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No Boundaries
Violet Paige - 2016
But she could rescue me. Kane One fight started it all. Another night in jail. Another bout of community service. Except this time, there was a girl. Hell there was always a girl, but not like this one. She was different, special. But I had to focus on the game. Playoffs were right around the corner. No time to get sucked in. To change. To become a father. Julia One kiss ignited a fire in me I didn't know I had. I wanted him. I needed him. But if I knew what was good for me, I would stay away. Kane Hawkins was bad, in every sense of the word. Except in bed. There he was good, so very good. But I had a career to focus on, and a child depending on me to care for him. To keep him safe. Until Kane walked in and vowed to keep me safe. Football brought us together, but love could tear us apart. Make sure you cool down after this read! This is a STANDALONE bad boy sports romance with an HEA and NO CLIFFHANGER! Includes Bad Boy Boss, a full length mafia romance by Celia Ryan for a limited time!
Hard Edge
Lainey Davis - 2017
She *needs* to keep her tutoring job. What happens if their spark burns the rulebook? Neal Sweeney is the campus golden boy. He works hard and lives hard, but when his grades threaten his ability to play forward for SCU, the math department sets him up with a tutor. Studious, serious, and totally off limits, Dahlia Wardzinski steps into the study lounge and Neal is ready to learn whatever she's teaching. The only problem? Dahlia is a woman who follows the rules. She can't risk her work-study funding to cross a line with Neal. Things heat up when Neal makes a play in the library, and Dahlia finds herself doing things she never imagined. Will Dahlia's boss find out how badly she wants to let him score? Will she wind up just another notch on Neal Sweeney's bedpost? Hard Edge is a stand-alone sports romance with a guaranteed HEA.
Teasing Destiny
Melanie Shawn - 2015
A heart that, with time, learned to heal and guard itself. But when Jefferson James Briggs returns to their small hometown of Wishing Well, Texas, memories of that unforgettable night come back with him.... JJ Briggs knew he had started something he couldn't finish four years ago. But now, he was back to set it right. The sexy Major League pitcher never forgot about his fiery redhead. The love and passion he felt for his “Pip” never faded. They say old wounds cut deep...will JJ be able to heal the pain he caused all those years ago? Or will history repeat itself, keeping his Destiny just out of reach?
Taming Mad Max
Theresa Ragan - 2011
Believing his life will be cut short, Max tries to live every moment to its fullest. For this reason, Max shies away from forming close relationships. What would be the point of falling in love and starting a family only to leave them as his father left him and his sisters? When Max discovers he has a thirteen-year old daughter though, it throws all his years of planning and preparation for an early death into a tailspin.Nutrition expert, Kari Murphy, used to think Max Dutton, aka Mad Max, was to die for, but she’s older and wiser now. The last time Kari reacted with her heart instead of her brain, she conceived the thing she loves most in life…her daughter, Molly. As much as she dislikes Max Dutton for taking her declaration of love and throwing it in her face fourteen years earlier, she knows that if it wasn’t for him her life would be meaningless. And that really ticks her off, especially when she’s hired by the NFL franchise to follow Max around for a couple of weeks and give him healthy-eating advice, foolproof facts about carbohydrates and tasteful tips on cooking and shopping smart. Kari doesn’t want to be anywhere near the man, but what choice does she have? Her career is on the line.Taming Mad Max finaled in RWA’s 2008 Golden Heart competition under the title, Better Late Than Never.
Love Surfaced
Michelle Lynn - 2015
We stayed on our designated sides of the relationship circle. Ignoring swarming butterflies.Brushing off skipped heartbeats.Settling on lingering stares.Here’s the secret … a hand extended over that invisible line once, exponentially changing the equation. I was convinced we could make our relationship work until Tanner broke the trust he embedded in me from the age of seven. One deceit of mega proportions and the relationship we built for that short month vanished. I swore never to speak to him again and it’s worked. Until now—two years later, when my brother’s wedding places me face-to-face with the best man—Tanner McCain. Leaving one equation to be solved. Can love surface twice?
Next to You
Daisy Prescott - 2016
I’d never let you go.” I added Sage to my rugby club’s annual list of women who are off limits thinking I could protect her from the gorillas I play with. Aspen's a small town in the off season when the dating pool shrinks to the size of a melted snowflake. Never did I think I’d be the one to break the code and date her. Even if it’s all for show. A wager between friends. An excuse to hang out with her more. Nothing more than that. Right? *** Who agrees to date their best friend over a green smoothie? Apparently this girl right here. Now the man-bun-sporting South African rugby god next door is my fake boyfriend. I need to rebuild my confidence after some poor dating decisions. Who could be better to fluff my ego than Aspen’s hottest bachelor? This situation is a win-win. Right?Next to You is a standalone Romantic Comedy/sports romance about a rugby player and an heiress in Aspen. Next to You is book one in the Love with Altitude series of standalone romances set in the small town of Aspen.Stan and his man bun first appeared in the Modern Love Story Short, Take for Granted. This is a full-length novel told in dual POVs.
