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  • Pucks, Sticks, and Diapers by Toni Aleo

    Pucks, Sticks, and Diapers by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    First came love, then came the NHL, then came Baylor and Jayden with a baby carriage...
  • Twenty-Two by Toni Aleo

    Twenty-Two by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When Lucas Brooks was traded to the Nashville Assassins over a decade ago, he was a brash, brawling hothead without an anchor. Well, four kids and a smokin' hot wife will weigh you down real fast, but Lucas wouldn't change a minute of his happily ever after...
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    sports  hockey  contemporary  length-novella  m-f
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  • Dirty Toe Drag by Toni Aleo

    Dirty Toe Drag by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 11 ratings
    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...
    Categorized as:
    sports  hockey  contemporary  new adult  open-door  m-f
  • Assist by Alexandria House

    Assist by Alexandria House

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Center for the St. Louis Sires has lived an undeniably good life, but something has always been missing, something he desperately craves—a family.The alluring rapper is at the top of her game, talented and adored by her fans, including the Center for the St. Louis Sires, but what she desires most is a real connection—a friend...
  • Bring It Home by Toni Aleo

    Bring It Home by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Boon 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...
  • Pucks & Penalties: Pucked Series Outtakes and Deleted Scenes by Helena Hunting

    Pucks & Penalties: Pucked Series Outtakes and Deleted Scenes by Helena Hunting

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 12 ratings
    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...
  • Logan by Samantha Whiskey

    Logan by Samantha Whiskey

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 19 ratings
    As the best offensive defenseman in the NHL, you’d think my skills would get more notice than my face. Ridiculous, but I’ve been dubbed the “pretty boy” since rookie year. Pair the looks with my multi-million-dollar career, and it’s a recipe to get used. I’ve been burned before, and it’s never happening again. Then I meet Delaney Collins—Charleston’s impossibly sexy librarian...
  • A Cranberry Inn Christmas by Beth Ehemann

    A Cranberry Inn Christmas by Beth Ehemann

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Christmas 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 ratings
    This 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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    sports  hockey  new adult  college  contemporary
  • The Assassins Series by Toni Aleo

    The Assassins Series by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Now 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...
    Categorized as:
    sports  hockey  humor  contemporary  length-long
  • Cocky Quarterback: Eric Cocker by Faleena Hopkins

    Cocky Quarterback: Eric Cocker by Faleena Hopkins

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    BRAND 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...
    Categorized as:
    sports  hockey  humor  contemporary  length-medium
  • Smokeshow: A Hockey Love Story by Raine Miller

    Smokeshow: A Hockey Love Story by Raine Miller

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Be "just friends" with a smokeshow like her? That's pretty much a p#cking impossible ask.—Tyler Lockhardt, VEGAS CRUSHI'm just over here minding my business playing hockey for the Crush when the SMOKESHOW of my dreams turns up and seriously rocks my world.For real.Beautiful, smart, and so incredibly sweet I cannot help myself from wanting to get to know her a whole lot better...
    Categorized as:
    sports  hockey  contemporary  length-medium
  • Losing an Edge by Catherine Gayle

    Losing an Edge by Catherine Gayle

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In 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...
  • Saving the Game: A Fake Relationship Sports Romance by Susan Renee

    Saving the Game: A Fake Relationship Sports Romance by Susan Renee

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    Has this ever happened to you?You’re minding your own business after the game, buying drinks at the bar for your teammates when you overhear a woman talking on the phone. You don’t know her, but she’s telling her mother she’s in a serious relationship with you. You decide to play along and ask her when you get to meet the parents...
  • 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 ratings
    Previously 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...
  • Wild Tendy by Toni Aleo

    Wild Tendy by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Nico Merryweather loves women—all women. Sure, they’re sexy and fun. But “Player” is an easy reputation to hide behind, a way to keep the good times rolling and reality at bay. He’s loud, he’s cocky, he says exactly what he’s thinking, and people just laugh it off because they think they know him. But Nico makes sure no one is close enough to know the truth...
    Categorized as:
    sports  hockey  contemporary
  • Changing Lines by Toni Aleo

    Changing Lines by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Claire 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...
    Categorized as:
    sports  hockey  new adult  contemporary
  • Holding Hailey by Kat Mizera

