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Game Player
B.J. Harvey - 2016
Matt Taylor’s motto:“I’m the king of the cut ‘n’ run. I wine them, dine them, then slide inside them, making sure I get up, get dressed and get out before they can even utter the words “second date.” Mia Roberts’ motto:“I’m queen of the chase. I meet them, greet them, date them and leave them. A social butterfly, I’m happily single and happy to stay that way.”The players have been found. The challenge has been set. Whatever happens, they’ll soon find out that playing the game can get you played in the best possible way.
Wildcat
Max Monroe - 2018
Mile-high courting and an intense pursuit to win her heart are just the beginning.Attention, fame—even, public scrutiny find their way into the mix. It should be simple, right?Wrong.Because, in the end, not everyone wants to see the small town girl find love with the superstar.Good thing Quinn Bailey knows how to win.Game on, baby.From the New York Times & USA Today bestselling author of TAPPING THE BILLIONAIRE comes a hilarious and sexy standalone about chance encounters and finding true love.
Exes and Goals
Heather C. Myers - 2017
She has one.Harper Crawford is a big fan of the Newport Beach Seagulls, despite their abysmal previous season. It's been a year since Ken Brown's murder and Seraphina Hanson, Ken's youngest granddaughter, just survived her first year as the new owner and manager of the national hockey team. Barely. The last year was dismal to the point where Seraphina is making drastic changes. Like hiring Harper as their official blogger. Harper gets to travel with the team, write character pieces, critiques, game summaries, and the like. It's her dream job.Another change? Putting together practically a new team, including Zachary Ryan, first line center. At six foot four and two hundred and twenty pounds, he is tall, dark blond, and solid muscle. He's arrogant and direct and the minute he sees Harper at Taboo nightclub during a team bonding session dressed in a plaid shirt and converse sneakers, he has to get to know her better.Except there's a problem from her past that won't go away. Harper has an ex that won't stay in her past - where he belongs. He starts showing up at her place, reminding her of all the wrong choices she made, bringing up things she wants nothing more than to forget. When Zachary gets involved, things get heated and his notorious temper flares.Harper doesn't want to get involved with a hockey player - especially with an overzealous ex who won't leave her alone - but Zachary plans to change her mind. No matter what the cost.
The Hot Girl's Friend
Lisa Scott - 2011
When Brady the bartender overhears her inspired, ludicrous excuses, he resolves to hook up Jane with his friends. But Jane would be quite happy with him. Pine along as Jane tries to find her own happily ever after.A short story of 12,000 words, or 48 typical book pages.This is one of the stories from the collection Flirts! 5 Romantic Short Stories. Buy the entire collection for just $2.99 (with fewer calories than your favorite cappuccino and probably cheaper, too!) Read them all, and discover the loose thread that ties them together.
Playing With Fire
Stacey Lynn - 2020
Tried to win me. For the first time in my life, he made me feel like taking a risk might not be so scary.As soon as I gave in, everything was ripped away.I knew I never should have trusted him. Not with my dreams. And most definitely ¬– not with my heart. Playing With Fire is a prequel novella to Playing To Win. It does not have to be read first to enjoy Playing To Win. It’s an EXTRA for readers who wanted the history to Jude and Kate’s relationship in Playing To Win. It can be read at any time.
Noah
Elizabeth Reyes - 2012
After disconnecting with the world two years ago to be at the side of her dying mother, she’s left alone, unemployed, overweight, and feeling a decade older than her twenty-eight years. When her best friend coaxes her into joining the local gym to ditch her depression and rejuvenate her life, she meets Noah. Assigned to help Veronica lose weight, Noah is everything she expected a young trainer to be—perfectly chiseled, supportive and motivating. Add to that, he’s incredibly sexy. He’s everything she’s ever looked for in a man. What she least expected was for him to fall for her, but he has. There's just one glaring problem: Noah is eight years younger.Noah Quintanilla has his eye on a boxing title—someday. Down for a few months with an injury, his maintenance-boy pay at 5th Street Gym won't cut it. He’s finally given the opportunity to train. The catch? His trainee is an out-of-shape woman with a free week pass. Taking on the challenge, Noah stumbles into one of the closest friendships he’s ever known, and before he knows it, he’s in love. But Veronica’s not having it—the age difference is too much. Their platonic relationship means having to watch her date other men—something that would make him crazy. Believing he's the man for her, Noah sets out to prove that age is but an illusion, and there's more to him than just a number.
