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  • Hold Me Forever by Layla Hagen

    Hold Me Forever by Layla Hagen

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Tyler Maxwell's story will be released on January 18th.As the leagues’ top goalie for the Chicago Blades, I stay disciplined and follow three principles:1. Keep a pristine image.2. Play smart and hard on the ice.3. Stay out of relationships...
  • A Smoky Mountain Hockey Holiday by Toni Aleo

    A Smoky Mountain Hockey Holiday by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    One chalet in the Smokies. Four loving families. While all the grandbabies are on Santa’s Nice List, a few of the adults are getting coal in their stockings. But no matter their status with the man in the red suit, Elli Adler will spoil each and every one of her favorite people with love and holiday cheer...
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  • 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
  • Pucks & Penalties: Pucked Series Outtakes and Deleted Scenes by Helena Hunting

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

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 15 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...
    Categorized as:
    sports  hockey  humor  contemporary
  • The Assassins Series by Toni Aleo

    The Assassins Series by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Now all four novels and the companion novella are together in one can’t-miss eBook bundle:  TAKING SHOTSTRYING TO SCOREEMPTY NETFALLING FOR THE BACKUPBLUE LINES   The Assassins may be the hottest things on two legs and ice skates, but when the gloves come off, the chiseled men of this Nashville NHL team will do anything for the women they love: A reformed bad boy helps a charming, willful beauty...
    Categorized as:
    sports  hockey  humor  contemporary  length-long
  • Tight Hold by Lisa Suzanne

    Tight Hold by Lisa Suzanne

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The pro football player I’m faking a relationship with has the perfect solution to my career woes. He’s encouraging me to lean into the pseudo-celebrity life I was born into instead of trying to outrun it, and for the first time in my life, someone sees me for me.I feel like he’s falling for me, too.And then my ex shows up...
  • Rosie and the Beast Next Door by Kaylee Baldwin

    Rosie and the Beast Next Door by Kaylee Baldwin

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It is a truth universally acknowledged that a hockey player in possession of a bad reputation must be in want of a fake girlfriend.Rosie Forrester is in desperate need of cash after an embarrassing run-in with the law. Enter Dylan Savage, a disgraced hockey player who needs a place to hide out for a few months while he figures out how to get back on his team...
  • Light 'em Up by Kelly Jamieson, Bang Brothers

    Light 'em Up by Kelly Jamieson, Bang Brothers

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Light 'em Up by Kelly Jamieson is book 5 in the Bang Brothers Hockey seriesAnnie BangI’m thrilled to be working in professional hockey, since my five brothers are all hockey players. My new role as skating coach to the New York Bears is the perfect fit and I can’t wait to whip all these guys into shape so we can win more games...
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    sports  hockey  contemporary  humor  length-medium
  • My Dearest Patrolman, Vol. 1 by Niyama

    My Dearest Patrolman, Vol. 1 by Niyama

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 24 ratings
    Resigned, Shin has to settle for seeing Seiji when they run into each other about town or when Shin makes a point of stopping at his store. Shin believes he's content with that, but one night Seiji changes everything by bemoaning his lack of romantic prospects and mentioning he might as well try his luck with guys...
  • ICED by Jacob Chance

    ICED by Jacob Chance

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Oliver Ice, one of Boston University’s notorious hockey players, has been on my radar since I slammed into his rock-hard body during my first week of college, three years ago. He helped me to my feet, muttered an apology, and ran off after his girlfriend, dashing my hopes of a happily ever after. Now, he’s the bartender where I work, and this time, very much single...
  • 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...
  • Ice Ice Maybe by Rich Amooi

    Ice Ice Maybe by Rich Amooi

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “I want you to date my daughter.”Those seven words hit Nolan Reid like a puck to the head.Once destined for NHL stardom, a skiing accident left Nolan driving the Zamboni for the San Diego Sea Lions. But his humble life of maintaining the ice is about to get complicated.The billionaire owner’s insane plan? Nolan fake-dates his daughter Zena to ignite her ex’s jealousy...
  • Iced by Colleen Charles

    Iced by Colleen Charles

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I’ve heard it all before. I need to grow up. Take things more seriously. Stop making headlines for anything other than my game.Even though it wasn’t my fault that I recently got into a fight at a bar over a woman…yeah yeah, no one wants anymore excuses. My agent just wants me to overhaul my public image before I lose my contract...
    Categorized as:
    hockey  sports  contemporary  humor  length-medium
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Puck Love by Carmen Jenner

    Puck Love by Carmen Jenner

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Stella Hart is the hottest thing in country music. For ten years, she’s been Nashville’s darling. She’s pure, sweet, and a positive role model in an industry rife with scandals, sex, and sequins. Men want to own her, women want to be her—everyone wants a piece of her, and Stella? Well, she wants out...
    Categorized as:
    sports  hockey  humor  contemporary  length-medium
  • Wheeler by Colleen Charles