    Holding Hailey by Kat Mizera

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Kane 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 ratings
    You 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...
  • Red Rocket by Raine Miller, Brit DeMille

    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...
  • Edge by Brenda Rothert

    Edge by Brenda Rothert

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    One 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...
  • Power Play by Kat Mizera

    Power Play by Kat Mizera

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    The Phantoms are back with a vengeance… and the City of Angels will never be the same.I never asked for the spotlight, but inheriting a pro hockey team pulls me into a world of chaos.All eyes are on me now.I’m no stranger to the world of hockey but watching from the sidelines and calling the shots are two very different things. Especially when you’re not wanted...
  • Portland Storm: The Second Period by Catherine Gayle

    Portland Storm: The Second Period by Catherine Gayle

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Delay 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...
    Categorized as:
    sports  hockey  athletes  contemporary  length-epic
  • Rites of Passage by Catherine Gayle

    Rites of Passage by Catherine Gayle

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    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. Where do you go once you’ve hit rock bottom? With his world already in shambles, Andrew Nash’s life plummets even further after a freak accident on the ice exposes his deepest secret...
    Categorized as:
    sports  hockey  contemporary  length-medium
  • Saving Sara by Kat Mizera

    Saving Sara by Kat Mizera

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

    The Carolina Cold Fury Hockey Series by Sawyer Bennett

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Discover the series that led Violet Duke to rave, “Sawyer Bennett never fails to deliver heroes I fall hard for and heroines I adore.” Featuring the chiseled bad boys of the Carolina Cold Fury hockey team, these electrifying romances are melting hearts, one reader at a time...
    Categorized as:
    sports  hockey  contemporary  m-f  length-epic
  • Wheeler by Colleen Charles

    Wheeler by Colleen Charles

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Throughout 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...
    Categorized as:
    sports  hockey  humor  contemporary
  • Long Shot by Kat Mizera

    Long Shot by Kat Mizera

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Welcome to Fort Lauderdale... where the days are hot and the Knights are hotter.Jace:I never expected to make it up to the big leagues. But now that I’m here, I’m never going back down. I will out-work, out-train, outdo every other guy on the Knights if that’s what it takes. Not even a shark attack will get in my way… but the sexy surfer chick who rescues me just might...
  • Iced by Colleen Charles

    Iced by Colleen Charles

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    I’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...
    Categorized as:
    hockey  sports  contemporary  humor  length-medium
  • 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 ratings
    As 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...
    Categorized as:
    sports  hockey  christian  humor  contemporary  athletes
  • One Timer by Toni Aleo

    One Timer by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    You’ve known Harper Allen and Jakob Titov since you met them in Taking Shots. You know their story already, right? Ha! You only think you do. In One-Timer, they’ll tell it for themselves. Harper has been hurt so many times, and she has no interest in anything more than a one-time thing, but Jakob Titov has other ideas. He is looking for his forever...
    Categorized as:
    sports  hockey  contemporary
  • Sterling by Samantha Whiskey

    Sterling by Samantha Whiskey

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 19 ratings
    It’s my first day back with the Carolina Reapers and the elevator just stopped.At least I’m in here with the girl of my dreams.London Foster is smart, sexy, and everything I’ve ever wanted—Until the elevator doors finally open and she runs right into my biological brother’s arms.Maxim is everything I hate—the chosen son who wasn’t a dirty little secret.I grew up with a hardworking single mom...
  • Slammed by Victoria Denault

    Slammed by Victoria Denault

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Not 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...
  • Connell by Samantha Whiskey

    Connell by Samantha Whiskey

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 13 ratings
    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...
  • Caspian by Samantha Whiskey

    Caspian by Samantha Whiskey

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 16 ratings
    She’s the girl next door, and for the next two weeks I’ll be her NHL star boyfriend.When Ryleigh Dunham needs a date for my sister’s wedding—one confident and sexy enough to make her ex jealous—I’m more than happy to sign up for the job.After all, Ryleigh isn’t the feisty teenager I used to know—now she’s all fiery passion, delectable curves, and a smart mouth I can’t get enough of...
  • Smoke Signals by Catherine Gayle

