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Delayed Call by Toni Aleo
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsVaughn Johansson is the Nashville Assassins' star player. He's brash, cocky, and talented. And he isn't afraid to let anyone know it. He lives his life on his own terms, never forming romantic attachments, and only allowing his very closest to see his true, caring self. Brie Soledad has the weight of the world on her shoulders... -
![My Lucky Charm by Courtney Walsh]()
My Lucky Charm by Courtney Walsh
A humiliating break-up leads to an impulsive New Year’s Kiss with a complete stranger. What could possibly go wrong?It’s no secret that I love life. And Dr Pepper. But also, I love a challenge. . .So when the coach of the Chicago Comets gives me the opportunity to help their star player, newly traded to their team, acclimate to life in Chicago, I'm all in.I have to be...Categorized as:
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![Absolutely Not in Love by Jenny Proctor]()
Absolutely Not in Love by Jenny Proctor
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMy requirements for a man are simple. Must love books. Must NOT love hockey. Which is why I will never be interested in my neighbor, the aloof and mysterious Felix Jamison, no matter how many books I see him hauling into his apartment. Unless he loses his pro hockey skates, I’m out. But then he shows up at my symphony concert. And I catch the sweet strains of Dvorak floating across the hall...Categorized as:
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![Just One Look by Rosalind James]()
Just One Look by Rosalind James
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsLuka Darkovic has some tackling skills. He hadn’t planned on using them to bring down a runaway dog the size of a Shetland pony, though, especially not when his neck is already buggered. At 33, a rugby forward protects his vertebrae.. He’s even less happy when the dog’s incompetent owner turns up in his hospital cubicle the next day with a plan to fix those vertebrae... -
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![Pucks & Penalties: Pucked Series Outtakes and Deleted Scenes by Helena Hunting]()
Pucks & Penalties: Pucked Series Outtakes and Deleted Scenes by Helena Hunting
An extensive compilation of outtakes, deleted scenes and a crossover novella from The Pucked Series, which now includes:ENDORSE THIS: An Area 51 invasion outtake in which Alex once again tries to persuade Violet that he should go where no man has gone before. And likely never will... -
![The Assassins Series by Toni Aleo]()
The Assassins Series by Toni Aleo
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNow all four novels and the companion novella are together in one can’t-miss eBook bundle: TAKING SHOTSTRYING TO SCOREEMPTY NETFALLING FOR THE BACKUPBLUE LINES The Assassins may be the hottest things on two legs and ice skates, but when the gloves come off, the chiseled men of this Nashville NHL team will do anything for the women they love: A reformed bad boy helps a charming, willful beauty... -
![Cocky Quarterback: Eric Cocker by Faleena Hopkins]()
Cocky Quarterback: Eric Cocker by Faleena Hopkins
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBRAND NEW IN THE HIT SERIES WITH OVER 250,000 SOLD I told her I hope he knows how lucky he is. ERIC: The waitress with the bird tattoo up her middle finger has gotten my attention by not caring if she does. My team thinks it’s hilarious that she’s not into me. I think it’s almost as fascinating as she is. Trouble is she likes musician types... And has one for a boyfriend... -
![Making His Play: Sister's Best Friend Hockey Romance by Blake Wilder, Mari Carr]()
Making His Play: Sister's Best Friend Hockey Romance by Blake Wilder, Mari Carr
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPreviously titled Big Puck by Blake WilderAlex has a big name in hockey, famous for his stick skills—on and off the ice. But he’s also got a freckle-faced female problem. He took his sister’s tomboy best friend, Charley, to a Vegas wedding to cheer her up after a bad breakup.Too much champagne later and he’s waking up with Charley in his bed and his ring on her finger. And the crazy part is…Mrs... -
![The Wild Card by Cassie-Ann L. Miller]()
The Wild Card by Cassie-Ann L. Miller
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt was supposed to be harmless. One fake date with a football player.Except Harry Westbrook is the exact opposite of harmless. My first mistake? Underestimating that boyish smile, those playful eyes, the charming words on those perfect lips. He claims to have a crush on me. But, as hot as he is, I'd bet he's scheduling booty calls like a dentist booking teeth cleanings... -
![The Day the Jerk Started Falling by Max Monroe]()
The Day the Jerk Started Falling by Max Monroe
