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  • Forever Paired by Kathleen Brooks

    Forever Paired by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.77 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Landon Davies had worked hard to start his own restaurant. It was a very different path than most of his family had taken. He was one of the few family members that were not military or law enforcement. But his hard work had given him a restaurant that was beginning to take off when a woman’s scream in the alley outside his kitchen changed everything...
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    sports  m-f  contemporary  suspense  humor  audiobook
  • Again, Rachel by Marian Keyes

    Again, Rachel by Marian Keyes

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    In her twenties, Rachel Walsh was a mess. Since her spell in rehab, though, she's come a long way on the road to recovery - and now, she's ready to go back to where it all began. But this time, the student has become the teacher. She used to hate the staff in charge of treating her addiction. Now, she's one of them.Rachel's finally got herself on track - but life never stops being messay...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  second chances  humor  contemporary  audiobook
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  • The Playbook of Emma by Brynne Asher

    The Playbook of Emma by Brynne Asher

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The most epic day of my life got even better when I ran into my brother’s best friend and my first crush, Jack Hale. He’s still just as charismatic, charming, and larger than life. Those skills come in handy as a sports agent whose biggest client is the country’s most popular football player. When I land a career-changing interview after the big game, our worlds collide in a Vegas bar...
    Categorized as:
    sports  m-f  contemporary  length-long  audiobook
  • 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...
  • Pucks, Sticks, and Diapers by Toni Aleo

    Pucks, Sticks, and Diapers by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    First came love, then came the NHL, then came Baylor and Jayden with a baby carriage...
  • 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...
  • Love By Design by Samantha Christy

    Love By Design by Samantha Christy

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A sexy Christmas novella that’s a cross between The Devil Wears Prada and Holidate.Holland McQuaid works for the toughest designer in New York City. It’s a dream job. It’s heaven and hell at the same time. But when she gets her lucky break, and the job turns into something she never expected, it comes with strings...
  • 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: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 10 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...
  • Twenty-Two by Toni Aleo

    Twenty-Two by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 19 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...
  • Overtime by Toni Aleo

    Overtime by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Down and out with an injury keeping him away from the game, Assassins’ defenseman Jordie Thomas lives for the blades of his skates on the ice and the feeling of oblivion off it. With no choice but to heal, he’s forced away from the sport that runs through his veins. With everything at stake and darkness setting in, he quickly finds himself spiraling even further out of control...
  • Sea of Love by Melissa Foster

    Sea of Love by Melissa Foster

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    You fell in love with Lacy Snow in Sisters in White (Snow Sisters, Book Three). Follow her on her path to her forever love in Sea of Love. Lacy Snow hadn’t been looking for love when she met strikingly handsome and seductive Dane Braden...
  • 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...
  • Path To Restoration by TheFeveredBookaholic

    Path To Restoration by TheFeveredBookaholic

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Nate Hunter; aspiring boxer, brother to five younger sisters, and...stripper. Yeah, you read that right. After his twin sister went through an abusive relationship, Nate fought to restore her honor by starting a chain of nightclubs that hire and help victimized women get back on their feet...
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    sports  m-f  single-mother  contemporary
  • Home Run by Jordan Marie, Robin Harper

    Home Run by Jordan Marie, Robin Harper

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Green Lucas doesn't know what's about to hit him. Complete Standalone Romance Wanted A woman with grit and fire who will help me get my son’s head out of his ass. You must be self-sufficient and not looking for a gravy train. Common sense is a plus, book smarts are optional. Cannot have red hair, as my son seems to go for that type and he needs something to shake him up...
  • Not a Strong Enough Word by Allie Samberts

    Not a Strong Enough Word by Allie Samberts

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Scarlett Frye was once a literary genius. With two bestselling novels, a million-dollar book deal, and a love story of her own, she had it all—until the pressure broke her. Five years ago, she canceled her book tour, shredded her contract, and disappeared. She left everything behind, including Ryan Whitlock, the editor who believed in her… and the man she loved...
  • Just One Look by Rosalind James

    Just One Look by Rosalind James

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Luka Darkovic has some tackling skills. He hadn’t planned on using them to bring down a runaway dog the size of a Shetland pony, though, especially not when his neck is already buggered. At 33, a rugby forward protects his vertebrae.. He’s even less happy when the dog’s incompetent owner turns up in his hospital cubicle the next day with a plan to fix those vertebrae...
  • Captive by Brenda Rothert

    Captive by Brenda Rothert

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Two years ago, Jason and Kate Ryker were brought together by grief and bound to one another by love. Now married, they’re confronting their fears together. But heartbreak finds them again, and the ties that bind Kate and Ryke are tested as she struggles against fear and sadness. As a grief counselor, Kate understands all too well the pain of her clients...
  • 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...
  • Made to Love You by Megan Smith

    Made to Love You by Megan Smith

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Jaylinn McCormick had finally found the man who makes her life complete. After putting the most terrifying night of her life behind her, she’s moving on. Suddenly, unexpected life altering events have Jaylinn spiraling in an unknown direction. Will she be able to survive? Cooper Cahill finally found a balance in his life...
  • Swan Song by Katy Regnery

