Best of
Sports-Romance

2020

Jock Blocked


Pippa Grant - 2020
    And what's working is him keeping his pants zipped and doing all of his scoring on the field.So when I hear he's planning to ditch his V-card now that he's been traded to baseball's lovable losers — aka my home team and my reason for living every March through October — I do what any rational, dedicated, obsessed fan would do.I make a plan to stop him.But the thing about stopping him is that it requires spending time with him.Lots. And lots. And lots of time.And the more time I spend with him, the more I like him. Not as the guy who's going to help save my favorite team and finally bring home a championship ring, but as the guy who's helping me in my quest to bring back the team's old mascot. Who also loves making pancake and bacon sandwiches. And who would do almost anything for his love of the game.But after all this time of jock-blocking him… do I even have a chance?And if I do, are we both destined to a life of celibacy in the name of winning?Jock Blocked is a home run of a romantic comedy featuring the world's most superstitious sports fan, baseball's oldest virgin hero, a rogue meatball, an adorable puppy with a cussing problem, and the best lovable losers. It stands alone and comes with a happily ever after more satisfying than a game-winning grand slam.

Clutch Player


Nikki Ash - 2020
    Landon was my entire world, and I thought he would be my forever. But I was young and dumb, and with one error in judgement, I destroyed any chance of a future we could've had together, along with our hearts.Twelve years later and I'm going through the motions of life but not actually living. Which is why I let my friends, Bridget and Simon, set me up on a blind date. Turns out, it's not so blind after all. Because the man sitting in front of me is the same man who's held onto my heart all these years.LandonThey call me a clutch player because I'm good under pressure and quick on my feet. I was also quick to fall in love. The first time it was with baseball, the second was with Harper. And for a short time I had them both.Until I lost Harper and all I had left was baseball.For years, I focused on my career. I had accepted that baseball was my one true love.Until I saw her again. I never imagined we'd ever get a second chance, but now that she's sitting right across from me, I know there's no way in hell I'm going to let her go again.

Lucky Bastard


Kaylee Ryan - 2020
    Landon Barker, the quarterback for the Hermosa Beach Trojans, is a player on and off of the field. He’s got his sights set on me as his next play, but I see right through him. Aubrey says I’m overreacting, that I should give him a chance. What she doesn’t realize is men like Landon don’t fall for the girl next door. That’s not reality. She got her fairytale, although it was a long road. Not all of us are that lucky.Landon She’s a friend of our new kicking coach’s wife. When I ask Chance for her number, he tells me I have to find a way to get it myself. Nothing when it comes to Emma has been easy. She’s the first woman ever to turn me down, and that won’t do. However, as time passes, it’s about more than that. It’s about her smile, her laugh, and just spending time with her. She thinks I’m a player, and she’s right. What she doesn’t know is that I play to win, and her heart is the ultimate trophy.

Hard to Handle


K. Bromberg - 2020
    Bromberg is back with an all new second-chance, standalone hockey romance.At first, the request seemed simple—sign a new athlete to the agency. Then I found out the new athlete was none other than the most wanted man in hockey today: Hunter MaddoxGifted. Sexy. At the top of his game. And the only man who has ever broken my heart.If signing him will help save our family business, I’ll swallow my pride and do what’s asked. But when it becomes clear his uncharacteristic antics off the ice are a hint of something deeper, keeping things strictly professional between us becomes more than complicated. But I know better than to cross that line. I’ll never date a client. Not even for him.***Win the Stanley Cup and do it before time runs out. Not a small feat, but it’s what’s motivated me since the start of my career. And time is running out.Enter Dekker Kincade.Feisty. Dogged. Damn gorgeous. The one I let get away.I have no idea why she’s traveling with the team, but hell if resisting her is going to be easy. But I have a job to do, and I refuse to lose sight of that end game. Even if she confuses me. Even if she sees parts of me I’ve hidden from the world. I can’t lose focus. Not even for her.Are you ready to fall for the Kincade sisters and the men who love them in K. Bromberg's sexy, contemporary, sports romance series? These books can all be read as standalones, but you’ll enjoy reading them as a series!Hard to Handle (Hunter & Dekker's story - hockey romance)Hard to Hold (Rush & Lennox's story - soccer romance)Hard to Score (Drew & Brexton's story - football romance)Hard to Lose (Gunner & Chase's story - baseball romance)Hard to Love (Finn & Stevie's story)

Offside


Avery Keelan - 2020
    Following a string of scandals and substandard grades, Chase is on thin ice with his teammates and tyrannical coach. The last thing he needs is to have his focus and loyalty called into question by fraternizing with his team's #1 rival. But a beautiful stranger who throws herself at him one night is too tempting to pass up... Until she throws up on his shoes. Caught in the midst of a bitter rivalry that extends far beyond the arena, Bailey and Chase are on opposite sides of the bench. He's worked his entire life to secure a future in the NHL. She's tagged along for the ride while her brother Derek, star defensive for the Bruder College Bulldogs, has done the same. Fraternizing with the enemy is definitely out of the question. Except this enemy is impossible to resist.2021 Watty Award winner: Romance category.

Play by Play


Kaylee Ryan - 2020
    but the best kind. Too gorgeous for his own good, the former professional athlete is every woman’s dream, including mine. I need to stay away, but he’s relentless.Most girls want Jase because of who he is, but that’s exactly why I don’t want to get involved. A guy like him and a girl like me are bound to fumble.His panty-melting smile is so hard to resist... until one day, I don’t. I give in and say yes to my boss’s cocky best-friend.His charming determination wears me down, and once I realize what I’ve been missing, there is no going back. Now we’re a team, and thanks to his insatiable drive, our squad is growing.JaseThe minute I lay eyes on her, I know she will be mine. I want her, even though my best-friend warns me to stay away from his assistant.Samantha Wilson is smart, gorgeous, and not afraid to call me out. She’s perfect. A refreshing change from all the women who threw themselves at me when I was in the professional league.Not Samantha. She turns me down. Every. Single. Time. For nearly a year. It makes me want her even more. I’m not giving up, I’ve got plays for days, and I’m not afraid to use them.When she finally says yes. My life is turned upside down in ways I can’t imagine— get ready for the play by play.This is a prequel Novella to the Riggins Brothers Series.

Kori and Darian: Love Out Of My League


Kaylyn Kiara - 2020
    Defying the odds against him, he’s pulled himself up by his own boot straps bringing his older sister, Ryland, along for the ride. The definition of started from the bottom Darian was determined to change the status quo within his family dynamic but he was quickly learning that his dream made it hard to connect with genuine people. Kori Childs is a surgical nurse and despite giving so much to others it’s a feeling that hasn’t been reciprocated much in her life. Suffering a bad break up has Kori skeptical of dating and focusing solely on smashing her goals one by one. After an untimely encounter with Darian Thomas he’s everything she vowed to stay away from but finds herself still intrigued by the essence of him. She tries her best to ignore him but when Darian wants something he’ll stop at nothing to get it - including Kori. With mo’ money comes mo’ problems and finding a solid woman to stand by Darian’s side is one of them. From the beginning he saw something special in Kori but she’s not interested in anything his lifestyle has to offer. Even still she cant deny his charm and finds herself questioning if Darian is different or is his love out my league?

Four Months, Three Words


C.W. Farnsworth - 2020
    Not only has playing professional football been the dream since he was a kid, the financial incentive isn’t one he could walk away from even if he wanted to. That is, until a chance collision has the unexpected outcome of making Jace realize he might want something more than the goal he’s spent most of his life pursuing. Might want someone more. …she’s the girl he can never have. For Vivienne Rhodes, the opportunity to attend Lincoln University represents what she’s always craved more than anything: normalcy. One semester is all she has before returning to a future that’s set in stone. Her mere presence on campus is only made possible by an elaborate arrangement. The essential component of it is that no one can know her real identity. Falling for the star quarterback is most definitely not part of the plan. But it will all be fine, just as long as she keeps those feelings to herself. Because that unchangeable future? Can’t include Jace Dawson.

Off the Record


Chelle Sloan - 2020
    Stats, rumors and even what the players like on their pizza. What they don’t turn to me for is information about how their offensive coordinator is in the bedroom. The answer? It’s too hot for print. My name is Sadie Benson and I committed the cardinal sin of being a female sports reporter: I fell in love with a coach.And not just any coach. Hunter McAvoy. On track to become the youngest head coach in football history. And with one panty-melting smile, he made me realize there is more to life than work. It was the story I never saw coming. We both know this is wrong. We both know we should stay away. We know that if our relationship becomes public, it could ruin everything we have spent our entire lives working for. It’s a chance we are both willing to take.

Kiss Now, Lie Later


C.W. Farnsworth - 2020
    One girl. Two feuding towns.MAEVEI've heard a lot of things about Weston Cole. He’s popular. Conceited. Obnoxious. Most importantly, he’s spent the past three years steadily dismantling my family’s football legacy. I should hate him. And I did. Until I encountered him freshman year and discovered he’s also troubled. Captivating. Considerate. When our paths cross again senior year, that knowledge becomes even more dangerous than his suggestive smirk. Hating him was easy. Before I met him.WESTONNo girl in Glenmont is more untouchable than Maeve Stevens. She lives across enemy lines. Her father is Glenmont’s head football coach. Her twin brother is their quarterback. My latest problem? One conversation with Maeve makes me forget about the decades long rivalry between our two towns. Makes me forget there’s a team of guys relying on me to lead them to victory against our main rival. A few forbidden kisses, and there’s only one thing I want to fight for. Her.

Triple Play


Cassie Cole - 2020
    He has an air of strength that makes me quiver with excitement, and I wonder if his rough exterior translates to roughness in the bedroom...Then there’s Joel Rogers, the blond-haired, blue-eyed relief pitcher. A goofy boy-next-door with a smile that melts my heart. After I fix his pitching motion he insists on rewarding me with an extra special workout--one which makes my toes curl.We’re racing toward the playoffs while practicing our positions.Getting sweaty together on--and off--the field.Is this just a regular season fling with three scorching-hot professional athletes?Or will our love affair continue into extra innings?TRIPLE PLAY is a sizzling reverse harem love story filled with humor, action, and baseball-related excitement. HEA guaranteed!

