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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...
  • Put That On Everything by K.C. Mills

    Put That On Everything by K.C. Mills

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Trevor HoltonHe’s every woman’s dream. Thanks to his humble beginnings, he’s edgy, outspoken and determined to win. Holt is also the highest paid wide receiver in the league and well worth the money he’s paid. Not only is he worth millions but he’s also physical perfection. That alone has every women willing to do any and everything he asks. Well…every woman except one, Sutton Kelly...
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  • Kiwi Strong by Rosalind James

    Kiwi Strong by Rosalind James

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    People who say “love is trust” probably didn’t grow up in a cult.My name is Daisy. I chose that name myself. As an RN in the Emergency department in one of New Zealand’s largest hospitals, there wasn’t much left in me of the sixteen-year-old girl, covered from neck to ankle and not allowed to make eye contact with a boy, who’d run away with five dollars in her pocket and terror in her heart...
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    multicultural  sports  contemporary
  • The Nordic Lightning: An International Legacies Romance by Camilla Stevens

    The Nordic Lightning: An International Legacies Romance by Camilla Stevens

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Hockey is my game.She's my goal.ERIK SØRENSON Fast. Hot. Electrifying. With a grin that could melt ice. My life was going just fine here in Brooklyn where I’ve lived all my life. Then, the player they call the Nordic Lightning came skating into it. What I know about hockey I could fit on the tip of my little finger. I know even less about Erik Sørenson. But I’m a fast learner...
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    sports  multicultural
  • Brutal Boys on Devils Night by Daniela Romero, Becca Steele

    Brutal Boys on Devils Night by Daniela Romero, Becca Steele

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Boys can be brutal.Wicked.Savage.Corrupt.What starts as a game, a night full of mischief, turns out to be something darker.More sinister.More depraved.There’s foreboding in the air on Devil’s Night – the night before Halloween when brutal boys come out to play.Only this year … it’s going to be so much worse.I can hardly wait...
  • His Game by Blue Saffire

    His Game by Blue Saffire

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    >For Him she was the one from the moment he saw her. He just didn’t know it would be so hard for her to see him, but when she does he takes his chance. He would never regret it, but what he would regret is walking away. Then she appears in his life again and he is floored by all he truly walked away from. It will never happen again, no matter what...
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    sports  multicultural  athletes  bwwm  black-mc
  • Shielding Ember by Susan Stoker

    Shielding Ember by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 15 ratings
    For as long as she can remember, Ember Maxwell’s life hasn’t been her own. A world-renowned influencer, she’s a brand unto herself, created by her parents—who also want Olympic glory for their only daughter. Years of grueling training have led to Seoul, Korea, and a spot on the modern pentathlon team. It’s a turning point for Ember in more ways than one...
  • Bad Beginnings : A Redemption Beach Prequel by Vivian Wood

    Bad Beginnings : A Redemption Beach Prequel by Vivian Wood

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestseller Vivian Wood One minute, everything is normal. The next, it’s all f*cked up. I’m left to pick up the pieces, alone. Life turns out to be a series of these moments. Make it or break it, use it or lose it. Everything is changed forever now. There’s no going back. But I may be able to go forward. There is a light at the end of the tunnel...
  • Bad Behavior by Vivian Wood

    Bad Behavior by Vivian Wood

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestseller Vivian Wood Cynic. F*ck up. Outsider. That’s Jameson in a nutshell - not to mention drool-worthy, dreamy, and perfect fantasy object. He’s also my older brother’s best friend and business partner. I’ve had a thing for Jameson ever since I was old enough to have dirty dreams...
  • Roan (The FMX Series) by Shey Stahl

    Roan (The FMX Series) by Shey Stahl

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He’s the king of the freestyle world. The hottest, hell-raising guy to ever throw a leg over a dirt bike… and I was his before I was old enough to realize what it meant to be tied to a guy like Roan Sawyer. He protected me and saved me, only to turn me away when I wanted him the most. Behind the helmet, he’s gorgeous, rugged, obsessive, and a liar...
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    sports  multicultural
  • Colors of Crime: The Complete Series by Sophie Lark

