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  • At the End of It All by Rae Lyse

    At the End of It All by Rae Lyse

    Rated: 4.76 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Endings.Everyone and everything has one. They’re inevitable, right?At twenty-one, Ason 'Ace' Williams Jr. knows all about inevitable endings. He’s formerly famous, a popular rapper’s muse, the son of a three-time NBA champ, and a little... complicated . After a disturbing scandal and loss rocks his world, he’s left to deal with both in a city that doesn’t quite feel like home...
  • Brazen Girl by Ali Dean

    Brazen Girl by Ali Dean

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It only takes a second for her world to come crashing down.Jordan’s crash is a wake-up call for everyone. Recovering from a head injury brings new challenges no one is expecting or prepared to handle. Jordan begins to doubt that she has what it takes to make it as a pro skateboarder...
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    new adult  sports  dual-pov  contemporary
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  • Team Player 2: A Sports Anthology by Charleigh Rose, Ella Fox

    Team Player 2: A Sports Anthology by Charleigh Rose, Ella Fox

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Muscular football players. Passionate tennis pros. Sexy soccer stars. All sorts of alpha hotties, on the field and off. Have no fear! The team is back again, and this time...it's thicker. You'll get your sports romance fix with brand-new stories from eleven bestselling authors. Need one last summer fix? Dive into this anthology...
  • Power Play by Toni Aleo

    Power Play by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 15 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...
  • Hart to Heart by M.E. Carter, Jacob Morgan

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

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 13 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...
  • We Said Forever by Marie James, T E Black

    We Said Forever by Marie James, T E Black

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Rock bottom. They say the only way to go from there is up, but what is “up” when you’re born into someone else’s rock bottom? At ten, football became my first love. It’s what got me out of the house away from my self-destructive family...
    Categorized as:
    sports  new adult  college  christian  contemporary
  • Brazen Tricks by Ali Dean

    Brazen Tricks by Ali Dean

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Her new path is all about split second decisions. One of them will change her life forever.Jordan’s ready to embrace her identity as a pro skateboarder but wants to do it on her own terms.With her boyfriend the most popular skateboarder in the world, it’s not easy being seen and treated as just the girlfriend...
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    new adult  sports  dual-pov  contemporary
  • Knowing You by Allie Everhart

    Knowing You by Allie Everhart

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Now that Garret’s decided he’s no longer following the rules of his wealthy family, he can finally develop a closer relationship with Jade. Things are going well, but Jade still worries that being with Garret is only temporary. And because of that, she’s not sure how much of herself and her past she’s willing to let him see...
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    athletes  new adult  college  contemporary  mystery
  • Saved by Love by Toni Aleo

    Saved by Love by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Evan Adler can’t get out of his own head.Worthless.Broken.Failure.Those are just a few of the words he uses to describe himself now. Medically retired from the NHL before he even had a chance to live up to the Adler legacy, Evan has returned to his hometown of Nashville, Tennessee, to focus on his mental health...
  • Defining the Rules: A Friends-to-Lovers Sports Romance by Mariah Dietz

    Defining the Rules: A Friends-to-Lovers Sports Romance by Mariah Dietz

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 11 ratings
    It started with friendship. The best stories always do. Our story sounds unlikely. Bizarre. A fable. Like wine and cheese and my favorite pair of jeans, Things got better over time— Too good, it seemed. Arlo Kostas was the starting running back for Brighton University. His quick smile and sharp wit Was enough to disarm even the biggest cynic...
  • Brazen Steele by Ali Dean

    Brazen Steele by Ali Dean

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Beckett Steele knows what he wants and he’s finally going after it. But there’s one thing that might complicate his mission. It was easy to sign the legally-binding contract prohibiting a public relationship when he had no intention of falling in love...
    Categorized as:
    sports  new adult  dual-pov  contemporary  m-f
  • Outta My League by Ali Parker, Weston Parker

    Outta My League by Ali Parker, Weston Parker

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The way she looks, smells, laughs is killing me.I fell in love with my sister’s best friend. To top it all off, she’s brilliant. And I’m failing Chemistry.Of course, when I get her help, she’s laidback about it. Charming and helpful as always, like she doesn’t know how much I want her. I’ve got to play it cool and let her see a different side of me...
  • The Champion by Shey Stahl

