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Real Fake Love by Pippa Grant
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsIf people have polar opposites, Luca Rossi is mine.His butt is in the baseball hall of fame. Mine’s comfortably seated in the hall of lame.When he’s not snagging fly balls out in center field, he’s modeling in shampoo commercials. I once jammed my own finger while stirring cookie dough, and sometimes I forget shampoo is a thing.He’s a total cynic when it comes to love...Categorized as:
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Delayed Call by Toni Aleo
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsVaughn 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... -
Endurance by Amy Daws
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsHe rejected her. She loathes him. Now they have to fool everyone and pretend they actually like each other. Tanner Harris has been busy shagging his way through the ladies of east London, but getting caught by the paparazzi buck-naked with his trouser snake in his hands means he's sowed his last wild oat. Dr...Categorized as:
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Just Playin': Romantic Sports Comedy by Shandi Boyes
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPresley “Elvis” Carlton was at the top of his game. Number one draft pick, engaged to an up-and-coming model, and voted best player of the decade his first year on the field. Things were golden. . . until an accident saw everything important torn from his grasp... -
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For The One by Brenna Aubrey
He’s got everything but game…. William Drake is an artistic genius with a photographic memory and the intensity to master practically any task. Oh, and he owns a chunk of a billion-dollar gaming company. A twenty-six year-old guy with his wealth, talent, and good looks shouldn’t have problems winning over women. Except he does... -
An Outlaw Monster by London Casey, Karolyn James
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsShe was going to kill one of my brothers... so I was sent to stop her - by any means necessary. This is the story of how she ended up my old lady, wearing my ink, and wearing a damn engagement ring. ☠☠ Someone's taken out a hit on one of our members. As the club's enforcer, it's my job to stop the killer and I'm ready to do whatever it takes...until I come face to face with the assassin... -
Playing Fate by Leigh Ann Lunsford
Deacon Douglas has it all. A loving home, good looks, a fast track to the major league. But then he makes a mistake. A mistake that would derail most, but not him. He takes the challenge, turns the mistake into another accomplishment. His life it altered – for the better. Saylor Lewis is just a girl. A girl she doesn’t even know... -
Keeper by Amy Daws
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThey were best friends until they became roommates.Booker Harris has spent the last several years pushing himself to become the best goalkeeper in the Championship League. Tired of living in the shadows of his headline-splashing brothers, he has finally carved a path of his own...Categorized as:
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Home Run by Jordan Marie, Robin Harper
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsGreen 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... -
Brogan: A Carolina Reapers Novel by Samantha Whiskey
They call me Demon for a reason—I’m the most ruthless Reaper on the ice.I’m not the person who finds a baby on their doorstep.Except, after a morning run, I am.And the note accompanying the little bundle says she’s mine.Looks like I'm the newest single dad in the NHL.I was nothing but a burden on my aunt and uncle after my parents died, and I’d decided I’d never have children...Categorized as:
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Text Me Baby One More Time by Teagan Hunter
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsA SECOND-CHANCE ROMANTIC COMEDY! I love you , he said. Forever , he said. Turns out, he lied. When he leaves me high and dry after a cross-country move, I push him out of my life as much as I can, which is hard to do when the guy who broke your heart also happens to be the most famous dude in town... -
Playboy’s Reward by Gina Azzi
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt was supposed to be a favor between neighbors…When sexy-as-sin Harper Henderson launches profanities into the night sky from the balcony below mine, I intervene. I volunteer to be her date to her ten-year high school reunion. I may be a professional hockey player with a playboy reputation, but I’m also a good guy and I make an exceptional plus-one.Being Harper's fake date is easy... -
Curveball by Lisa Suzanne
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsShe has no idea who I am. I immediately like that about her. The gorgeous woman who sat down at the blackjack table beside me and asked me to teach her to play doesn’t recognize me as the third baseman who played pro baseball for seven years...Categorized as:
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Looking To Score: #UofJ Book 1- An Enemies-to-Lovers Romantic Comedy Sports Romance (U of J) by Alley Ciz