Not My Romeo


Ilsa Madden-Mills - 2020
    Somehow we end up at his penthouse. I blame the gin and tonic.The next day I learn he’s Jack Hawke—bad-boy professional quarterback with a murky past. The NDA he has me sign should be a warning that he isn’t a regular person. Please. I sign it Juliet Capulet, so goodbye, famous football player with abs of steel, and good luck tracking down this small-town librarian.But Jack keeps showing up in places I least expect him. Just when I’m sure he’s gone, he waltzes into my community theater and wins the part of Romeo to my Juliet. How’s a plain, mostly innocent girl like me supposed to resist a man like him?Is Jack my real Romeo… or will this gorgeous football player only break my heart?

Room 4 Rent


Shey Stahl - 2020
    And it has nothing to do with the peanut butter and jelly sandwich she found in her couch cushions this morning, or that fact that her kid’s favorite words is c$. I’ll let you put the letters with the rest of that word, but, to fully to understand my frustration, you have to go back two weeks. That’s when my husband of six years died of a heart attack. And I’m not sad about it. Before you go thinking I’m an emotionless shit, understand that I was sad. Was being the key word.You see, dear friends, in those fifteen days since my husband died, I’ve met his girlfriend, who’s befriended me and to top it all off, it turns out, infidelity wasn’t the only thing he’s guilty of. He hadn’t paid our bills in four months.Now I’m forced to rent out the room above our garage. But there’s a hitch. The guy that rents it?My one-night stand from the night I found out my deceased husband had been cheating on me.The problem? He’s a college baseball player. And let me tell you, sister. Cason Reins, his name should come with a surgeon general warning. He’s everything I don’t need in my life. Not only does he walk around shirtless, have a dirty mind, but his bat… it’s… wooden. No, seriously, it is wooden, but that’s not the worst part, other than him befriending my toddler? He knows how to throw a curve ball. He wants to… gulp. Date. Me.Now what the hell am I supposed to do?

Little Lies


H. Hunting - 2020
    You mean nothing to me. I never loved you. I turned my words into swords.And I cut her down. Shoved the blade in and watched her fall. I said I’d never hurt her, and I did. Years later, I’m faced with all the little lies, the untruths, the false realities, the damage I inflicted, when all I wanted was to indulge my obsession. Lavender Waters is the princess in the tower. Even her name is the thing fairy tales are made of. I used to be the one who saved her. Over and over again. But I don’t want to save her anymore. I just want to pretend the lies are still the truth.A standalone angsty new adult romance. Heroine: Lavender Waters (Alex and Violet Waters’ youngest daughter, PUCKED and FOREVER PUCKED couple origin, Pucked Series )Hero: Kodiak (Kody) Bowman (Rook and Lainey Bowman’s son, A LIE FOR A LIE couple origin, All In Series )

That Boy Series: Books 1-5


Jillian Dodd - 2020
     Top 100 book in the entire Amazon Kindle store #1 Teen & Young Adult Contemporary Romance You know, being friends with two cute boys does have its benefits. There's Danny. Danny is a golden boy in every way. He has dreamy blue eyes and blonde hair that always looks perfect, even when it's windblown or been stuck under a football helmet. He's the boy every girl crushes on. The boy I get into trouble with, the boy I fight with, the hot quarterback no girl can resist. Being with Danny is like being on an adventure. He has a bright, contagious smile and abs to die for. Equally crush worthy is Phillip. Adorable, sweet Phillip, who I have known since birth. Phillip has dark hair, a perfect smile, brown eyes, and the sexiest voice I have ever heard. He's the boy I talk to every night before I go to sleep. The boy who rescues me, the boy who can read my mind, the boy who is always there for me, the boy who tries to keep me out of trouble, the boy who irritatingly keeps getting hotter, and whose strong arms always seem to find their way around me. And when he gives me that grin, I can never say no. One boy will give me my very first kiss. One boy will teach me to make out. One boy will take me to prom. And finally, one boy will ask me to marry him. They will both be my best friends. But only one of them will be the boy I fall in love with. Only one of them is That Boy. If you're a football fan, love small town romance, and cute boys next door, you'll love the That Boy series.

Looking to Score


Alley Ciz - 2020
    Ladies Man. Campus Celebrity.Guys want to be me and girls want to bed meCommitment? What's that?Then I saw her--tiny, gorgeous and oh so...MINE.Mason Nova is an egotistical jerk.Player. Persistent. Pain in the Pom-Pom.I don't care if he's the star of the gridiron or how tight his end is.I know his stats both on and off the field. My answer will always be NO.The last thing I need in my life is another charmer who's looking to score.

Dublin Nights Series Box Set: On the Edge & On the Line


Brittney Sahin - 2020
    Billionaire businessman by day, fighter by night . . .Anna is relieved to leave her small hometown behind and get a fresh start with an internship in Dublin. What she doesn't expect is to bump into a strange man in her new apartment on her first night there. A man who, it turns out, also owns the company she's joined.As Adam and Anna are thrust together more and more, she discovers he's a man with secrets and a dark past - a past that seems to be reaching for her. 
Although Anna can sense how dangerous Adam is, she can't seem to resist him. And while he fights his feelings, longing to keep Anna safe, neither of them can see that their only hope for survival is each other.On the Line:On the day of Adam and Anna's wedding, she won't be there, and he'll lay everything on the line to get her back.With the help of former covert operatives, Adam works to track down Anna's last steps to discover what happened to her, never believing her to be a "runaway bride."But as the truth unravels, and the McGregor family finds themselves under attack--Adam must not only rescue Anna in time but keep his family from danger as well.Find out what happens in the suspenseful follow-up novella to the international bestselling book, On the Edge. On the Line also features scenes from Holly McGregor's perspective.

Brazen Rush


Ali Dean - 2020
    It’s hard to stay under the radar when I’m the only girl at the skatepark, especially when I’m better than the guys. Not every guy though. Early one morning I find the only other person at the park with me is none other than Beckett Steele, world champion. Now his attention I don’t mind one bit, and I crave more of it. That’s until he blows me off as soon as he learns I’m seventeen to his twenty-five. Whatever, it’s for the best. I could never handle hanging out with a famous guy like him.When someone posts a video of me skateboarding that goes viral, Beckett’s best friend offers me an opportunity I never saw coming. It would pull me into the world of sponsorships, competitions, and social media frenzy. A world where Beckett Steele is front and center. I’m not cut out for that kind of pressure, and taking it on could ruin the sport I love. Am I willing to risk it if it means getting closer to Beckett?

Rafe


Sawyer Bennett - 2020
     As the second line center for the Arizona Vengeance, my mind has been on one thing—helping my team bring home a championship. But that all changed when I found out my dad had cancer and only months to live. In that moment, nothing mattered more than getting home to North Carolina to be by his side. That meant asking for the unthinkable—a trade to the Carolina Cold Fury. Now I’m home and when I’m not on the ice with my new team, I’m helping care for my dad. And in the midst of my grief, I find comfort from the one person I never expected. Calliope Ramirez stole my heart at a very young age. The beautiful, smart, headstrong girl next door, she was my first… everything. She has never forgiven me for leaving her, believing that I chose hockey over a future together. What she doesn’t understand is that every decision I made was for her, and I’ve never given up hope that one day we’d be together again. Watching my dad slip away is a harsh reminder of how short life can be, and having Callie by my side makes me realize I was a damn fool before. That changes starting right now. Calliope Ramirez is mine and I’m not going to waste the second chance that I’ve been given. **Every 1001 Dark Nights novella is a standalone story. For new readers, it’s an introduction to an author’s world. And for fans, it’s a bonus book in the author’s series. We hope you'll enjoy each one as much as we do.**

Nixon


Samantha Whiskey - 2020
    No way in hell am I falling for that line again.But Liberty is the complete opposite of my ex—she’s smart, compassionate, sexy as hell, and couldn’t care less about my money or status.In fact, she’s leaving as soon as she finishes her doctorate.And the baby she’s planning to raise alone? It’s mine—and I want them both.She certainly doesn’t need me, but she can’t deny our sizzling chemistry.I can’t deny that I’m losing my infamous control and falling for her.For the first time in my life, I’m not the only one calling the plays, and one snap decision could crush our happily ever after.

Homecoming King


Jami Albright - 2020
    But that ain’t happening. Which is just the cherry on top of the crap sundae that is his life.His football career is hanging by a thread.His mom isn’t speaking to him.His hometown is out for his blood.And Tiger Lyons, the girl he did wrong in high school, is supervising the renovation of his new home … and living in his pool house. How’s the league’s premier quarterback supposed to rehab his battered body and regain his starting position, when the woman who still owns a piece of his heart—and now hates his ever-loving guts—is in his face 24/7? Don’t miss Homecoming King—a hilarious enemies-to-lovers, arrogant football player with a heart of gold, sassy heroine rebuilding her life, small-town sports romcom.

