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  • Pretty It Up by Cee Bowerman

    Pretty It Up by Cee Bowerman

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    DescriptionSometimes love just isn’t enough, or is it?Lana Gold, one of the Donovan triplets, found her one true love in college but lost him when the life he’d dreamed of became reality. Being an outsider looking in and so far away from her family and hometown took its toll on Lana and her marriage until she’d finally had enough and left it all behind...
  • Losing Princeton Charming by Frankie Love, C.M. Seabrook

    Losing Princeton Charming by Frankie Love, C.M. Seabrook

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    All is fair in love and war ... but is this love? Spencer Beckett may have fallen hard for Charlotte Hayes, but one lie has their relationship crashing to the ground. Their glass castle is about to shatter. Breaking Spencer's heart in the process. When tragedy strikes, Charlie needs a man who won't let let her down. Even Princes need second chances ..
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  • Tight Laced by Lisa Suzanne

    Tight Laced by Lisa Suzanne

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    One of us will have to give up the future we’ve dreamed of if we’re going to make this work. It’s not going to be me. We can’t both have that same thought if we want to stay together when our contract ends.But the more I see him struggle against the things his mother does to him, the harder I fall. The more his ex tries to get in his way, the more I want to stand up for him...
  • Saving Sara by Kat Mizera

    Saving Sara by Kat Mizera

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Best friends to lovers is a risky game... Pro hockey player Aaron Ferrar has shit luck with women. With one divorce, one psycho, and far too many one-night stands under his belt, he can’t seem to break his bad dating habits. He knows he’s not good enough for his sweet, sexy best friend, so he would never go there, but it’s getting harder and harder to resist her...
  • 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...
  • Play to Win by Ja'Nese Dixon

    Play to Win by Ja'Nese Dixon

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Kamal’s an ex-football player. Jayda’s a single mother uninterested in another relationship until she sees Kamal with her daughter.Every rejection will only make his victory sweeter. He plans to lick, taste, and devour her like the delicacy she is until the world, her ex, and Jayda recognizes his name tatted on every inch of her curvy body...
  • Tight Hold by Lisa Suzanne

    Tight Hold by Lisa Suzanne

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The pro football player I’m faking a relationship with has the perfect solution to my career woes. He’s encouraging me to lean into the pseudo-celebrity life I was born into instead of trying to outrun it, and for the first time in my life, someone sees me for me.I feel like he’s falling for me, too.And then my ex shows up...
  • Rogue Wave by J. Bengtsson

    Rogue Wave by J. Bengtsson

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A love story that survives the test of time. Keith McKallister is the king of the stoners. You know the type. Every school has one – the hot, fun, dopey guy beloved by the student body but despised by, well, just about everyone else. He spends his early mornings in the ocean and his days trying to get to class on time...
  • Interception by Lisa Suzanne

    Interception by Lisa Suzanne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    All I wanted was a second chance. Chase was still my every fantasy ten years after we broke up. He stepped back into my life the same night Gavin, once my closest friend, confessed his deep-rooted feelings and kissed me like I’d never been kissed...
  • Path To Realization by TheFeveredBookaholic

    Path To Realization by TheFeveredBookaholic

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Asher Pryce hides behind a wall of secrets he's spent most of his life building up. How else is the adopted child whose birth parents run a drug cartel supposed to fit in? He's notorious for his overconfident swagger and total lack of patience for bullshit - a master of masks. The one thing in his life he can't fake? His feelings for his best friend's twin sister...
  • Power Forward by Nicole Falls

    Power Forward by Nicole Falls

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "It’s your world, baby. Whatever you want, whatever you need, I got you."Starting Center for the Nashville Trojans Zebediah Kennedy has always been known as the guy everyone turns to for a good time. As a free agent going into the next season his future is unknown, but he’s determined to make the best of it, now matter how the cards may fall...
  • 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..
  • In Too Deep by Lexi Ryan

    In Too Deep by Lexi Ryan

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Lexi Ryan brings readers a sexy NFL player who's pulled out all the stops for one more chance with the love of his life. I have thirty days to make my wife fall in love with me or let her go forever. I loved Bailey Green long before she watched her loser ex take his last breaths...
  • Tight Fit by Lisa Suzanne

