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Pucks, Sticks, and Diapers by Toni Aleo
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFirst came love, then came the NHL, then came Baylor and Jayden with a baby carriage... -
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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... -
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![Power Play by Toni Aleo]()
Power Play by Toni Aleo
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsPosey Adler is coming home. After a devastating journey for what she mistakenly thought was true love, she is saying to hell with men and love forever. As the Nashville Assassins’s new assistant coach for special teams, Posey is ready to focus on her job and have the attention on her for a change... -
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Dirty Toe Drag by Toni Aleo
Stella Brooks is a woman who knows what she wants. From her first glimpse of Paris Fashion Week at the tender age of eleven, she has only ever wanted to be a designer. Hardworking and dedicated, she knows she can make a success of it. Until…she is driven to trade fashion for frosting, a move that makes her soul sing but shakes her confidence in her decision-making to her core... -
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![Saved by Love by Toni Aleo]()
Saved by Love by Toni Aleo
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEvan 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... -
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Bring It Home by Toni Aleo
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBoon Hoenes only has three goals in life. To make Posey Adler his wife, to win the Stanley Cup for the second year in a row, and for Shea Adler to like him.The first, he’s got on lock. The second, he’s well on his way. And the third… Well, two out of three ain’t bad... -
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A Cranberry Inn Christmas by Beth Ehemann
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsChristmas at the Murphy household has always been a big deal, but with her daughters getting older, Kacie Murphy is feeling a bit sentimental, so she decides to give her family the perfect Christmas. Plans of cookie baking, sleigh ride taking, and snowman making are quickly put in jeopardy when Kacie receives devastating news—her mom has sold the beloved Cranberry Inn... -
![End Game by Toni Aleo]()
End Game by Toni Aleo
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThis is going to be Ryan Justice’s year. It’s his last year of college and his last year as a hockey player for the Bellevue Bullies. He’s making all the plays in preparation for achieving his dream of being drafted into the NHL. This is Sofia Castilleja’s beginning. She is starting her college career as a star member of Bellevue’s brand-new gymnastics team... -
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Losing an Edge by Catherine Gayle
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn any other family, Levi “501” Babcock would have been the golden boy. Instead, he’s lived his entire life in the shadow of his almost-perfect older brother. They both play for the NHL’s Portland Storm, but Levi is tired of being the second-best Babcock brother. He’s determined to find at least one thing he can do better... -
![Changing Lines by Toni Aleo]()
Changing Lines by Toni Aleo
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsClaire and Jude Sinclair have been living the perfect life for the last ten years. Blissfully in love, professionally successful, happily married… They have everything they want—except a baby to make their family complete... -
![Holding Hailey by Kat Mizera]()
Holding Hailey by Kat Mizera
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKane will stop at nothing to win... her heart. After hockey superstar Kane "Hat-trick" Hatcher is traded to the new team in Alaska, he can't score to save his soul and his coach has been giving him a hard time. Even worse, the girl he's crazy about is thousands of miles away and his father has become a nuisance; his nickname has suddenly taken on a whole new meaning... -
![The Chase is Over by Toni Aleo]()
The Chase is Over by Toni Aleo
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsYou are cordially invited to the wedding of Shelli Adler and Aiden Brooks…Shelli has been planning her wedding to Aiden in her scrapbook since she was old enough to wield a glue stick. And now that day has finally arrived... -
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Red Rocket by Raine Miller, Brit DeMille
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"Public Relations" is about to take on a whole new meaning for a standout Russian enforcer with a bad reputation and the feisty redhead from the PR department who just might be the one person who can help him shine up his tarnished image in this grumpy/sunshine hockey love story. "They call me 'The Mad Russian' for a reason... -
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Edge by Brenda Rothert
