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Anyone But Her
Allie Everhart - 2019
He's the reason I'm still on the path to being a professional golfer. Dating Taylor means losing everything.All I had to do was follow one rule. Don't date his daughter. Date anyone but her. But I couldn't do it.
Spinning Out
Lexi Ryan - 2016
I had it all, and I threw it away with a semester of drugs, alcohol, and pissing off anyone who tried to stop me. Now I’m suspended from the team, on house arrest, and forced to spend a semester at home to get my shit together. The cherry on my fuckup sundae? Sleeping in the room next to mine is my best friend’s girl, Mia Mendez—the only woman I’ve ever loved and a reminder of everything I regret.I’m not sure if having Mia so close will be heaven or hell. She’s off-limits—and not just because she’s working for my dad. Her heart belongs to someone else. But since the accident that killed her brother and changed everything, she walks around like a zombie, shutting out her friends and ignoring her dreams. We’re both broken, numb, and stuck in limbo.Until I break my own rules and touch her. Until she saves me from my nightmares by climbing into my bed. Until the only thing I want more than having Mia for myself is to protect her from the truth. I can’t rewrite the past, but I refuse to leave her heart in the hands of fate. For this girl, I’d climb into the sky and rearrange the stars.SPINNING OUT is a sexy, emotional novel of 100,000 words. It is first in the Blackhawk Boys, a series of standalone novels.
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.
Rough Play: A Football Romance
Kira Ward - 2017
Yes, I'm the Magnus Fuller. Some people call me the best Quarterback in the league. Other people just call me the cockiest guy in football. I win games, period. That's all that matters. At least that's all that mattered until a bad play ended up knocking out some stupid fan in the stands. Now my agent wants me kissing the ass of this girl... taking her on dates and acting like I care. I thought Cricket was just like every other woman when I first met her, but she's not. She's not impressed by my fame and fortune. In fact, she doesn't seem like me at all. And that just makes me want her even more. I've got to get my head back in the game, but it seems like the only thing I can focus on lately is her.
Not a Perfect Save: A Fling to Forever Football Romance (Wrong Place, Right Time, #2)
Ivy Hunt
It is the second book in the Wrong Place, Right Time series.
Rookie Moves
Tarrah Anders - 2020
They aren’t supposed to play much. They aren’t supposed to attract attention. They definitely aren’t supposed to be getting in trouble. But when Grant Toolson joins the famed Seattle Professional Football team, he’s already made a name for himself, on the field and off.When the team decides he needs to clean up his more than a little rough-around-the-edges image, in steps Emily Masterson, the prim and proper daughter of Seattle's Mayor with a planned meeting. Only, she's not as prim and proper as everyone thinks. Not with Grant and not when it comes to what she wants. Is his image cleaned up and does the relationship work out after hearing hushed conversations? Well, that remains to be seen...
Sacked in Seattle
Jami Davenport - 2017
Now they're all grown up and have their own story to tell. He's loved Tiff since high school--but tragedy has blockaded her heart. Tyee University football player Riley Black has adored Tiff since high school, but she's never felt the same way. As Riley enters his senior year of college, he's finally moving on and enjoying the perks of being a star athlete. Until one glimpse of Tiff unearths all those old feelings of longing and desire, not to mention the trauma of their shared past. Tiffani Vernon has been running from her demons for seven years. When she's forced to return to Seattle for financial reasons and attend the same college as Riley, she's confronted with the traumatic event which has shaped her future and scarred her memories of Riley. Tiff struggles to avoid her secret high school crush, but he's not having any of it. He's pursuing her with a relentless determination to prove once and for all, they were meant to be together. Can love finally heal their wounds or will they succumb to the pain and forever wonder what could have been?
Playing with the Enemy
Madison Wright - 2019
Tall, Dark and Douchey is causing me all kinds of problems... Working 3 jobs while at college and struggling to maintain my GPA, I crashed pretty hard. The result. I’m being punished and I have to share a room with the biggest name and hearth-throb on campus. The trouble: • He’s the burning hot, bad-boy superstar of the football team • Biggest sports star on campus and even bigger jerk • Sexy as hell My only problem, I’m a SUCKER for a bad boy and damn if his dominant attitude isn’t skin tingling. And now he sleeps on a bed only a few feet from mine! One game day with him and my life changes forever. Will I be able to make it through this semester with my GPA and dignity intact?…
Roughing
Sarah Hegger - 2020
A miracle like getting town sweetheart, and everybody’s go-to girl, Elizabeth Rogers to help him polish his tarnished reputation. Problem is, Elizabeth and Sam grew up together, and she’s not even a little impressed by Sam. But she’s also the girl who—try as she might—can’t say no… If Elizabeth and Sam can learn to play nice with each other, what will happen to all those sparks?