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsMy name is Oliver Arsen, but my mates call me Ollie. I live hard and love harder, and it’s love that usually gets me in the most trouble. According to the greater population, I’m the ultimate jerk. My affection tends to be short-lived—a quality I’ve been assured multiple times by the fairer sex isn’t becoming—and the leaving part of loving and leaving has always come natural... -
![Check Swing by Carrie Aarons]()
Check Swing by Carrie Aarons
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSinclair Callahan is a trust fund baby.Born into one of the richest, most notorious families in the country, the black sheep title was stamped on him from an early age. While the rest of his relatives earn their keep at the top tier baseball team they’ve owned for generations, Sin prefers spending his time and money on booze, babes and bad decisions... -
![Wheeler by Colleen Charles]()
Wheeler by Colleen Charles
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThroughout my time as an elite hockey player, I’ve had a few hookups.But there's only one I can’t get out of my mind.Stella left me high and dry in Costa Rica with a bruised ego and a broken heart after a single perfect day.I wish I’d ignored all the rules with her. I wish I’d made her mine in every way that mattered... -
![Wild and Wicked by Mari Carr]()
Wild and Wicked by Mari Carr
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...Categorized as:
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![Iced by Colleen Charles]()
Iced by Colleen Charles
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI’ve heard it all before. I need to grow up. Take things more seriously. Stop making headlines for anything other than my game.Even though it wasn’t my fault that I recently got into a fight at a bar over a woman…yeah yeah, no one wants anymore excuses. My agent just wants me to overhaul my public image before I lose my contract... -
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![Breakaway (The Rule Book Collection) by A.M. Johnson]()
Breakaway (The Rule Book Collection) by A.M. Johnson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs Tampa Bay's star center, Mark Carmelo's life was hockey, and after a bitter and public break up, all he wanted to do was focus on the game. Until he saw her. The one that got away. The one he thought he'd never see again. For thirteen years, Stevie West drowned in her lackluster life. Recently divorced from her “roommate” with passionless benefits, she was ready to start over... -
![King Size: A Royal Bad Boy Romance by Lexi Whitlow]()
King Size: A Royal Bad Boy Romance by Lexi Whitlow
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy one-night-stand wants me to pose as his queen.He's insufferable. Cocky. And hotter than sin itself.I'll say yes--to get my family out of debt. Then I'm gone.But I'm pregnant with two heirs to the throne.And this king-size lie is starting to feel real. Owen: I never wanted to be king--and I never planned on having a wife... -
![Connell by Samantha Whiskey]()
Connell by Samantha Whiskey
I’m famous for two things—being one of the best defensemen in the NHL and my classic pranks. My teammates always said one of my jokes would bite me in my Scottish arse one day, and they were right. After a prank goes wrong, I’m sentenced to six weeks community service under none other than the sexy, rule-abiding, smart-mouthed city clerk of Sweet Water—Annabelle Clarke... -
![Dirty Talker by Mira Lyn Kelly]()
Dirty Talker by Mira Lyn Kelly
His mouth is hot enough to melt the ice.Ten days. That’s all I’m asking for. But not one of my NHL teammates is willing to cough up a sister, cousin, or trusted friend to play my fake girlfriend for this wedding.Pucking BS. Yeah, my mouth has been known to get me into places I don’t belong. But this Class Five panty melter is on lockdown because the last thing I need is another complication... -
![Back in the Game by Meghan Quinn]()
Back in the Game by Meghan Quinn
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsSingle dad and hockey star, Calder Weiss has put his love life on the back burner for the past five years, raising his daughter and keeping up with the demands of his profession. But all that changes the minute Rachel Perry runs into him in the most unlikely of places, right outside the men's bathroom...Categorized as:
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![The Mogul and the Muscle by Claire Kingsley]()
The Mogul and the Muscle by Claire Kingsley
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 36 ratings“I wanted this man’s arms around me, cocooning me in safety. I wanted to feel like I didn’t have to be brave for a few hours. I wanted to let him be my courage. My protection. My shield.”Cameron Whitbury—billionaire aerospace mogul—can engineer her way out of any problem. Sure, she’s living with the threat of a potential sex scandal thanks to her lying ex...Categorized as:
