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  • Battle Scars by Emilia Finn

    Battle Scars by Emilia Finn

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    They call him Romeo—though no one would accuse him of being a romantic. Troy ‘Romeo’ Rosa has been a mystery for years. A mercenary used to working away and taking orders from his tutu wearing, ruthlessly savage boss. Her domineering ways mean his most recent assignment should be a walk in the park. The last thing he expects is a family so corrupt, it may destroy Checkmate from the inside out...
  • Craft by Adriana Locke

    Craft by Adriana Locke

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    They’re not quite enemies. Not really friends. More like frustrated balls of sexual tension and neither will give in. Lance Gibson drives Mariah Malarkey absolutely crazy. He uses her office like a phone booth, takes cupcakes from the corner of her desk like she baked them just for him. She didn’t...
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  • The Son & His Hope by Pepper Winters

    The Son & His Hope by Pepper Winters

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 17 ratings
    A Sweeping, Heart-wrenching Standalone from New York Times Bestseller Pepper Winters. "Things you should know about me from the very beginning:I was born to true love, witnessed the destruction it causes, and vowed never to let such agony happen to me. I am not a story-teller like my father. I am not a writer like my mother. I am just a son--their son.I am happy being alone...
  • Hard to Score by K. Bromberg

    Hard to Score by K. Bromberg

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    I’ve signed numerous players to my family’s agency—I assumed winning over my next client would be just as easy. The last thing I expected was to run into the boy who took my first kiss and broke my heart: only now Drew Bowman is all grown up. Sexy. Scandal-tainted. Second-string. The crush I never got over. I tell myself work is the reason I can’t get him out of my head...
  • Waterfall Effect by K.K. Allen

    Waterfall Effect by K.K. Allen

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    From RT Book Reviews New Adult Award Winner, comes a suspenseful small town mountain romance. Lost in the shadows of a tragedy that stripped Aurora of everything she once loved, she’s back in the small town of Balsam Grove, ready to face all she’s kept locked away for seven years. Or so she thinks...
  • Sexiled by Mickey Miller

    Sexiled by Mickey Miller

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Morgan Kennedy:Campus Legend.Ruggedly handsome superstar athlete turned hedge fund manager.My one night stand mistake.And now my boss at my internship.Every staff meeting, I’m taken back to the night I was filled with a need I never knew was possible.Sparks fly between us in the office...
  • Matchmaker by Ivy Smoak

    Matchmaker by Ivy Smoak

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Matthew Caldwell is NYC's most eligible bachelor.Charming.Gorgeous.Wealthy.Great with kids.Broken.Sixteen years ago he lost everything. He made a vow to never love again. But suddenly everyone in his life is acting like a matchmaker. He can't help but wonder if a broken vow is better than a broken heart.There's just one problem. Only one woman in the city has caught his attention...
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    new adult  christian  sports  contemporary  humor
  • We Said Forever by Marie James, T E Black

    We Said Forever by Marie James, T E Black

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

    Down To You by Jayne Frost

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Every story deserves a soundtrack. And ours is epic. She started from perfect. A star who shone brighter than the rest. But then fate took it all away. Now she's broken. A beautiful song with a fractured beat.  But I'm still on the rise. Chasing a dream that she's already left behind. If I'm lucky, I can find my redemption in the spotlight. Destiny brought us together. Put her in my path...
  • Hollywood Prince by Natasha Madison

    Hollywood Prince by Natasha Madison

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Behind the "lights, camera, action" of Hollywood lies a world of deception, love, and seduction. Are you ready for Hollywood Royalty? Carter A blonde, a brunette, a redhead…he can have his pick of them all on any given night and he knows it. They wait, hoping he looks up and gives them his signature smirk, choosing them over the others because that’s his game...
  • Neat by Kandi Steiner

    Neat by Kandi Steiner

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    My life is over. I swore I would never work at the whiskey distillery with my last name on it, that I would never be a part of my father’s legacy. But when I graduated with my art degree and realized there were no jobs, the devil appeared, and I sold my soul, agreeing to work in the family business if he’d give me the art studio I’d always dreamed of. It can’t be that bad, I thought...
  • Kickin' It by Rachel Van Dyken

    Kickin' It by Rachel Van Dyken

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

    Jude by Kelsie Rae

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jude Williams is sexy. Smart. And did I mention British? When he’s offered the position of assistant coach to an online gaming championship, he’d be a fool to turn it down. Quincy Phillips is a unicorn in the gaming community. Talented. Gorgeous. And...a woman? When she’s invited to the World Championships, she can almost taste the victory on her lips. Until her assistant coach arrives...
    Categorized as:
    sports  christian  new adult  contemporary
  • Truly Mine by Kennedy Fox

