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  • Without You: Scotch and Sammy duet - book 2 by Emilia Finn

    Without You: Scotch and Sammy duet - book 2 by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Sammy I left because I thought I was doing the right thing. I was falling on my sword. I thought I was saving everyone a lot of heart ache, and in exchange, I took all that ache on my own. I was supposed to be the hero, but instead I was the villain.He hates me with every fiber of his being…It’s been thirteen years since we last saw each other. It turns out ghosts can’t be buried...
  • 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...
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  • Arrogant Playboy by Alex Wolf, Sloane Howell

    Arrogant Playboy by Alex Wolf, Sloane Howell

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    There’s a hot new hire. Too bad she’s Donavan’s ex. Oh, and there’s one other problem—they hate each other. The last thing he expected to see when he walked into the office was Paisley Williams. She was the only person to graduate ahead of him at Columbia. The one woman who could give it back better than he could dish it out. She was also the biggest regret of his life...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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
  • Dangerous Exes by Rachel Van Dyken

    Dangerous Exes by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    In #1 New York Times bestselling author Rachel van Dyken’s scorching series, revenge is a justified pleasure… Isla made one teeny little mistake. Now she and her PI company, Dirty Exes, are being targeted by one seriously angry and furiously sexy ex-quarterback. Jessie freakin’ Beckett. But there’s no way some NFL superhunk is going to take her business away...
  • 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
  • Scoring Beauty by Alley Ciz

    Scoring Beauty by Alley Ciz

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    RyanI’m done with dating.Happily-ever-after isn’t in the cards for me, so I’m officially taking myself off the market.Hockey is my mecca.The arena my temple.The ice the altar I worship at.Then…I met her.Strip me naked and run me over with a Zamboni—she’s the textbook definition of a bad love match...
  • 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
  • The Tenacious Act by Marion De Ré

    The Tenacious Act by Marion De Ré

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 10 ratings
    Our contractor declared bankruptcy and we now have to leave our bookstore opening into the hands of a professional hockey team.Thankfully, the guys are also skilled off the ice and dedicated to help us make our dream come true.Particularly, Maxime, my friend’s brother who’s a relentless flirt with a goofy personality.And as hot as he might be, I don’t do boyfriends...
  • 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...
  • Kitty Valentine Dates a Hockey Player by Jillian Dodd

    Kitty Valentine Dates a Hockey Player by Jillian Dodd

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    SPIN THE WHEEL. DATE THE GUY. WRITE THE BOOK. Six years ago, Kitty Valentine took the book world by storm when her sweet debut romance hit number one on the New York Times Best Sellers list, which was followed by a string of successful releases. Her latest novel, however, totally bombs, causing her editor to suggest she write much sexier books...
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    sports  hockey  humor  length-short  m-f  audiobook
  • Love Is In the Air Volume 1 by Susan Stoker, A.M. Kusi

    Love Is In the Air Volume 1 by Susan Stoker, A.M. Kusi

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    30 of your favorite authors come together to celebrate love and romance in this anthology featuring brand new, original short stories.All proceeds will go to the American Heart Association.Featured authors include:A.M. Kusi, Abbie Zanders, Alley Ciz, Anna Blakely, Anna Brooks, Becca Steele, Cora Kenborn, Darcy Burke, Elizabeth SaFleur, Emery Rose, Greer Bailey, Ivy Layne, J. Kenner, Jeana E...
  • 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
  • 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...
  • Faking It with #41 by Piper Rayne

    Faking It with #41 by Piper Rayne

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 24 ratings
    Fake.Being the heir to Jacobs Enterprises, I’ve been around fake people my entire life. I promised myself a long time ago that I wouldn’t change for anyone. Which is the only reason I’m a professional hockey player who lives on the beach and does as he pleases without answering to anyone—except my father.And now, my daughter...
  • 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...
  • No Paine No Gain by McKinley May

    No Paine No Gain by McKinley May

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    One thing I've learned from three years as an undergrad?College is all about balance.Juggling a science-heavy course load, weekend bar crawls, and my plentiful dating life is an art form. An art form I've got down to a T...Until the campus Casanova comes barreling into my biology class and throws my mojo for a major loop...
  • The Trouble with #9 by Piper Rayne

    The Trouble with #9 by Piper Rayne

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 18 ratings
    Trouble.One word that comes to mind when someone talks about me. I like to think of it as protection, watching out for the ones I love. But now I’m spending more time in the penalty box than on the ice and the team owner isn’t happy.Finding myself across the room from the hot therapist I kissed on New Year’s Eve only makes me push my problems down further...
  • Power Play by C.J. Cartwright