Looking To ScoreRelease Date: September 9th, 2020@𝗨𝗼𝗳𝗝𝟰𝟭𝟭: 𝗪𝗵𝗼’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹?#𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵#𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘀𝗠𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒎𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒔𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒂.Football God. Ladies Man. Campus Celebrity.Guys want to be me and girls want to bed me.Commitment? What’s that?Then I saw ℎ𝑒𝑟—tiny, gorgeous and oh so…𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗘...Categorized as:
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Nude Awakening: A New Adult College Romance by Penny Clarke
Rylie swears she’s not a prude.How was I to know the art course my best friend signed me up for meant I’d be sketching a nude model? I should have checked the fine print. Then I never would have―quite literally―bumped into Levi Hart moments before he dropped trou in class... -
Duke-ing it Out by Jami Albright
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIt’s game, set, and match when this pro football player turned trainer squares off against a gorgeous tennis player with an attitude as big as Texas. Duke Wayne returns to his hometown for one reason and one reason only—reckless pro tennis star Sienna Ramsey has lost her ever-lovin’ mind. His feisty client is ready to throw her career away in favor of a simple life...Categorized as:
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Trivial Pursuits by Aven Ellis
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLandon 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... -
The Gate to Everything by Ava Miles
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMillions 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... -
The Virgin Game Plan by Lauren Blakely
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA 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... -
That One Moment by Amy Daws
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThat One Moment is a full length standalone romance, it's book 2 in the Lost in London Series and can be read as a standalone. Life is a series of reoccurring ripples in time. The moment I saw her…something shifted. The moment my lips touched hers…life got messy. The moment my heart got involved…everything changed. Vi Harris tests every bit of my strength. She is my test... -
Thunderclap by Dez Burke
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTHE PLAYER HAS MET HIS MATCH... Sam... I admit it. I'm a player. I adore women and they love me. I've never met a woman that I couldn't wrap around my body with only a smile and a sexy wink. Until Lila blew into town. For the first time in my life, my tricks aren't working. I want her and she thinks I'm nothing more than a two-bit thug. It's time for the player to up his game. Lila.. -
Thunderclap Special Photo Edition by Dez Burke, Travis DesLaurier
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLila… I can sketch Sam Mason with my eyes closed. Every line of his tattoos, every muscle in his arms. Even the crinkle around the corners of his blue eyes with every easy smile. I know him well...every detail. He's been my mark for weeks. Nobody said going undercover as an agent for the Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives special units division was going to be easy... -
Hard Fall by Sara Ney, Alexander Cendese
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 18 ratings"Hard Fall"That's what my mom is always saying: "The bigger you are, the harder you fall." She's talking about love—I've never been in it myself, but that doesn't stop me from secretly matchmaking for my friends. Who would suspect me, a world class athlete, of meddling in other people's love lives? I love Love, especially when it’s not me who’s doing the falling…"No Thanks... -
Them by Carey Heywood
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFirst comes love, then comes marriage, then comes… As Will and Sarah Price settle into being Mr. & Mrs., they meet a stumbling block neither of them anticipated. All of their friends are starting families of their own, but not them, and not for lack of trying. For them, their dreams of a happily-ever-after always included a baby... -
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Hard Fall by Sara Ney
"Hard Fall"That's what my mom is always saying: "The bigger you are, the harder you fall." She's talking about love—I've never been in it myself, but that doesn't stop me from secretly matchmaking for my friends. Who would suspect me, a world class athlete, of meddling in other people's love lives? I love Love, especially when it’s not me who’s doing the falling…"No Thanks...Categorized as:
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The Penalty Shot by Maren Moore
The one and only rule: Nothing affects our roommate agreement.Being a single mom, my life revolves around rules.But…some rules are meant to be broken.And my new roommate is the temptation I can’t afford.Asher Hart, the handsome, tattooed hockey player who’s doing everything he can to penetrate the walls around my heart.I should have known that he would be trouble..Categorized as:
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Christian by Imani King
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHe wants a baby, not a wife. She was hired to do a job, not to heal his heart. They’re locked together for nine months with only one rule: Don’t fall in love. At one time, international sex symbol and infamous race car driver Christian Corbett seemed unstoppable. But after a tragic accident left him scarred and broken, he barricaded himself in his country estate... -
Chasing Daylight by Carey Heywood
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMitch Brooks exists day to day by keeping the world around him at arms length. There is no going back to the man he once was. That man was broken in a way there’s no fixing. Any hope outside of that is nothing but wishful thinking, until he meets her. McKenzie Williams needed an escape. The last thing she needed was a scary beautiful man beating down her door in the middle of the night... -
Breakout by Aven Ellis
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhile Texas is known for loving football, Lexi Stewart has always been drawn to the ice. Hockey is her passion, and she wants nothing more than to pursue a career in video editing for the home network of the Dallas Demons hockey team. Lexi has an editing job for a corporate account, but it’s not fulfilling... -
The Client: Short And Steamy by M. S. Parker
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStand-alone novella, approx. 100 pages. For a limited time, The Client, also includes Book 1 of the upcoming M.S. Parker series, A Legal Affair (Club Prive - Leslie's Story) My life isn't going exactly the way I planned, but I can make ends meet and I have a fiancé I love. I'm one of those people who believes in working with what I've been given… I just never expected this kind of curveball... -
Sugar Rush by Tracey Ward
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 14 ratings$.99 for a Limited Time! Colt Avery is on fire. Dubbed one of the NFL's best kept secrets, he's in the spotlight for the first time in his career. Women want him, coaches are courting him, and his Kansas cornfield good looks are too good not to be shared. His face is everywhere; TV, magazines, billboards. The entire world is in love with him. Everyone wants a piece of him... -
Bring Me You by Ryleigh Andrews
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPro quarterback, Ethan Christopher thought he had found his home when he met rock musician, Mia Devereux. She was the welcomed distraction in his football-focused life. Things may not have been perfect. Their individual careers made being together difficult. Her touring. His away schedule. As her success grew, they spent more extended periods apart... -
Fury by Clarissa Wild
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is book 1.5 in the FIERCE series, and it's a retelling of book 1 from Hunter's POV with lots of unique, previously undiscovered scenes! Would you risk everything for love? Life has held nothing but hardships for Hunter Bane. Growing up with a learning disability wasn't easy, especially when you're poor... -
Whiplash: A Sports Romance by Tabatha Kiss
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIf I’m a player… Then she’s the coach. ELIZA My dad doesn’t want me socializing with the team. But I’ve never been much of a daddy’s girl. Junior Morgan thinks he can flash a wink and get me in his bed. I won’t make it so easy for him. Sorry, quarterback. You want me? You’re gonna have to earn it. Let’s play... -
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Infraction by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Rachel Van Dyken proves that everyone scores to win. But off the field, a fumble can change the entire game. Pro footballer Miller Quinton would do anything for his best friend and teammate—including “fake dating” his friend’s sister. What no one knows is that seven months ago in Vegas, Miller and Kinsey did a whole lot more than just kiss... -
Misadventures with a Rookie by Toni Aleo
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWinning has always come naturally for stud ice hockey defenseman Gus “the Bus” Persson. On the ice or off, he’s never had any trouble scoring, racking up goals—and girls. As the best player in his rookie class and the number-one draft pick of the Malibu Suns, he’s taking his game to the next level and is justifiably full of swagger... -
Grinder by Marie James
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAn MM Contemporary RomanceSenior year, two hockey championships under his skates, and parents who didn’t freak out when he swung the proverbial closet door open and stepped out... Damon Grant’s life couldn’t get any better. At least that’s what he thought. When Jonah Kingston showed up at the barn as the new hockey coach, Damon couldn’t believe his luck... -
Cocky Quarterback: Eric Cocker by Faleena Hopkins
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis series is 18+ERIC do you capture a girl's heart? Make her laugh. The waitress with the bird tattoo drawn up her middle finger got my attention by not caring if she has it. My team thinks it's hilarious she's not into me. Trouble is she likes musician types.... But hey, I'm a star quarterback and a Cocker which means I don't drop the ball... -