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
Jock's Baby
Roxeanne Rolling - 2016
But Lexi's always been that special one that I can never forget.We shared one week together a year ago, and she's still fresh in my mind. She disappeared suddenly, telling me she couldn't continue. Is it because I keep getting arrested, or something else?I have one more chance with her, and this time I'm not going to let her go. I don't care what I have to do.LexiI still think about Jeff late at night. He's not just hotter, taller, bigger, and more muscular than any other guy I've ever seen--he has an a powerful rawness that draws me like a magnet.As a new partner at the law firm, my first case takes me by surprise: I have to sue Jeff. When we meet for the first time in a year, we can't keep our hands off each other. Our lust is so thick you could cut it with a knife.I don't just want him back. I need him back. But if I don't destroy him in a court of law, I'll lose my job, and I won't be able to support Mia, my daughter.Also, how's Jeff going to react when he finds out about this huge secret I've been hiding for one year?Jock's Baby is a full-length romance. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed HEA.This ebook includes also includes a bonus novel, Filthy Royal: A Bad Boy Royal Romance.
Bet On It
Elizabeth Perry - 2017
In the form of a high paying job managing the media accounts of a major league baseball team. Except, this job is not what she signed up for.Her contract is signed in ink, even the part barring her from having any sexual relations with any member of the team.But for her, that's the easy part.Because she has completely sworn off professional baseball players, vowing to never get mixed up with one.˃˃˃ Jake MatthewsIs a stud on the baseball field, and an even bigger stud in the bedroom. He can have any woman that he wants, any time that he wants her. Of course he would choose to be the man for the job.What woman wouldn't want to sleep with him?Getting Laci into his bed should be the easiest thing that he's ever done.˃˃˃ The BetThirty days. That's all the time that Jake has to get Laci into his bed. Jake is planning on sealing the deal in less than a week.Except, what he didn't plan on, was seeing the woman underneath the tough as nails exterior. Or the feelings that came with it.˃˃˃ He didn't expect to fall for her...Nowhere in the plan did Jake expect that Laci might just be everything that he never even knew that he wanted. The team is banking on him to get rid of her, but all he wants is to keep her forever.The only problem is, Laci want's nothing to do with him in that way.Can he convince her to give him a chance? And if she decides to let him in, can he keep her from finding out the truth?
Until You're Mine
Cindi Madsen - 2018
No one cares about personal reasons when it comes to losing fights and money. I’m determined to get back to where I was. For you to hear my name again. I’ve finally convinced the owner of Team Domination to take a chance and get me back in fighting—and winning—shape. What I didn’t bargain for is the guy’s spitfire of a daughter. Factor in her two professional-fighter brothers who are acting as my coaches and the fact that my career hangs in the balance, and Brooklyn’s the last girl I should be fantasizing about. The closer we get, the more I want Brooklyn. The stakes are high, and I know there’s a big chance of both of us getting hurt, but I won’t stop until she’s mine.
Slow and Steady Rush
Laura Trentham - 2015
As a librarian in Atlanta she lives a fine life far away from the football-obsessed town of her childhood. But when her beloved Grandmother needs help, Darcy takes a leave of absence and heads back to the home and past she left behind.
He knows how to play the field—and is in no rush to settle down.
Robbie Dalton knows a thing or two about painful pasts. After bouncing around in foster care and the Army for years he is finally ready to move on and make a home for himself in Falcon, Alabama as the newest high school football coach. Sparks fly when the sexy new coach and the sharp-tongued librarian meet, but neither of them is looking to make ties.
But when it comes to love, sometimes you’ve gotta throw away the rule book to cross the finish line…
Everything changes when Darcy falls in love, not only with the gruff, protective, and smoking hot man who's sharing her days and nights, but also with the complex tapestry of people who weave Falcon together. Could this be where she belongs - and who she belongs with?
Sacking the Quarterback
Samantha Towle - 2016
So when he's arrested for drug possession, lawyer Melissa St. James knows that something doesn't add up. It's clear he's hiding something, though he denies it. But there's one thing he can't deny--he wants Melissa.
Hard Tackle
Jessica Ashe - 2016
Kristi I avoid cocky, arrogant men like the plague. Just my luck, I’m now forced to work with one. It sounded simple enough – keep tabs on the superstar quarterback Barton Fenner. How difficult would it be to keep him from making an ass out of himself? More difficult than I thought. Barton’s idea of fun is enough to make me want to run a mile, but that’s easier said than done. I mean, look at him! Resisting temptation is going to take a lot more than I’m prepared to handle. Barton Her sole job is to spoil my fun. The coach wants me to stop getting caught with my hand in the honey pot. Kristi wants me to steer clear of the parties and the revolving door of adoring female fans. I don’t know much, but I do know that Kristi is doing something to me – something that will change everything, including my womanizing ways. She can try to resist my charms, but if history is proof of anything, she won’t stand a chance. Hard Tackle is a standalone novel with a HEA. For a limited time only, this book contains two bonus novels. Hard Tackle will finish at roughly 35% on your kindle.
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…
Coming in from the Cold
Sarina Bowen - 2014
And he can’t tell anyone why.Ski racer Dane "Danger" Hollister does not do relationships, though he keeps his reason a secret. The real-life curse he's inherited from his mother will eventually cost him everything: his place on the Olympic ski team, his endorsement income, and his ability to fly downhill at top speed.Reluctant country girl Willow Reade meets Dane by accident. Literally. Her skidding truck forces him off the road during a blizzard. Stranded together in his Jeep as night falls, the two loneliest people in Vermont find themselves sharing more than they'd planned. And not just conversation.Yet neither can guess how their unlikely tryst will threaten Dane's frightening secret and Willow's tentative peace with her own choices. Only mutual trust and understanding can end their pain and give them a hard won shot at love.PREVIOUSLY RELEASED BY HARLEQUIN WITH A DIFFERENT COVER IMAGE.