    Power Play by C.J. Cartwright

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What if the one who got away… comes back? They say you never forget your first love. But does time truly heal all wounds?Levi Fawkes knows hockey, and not much else. As the captain of the Astoria Bay Thunder, his eyes are always locked on the goal...
  • Kind of a Hot Mess by Lili Valente

    Kind of a Hot Mess by Lili Valente

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I'm a hot mess single mom with no time for players…or anything else. He's a wounded NHL star stuck in the small town he's fought to escape. So we strike a deal to become roomies--Aaron will babysit my little boy to help me through the busiest catering season of the year. In exchange, I'll give him a place to heal away from his overbearing family...
  • Defending Donovan by Jillian Quinn

    Defending Donovan by Jillian Quinn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He'll do anything to earn her v-card... and her heart. Here’s the thing about Drake Donovan. He’s a hotshot hockey player with a secret the size of his stick, a real monster of a problem. And I’m the only one who can help him. But as we grow closer, I realize there’s more to Drake than good looks and a big stick. If he wants to be the one to punch my v-card, he has to work for it...
    Categorized as:
    sports  hockey  humor  new adult  length-short
  • 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...
  • The Forward Must Cry by Xavier Neal

    The Forward Must Cry by Xavier Neal

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Once upon a time, the Vlasta Vipers hockey team was so incredible — on and off the ice — they were almost mythical.Rightfully, labeled as legends.Affectionately, worshiped in the sheets like rock stars.However, when their glorious reign came crashing to an end, the idols lost much more than their treasured titles.They became the laughingstock of locker rooms...
  • Tripped by Jacob Chance

    Tripped by Jacob Chance

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Eight hundred and eighty days. That’s how long it’s been since my no good ex broke my heart. And I was doing just fine without him. But now, with both of us playing hockey for Boston University and running in the same circles, I can’t seem to avoid him—no matter how hard I try. And boy do I try.It seems my former boyfriend is cockier than ever—if that’s even possible...
    Categorized as:
    sports  hockey  new adult  humor  sweet heroine  m-f
  • 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 Best Wedding Ever by Eden Finley, Saxon James

    The Best Wedding Ever by Eden Finley, Saxon James

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 17 ratings
    A short featuring Jacabs and Beck from Face Offs & Cheap Shots book two of the CU Hockey by Eden Finley & Saxon...
  • 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...
  • The Trouble With Gravity (Gravity Series) by K.K. Allen

    The Trouble With Gravity (Gravity Series) by K.K. Allen

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Kai's life is a series of choreographed steps, each one shielding her from the tragic memories of her past. Audition, dance, paycheck, repeat. It's a broken record, but it's what keeps her world spinning...
  • Turn of the Tides by Jessica Prince

    Turn of the Tides by Jessica Prince

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    When Beau Wade left his small hometown of Whitecap, Oregon, he swore to himself he’d never go back. But when his NFL career goes up in smoke, that’s exactly what he finds himself doing. Not much has changed in the ten years he’s been gone...
  • 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...
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    sports  hockey  humor  contemporary  length-medium
  • Teaching Tucker by Jillian Quinn

    Teaching Tucker by Jillian Quinn

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    After a drunken hookup, I never thought I would see Tucker again... Until he strolls into my classroom like he owns the school. He handed out orgasms like it was his job. Now, it’s my turn to grade him. I’m a teaching assistant until the end of the semester. A position I scored because I’m a goody-two-shoes. Not the girl who sleeps with smoking hot hockey players...
    Categorized as:
    sports  hockey  humor  new adult  length-short
  • Canuck by E. Cleveland

    Canuck by E. Cleveland

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The best friends to lovers you’ve been waiting for! Grab your copy for a front row seat to the funny, one-upping friendship, the tender understanding only best friends can give each other, and the blood-rushing sizzle they bring to the bedroom. Set some time aside, because you’ll devour this book in one sitting!Canuck. What a weird name. It’s like calling someone The American...
  • 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
  • Outscored by Aven Ellis

    Outscored by Aven Ellis

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    One bubbly seasonal decorator. One fiery hockey captain. And a wagon full of gnomes who play matchmaker better than Cupid … When seasonal stylist Whitney Green heads to a Denver flea market to find gnomes for a client’s upcoming party, she thinks she has hit the jackpot when she discovers a slew of them...
    Categorized as:
    sports  hockey  humor  baseball  length-medium  audiobook
  • Grinder by Colleen Charles