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![A Beautiful Purpose by Alicia Rae, Jovana Shirley]()
A Beautiful Purpose by Alicia Rae, Jovana Shirley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll Blake Johnson knows is the life of a Marine. After serving his country for eight years, he returns to his family for some rest and rehabilitation. Fighting an internal war, he battles the debate of extending his time in the military to keep serving alongside his brothers and sisters or transitioning back to civilian life and finding a new purpose... -
![Touch Me by Melissa Schroeder]()
Touch Me by Melissa Schroeder
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA man trying to forget. Jackson Johnson had always planned to spend his life in the Marines serving his country—that is until he came back from a mission with memories he’d rather not have. He feels like he’s circling the drain until he meets the new tenant next door. An altercation with her unruly dog has them at odds. That is until he finds himself kissing her... -
![Trivial Pursuits by Aven Ellis]()
Trivial Pursuits by Aven Ellis
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLandon Holder is exactly the kind of man Livy Adams should stay far away from. The flashy, flirty star defenseman for the Chicago Buffaloes is known for hooking up with women all over Chicago. Livy finds herself attracted to Landy, but his sexy good looks and charm are irrelevant... -
![The Gate to Everything by Ava Miles]()
The Gate to Everything by Ava Miles
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMillions of readers have fallen in love with Ava’s bestselling Dare series…come join the family. USA Today Bestselling Author Ava Miles presents a heartwarming and romantic second-chance story about love and family. Quarterback Jordan Dean thought he had everything until his long-time girlfriend broke up with him. His football rock star life had become too burdensome to her... -
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![Cage's Misconduct by Nikki Worrell]()
Cage's Misconduct by Nikki Worrell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDalton ‘Cage’ Booker is the number one goalie for the San Diego Scorpions. Most people describe him as willful and stubborn—sometimes even difficult to control. More often than not, words fly out of his mouth without the benefit of passing through his brain first. And women love him... -
![Giving It All by Christi Barth]()
Giving It All by Christi Barth
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsChristi Barth’s smoking-hot contemporary romance series continues as the five best friends who survived a tragedy as teenagers take to their Naked Men podcast to open up about women. In Giving It All, the group’s globe-trotting hunk discovers that you need to go home to find love. Logan Marsh never stays in one place for long... -
![Boss Girl by Lily Kate]()
Boss Girl by Lily Kate
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGood things come in extra-tall, smoking hot stilettos. Things like Jocelyn Jones. Jocelyn “Ice Queen” Jones is the hottest agent in town, and I’m determined to make her mine. My agent, that is. She’s the best at what she does, which is why I’m intent on keeping our relationship strictly platonic, even if the sexual tension between us is thick enough to slice with a skate... -
![Mine Forever by Mia Ford]()
Mine Forever by Mia Ford
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne Sexy Flight Attendant One Hot Pilot And an eventful flight together! Drew My job as a Pilot is demanding I enjoy being in control! Until I meet Jess, my hot blonde flight attendant There's nothing about her that doesn't drive me crazy No matter what time and what place But getting involved with a woman is the last thing I wanted And now I dream doing some very inappropriate things... -
![Rockstar Retreat by Summer Cooper]()
Rockstar Retreat by Summer Cooper
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRetreat or get dropped! I had no choice. If I wanted to keep my music career, I had to go to the retreat. I really didn’t want to, but then I saw her, an oh so familiar face from a place I used to call home. Perhaps this retreat is going to be a 5-star experience after all... Author's Note: This is a 30,000 word novella... -
![Daddy's Christmas Date: A Single Dad Romance by Piper Sullivan]()
Daddy's Christmas Date: A Single Dad Romance by Piper Sullivan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDoctor. Good girl. Perpetually single. After months of blind dates, bad dates and regrettable dates, I gave up Took myself out of the dating scene That’s where the dating site A Matched Set came in Six months to meet the man of my dreams Sure! He’ll be tall and sexy, rich and hung Yeah, right My luck was never that good Former Military. Single Dad. Widower...Categorized as:
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![Keeping His Secret: A Secret Baby Romance by Kira Blakely]()
Keeping His Secret: A Secret Baby Romance by Kira Blakely
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy job doesn't allow for love. But I'm not letting her go. I've built my fortune on being covert. Innocent lives depend on my silence. Living a double life leaves no time for love. But Lilly makes me want to leave it all behind. Show my true colors, and see hers too. Her eyes give new meaning to 'top-secret.' Her innocence disarms me... -
![Saving the Bride: An Accidental Marriage Romance by Kira Blakely]()
Saving the Bride: An Accidental Marriage Romance by Kira Blakely
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI caught them trying to spike her drink. Wrong move. In my line of business, you sometimes deal with dangerous men. I’ve found dangerous women are where the real trouble is. I came to this island paradise to save my business from the mob. Instead I found Katie. She’s s@xy. She’s sassy. And somehow, we woke up married. She’s trouble, the kind of trouble that can change a man... -
![Bearded Brothers: Mountain Brothers Series Box Set by K.C. Crowne]()
Bearded Brothers: Mountain Brothers Series Box Set by K.C. Crowne
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFive sexy mountain men and the lucky ladies who capture their hearts. Transport yourself into the charming and magical town of Blue River, Colorado as we follow the rugged, rowdy and hot Hunter brothers in their quests to find lasting love on the mountains... -
![On Ice by Stella Stevenson]()
On Ice by Stella Stevenson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe last thing Quinn Cooper needs is romance. Between her job and her dad’s diagnosis, she doesn’t have any extra time or need any added stress. She doesn’t have time for a hockey game either, but a favor finds her sitting in the stands as The Arctic takes the ice. Of course she’d end up sitting next to a man she can’t ignore, even if he’s cheering for the wrong team... -
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![One Steamy Pucking Meet Cute by Penelope Bloom]()
One Steamy Pucking Meet Cute by Penelope Bloom
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’ll tell you about the two very large pickles I’ve found myself in, but only if you promise not to laugh… Pickle number one: I'm unexpectedly pregnant by an NHL star, who just so happens to be my big brother's best friend—and no, we weren't exactly dating. For reasons that totally make sense (trust me for now), I never told him about the baby... -
![Puck Love by Carmen Jenner]()
Puck Love by Carmen Jenner
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsStella Hart is the hottest thing in country music. For ten years, she’s been Nashville’s darling. She’s pure, sweet, and a positive role model in an industry rife with scandals, sex, and sequins. Men want to own her, women want to be her—everyone wants a piece of her, and Stella? Well, she wants out... -
![Trouble by Kira Blakely]()
Trouble by Kira Blakely
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThis time, I screwed up. Walking into a charity event in your birthday suit doesn’t make a good first impression. The boys flapping in the wind doesn’t encourage investors. But it happened, and now my future is on the line. I need to clean up my act. Margot’s business is the perfect cover. My new business partner wants me out. Too bad I’m infatuated with her... -
![Marrying his Brother by Tia Siren]()
Marrying his Brother by Tia Siren
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsShe wants to marry my brother. I want to marry her. I’ll settle for a fake-engagement. But I won’t give up until I win… for real. I’m Harry, the better brother – even if I’m the black sheep of the family. Amber's my brother's ex. Too bad William broke her heart. Now I’m taking over. I can love her so much deeper than he. Bring her to ecstasy with my touch... -
![Her Mountain Daddy by K.C. Crowne]()
Her Mountain Daddy by K.C. Crowne
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsSingle daddy and businessman Brad Hunter only wants what's best for his boys. When Brad interviews Angela, a seemingly overqualified former college professor ... He’s both excited and troubled by the feelings she stirs in him. She’s smart, caring, and an the hottest woman he's had his eyes on in years... -
![The Wedding Winger by Delancey Stewart]()
The Wedding Winger by Delancey Stewart
Sly Remington has a plan. And it does not involve falling in love with his high school crush, the literal girl next door. But sometimes, fate makes plans of its own...Pro hockey has always been my destiny. And now that I’m right wing for the Wilcox Wombats? It’s my past and present… but I’m not so sure if it’s my future...Categorized as:
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![Dirty Flirt by Mira Lyn Kelly]()
Dirty Flirt by Mira Lyn Kelly
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... -
![Love, Tussles, and Takedowns by Violet Duke]()
Love, Tussles, and Takedowns by Violet Duke
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’s a better fighter...but she has all the weapons. After his combat injuries retire him from the military career he wasn't ready to give up, battle-scarred Hudson Reyes now spends his new life as a movie industry fight scene and weapons specialist simply doing what he knows best: surviving. Until he meets her . The one woman who makes him want to live again... -
![Puckboy by Mickey Miller]()
Puckboy by Mickey Miller
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOlder title & cover edition of ASIN B07Q3QYMNZAmazon Bestselling Author Mickey Miller brings you a sexy new standalone romance.I woke up in Vegas, married to Hockey's biggest playboy...by accident. Oops!I needed a marriage to save my image. Catarina Vidal was in the right place at the right time. In a sexy red dress. She tempted me, and I couldn't resist... -
![Bender by Colleen Charles]()
Bender by Colleen Charles
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy second chance is the biggest gamble of my life. I am Marco Rossi, once an Italian nobody, now living the dream as a Vegas Venom player. I thought I was swapping my lonely orphan past for a team-family. But I was wrong. I am on thin ice with everyone, but especially when it comes to Madison McKay...Categorized as:
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![Do Me a Favor by Christina Hovland]()
Do Me a Favor by Christina Hovland
Some days things just click. Today is not that day.Love is a battlefield, and divorce attorney Sadie Howard is entrenched on the frontlines. She thought she might have met the right man once, but he was a career military guy who got shipped overseas and left her heart on the tarmac. These days, the only commitment Sadie wants is the one she's made to her Denver law practice...Categorized as:
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![Traded by Lisa Suzanne]()
Traded by Lisa Suzanne
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe first time I met pro football’s hottest quarterback, we ended up horizontal just before the most embarrassing moment of my life.The second time, I unleashed all my pent-up anger on him.The third time was when the owner of the Vegas Aces introduced him as the newly traded player I’d be coaching for the next year. No…I’m not a football coach. I’ve been hired as his full-time behavior coach... -
![The Penalty Shot by Maren Moore]()
The Penalty Shot by Maren Moore
The one and only rule: Nothing affects our roommate agreement.Being a single mom, my life revolves around rules.But…some rules are meant to be broken.And my new roommate is the temptation I can’t afford.Asher Hart, the handsome, tattooed hockey player who’s doing everything he can to penetrate the walls around my heart.I should have known that he would be trouble..Categorized as:
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![Changing Lanes by Katie Graykowski]()
Changing Lanes by Katie Graykowski
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsProfessional Football Player, Devon Harding found his soul mate at the age of seventeen. Trouble is, he can’t remember her last name. For the last fourteen years, he’s been waiting for The Universe to send her back to him. When that day comes, he nearly falls all over himself to get to her. But he plays it cool and waits for her to come to him. And she walks right past him... -
![Ransom by Nana Malone]()
Ransom by Nana Malone
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsMoney, power, prestige…reject. Ransom Cox is —The Player. His whole life, hockey player, Ransom Cox, has watched the people he loves the most reject and leave him. He’s learned it’s better to be on his own. After the scandal of his wife walking out on him right before the championships, citing his bedroom “over” prowess as the reason, he can’t seem to escape the spotlight... -
![Billionaire Retreat: A Secret Baby Second Chance Romance by Summer Cooper]()
Billionaire Retreat: A Secret Baby Second Chance Romance by Summer Cooper
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsNina Charles is an actress, struggling to find herself and her way in sunny L.A. After nonstop bad luck, she’s relieved when she finally lands a gig as an entertainment specialist for an exclusive, private resort. She promptly realizes that the resort caters to rich men looking for a wild time...
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