    The Champion by Shey Stahl

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A powerful love story of tragedy, love, and commitment. The fourth book in the Racing on the Edge series submerges you in the lifestyle of a champion of a sport that dominates America. Through smoke and methanol, you learn the good, the bad, and the secrets no one wants you to know...
  • Kickin' It by Rachel Van Dyken

    Kickin' It by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Love breaks the offside rule in New York Times bestselling author Rachel Van Dyken’s irresistibly sexy Red Card romance. Successful, high-profile sports agent Matt Kingston thinks he can handle anything. Then soccer player Parker Speedman shows up at his door. She is young and gorgeous, has natural talent, and is looking for a team...
  • Finding Infinity by Layne Harper

    Finding Infinity by Layne Harper

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    "Finding Infinity" as described by Colin... "Fine Charlie.” Colin says dropping his hands in defeat. “Here's what I want. I want everybody to back off and let me play football. I want you to go back to practicing medicine because I’m ready for you to be happy again - not this forced shit that you keep trying to sell me...
  • 4th & Girl by Max Monroe

    4th & Girl by Max Monroe

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    From the New York Times & USA Today bestselling author of TAPPING THE BILLIONAIRE comes a hilarious and sexy standalone about fate, chance, and one heck of an epically awkward meet-cute. I’m Leo Landry, one of the best shutdown cornerbacks in the nation, and the New York Mavericks’ first round draft pick...
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    sports  new adult  dual-pov  humor  contemporary  male-pov
  • End Game by Toni Aleo

    End Game by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    This is going to be Ryan Justice’s year. It’s his last year of college and his last year as a hockey player for the Bellevue Bullies. He’s making all the plays in preparation for achieving his dream of being drafted into the NHL. This is Sofia Castilleja’s beginning. She is starting her college career as a star member of Bellevue’s brand-new gymnastics team...
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    sports  new adult  college  contemporary
  • Behind the Plate: A New Adult Sports Romance (The Boys of Baseball) by J. Sterling

    Behind the Plate: A New Adult Sports Romance (The Boys of Baseball) by J. Sterling

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The most anticipated J. Sterling release of the year is finally here! You've waited years to meet Jack Carter's son and the wait is over! Strap in and enjoy the ride. Chance Carter is the son of local baseball legend, Jack Carter. Now in his junior year at Fullton State, Chance is facing challenges he never saw coming...
  • Spiked by Love by Toni Aleo

    Spiked by Love by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Allison Titov and Asher Brooks have been best friends their whole lives. Brought up together as part of the Assassins family, they might as well be related. But... Ally has never felt anything sisterly toward Asher.In love with Asher since she was a teen, Ally has gone pro at keeping her feelings a secret. It’s been easy..
  • Ignite by Kelly Elliott

    Ignite by Kelly Elliott

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    There were two things Emmit Lewis loved. Racing cars and Adaline Morgan. Time was stolen from the two young lovers and Emmit vowed never again would he allow anything to come between the two of them. Blurred lines both on and off the track have Emmit being tested beyond his limits...
  • Ready For Flynn: Part 3 by K.L. Shandwick

    Ready For Flynn: Part 3 by K.L. Shandwick

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Life had never been easy for Rock God, Flynn Docherty. At a tender age, he'd locked down past personal tragedy, hurt, and pain to make his life bearable when most would have crumbled from what he witnessed. When Valerie Darsin entered into his life their instant attraction later grew into the kind of love that most of us can only dream about, after she'd survived her own traumatic event...
  • Kissing My Brother's Bride by Molly McLain

    Kissing My Brother's Bride by Molly McLain

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    My brother’s fiancée should have been mine. Now, I know what you’re thinking, and it’s not quite as bad as it sounds. Linc was running late for their first date and he begged me to stand in until he could get there.I only went to tell the girl to run. To warn her about my brother’s selfish ways and promise she wanted no part of it.But then I saw her...
  • Writing the Rules: A Fake Dating Standalone by Mariah Dietz

    Writing the Rules: A Fake Dating Standalone by Mariah Dietz

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Poppy Anderson was nailing her sophomore year at Brighton University. She liked her classes, had the greatest best friend, and was finally ready to start dating again. Or she was … until her ex, Mike, transferred to Brighton and started exchanging long stares and inside jokes that Poppy thought he’d forgotten.Paxton Lawson was long ago labeled ‘The Golden Boy...
  • Trading Paint by Shey Stahl