    Wheeler by Colleen Charles

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Throughout my time as an elite hockey player, I’ve had a few hookups.But there's only one I can’t get out of my mind.Stella left me high and dry in Costa Rica with a bruised ego and a broken heart after a single perfect day.I wish I’d ignored all the rules with her. I wish I’d made her mine in every way that mattered...
    Categorized as:
    sports  hockey  humor  contemporary
  • 獨領風騷 18 by Nicky Lee

    獨領風騷 18 by Nicky Lee

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
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  • Stout of My League by Sylvie Stewart

    Stout of My League by Sylvie Stewart

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Lynn Brooks is officially over it.With four overprotective brothers, the youngest Brooks sibling has had enough with bossy alphas. So, when professional baseball star Joey Martel makes a play for her, she's determined to steer clear of him and his toxic circle of jocks. Being the latest conquest for another overbearing caveman? No thanks...
  • Two for Roughing by Lasairiona E. McMaster

    Two for Roughing by Lasairiona E. McMaster

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It’s a simple rule: don’t bang your teammates’ siblings.Finn O’Brien didn’t just break the rule, he annihilated it. Falling in love with his best friend’s younger sister when they were teens was an accident. He fought it for years, hiding behind a list of one-night stands a mile long, anything to convince himself Molly Morrison wasn’t the woman for him...
  • Covered by Elise Faber

    Covered by Elise Faber

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She’s his best friend’s sister.He’s going to keep her anyway.Getting caught in bed with his friend’s sister wasn’t the welcome Ben had planned when joining the roster of the San Francisco Gold.Neither was the black eye he sported for several weeks afterward.Jordyn was a newly divorced, single mom of two boys, and not looking for love, but Ben wasn’t easily scared off...
  • Holiday Shot: A Lauderdale Knights holiday novella by Kat Mizera

    Holiday Shot: A Lauderdale Knights holiday novella by Kat Mizera

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Welcome to Fort Lauderdale... where the days are hot and the Knights are hotter!Divorced at forty was never in my game plan. Neither was being a long-distance dad. But when the chance to coach the Lauderdale Knights hockey team came knocking, I couldn't resist.I was so focused on the major changes right in front of me, I never saw Autumn Nicholls coming...
  • Puck Proposal by Delancey Stewart

    Puck Proposal by Delancey Stewart

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My hockey career is on fire, so when my best friend from high school (and the girl I'd always want) shows up on my doorstep in trouble, I have a turn her away (not likely!) or propose. Back then, Josephine Baxter was the unattainable debutante who took pity on the kid from the wrong side of town.We were unlikely best friends. And she was the girl I’d never have. At least not like that...
  • One Timer on Top by London Casey

    One Timer on Top by London Casey

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    DON’T SLEEP WITH YOUR BEST FRIEND’S EX. Okay. I get that. I respect that. But what about sleeping with your biggest rival’s ex? And… what about marrying her…?* * *I caught my boyfriend enjoying some “oral service” from another woman. Dumping him is easy. Getting rid of him his almost impossible since I work in PR and he’s one of my clients. (Yeah, I know, don’t mix business with pleasure...
  • Crossing the Line by Kendall Ryan

    Crossing the Line by Kendall Ryan

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 39 ratings
    Recovering from a pulled groin muscle isn’t exactly how I planned to spend my much-needed summer vacation. But I’ll admit, being nursed back to health by my gorgeous friend Bailey, who’s just graduated from medical school, doesn’t exactly sound like a hardship...
  • The Christmas Clause by Meg Easton

    The Christmas Clause by Meg Easton

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A hockey star who can’t wait to skip town. A videographer whose career relies on him. The Denver Glaciers’ new right-wing hockey player, Connor Greene, is far from jolly this Christmas...
  • One Steamy Pucking Meet Cute by Penelope Bloom

    One Steamy Pucking Meet Cute by Penelope Bloom

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I’ll tell you about the two very large pickles I’ve found myself in, but only if you promise not to laugh… Pickle number one: I'm unexpectedly pregnant by an NHL star, who just so happens to be my big brother's best friend—and no, we weren't exactly dating. For reasons that totally make sense (trust me for now), I never told him about the baby...
  • Thanks For Last Night by Lauren Blakely

    Thanks For Last Night by Lauren Blakely

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    A sexy new friends-to-lovers standalone!Let me list the reasons why dating a sexy, charming, pro hockey star is a bad idea:1. He’s one of my closest friends2. All our friends are friends3. The wounds I’ve got from past relationships go deep. And so do his.We’re both devoutly single -- it’s just safer for the heart that way...
  • Blindsided by Shey Stahl

