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  • Power Play by Toni Aleo

    Power Play by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Posey Adler is coming home. After a devastating journey for what she mistakenly thought was true love, she is saying to hell with men and love forever. As the Nashville Assassins’s new assistant coach for special teams, Posey is ready to focus on her job and have the attention on her for a change...
  • Follow the Play by Kaylee Ryan

    Follow the Play by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 22 ratings
    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...
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  • Flat Out by Caitlyn P. Tajon

    Flat Out by Caitlyn P. Tajon

    Rated: 0.00 of 5 stars
    · 0 ratings
    First, they hid in the shadows. Now, the spotlight could tear them apart. Their relationship is no longer a secret. Every kiss, every mistake, every glance is under scrutiny. And with the FIA watching her every move, AurElie must decide how far she’s willing to go to protect not just Callum—but the future of motorsport itself. She's bled for her dream...
    Categorized as:
    sports  office  contemporary
  • Path To Resolution by TheFeveredBookaholic

    Path To Resolution by TheFeveredBookaholic

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Wolfe 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...
  • Major Penalty: An Off-Limits Coach's Daughter Hockey Romance by Vitina Rose

    Major Penalty: An Off-Limits Coach's Daughter Hockey Romance by Vitina Rose

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 1 ratings
    Hockey Rule #1: Keep your stick on the ice… and out of the coach’s daughter. On the ice, I’m a weapon. Hard muscle. Brutal checks. A temper that’s earned me too much time in the box. And I do it all for the coach who pulled me out of a dark life and put me in the game. But life hit back harder. Because the girl I want more than my next breath… is his daughter. Big heart. Dangerous curves...
  • Bring It Home by Toni Aleo

    Bring It Home by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Boon 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.
  • Twenty-Two by Toni Aleo

    Twenty-Two by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 20 ratings
    When Lucas Brooks was traded to the Nashville Assassins over a decade ago, he was a brash, brawling hothead without an anchor. Well, four kids and a smokin' hot wife will weigh you down real fast, but Lucas wouldn't change a minute of his happily ever after. During an epic, end-of-season quest for the Cup, changes appear on the horizon, and suddenly, there's a plot twist in Lucas's fairy tale.
  • 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...
  • Hawaii Can Suck It by MéLisa Ryun

    Hawaii Can Suck It by MéLisa Ryun

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    I’m supposed to film him. Not fall for him. I’m Camila Morales—cargo pants-wearing, scrunchie-collecting, videographer to Reece Dare—a growly, tattooed YouTube adrenaline junkie. He’s hot, sure, when he’s not judging me for smiling (calls it a sign of weakness)...
  • Wild Tendy by Toni Aleo

    Wild Tendy by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Nico Merryweather loves women—all women. Sure, they’re sexy and fun. But “Player” is an easy reputation to hide behind, a way to keep the good times rolling and reality at bay. He’s loud, he’s cocky, he says exactly what he’s thinking, and people just laugh it off because they think they know him. But Nico makes sure no one is close enough to know the truth...
    Categorized as:
    sports  hockey  contemporary  audiobook
  • Changing Lines by Toni Aleo

    Changing Lines by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Claire and Jude Sinclair have been living the perfect life for the last ten years. Blissfully in love, professionally successful, happily married… They have everything they want—except a baby to make their family complete...
    Categorized as:
    sports  hockey  new adult  contemporary  m-f  audiobook
  • Delayed Call by Toni Aleo

    Delayed Call by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Vaughn Johansson is the Nashville Assassins' star player. He's brash, cocky, and talented. And he isn't afraid to let anyone know it. He lives his life on his own terms, never forming romantic attachments, and only allowing his very closest to see his true, caring self. Brie Soledad has the weight of the world on her shoulders...
  • One Timer by Toni Aleo

    One Timer by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    You’ve known Harper Allen and Jakob Titov since you met them in Taking Shots. You know their story already, right? Ha! You only think you do. In One-Timer, they’ll tell it for themselves. Harper has been hurt so many times, and she has no interest in anything more than a one-time thing, but Jakob Titov has other ideas. He is looking for his forever...
    Categorized as:
    sports  hockey  contemporary  audiobook
  • Pucks & Penalties: Pucked Series Outtakes and Deleted Scenes by Helena Hunting