The Lying Games: The Complete Love Games Duet


Mickey Miller - 2020
     When I’m in town for a once in a lifetime dance camp, my living arrangements fall through at the last second. I have no other option but to crash with my childhood family friend...turned millionaire athlete. He still hasn't forgiven me for the lie I told him years ago that shattered his heart. But underneath it all, there are shades of the same boy I used to know, before his heart turned to stone. I can tell myself all I want that I hate him, too. But deep in my heart, I know I’ve never wanted anyone more in my life. When you’re playing the lying game, the most dangerous lies are the lies you tell yourself. *Includes both THE LYING GAME and THE END GAME!*

Defending the Rush


Jamie Bennett - 2020
    She likes her life and everything in it to be clean, neat, and orderly. And it was, until her father took the position as head coach of the Woodsmen football team, uprooted their small family, and moved them to Michigan. Now she's living in a place where she has no job, no college, and no friends. Awesome.That’s how things are going, anyway, until she meets Jory Morin. He’s a giant of a guy who plays for her dad, and Meredith can’t figure him out—the way he shows up at her house uninvited, his wild hair and beard, his RV full of concrete animal statues and cat food. And he doesn’t have a cat.Yeah, a little…weird.And then there’s the thing about him fighting, in trouble with his team, and making her wonder if the violent way he plays football is just who he is. Should she even be with him?But there is more to Jory, as Meredith finds out. He has a heart that’s bigger than his old truck, and a brain that may not go in the same direction as hers, but it’s always going. In fact, Meredith will need to work keep up with him. Jory also has work to do to, to break down the defenses that she has built up to protect herself from the hurt in her past.It won’t be easy to figure each other out, but together, they may have created an unstoppable rush!

Hooking


Kristine Allen - 2020
    Hooking was my penalty. It’s never something I set out to do, but it happens. After all, it’s hockey.Hockey is life. Getting traded was a kick to the nuts, but at least I was still playing. It was all that mattered.Until Sydney.Our relationship was forbidden, but I didn’t care—I hadn’t run from a fight yet.I had her right where I wanted her, until everything crashed around me. My past came back to bite me in the ass and I was faced with getting kicked off the team. Now, I’m trying to pick up the goddamn pieces.I’m not going to choose between her or hockey. I want it all. Because despite everything, she’s the best thing I’ve ever hooked.

Hard Pass


K.G. Reuss - 2020
    A weekend in Vegas. And a challenge that changes everything.LexyTravis Owens has been a pain since he tugged my ponytail and challenged me to our first dare when we were eight years old. Time hasn’t changed a thing in regards to the hotter-than-fire football hero, except the game we play with one another now has higher stakes. A weekend in Vegas and a fake marriage assignment ensures nothing will ever be the same between us. Because I think I’m falling for my enemy, and the ring on my finger says he’s already won.TravisLexy Hale is every guy’s wet dream, but she’s off-limits since she’s my best friend’s twin sister. I’ve spent our entire childhood challenging her to dares, hoping to one day beat her. But she never backs down. This time, I have a plan that will ensure I’ll win. A drunken night in Vegas and a fake marriage assignment are all I need to set this plan in motion. Except I didn’t plan on falling for her.She thinks I’m just a jock with too many notches in my bedpost. Now, I need to prove her wrong because everything I’ve ever wanted is at stake. Getting her to marry me is the easy part. Trying to keep her is the real challenge.Hard Pass is a standalone enemies to lovers college football romance. Guaranteed HEA. Contains mature content.

His Kissing Penalty


Anne-Marie Meyer - 2020
    They love me—because I’m an all-American girl and he’s a football star. Plus, we sort of grew up together. Hometown romance sells.We were made to be together, right?Not according to my overprotective family. To them, my brother’s best friend has always been forbidden.I thought I could handle a fake relationship with Jaxson.I was wrong.

Stealing the Bad Boy


Emma St. Clair - 2020
    

An X-Plosive Kind of Love


Tisha Andrews - 2020
    

The Not-Outcast


Tijan - 2020
    I was an outcast.He was best friends with my stepbrother, that same stepbrother who hated me.His two parents loved him. My mom was a junkie. My dad barely knew me.Years passed.I got my life together.Cut went onto NHL stardom.Then there was a text.I was drinking.There was a party.Cut was there...I loved Cutler Ryder since the first moment I saw him.The only problem? He never knew I existed.

Warning Track


Carrie Aarons - 2020
    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. Hoping to wipe the slate clean and clear the club’s name, Colleen vows to put her job above everything else. Friends, a social life, her well-being, and most of all, love.Until she meets the team’s new star player. Their chemistry is instant, igniting the stadium and her heart. But the last thing she needs is a distraction, much less a surly God of the clay diamond who seems to despise her.Fate has other plans, though. If they’re found out, it could mean the end of both of their careers. Except hurtling so close to the danger zone has never felt more right.Hayes Swindell would prefer hell over the place he ended up.After a series of bribes and blackmail gone bad, the league’s most desirable veteran superstar finds himself playing on a team that he wants no part of. The family who runs this dynasty is corrupt, and he’s spent his career avoiding limelight exactly like this.With a chip on his shoulder and the intention to hightail it out of Pennsylvania as soon as his one-year contract is up, he has no plans to fall for the very woman he should stay away from.In his ten years in the league, he’s never once gotten bit by the love bug. But the moment he lays eyes on her, Hayes can see his days are numbered. When the forbidden happens, he has a decision to make.Should they head for disaster together, risking it all, or course-correct and save themselves the ultimate price of heartbreak and scandal?

Gucci


E. Cleveland - 2020
    One night just her and me. Etta is my best friend's little sister, I know I should stay away, but I can't.Booze has a way of sucking the oxygen out of your fears and feeding it to the parts of your heart you starve. It was the end of summer. The alcohol, fire and a wild look in her eyes was too much to turn away from.Now we're supposed to go back to college and pretend it never happened. Like, she's still just my best friend's little sister. The girl I grew up with. Not this addiction burning in my veins.I don't want to hide it. Or sneak around behind my best friend's back. But, Etta is more than just his little sister.And I need so much more than one night.

Mister Dimples


Lindsay Becs - 2020
    Hearing her uninformed, teasing commentary on every game she watches makes me laugh—even when it’s my team she’s talking about. I might be her biggest fan.I thought Troy Tipton was just a nice guy with a gorgeous smile. Until I learned he was a fan-favorite NFL star quarterback. The same one gracing magazine covers with his irresistible dimples. The same one I mock on my show.When we start dating, the explosive chemistry we share is impossible to ignore. But can we keep our opposing careers from ruining what we have before we even begin? Or will we let them destroy everything good that’s between us?---------------------------------------------Mister Dimples is written within the Mister Moneybags world by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward where you'll get to see many familiar faces again.

Hail Mary


Cassie Cole - 2020
    Which makes Colt McAllister a god.The star of the Fort Worth Frenzy could have any woman he wants.But for some reason he has his eye on me. And he’s not the only one.His two suave teammates want to share me too. DJ Buchanan is the goofy blond athlete who’s quick with a joke.It doesn’t hurt that he's covered with chiseled muscle, either. Despite his athletic exterior, Kody Murphy is quiet and studious. And I'm the only one he'll open up to about his troubling past.It’s my job to spend as much time with them as possible. Interviewing them in the locker room......and getting extra personal off the field. Can Colt, DJ, and Kody lead their team into the AFL playoffs? And will our sultry relationship last that long?HAIL MARY is a sizzling reverse harem love story filled with humor, suspense, and athletic action. HEA guaranteed!

Driver's Obsession


Flora Ferrari - 2020
    But not Steve. He always treated me like an adult.It’s not until I finish college that I understand what those feelings I get every time I see him, every time I think about him really mean.My heart stops when I see his truck in the drive, knowing I’ll see him again. But I know why he’s here.Could an older guy like him really go for a younger, curvy girl?Would he betray his best friend to get it, even if he wanted it?Or will he leave us both behind and forget about us when he makes it big?STEVEIt’s a dream come true.She’s a dream come true.A pro team contract, my best buddy as chief mechanic and his daughter along for the ride, all in the same day?Maybe she isn’t into older guys. Maybe I’m just imagining things, or maybe it's time I finally get what I want from life.And all I have to do to claim it is reach out and take it.Consequences? Sure, everything has a price, but once I see her again. Once I know she wants what I have to give her, I’ll pay double.Whatever it costs, whatever it takes.She will be mine.*Driver's Obsession is an insta-everything, OTT standalone instalove romance with a HEA, no cheating, and no cliffhanger.

Rixon Raiders: The Collection


L.A. Cotton - 2020
    fight hard ... love hard.The bestselling Rixon Raiders series has been bundled together to bring you over 1000 pages of angsty and addictive sports romance.Follow three couples as they navigate the ups and downs of friendship, love, and football.Includes:THE TROUBLE WITH YOUan enemies-to-lovers storyHailee Raine only has to survive one more year.One year of life in her football obsessed town.One year of nauseating school spirit.Just one more year of her cruel step-brother Jason; and his cocky, arrogant, football-playing friends.She hates them. Especially, Cameron Chase, the guy she thought was different.Cameron Chase has the world at his feet.He has it all; good looks, talent, and the charm to go with it.He has colleges lined up at the door, all wanting a piece of Rixon Raiders star wide receiver.Until something threatens everything he's ever worked for, and only one person can quiet the war raging inside him.But he's supposed to hate her; his best friend's sister.She's off-limits.Untouchable.She's trouble with a capital T.Then Hailee finds herself in the middle of a football prank gone wrong...And suddenly hating each other never felt so good.~THE GAME YOU PLAYa hate-to-love storyFelicity Giles has a list.Lose her virginity.Meet her knight-in-shining-armor and fall in love.Have the best senior year a girl can have.The only problem? Her knight isn’t a saint, he’s a villain, and she’s pretty sure he’ll destroy her before ever handing over a piece of his heart.Jason Ford has a plan.Win State and go down as one of the most successful Quarterbacks in Rixon Raider history.Head off to college and pursue his dream of being drafted to the NFL.Avoid the girl under his skin. Felicity Giles, his stepsister’s best friend and perpetual pain in his ass.She’s annoying as hell.Quirky.She’s a game to him, nothing more.Until his arch rival comes after him and the few people he cares about ... and Felicity gets caught in the crossfire.And suddenly hating her feels a whole lot like falling in love.~THE HARDER YOU FALLa friends-to-lovers storyMya Hernandez has scars.The kind that run deep and leave marks.Rixon is only supposed to be a temporary place to hide, but it's quickly becoming something more.She's almost certain it has nothing to do with the blond-haired, blue-eyed football player who makes her laugh. Who makes her believe in fairy tales again.Even if she knows her life is destined to be nothing more than a tragedy.Asher Bennet has secrets.Not the scandalous kind, but the ones that fester, slowly eating away at your soul.On the face of it, he's Mr Popular, always down for a party and causing a little mayhem.But on the inside, he just wants someone to see him. Really see him. Too bad the one girl who sees past his facade has already friend-zoned him.It's probably for the best though.She's different.A fighter.She's everything he wants but can never have.Until Mya's past and Asher's present collide in ways neither of them saw coming.And suddenly the thing you need most is the very thing you’re supposed to hate.