    Smoke Signals by Catherine Gayle

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    USA 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...
  • 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 ratings
    An amazing opportunity to own all 5 Heller Brothers Hockey romances In One Limited Edition Digital Boxed Set...
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    sports  hockey  athletes  contemporary  length-epic
  • Frozen Flames by V.H. Nicolson

    Frozen Flames by V.H. Nicolson

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I’ve been in love with Ash Johansson for as long as I can remember.Former hockey player for the NHL, he now has his dream job coaching the team he loves.Except, while he’s off living his best life, I’m left here.Not in a loveless marriage, but in something much worse; a lonely one.Our forever has fizzled out.So I do the only thing that makes sense...
  • The Enforcer by Josie Blake

    The Enforcer by Josie Blake

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    She 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...
    Categorized as:
    sports  hockey  new adult  alpha male  contemporary
  • The Net by Colleen Charles

    The Net by Colleen Charles

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    I always put it in the net...As the new guy on the Rochester Riot, I’m used to dealing with haters and trolls.My opponents come after me fast and hard, while fair weather fans play armchair quarterback about my talent or lack thereof.But they never mention how I look – they never ridicule me for my body.I don’t know what it’s like to be called fat, ugly, disgusting, even… worthless...
    Categorized as:
    sports  hockey  contemporary  length-short
  • The Import Slot by Alys J. Clarke

    The Import Slot by Alys J. Clarke

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

    Hot Jocks by Kendall Ryan

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Your favorite Hot Jocks are ready for you to binge! If you like sexy, confident men who know how to handle a stick (on and off the ice), and smart women who are strong enough to keep all those big egos in check, this series is perfect for you!"A TOTAL, UTTER MUST READ." -Book FanaticPlaying for KeepsI've never been so stupid in my entire life...
    Categorized as:
    sports  hockey  contemporary  length-epic
  • Break Away by Lisa B. Kamps

    Break Away by Lisa B. Kamps

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jean-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...
  • Cage's Misconduct by Nikki Worrell

    Cage's Misconduct by Nikki Worrell

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Dalton ‘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...
    Categorized as:
    sports  hockey  humor  contemporary  m-f  length-medium
  • Rain Dance by Catherine Gayle

    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...
    Categorized as:
    sports  hockey  new adult  contemporary  m-f  length-short
  • 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...
  • Off the Ice by L.P. Dover

    Off the Ice by L.P. Dover

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He’s always made the scoring plays, both on and off the ice, but this time he has a new goal … the one for Meghan’s heart. I’m Justin Davis, all-star center for the Charlotte Strikers. For years, I chased the spotlight, not only with hockey, but through television as well. That’s why I decided to play the bachelor on Rich and Single...
    Categorized as:
    sports  hockey  contemporary  length-medium
  • Puck Money by Raine Miller, Brit DeMille

    Puck Money by Raine Miller, Brit DeMille

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They call me the Ice Dragon but it's really just all for show.—Boris Drăghici, VEGAS CRUSHPUCK MONEY is a sexy STANDALONE sports romance about a Russian/Romanian hockey center with money problems and the tantalizing financial advisor he's hired to sort out his p#cking investments...
    Categorized as:
    sports  hockey  contemporary
  • Ice Hearts by Monty Jay

    Ice Hearts by Monty Jay

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Behind every heartless woman is a little girl who trusted the world with her love to have it chew her up and spit her out.No one knows that better than Aurelia Riggs.Silver tongue matched with a golden appearance.She is the notorious ice queen.To protect her heart she has a set of rules.No sleeping over.No second dates.No falling in love...
    Categorized as:
    sports  hockey  contemporary  length-short
  • Hockey Ever After: A Sports Romance Anthology by Piper Rayne, Natasha Madison

    Hockey Ever After: A Sports Romance Anthology by Piper Rayne, Natasha Madison

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Calling all hockey romance lovers! If you’re a fan of hot hockey players and steamy nights this anthology is for you!This collection of contemporary hockey romance stories from bestselling authors is packed full of everything you love in a sports romance including tropes like single dad, workplace romance, fling-to-love, coach’s daughter, mistaken identity, and friends-to-lovers...
    Categorized as:
    sports  hockey  anthologies  contemporary
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