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  • The Final Fight by J.B. Salsbury

    The Final Fight by J.B. Salsbury

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When life brings you the perfect person at the worst possible time… On a weekend visit to Las Vegas to visit his brother, Marine Braeden Daniels meets a woman who challenges him in ways he can’t deny. The best part is she wants what he wants. No strings. No feelings. Just fun. AJ is a Las Vegas performer who is finally living her dream. Growing up poor, she’s determined to succeed at any cost...
  • BRANNA by L.A. Casey

    BRANNA by L.A. Casey

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Branna Murphy is a survivor, a wife, a friend, a sister, and a soon-to-be-mother. She doesn’t have time to linger on anything, especially on a silly argument about how many children she will bear. Ryder Slater is a hardass, a husband, a friend, a brother, and a soon-to-be-father...
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  • Maverick by Lisa Helen Gray

    Maverick by Lisa Helen Gray

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    MAVERICK I'm the eldest of five brothers. Brothers I fought to protect. Brothers I failed. They don't know the truth. I've kept secrets. Told them lies. And now everything I've worked so hard to keep hidden is about to explode and everyone I wanted to protect will be caught in the crossfire. TEAGAN Meeting him was fate. Him being a part of my past was a coincidence...
  • The Legend by Shey Stahl

    The Legend by Shey Stahl

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    In a lifestyle of speed, adrenaline and desire, one racer has sacrificed everything for the sport he loved. In turn, he will fight for his name, his family and now his life to be the legend he’s been portrayed to be. You can be everything you set out to be if you want it bad enough. You can be that record breaker you said you’d be. You can be that hero you always thought you would be...
  • Game Changer: #UofJ Book 2- A Second Chance Romantic Comedy Sports Romance (U of J) by Alley Ciz

    Game Changer: #UofJ Book 2- A Second Chance Romantic Comedy Sports Romance (U of J) by Alley Ciz

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 14 ratings
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  • Black Flag by Shey Stahl

    Black Flag by Shey Stahl

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    When the taste you thought you never needed becomes a thirst you cannot quench, then what? Jameson Riley, a NASCAR rookie driver, and Sway Reins, his pregnant girlfriend, are put to the test. They have love; they have lust, and a bond that proves to be vital. But do they have what it takes to make it through his lifestyle. When tested, it’s either fight, or give in...
  • 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...
  • Happy Halloween from the Montgomerys by Kristen Proby

    Happy Halloween from the Montgomerys by Kristen Proby

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Caleb is spending his first Halloween as a...
  • Mollify by Xavier Neal

    Mollify by Xavier Neal

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Dean "Mr. O" Kellar has been following closely in the footsteps of his famous adopted father for years, but when Megan Davis pops back into his life suddenly he starts following him in a new light. She was the girl who saved Dean when they were children and the girl he needs to save now...
  • Incredible You: A Sexy Flirty Dirty Standalone by Lili Valente

    Incredible You: A Sexy Flirty Dirty Standalone by Lili Valente

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    From the USA Today Bestselling author of Magnificent Bastard comes a sexy, flirty, dirty standalone…on ice. They say Jake “The Dragon” Falcone earned his nickname by setting fire to the ice his first season in the NHL. But just between us ladies, I’m pretty sure he earned it for the dragon in his pants. From my first hug as his fake girlfriend, it’s clear he’s packing below the belt...
  • Playing Fate by Leigh Ann Lunsford

    Playing Fate by Leigh Ann Lunsford

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 10 ratings
    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...
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    athletes  new adult  sports  humor  contemporary
  • Keeper by Amy Daws

    Keeper by Amy Daws

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    They 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...
  • 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...
  • Two to Tango by Fiona Davenport

    Two to Tango by Fiona Davenport

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    There was no way Lisa Morisette was going to fall for her celebrity dance partner. No matter how sexy the professional wide receiver was. Or how hard he pursued her.Hale Bucannon wasn’t used to giving up on what he wanted. And he wasn’t about to start when the stakes were the highest they’d ever been. Winning the beautiful ballerina’s heart was the best prize of all...
  • Rules for Dating Your Ex by Piper Rayne

    Rules for Dating Your Ex by Piper Rayne

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    If your ex arrives in your hometown eighteen months after you walked out on him while you were eight months pregnant, follow this short list of rules before you give him a second chance.Rule #1 – Don’t stand in the way of your brothers who want to rough him up.Rule #2 – Don’t meet him for coffee and agree to allow him to meet your daughter...
  • Nude Awakening: A New Adult College Romance by Penny Clarke

    Nude Awakening: A New Adult College Romance by Penny Clarke

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 7 ratings
    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...
  • 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...
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    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
  • 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...
  • Finding Dandelion by Lex Martin

