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  • Hart to Heart by M.E. Carter, Jacob Morgan

    Hart to Heart by M.E. Carter, Jacob Morgan

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Listening Length: 5 hours, 6 minutesWe’re the Harts. Between an engagement, a wedding and an adoption, we’ve had the best year of our lives. Things have never looked better for any of us.But just because you say “I do” doesn’t mean you get a happily ever after. And sometimes, you get tackled more in life than you ever did on the football field...
  • Finding Infinity by Layne Harper

    Finding Infinity by Layne Harper

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    "Finding Infinity" as described by Colin... "Fine Charlie.” Colin says dropping his hands in defeat. “Here's what I want. I want everybody to back off and let me play football. I want you to go back to practicing medicine because I’m ready for you to be happy again - not this forced shit that you keep trying to sell me...
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  • A Cranberry Inn Christmas by Beth Ehemann

    A Cranberry Inn Christmas by Beth Ehemann

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Christmas at the Murphy household has always been a big deal, but with her daughters getting older, Kacie Murphy is feeling a bit sentimental, so she decides to give her family the perfect Christmas. Plans of cookie baking, sleigh ride taking, and snowman making are quickly put in jeopardy when Kacie receives devastating news—her mom has sold the beloved Cranberry Inn...
  • Roman by Samantha Whiskey

    Roman by Samantha Whiskey

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    I’m one of the fastest running backs in the NFL, but I can’t outrun my feelings for my best friend.I’ve wanted Teagan Hall for over a decade, but I’ve never been willing to risk our friendship.Then she shows up at my doorstep, fleeing her abusive ex, and everything changes.Now she’s not just my best friend—she’s my roommate.She's also the sexiest thing I’ve ever seen.Every innocent touch crackles...
  • Hendrix by Samantha Whiskey

    Hendrix by Samantha Whiskey

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    As one of the best wide receivers in the NFL, I can catch anything...anyone.Except her—the coach’s daughter.Savannah Goodman is the one woman in the world I’m forbidden to touch,and the only one I can’t stop thinking about.She’s fiery, funny, and sexy as sin.We can’t be in the same room without fighting,but her quick wit only brings me back for more...
  • Timeout by Lisa Suzanne

    Timeout by Lisa Suzanne

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    As Jack’s wedding draws nearer, the cloud over him seems to darken as he goes through the motions. Instead of enjoying the bachelor party and rehearsal dinner, he needs a timeout from the woman he’s set to marry.If he really walks down the aisle toward her, I can’t keep working with him. Not when I’m in love with him...
  • Touchdown by Lisa Suzanne

    Touchdown by Lisa Suzanne

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    As much as I’ve coached the pro football quarterback to believe he always has a choice, this time I’m the one backed into a corner.My biggest fears have come true. I’m an adult living with my parents as I contemplate my future. I’ve given up everything to make the ultimate sacrifice, but at some point I need to put what happened behind me...
  • Tackled by Lisa Suzanne

    Tackled by Lisa Suzanne

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When compromising pictures of me with the pro football quarterback I’m behavior coaching hit the press, we need damage control. I’m probably going to lose my job since his fiancée’s father—the man who hired me—discovered the pictures as I woke to a cloudy memory of the night before...
  • Infinity. by Layne Harper

    Infinity. by Layne Harper

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Colin McKinney has wanted three things since he met Caroline “Charlie” Collins when he was a junior at Texas A&M University: to make her his wife, play professional football, and have a family. In the first three books of the Infinity Series, Colin and Charlie met, fell in love, broke apart, reunited eight years later, and got married...
  • Grand Slam by Lisa Suzanne

    Grand Slam by Lisa Suzanne

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Alexis’s father tells me he’s going to ruin me. He does not want his pop star daughter or her brand associated in any way with the bad boy of baseball.I make it my mission to prove to her father that I’m not the bad guy he thinks I am. But he takes things a few steps too far, causing major issues that will affect my upcoming baseball season...
  • Every Kiss You Steal by J.E. Parker

    Every Kiss You Steal by J.E. Parker

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    Her past is plagued with darkness... He's determined to make her future brighter. -Ashley- My life was once a nightmare. Because of my past, the walls I've constructed are mighty. But those walls begin to waver the day I meet him... Chase Jacobs, star quarterback, and the cutest boy I've ever seen. With his easy smile and sweet words, he's perfect. Problem is, I'm not...
  • Hart to Heart by ME Carter, Murphy Rae

    Hart to Heart by ME Carter, Murphy Rae

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    We’re the Harts. Between an engagement, a wedding and an adoption, we’ve had the best year of our lives. Things have never looked better for Jaxon, Addison and myself. But just because you say “I do” doesn’t mean you get a happily ever after. And sometimes, you get tackled more in life than you ever did on the football field...
  • His First Crush: Logans Story by M.J. Fields