    Blindsided by Shey Stahl

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Landon Slade. Highest paid quarterback in the NFL. Demi-god. Certifiable ladies’ man. It’s no secret my ego is boosted. Being light on my feet and good with my hands, I control the plays and my stamina is legendary. And on and off the field, I make the decisions, the rules. Do I do complicated? Hell, no. I take what I want, tackle life my way. But then there’s her...
  • Pucking Parker by Jillian Quinn

    Pucking Parker by Jillian Quinn

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 18 ratings
    I’m the coach’s daughter. He’s my dad’s favorite player… And completely off-limits. The first time I met Preston Parker, I slammed face first into his wet, chiseled abs. In the men’s locker room, of all places. I did the world’s longest walk of shame in front of dozens of hockey players. As if that wasn’t embarrassing enough, Mr...
  • Bender by Colleen Charles

    Bender by Colleen Charles

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    My second chance is the biggest gamble of my life. I am Marco Rossi, once an Italian nobody, now living the dream as a Vegas Venom player. I thought I was swapping my lonely orphan past for a team-family. But I was wrong. I am on thin ice with everyone, but especially when it comes to Madison McKay...
  • Heartthrob by Katie McCoy

    Heartthrob by Katie McCoy

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Move over, Colin Firth - there’s a new Darcy in town! Jax Hawthorne is Hollywood’s sexiest bad boy. I’m a glorified secretary who thinks color-coding my library is a wild Friday night. So when he shows up after all this time wanting to make good on our childhood deal to tie the knot, it’s not because he can’t resist my perfect credit score...
  • One Vegas Night by Mickey Miller

    One Vegas Night by Mickey Miller

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Amazon Bestselling Author Mickey Miller brings you a sexy over-the-top marriage of convenience romance. What do you say when you wake up next to hockey’s biggest playboy…with a ring on your finger? The first time I met Dustin LeBlanc, I wanted to slap that cocky smirk off his face...
    Categorized as:
    sports  hockey  humor  contemporary  length-medium
  • The Real Fake Fiancé by Sara Jane Woodley

    The Real Fake Fiancé by Sara Jane Woodley

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 13 ratings
    Hi, I’m Dee, and I’m captain of the friend zone. I didn’t ask for this dubious honor, but don’t worry, I like it this way. I’m happy not dating and just being “one of the guys” on my volleyball team. Until my scary new boss informs me that my job—I’m a developer at a dating app (ironic, right?) that I coded from scratch, an app that is essentially my baby—is in jeopardy. So I lie...
  • Cage's Misconduct by Nikki Worrell

    Cage's Misconduct by Nikki Worrell

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dalton ‘Cage’ Booker is the number one goalie for the San Diego Scorpions. Most people describe him as willful and stubborn—sometimes even difficult to control. More often than not, words fly out of his mouth without the benefit of passing through his brain first. And women love him...
    Categorized as:
    sports  hockey  humor  contemporary  m-f  length-medium
  • Going All In by Stephanie Kay

    Going All In by Stephanie Kay

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    All Darcy Collins wants is to focus on finishing her master’s degree. She doesn’t have the time to get involved with anyone. But her meddling mother is persistent in her unwanted matchmaking for Darcy. When her mother tries once again to set her up on a date, Darcy tells her she’s already seeing the San Francisco Strikers' latest handsome hockey star, Jake Northman...
  • Ikumen After by Kazuma Kodaka

    Ikumen After by Kazuma Kodaka

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This is a really cute, sweet story about two single dads Asakura and Kentarou, whose young sons happen to go to the same daycare...
  • The Art of Falling in Love with Your Fake Fiancé by Anne Kemp

    The Art of Falling in Love with Your Fake Fiancé by Anne Kemp

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    All’s fair in love and war…until you agree to be your best friend’s fake fiancé.Levi: Life as an NFL player has always been fast-paced, but nothing prepared me for becoming the guardian of my godson, Duncan. With his grandmother contesting custody, I need to prove that I’m a steadfast influence who’s not going anywhere and there’s one sure-fire way to show that: get engaged...
  • Revved Up & Ready by Jasmine Grace

    Revved Up & Ready by Jasmine Grace

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 8 ratings
    Cam Hacker is too dangerous to date. Good thing we're only pretending.Maybe I shouldn't admit it, but after ending my nine-year relationship, I have no idea who I am anymore. So, I’ve decided to rediscover myself using a list of things I’ve never done before. Step one: Break up with that jerk. Check. Step two: Move to Palm Springs. Check...
  • Stick To Me by Marion De Ré