    Finding Dandelion by Lex Martin

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    When soccer all-star Jax Avery collides with Dani Hart on his twenty-first birthday, their connection is instantaneous and explosive. For the first time in years, Jax isn’t interested in his usual hit-it and quit-it approach. But Dani knows better. Allowing herself a night to be carefree and feel the intensity of their attraction won’t change anything when it comes to dealing with a player...
  • Avoiding Temptation (A Bro Code Standalone) by Rachel Van Dyken

    Avoiding Temptation (A Bro Code Standalone) by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    I hit on her first. Realized she was my best friend Finn's little sister second. And got a bloody nose third — compliments of Finn after he watched me nearly score with the new underclassman. After all I did have a reputation on campus, word on the street was that a girl could orgasm within one minute just watching me eat Lucky Charms...
  • Freedom by S.A. Wolfe

    Freedom by S.A. Wolfe

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    *This is a stand-alone sequel to Fearsome. No cliffhanger! Dylan Blackard is back in town and certain everyone knows his secrets. Putting away his notorious reputation as the wild guy with a womanizing past, he’s now on a new path, wanting to be the good guy his brother can stop worrying over...
  • Home Run Baby by Tabatha Kiss

    Home Run Baby by Tabatha Kiss

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Two things I didn’t expect to happen to me over Spring Break at Chicago North University:1. Getting knocked out by a baseball.2. Getting knocked up by a baseball player. Hunter Novak. The most valuable player in college baseball. Home Run Hunter himself.But that’s not the name he gave me when he took me home from that bar a few months ago. We’re strangers. Now, we’re having a baby together...
  • Quintessentially (ABCs of Love) by Aleatha Romig

    Quintessentially (ABCs of Love) by Aleatha Romig

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The ABCs have never been sexier... A secret baby, second-chance, contemporary stand-alone romance“Representing the most perfect example of quality or class” ~ QuintessentialA trip back to the small Indiana town of Riverbend to finalize my grandmother’s last will and testament throws my world off its axis...
  • Flip Shot: A Friends to Lovers, Hockey Romance by MJ Fields

    Flip Shot: A Friends to Lovers, Hockey Romance by MJ Fields

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    TheoReturning from Texas after summer break, which I spent working, and training, I expected a temperature change. Hell, I welcomed the chill, but I didn’t expect to be completely frozen out by the only chick at Lincoln University who I thought about almost as much as I do hockey.When I saw Riley Park for the first time, the universe shifted...
  • Happy Hour by Shey Stahl

    Happy Hour by Shey Stahl

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Between revving engines, smoking tires, and high speeds, two friends form a vital bond in the shadows of the blaring spotlight. Sway Reins, a track owner’s only daughter, and Jameson Riley, a gritty NASCAR rookie driver, have been best friends since they were kids. Over the years, Sway becomes his safety shield during his rapid rise to the elite levels of auto racing...
  • Rafferty's Rules by Donna Alam

    Rafferty's Rules by Donna Alam

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The relationship may be fake but the o's are real . . . My brothers say if there’s trouble, I’ll find it, If there are shenanigans afoot, I’m usually the root cause. But this time I’ve excelled myself. Because this time I’ve found trouble in a brothel. And brought her home...
  • Second Chance by Gena Showalter

    Second Chance by Gena Showalter

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    She’s never felt desired. He’s never craved a woman more…in this sizzling classic from New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter. Previously published as Can’t Hardly Breathe.Dorothea Mathis has overcome the obstacles life tossed her way…but she can’t shake her long-standing crush on former Army Ranger Daniel Porter...
  • Bedhead: A Romance by Kayt Miller

    Bedhead: A Romance by Kayt Miller

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 5 ratings
    Quinn Maxwell. Student. Dork. And a woman in love with a guy who doesn't know she exists. Cooke Thompson . British. Hottie. Rugby Star. Chick Magnet. And a guy trying to FaceChat with his old mate Maxwell Quinn. Sure, it was a wrong number but sometimes, wrong ends up being so-so right. This is a stand-alone story with an HEA...
  • Dash: Rushing the Play by Kayley Loring, Connor Crais

    Dash: Rushing the Play by Kayley Loring, Connor Crais

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    #99 Dash Taylor. Rookie defensive end for the Boston Tomcats. 285 pounds of fast-twitch muscle. Nickname: Big D.I’ve been sacking quarterbacks since junior high and causing trouble since I was born.My college coach thinks I have a bad attitude, so he makes me take ballet lessons as punishment. If I don’t turn things around on the field next season, he’ll bench me...
  • Breakout by Aven Ellis

    Breakout by Aven Ellis

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    While 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...
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    athletes  sports  new adult  humor  contemporary
  • Sugar Rush by Tracey Ward

    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...
    Categorized as:
    athletes  new adult  sports  humor  contemporary
  • One Baby Daddy by Meghan Quinn

    One Baby Daddy by Meghan Quinn

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    An accidental pregnancy, a hunky hockey star, and a surprise twist you will never see coming, this swoon-worthy and heart-felt romance from bestselling author Meghan Quinn will keep you on the edge of your feet as you fall head over ice skates in love with your next book boyfriend, Hayden Holmes. "What are you doing now that your team is out of the running for the Stanley Cup?" Forget...
  • Bring Me You by Ryleigh Andrews