Heartless
Jennifer Sucevic - 2019
Do you believe in fairytales? Well, that’s too damn bad because this story is the furthest thing from one. Once upon a time, I thought I was in love. Her name was Skye Sinclair and I had our entire future mapped out. It went a little something like this-we’d spend the summer after graduation together, attend Claremont University in the fall, I’d enter the NFL draft, and a few years after that, we’d get hitched. Know what happened instead? She dumped my a$$ after graduation and took off for Wisconsin. Wisconsin! I never thought I’d see Skye again. Actually, I’d hoped to hell I wouldn’t see her again. Want to guess who has the audacity to slink back into town after a three year hiatus? You guessed it. Skye effing Sinclair. She’s hoping we can coexist peacefully, but that’s not about to happen. It only takes one look for me to realize that I haven’t moved on. I still want her. Know what else I want? To bring that girl to her knees. Skye can pretend all she wants that she’s over me, but her body will betray her every chance it gets. I’m going to make damn sure my touch is the only one she craves. And when I’m done with her, I’ll be the one who walks away. *Heartless is a New Adult novel intended for mature audiences*
Staying Selfless
Liz Tomforde - 2022
I was in love. School was going great. I managed to hide the pain, to push it down, but it all came flooding back. The grief was almost blinding, but I saw Eli’s broken heart with perfect clarity the day I drove away from him. This was my year to be selfish. Falling in love with my best friend's brother wasn't part of my plan, but sometimes the best things in life are unpredictable. And the end of Eli’s senior year was anything but expected. EliMy priorities completely flipped when my brother's best friend moved to town. Everything I never knew I needed came in the form of a redhead from California with a heart too big for her own good.But Logan drove away from me, leaving me broken-hearted and alone.With my senior season winding down, it's my last chance to get called up to the NHL, and my dreams are within reach— it's everything I always wanted. But that was before I met her. How much do I need to sacrifice to prove to her that she's my dream too?If she asked me to, I'd selflessly give it all up for her.
More Than Enough
Kate Daniels - 2014
Keller has been in love with the same girl for as long as he can remember, but she's never going to be his. After college football practice, he starts to notice a certain redhead that always seem to show up where he is. He isn't ready to be hurt by another girl, but she's almost too beautiful and tempting to resist. Athena has had a crush on Keller for over a year and watched him play football as she performed on the dance team. She knows it's probably hopeless, and he's never going to get over her friend Carter enough to notice her. But she still has to try and get his attention. Keller and Athena do find their way together, but can two people that come from opposite backgrounds make a future work? And will Keller ever be able to love Athena the way she loves him? Or will their pasts get in the way of a relationship that has become so important to both of them? This book is told in alternating POVs and has an HEA and no cliffhanger. This book is recommended for readers over the age of 17 due to strong language and explicit sexual content.
Dirty Saint
Vesper Vaughn - 2016
He has this whole university fooled. Not me. I've seen a whole other sinful side to Mr. Touchdown. I've witnessed his swagger. Heard his filthy mouth and lost count how often he says the Lord's name in vain. I can’t stand that man. So why is he starring in my dreams? Why do I have a carnal highlight reel in my mind, looping with images that have nothing to do with the game of football? Now I’m the first-ever water girl for the university football team. My plan? I need to stay far, far away from temptation. I’m here for the thrill of the game. Not to worship the sexy-as-sin Quarterback. But from the first day of practice Saint's sultry gaze makes it perfectly clear that he intends to score. SAINT: They call me Saint. That’s because I’m a miracle on the football field. I’ve taken this cloistered, religious university and launched it into the national spotlight. All I want is to play ball and get to know some of my lovely and devoted female fans. They flock to my games. They can't wait to offer me anything I want after the final play. But all that changes when I catch sight of Esther. The water girl is the only girl on campus who doesn't want me. That's okay because I like a challenge, I like strategy and I really like the idea of finally claiming Esther's heavenly body. This standalone, full-length novel contains cursing, steamy sex scenes, no cheating, and a guaranteed happily ever after.
The Body
Arabella Abbing - 2016
A fitting nickname for the hottest man I'd ever laid eyes on. I spent eight years watching Adam Reed from a distance. Envious not only of the girls he chose to bed, but of the man himself. Bitterness was an unpleasant side effect of watching his easy life. Now, at our high school reunion, I've finally worked up the nerve to confront him. I’m determined to get to know him. Learn his secrets. But I never expected what I discovered.
Adam.
After college, I landed my dream job in professional football and escaped my past. I shouldn't have come back. Especially not for something as stupid as a reunion. But my luck seemed to turn around when I hooked up with Brianna Larson of all people. I always thought she was too smart to get mixed up with a guy like me. I can’t decide whether it’s good or bad that I was wrong. Because now she’s tangled up in the mess of my past and I can’t get her out. If I'm honest, maybe I don’t even want to. But will she run away when she learns the truth about who I really am? ** The Body is a standalone novel. No cheating, no cliffhanger, and a guaranteed happy ending. 18+ ** As a special holiday gift, this Kindle edition of The Body also includes a free copy of Infamous: A Bad Boy Sports Romance.
Stars
Malorie Verdant - 2016
With a smile, a flick of his wrist and a death-defying stunt. He was six and I was five. And now, thirteen years later, I am hopelessly in love. There is only a slight problem. He doesn’t know I exist. He’s the star quarterback. I’m a science nerd who hides in the shadows. I don’t need anyone to tell me that college won't change anything. I know he’s the star of this story. And I belong in the audience. Parker Elliot is going to Penmore State University miles away from home. She's leaving her small town because Penmore has a fantastic science department, because she needs to begin exploring the life she wants to lead and because Grayson Waters is the starting quarterback for the Penmore Herons. Grayson Waters at first glance lives life to the fullest, but he is dealing with more than meets the eye. A con artist father in trouble with local mobsters, an illegitimate brother living close by, the pressure of leading his team to the championship game and a desire to pursue a career outside the football field. Decisions need to be made. For Gray, slipping into the shadows with a pretty and observant brunette might be just what he needs to finally make the right ones.