Explicitly Yours


Renee Williams - 2020
    I was exhausted from tricking myself that any bum dude would do. I didn’t want to date Mr “He’ll do For Now” anymore. I wanted the one. The one that made my soul soar. The one that made my heartbeat quicken when he walked into the room. The one that living without was not an option. But, could I do it? Could I put on my big girl panties and simply call the man and see what happened? I needed to ask him a few questions.Why we stopped being friends?Why we never became lovers?Could we try to discover forever together?I guessed if I wanted him, I would have to jump in his Dm’s just like every other basketball, influencer, groupie, thirsty chick that wanted Chase McClennon because I knew. My soul knew. Even my heart was in agreeance.This man was explicitly mine. Now, I just had to convince him.

Playing To Win: An Elite Athlete Sport Romance Anthology


Mignon Mykel - 2020
    As they play alongside one another in the summer couple’s volleyball league, the stakes are high—each win has a fun, and eventually sexy, incentive. Can the final winning bracket include love?Making the Leap by Aubree ValentineFrom the outside she looks like a high-society princess. He's no more than the family's ranch hand. But that's not the reason they're bad for each other, nor is it the reason they've held back. Can they get past all the reasons why they couldn't work out, and accept the real reason why they can?Long Shot by Jennifer BondsWes Kaplan is rich, entitled, and a total pain in my ass. Worse? He’s hot AF, persistent as hell, and totally off-limits. Because in a town where gossip spreads faster than pollen on the wind, the only thing worse than hooking up with your uptight boss’s son is falling for him.Personal Foul by Brooke O’BrienWhat will happen when the smooth-talking and irresistible basketball recruit sets his sights on the head coach's daughter? The risks are high with the heat of their sexual tension mounting. Giving in to their desires is one personal foul neither of them can back down from.Throw Like a Girl by Tina GallagherAfter knowing each other for years, Penny Montgomery and Kenny Hanover enjoyed a mild flirtation but didn’t move things beyond that. Besides the fact he’d been warned away by her overprotective big brother, she was only in town for a short visit before heading out to join the Olympic Softball Team, and Kenny wanted more than a fling. When the Olympics are canceled months later, Penny takes a well-deserved vacation at the beach and finds Kenny in town for a friend’s wedding. Still drawn to him, Penny wants to explore their attraction, she just needs to figure out how to convince him to do the same.Double Contact by Christy PastoreAs a professional baseball player, women have never been a challenge. Until I met her. Brunette. Beautiful. Vivacious. Just as I’m ready to take my shot, my teammate jock blocks me. Turns out he saw her first. That was two years ago. As luck would have it, our paths crossed again, and this time, I don’t waste a second. I want my chance.Fierce Fighter by Victoria PinderStone Steel only has one shot to success. Wrestling. He’ll prove it in the Olympics that he’s the best. But he takes time off his training to go to his cousin’s wedding. He hadn’t expected Vanessa, his ex, to be a bridesmaid. Vanessa hopes to avoid Stone at the wedding. She never told him when he left town, she was pregnant. However weddings are intimate and Vanessa and Stone’s chemistry is off the charts. But if she tells him her secret, she’s worried he’ll never forgive her. Can she take a chance on him, this time?

RAZE (Fighter's Den, #0.5)


Amber Isabelle - 2020
    They kill, they feast, and they delight in spilling blood. Greg "Raze" Resnick has always known it was his legacy to take his father's place someday as the leader. He prepared for this moment his whole life and the day has arrived that the talented and ruthless fighter finally step up. But fate has other plans.Greg's world is turned upside down by just one smile from the woman he didn't see coming. She's his opposite in every way possible and there's no way the two would ever work. But Greg is determined despite all the odds. Fighting for Laura is one thing, but fighting his family in order to have her is another. Is this a fight he'll win, or will blood be spilled after all?

The Penalty Box (The King Brothers)


Teagan Kade - 2020
    

Playing With Trouble


Amy Andrews - 2020
    So when a football buddy puts his house in America at Cole’s disposal, he jumps at the chance for some peace and anonymity. The plan is perfect—until he discovers he’s roomies with a woman who knows how to wield a nail gun and her kid. Awesome. Not.Single mom Jane Spencer is supposed to be spending four weeks alone in the wilds of Colorado rehabbing a house that’ll put her business on the map. Instead, her time is overrun by her four-year-old and a grumpy, too-sexy rugby dude whose only goals are to watch ESPN and brood. Awesome. Not.When, surprisingly, McHottie offers to get his ass off the couch and help Jane out with Finn, she’s hesitant. But before she knows it, Cole is knee-deep in kid activities during the day and they’re both fighting their simmering attraction at night. Anything between them can only be temporary - their time together is short and Cole lives on the other side of the planet. It should be easy to say goodbye, right? Wrong. It doesn’t take long for them to realize they’ve borrowed a whole lot of trouble.But trouble never felt this good.

Love on the Ice Series Collection 1-3


Jane Fox - 2020
    It’s over-the-top romance with a hockey twist!Each book in the series is a complete, standalone story.This is a sweet but sizzling short story romance, complete with insta-love and a guaranteed happily-ever-after. If you’re looking for an escape from everyday life with a hot alpha hockey player and the curvy BBW younger woman that he loves, this is the book for you!Rocket (Book 1)Harrison: I have a reputation for being serious both on and off the ice. But when I see a gorgeous girl wearing my jersey, I can’t help but want to get to know her.Delaney: I’ve been a San Francisco Chaos fan since I was a kid, and Harrison Douglas is my favorite player. I never imagined I’d actually get to meet him. But he couldn’t actually be interested in me, could he?Deke (Book 2)Jax: I might have a reputation as a partier, but I have a chivalrous streak. And when I see a gorgeous girl being disrespected right in front of me, I can’t help but step in.Gianna: I don’t know what to say when star hockey player Jax Brody saves me from my creepy boss. But it’s his idea to pretend to be my boyfriend that really leaves me speechless. Can we pull this off—without me losing my heart to him?Snipe (Book 3)Wiley: It’s my first year playing pro hockey, and I’m ready to dominate on the ice and enjoy the perks afterwards. But when I meet a shy journalism student, suddenly she’s all I can think about.Kara: My dream is to be a hockey reporter—but I mess up my first big break, interviewing promising rookie Christopher Wiley. I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to look him in the face after what happened, and I’m sure he won’t want to see me.

Zaan


Kat Mizera - 2020
    He never imagined he’d have to choose, until he was forced to let her go.After beating breast cancer at sixteen, Lexi Rousseau vowed to live her life with no regrets. When her singing career took off with one of the hottest pop groups in the world, her dream came true— but it cost her the only man she ever loved.When an unexpected turn of events brings them back together, Zaan and Lexi will have to learn to balance their demanding careers and irrefutable desires before history starts repeating itself. Have they finally figured out how to play the game without losing everything?

The Hardest Play


A.S. Teague - 2020
    I was Quinn Miller: record breaking running back, professional football’s favorite rags-to-riches story, all-around good guy. What’s not so easy? Repairing your reputation after mistakes both on and off the field leave you labeled as a disgrace to the league.With only one team willing to give me a chance, I had no time for a relationship. But, after one night with Georgia Reed, the hopeless romantic with fiery red hair and an attitude to match, I was hooked. With Georgia cheering me on, it didn’t feel like the world was against me anymore.That was, until her father stepped into the locker room as my new head coach. Finding the woman of my dreams was the easy part; it was keeping her that would be the hardest play of all.

Love & Hockey


Monty Jay - 2020
    It seems his entire life all people have done is leave. So what does a man do when he has so little? He pours everything into the only thing that he has left. Hockey. This sport has brought him a family, hope, something to work for, but what was the one thing he never expected for it to bring him? A green-eyed, wild child with a soul that brings him back home.Valor Sullivan was raised on the ice by a single father who inspired her love for hockey. With a mouth that would make a sailor blush, and fiery red hair she is a force to be reckoned with on and off the ice. There doesn’t seem to be anything hard work won’t get her. Well, everything but him. Bishop is her Endgame. The only problem? He’s eight years older and one of her father's closest friends.Fate blurs the lines of past and present to pull these two together. The only question is...Were they always meant to be? Or damned from the start?Love & Hockey is a standalone, age-gap romance. It deals with sensitive material that may be triggering to some.

Curveball


Lacy Hart - 2020
    They became engaged, had a child, and settled into a life of love and happiness as they prepared for their future together. But life is a curveball, and when a voice from the past shows up, it threatens to tear the Martin family apart.Can Wes and Kristin handle what is thrown at them?

The Lies We Tell


Katie Rae - 2020
    to get close to him.There is no in-between. So when I finally got a chance to prove myself as an athletic trainer to my hometown’s baseball team, I jumped at the chance. I packed up and headed to spring training. No one had to know who my brother was. No one needed to know my last name. No one would ask, and I wouldn’t tell. I would keep to myself, work hard, and kick ass. If only it was that easy. One little white lie turned into two.Then three. Then four. And damnit I couldn’t even keep the lies straight anymore. Things got even more complicated when Chase Turner pulled me into his web of lies as well. Now I was just trying to make it through spring training without my head exploding. Who knew I would find peace in the biggest lie of all—my feelings for Chase. Because no matter how much this all shattered in the end, he had become worth the secrets. But could we survive the lies we told?