Game for Marriage
Karen Erickson - 2013
And she’s even more shocked when Jared’s publicist offers her a proposition: a fake marriage to keep Jared out of the gossip mags. Being that close to Jared would be too tempting, so to protect her heart, she insists on secretly including a clause forbidding sex between them.Jared just wants to keep his starting QB job and keep it in San Jose. His reputation as a ladies’ man has landed him in the headlines one too many times, but there’s something about his kind, passionate new wife that tempts him beyond reason. Any sort of intimacy between them is completely forbidden, but as their bodies fall in deep, will their hearts follow suit?
The Game of Love 1
K. Alex Walker - 2014
Alex Walker How was it possible that everything about this woman, every single damn thing he encountered, was so wonderful? Professional Quarterback Austin Riley has always been smitten with the lovely Sommer Hayes. Having known each other their entire lives, the majority of their relationship exchanges were sneers, insults, smirks, and jeers. Now, ten years have past since he last stepped foot in his hometown. He and Sommer run into each other again, only to find out that they both share the same secret: their hatred towards each other had merely been a cover-up for the true feelings that they’d kept hidden. However, another hidden secret is also lying in wait, waiting to tear them apart.
Down for the Count
Christine Bell - 2012
Galen's solution to her problem is both exciting and dangerous. What better way to forget the mess of her life than go on her honeymoon with a hot guy who can't promise anything beyond today?...or TKO?Galen had been counting on Lacey's wedding to put her out of reach--and out of his mind--once and for all, but their steamy Puerto Rican escape is testing all his boundaries. Now that Lacey's embracing her inner bad girl, Galen is tempted to throw in the towel and claim her for himself. But with the biggest fight of his career on the line and an important business merger threatening to derail Lacey's resolve, their romance might be down for the count before it even begins.Other books in the Dare Me series:Down and DirtyDown the AisleDown on Her Knees
My Despicable Ex
Sierra Rose - 2013
He wants her back…with a vengeance.Ashly Roberts and Jake Connors are barely twenty when they decide to take the proverbial plunge and walk down the aisle to exchange vows in front of the dearly beloved. Basking in bridal bliss, Ashly feels she is living the perfect fairytale, until she’s faced with a runaway groom, dumped at the altar by bad-boy fiancé, Jake Connors.Five years later, Jake steps back into her life, realizing that being a no-show for their nuptials was the worst mistake of his life. A little older and slightly more mature, he is ready to fight for Ashly’s love once again. When Ashly sees him, she can’t deny the attraction she feels, but her hormones are overruled by the horror of what he did to her in the past. Nevertheless, Jake’s most potent weapon, those dazzling baby blues, ignites a spark in Ashly, no matter how angry she wants to be. She cannot deny the spark, and she only hopes the inferno it ignites will not consume her heart again.*This is NOT erotica* This is a love story and a romance. Ashly is a photographer and took this hot, shirtless picture of Jake before they broke up. He hopes they can rekindle the magic and re-take this picture.*This is a two book series* (All of your answers won't be answered in book 1)
Hope For Her
Sydney Aaliyah Michelle - 2014
Joshua Elijah Griffin, IV is on his last chance. A stint in rehab and a transfer to a new school has scared him into putting his life on track. He’s determined to live up to his family’s expectations, but on the first day of class, Josh meets a girl, and he knows his father won’t approve, but in Carrington, he sees a kindred spirit. He's willing to give up everything to be with her. No one ever thought she was special. Carrington Olivia Butler is ready to shine. Always in the shadows of her siblings, she goes away to college to break out of her shell. All Carrington wants is to feel special. Josh's attention is exactly what she craves, but their intense and sometimes volatile relationship is more than what she bargained for. Josh’s demons return, and Carrington’s feelings fade, but both aren’t ready to give up hope. They give their love one last shot to survive, but hope, may not be enough. **This book contains adult subject matter. Not intended for young readers.**