    Trading Paint by Shey Stahl

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A must have companion to Happy Hour that give you an inside look into the characters of the Racing on the Edge series. Step into the magic where the clay met rubber and desire defined greatness. Trading Paint takes you inside the hasty driver’s mind to what led him to a decision that changed the path of two souls...
  • Home Run by Jordan Marie, Robin Harper

    Home Run by Jordan Marie, Robin Harper

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 14 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...
  • STRIKE by Cora Brent

    STRIKE by Cora Brent

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 13 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...
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    new adult  sports  office  contemporary
  • Blocked by Jami Davenport

    Blocked by Jami Davenport

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Axel: Playing for the Seattle Sockeyes is a dream come true. Yet in less than twenty-four hours, my life is a hot mess, and my dream has turned into a nightmare. It all starts when I have a one-night stand with my teammate's estranged wife, only I'm not aware she's married, let alone his wife. Now she's stalking me, my teammate hates me, and I'm madly attracted to his sister...
  • Full Count by Kimberly Readnour

    Full Count by Kimberly Readnour

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Dating my bestie? Yeah, I can only wish... Garret Cartel.Cessna University’s starting shortstop.Painstakingly gorgeous.ReservedFriend-zoned since freshman year.I have a knack for falling for unattainable guys.Blame my trust issues.They keep me safe.But this is our final year.My last chance to break the dreaded friend-zone chains before graduation.There’s one slight problem...
  • Jersey Girl: by Rhonda James

    Jersey Girl: by Rhonda James

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Brantley Cage is a standout D-man on Great Lakes University hockey team. Now that his dream of signing with the Detroit Red Wings has come true, his goals for senior year are simple: Work hard. Score big. Stay away from love. And then he meets her. There's just one problem...
  • Beyond the Game by Kaylee Ryan

    Beyond the Game by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Paisley One minute I’m sitting at the ballpark chatting with a handsome stranger, the next his lips are on mine and sparks are flying, while the whole world watches us reach first base on the kiss cam. As the daughter of a former professional baseball player, I know all too well what it’s like living in front of the lens...
  • Rush by Samantha Towle

    Rush by Samantha Towle

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    From Samantha Towle, New York Times bestselling author of Breaking Hollywood and Ruin, comes a new powerful, passionate and dramatic contemporary romance. “With the first pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, the New York Giants select…” It’s been three years since quarterback Ares Kincaid’s NFL dream came true, and he’s living the high life...
  • The Romance Rehearsal by Annie Dyer

    The Romance Rehearsal by Annie Dyer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    If the first time was a rehearsal, is this the real thing? Directing a play in London’s West End was an ambition met, only it meant I’d see the boy who was my first everything for the first time since that summer.Anthony was no boy anymore. He was all man. Charismatic, talented, famous and devastatingly handsome, and now staring in my production.My leading man - on stage, at least...
  • Chasing Temptation by Tracy Lorraine

    Chasing Temptation by Tracy Lorraine

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Not all lessons can be learned in a classroom. I went back to school to make something of myself—it was all about me. Until her... My teacher. One look in those sad eyes and every other reason for being in that classroom is erased. She’s lost. That much is obvious. Damn if I didn’t want to be the one to find her, to hell with rules. I wasn’t expecting to fall so hard and fast...
  • Oar Than Friends by Lulu Moore

    Oar Than Friends by Lulu Moore

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She's rowing for Cambridge. He's rowing for Oxford. A boat race to go down in history.Arthur Osbourne-Cloud has always had his future mapped out for him – graduate Oxford and follow his dreadful father into politics. Except Arthur wants to do anything but that. He’s more than happy filling his days rowing for golds at the Olympics or World Championships, and this year he has The Boat Race to win...
  • Cheap Trick by Emily Goodwin

    Cheap Trick by Emily Goodwin

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Danielle Cross has spent her whole life running from breakups and troubles. She’s never stayed in the same place for long…until now.The moment she walks through the doors of Logan Dawson’s bar, there’s an attraction between them neither can deny. And when Danielle needs a date to her sister’s wedding, Logan is the man for the job...
  • Dump and Chase by Toni Aleo

    Dump and Chase by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Shelli Adler has known what she wanted since she was eleven years old. Aiden Brooks. But Aiden has always had other ideas. After spending the early years of his life without his dad, hockey legend Lucas Brooks, Aiden is determined not to settle for anything less than true love. When he’s ready. Now he’s living the fast life of an NHL bachelor...
  • Play Maker by Nikki Hall