The Changeup by Emily Childs
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHe's baseball's biggest heartbreaker. Now...he's stealing mine.Parker Knight is a smooth-talking pitcher with a smile for days and a roster of broken hearts behind him. Those are only a few reasons why a guy like him is never getting near my heart.After making a cross-country move to prove I deserve a place within my dad's baseball empire, the last thing on my mind is a play boy pitcher... -
Slamming Demon: A Pounding Hearts Novel by Izzy Sweet, Sean Moriarty
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSecond chances don't come easy. Sometimes, you have to fight like hell for what you want. Mandy I didn't want to get married right out of high school like my parents did. But avoiding their mistakes didn't keep me from making my own. Five years later, I'm back home after chasing an empty dream. Brett's still here -- and he's still the only guy I've ever loved... -
Silk and Shadows by Lauren Landish
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSassy, classy, and in no need of a man. That's me. At least, until now. My mouth has been known to get me into trouble, and now is a perfect example. I've been asked to tutor the star of the football team, Zach Knight. To top it off, no one can know, and I have to pretend to be his girlfriend as a cover story. And he’s insufferable, thinking with this other head...Categorized as:
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Stepbrother Broken by Colleen Masters
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsOnly Lukas Hawthorne could simultaneously break my spirit, crush my dreams…and make me dripping wet. He’s a legend on campus—a star athlete with records that’ll never be broken... -
Two a Day by Lauren Blakely
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhat I should do as the new quarterback in Los Angeles: Win games.What I shouldn't do: Try to win over the sexy, sassy, fiery woman who works in the VP suite for the team.I don't always follow the good guy rules though, especially when I want to take her home. Again. Then up against the wall. Again. Then, out to breakfast the next morning...Categorized as:
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Lawless by Tracey Ward
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLawson Daniel is good at a lot of things. He can show you the best places to surf, the perfect time of day to ride the tide. He knows the best bars, the best bands, he has the best weed, and if you’re looking to get laid, he’ll show you the best time. No girl in her right mind should speak to him... -
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Rushed by Lauren Landish
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThey say opportunity doesn't knock twice… Yet here comes Tyler Paulson, crashing through the door of my life. I know he’ll be trouble, but I can’t escape that smile… He's our new hot shot quarterback, and I’m supposed to show him around the city, but what I really want to do is show him how much I’ve grown up. Except there's one little problem. If I screw this up, I'm out of a job... -
The Slam: A Romance by Haleigh Lovell
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author, Haleigh Lovell, comes a sexy new standalone novel. His best strokes can be found off the court. Ender Hemsworth has been called many things: A Cock on Legs. Captain of Sigma Chi. Big man on campus. Star athlete at UC Berkeley. And he's always scowling like someone just took a piss in his Cheerios... -
Penny Wishes by Lucy Hawkins
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat would you do if the one who got away… came back? “After all these years he still gets under my skin.” Tyler Lockhart takes life one day at a time. After serving in Afghanistan, he finds safety in his routine of making furniture with his Labrador, Jess, by his side... -
Fourth Down Baby by Lauren Landish
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe tempted me and I couldn’t resist. Now I’m having his baby. It all started out innocent. Cory helped me around the house, and I mentored him, but then things changed. I started to see desire in his eyes, and I have to admit, I liked it. I know it isn't right, but I can't help myself. He makes me feel alive again. But being with him isn’t healthy. We come from different worlds... -
When Stars Collide by Micalea Smeltzer
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPREORDER SPECIAL PRICE OF .99 CENTS! We were like two stars orbiting each other—dancing around the possibility that one day we might collide. When we finally did, we opened up a black hole, obliterating everything around us. No one would be the same. Least of all, us... -
Home Run Baby by Tabatha Kiss
Love. Marriage. Babies.* *Not necessarily in that order. I got hit in the head with a baseball. A damn home run. I didn’t even see it coming. The next thing I know, I’m in the hospital with a headache but that’s not all… There’s an idiot doctor standing in front of me telling me I’m pregnant. Who’s the father, you ask? The damn baseball player that hit the ball. Hunter Novak...Categorized as:
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