    Tight Fit by Lisa Suzanne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It’s okay to admit I’m scared.Outside forces are working hard to tear us apart, but we’ve teamed up against them. It’s the internal struggles we’re battling that could spell the ultimate end.When Ben makes a public show to prove how committed we are, I’m left confused as I struggle to figure out whether his feelings for me are real or if they’re part of the act...
  • Holding On by Pamela Clare

    Holding On by Pamela Clare

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 10 ratings
    A hero barely holding on… Harrison Conrad returned to Scarlet Springs from Nepal, the sole survivor of a freak accident on Mt. Everest. Shattered and grieving for his friends, he vows never to climb again and retreats into a bottle of whiskey—until Kenzie Morgan shows up at his door with a tiny puppy asking for his help...
  • 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...
  • This Is Wild by Natasha Madison

    This Is Wild by Natasha Madison

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    From the best selling series, Something So comes the spin-off Series This is... Zoe When you grow up surrounded by hockey players you know one thing for sure, I was never going to settle down with one. Heck, I didn’t even know what icing was. I was too busy climbing the corporate ladder, becoming one of the most successful realtors in New York City...
  • Southern Seducer: A Best Friends to Lovers Romance by Jessica Peterson

    Southern Seducer: A Best Friends to Lovers Romance by Jessica Peterson

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    I’ve done a lot of stupid stuff in my life. But sleeping with my best friend tops the list. Annabel and I have been close since college. When I left school to play pro football, she was there. While I collected Super Bowl rings and cars worth more than the house I grew up in—she was there. I always assumed we’d end up together. Everyone did...
  • Game Changer: A Wynn Hockey Novel by Kelly Jamieson

    Game Changer: A Wynn Hockey Novel by Kelly Jamieson

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Jackson Wynn I don’t want anything to do with my crazy family’s drama, which I’ve been watching unfold from a distance over the last year, but now my grandfather has Alzheimer’s and I feel I need to at least make a quick visit to see him. My hockey season’s over, all I have to do is get through my teammate Steve’s wedding, and then I’m on a plane to Los Angeles to do my family duty...
  • Definitely Deacon by Vawn Cassidy

    Definitely Deacon by Vawn Cassidy

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Jesse Ainsley’s life running his busy veterinary practice in the sleepy Cornwall bay he grew up in leaves no time for a serious relationship… at least, that’s what he tells himself, but the simple truth is much more cliché...
  • My Next Play by Carrie Ann Ryan

    My Next Play by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What happens when you fall for your best friend, but they fall in love with someone else? Nothing is what it seems in this unrequited love, new adult romance.Miles knew Nessa never had eyes for him.  Only when someone new tries to hurt her, he knows he can’t stand back any longer. It’s time she finds out the man he is behind the glasses and beneath the shell he wrapped himself in...
  • Roman by Samantha Whiskey

    Roman by Samantha Whiskey

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    I’m one of the fastest running backs in the NFL, but I can’t outrun my feelings for my best friend.I’ve wanted Teagan Hall for over a decade, but I’ve never been willing to risk our friendship.Then she shows up at my doorstep, fleeing her abusive ex, and everything changes.Now she’s not just my best friend—she’s my roommate.She's also the sexiest thing I’ve ever seen.Every innocent touch crackles...
  • Felix by Lulu Moore

    Felix by Lulu Moore

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    I have a secret. Twelve years ago I crushed on my teammate’s little sister, before firmly putting her in the friend zone. Which then became the best friend zone. And my teammate became more of a brother.But now we have two problems.1. I just found out she’s been crushing on me too, and my feelings have come hurtling back like a puck heading for the net2...
  • No Rep by Lani Lynn Vale

    No Rep by Lani Lynn Vale

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Taos was tired.Tired of everything that came with living. Not to the point where he was suicidal or anything, but tired enough that he just didn’t give a crap anymore.He’d seen all the ugliness this world had to offer due to his job as a police officer for way too many damn years of his less than stellar life...
  • 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...
  • My Rebound by Carrie Ann Ryan

    My Rebound by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    A rebound isn’t supposed to last. Though, sometimes, fate has other ideas in this opposites attract, friends with benefits romance.It wasn’t supposed to happen this way.Mackenzie Thomas started planning her future at the age of six. She knew the college she wanted, the career she needed, and the boy she would marry.Only he wasn’t supposed to break up with her in such a spectacular fashion...
  • Burn by Ginger Scott