    Play Maker by Nikki Hall

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Friends without benefits. For now.MacLast year, I only wanted three things out of a good time, a date with Wonder Woman, and a shot at playing and singing in the same Superbowl. This year, I can’t bring myself to care. Until Blue. The quiet girl with the rainbow hair refuses to let me suffer alone, and I’m starting to think losing everything is worth finding her...
  • Infinity. by Layne Harper

    Infinity. by Layne Harper

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Colin McKinney has wanted three things since he met Caroline “Charlie” Collins when he was a junior at Texas A&M University: to make her his wife, play professional football, and have a family. In the first three books of the Infinity Series, Colin and Charlie met, fell in love, broke apart, reunited eight years later, and got married...
  • Playing the Field by Meghan Quinn

    Playing the Field by Meghan Quinn

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 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...
    Categorized as:
    athletes  sports  college  contemporary
  • Trust Me: The Complete Box Set: Matty and Kayla's Story - Books 1-3 by Christine Bell

    Trust Me: The Complete Box Set: Matty and Kayla's Story - Books 1-3 by Christine Bell

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Trust Me, the complete box set! All three books in Matty and Kayla's story... Book One: As the oldest McDaniels boy, it’s always been Matty’s job to take care of his brothers, but lately, he’s been doing a crappy job of it...
    Categorized as:
    athletes  new adult  sports  contemporary
  • Trivial Pursuits by Aven Ellis

    Trivial Pursuits by Aven Ellis

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 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...
    Categorized as:
    athletes  new adult  sports  humor  contemporary
  • The Gate to Everything by Ava Miles

    The Gate to Everything by Ava Miles

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Millions of readers have fallen in love with Ava’s bestselling Dare series…come join the family. USA Today Bestselling Author Ava Miles presents a heartwarming and romantic second-chance story about love and family. Quarterback Jordan Dean thought he had everything until his long-time girlfriend broke up with him. His football rock star life had become too burdensome to her...
    Categorized as:
    athletes  new adult  sports  humor  contemporary
  • For Crosby by J. Nathan

    For Crosby by J. Nathan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Crosby Parks had the life most guys only dreamed of. A wealthy family, girls vying for his attention, and pro scouts after his hockey skills. But when the life he knows comes crumbling down, he’s sent to Alabama to escape the media storm and to rebuild his life. If Crosby has any shot of playing professional hockey, he must keep a low profile and graduate from college...
  • The Virgin Game Plan by Lauren Blakely

    The Virgin Game Plan by Lauren Blakely

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A sexy standalone forbidden sports romance from #1 NYT Bestseller Lauren Blakely! The woman I want is as off-limits as they come.I had an excuse two years ago when I met her on campus. She interviewed me for a story on major league baseball's rising stars, and we shared a hot, passionate night that ended far too soon, and without a mention of who her father was...
  • Becoming Selfish by Liz Tomforde

    Becoming Selfish by Liz Tomforde

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 11 ratings
    ELIThis is it. My senior year. My last shot to get called up to play in the National Hockey League. This season is about me. Though every season is about me. I’m the captain of my university’s hockey team—the top scorer both on and off the ice—and everyone on campus knows my name.I feel the pressure every single day.I can’t afford to get distracted...
  • Play Dead by Avery Cockburn

    Play Dead by Avery Cockburn

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    The popular Scottish gay-romance series returns with this must-read novella! Colin’s wounds have finally healed. He’s ready for his big comeback on the football pitch and can’t wait to return to a normal life—especially the rampaging sex he and his boyfriend, Lord Andrew, once indulged in. But Andrew has his own invisible wounds...
    Categorized as:
    sports  new adult  athletes  m-m  contemporary  queer
  • Just Say Yes by Rosalind James

    Just Say Yes by Rosalind James

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 14 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...
  • Made to Love You by Megan Smith

    Made to Love You by Megan Smith

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 15 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...
  • Defending Hayden by L.P. Dover

    Defending Hayden by L.P. Dover

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 10 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...
  • The Roommate Route by Mariah Dietz

    The Roommate Route by Mariah Dietz

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    USA Today Bestselling Author Mariah Dietz Delivers a delicious and page-turning, forced-proximity, found family, standalone sports romance you don't want to miss!Nolan Payne, wide receiver for the Camden Knights is equal parts impulsive and reckless, and utterly addictive.He’s also my new roommate.My orderly existence implodes when Nolan proposes…. a situation...
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