    Colors of Crime: The Complete Series by Sophie Lark

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    ★★★★★ “The heroes are Alpha males, the women are strong and fierce. Each story is set in a different location, with a unique plot and obstacles to overcome… Scorching hot! So intense and entertaining you won’t be able to put them down.”The Lark Notes:1. Emerald: A Dark Mafia Romance – If you liked Callum and Aida in "Brutal Prince" then you will love Ivan and Sloane...
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    multicultural  sports  suspense  anthologies
  • Sugar and Spice by Kat Baxter

    Sugar and Spice by Kat Baxter

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    All she wants is a weekend rendezvous…I love the small town I’m from. I love having so much extended family close by and I love my mail order chocolate company. But what what I don’t love is being everyone’s favorite aunt. It’s like being cock-blocked by the entire town...
  • 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...
  • Player by Natalie Rios

    Player by Natalie Rios

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Cocky. Player. A**hole. Without a doubt, Theo Montgomery is the university's most promising student athlete – and it’s biggest player. Confident, charming, and handsome as sin, there isn’t a single girl at Carlton University who’s immune to this quarterback. Except Allie. ​ Smart. Driven. Sassy. Make no mistake, Allie Perez can’t stand jocks...
  • Savor by Xavier Neal

    Savor by Xavier Neal

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Lately, Logan "Unbreakable" Kellar's life has been a series of miscommunications with catastrophic consequences. However, this time around, the consequences threaten to not only damage his current relationships but erase a future he only ever dreamed of...
  • Encore by Bea Paige

    Encore by Bea Paige

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From the gutter to the stars…It’s been five years since the Breakers and I got back together.Five years since we opened our club, Twisted Bullet.Five years of laughter, love, passion, and a home with each other.It’s been the best years of my life.I wouldn’t change it for the world.And yet…Something fundamental has been missing.Performing together.So when the chance arises we take it...
  • Here I Am by Rochelle Alers

    Here I Am by Rochelle Alers

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Born into a real-estate dynasty, Brandt Wainwright chose football over the family business, and now he's a Super Bowl MVP. That streak of good fortune runs out the day Brandt crashes his SUV into a tree. During the long recuperation, the fun-loving quarterback becomes cranky and sullen—until private nurse Ciara Dennison shows up for duty...
  • Game Breaker by Catherine Gayle

    Game Breaker by Catherine Gayle

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    USA Today bestselling author Catherine Gayle presents another novel in the Portland Storm hockey romance series. He’s becoming a Game Breaker on the ice. With the playoffs right around the corner, Nate “Ghost” Golston is focused on only one thing—getting the Portland Storm to the Finals so he can finally hoist the Cup...
  • First Love by Tiya Rayne

    First Love by Tiya Rayne

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    Eight years ago, Zora Henderson ran away from the man she loved and the family that forced her to have an abortion. Tragedy brings her back home again. Can she face the family and the town that betrayed her? And what of the man that she left behind? Zora also has a secret, one that may have her on the run again...
  • Hooked: A Love Story on 7th and Main by Elizabeth Hunter

    Hooked: A Love Story on 7th and Main by Elizabeth Hunter

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    She’s in high heels; he wears hiking boots. Can these two opposites make romance in Metlin work? Tayla McKinnon is not a small town girl. The fashion blogger moved to Metlin with two goals in mind: help her friend start a book store and have a little fun. A year later, Tayla has made new friends, successfully launched INK, and is ready for a new challenge...
  • HOOPS Holiday: A HOOPS Novella by Kennedy Ryan