    Pucks & Penalties: Pucked Series Outtakes and Deleted Scenes by Helena Hunting

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 16 ratings
    An extensive compilation of outtakes, deleted scenes and a crossover novella from The Pucked Series, which now includes:. ENDORSE THIS: An Area 51 invasion outtake in which Alex once again tries to persuade Violet that he should go where no man has gone before. And likely never will...
  • A Merry Brutal Christmas by E.V. Olsen

    A Merry Brutal Christmas by E.V. Olsen

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 14 ratings
    Tis the season to be naughty. .. College hockey rivals turned lovers Jackson Reed and Killian Blackwell are about to face their toughest match Christmas with both their families at the Reed mansion. Between sexual tension to melt the estate's ice sculptures, and a shared future that's anything but certain, this holiday season is bound to be unforgettable...
  • Cocky Quarterback: Eric Cocker by Faleena Hopkins

    Cocky Quarterback: Eric Cocker by Faleena Hopkins

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    BRAND NEW IN THE HIT SERIES WITH OVER 250,000 SOLD. I told her I hope he knows how lucky he is. ERIC:. The waitress with the bird tattoo up her middle finger. has gotten my attention by not caring if she does. My team thinks it’s hilarious that she’s not into me. I think it’s almost as fascinating as she is. Trouble is she likes musician types. .. And has one for a boyfriend...
    Categorized as:
    sports  hockey  humor  contemporary  length-medium
  • Rest In Pieces by Candice Wright

    Rest In Pieces by Candice Wright

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 10 ratings
    If 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. .
  • Edge by Brenda Rothert

    Edge by Brenda Rothert

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    One bad hit has left the career of young NHL Center Luke Hudson in question. When he arrives for rehab with a minor league team, his injury has robbed him of the edge that made him great. Team trainer Adella Price’s job is to help Luke get back in peak condition. But their one on one sessions shake her resolve to remain unattached...
  • 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...
  • Losing an Edge by Catherine Gayle

    Losing an Edge by Catherine Gayle

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    In any other family, Levi “501” Babcock would have been the golden boy. Instead, he’s lived his entire life in the shadow of his almost-perfect older brother. They both play for the NHL’s Portland Storm, but Levi is tired of being the second-best Babcock brother. He’s determined to find at least one thing he can do better...
  • Wild Heart by Beth Ehemann

    Wild Heart by Beth Ehemann

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    For Lawrence “Viper” Finkle, hockey isn’t just a sport, it’s a way of life. Since the first time he stepped onto the ice at just eight years old, he knew what he was meant to do, and he does it well. When his career takes an unexpected hit, and his relationship is pushed to the breaking point, he’s left sidelined and wondering what his future holds...
  • Bar Down by Emily Silver

    Bar Down by Emily Silver

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    As the world's biggest pop star, I'd given up on love. I wasn't supposed to find it on an app with a hockey star. With my life in tatters, I escape to a dating app where no one knows who I am. That’s when I discover that I matched with one of the stars of the Nashville Knights hockey team. Falling in love over an app? Not going to happen. I’ve been burned too many times to want to meet...
  • Just My Puck by Marion De Ré

    Just My Puck by Marion De Ré

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She lost her memories, but did she finally find her luck? I’m the unluckiest person in the world. Think getting a parking ticket while your car is being towed. Or winning hockey tickets… only to end up in the hospital with no memories because a two hundred pound hockey player crashed into the plexiglass—and straight into you. Yeah. That happened...
  • Summer Camp Secret by Kait Nolan

    Summer Camp Secret by Kait Nolan

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    When Aspen Fairchild finds herself face-to-face with Brooks Hennessey, a pro hockey player with a heart as guarded as her own, a simple act of kindness turns into a night they can’t forget. Neither can the media. When the playful lie about their engagement goes viral and lands them in the same cabin at Camp Firefly Falls, Brooks proposes continuing the charade for the week...
  • 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...
  • Mood Swings and Hockey Flings by Marika Ray, Sylvie Stewart

    Mood Swings and Hockey Flings by Marika Ray, Sylvie Stewart

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    In the cutthroat world of professional sports, I’m the agent who always calls the shots. Until a decade-old feud with hockey superstar Banks Bennet resurfaces, and I’m forced to play nice. When his agent drops him and rumors of a trade swirl through the league faster than a puck on a breakaway, I find myself in the dreaded role of Banks’s new agent...
  • Breakaway  (The Rule Book Collection) by A.M. Johnson