    His First Crush: Logans Story by M.J. Fields

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    FROM USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR MJ FIELDS COMES A STORY OF LOVES HEALING POWERS IN THE MIDST OF CHAOS One tragedy nearly took her away from him. After Logan saved London from a random club shooting, he thought nothing could ever change the course of his future with the girl he had always loved. One kiss threatened to prove him wrong...
  • From Now Until Infinity by Layne Harper

    From Now Until Infinity by Layne Harper

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Eight years have passed since Colin and Caroline “Charlie” ended their college romance. A chance meeting reunited them confirming that time had not diminished their love for each other. Now, they have to turn their passionate reunion into a legitimate and sustainable relationship. Charlie’s medical practice is in Houston. Colin is the starting quarterback for Dallas...
  • Portland Storm: The Second Period by Catherine Gayle

    Portland Storm: The Second Period by Catherine Gayle

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Delay of Game With her father’s health in question, Sara Thomas is focused on reducing his anxiety. That’s no small feat considering his high-stress job. Everyone knows Sara’s single; no one knows she’s pregnant. There’s never a good time to unexpectedly get knocked up, but now is not it...
  • Landon: Small Town Roommate Romance by Cora Brent

    Landon: Small Town Roommate Romance by Cora Brent

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    RELEASING APRIL 22nd!!! LANDON My former student. My new roommate. My greatest weakness….Autumn:It’s not that I’m hiding out in this hard luck little town. But I’m twenty-six years old, I’ve had one boyfriend and he ditched me for my sister. So I might be a little cynical. Then again, perhaps a high school math teacher shouldn’t expect romance...
  • Turnover by Lisa Suzanne

    Turnover by Lisa Suzanne

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I’m in love with a man who is marrying somebody else. At least that’s what was supposed to happen when I was kicked out of the wedding last night by the bride’s father. I find myself without a job, without a home, and without the pro football quarterback I’ve fallen for...
  • DITCHED by R.C. Boldt

    DITCHED by R.C. Boldt

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    He's playing for the heart she's had sidelined for years. IVY HAYES Dating can be a rocky journey. Once the new shine wears off, you may end up with a case of buyer’s remorse. That’s where I come in. I set the backdrop and coach you through the breakup. Don't want overblown drama, hard feelings, or a drink tossed in your face? Then I'm your fairy godmother, child...
  • The Hail Mary by Ginger Scott

    The Hail Mary by Ginger Scott

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Sixteen years is a long time. In a marriage, it’s a milestone. On the gridiron, it’s a miracle. Reed Johnson wants more time for everything, but time is funny that way. It can be cruel. With a body that can’t quite take the hits it used to and a heart tired of being torn in two different directions, Reed is faced with a reality he’s not quite ready for—life without the game...
  • Seduced by Hope Ford

    Seduced by Hope Ford

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    All that’s ever mattered to me is football.Until I meet the woman that makes me question everything.She thinks I care that she’s older than me.She thinks I’ll just give up and forget the one night we had together.But that’s not going to happen.We may have drunk too much.We may have gotten married in a drive-thru wedding chapel,But there’s no way I’m just going to let her run from me...
  • Nixon by Samantha Whiskey

    Nixon by Samantha Whiskey

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    I’m the highest-paid quarterback in the NFL because I know how to read the field.I control the plays—and my life—with absolute precision.Until Liberty Jones delivers the ultimate hit to my blind side with a story about two pink lines.The beautiful, free-spirited brunette has starred in my dreams since she disappeared after our wild weekend in Vegas, but I’ve been burned before...
  • 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...
  • Grow with Me by Kristen Proby

    Grow with Me by Kristen Proby

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Will and Meg short story...
  • Thrill Ride by Breezie Bennett

    Thrill Ride by Breezie Bennett

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "Flirty, dirty, and downright irresistible! Breezie Bennett's books sizzle like a steamy Florida night." - Kresley Cole, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Thrill Ride: South Florida Riders Book 4 NFL kicker Dylan Rivera and quirky yoga teacher Melody Hayes have absolutely nothing in common, except they both believe in "one true love...
    Categorized as:
    sports  football  humor  contemporary  length-short
  • Let You Love Me by Gracie Graham

    Let You Love Me by Gracie Graham

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Will Teagan finally get his love story? Find out in book 5 of the Boys of Riverside...
  • Goal by Holly S. Roberts

    Goal by Holly S. Roberts

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Quarterback Aiden Patrickson has a goal to win even though he plays for the worst team in pro football. When management pulls a stunt to put his team in a good light they go too far. No women in the locker room is Aiden’s motto. Raised by a strong mother and two demanding sisters, the NO WOMEN zone is his sanctuary.Jordan Givens has a goal too and she’ll do just about anything to achieve it...
  • Sugar and Spice by Kat Baxter

