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Tackle Me


Serena Vale - 2020
    Unlike all the other students in the dorm who just like to party, she’s there to learn and actually get ahead in life. But she never expected Rick to come into her life. Star football player and the famous campus bad-boy, he’s all the things Jenny hates. But soon she realizes he might not be what she think he is, and now she’s getting much more of an education than she bargained for…

Fumble Baby


Bella Grant - 2017
    She’s a recent college grad stuck working the checkout lane of her hometown grocery store. For all she knows, love will never find her … until she gets a friend request from the hot football player who bullied her in high school. Someone she swore she’d never talk to ever again. Travis is a pro football star and enjoys the advantages of that life: money, women, fame. But deep down, he’s missing something – the nerdy hot girl he had been mean to in high school. When he sees her picture on social media, he only hopes she’ll forgive him and give him a chance to show her how much he’d always wanted her - how much he needs her now. PUBLISHER'S NOTE: FUMBLE BABY is a standalone happily-ever-after romance story with no cliffhangers

Tackled by the Team


Sierra Sparks - 2018
    And right now, their goal is to please me! I thought the quarterback was hot. Then I met the running back. And then the wide receiver. All of them ignited my deepest, darkest fantasies. And they wanted to share me. In this game of 3 on 1, could all of us win? Or will there be trouble in football paradise, right before the Big Game? Tackled by the Team is standalone full length reverse harem menage novel featuring three bad boy football players and the one curvy, feisty woman they enjoy sharing. The swords don't cross and it's all about the guys pleasing the lady! There are no cliffhangers and no cheating. There is, though, plenty of steam... and a very happily ever after for all.

Tease Me: A brothers best friend romance (Family Ties Series - Book 1)


Scarlet Ellis - 2018
     My brother’s best friend Lucas is in the same pro football team as him and when Lucas got badly injured during a game, my mom wanted ME to come and babysit him. Sorry, did I say babysit? I meant look after! Lucas has been an almost permanent fixture in our house for as long as I can remember. We seem to constantly bicker about stupid stuff but the thing is, I can’t help but notice the man he has become. I pray for another hot summer day when he might grace our house shirtless again. With sweat beading down his body, I swear I never felt so tempted to lick a man. The last time that happened, the sight of his body gave me something to dream about. The thing is that I’m not even slightly domesticated, I have no idea how I’m supposed to look after an injured football player, but I do know one thing. I probably shouldn’t have walked into the bathroom that day. With Lucas dressed in nothing but a teeny towel, it was probably always going to spell out trouble. Warning, this story involves a steamy shower scene, a lovable but possessive alpha football player and romance that will make your heart pound! This is book 1 in the Family Ties Series. It can be read as a standalone book and a HEA is guaranteed.

Offsides


Kristen Hope Mazzola - 2019
    Or is it just lust? Yea, it's probably just lust. Ari & Logan don't know each other. Yet. They're thrown together at the singles table by the sheer misfortune of not having a plus one and quickly discover that champagne and tequila shots are just the excuse they needed to find themselves on the brink of the best – or worst – idea ever. Logan's a running back for the North Carolina Hogs and isn't looking for a relationship. Ari totally agrees as she doesn't have time to integrate his busy schedule with her own. F*ck buddies it is. Simple and easy – no strings. Sounds perfect, right? Or is it too good to be true?

Second Chance Christmas: A January Cove Novella


Rachel Hanna - 2018
    The books in this series can be read in any order!

STRIPPED (The Slate Brothers, Book Three)


Harper James - 2017
    Each One A Football Star. Each One Sexy, Rough And Completely Untamed. A standalone romance with a guaranteed HEA I can’t believe I want to f**k a football star. I’m so not that girl. I’ve always been a nerdy loner, my head in a book. And that’s how I prefer it… But Tyson Slate is different, and for some reason he keeps teasing me, toying with me, touching me and making me melt. I try to resist him but he’s so undeniably sexy, with muscles that I want to run my fingers over and gray-blue eyes. I try to pretend to be calm when Tyson is near, not wanting him to see how he’s flustered me with his words and his looks and that hard stare. I can’t understand why he seems to want me, out of all the hot girls lining up to be with him. But maybe it’s because I’m different, because I don’t come from his world. Maybe that’s why he can be himself around me, let his walls down for just a little while, and then…touch me. God, the way he touches me. The way he looks at me. I’m falling for him and he’s only going to trample my heart. But Tyson Slate always gets exactly what he wants. And he wants me. Hard. Deep. Stripped of my defenses. And he won’t stop until he gets it…