    Truly Mine by Kennedy Fox

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    𝑻𝑹𝑼𝑳𝒀 𝑴𝑰𝑵𝑬 𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒔𝒕𝒚, 𝒔𝒍𝒐𝒘-𝒃𝒖𝒓𝒏 𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒘𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒑 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚. The night we met in the dimly lit bar, she looked like a brunette bombshell, and I wanted to learn her deepest secrets...
  • Between Now and Heartbreak by Dylan Allen

    Between Now and Heartbreak by Dylan Allen

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    He’s searching for the truth.I’m living a lie. And as much as we want to, We can’t stay away from each other. Falling for Carter nearly cost me everything. To save myself I made a deal with the devil. Now, I’ve got a second chance and more to lose than ever. So when he makes it clear he wants me back, I vow not to make the same mistake twice. Carter has learned his lesson, too...
  • The Closer by K.C. Crowne

    The Closer by K.C. Crowne

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I never saw her coming…She appeared in my world an enigma.A lethal assassin who slips poison into the veins of her targets.And a single mother with a softness beneath her armor. Now, she's trapped within my reach.Stubbornly silent, she guards her secrets fiercely,Her dual life is a puzzle I'm determined to solve...
  • Restrained by Nicole Dykes

    Restrained by Nicole Dykes

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Grief can hold us back. Sorrow can make us stop enjoying our lives for fear of being too happy when what we truly want is never possible.Lola Sterling has deprived herself of living for a long time. Remaining laser-focused on everyone and trying to fit their pieces back together...
  • Jax by E.M. Moore

    Jax by E.M. Moore

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    I had real love once. The all-consuming, toe-curling kind of love.Fate had other plans for the two of us though.Ruled by a world of dangerous men, I did something reprehensible. I did what I needed to survive. I betrayed Jax—the only man who ever truly cared whether I lived or died.Years later, I remain a brokenhearted plaything. A puppet to maneuver around a chess board...
  • I Need You To Love Me by Genicious

    I Need You To Love Me by Genicious

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Together they are nothing more than madness,but they say there’s always some madness in loveSix years elapsed since he shattered her life. Four years since she’s brought him to his knees.Now, Ace is the youngest boxing champion in the world – a force to be reckoned with. He’s dangerous, heartless, and always gets his way.Calla moved to New York to chase her career...
  • PUNCHED by Jacob Chance

    PUNCHED by Jacob Chance

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Reagan is the one who got away - or should I say the one I drove away? Now, four years later, she’s back to manage the gym where I train. Seeing her everyday is a distraction I can’t afford. I’m so close to achieving the big payoff I’ve been working for. Nothing’s going to keep me from winning this belt - not even her.This is a second chance MMA romance standalone...
  • The Anti-Heroes Collection: Three Full-Length, Enemies-to-Lovers Romances by Parker S. Huntington, L.J. Shen

    The Anti-Heroes Collection: Three Full-Length, Enemies-to-Lovers Romances by Parker S. Huntington, L.J. Shen

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling authors L.J. Shen, Parker S. Huntington, and Ava Harrison comes a collection of three full-length standalone romances, featuring filthy anti-heroes and the sassy women who tame them. Includes never-before-seen bonus epilogues!Shattered Dynasty by Ava HarrisonTrent Aldridge is the devil.Rich. Arrogant. Sinfully handsome.He holds my inheritance in his hands...
  • Dangerous Exes by Rachel Van Dyken

    Dangerous Exes by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    In #1 New York Times bestselling author Rachel van Dyken’s scorching series, revenge is a justified pleasure… Isla made one teeny little mistake. Now she and her PI company, Dirty Exes, are being targeted by one seriously angry and furiously sexy ex-quarterback. Jessie freakin’ Beckett. But there’s no way some NFL superhunk is going to take her business away...
  • Strength by Amy Daws

    Strength by Amy Daws

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    He thought getting a second chance at life was difficult, but resisting the spark he feels with her will test all of his strength. Vi Harris comes with baggage most men can’t handle. A famous ex footballer for a father and four professional footballing brothers. Brothers she helped raise after their mother died...
    Categorized as:
    sports  angst  new adult  humor  contemporary
  • The Day I Stopped Falling for Jerks by Max Monroe