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsOne bad hit has left the career of young NHL Center Luke Hudson in question. When he arrives for rehab with a minor league team, his injury has robbed him of the edge that made him great. Team trainer Adella Price’s job is to help Luke get back in peak condition. But their one on one sessions shake her resolve to remain unattached... -
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![Wild Heart by Beth Ehemann]()
Wild Heart by Beth Ehemann
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFor Lawrence “Viper” Finkle, hockey isn’t just a sport, it’s a way of life. Since the first time he stepped onto the ice at just eight years old, he knew what he was meant to do, and he does it well. When his career takes an unexpected hit, and his relationship is pushed to the breaking point, he’s left sidelined and wondering what his future holds... -
![Portland Storm: The Second Period by Catherine Gayle]()
Portland Storm: The Second Period by Catherine Gayle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDelay of Game With her father’s health in question, Sara Thomas is focused on reducing his anxiety. That’s no small feat considering his high-stress job. Everyone knows Sara’s single; no one knows she’s pregnant. There’s never a good time to unexpectedly get knocked up, but now is not it... -
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Game Day by Piper Lawson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the heat of victory, I asked her to be mine forever. We’d both triumphed in our own way:Nova broke free from her past.I led my team to a championship and discovered life beyond the court. Our journey to "I do" was supposed to be easy. Except…The hottest resort in Aspen is only available is on short notice.A new season with the Denver Kodiaks looms on the horizon... -
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Ignite by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThere were two things Emmit Lewis loved. Racing cars and Adaline Morgan. Time was stolen from the two young lovers and Emmit vowed never again would he allow anything to come between the two of them. Blurred lines both on and off the track have Emmit being tested beyond his limits... -
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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... -
![Slammed by Victoria Denault]()
Slammed by Victoria Denault
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsNot every goalie plays it safe... As a publicist for the San Francisco Thunder hockey team, Dixie Braddock is too busy rescuing the players from trouble to get into any of her own. Except, of course, when it comes to the super hot new goalie... -
![In Your Pucking Dreams by Sheridan Anne]()
In Your Pucking Dreams by Sheridan Anne
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsCASSIEI made the worst decision of my life when I left Denver three years ago.I broke his heart. I broke my family’s hearts. And then I broke my own.It’s taken three long years, but here I am staring my past in the face.Only everything has changed.He isn’t the boy I once knew. He’s the Captain of the Denver Dragons... -
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Smoke Signals by Catherine Gayle
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsUSA Today bestselling author Catherine Gayle presents the second novel in the Tulsa Tunderbirds hockey romance series. Desperation changes a person. Leads them to do things they never would have dreamed. Thanks to his mother, Ray “Razor” Chambers knows what desperation can lead a person to do. But as a defenseman for the Tulsa Thunderbirds, those days are long in the past for both of them... -
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Dump and Chase by Toni Aleo
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsShelli 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... -
![Heller Brothers Hockey - A Five Book Hockey Romance Collection by Kelly Jamieson]()
Heller Brothers Hockey - A Five Book Hockey Romance Collection by Kelly Jamieson
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn amazing opportunity to own all 5 Heller Brothers Hockey romances In One Limited Edition Digital Boxed Set... -
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![The Enforcer by Josie Blake]()
The Enforcer by Josie Blake
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsShe wants my help to make her stronger, but this girl can bring me to my knees…Growing up in Chesterboro, good girls were warned away from my brothers and me, and Penny Hampshire is a good girl. We're from opposite sides of town—her side has money and mine barely makes ends meet. But when a trauma leaves her feeling out of control and vulnerable, she asks me to teach her to fight... -
![Never Gonna Happen by Sheridan Anne]()
Never Gonna Happen by Sheridan Anne
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLOGANWho would have thought breaking your dick would be so much fun?I walked into the physio’s office, hobbling like a fool, and the last thing I expected to see was her.She was going to be mine come hell or high water.The only problem is, she’s got the weight of the world resting on her feisty shoulders, and she’s not the kind of woman to fall for my usual tricks... -