The Experiment


Holly Hart - 2018
    Forbidden. Teased. Denied. I need to break the rules. It's time for an experiment... Someone just tried to kill me. Maybe I'll pretend they did. Learn who's after me and make them pay. I hole up. I lay low. And then I meet her. The girl next door, literally. I can't tell her my real name. But she didn't ask: she's hiding too. Pretending to be someone she's not. And Lily is different. She knows what she wants. Firm, yet submissive. A mystery, and the clue. I'm supposed to be lying low... Not lying next to Lily. Then pinning her against a wall. Smacking my palm against her @ss Collaring her, then making her beg for release... But this could never last. They were after me. But now they're coming for her. Lily has woken the beast inside me. And if they want her... They'll have to go through me. Holly Hart loves happy endings and hates cheating. So when you pick up one of her books, you know exactly what you're going to get! She's a twice USA Today as well as WSJ Bestselling author, and she's a five times Amazon top 20 bestseller! This full length novel also contains hot bonus material!

Pump Fake


Lila Price - 2017
    The madam’s little black book with his name in it… The crazy late night bar fights… The trail of broken hearts he’s left in his wake… But nothing could have prepared me for actually coming face-to-face with Eli Brennan, hotshot wide receiver for my city’s professional football team. With his bulging muscles and rock-hard physique, Eli is every woman’s dirty little fantasy, but never in a million years did I think he could be my reality. Because I’m nobody. I’ve always been the girl without a date to the school dance, the girl who had to study to get a scholarship, the one who was working instead of drinking and partying with boys… In short, I’ve always been invisible to people like Eli Brennan. But suddenly, the most notorious bachelor in Las Vegas sees me. And when Eli propositions me to become his fake fiancé and help get him out of his latest public relations nightmare, I can’t refuse. I just have to make sure that I don’t take this too seriously, because Eli Brennan isn’t serious about me. He isn’t serious about anything. The whole thing is crazy. But in my heart, I know that this relationship isn’t as fake as it’s supposed to be. The way Eli looks at me, the way he touches me, the way he makes me feel. In fact, it turns out that this pump fake romance might be the realest thing that’s ever happened to me… Pump Fake is a standalone romance with a guaranteed HEA

Immortal Dreams


Abbie Zanders - 2018
     On the outside, there is nothing remarkable about Ellie Cavannaugh. Of average height, average looks, she is sensible and wholly competent. But inside, she has the soul of a goddess. Nik Deimos is a god. The son of Ares and Aphrodite, his duplicitous nature often has mortals cowering in fear or writhing in lust. Except for his personal assistant, that is. She seems wholly unaffected. And it intrigues him. The more he learns about Ellie, the more he is convinced she was meant to be his. There is only one problem: Ellie is already married.

Bedroom Games Box Set


Piper Rayne - 2018
    They were cute, steamy reads that I didn't want to put down." ~ Burning Impossibly Bright Blog It may be the Winter Classics, but the bedroom games are about to begin… As a set of three Olympic snowboarders head to South Korea to compete, none of them knew that they'd be competing for their hearts. This box set includes: Iced Out (Bedroom Games #0.5) Previously exclusive material only available to Piper Rayne newsletter subscribers. Exactly why do Grady and Mia hate each other in Cold as Ice? Cold as Ice (Bedroom Games #1) An enemies-to-lovers AND best friend's little sister romance between half pipe snowboarders Grady Kale (Rogue) and Mia Salter (Lil' Salty). What happens when you're thrown in to a press tour with your ex-best friend's little sister who you're seeing a new light? You realize karma has a sick sense of humor. On Thin Ice (Bedroom Games #2) An enemies-to-lovers… well more enemies-with-benefits involving snowboard cross snowboarder Dax Campbell (Soups) and downhill skier Demi Harrison. What happens when you lose your edge and your superstition is sleeping with the girl who believes you're the devil incarnate? You hope for a divine intervention. Break the Ice (Bedroom Games #3) A friends-to-lovers romance between slopestyle boarder Beckett (Hoff) Myers and slopestyle skier Skylar Walsh. What happens when your best friend agrees to help you rehab from a broken arm? Lines blur, that's what. The Ice Box (Bedroom Games #4) BRAND NEW novella written from Brandon Salter's (Salty) POV.