    The Day I Stopped Falling for Jerks by Max Monroe

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    I’m Luciana Wright. Everyone calls me Lucky, but when it comes to love, I’m anything but. I have a long history of dating the wrong men. You know the ones I’m talking about. The beautiful, charming guys who are quite literally too good to be true. The ones who are impulsive in love and prefer short flings over long-term relationships. I’m talking about the jerks...
  • Simply the Best by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

    Simply the Best by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    #1 New York Times  bestselling author Susan Elizabeth Phillips returns with the next book in her Chicago Stars series where a successful sports agent and the sister of his biggest client engage in a take-no-prisoners battle of the sexes...
  • Baby Mine: Hunter & Lennon, #1 by Kennedy Fox

    Baby Mine: Hunter & Lennon, #1 by Kennedy Fox

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 15 ratings
    I saw her first. Blonde. Gorgeous. Feisty. I was smitten. But it didn’t matter because she chose him and he was my best friend and roommate. I’d never be able to compete with that, so I pushed her away instead. It was easy when she lived hours away, and I didn’t have to see her every day, but then she moved in with us. Now, I’m screwed...
  • STRIKE by Cora Brent

    STRIKE by Cora Brent

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A summer job. That’s all it was supposed to be. It never crossed my mind that I was about to collide with a man who would obliterate every plan I ever made. My mother has always warned me that love is like a lightning bolt and it strikes without warning. But I had no intention of getting struck by either lightning or love...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  sports  office  contemporary
  • My Saving Grace by Melanie Moreland

    My Saving Grace by Melanie Moreland

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 18 ratings
    It's time for the next generation of Vested Interest to find their Happily Ever Afters.Grace VanRyan has her life mapped out. Law school, a career with ABC, and a bright future ahead of her. Until Jaxson Richards steps into the picture. He’s everything she hasn't planned for. Older, sexy, off-limits. And her new boss...
  • From This Moment by Melanie Harlow

    From This Moment by Melanie Harlow

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It was like seeing a ghost. When my late husband’s twin brother moves back to our small town, I want to avoid him. Everything about Wes reminds me of the man I lost and the life we’d planned together, and after eighteen long months struggling just to get out of bed, I’m finally doing okay. I have a new job, an amazing support group, and a beautiful five-year-old daughter to parent...
  • Blocked by Jami Davenport

    Blocked by Jami Davenport

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

    Warning Track by Carrie Aarons

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Colleen Callahan is exactly where she’s always dreamt of being.From a young age, she’s been groomed to take over as general manager of the Packton Pistons, her family’s professional baseball dynasty. Except she never expected her father would have to go to prison for the role to become hers.The public, and even her own family, are counting on the first female to wear the title to fail...
  • Catch of a Lifetime by Candee Fick

    Catch of a Lifetime by Candee Fick

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Football is his life, but she thinks athletes can get away with murder. After a tragedy involving a football player destroyed her family, graduate student athletic trainer Cassie Parker moves across the country looking for a fresh start, but a surprise change in financial aid lands her in the middle of her worst nightmare...
    Categorized as:
    christian  sports  new adult  contemporary
  • The Trouble With Gravity (Gravity Series) by K.K. Allen

    The Trouble With Gravity (Gravity Series) by K.K. Allen

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Kai's life is a series of choreographed steps, each one shielding her from the tragic memories of her past. Audition, dance, paycheck, repeat. It's a broken record, but it's what keeps her world spinning...
  • Steal by Rachel Van Dyken

    Steal by Rachel Van Dyken

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    **Release day special 99 cent, jumps to $3.99 after 24 hours** Steal, the follow-up standalone rockstar romance to the #1NYT Bestseller Keep… It's easy to lose yourself in someone you love...
  • Through the Lens by K.K. Allen

    Through the Lens by K.K. Allen

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "He thought I was his muse. Turned out, he was mine too."Maggie Stevens is done feeling objectified.After spending her entire life in the spotlight and climbing the high fashion ranks as a model in LA, she’s willing to leave it all behind for a fresh start. Moving to Seattle seems like the perfect solution.A clean slate.New adventures.Endless opportunities.All is going according to plan...
  • Beyond the Game by Kaylee Ryan

    Beyond the Game by Kaylee Ryan

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

    Rush by Samantha Towle

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

    Landon & Shay - Part Two: by Brittainy C. Cherry

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Once upon a time, I fell in love with a boy.A beautiful, broken boy who had his own world of struggles. People warned me against our love, but I didn't listen.We looked weak. Young, foolish. Dangerously in love. We didn't care.In order to keep our hearts protected from the opinions of others, we became each other’s secret. We shared stolen moments. Tender touches. Secretive embraces...
  • Hard Pass by Brenda Rothert, Kat Mizera