    Burn by Ginger Scott

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    **Burn is the third and final book in the brother’s-best-friend, friends-to-lovers Fuel Series by Ginger Scott. This second-chance romance completes this angsty, steamy, new adult trilogy.Dustin Bridge’s world is about speed. About the edge. His life has been carved by cutting corners and making moves, following impulsive decisions while weighing the facts at hand...
  • Fake Start by Jasmin Miller

    Fake Start by Jasmin Miller

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    You know that awkward moment when your agent tells you to fake date your best friend’s sister so you can get the endorsement deal of your dreams? No? Call me crazy for considering it, but why not? Daisy’s my friend, after all, and I’ve gotten quite close to her and her two awesome boys over the last few years since her douche-nozzle husband divorced her...
  • With a Hitch by R.C. Boldt

    With a Hitch by R.C. Boldt

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    RC Boldt brings us a smart, sexy new standalone about a matchmaker/dating coach who's faced with the challenge of finding Mrs. Right for the city's beloved NFL wide receiver... She’s playing it safe. He’s playing for keeps. DARCY Growing up in the foster system, I learned the hard way that lasting love doesn't always come easy...
  • Intermission by Lisa Suzanne

    Intermission by Lisa Suzanne

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’m in love with two men. I’m torn and need to choose which man from my past I want as a permanent part of my future. My heart leads me one way as my brain pushes me toward the other. I want them both, but each of them holds a secret that will change everything...
  • Fortunate Son by Jay Crownover

    Fortunate Son by Jay Crownover

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ry Archer and Bowe Keller are as different as night and day. But that doesn’t stop the childhood frenemies from reconnecting whenever one of them needs some help tackling any of life’s major puzzles, like figuring out why getting what you always thought you wanted isn’t living up to all the hype...
  • Reckless Heat by Lynn Raye Harris

    Reckless Heat by Lynn Raye Harris

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s my best friend. He’s everything I ever wanted. And he doesn’t know how I feel. I have three weeks left to tell him before he leaves this place forever… There’s only one way I know how to do that. I have to give him what I’ve never given anyone. I’m going to ask him to be my first… Matt Girard is the guy every girl wants. Rich, handsome, and popular, his future is brighter than the sun...
  • Fight by Molly McLain, Sara Eirew

    Fight by Molly McLain, Sara Eirew

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    **This is not a standalone. Check out FLY (Velocity, #1) first. amzn.to/2dPfsgW :) ** The story continues... I trusted Colton with every bit of myself. I believed him when he promised he'd never hurt me. But he broke me...and now I watch him give another woman everything I thought would be mine. I never saw this coming...
  • Blindsided by Shey Stahl

    Blindsided by Shey Stahl

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Landon Slade. Highest paid quarterback in the NFL. Demi-god. Certifiable ladies’ man. It’s no secret my ego is boosted. Being light on my feet and good with my hands, I control the plays and my stamina is legendary. And on and off the field, I make the decisions, the rules. Do I do complicated? Hell, no. I take what I want, tackle life my way. But then there’s her...
  • Chances Are by Traci Hunter Abramson

    Chances Are by Traci Hunter Abramson

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Maya Gupta is a survivor. After escaping an impending arranged marriage in India as a teenager, she has thrived in America. But now she faces her greatest challenge yet—cancer has invaded her life, and unless she finds a way to participate in a clinical trial in Washington, DC, this may be one battle she loses...
  • 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...
  • DIRTY REBOUND: A Slayers Hockey Novel by Mira Lyn Kelly

    DIRTY REBOUND: A Slayers Hockey Novel by Mira Lyn Kelly

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I care too much about Cammy Wesley to marry her…Yeah, I know what you’re thinking. But hear me out. Cammy’s my best friend. The one person I can’t live without. The girl with the sunshine smile, the loaded fridge, and the most awesome kid I’ve ever met. She’s also the hot AF single mom I’ve made it my mission to protect from guys like me...
  • I Want to Hold Your Hand by Marie Force

    I Want to Hold Your Hand by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    For the Abbott siblings, the Green Mountain state has always been an idyllic place to call home...
  • Pretend You're Mine by Crystal Kaswell

    Pretend You're Mine by Crystal Kaswell

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    This is the worst idea in the history of the world. Leighton is my best friend. My subordinate. My girlfriend. That’s the story we're selling. To our co-workers. To our friends. To everyone who's anticipating the breakdown of the year at my ex's wedding. It's a terrible idea. This ruse is going to f*ck sh*t up. Losing her is out of the question. Touching her is all kinds of wrong...
  • The Import Slot by Alys J. Clarke