Passionate Kisses 2 Boxed Set: Love in Bloom


Magda AlexanderVictoria Barbour - 2015
    Dive into this collection of 10 contemporary romance novels and novellas ranging from sweet to sizzling: Up Close and Personal by MAGDA ALEXANDER NEW RELEASE! Desperate to pay her mother's medical bills, Caitlyn Bennett's thrilled when Sterling MacKay hires her as his personal assistant. But soon the reclusive billionaire demands things no gal Friday should be expected to do. Should she walk away? Or surrender to her desires … and him? Split Decision by USA Today Bestselling Author WENDY ELY NEW RELEASE! Sports reporter Grace Avery is up for a promotion, but only if she gets an interview with the notoriously private, heavy weight champion, Rally Brewer. Grace discovers who Rally is beyond the boxing ring. Little does anyone know, as Grace gets Rally to open up, a two-year-old secret is in jeopardy. Is revealing his secret worth gaining Grace’s love? Stud Unleashed: Barry by KYLIE GILMORE NEW RELEASE! Successful, not-so-great-with-the-ladies, nice guy Barry Furnukle can’t believe his luck when Amber Lewis agrees to date him. But when the world’s most awesome date (birding and fro-yo) lands him in the friend zone, it’s time to unleash his inner stud to win the woman he can’t forget. Setting Sail by ALLIE BONIFACE NEW RELEASE! When real estate agent Jason McClintock discovers his billionaire client’s latest target is the historic diner owned and run by his high school crush, Pearl DeVane, things get more than a little complicated. Does forging a successful career mean giving up everything from his past, including the only woman to ever steal his heart? Tempting Vivi by LIZ KELLY NEW RELEASE! Graduating college and starting her dream job, Vivi DuVal’s confidence is severely shaken, sending her spinning right into the arms of heroic Lane Kettering. But their ultra romantic beach fling may turn into nothing but tabloid fodder when Lane’s secret is revealed, tossing Vivi into some very hot, tempting water. A Masterpiece Of Our Love by NIKKI LYNN BARRETT Their lives are entwined by a tragedy. Now twenty years later, neither Becca or Hunter can deny the deeper feelings they have for the other. Their bond is tested when an unknown face from the past wants them to remember the entire events of the fateful crash that changed their lives. Escape: Part One by SYDNEY HOLMES When beautiful and mysterious Rowan Baker moves upstairs from Shane Adams, he’s instantly captivated, but as an experienced Private Investigator, he can’t shake the suspicion that Rowan is hiding something. Rowan is good at keeping her distance from people, but can’t seem to stay away from Shane. The closer they get, the more she fears he won’t accept her if he learns the truth.Borrowed Stilettos by REBECCA J. CLARK Plans go hilariously awry when mild-mannered Audrey Thompson dresses as Ava, her flamboyant but cowardly twin, in order to break up with Ava's fiancé, Zach Banister. However, as Audrey pretends to be Ava—which means stuffing her bra and tottering around in borrowed stilettos—she can’t help falling for Zach herself. Little does she know he has his own agenda, one that involves a seduction she can’t refuse. Geek God by VICTORIA BARBOUR Looks can be deceiving. Just ask Classics professor Jillian Carew.

Personal


Stephanie Brother - 2016
     CAT I don't care how hot he looks or how badly I needed his brotherly rescuing when I was almost mauled by practically a dog in heat at the swankiest industry party I'd ever been to. Oh I would not give in. I don't care about the thousands of fans who worship him. I don't care that he's rumored to be the number one NFL draft pic. My assumptions were right about him in High School. And he's an a**. Leopards don't change their spots darlin'. I worked too hard to get where I am to be broken again. RAMON I always get what I want and that's just how it's always been. It's what makes a great leader and oh I can lead no matter how many blocks or c*cks try to thwart me. I broke records as only a Sophomore taking my High School team to state. And we won. In college, I won the Heisman Trophy and now I'm up for the NFL draft. What does that tell you about me? I don't take no for answer. And I will work HARD to reach my goals. No.Matter.What. I'm not arrogant, I'm just determined. But even great champs make mistakes. And the mistake I made years ago, I'm determined to make it up to her. For every ounce of pain I caused her, I'd make it up between her legs. Oh yard after yard I'd go for her. Until she begs me to stop. This I promise you. Warning, this 30k sports romance novella gets so hot, you may have to hit the showers. Just saying! Please enjoy my bonus novel Tempt Me, Ravage Me—a stepbrother romance

Christmas at The Cornish Bakery (Escape To... The Cornish Bakery Book 2)


Sarah Hope - 2021
    

Redemption


Emily Bishop - 2018
    My high school ex. Still a knockout.She’s too pure for me. I know I’d destroy her. Everything I touch falls apart. I couldn’t keep my hands off her then. I sure as fuck can’t now.The pert body and innocent demeanor brings out something carnal.But her niece, Lily-Rose: she needs me. I lost my mom, too. I don’t want this girl to fall down a similar path. The tattoos, the wild parties… I don’t want her to destroy herself like I did. I’m Incapable of love, but there’s no staying away.She’s my cure. My escape.My Redemption.