    Grinder by Colleen Charles

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Scarlett Stone hates me. Every time she takes the mic during her popular sports podcast, she rips me a new one.Some would call us enemies but I make it a rule not to make a rival of a smart, sexy woman like her. If I make one single error on the ice, she calls it out in a way that both frustrates me and turns me on...
  • Duster by Colleen Charles

    Duster by Colleen Charles

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Opposites attract, but love conquers all - even for a nerdy NHL defenseman who needs to get his head in the game.From the moment the enigmatic Mona wins a date with me at a charity bachelor auction, our connection is undeniable...
    Categorized as:
    hockey  sports  humor  length-medium
  • His Jersey by Ellie Hall

    His Jersey by Ellie Hall

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s a hockey superstar. She’s a hotel maid. When he offers to pay her to wear his jersey to a game, she’s crowned the “Puck Princess.” What could go wrong with fake dating ... aside from everything?EllaAs I struggle to stay afloat in the housekeeping hustle, a handsome guest and I have a magical night sneaking into the pool, making wishes under the stars, and spilling secrets...
  • Love, Undercover by Nina High

    Love, Undercover by Nina High

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Drummond MartinAs the family playboy, love has never been on my radar. Women come and go at my whim, but Porsche and her bad attitude have always been in my sights. I have an NBA team to worry about, especially with our young troublemaker in the news for reasons other than his amazing gameplay. I don't have time for relationships, but a situtationship with mean ass Porsche, I can do...
  • Pretty Ever After by Tabatha Kiss

    Pretty Ever After by Tabatha Kiss

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Robbie Wheeler. My muse.The classic bad boy with a leather jacket and a heart of gold.But I'm not making that mistake again. A girl can't keep banging her ex-husband. That would be naughty.I left him, but he never left me.He signed the papers with a smile and promised to win be back someday.I didn't believe he could change.Then, he showed up when I needed him the most...
  • Hard As Steel by McKinley May

    Hard As Steel by McKinley May

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Becoming a sports reporter isn't just my dream job--it's my calling . I've been sketching the blueprint for my future since I was an overly ambitious ten-year-old: Get accepted into Windhaven University's journalism program? Check.  Score the sports section of the campus paper? Easy as pie.  Snag a once-in-a-lifetime internship? Currently in progress...
    Categorized as:
    sports  hockey  humor  new adult  soccer  length-long
  • Cap by Elise Faber

    Cap by Elise Faber

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She’s the one he wants.And he’s not going to give her up without a fight.As the newly named captain of the San Francisco Gold, Josh is used to pressure and hard work.What he’s not used to?Women despising him.Jess, however, has taken an instant dislike to him, and no matter what he tries to do, he can’t seem to get beyond her prickly exterior...
  • 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...
  • Get Me to the Starting Line by Sara Clement

    Get Me to the Starting Line by Sara Clement

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 4 ratings
    You’ve heard of a meet-cute, but what about a meet-crash?Leah Harrison hates the idea of running. She hates letting her little sister down even more. But when the celebration of her sister’s engagement is a race, running becomes inevitable...
  • Gamed by Colleen Charles

    Gamed by Colleen Charles

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    When I show up on the doorstep of a posh and girly boutique ready to take my self-induced off-season penance, the owner wants none of it.Or me.Despite her better judgment, she decides to give me a chance, and I work hard for her. Harder than I've ever worked in my life. Even though I have no idea why.As one of the top players in the NHL, women come easy to me. Most just come.But not this girl...
    Categorized as:
    sports  hockey  humor  length-short  audiobook
  • Make My Heart Malt by Gia Stevens

    Make My Heart Malt by Gia Stevens

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    A sizzling hate to lovers, unrequited crush, standalone sports romance by romantic comedy author Gia Stevens… Dessa should have been mine... until my brother kissed her first. Ten years is a long time to be infatuated with your former best friend, especially when she’s dating your brother...
  • Want You to Want Me by Lorelei James

    Want You to Want Me by Lorelei James

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 14 ratings
    The new sexy contemporary romance in New York Times bestselling author Lorelei James's Want You series, set in Minneapolis-St. Paul.Hockey player Gabriella "Gabi" Welk spent her life in pursuit of championships, but she has little to show for it besides dusty trophies and second-place medals. Now her career consists of several part-time jobs to make ends meet...
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