    Hard Pass by Brenda Rothert, Kat Mizera

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    SariahEver meant to text your ex, but accidentally messaged a stranger instead? I did, and that mistake started a friendship that became important to me as I navigated a move and a new job with the St. Louis Mavericks. I’m crushing life as a strong, single woman until I discover the truth. That stranger I’m crushing on? He’s actually not a stranger at all...
  • Hopelessly Devoted to Violet: Hopelessly Devoted Novella by Terri Anne Browning

    Hopelessly Devoted to Violet: Hopelessly Devoted Novella by Terri Anne Browning

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Every time someone mentions planning their wedding, Violet finds a reason why they should wait.Luca is her soulmate and Love Bug’s favorite person.They are already a family, but they need to make it official.Luca is getting tired of calling her his fiancée and not his wife.But Vi is torn.Saying “I do” to Luca will mean releasing the last hold Remington had on her heart...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  sports  angst  contemporary  alpha male
  • 10 Dates by Emily James

    10 Dates by Emily James

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Joanie Fox can't wait to settle down and marry the man of her dreams. However, when her engagement starts to look more stalemate than soulmate, her best friend stages an intervention sure to make even the most hardened, serial daters wince: 10 Dates in 10 Days...
    Categorized as:
    sports  new adult  angst  humor  contemporary
  • And Then by Taylor Fitzpatrick

    And Then by Taylor Fitzpatrick

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    David Chapman has achieved almost everything he's ever wanted. He may not have been anyone's first pick, and he may not have the respect he knows he deserves, but he also knows he has no shortage of chances to prove himself. And he has Jake. So it doesn't make sense for him to feel so dissatisfied. And it really doesn't make sense for him to feel so afraid...
  • Hollywood Playboy by Natasha Madison

    Hollywood Playboy by Natasha Madison

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Behind the "lights, camera, action" of Hollywood lies a world of deception, love, and seduction.  Are you ready for Hollywood Royalty? Jessica An entertainment journalist was the last thing I thought I would be doing. I thought once I got my degree, I would be reporting on stories that made a difference, but now all I do is report on who broke up with who and who is dating who...
  • For Crosby by J. Nathan

    For Crosby by J. Nathan

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

    The Virgin Game Plan by Lauren Blakely

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

    Unwritten Rules by Pamela O'Rourke

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Tall, dark and handsome as sin.With a smile that speaks to my soul.Nathaniel Hawthorne is the epitome of the perfect man.But 12 years older and worlds wiser, my brother’s best friend doesn’t long for me the way I crave him.He made that crystal clear when I kissed him last year, spurring him to leave London.To leave me...
  • The Sun by Stevie J. Cole

    The Sun by Stevie J. Cole

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The cliche in love stories is that the good girl falls for the bad boy who smells of leather and exhaust from his motorcycle, and at the end of the day love conquers all. The stories make it seem so easy. Life, on the other hand, makes it hard. The awful truth is: sometimes love leaves you in ruins...
  • Shaken by Charity Ferrell

    Shaken by Charity Ferrell

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A see yourself out note isn’t how you want to celebrate the morning after your first one- night stand.The first time I meet Archer Callahan is when I block him in a parking spot.The second is a fender bender.The third is at a bar, drinking away our problems, and finding our way to his bed.I never expected to see him again...
  • A Bridge Between Us by K.K. Allen

    A Bridge Between Us by K.K. Allen

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I had always known he wasn’t mine to keep, but that didn’t change the way I loved him—quietly, gently, and from afar. ⁣⁣As the seasons changed, the corn stalks grew strong, and the grapevines flourished with hope. But none of it mattered, not when the soil at our feet bound us in a century-old rivalry. We’d never even had a chance...
  • Smug Bastard: A Hero Club Novel by Stacey Marie Brown

    Smug Bastard: A Hero Club Novel by Stacey Marie Brown

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It was my time, a cross country drive heading home for my brother’s wedding to figure out my life after college. Me, my dog named Goat, and the open road. That’s all I wanted.He wasn’t supposed to be part of it. My older brother’s high school friend and my sister’s ex. The cocky boy my eleven-year-old-self hated. The infamous Smith Blackburn.AKA Smug Bastard...
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