Bringing It Home (The King Brothers Book 2)


Teagan Kade - 2020
    Hot. King of campus. I had it all.Until a fastball to the head took my memories away.The last few months? Poof. Gone. I can’t remember a thing.Now I can barely get out of bed let alone fill it.Which is why my father’s hired me a pretty little tutor to put me back together.But Humpty Dumpty I am not.I’m in no mood to play… even if I have been imagining how deep I’d have to go to hit her sweet spot.Cautious, calculating and all kinds of smart, she’s not my usual MO.She has an actual brain for one thing, a body that’s spent far too long in hiding.It’s clear she wants more than a run around the bases.Definitely clear she knows more than she’s letting on.But if she thinks she’s getting close to this bad boy, she’s wrong.You’d need a battering ram to break into my heart.Strap in, folks, the bases are loaded and it’s about to get very hot in Crestfall. Bringing It Home is a full length, standalone bad boy romance with plenty of steam. There’s no cheating, no cliffhangers and a breathless, guaranteed HEA. Don’t miss out!

Not by the Playbook: A Fake Relationship Football Romance (Wrong Place, Right Time, #1)


Ivy Hunt - 2020
    It is the first book in the Wrong Place, Right Time series.

The Soccer Star (A Keeper Series, #2)


Melissa McClone - 2020
    Now, she's back, caring for her soccer-crazed nephew while his parents are deployed. She'll do anything to make him happy—including reaching out to her former high school crush and current soccer superstar, Ryker James.Nursing an injury, Ryker plans to lie low at his parents' house until he heals. He can’t wait to rejoin his club and make amends for the trouble he caused. When the younger sister of a former teammate asks him for a favor—to coach her nephew's soccer team—he should decline. But boredom and attraction compels him to help Lucy.Coaching forces them together, and sparks fly…on and off the field. But Lucy’s wary of romance, and Ryker can’t afford a distraction. Before the final whistle blows, will they take a shot at love or forfeit the match?

Undeniably Perfect


S.E. Rose - 2020
    Can they see past their differences or will they strike out when it comes to facing their undeniable attraction?

Kiss Before Midnight


Anna B. Doe - 2020
    From the very first moment, Grace Danielle Shelton laid her eyes on Mason LeBlanc, he stole her breath away, but what will happen now that he sees her too?Kiss Before Midnight is a New York Knights/Blairwood University crossover short story that was a part of the Mistletoe Kisses anthology.

Love Beyond Our Shadows (BLM Book 2)


Tucora Monique - 2020
    

Outside Blitz


Britney Bell - 2020
    ZaneNo matter how many years I play professional football with the Texas Tornados, the city life doesn’t change my heart. I will always be that Texas guy who’s learned the value of getting my hands dirty with hard work on the farm, and I’m finally able to bring a piece of the farm to the city. Some people may look at this old truck as a piece of junk, but for me, it’s the memories that are embedded in each dent, scratch and chip to its paint. LilyIt’s a good thing that the family business is my passion. The hours I put in at work do not allow for much of a social life. With the responsibility of the business currently being solely on my shoulders, there’s no room to even think about dating.See what happens with two busy people, one old truck and a highway of endless possibilities.

Hard Chargers: The Full Collection


Mazzy King - 2020
    Deep PassThe Wolves' star quarterback falls for his personal assistant.InterceptionThe Wolves' cornerback finds love with the physical therapist who heals his injury.TurnoverThe Wolves' tight end falls for his personal chef.HARD CHARGERS: The Full Collection promises no cheating, no cliffhangers, and an HEA.

His Fake Wife


Alina Parker - 2020
    NEVER go for a fake marriage with your childhood enemy2. DON’T sleep with him.. EVER3. Absolutely do NOT get pregnant with his baby!When my father died, he sold his company and just about everything else to his best friend.I would have been cool with that if he hadn’t made another deal―Marry his best friend’s son, Adam Thorne.Forget marriage, I can’t even stand that man for five minutes. Only reason I agreed is because of a deal he proposed:Help him change his image as a rake and I get back everything my father sold. I can work with that.Make him look good (and avoid killing him) and in two years, I’m free.Begin the countdown to my freedom!Only, a few months in, Adam starts getting under my skin in a more...sexual sense. I’m getting to see firsthand why women’s panties―including mine―just drop for him. Our simple arrangement is about to become way too complicated when I tell him about the baby!I wonder, Do I really want to be free?

Sweet Spot


Rebecca Jenshak - 2020
    I tell him to get lost and take his arrogant, annoying smirk with him. I never expect to see him again. I certainly don’t expect to run into him that same night after one too many tequila shots.Turns out that he’s kind of a big deal. Okay, fine, a really big deal. In fact, he might be the one person who can take my game to the next level.Convincing him to help will be difficult.Not throwing my club at his handsome face when he makes me work harder than I thought humanly possible will be excruciating.But not falling for him will be the hardest thing of all.SWEET SPOT IS A STAND-ALONE SPORTS ROMANCE SET IN THE VALLEY U WORLD.

Personal Foul


Brooke O'Brien - 2020
    She’s had a long, hard road to get to where she is now. She landed her dream job, and she’s not about to risk it all for the newest basketball recruit.The stakes are high for Colson Rush. When he’s traded to the Miami Blaze, his focus is on one thing—winning. But when he helps a fiery redhead fight off a mugger, he can’t deny the sparks between them. Although she tries, neither can she.Too bad she’s his new coach’s daughter.Giving into the temptation is one personal foul neither of them can back down from.Personal Foul was previously featured in the Playing to Win Anthology and is now expanded to a full-length novel.

Rules of Engagement


J.T. Geissinger - 2020
    And one thing the sweet Southern belle knows for sure is that the foundation of wedded bliss is built on similarities: opposites might attract, but they don’t stay together. Enter Mason Spark.Rude, arrogant, and notoriously allergic to monogamy, the hottest quarterback in the NFL is Maddie’s polar opposite. He’s also her new client. Her gorgeous, infuriating new client who’s paying her an outrageous sum of money to find him a wife. With his multi-million dollar contract on the line due to his behavior on and off the field, bad boy Mason is willing to pretend to settle down. But when he starts to fall for the adorkable matchmaker who can’t stand him, the playboy finds himself in the game of his life to keep something he never thought he’d lose—his heart.

Prince Pucking Charming


Jillian Quinn - 2020
    And the team owner has given me two months to whip his broody butt into shape, or he’s trading Duke to another team.I can’t let that happen. Not when I can help Duke work through his anger issues.Except there’s one problem….As we grow closer, Duke thinks I’m the cure for thawing the ice around his heart.And he wants me.

Only One Kiss


Natasha Madison - 2020
    I had everything I wanted, my game had never been better, and my wife was due to have our baby any day now.What could go wrong?Everything.I was now raising our baby on my own. After hockey practice and games, I didn't have time to sleep, let alone make sure my social media was up to par.I never thought I'd get a second chance at love. Candace When my hotshot brother was drafted in the NHL, he didn't have time to do his social media, so I took over for him. Little did I know it would become my career.My plate was full with over fifty NHL players, and I wasn't taking on any new clients.Yet when he showed up on my doorstep with the cutest little girl in the whole world, I couldn't say no.I was just helping, but it turned into more than that. He's the man I've been waiting for.All it takes is one touch, one night, one chance, and only one kiss.

Lotte Freundenberger: Books 1-3


Gaja J. Kos - 2020
    Coach. Lover. Spy.Not every wolf is made for the hunt. Lotte would much rather face her opponents on the tennis court than in a match where lives hang in the balance. But when one of her players ends up dead with foul play involved, sitting on the sidelines is out of the question.To protect her friends, Lotte is willing to do anything. Even join forces with ICRA—the Interspecies Crimes and Relations Agency notorious for its ruthless ways and hidden agendas.And when it comes to Lotte, those agendas just might make coming back from her stint in the Agency impossible.Underworld meets Wimbledon in this suspenseful LGBT+ urban fantasy series fans of Kim Harrison and Laurell K. Hamilton are sure to devour!Boxed set includes: Shadow Moon, Darkening Moon, Transient Moon

Must Love Dogs...and Hockey


Kelly Jamieson - 2020
    I’ve been canned, my professional reputation is shredded, and now I’m walking dogs to make ends meet.But I still believe everything will work out. Somehow.Then a dog at the park attacks my friend’s dog. At first, I’m ready to give the owner hell — but it turns out he’s in desperate need of doggie daycare. I figure, why not? I love dogs and I need the cash.Too bad his cocky bad boy attitude annoys me. He’s too damn cute for his own good. And I’m not talking about the dog.Easton:My coach is riding my ass and I’m not handling it well. When I’m saddled with an abandoned pooch, my teammate thinks a dog will keep my temper in check. I think I have enough problems already.But when my new dog gets into a tussle that leads me to meet a smoking hot chick who knows how to handle the rascal, I start to think pet ownership isn’t all bad. At least it gives me an excuse to see Lilly again... Neither of us are interested in a relationship. First they steal your bed, then they steal your heart. And I’m not talking about the dog.

Hot Shot (King Brothers Book 3)


Teagan Kade, Sennah Tate - 2020
    There’s no cheating, no cliffhangers and a breathless, guaranteed HEA. Don’t miss it.

Jock Baby Daddy (Hate to Love You Book 3)


Alexa Hart - 2020
    I hate everything about him before we’ve even met.He’s a player in every sense of the word.On and off the field.If he thinks I’m going to swoon over him like every other woman on earth,He can just think again.I refuse to fall for him.But there’s no law against a girl having a little fun… is there?And fun is all this can ever be.I’m not dumb enough to fall for the playboy of the century.Just do the job and go home… right.I may already be in way too deep to just walk away…READY FOR A SHEET-MELTING BAD BOY TO ROCK YOUR WORLD? SCROLL UP AND GRAB YOUR COPY OF JOCK BABY DADDY TODAY. THE PASSION IS OFF THE CHARTS. HEA IS A GIVEN. AND OF COURSE, THIS ROMANCE CAN BE ENJOYED AS A STANDALONE.