    HOOPS Holiday: A HOOPS Novella by Kennedy Ryan

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A jock, a journalist and a second chance . . . MacKenzie Decker was a question Avery never got to ask, much less answer. They met when she was a young reporter fueled by ambition, and the ink on Deck's first NBA contract was barely dry. Years later, they've climbed so high and lost so much, but one thing hasn't changed...
  • Defenseless Hearts: A Standalone Sports Romance by Mika Jolie

    Defenseless Hearts: A Standalone Sports Romance by Mika Jolie

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In the game of love, winning is harder than it looks. River Baldwin is sexy as puck. Carved abs, strong muscles. His talent with his hockey stick elevates him to godlike status. He’s also in trouble. The center for the Brooklyn Cobras has a PR crisis only I can solve. But he’s arrogant, stubborn, and used to getting his way—all things that make my job harder...
  • The Forward Must Cry: A New Adult Romantic Comedy by Xavier Neal

    The Forward Must Cry: A New Adult Romantic Comedy by Xavier Neal

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Once upon a time, the Vlasta Vipers hockey team was so incredible — on and off the ice — they were almost mythical.Rightfully, labeled as legends.Affectionately, worshiped in the sheets like rock stars.However, when their glorious reign came crashing to an end, the idols lost much more than their treasured titles.They became the laughingstock of locker rooms...
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    multicultural  sports  humor
  • Kiss To Forget by Anna B. Doe

    Kiss To Forget by Anna B. Doe

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Something about her drew him in from the start. Yasmin Hernandez—4.0 student, hard worker, volunteer. Starting Blairwood University is her chance at a new beginning. It doesn’t matter that it’s all a lie, does it? Nixon Cole has it all—money, good looks, charm and a national championship win to wrap it all up. But there is more hiding behind his charming smile than he lets on...
  • Center of Gravity by Isabella Cassazza

    Center of Gravity by Isabella Cassazza

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    He’s a professional hockey player trying to win the Cup. I’m just trying to win his heart.It was supposed to be only one night. But one night can change your life forever. And even the most magical nights have consequences.Emilia Ravelli lives a fairy-tale life… or does she? What appears picture perfect on the outside can crumble on the inside...
  • Easy: A Chicago Blaze Hockey Romance by Brenda Rothert

    Easy: A Chicago Blaze Hockey Romance by Brenda Rothert

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Erik: Nothing rattles me. Well…almost nothing. As the most even-tempered player on the Chicago Blaze, I take everything in stride – hockey, fame and life in general. No one knows that deep down, even I’ve got a trigger. She’s a tall brunette with a gorgeous smile and an iron will. The woman who crushed my heart long ago...
  • Thunder by Susan Fanetti

    Thunder by Susan Fanetti

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Thorin “Thunder” Vaduva is a journeyman MMA fighter—toiling in the shadows, a set of strong shoulders to lift other fighters toward stardom. After years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, he’s trying to get his life on track—be a good father to his teenage son, get his fights in, do his work, keep his head down, keep his demons at bay.Nina Rodriguez is trying to get her life started...
  • Ice Breaker by Nichole Rose

    Ice Breaker by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This bossy hockey star is playing for keeps with his publicist's heart.GrayAs a hockey star, women expect me to be a player.But dating was never on my agenda until team management made me participate in a Win a Date contest.My date was a disaster...and now I need a new publicist.Mine sold the humiliating photos to the press.Enter Camila Gomes, the curvy Brazilian goddess I can't resist...
    Categorized as:
    multicultural  sports
  • All In by Renee Williams

    All In by Renee Williams

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    LisaThere was no way that I could have screwed my life up this bad. I would not sleep with a hockey player after one night of doing way too many shots at my cousin’s anniversary party in Las Vegas. I certainly wouldn’t do a walk of shame early in the morning after leaving his room after sleeping with him all night, at least not before peeping to see what type of equipment he was working with...
  • Love on Display: A Sweet Romantic Comedy by Dana LeCheminant