    The Import Slot by Alys J. Clarke

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    One season. I just need to stick it out for one season.Ryan Preston has done seven years in the NHL and just before he signs his contract extension, his twin brother, Liam calls in a favour and asks Ryan to take his place and help an old friend out by playing in the UK for a season. He agrees, but only on the premise that it's for one season, and he'll be back in Canada before he knows it...
  • The Virgin Scorecard by Lauren Blakely

    The Virgin Scorecard by Lauren Blakely

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Preorder Special! $0.99! Grab for a limited time before price goes up to $4.99!Indulge in this collection that begins with Mr. Right Now and Captain Romance -- two romances between virgins and athletes that complete the bestselling RULES OF LOVE series. Mr. Right Now...I’ve got a problem. After a dozen failed dates - but who’s counting - I’m done hunting for Mr. Right...
  • Captured by Mr. Wild by Elle Nicoll

    Captured by Mr. Wild by Elle Nicoll

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    There are men. And then there’s Blake Anderson.He was my best friend.Until I left.Ten years apart have turned him into a handsome, rugged, tattooed wall of muscle.He even has his own fan club, following the success of his smash-hit TV survival show.They call him Mr. Wild.One night he shows me just how wild.For a moment, I almost believe in magic again.Almost...
  • One Last Play: A Sporty Romantic Comedy by Annah Conwell

    One Last Play: A Sporty Romantic Comedy by Annah Conwell

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She could be the one. I’ve spent twelve years caring for my niece Maddie who I adopted after my sister died. Having a daughter has made me picky when it comes to the women I spend time with. Not to mention dealing with the pressure of being a college football coach. But when I spot MJ at a mutual friend’s wedding, something draws me toward her...
  • The Tides Between Us by Cali Melle

    The Tides Between Us by Cali Melle

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The tides were shifting and he was lost in the ocean of her... Giana Cirone's life had been far from easy. After losing her hearing as a child, she had to adjust to a world of silence. To a world of misunderstanding, where she found herself constantly having to accommodate others. But the ocean was the one place where she never felt misunderstood...
  • Revenge Body by Des Sweet

    Revenge Body by Des Sweet

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A kinky meet cute gym romance. Montana just broke up with her boyfriend of three years. She’s not looking for anything serious, or any man at all. Until she gets a flat tire, and runs in to a nice guy at the gym...
  • Thanks For Last Night by Lauren Blakely

    Thanks For Last Night by Lauren Blakely

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A sexy new friends-to-lovers standalone!Let me list the reasons why dating a sexy, charming, pro hockey star is a bad idea:1. He’s one of my closest friends2. All our friends are friends3. The wounds I’ve got from past relationships go deep. And so do his.We’re both devoutly single -- it’s just safer for the heart that way...
  • Wreck by Ginger Scott

    Wreck by Ginger Scott

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    **Wreck is the second book in the brother’s-best-friend, friends-to-lovers Fuel Series by Ginger Scott.When Dustin Bridges left Camp Verde to try to make it on his own, he left half his heart behind. A life with Hannah Judge was just too dangerous...
  • Dirty Flirt by Mira Lyn Kelly

    Dirty Flirt by Mira Lyn Kelly

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Bad ideas are kind of my superpower... I’m Ben Boerboom, the NHL’s favorite puck boy, and Lara's my slamming hot, former bestie. She's also the friend who got away and my dirty, dirty accomplice from those two insane weeks that weren't supposed to change anything... but did.I wanted it all. Would have wrapped my forever around her finger if she'd let me...
  • How the Light Gets In by L.H. Cosway

    How the Light Gets In by L.H. Cosway

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    He came back to me 16 minutes and 59 seconds into Beethoven’s Symphony no. 7. We parted amid tragedy, so it seemed poetic. Dylan O’Dea, my childhood sweetheart, had once meant everything to me. Now we were strangers, and honestly, after eleven years I never thought I’d see him again. I lived in the world of the average, of getting paid by the hour and budgeting to make ends meet...
  • Catching Chance by M.E. Parker

    Catching Chance by M.E. Parker

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What happens when you suddenly get everything you ever wanted? First, you don’t believe it’s real. Then you want more… Let’s be honest, gay nerds from small towns in North Carolina don’t get to date the hot, popular quarterback. It’s just one of those impregnable laws of nature. Even if he was my best friend growing up. Even if it turns out by some miracle that he’s gay too...
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