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Break Away by Lisa B. Kamps
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJean-Pierre "JP" Larocque is a speed demon for the Baltimore Banners. He lives for speed off the ice, too, playing fast and loose with cars and women... -
![Trust Me: The Complete Box Set: Matty and Kayla's Story - Books 1-3 by Christine Bell]()
Trust Me: The Complete Box Set: Matty and Kayla's Story - Books 1-3 by Christine Bell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTrust Me, the complete box set! All three books in Matty and Kayla's story... Book One: As the oldest McDaniels boy, it’s always been Matty’s job to take care of his brothers, but lately, he’s been doing a crappy job of it... -
![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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Rain Dance by Catherine Gayle
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings***Trigger warning: contains graphic scenes depicting domestic and sexual violence.*** USA Today bestselling author Catherine Gayle presents another novel in the sexy Tulsa Thunderbirds hockey romance series, a spin-off from the Portland Storm series. He's in a drought. No rain. No goals. No women. She has what it takes to quench his thirst... -
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Free Agent by Catherine Gayle
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUSA 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... -
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Ice Queen by A.J. Wynter
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Ice Queen has a SecretEvery hockey player knows that the coach's daughter is off-limits.But, what about the owner's daughter?Is she off-limits too?Asking for a friend...To make things even more complicated, she's the general manager of the team.AKA my BOSS.So, yeah. If I want to see the playoffs, we need to keep this relationship a secret... -
![Meet Me in the Penalty Box by Cali Melle]()
Meet Me in the Penalty Box by Cali Melle
She was the one thing he couldn't have, but that wouldn't stop him from getting what he wanted.After a nasty break-up with her ex, moving to Orchid Beach was like a breath of fresh air. Harper landed a brand new job as a sports photographer for a professional hockey team. It was just what she needed to get away from everything she had ever known... -
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![The Playmaker by Dakota Madison]()
The Playmaker by Dakota Madison
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsKian Kavanagh, Mr. Fire on Ice, has just been called up to play hockey for the NHL's new expansion team in Seattle. Finally playing in the NHL is a dream come true...except for one thing. Kian has to leave Northern Arizona and the love of his life, Taylor Thompson, to pursue his dream. Taylor Thompson thinks she's got life figured out... -
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Overtime by Kat Mizera
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsHotshot hockey star Patrick Graham has been groomed for the pros since before he could walk. Fast forward to his junior year of college, and he’s having the time of his life. What could be better than pucks, partying, and having his pick of campus women? But if Patrick doesn’t buckle down and get his grades up, he could find himself benched for the championships... -
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On the Fly by Catherine Gayle
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsInjury after injury has put Brenden Campbell's NHL career on hold for years. Now he's playing for the Portland Storm and determined to make it stick. Few things in life drive him more than being told he can't have something he wants, and what he wants most is to prove he belongs. Brenden also wants Rachel Shaw, the cute, little redhead who just got hired as the general manager's new assistant... -
![Ghost Dance by Catherine Gayle]()
Ghost Dance by Catherine Gayle
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsUSA Today bestselling author Catherine Gayle presents another novel in the sexy Tulsa Thunderbirds hockey romance series. He had it all. And lost it in an instant. The night Dmitri Nazarenko won hockey’s Holy Grail, he lost more than he ever bargained for. With a world of guilt weighing him down, Dima can never forgive himself for his tragic misjudgment... -
![Jonah by Brenda Rothert]()
Jonah by Brenda Rothert
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsReynaI don’t do relationships. A federal agent whose life revolves around rescuing kidnapped children, I’ve got no interest in catching any man who’s not a criminal. So when my new assignment in Chicago requires me to get closer to a VIP Chicago Blaze fan, Blaze goalie Jonah West is the perfect cover. Like me, he’s too focused on his career to make time for love, dates or even hookups... -
![Icing by Jami Davenport]()
Icing by Jami Davenport
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSteele:I'm a second-year hockey player for the Seattle Sockeyes. Imagine my shock when I return from a trip to find my former roommate has transferred his lease to my nemesis. She's so annoying I can't stand to be in the same room with her. She pushes all my buttons and is my exact opposite. Despite it all, I want to rip off her clothes and make mad passionate love to her... -