    Bring Me You by Ryleigh Andrews

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Pro 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...
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    athletes  college  new adult  sports  humor  contemporary
  • Fury by Clarissa Wild

    Fury by Clarissa Wild

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This 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...
  • Scoring Mr. Romeo by A.M. Madden, Joanne Schwehm

    Scoring Mr. Romeo by A.M. Madden, Joanne Schwehm

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Here's a tip: never underestimate romance. Falling in love was the furthest thing from my mind. I'm a single mother raising a strong little boy, and he is my one and only priority. The universe felt otherwise, sending me--actually, my son's soccer ball--hurdling toward a stunningly handsome, perfect man, who said all the right things. He made it hard to ignore how much I missed romance...
  • Whiplash: A Sports Romance by Tabatha Kiss

    Whiplash: A Sports Romance by Tabatha Kiss

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    If 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...
  • Misadventures with a Rookie by Toni Aleo

    Misadventures with a Rookie by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Winning 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...
  • Face-Off at the Altar by Toni Aleo

    Face-Off at the Altar by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Markus Reeves is sucking. Big-time. Toiling away on a minor-league hockey team hundreds of miles away from home, he's watching his dreams of an NHL career fade away. Add in the lingering guilt he has over the dramatic demise of his relationship with college girlfriend, Mekena, and he's a mess on and off the ice. But the family of his heart, the Sinclairs, won't let Markus suffer any longer...
  • Deep Down by Elle Aycart

    Deep Down by Elle Aycart

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Mike Haddican is a proud small-town gym owner, a renowned karate instructor, and all-around good guy. He’s never needed much to be happy: his family, his friends, his girl. Especially his girl. But when Kyra left him seven years ago to chase her dreams, she all but destroyed him. Contemporary dancer Kyra Brims made it big, but it cost her dearly...
  • That Man Next Door by Nadia Lee

    That Man Next Door by Nadia Lee

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    A sweet and sexy standalone romantic comedy featuring a virgin and a hot lawyer! I'm a twenty-two year-old virgin who's had five one-night stands. How's that possible? Easy. I've never gone all the way. I just chicken out and bail. Thank God, I've always selected men I'll never run across again... ...until that sexy-as-sin Matt from last weekend moves in next door... ..
  • Delay of Game by Jade Dollston

    Delay of Game by Jade Dollston

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Blaire Atwood has it all. A promising career as a doctor. A boyfriend named Axel who has just been drafted into the NFL. And… a little surprise that would be arriving in a few months. Now all she has to do is tell Axel.She’s sure he’ll be nervous, but he’ll be excited, too...
  • Silk and Shadows by Lauren Landish

    Silk and Shadows by Lauren Landish

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Sassy, 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...
  • Breaking Beast  (Pounding Hearts) by Izzy Sweet, Sean Moriarty

    Breaking Beast (Pounding Hearts) by Izzy Sweet, Sean Moriarty

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He's determined to protect her, even if it breaks him. Alex : Life's been pretty damn good to me. As the reigning middleweight champion, I've got money, power and fame. Not to mention a surplus of women willing to jump into my bed. All in all, I've got few complaints. I'm just living the dream... then Christy falls into my lap. She's young, vulnerable, and innocent...
  • Take Your Time by Julie Johnson

    Take Your Time by Julie Johnson

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Delilah Sinclair has a certain reputation. Maybe it's the way she walks (in skyscraper designer heels) or the way she talks (in total absence of a filter) or simply the shade of her hair (strawberry blonde). Maybe it's the string of broken hearts she's left across the city of Boston. (Sorry, boys.) For Lila, catching a man's attention is never a struggle...
  • Cement Heart by Beth Ehemann

    Cement Heart by Beth Ehemann

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Lawrence Finkle, known simply to his die-hard Minnesota Wild fans as Viper, isn’t used to hearing the word "no." He lives his whole life just a little on the reckless side. After all, life is just one big game, right? Wrong. When what was supposed to be an innocent bet goes horribly wrong, he’s left to deal with the aftermath—and the guilt...
  • Behind the Plate: A New Adult Sports Romance by J. Sterling

    Behind the Plate: A New Adult Sports Romance by J. Sterling

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    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. Failing a class will stop his draft season short, making him ineligible to play and pushing his goal of professional baseball even further away.In steps Danika, a mouthy tutor from New York, who only wants to help him pass his class..
  • Bet in the Dark by Rachel Higginson

    Bet in the Dark by Rachel Higginson

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    All Ellie Harris wanted was a life of her own. In a shortsighted decision, she follows her high school boyfriend to college, only to get cheated on and then dumped. And to add insult to injury her overprotective family is suddenly clinging to her again, fighting to control every part of her life...
  • Rushed by Lauren Landish

    Rushed by Lauren Landish

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    They 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...
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