Benched


Sara Elizabeth Santana - 2020
    Living in Santa Isabella, home of the five-time College World Series champs, The Quakes, Evie has grown up loving baseball. Her dad has been the head coach for as long as she can remember and her happiest memories were on the baseball diamond. But baseball broke her heart, in more ways than one, and she'll do anything to avoid it. Now Evie is in college and she can't avoid baseball anymore. Working for her dad brings her face-to-face with Austin Young, the new shortstop who has transferred in from Texas. Austin throws her off her game with his dedication to baseball and his irresistible Southern charm. The chemistry between them is undeniable and Evie finds herself falling for the baseball playerBut Evie has her own secrets that are holding her back and they just might cause baseball to break her heart all over again.

Dirty Player


Gwyn McNamee - 2020
    Only one word can describe Sebastian “Bash” Fury…DIRTY.He’s dirty hot.A dirty talker.And a dirty player.On the ice, he truly earns his nickname.He bashes opponents without regard for the rules or safety.Which is precisely why I can’t have him on my team.As the first female head coach in the NHL, all eyes are on me, waiting for me to fail.A man like Bash Fury is a liability who could ruin my career.Even worse, he’ll destroy my willpower.I should despise that cocky bastard.But something about his swagger and quick smile make him irresistibly charming.Despite my best efforts, things are heating up and the ice around my heart is starting to melt…All because of this dirty player.

Railers Volume 1: Changing Lines / First Season / Deep Edge


R.J. Scott - 2020
    To get out of their shadows, and against their advice, he accepts a trade to the Harrisburg Railers, where he runs into Jared Madsen. Mads is an old family friend and his brother’s one-time teammate. Mads is Tennant’s new coach. And Mads is the sexiest thing he’s ever laid eyes on.Jared Madsen’s hockey career was cut short by a fault in his heart, but coaching keeps him close to the game. When Ten is traded to the team, his carefully organized world is thrown into chaos. Nine years his junior and his best friend’s brother, he knows Ten is strictly off-limits, but as soon as he sees Ten’s moves, on and off the ice, he knows that his heart could get him into trouble again.First Season - Harrisburg Railers #2Layton wants success, Adler wants family, how can love make both these things possible?Layton Foxx works hard for what he has. The condo, the career, the chance to make his mark, is all down to the sacrifices he has made. With tragedy in his past, he doesn’t want or need love. Then he meets Adler Lockhart, the extroverted, sexy winger for the Harrisburg Railers and abruptly he can’t avoid love even if he wanted to.Adler Lockhart has had everything handed to him his whole life. Cars, villas, cash, college tuition at the finest Ivy League schools. The only things he doesn’t have are parents who care or the love of a good man. Then Layton walks into his privileged life and shows him what real love can be like.Deep Edge - Harrisburg Railers #3One man’s passion, another man’s lies. Can love fix even the darkest of hearts?Trent Hanson is a figure skating phenom adored by millions around the world. His whole life has been dedicated to the sport he loves even when the sport - and his own family - have turned against him. From the playground to the Olympics to his parent’s living room, Trent has fought against bullies and homophobes to be the out and proud gay man he is. But the constant fighting has left Trent tired, lonely, and skittish. All those fears will have to be shelved though when he’s hired to spend the summer working with the Harrisburg Railers ice hockey team. Who would have guessed that the man fate has decided to pair him off with is Dieter Lehmann, all-around sex god and a man who seems to have everything to prove and doesn’t care who he hurts to get what he wants.Dieter has spent too many years languishing in the minors, and a secret addiction to prescription painkillers means his career is in a downward spiral. His ex is blackmailing him, and he’s close to walking away from it all. But when he’s called up in the run for the Stanley Cup to cover injuries he has a taste of what it’s like playing in the NHL, and he realizes that a place on the Railers’ roster is what he wants more than anything. More than listening to his heart, and even more than caring for the infuriating figure skater who gets under his skin. When he crosses the line to get what he wants, he knows he has lost his way. He has to change, but is it too late for both his career and any chance he might have at love?Word Count: 163,587

Texas Tornados Boxed Set 1-3


Britney Bell - 2020
    Rub me the right way.Tyler Beckett is no stranger to pressure as the Texas Tornados’ quarterback. He’s used to the man’s world that the team has surrounded him with, but when his coach changes plays and sends him a little surprise to work with him and on him, it’s a whole other level of pressure. Suddenly, his back is not the only body part he wants rubbed down.Jordan Shipman has built her business from the ground up, literally by her hands. Being an in-home service massage therapist has its challenges. Her biggest challenge yet, Tyler Beckett, and helping him get back on the field in time. She’s a little thing, but her hands pack a great punch. Tyler can handle a hit on the field, but Jordan has him moaning on her table.Both are strong willed with a need for success. Will their personalities clash, or will they collide? Can they work together and achieve the success that they desire?OUTSIDE BLITZZane - No matter how many years I play professional football with the Texas Tornados, the city life doesn’t change my heart. I will always be that Texas guy who’s learned the value of getting my hands dirty with hard work on the farm, and I’m finally able to bring a piece of the farm to the city. Some people may look at this old truck as a piece of junk, but for me, it’s the memories that are embedded in each dent, scratch and chip to its paint.Lily - It’s a good thing that the family business is my passion. The hours I put in at work do not allow for much of a social life. With the responsibility of the business currently being solely on my shoulders, there’s no room to even think about dating.See what happens with two busy people, one old truck and a highway of endless possibilities.PERSONAL FOULEnjoy this enemies to lovers novella with the sexy Texas Tornados football team’s wide receiver and a personal shopper.Avery Little is a fire bomb who won’t be pushed around by anyone no matter their economic or celebrity status. Or, even if they are hot as sin!Drew Elliott won’t get close enough to a woman long enough to make a connection. With his name on the back of his jersey girls flock to him, so he doesn’t need commitment.When these two souls collide, literally, will they see past their hard set ways to either’s true identity, or will they just move on without another thought?Download now to enjoy this sexy and fun game of tug-of-war.

Disreputable Billionaire (Alpha Billionaires, #4)


Joanna Rose - 2020
    What starts out as a temporary fix quickly evolves into something neither of them expected. But will their past baggage and present secrets sideline their future?LIAMPeople think the life of a pro football player is nothing but easy money and lots of women.I”ve got news for them. This past year has sucked...big time.First, a serious shoulder injury that could have destroyed my entire career.Then, a crazy fan stalks me to the point where I need security. To top it all off, I have to keep my fans happy with the just-so image they expect.That’s where my brainiac pal came in with a wild idea about staging a fake marriage. You know, image rehab. It would kill two birds with one stone, get rid of the stalker and get some good press.I just didn’t know it would be so much more than my image that gorgeous, sexy Penny would be rehabbing.PENNYWhen my BFF suggested a fake marriage to a smoking hot billionaire football star, it didn’t take him much to convince me.After all, a year isn’t that long. It was going to be a simple business arrangement. Nothing more.That ended the second the pastor said Liam could kiss the bride.I know he feels it as well, but why does he keep pulling back?The explosive sex has been, well, amazing.But I think there’s something he’s keeping from me.Something dangerous.

That Boy Series: Danny's Duet (That Boy Set Book 2)


Jillian Dodd - 2020
    Touchdowns. Get those dirty thoughts out of your minds, ladies. Just because he has two Super Bowl rings, model good looks, and a well-defined athletic body doesn’t mean he’s a player off the field. Sure, he has women swooning over his messy blond hair, brilliant blue eyes, and cocky smirk, but he’s been married to his college sweetheart since he was drafted, and they have two beautiful children. Just when he’s gearing up for what he hopes is the best season of his career, his picture-perfect wife of fifteen years completely blindsides him when she asks for a divorce. Award-winning actress Jennifer Edwards also lives a seemingly fairy-tale celebrity life with rock star and international DJ, Troy Malone. That is, until he’s caught on video in an Amsterdam brothel, and their love becomes tabloid fodder. Years ago, Danny and Jennifer met at a party, and their chemistry was off the charts. After a few months of being just friends, he did the right thing—cut off all contact with her to focus on his family. It was the right decision at the time. But they’ve never forgotten each other. Or the special connection they felt. And, when Danny’s next-door neighbor offers Jennifer a place to hide out from the paparazzi, they meet … again. Will Jennifer and Danny find true love after getting sacked, or are they destined to watch from the sideline forever?

Greyford Wolves: The Complete Collection


Anna B. Doe - 2020
    Habits was excellent. But Rules was off the charts phenomenal." - Books Don't Throw FitsGreyford Wolves box set contains all three books in the Greyford Wolves series and FOUR brand new, never-before-seen bonus scenes where you’ll get a look into your favorite couples’ futures!

Lucky Start


Jennifer Lazaris - 2020
    Now, she’s seconds away from getting busted for crashing at what she thought was a vacant lake house. If she could just manage to convince the tattooed, bearded hottie stomping across his backyard not to turn her over to the authorities…Hockey star Roman Falanov is at a major crossroads in his career. After a long, frustrating season, he’s days away from becoming the most popular free agent on the market. His plans for a weekend alone to relax and contemplate the biggest decision of his life—where he’s going to play next—are interrupted by the beautiful, smart-mouthed blonde who just crash-landed in his pool. But she might be exactly the kind of distraction he needs right now.Nic is fresh out of options with nowhere to go, so when Fally invites her to stay with him for a few days, she can’t say no.Things between them quickly heat up, and Nic suggests a no-strings fling with a ticking clock—one that runs out when the long weekend ends. Fally, who doesn’t do relationships—ever—takes her up on the offer.But for Nic, there’s just one little problem: she forgot to tell her heart not to fall in love.