Indecent Cravings
S.K. Cross - 2015
The epic coming-of-age love story starts here. WARNING: This is NOT a story for prudes. Abigail is a rich society girl who escapes her upper-crusty family, renames herself Jayd, and hops a plane to Miami to explore her dark desires for debauchery at the hands of billionaire dom Lukas Thorn. In the hot and filthy journey that ensues, Lukas teaches Jayd dark pleasures beyond anything she has ever known. Along the way, she develops a sense of inner strength and power she never knew she had. Do not read if any of the following offends you: Dirty talk, floggers, riding crops, anal sex, strap-on dildos, heavy ropes, threesomes, foursomes, moresomes, tongues in places they probably shouldn't go, sensory deprivation, public humiliation, girl-on-girl, girl-on-guy, guy-on-two-girls, two-girls-on-girl, well-endowed M2F transsexual-on-girl, well-endowed M2F transsexual-on-guy, tease and denial contests, dominatrixes, and sex swings...all consensual and in the spirit of fun and personal growth. (Not all of these appear in this book but will be explored over the course of the series... and more!) You have been warned. Themes explored: Overcoming personal challenges, discovering one's purpose in life, inspiring people to live their own lives on their own terms, and refusing to allow others to control how you think. Mature content. 18+ only. Part One of a multiple-part continuing series.
Illegal Procedure
Christine Kersey - 2017
At least she thinks it's unoccupied. That is, until NFL Quarterback Josh Wisner shows up. Too bad he thinks she's a groupie who's broken into his house.After kicking her out, Josh has second thoughts, but with her ex hunting her, Shay will have to decide if she's safer with Josh or out on her own. Illegal Procedure is a sweet, standalone sports romance.Includes the first chapter of False Start (Fair Catch Series, Book Two).
Covet
Amarie Avant - 2016
But they were too young and too destructive. Raven thought they would always be friends, yet Liam knew a different truth. The son to a vast Legacy, he is shipped off to Paris at a tender age, leaving Raven to fend for herself, full of questions and doubts. Now, he has returned to town and determined to get back in her good graces. Gone is the clumsy, fat boy he once was. In his place stands a man ready to take on the world, with the woman he wants at his side. Raven, on the other hand, can see the new man but still searches for echoes of her friend. Who is this handsome guy that has swept into her life? He was Liam, but he wasn’t HER Liam…. And she wasn’t sure if he ever could be.
Blind Heat
Delta Dupree - 2010
She's open to uncomplicated companionship, except attorney Sylvester James is nagging her toward the altar. He's packing serious baggage—an unusual divorce, teenaged hellions, and widowhood by a car accident—much more than Joni thinks she's able to handle. Needing time to consider her answer, she travels to her new stomping grounds in Phoenix. While there, fresh temptation comes in the form of a successful artist, a man Joni believes is simply a painter. A man whose impatient touch will leave her craving him more.Semi-retired, Colonel Fletcher Maguire leads a secret, double life. The Army is his first love. Painting a woman's portrait usually adds a notch to his oil brush. But the two great professions come with one catch; Fletcher is going blind. Haunted by a deadly mission, old war wounds equally threaten his careers. Somehow, an unflappable, fearless potter will manage to wage war on his psyche and soothe his soul at the same time.Seduced by two talented men, Joni wants both tenderness and impatience wrapped into one delicious package—until she discovers each lover hides a devastating secret. Both insults guarantee emotional chaos. Both men deserve her stinging rejection. Satisfaction will take more than an apology for Joni to listen to her heart, but only skilled courage will stop one man's unpredicted reaction.