    Breakaway (The Rule Book Collection) by A.M. Johnson

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    As Tampa Bay's star center, Mark Carmelo's life was hockey, and after a bitter and public break up, all he wanted to do was focus on the game. Until he saw her. The one that got away. The one he thought he'd never see again. For thirteen years, Stevie West drowned in her lackluster life. Recently divorced from her “roommate” with passionless benefits, she was ready to start over. On her own...
  • Only One Forever by Natasha Madison

    Only One Forever by Natasha Madison

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    From The Something So Series and the This Is series comes Only One Forever. Dylan. My dreams came true when I was adopted at ten. I was the best on the ice. Living the life of what every kid dreams of. We’ve been best friends since then. Even when she was the annoying little sister following us around. I would do anything for her. It is another family vacation; except this time it feels different...
  • Hot Shot by Kat Mizera

    Hot Shot by Kat Mizera

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Welcome to Fort Lauderdale—where the days are hot and the Knights are hotter. Wolf:. I’ve been in love with the same girl since we were seventeen. Back before our careers took off and pulled us away from one another. No amount of fame, money, or puck bunnies could ever replace Scarlett. But she has a mind of her own, and dreams that don’t include me...
  • Free Falling by Jill Shalvis

    Free Falling by Jill Shalvis

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    College rivals become workplace frenemies-turned-lovers in this warm, sexy contemporary romance from New York Times bestseller Jill Shalvis. First, they were rivals… Now they're stuck with each other…. Retired hockey player Caleb Colburn needs this construction project to prove himself in the family business, but he also needs to recover from the injury that ended his pro career...
  • 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. These brothers play the game…but the women know the score…. Included in this collection are:. Breakaway (Jase). Faceoff (Tag). One Man Advantage (Logan). Hat Trick – The Hellers are Home for the Holidays. Offside (Matt).
    Categorized as:
    athletes  sports  hockey  contemporary  length-epic
  • Only Ever You by Haley Warren

    Only Ever You by Haley Warren

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    He still loves her. She’d do anything to forget him. Once upon a time, Bohdan Novotnak had it all—the kind of friends you’d only find in a movie, legs that made him one of the fastest skaters on the planet, and a record-breaking collegiate hockey career that paved the way for what should have been an outstanding professional one. But most importantly, he had her...
  • Heart on Ice by J.A. Low

    Heart on Ice by J.A. Low

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Pierre St. Pierre is a runaway groom. Catching his fiancée cheating the night before their wedding wasn’t the fairytale he imagined. He’s on the next flight out of Italy, leaving the embarrassing mess behind him. The last person Isabelle Alessi ever expected to see again is her first love and the man who broke her heart...
  • 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...
  • The Friend Face Off by Grace Worthington

    The Friend Face Off by Grace Worthington

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 11 ratings
    Getting involved with your brother’s best friend is risky enough. But when he's a hockey player? It's a whole new level of bad idea. As a ravenous reader, I’ve got a I’m obsessed with hockey romances. But let me tell you, real life hockey players are nothing like my book boyfriends. So I threw down the gauntlet on BookTok. I challenged any single guy out there to prove me wrong...
  • Game Breaker by Catherine Gayle

    Game Breaker by Catherine Gayle

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    USA Today bestselling author Catherine Gayle presents another novel in the Portland Storm hockey romance series. He’s becoming a Game Breaker on the ice. With the playoffs right around the corner, Nate “Ghost” Golston is focused on only one thing—getting the Portland Storm to the Finals so he can finally hoist the Cup...
  • 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  hockey  contemporary  m-f  length-medium
  • Love at First Skate by Ellie Hall

    Love at First Skate by Ellie Hall

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 10 ratings
    They say love is messy. Turns out friendship is too, especially when you’re stranded in a cabin with your best friend and hearts are on thin ice. Teddy. I’ve heard that men and women can’t be friends without it becoming something more. Harlow and I put that theory in the penalty box, thank you very much...
  • Secret Keeper by Stacey Lynn

    Secret Keeper by Stacey Lynn

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    What started as a typical night out with my team, became the best night of my life. Picking up a smoking hot blonde, I take her back to the hotel, expecting the evening to go down like any other. But nothing about her is average… she’s sassy, witty and throws me off my game. After one incredible night, I wake up wanting to see her more than I want to go to hockey practice...
  • Love in Overtime by Melissa Baldwin