Montana Wild


Kira Berger - 2020
    As an equestrian jumper on her way to the Olympics, I’ve seemingly overcome the adversity of my past and became the underdog everyone can root for. Until one mistake sent my life and career into a downward spiral. Only I know the truth of the lies and manipulation behind the glitz and glamor that led me here. For fourteen years, I’ve been running from a past I couldn’t bring myself to face. It’s time to confront the source of the pain that haunts me. It’s time to go home... to Montana.Being judged by people who don’t know me is nothing new. Though, when a handsome stranger with a chiseled jaw-line and rugged good looks shows me that everyone in town already condemned me, I start to doubt my decision to come home. How can I not when my past is their present? Still, I’ve come in search of answers, and I’m not leaving without them. More than a decade ago my world fell apart. To embrace all the future has to offer, it’s time to uncover my family’s deeply buried secrets.

Avalon Expandable Heart: The Wild Heart Series


Shantelle McKinnon - 2020
    On top of struggling with the jolting understanding that she is indeed a teenage girl, complete with teenage feelings and responses, Avalon continues to forge ahead in the building of some very interesting relationships... especially with Noah Reed, the boy who hasn't uttered a word for over a decade. But will that relationship even stand a chance when her brother Nathan makes an appearance? Avalon discovers not only more about herself and her dreams with each and every challenge she faces, more about the people around her, the people she thought she knew... but the sobering fact that there are some people that will do anything to make their dreams come true no matter who it destroys.

Inertia (Colorado Storm Hockey Series Book 1)


Ellie Malouff - 2020
    She's the girl that got away and the only woman he's ever loved. Now he's returned to their hometown in Minnesota for his day with the Cup and Summer is there every step of the way, covering it for the local newspaper. While the whole town is focused on Christopher during his visit, his focus is set on Summer because of one simple, unending truth: if Summer Gunderson is in the room, Christopher MacCormack can't take his eyes off her. Will their second chance at love overcome the past that's blocked their way? Christopher is certainly willing to give it a shot.Inertia is the first standalone romance in the highly anticipated Colorado Storm Hockey Series.

Looking to Score


Carrie Gray - 2020
    Oakley Davis is the star running back at our University, and the reason I’ve broken my vow to avoid the college party scene. Thanks to a mixup with my advisor, I’m now serving my Public Relations internship as a glorified babysitter to the party-hard football players.Specifically, Oakley.He’s impossible to manage. His Instagram is full of half-naked, drunk photos and he’d rather attend parties than practice. His brand needs some serious work, and when he’s not driving me insane, he’s sleeping his way through the entire female population. But I’m determined. I have plans to graduate a semester early and nothing or no one will get in my way. I’m a Virgo, after all. Oakley Davis might be a privileged, cocky, football star, but I’m Amanda Matthews; and I’ll do whatever it takes to get my A. I have to make sure I don’t end up falling in love with the idiot, first.

Here Be Dragons


Jenny Redford - 2020
    Ava Foster always gets what she wants, both in the board room and the bedroom. In fact, she finds negotiating with men – professionally and personally – to be quite rewarding, but when she’s done with them, she’s done. Her life is too busy to make things complicated with entanglements of any kind.Shane Taylor takes his job as the captain of the Cleveland Dragons seriously. But with the players locked out, he's taken on a new role as part of the union's negotiating team. He intends to get a deal that’s fair to the guys he represents, and the new lawyer that the owners have sent in will have no effect on him getting what they deserve.Except the owners' new lawyer is a force to be reckoned with. She's hot, she's smart, and her brother owns Cleveland's biggest rival. Oh, and Shane slept with her. It was a one-time thing before he even knew who she really was. But how will he ever be able to tell the players that he's falling in love with the enemy?

The Game: The Beginning


Alexia Chase - 2020
    

False Start


Leigh Lennon - 2020
    As the lead reporter, assigned to this puff piece, he hasn't made it easy with all the drunken brawls and arrests. I'm told to do my job—to be objective, but how can I achieve this when we have a past he doesn't seem to remember.KierShe's sexy, mouthy, and judgmental. I'm in her domain now, and way out of my league. If anyone can portray the changed man I've become, it's her. But, there's something almost too familiar about her as our chemistry with one another continues to grow. I'm the best on the field, and in my game, now it's time to prove I'm the best for her too.

Snowflakes and Ice Skates: A Holiday Romance Anthology (Utah Fury Hockey)


Brittney Mulliner - 2020
    

Making the Call


Amanda Shelley - 2020
    Ha! I can only wish. With a deadline looming, I’ve escaped to my family’s cabin on Anderson Island to free myself from distractions. My plan's great, until a man, who could pass as a cover model on one of my books, comes to my rescue. Is there chemistry? Sure. Is he everything I’d look for in a guy? Absolutely. But will my career be at risk if I give into my desire?LukeFor a player, women line up outside the locker room. For coaches, we're lucky to get in the game. As the youngest NFL coach in the league, I live, eat, breathe, and even sleep football. To gear up for this season, I return to my home on Anderson Island for a much-needed break. When Dani literally crashes into my life, my mind’s suddenly on the sexy brunette with a sailors mouth, rather than my team's next play. She has me dusting off another playbook entirely, making me wonder, did I make the right call?

Mason (Alpha man I want)


Fern Fraser - 2020
    His best years may be behind him, but he knows what it takes to be a champion. When the university team’s Olympic hopeful is poached by a rival university one month before a critical race, his only hope for success is an injured athlete.The dean of the university hires his old friend Len Jacobsen’s physical therapy company to manage the athlete’s rehabilitation program, and Mason is in for a surprise. The man hired for the job is not a man, but a delicious, curvy and very fiery woman – Len’s daughter, Jenna. Mason doesn’t need help and he certainly doesn’t want it from Jenna, who makes his body react in unexpected ways. He does everything he can to avoid her. Can Mason swallow his pride for long enough to let Jenna take charge? Or will his ego ruin their chances of success?If you like enemies to lovers, with slow burn, high heat and some sexy groveling, you will love this this steamy short romance.This is a standalone short story in the "Alpha man I want" series.

The Right Player


Kandi Steiner - 2020
    And while that label stung at first, I’ve since embraced it — living the wild and free life and sticking to a three date max. That’s just enough time to have some fun and snuff out the possibility of catching feelings. And it’s been working for me for years… Until Makoa Kumaka.Sadly, he also has a three date rule — and it’s the exact opposite of mine. From the second I meet him, all I can think about is stripping down that six-foot-five Herculean hunk of a man. But like the gentleman I wish he wasn’t, he’s making me wait.The more time we spend together, the more I feel those pesky emotions creeping in. I’m even tempted to trust him, but blame it on my past or my instincts, I can’t shake the feeling that he’s hiding something… I’ve been playing the game forever, and no man has ever won my heart — which meant they never had the power to break it.But maybe I just hadn’t met the right player.Maybe I’ll wish I never did.

Neutral Zone


Jennifer Lazaris - 2020
    Kissing under a winter sky, snowball fights, and talking long into the night—I mean, what could possibly go wrong? Absolutely nothing… except I’m afraid he may just be Mr. Right. It’s been almost a year since my ex-boyfriend broke my heart, and I’d sworn off dating completely while trying to put the shattered pieces back together. Until he walks into the pet shop. Six-foot-five, golden blonde curls, and the brightest blue eyes I’ve ever seen. But wait, I’ve seen those eyes before… It’s Wes Reid, the cute guy who’d lived across the street from me ten years ago. Now, he’s all grown up, and a hot-as-hell professional hockey player. A hot-as-hell professional hockey player who wants to take me out for dinner while he’s in the city for Christmas break. Yes, please! When a fierce winter storm blows into the city, I end up stranded at his place, and we reconnect… in all the right ways. He’s had his heart broken too, and we find out we have more in common than we ever thought possible. Wes is only in town for a few days, but what we’ve shared during our short time together? It doesn’t feel like a whirlwind romance. It feels like this could be the start of something real. Something lasting. It feels like forever. But unless there’s a miracle with my name on it, when he gets on that plane to go home, my heart’s going to get broken all over again. Because all I want is him.

Fighter's Heart


A. Rivers - 2020
    The MMA superstar everyone loves to hate. Now it’s my job to clean up his image…before it’s too late.I never meant to become the P.R. specialist for the biggest jerks in professional sports. Unfortunately, I built a reputation for turning douchebags into media darlings, and now I’m stuck.I know all about men like Jase Rawlins and have the emotional scars to prove it. I want nothing to do with him, but my boss makes an offer I can’t refuse. My dreams are finally within reach, and the more I get to know Jase, the more I wonder if I’ve gotten him all wrong. He may be bossy and infuriating, but he’s hiding a heart as massive as his ego.Can I trust the feelings growing between us when my career and his freedom are on the line?

Double Contact


Christy Pastore - 2020
    Beautiful. Vivacious.Just as I'm ready to take my shot, my teammate jock blocks me.Turns out he saw her first.That was two years ago.As luck would have it, our paths crossed again, and this time, I don't waste a second.I want my chance. Lark and Brenner's story first appeared in the limited release anthology Playing To Win. This novella has been revised with additional chapters.

Hearts Penalty


A.M. Williams - 2020
    Then comes Dax Stephens. Former professional player who’s made the sexiest player list many times over. He’s the newest coach on the team and they have a history that she’d rather forget.Faced with losing her job and working to forgive Dax for their past, can Pru prove once again she can handle a man’s world?

Secret Puck


Rebecca Jenshak - 2020
    In my defense, the first time I saw her I didn't know who she was.Kind, gorgeous, a little naïve. Ginny brightened my world from day one.I knew I was no good for her. She was just out of a relationship and I had a reputation for having a new girl in my bed every weekend. I tried to do the right thing. Honest.I'm the one who insisted we should be just friends. That lasted about as long as you'd expect.But Ginny? She's the best - best friend, best everything. So yeah, hooking up with the team captain's sister wasn't a great idea.Would I do it again?In a heartbeat.The first book in a new college hockey romance series.