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Score by Victoria Denault
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHe's used to winning, but now he's playing with his heart.Jude Braddock. Hockey god. That's how everyone sees him now. But when they were teenagers, Zoey knew him as the kid who didn't have enough nerve to make a move on their one and only disastrous date. Seems he doesn't have that problem anymore, though. According to the rumors, he's with a different woman every night... -
![One Night with the Rebel (Looking to Score) by Kendall Ryan]()
One Night with the Rebel (Looking to Score) by Kendall Ryan
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe barged into my life and turned everything upside down. We spent one scorching-hot night together, and then she disappeared into the sunset with the golden jock everyone adored. Which makes sense, right? A girl as beautiful and brilliant as Eden Wynn doesn’t end up with a rebel like me.I expected them to live happily ever after, except that's not what happened... -
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Play to Win by Kelly Jamieson
Meet the Wynns—a hockey dynasty built on family, money, and drama. From USA Today bestselling author Kelly Jamieson, the first novel in a new series is a total win-win. “Kelly Jamieson is an auto-buy for me.”—Carly Phillips After an injury forced Théo Wynn to give up professional hockey, he turned to his second love: numbers... -
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Only One Forever by Natasha Madison
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsFrom The Something So Series and the This Is series comes Only One Forever.DylanMy dreams came true when I was adopted at ten.I was the best on the ice. Living the life of what every kid dreams of.We’ve been best friends since then. Even when she was the annoying little sister following us around.I would do anything for her.It is another family vacation; except this time it feels different...Categorized as:
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![Bury the Hatchet by Catherine Gayle]()
Bury the Hatchet by Catherine Gayle
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHe was poised to be an elite goalie for a contending team. Hunter Fielding has long since proven himself to be one of the best goaltenders in the NHL. The problem? His former team had another (slightly better) backstop. They left Hunter out to dry, the upstart Tulsa Thunderbirds claimed him in the expansion draft, and he made a few stupid comments about backasswards Oklahomans...Categorized as:
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![All the Sauce by Toni Aleo]()
All the Sauce by Toni Aleo
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsOwen Adler has spent his whole life being half of a matched set. But when his twin brother Evan leaves hockey—and him—behind on the Carolina IceCats, Owen finds he has to skate a new path on his own.Angie Paxton knows a lot about being on her own. She pushed Nashville, and the trauma she experienced there, to the back of her mind and started over in South Carolina... -
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Kiss My Pucking Bass by Sheridan Anne
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsCHARLIMy life has been a mess since the day my father died.I was beaten and abused until I found the courage to run.I ran until I couldn’t take another step, collapsing at the door of Mickey’s bar.I was a broken shell, ready to give in.Until the sexy, broody man decided to save me.XANDERShe’s like nothing I’d ever seen with those blues and dark hair... -
![Playing to Win by Stacey Lynn]()
Playing to Win by Stacey Lynn
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt was a three-week fling. Nothing more than a couple of college kids having some fun, but then I did the stupid thing and fell for Jude Taylor quicker than he can score a goal on the ice. And after one beautiful night together, he left for the pros before I could make my first cup of coffee. I thought I’d put him behind me. I thought I’d moved on... -
![Alexei by Brenda Rothert]()
Alexei by Brenda Rothert
Alexei: I guess the party’s over—for now. When I wake up in the hospital after a DUI car crash, my new NHL team owner gives me an ultimatum – get sober or get packed for the minor leagues. So I talk the talk and go to rehab. I plan to breeze through, get sprung in 30 days or less and hit the road with my new team, the Chicago Blaze... -
![Back Check by Kelly Jamieson]()
Back Check by Kelly Jamieson
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe so-bad-they’re-good alphas of hockey’s Chicago Aces are back in this emotionally charged novel of sex, love, and second chances from the bestselling author of Top Shelf and the Heller Brothers series. Tanner Bennet hates weddings. They just remind him that he simply isn’t cut out for any kind of healthy, committed relationship—never has been, never will be...
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