    Love in Overtime by Melissa Baldwin

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Playing hockey in Maple Falls was meant to be just a charity gig, but then my new publicist showed up, melting the ice—and my heart. Cooper. I never anticipated being roped into a charity hockey game during the off-season. But here I am, heading to Maple Falls, all because my publicist decided to retire. Change was inevitable, but I didn't foresee it coming so soon...
  • Trivial Pursuits by Aven Ellis

    Trivial Pursuits by Aven Ellis

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Landon Holder is exactly the kind of man Livy Adams should stay far away from. The flashy, flirty star defenseman for the Chicago Buffaloes is known for hooking up with women all over Chicago. Livy finds herself attracted to Landy, but his sexy good looks and charm are irrelevant...
  • My Pucking Little Secret by Leighton Grace

    My Pucking Little Secret by Leighton Grace

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Devon The Vermont Vipers Star Who Became My Surprising Inspiration - And My Fake Boyfriend. I’m a romance writer in a slump. All I did was tag along to a hockey game with my brother. The star player slams a guy into a wall and turns to give the crowd a thumbs-up. Just like that…a spark ignited in me. I went home and scribbled down a story idea, posting it to Instagram...
  • The Stud by Xavier Neal

    The Stud by Xavier Neal

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    From USA TODAY BESTSELLING author Xavier Neal comes a laugh-out-loud, off-limits, hockey romance! He wants her. .. even more than she hates him. Loose lips sink ships. .. Which isn't a problem unless it causes her twin sister - who you might be in love with - to hate you. And, of course, if it could get you traded from your dream team due to becoming a PR problem you swore you wouldn't be...
  • Ice Deke by Ellie K. Drake

    Ice Deke by Ellie K. Drake

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jordan “Bougie” Boucher has a reputation – one he didn’t earn. The star NHL defenseman plays the part of a rich young playboy who doesn’t take anything seriously, and he lets everyone believe it—because it’s easier than explaining the truth. Thinking his love life was cursed, he’d almost given up on finding something real. Until Kennedy Kramer stepped onto the team plane...
  • Whiskey Wednesdays: Book 3 in the Palm Springs Poolside Series by J. L. Brannick

    Whiskey Wednesdays: Book 3 in the Palm Springs Poolside Series by J. L. Brannick

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Connor McCoy’s professional hockey nickname is The Hammer. And the first time we met, that’s exactly what he did to me. He hammered orders, barked instructions, and interrupted me three times. Then he tried to walk off before I could tell him I was not his latest assistant. But the intense, hot-as-sin man spectacularly outdoes himself when he almost gets me charged with felony burglary...
  • Resist by Mari Carr

    Resist by Mari Carr

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    This one-night stand is going into overtime. The Stingrays call goalie Coulton Moore their gentle giant. The tall, imposing man is the team’s rock, their steadying influence on and off the ice. However, that mild disposition disappears completely when the beautiful bartender he’s been lusting after from across a crowded bar is attacked...
  • The Perfect Assist by Jillian Arly

    The Perfect Assist by Jillian Arly

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Niko Koskinen, captain of the Green Bay Bobcats, is one of the most talented hockey players in the NHL. He may be a hero to hockey fans around the world, but there’s only one person that matters to him—his daughter. Sadie Wilson has been an outcast her entire life—with a passion for chakra stones and yoga, she’s trying to find her place in Green Bay...
  • Red Rocket by Raine Miller, Brit DeMille

    Red Rocket by Raine Miller, Brit DeMille

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    My reputation as an Enforcer was earned one game at a time. Fighting on the ice for my team is something I take very seriously because I came to the USA to play hockey, not be a celebrity. Unfortunately, this logic has my public image taking a beating—not that I care very much how others think of me. Except for her. Scarlett. A woman as gorgeous, and fiery, and sexy, as that long red hair of hers...
  • Taylor by Mary Warren

    Taylor by Mary Warren

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 7 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...
  • School and Rock by R.J. Scott, V.L. Locey

    School and Rock by R.J. Scott, V.L. Locey

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    When Colorado Penn finds an unexpected package on his front step, his life will be changed forever. Colorado Penn is living the dream. Starting goalie for the Arizona Raptors when in season, lead singer for a hard rock band when summer rolls around. He’s the quintessential free spirit who’s making sure he enjoys all the carnal blessings of his athleticism, and gritty singing voice...
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