    Love on Display: A Sweet Romantic Comedy by Dana LeCheminant

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They’re sworn enemies. They also happen to be incredibly attracted to one another.After bonding at a half-marathon, rival gym owners Cam and Kailani discover the person they thought could be their soulmate turns out to be the reason their respective businesses are failing...
  • Wild and Wicked by Mari Carr

    Wild and Wicked by Mari Carr

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Gianna, queen of to-do lists, clean freak, organizer extraordinaire, has her future all figured out. Dream job at twenty-four, engaged at twenty-six, married at twenty-eight, first baby at thirty. And she’s on her way to achieving that…sort of. She has a job, though it’s not a dream, and she even thought she had her guy. Until he dumped her just short of that engagement ring deadline...
  • Silver-Tongued Devil by Rosalind James

    Silver-Tongued Devil by Rosalind James

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    No more wild rides. No more wild side. Blake Orbison’s pro football career with the Portland Devils may have come crashing to an end, but not calling the signals anymore just gives him more time to devote to his business enterprises, including the latest and greatest: the opening of the Wild Horse Resort in scenic north Idaho. And that other one, too...
  • The Devoted Groom: Texas Titan Romances (Quinn Family Romance) by Cami Checketts

    The Devoted Groom: Texas Titan Romances (Quinn Family Romance) by Cami Checketts

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    A grieving football player hoping his son will speak again; a speech pathologist with a dark secret; and an unexpected love that sparks danger from the past. After Ryder Quinn’s wife died, his four-year old son stopped speaking. Desperate for a solution, Ryder hires Bree Stevens, a spunky speech pathologist to be his son’s nanny and therapist. Bree moves in, breathing new life into their home...
  • Free Agent by Catherine Gayle

    Free Agent by Catherine Gayle

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    USA Today bestselling author Catherine Gayle presents another novel in the emotional Portland Storm hockey romance series. Can you fall in love when you’ve never loved yourself? Universally misjudged, Blake Kozlow doesn’t let society get under his skin. After all, those misunderstandings have never affected his career...
  • Royal Engagement by Chance Carter

    Royal Engagement by Chance Carter

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Prince with one rule. Never marry a princess. I follow my heart. It's the code I live by. And that's saying a lot, since they've been trying to put me in a royal match since the day I was born. I'm not cut out to be a prince. I've always been more of the playboy type. The crown sits a lot more comfortably on my older brother's head...
  • Bad Reputation by Vivian Wood

    Bad Reputation by Vivian Wood

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestseller Vivian Wood I’m over Jameson. Finished. Done. He broke up with me, citing his friendship with my big brother. So I washed my hands of him. Heartbroken, I am trying to move on with my life. But of course, Jameson can’t make things easy for me...
  • Mixtape: A Love Song Anthology by Nikki Sloane, Elle Kennedy

    Mixtape: A Love Song Anthology by Nikki Sloane, Elle Kennedy

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What’s more romantic than a love song? A mixtape full of them. Twelve bestselling and award-winning authors have curated an anthology of brand-new, standalone stories inspired by love songs, featuring a foreword written by NYT bestselling author Laurelin Paige. Press PLAY on this limited-edition collection that’s guaranteed to make you swoon...
  • 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...
  • Something Real  (Atlanta Outlaws) by Aja Cole

    Something Real (Atlanta Outlaws) by Aja Cole

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A sexy hockey player who needs to prove that he’s got it together. A cautious graphic designer who lets her pride make her agree to a crazy engagement… Add the undeniable chemistry that’s between the two of them, and what could possibly go wrong? Or maybe...right? Shayla So there I was...
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    sports  multicultural
  • Just Say Christmas by Rosalind James

    Just Say Christmas by Rosalind James

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    There are all kinds of Christmases, and all kinds of families. The family you’re born into. The family you make. And the family you choose. Christmas means summer in New Zealand, and All Blacks wedding season, too. Plans made and plans changed, because no matter how well you plan, life happens...
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    sports  multicultural  contemporary
  • Gridiron Bad Boy: A Football Romance by Eddie Cleveland