    Sugar and Spice by Kat Baxter

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    All she wants is a weekend rendezvous…I love the small town I’m from. I love having so much extended family close by and I love my mail order chocolate company. But what what I don’t love is being everyone’s favorite aunt. It’s like being cock-blocked by the entire town...
  • The Off Series Boxed Set: Books 1-5 by Sawyer Bennett

    The Off Series Boxed Set: Books 1-5 by Sawyer Bennett

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The Off Series boxed set, brought to you by USA Today Bestselling author, Sawyer Bennett, contains five, full-length novels...
    Categorized as:
    sports  athletes  contemporary  military
  • Heller Brothers Hockey - A Five Book Hockey Romance Collection by Kelly Jamieson

    Heller Brothers Hockey - A Five Book Hockey Romance Collection by Kelly Jamieson

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    An amazing opportunity to own all 5 Heller Brothers Hockey romances In One Limited Edition Digital Boxed Set...
    Categorized as:
    athletes  sports  contemporary  hockey  length-epic
  • Smoke Signals by Catherine Gayle

    Smoke Signals by Catherine Gayle

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    USA Today bestselling author Catherine Gayle presents the second novel in the Tulsa Tunderbirds hockey romance series. Desperation changes a person. Leads them to do things they never would have dreamed. Thanks to his mother, Ray “Razor” Chambers knows what desperation can lead a person to do. But as a defenseman for the Tulsa Thunderbirds, those days are long in the past for both of them...
  • Off the Record by Chelle Sloan

    Off the Record by Chelle Sloan

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Fans of the Nashville Fury come to me for all things regarding their favorite professional football team. Stats, rumors and even what the players like on their pizza. What they don’t turn to me for is information about how their offensive coordinator is in the bedroom. The answer? It’s too hot for print...
  • Ghost Dance by Catherine Gayle

    Ghost Dance by Catherine Gayle

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    USA Today bestselling author Catherine Gayle presents another novel in the sexy Tulsa Thunderbirds hockey romance series. He had it all. And lost it in an instant. The night Dmitri Nazarenko won hockey’s Holy Grail, he lost more than he ever bargained for. With a world of guilt weighing him down, Dima can never forgive himself for his tragic misjudgment...
    Categorized as:
    athletes  sports  contemporary  hockey  m-f  length-medium
  • Sliding Home by Kate Angell

    Sliding Home by Kate Angell

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
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    Categorized as:
    sports  athletes  contemporary  length-medium
  • Running Away with You by Suzanne Sweeney

    Running Away with You by Suzanne Sweeney

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Running Away With You continues the journey of Juliette and Evan that began in “Running Back to You” and "Running Home to You". Juliette Fletcher’s life has been full of surprises ever since she began dating NFL superstar Evan “Big Mac” McGuire. He’s everything she could ever have wished for – strong and tender, and wrapped up in an exquisite package...
    Categorized as:
    athletes  sports  contemporary
  • Sexy Six by Ahren Sanders

    Sexy Six by Ahren Sanders

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    They call me Sexy Six Cocky? Absof*ckinglutely
 Sexy? That's what they say 
Unstoppable? You bet your ass NFL Golden boy, Super Bowl MVP, and the league's hottest player--on and off the field. To most, I'm a celebrity, with the records to prove it. Fame, fortune, family... I've got it all. Except Grace Monroe. Two years ago, Grace turned my world upside down with just one look...
  • Ice Queen by A.J. Wynter

    Ice Queen by A.J. Wynter

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Ice Queen has a SecretEvery hockey player knows that the coach's daughter is off-limits.But, what about the owner's daughter?Is she off-limits too?Asking for a friend...To make things even more complicated, she's the general manager of the team.AKA my BOSS.So, yeah. If I want to see the playoffs, we need to keep this relationship a secret...
  • Presley's Christmas Catch by Ranee S. Clark

    Presley's Christmas Catch by Ranee S. Clark

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 9 ratings
    All I want for Christmas is for Brock Hunter to realize I’m his dream girl.PresleyI knew Brock was my soul mate from the moment we bonded over the obscure fantasy series we both loved as kids. Since then, our late-night talks and constant text threads have gone way beyond the books we love...
  • Full Coverage by Erin Nicholas

    Full Coverage by Erin Nicholas

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    You can take the boy out of Quinn, Texas, but you can’t take the love for sexy cowgirls out of the boy. Evidently. Nolan Winters left his hometown after high school, wanting bigger things than Quinn could offer...
    Categorized as:
    athletes  sports  contemporary  length-short
  • Waiting Game by Lisa Suzanne

