne

    Scoring over the Holidays by Alexia Chase, Alexis Anne

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The holiday season is a time for trimming the tree, sipping hot cocoa by a cozy fire, and reading scorching hot romance that will heat up your cold winter nights. From 15 of your favorite sports romance authors come brand new short stories meant to deck your halls and make your season bright...
  • Nothing Less Than Everything by Maggie Gates

    Nothing Less Than Everything by Maggie Gates

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 7 ratings
    “Everything you’re feeling—fear of the future. Doubts. Insecurities. Everything in your head that tells you you’re small and insignificant. Every voice that tells you to stay where you are because familiarity is better than failing—let it go.”______________Wren Porter fills her days with paint chips, tile samples, and uppity clients who wouldn’t know a sconce from a scone...
  • Wishing on Snowflakes by Natalie Parker

    Wishing on Snowflakes by Natalie Parker

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    GwenPeople don’t exactly know me for my coordination around here.Hell, I couldn’t even storm out on my cheating, embezzling ex, gracefully.Ah well, life is full of tradeoffs, like this brand new custom snowboard I confiscated from the jerkwad that I don’t know what the hell to do with - that is until I meet a handsome nerdy snowboard instructor who has an idea...
  • On Thin Ice by Aven Ellis

    On Thin Ice by Aven Ellis

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Holly Johansson knows some things in her life are certain after college graduation: 1.) It’s a long road to become a full-time author. 2.) She’ll need to work to pay her bills. 3.) And Dallas Demons superstar Matt Rhinelander will never return her feelings. Holly knows her unrequited crush on the partying hockey player is ridiculous...
  • Surprise Baby for the Player by Clarissa McKay

    Surprise Baby for the Player by Clarissa McKay

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I didn’t realize I was hooking up with my student, but once I saw his hockey-player body, I couldn’t help myself.If anyone finds out, I’ll be out of a job.Unlike most college boys, he’s mature in all the right ways and completely knows how to turn on a woman.All the dedication he’s shown on the ice is completely focused on me, and I gotta say… I don’t hate it...
  • In His Custody by Fiona Archer

    In His Custody by Fiona Archer

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An undercover detective with a powerful edge. A play-it-safe, good-girl school teacher. Opposites attract in this fast-paced, sizzling romance.After a messy breakup with a lying dirtbag, English teacher Mercy Jones swore off men. Completely. She has her students, plus her volunteer work at the Youth Center helping at-risk kids. She's. . . settled...
  • On the Map by Christina Hovland

    On the Map by Christina Hovland

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From USA Today Bestselling Author, Christina Hovland, comes an accidentally married, marriage of convenience, football x popstar romance!Professional backup singer Maya Mitchell keeps accidentally getting hitched in Sin City. Now, she’s back for her childhood best friend’s celebration and she’s vowed to dodge any new matrimonial chaos...
  • Taylor by Mary Warren

    Taylor by Mary Warren

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When a surprise snowstorm traps Taylor, a star defenseman, and Alice, the coach’s daughter, in a cozy cabin over the holidays, the magic of the season works its charm. With the outside world blanketed in snow, Taylor and Alice discover a surprising connection that blossoms into a beautiful romance...
  • Can't Take Moore by Rochelle Paige

    Can't Take Moore by Rochelle Paige

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling author Rochelle Paige comes an age-gap, fish-out-of-water, small-town romance about finding love and family where you least expect.Olympic speed skater Vienna Frost left the big city behind—along with her mother and sister. Desperate for a change of pace, she bought a house sight unseen in a small town she’d never been to...
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