    Stick To Me by Marion De Ré

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 9 ratings
    Ever heard of a guy who’s nice, funny, cooks like a chef, boasts a six-pack, and is the best player in the NHL?Well, let me introduce you to Aaron Miles—AKA the biggest test of my self-control.Aaron and I have been friends since sixth grade, sharing everything from school and vacation to helping me start my business. But one thing I did on my own: falling in love with him.It’s hopeless...
  • Powerplay by Laura Marquez Diamond

    Powerplay by Laura Marquez Diamond

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    MAEVESergei Petrov is sex on legs; thick, muscular, hockey player legs.He’s also a wealthy Russian flirt who can make women swoon in multiple languages.The man strolled into my life the way he walks into every room he enters.Like he belongs there. Like he owns it.When I find myself in trouble, he uses his influence to save me from disaster...
    Categorized as:
    sports  hockey  contemporary  humor  length-medium
  • Next Door Player by Clarissa McKay

    Next Door Player by Clarissa McKay

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She and I have been friends-with-benefits for awhile now, but I want more.Most people treat me like a celebrity, but with her I can truly be myself.She’s the only woman who’s ever been able to satisfy me, and I’m not willing to give that up.Her little girl has me wrapped around her finger, and I’m the missing link in their little family...
  • Rough Shot by Kat Mizera

    Rough Shot by Kat Mizera

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Welcome to Fort Lauderdale—where the days are hot and the Knights are hotter.From the first moment I laid eyes on Zoe in that Paris nightclub I knew it was love. Nothing else could explain the intensity I felt for the petite blond. She wasn’t my usual type, but she didn’t even blink at my scars, muscles, and voracious sexual appetite...
  • Pucking Obsessed by Rosemary A. Johns

    Pucking Obsessed by Rosemary A. Johns

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Rooming with three members of the same hockey team as their live-in PR Director could be a nightmare. But when they offer to fulfill my fantasies? Sign me up.The captain, D’Angelo, is my perfect man. Best friend, protector, and so hot it should be illegal, he’s been obsessively in love with me since college. Shay has a rock star swagger and winter-gray eyes that are enough to make me melt...
  • On the Ropes by Kathryn Nolan

    On the Ropes by Kathryn Nolan

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Summer in the city heats up when the girl who got away moves in next door.Dean “The Machine” is a South Philly legend. Much to the dismay of fans who still hound him, the broody former fighter walked away from his boxing career right before clinching another championship belt...
  • Mistletoe Face Off: A Christmas Hockey Romcom by Kate O'Keeffe

    Mistletoe Face Off: A Christmas Hockey Romcom by Kate O'Keeffe

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Note to Next time I need a big story, maybe don't pick a fight with a hot hockey player dressed as Santa. Especially if he's hiding something...HollyMy assignment to cover the Chicago Blizzard's Christmas charity events turns unexpectedly into a viral feud with star defenseman Harrison Clarke—in a Santa suit.It gets weirder...
  • Slap Shot: A Marriage of Convenience Hockey Romance by Maria Luis

    Slap Shot: A Marriage of Convenience Hockey Romance by Maria Luis

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    He’ll do anything for his best friend…even marry her. I live by two universal truths: When I step onto the ice, I’m a god. Daisy Hall is the other half of my soul. My teammates joke that I’m too co-dependent with the coach’s daughter, and maybe that’s true. We’ve been thick as thieves since college, and even when I got drafted to the Boston Blades, Daisy followed me across state lines...
  • Must Love Dogs...and Hockey by Kelly Jamieson

    Must Love Dogs...and Hockey by Kelly Jamieson

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Can an idealistic dog lover teach a jaded hockey player new tricks?“Kelly Jamieson is an auto-buy for me.”—Carly PhillipsLilly: My life is like the love child of a train wreck and a dumpster fire right now. I’ve been canned, my professional reputation is shredded, and now I’m walking dogs to make ends meet.But I still believe everything will work out. Somehow...
  • The Rebound Play by Kate O'Keeffe

    The Rebound Play by Kate O'Keeffe

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    If you get a second chance at love with your hockey star ex, should you take it?KeiraWhat do you do when your NHL superstar ex skates back into your small town? Drop to the ground and hide behind the bleachers, hoping he doesn’t see you. But Lady Luck must be in a bad mood today because Dan spots me, my hood over my eyes, pretending I’m not there.Mature? No. Necessary? Oh, yes...
    Categorized as:
    sports  hockey  contemporary  humor  length-short
  • Making His Play by Blake Wilder, Mari Carr

    Making His Play by Blake Wilder, Mari Carr

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Previously titled Big Puck by Blake WilderAlex has a big name in hockey, famous for his stick skills—on and off the ice. But he’s also got a freckle-faced female problem. He took his sister’s tomboy best friend, Charley, to a Vegas wedding to cheer her up after a bad breakup.Too much champagne later and he’s waking up with Charley in his bed and his ring on her finger. And the crazy part is…Mrs...
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