    Swan Song by Katy Regnery

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Katy Regnery comes a beloved collection of breathtaking romances based on the world's most well-known fairytales!** SWAN SONG (The Ugly Duckling) **Once upon a time, a swan egg rolled into a duck nest…While visiting Washington, D.C...
  • Just Say Yes by Rosalind James

    Just Say Yes by Rosalind James

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Some fires warm you up. And some burn you down. Kevin McNicholl may be a brutal force on the rugby field, but off the field, the star New Zealand All Black is a famously nice guy. His new tenant, though, arouses more than his protective side. She sets him on fire. Pity he’s evicting her. Every woman deserves her dreams. Chloe Donaldson can’t afford dreams, so she's given them up...
  • Let Me Be the One by Bella Andre

    Let Me Be the One by Bella Andre

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 50 ratings
    How far would you go for a friend? Back in San Francisco preparing for her big art show, Vicki Bennett needs help protecting herself and her career from the unwelcome advances of one of the judges. She knows that her longtime friend and baseball star, Ryan Sullivan, will know just how to handle things, and he's the only person she can imagine asking for help...
  • Second Dive by Jasmin Miller

    Second Dive by Jasmin Miller

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 13 ratings
    Noah Winters was my heart’s desire, the boy I loved desperately and had hoped to spend my future with. Until our plans were derailed and life took us in completely different directions.When our fate changed, and our paths crossed again, nothing prepared me for the punch straight to the heart when I saw him . . . or his anger and bitterness...
  • Delayed Call by Toni Aleo

    Delayed Call by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 32 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...
  • STRIKE by Cora Brent

    STRIKE by Cora Brent

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    A summer job. That’s all it was supposed to be. It never crossed my mind that I was about to collide with a man who would obliterate every plan I ever made. My mother has always warned me that love is like a lightning bolt and it strikes without warning. But I had no intention of getting struck by either lightning or love...
  • Best Kept Secret by Shann McPherson

    Best Kept Secret by Shann McPherson

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    A spicy teammate’s sister, second chance hockey romcom.If there’s one thing Logan Cullen is good at, it’s hockey. With an ex-NHL player with impossibly high standards as a father, there was never any other option.If there’s another thing Logan Cullen is good at, it’s hiding the truth...
  • Game Day by Piper Lawson

    Game Day by Piper Lawson

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    In the heat of victory, I asked her to be mine forever. We’d both triumphed in our own way:Nova broke free from her past.I led my team to a championship and discovered life beyond the court. Our journey to "I do" was supposed to be easy. Except…The hottest resort in Aspen is only available is on short notice.A new season with the Denver Kodiaks looms on the horizon...
  • Unexpectedly Hers by Jamie Beck

    Unexpectedly Hers by Jamie Beck

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    By day, bashful wallflower Emma Duffy works at her family’s bed-and-breakfast. By night, she secretly pens erotic romance hot enough to melt the snow in their cozy Rockies town. But Emma’s real life is about to heat up when her mother books the entire inn to a professional snowboarder, hoping the publicity will put them on the map...
  • When I Fall in Love by Susan May Warren

    When I Fall in Love by Susan May Warren

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Hawaii was the last place Grace Christiansen ever imagined she’d vacation, much less fall in love. But when her family surprises her with a cooking retreat in paradise, she is pulled—or maybe yanked—away from her predictable, safe life and thrown headfirst into the adventure of a lifetime. Max Sharpe may make his living on the ice as a pro hockey player, but he feels most at home in the kitchen...
  • On the Fly by Catherine Gayle

    On the Fly by Catherine Gayle

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Injury after injury has put Brenden Campbell's NHL career on hold for years. Now he's playing for the Portland Storm and determined to make it stick. Few things in life drive him more than being told he can't have something he wants, and what he wants most is to prove he belongs. Brenden also wants Rachel Shaw, the cute, little redhead who just got hired as the general manager's new assistant...
  • 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...
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    athletes  sports  m-f  contemporary  hockey  length-medium
  • All To Pieces by Susan Henshaw

    All To Pieces by Susan Henshaw

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A closed-door, high school sweethearts, second chance, football romance from Amazon bestselling author Susan Henshaw. Millions watch him play. Except the one who matters most.BlueI made the worst mistake of my life when I let my dad move me across the country after my sophomore year of high school.Had my football career taken off? Yes...
  • Falling For His Fake Fiancè by J.B. Heller

    Falling For His Fake Fiancè by J.B. Heller

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What’s a guy to do to save his MLB career after one too many of his exploits hit the tabloids?Marry his housekeeper, apparently…I’m a pretty laid back guy who doesn’t take much outside my job seriously, preferring to party my way through life. But my poor decisions have landed me with The Bad Boy of Baseball, title. I’m totally cool with it, management however, is not...
  • The Story of Us by Brittney Sahin

    The Story of Us by Brittney Sahin

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A football fanatic sports columnist. A sexy Italian soccer player. When in Rome . . . Maggie Lane, a sports columnist and diehard football fan, is not exactly enthused when her editor-in-chief sends her to Rome, Italy, to write a feature story on Italian soccer star Marco Valenti...
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    athletes  sports  m-f  contemporary  length-medium
  • 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...
  • Defending Hayden by L.P. Dover