    Waiting Game by Lisa Suzanne

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Coming April 1!My wedding to Prince Charming is interrupted with accusations that it’s a sham.It is, but we both hold tight to the story that we’re marrying for love. I don’t have to fake it, but I’m not so sure about my husband.As I play the waiting game for him to return home from training camp, I start to find my niche with the wives of his pro football teammates...
  • Changing Lanes by Katie Graykowski

    Changing Lanes by Katie Graykowski

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Professional Football Player, Devon Harding found his soul mate at the age of seventeen. Trouble is, he can’t remember her last name. For the last fourteen years, he’s been waiting for The Universe to send her back to him. When that day comes, he nearly falls all over himself to get to her. But he plays it cool and waits for her to come to him. And she walks right past him...
  • MVP by Rachel Van Dyken

    MVP by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    From #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Rachel Van Dyken comes a story about losing everything only to find it again... I was the golden boy. America's Quarterback. I was everything to everyone. Always available. Solid. I can remember how something felt wrong that day. And I haven't been able to get that feeling to go away. Not when I buried my child...
  • Kissing the Quarterback by Jacob Chance

    Kissing the Quarterback by Jacob Chance

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    As the quarterback for the Charleston Pirates, the current Super Bowl champs, I lead a blessed life. Between my salary and endorsements, I have more money than I could ever spend.But when the sale of my old home doesn’t line up with the closing on my new one, I’m forced to take up residency in a friend’s empty house.Except, it’s not empty...
  • Tigers and Devils by Sean Kennedy

    Tigers and Devils by Sean Kennedy

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    The most important things in Simon Murray’s life are football, friends, and film—in that order. His friends despair of him ever meeting someone, but despite his loneliness, Simon is cautious about looking for more...
    Categorized as:
    sports  athletes  football  m-m  contemporary  queer  angst  humor
  • Beyond Temptation: A Ten-Book Romance Box Set by Summer Cooper, Sienna Chance

    Beyond Temptation: A Ten-Book Romance Box Set by Summer Cooper, Sienna Chance

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    It’s time to get Down Right Dirty... A 10 Book Box Set of Amazon Best Selling Romance Novels! Packed full of gorgeous alpha males and plenty of steam to keep the reading pleasure going all night long.Book 1 - Dirty Ella Inspired by Cinderella. Ella’s been living in hell with her stepmother, but things are about to change when her evil twin stepbrothers come home...
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    sports  athletes  contemporary  length-epic
  • Fighting Dirty by Stacey Lynn

    Fighting Dirty by Stacey Lynn

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Raleigh Rough Riders are back, and this time Super Bowl Quarterback Beaux Hale finds himself playing the most important game of his life. Every woman knows Beaux Hale is nothing but a player. Yet the first time he walks into Paige Halloway’s restaurant and flashes his sexy grin, she feels a heat between them spark. Too bad he opens his mouth and ruins it...
  • Paradise Fought: Abel by L.B. Dunbar

    Paradise Fought: Abel by L.B. Dunbar

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I'm not a fighter. I was born into a fighting family. As the middle child, I was overlooked in favor of my older brother. He took the negative attention, too. In comparison, there's nothing special about me. I’m not as big as Cobra. I’m not as strong as Cobra. He's the alpha. I'm a beta. The second son. The lesser one...
  • Melting Ice by Jami Davenport

    Melting Ice by Jami Davenport

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    USA Today Bestselling author Jami Davenport presents another Seattle Sockeyes hockey romance and the fifth book in her Game On in Seattle sports romance series showcasing alpha male heroes of football, baseball, and hockey. Brimming with attitude and broken beyond repair, Isaac "Ice" Wolfe has a heart as cold as his nickname, and he likes it that way--until he meets his neighbor Avery Maxwell...
  • Bodychecking: Seattle Sockeyes Hockey by Jami Davenport

    Bodychecking: Seattle Sockeyes Hockey by Jami Davenport

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    As the wild child of the family, Bellani Maxwell isn’t interested in settling down. Between a fledgling party crashing business, teaching self-defense at a martial arts studio, and hitting the bar every night, she has her hands full. She doesn’t need the added responsibility or commitment of a relationship...
  • Six Secret Babies by Layla Valentine

    Six Secret Babies by Layla Valentine

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    He tried to keep their fling under wraps,But six adorable babies aren’t going to stay hidden for long…HERThe Wenstown Wolves were in need of a new physical therapist, and apparently I was the only one they were interested in,Now I’m halfway across the country, making twice what I made in Seattle, and the team’s new management is an even more welcome surprise…Jason Munro is the buff, big-headed...
  • Curveball by Kate Angell

    Curveball by Kate Angell

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    The bad boys of baseball, they are the top power hitters of the Richmond Rogues, and the team's best hope for a shot at the World Series. But when all three have to be benched for brawling, it's the beginning of a whole new ball game, and the opposing team could win something more than a trophy--these ladies are after their hearts...
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