Hendrix


Kelsey Clayton - 2020
    I'm Colby Hendrix.Football Legend.Notorious Playboy.Sarcasm Extraordinaire.I had everything you could ever want.The career some would die for.The friends that always have my back.And an unmatched level of charm.I never planned on settling down.There wasn't ever a reason to.Or at least that's what I thought,Until she came barreling back into my life.With long brown hair and hazel eyes,She has the ability to disarm me with a single look.And the little girl attached to her side?She's the shock I never knew I wanted.The biggest mistake of my life.The only woman I've ever loved.If she were to say the words,I might just give up everything for her.

Players of Marycliff University Box Set, Books 1–3


Jerica MacMillan - 2020
    

FRIENDZONE


Michelle C. Hillstrom - 2020
    My boyfriend’s best friend. He bullied me in middle school and has ignored me for all of high school. But when tragedy strikes and I experience an unexpected loss, he is shockingly there for me - comforting me and reminding me about all the good things in life. Now he has me feeling complicated and confusing emotions. I'm so close to trusting him - to wanting him. I'm feeling things I didn't think I could ever feel again. Feeling things for Taylor I would never have imagined possible. He's here with me every day making me laugh, supporting my dreams, and cheering me on. He's earning back my trust, my friendship, and my heart piece by piece. But is this new Taylor the real Taylor? Can I trust him with my heart? There's a fine line between love and hate. Taylor Echols and I have walked side by side, flirting with that line our whole lives. Mikayla Hightower… She's the girl who has always been too good for me. Unattainable. My best friend's girl. All I want to do is make her smile, but my past mistakes make her wary of trusting me. My loyalty to my best friend makes me feel guilty for the way I look at her and think about her - for all the things I want to do with her and to her. Not that it matters. I don't do girlfriends. I have to stay focused on basketball, school, getting into a good college, and drafted into the NBA. Mikayla's pull is strong, though. All she has to do is flash that smile with that damn dimple and I'm wrapped around her pinky finger. She might just be enough to have me rearranging my priorities. Jordan would understand, right?  FRIENDZONE is part one of a series. There is a cliff hanger. HEA guaranteed by end of book two. Tropes in FRIENDZONE include:Athlete / Jock RomanceBest Friend's LoverFriends-to-lovers / Frenemies-to-loversChildhood friendsEveryone can see it except themLove triangleRecommended for 18+ Content Warning for grief, survivor's guilt, depression, teen drinking, strong language, and explicit sex scenes (all sex scenes are consensual and characters above age 18).

College Sports Series Collection: Books 1-6


Anita Knight - 2020
    - BREAST STROKE -Breast Stroke is an enemies to lovers, steamy, sweet, short college romance.Maya Martinez is a sassy, curvy woman who doesn’t slow down for anyone.Alpha male Aiden King is about to give her a slow burn for the ages.- LOVE ALL -Love All is a best-friends-to-lovers, steamy, sweet, short college sports romance with a happily ever after.Harley Prescott can ace her serves all day long, but when it comes to Chris, she’s foot faulting all over the thin line between what she wants and what she knows she can never have.Or can she? When Chris Marlowe takes a chance and challenges her to a Grand Slam for the price of a date, the ball’s in Harley’s court. And for the first time ever, losing might be the win she needs.- FRONT CHECK -Front Check is a one-night-stand-turned-to-love, steamy, short, college sports romance.Sophie Baker never does anything that’s not aligned with her career plan, and dating the star goalie of Tempt University’s record-breaking hockey team is so not on her syllabus. Even if it is more fun than she ever lets herself have...Luckily for her, Parker Hayes doesn’t live by a rulebook, and he won’t be letting the girl of his dreams go without a fight.- CAUGHT LOOKING - Caught Looking is a friends-to-lovers steamy short baseball romance with a sassy, afraid-to-commit heroine and a determined, sexy hero.Cassy Jones is the only girl on the Tempt University baseball team, which means falling for her teammate Garrett is not an option. Luckily for her, Garrett isn’t interested. Until Coach tells Garrett she’s off limits. Suddenly, Garrett wants the one girl he can’t have, but the closer he gets to Cassy, the farther she pulls away. Can he convince her it’s possible to date her teammate and kick ass on the field?- RUNNING BACK - Running Back is a steamy short second chance football romance between elementary school sweethearts. Chloe is a shy, lonely girl from Texas who can’t wait to go back home after graduation. Until she runs into her elementary school crush—Ethan Figueroa. He’s everything she imagined he’d grow up to be, and when they reconnect, she suddenly doesn’t feel like a fish out of water anymore. But after all these years, is Ethan still the sweet boy she grew up loving, or has he turned into a player like the rest?- OUT OF BOUNDS - Out of Bounds is a steamy short college basketball romance between a strong heroine who knows what she wants and her brother’s best friend.Ally’s been in love with Sinclair since she was seven, so when he finally kisses her and it’s everything she hoped it would be, she expects her happily-ever-after to start right away. Unfortunately, there are a few things preventing that from happening, like her overprotective brother, and the fact that Sinclair is terrified to reveal the truth to him. But the longer Sinclair tries to keep their blooming relationship a secret, the harder it becomes to face his best friend. Can Sinclair get the girl without losing his best friend?These stories take place at Tempt University, where academic tensions run high and everyone is overdue for a sizzling, lust-fueled fling to get back on track (even the professors). Welcome to Tempt University!

Fastball Flirt (Boys of Summer, #1)


Kelsey Cheyenne - 2020
    The star pitcher with chocolatey brown hair, eyes to match, and a body I drooled over.I wanted to have fun, make once in a lifetime memories, travel across the country.I didn't mean to fall in love.I had dreams to fulfill and goals to achieve. I had a plan.But plans have a bad habit of falling apart.

Briarwood High Series: Books 1-3


Maggie Dallen - 2020
    So long Ronnie Smith, invisible tomboy, and hello Veronica, popular new hottie. This is my chance to finally be seen....and kissed. Yeah, that's right. I've never been kissed. But I mean to change all that now that I'm starting over with a new look and attitude. The only problem? I'm not the only one from my old school who's transferred to Briarwood High. Drew Remi is here, too, and he's still the same wildly popular baseball star. He's also the only person who can ruin my new life. But he can only rat me out if he recognizes me...So, why am I so upset when he doesn't have a clue who I really am?A Whole New LeagueThe star quarterback dating a theater geek like me? As if anyone would believe that.If Brian Kirkland is the reigning king of the jocks, I guess that makes me the queen of the drama department. Hard to believe we were ever best friends. These days we go to great lengths to ignore one another. But when Brian's current diva girlfriend convinces him to try out for my play, there's no way to avoid him. I try to keep it professional, but years of anger and resentment are hard to dismiss. It doesn't help that he's just as cocky as I remember. He lives to antagonize me, which is why I'm just as stunned as everyone else when he does something nice. Something...unexpected. His very public kiss is an act of kindness to save me from humiliation, but it leads the entire school to think that we're dating. Which is just crazy...right?The Perfect LeagueWhat can Briarwood's resident bad boy teach little miss perfect? A lot, actually, since he's her hot new tutor.Beloved by her classmates at Briarwood High and newly minted captain of the girls' basketball team, Juliette's life is perfect. Except for the fact that she's one bad grade away from failing. A tutor might help, but that would mean exposing her deep dark secret--she's not perfect. Far from it. But if word gets out, her team will lose their fearless leader and she'll lose her stainless reputation. Luckily there's one name on the list of tutors who has nothing to do with her friends...or anyone else in the school, for that matter. Connor may not have friends, but it turns out there's a lot he can teach her. And not all of it is on her syllabus. Like how amazing a first kiss can be and how hard and fast two people can fall in love, even when they both know that this secret relationship is all sorts of wrong.

Unexpected


Jackie Paxson - 2020
    Once there, she realizes the reason behind her trip was an elaborate lie. Although Christina is ready to leave, her family convince her to stay. When she meets Finley, the captain of the Winchester Wyverns, she is still determined to go back home. Their connection is electric. However, her past relationships with athletes have been disastrous. Christina knows she should run far away from him, but every time she sees him, she wants to climb him like a tree. Finley is drawn to Christina the moment he sees her after a match. She’s the cousin of his teammates and getting her alone is a challenge. Once he gets her on her own, he needs to convince her that he’s different from the men in her past. With each passing moment, she quickly becomes his addiction. When Christina’s horrible past crashes into her life in London, the unthinkable happens, tearing her world apart. Can Finley help Christina piece together her heart while showing her how important she is to him? Will they find a way past the pain to the love that could forever change their lives?

Running Forward


Crystal Perkins - 2020
    Running Forward is part of Kristen Proby's With Me in Seattle Universe. Nothing annoys Karli Jensen more than her nerdy, condescending neighbor. He smirks at her short skirts, mocks her food delivery choices, and steals her mail. Okay, maybe the pizza coupons had part of the townhouse number cut off and got delivered to him by mistake, but they both know he never orders pizza. It’s infuriating, and so is he. Luckily, she only has to see him at home...until he shows up on the football field she calls her second home.Alec Flynn gave up his shot at an NFL career when his family needed him, choosing to use his brain instead of his braun to succeed in life. He built a tech empire, but then he got bored, and gave it all up. Going to the combine and getting picked up by his friend's team is a dream come true, until it’s not. Turns out the ridiculous neighbor he loves to spar with is not just a ditzy junk foodaholic. Oh no, she’s also his Assistant Coach. Sparks fly on and off the field as these two continue to butt heads, and eventually, hearts. But, giving in to their desires could mean the end of at least one of their careers. Is the risk worth the reward, or will winning the game cause them to lose at love?