    Defending Hayden by L.P. Dover

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The Carolina Cougars keep fighting for love as the Second Chances series from bestselling author L. P. Dover continues! In Defending Hayden, a damaged football star teams up with the only woman who can take the pain away.   No one’s tougher than Carolina Cougars linebacker Derek McLaughlin...
  • Day One by Lauren Runow

    Day One by Lauren Runow

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 10 ratings
    My thoughts of how I’m going to survive this indefinite amount of time alone are interrupted by a notification from my Tinder app.Yes, we’re on quarantine. Yes, I reactivated my account out of pure boredom. And, yes, Drew’s one profile photo is smoking hot.I hit Reply.Day by day, as the world tries to stay healthy, we find creative ways to pass the time together...
  • Rafe by Sawyer Bennett

    Rafe by Sawyer Bennett

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    I was living my dream until one phone call changed everything. As the second line center for the Arizona Vengeance, my mind has been on one thing—helping my team bring home a championship. But that all changed when I found out my dad had cancer and only months to live. In that moment, nothing mattered more than getting home to North Carolina to be by his side...
  • Catching Summer by L.P. Dover

    Catching Summer by L.P. Dover

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Hailed by Heidi McLaughlin as a bestselling author who “knows how to create the men who make us swoon,” L. P. Dover returns with an edgy, emotionally gripping Second Chances novel about a beautiful widow who can’t resist a chiseled NFL player. Former nurse Summer Jacobs has seen her fair share of suffering, but she never expected tragedy to hit so close to home...
  • Matched by Jamie Farrell

    Matched by Jamie Farrell

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Welcome Back to Bliss, The Land of Happily Ever Afters! Lindsey Castellano couldn’t ask for more. She’s the most successful divorce lawyer ever raised in Bliss. (Never mind that she’s the only one.) She’s her nephew’s favorite aunt. (For the moment, anyway.) And thanks to a little gift (or curse) from the universe, she’s an expert at avoiding love, commitment, and inevitable heartbreak...
  • Love in Overtime by Melissa Baldwin

    Love in Overtime by Melissa Baldwin

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 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...
  • Night Shift: Dirty Things Happen in the Dark by Kindle Alexander, Toni Aleo

    Night Shift: Dirty Things Happen in the Dark by Kindle Alexander, Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Summer in the Big Easy is hot. Inside Tulane Medical Center the temperature is on the rise. Six never before released stories that will leave you breathless. Dirty things happen in the dark. Off Duty Sawyer Bennett A member of the New York Fire Department, single father Tim Davis is about as tough as they come...
  • Curveball by Kate Angell

    Curveball by Kate Angell

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 27 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...
  • Traded by Lisa Suzanne

    Traded by Lisa Suzanne

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The first time I met pro football’s hottest quarterback, we ended up horizontal just before the most embarrassing moment of my life.The second time, I unleashed all my pent-up anger on him.The third time was when the owner of the Vegas Aces introduced him as the newly traded player I’d be coaching for the next year. No…I’m not a football coach. I’ve been hired as his full-time behavior coach...
  • Talk Hockey to Me by Kelly Jamieson

    Talk Hockey to Me by Kelly Jamieson

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    They can resist their attraction…until their hearts rocket them across the blue line.HunterTiming. Hockey careers are made or broken on it, and mine has taken exceptionally broken road. I’m not a star. I’m a grinder, I work hard, and I’m finally at the point I can put the past behind me and get the fat, long-term contract I deserve...
  • The Chase by Erin McCarthy

    The Chase by Erin McCarthy

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    Kendall Holbrook is determined to make it to the top, even with the challenge of being a woman on the male-dominated racing circuit. She doesn't have time for romance-especially not with racing rival Evan Monroe, the man who nearly crushed her dream years ago...
  • Strike Zone by Kate Angell

    Strike Zone by Kate Angell

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 23 ratings
    Faced with the love of her life waiting at the altar, thrill-seeking adventure guide Taylor Hannah lost her nerve and ran. Three years later, the gutsy blonde is back in Richmond to reclaim handsome Rogues pitcher Brek Stryker before he makes another trip down the aisle. From dressing as a giant baseball to pummeling the other team's mouthy mascot, this former fiancee is pulling out all the stops...
  • Score by Emma Louise

    Score by Emma Louise

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Once college sweethearts, Poppy and Keir were the all American couple. Until the big time came calling. Misunderstandings and miscommunications lead to broken hearts and broken trust. But fate throws them a second chance when their paths cross again. Now they have to decide if they are ready to take another try at forever, or if the past is better left behind them...
  • Playing the Field by Meghan Quinn

    Playing the Field by Meghan Quinn

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The gang is back and this time there is a wedding to celebrate, except that is the last thing on Molly Meyers’ mind. After losing her fiancé, Luke, two years ago, the last thing on her mind is helping her best friend, Jane Bradley, plan her wedding and celebrate the annoyingly, obnoxious, lovey-dovey relationship Jane has with Braves first baseman, Brady Matthews...
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