    Gridiron Bad Boy: A Football Romance by Eddie Cleveland

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I fought for my country. Now, it's time to fight for my dreams. I traded my combat boots for cleats and the battlefield for the football field. I'd say it worked for me. With scouts from the professional league at my games and more girls lined up outside my locker room than at the door of a club, I'm living every bachelor's American Dream...
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    sports  multicultural  military  contemporary  m-f
  • Until Now by Amy Donnelly

    Until Now by Amy Donnelly

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Focus. Dean Goldsmith is Indiana University’s star quarterback, and his dreams are about to come true. His undefeated season means he has a legitimate shot at the NFL. If he stays focused. Football comes first. College senior, Grace Yeates, is determined to defy the odds. She is months away from graduating with a business degree, something no one thought she would be able to pull off...
  • Mother Pucker: Single mom, hockey romance by Swati MH

    Mother Pucker: Single mom, hockey romance by Swati MH

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Things that stress out this widowed single mom: high fructose corn syrup, intrusive thoughts about my son getting swept up by a tornado, and the sexiest hockey player to grace this planet.Oh, and the fact that I’m also said hockey player’s physical therapist. But we’ll lock that tidbit away in the same nightstand as my battery-operated toys...
    Categorized as:
    multicultural  sports
  • Going Hard: Boys of Fall by Cari Quinn

    Going Hard: Boys of Fall by Cari Quinn

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    He lives on the straight and narrow, but she’s determined to take the curves way too fast… Librarian Hollie Bennett is used to being overshadowed by her older brothers. One’s a country star, one’s a former football star…and she’s just a sedate librarian with a secret thing for high-end lingerie and fast sports cars...
  • Master of Games by Sienna Snow

    Master of Games by Sienna Snow

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    He was my obsession. Haunting my dreams, reminding me of my past. He was the one whose heart I destroyed. Pierce Lykaios was everything I could want: captivating, cunning, and controlled. He understood my darkest desires and took pleasure in feeding my every craving. And when I walked back into his world, it was my fault for letting the first touch lead to a second. And a third...
  • Two for Holding by Lasairiona E. McMaster

    Two for Holding by Lasairiona E. McMaster

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Defenseman. Devoted. Dad.Player on and off the ice, Russell Stewart’s life was upended when his girlfriend got pregnant and left him holding the baby. Two years later, he’s finally moved on, gotten back on track, and is balancing his life as a father, student, and hockey player like a professional juggler.His daughter Jude is his entire world. He has no time for distractions...
  • Canuck by E. Cleveland

    Canuck by E. Cleveland

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The best friends to lovers you’ve been waiting for! Grab your copy for a front row seat to the funny, one-upping friendship, the tender understanding only best friends can give each other, and the blood-rushing sizzle they bring to the bedroom. Set some time aside, because you’ll devour this book in one sitting!Canuck. What a weird name. It’s like calling someone The American...
  • Irreplaceable by Jenna Hartley

    Irreplaceable by Jenna Hartley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    One impulsive, passionate week changed my life.And I can’t stop thinking about it…or him.The hot Italian with the full lips and inked skin.The passionate man who made me feel incredible until I realized it was all a sham.Because he lied.About his name.About everything.Now, I’m not only pregnant with his child but thrust into the spotlight...
  • 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...
  • Hard Luck: A St. Louis Mavericks Hockey Romance by Brenda Rothert, Kat Mizera

    Hard Luck: A St. Louis Mavericks Hockey Romance by Brenda Rothert, Kat Mizera

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    KonstantinI grew up bleeding to survive, so getting paid to play the game of hockey is a life richer than I ever dreamed possible. I’ve got it all, or so I thought until meeting Lucy Cain. My teammate’s sexy sister is a ray of sunshine in my otherwise gray world. Though fighting on the ice is second nature to me, in Lucy I’ve discovered something I’ve never had before—someone worth fighting for...
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