There is also Deirdre Martin's New York Blades series (Hockey). Erin Mcarthy's Fast Track(Nascar), Jill Shalvis' Pacific Heat(baseball), Kate Angell's Richmond Rogues(baseball),Susan Elizabeth Phillips' Chicago Stars, L.H. Cosway and Penny Reid's Rugby series.
Jaci Burton's series is not a favorite of mines but I do know a lot of people enjoy her work. I read Rachel Gibson's Chinook hockey series, I can recommend them but I also warn people that the h's and H's can be stubborn and unlikable like Sam Leclaire is on my hate list, grown ass man who ran away from responsibility and used "youth" as his excuse. I am one of the few that likes Luc but know he's not everyone's favorite.
Toni Aleo's hockey series is a take it or leave it series, I read them once but I haven't read the books since then. Kristen Callihan is NA college football romance, I liked it and recommend it. L.H. Cosway and Penny Reid's Ruby series is really good, it is different than what I am used to since there aren't a lot of rugby romance novels that I know of out there.
If anyone has any more that comes to mind they don't have to be series, they can be standalone or novellas please feel free to add them.
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Post by Samantha K on Oct 15, 2017 13:29:43 GMT -7
ana - I haven't read very many sports romances so unfortunately I can't suggest anything. Hopefully, someone else can suggest something for you. I love a alpha possessive H too!
Any hockey romance that's not too NA/YA ? I would really love the alpha possessive type of hero.. not the beta hero..
I don't know if Rachel Gibson's Chinooks hockey series would work. or maybe Deirdre Martin's Blades series. Maybe Catherine Gayle's Portland Storm series . Here are the links, check them out, I don't know if they are outright Alphas but they are older men and women in the sport, Gayle's series is a NA but so far I read only one and the H was 29 and the h was around the same age.
The Carolina Cold Fury hockey team is stacked with hotshots. But when a new player joins their ranks, he learns that even superstars canāt go it alone when it comes to love.
Lucas Fournier is only serious about one thing: hockey. The leagueās fun-loving charmer, Luc is always up for a good prank or a great lay, and he has no intention of settling down. But being traded to the Carolina Cold Furyāand to play alongside his big brother, Maxāis no joke. With another title in sight, the last thing Luc wants is to let his new teammates down. To succeed, Luc will need to keep his head in the game and the most . . . er, demanding member of his anatomy in check. But when temptation hits, Luc hits back harder.
Museum curator Stephanie Frazier has always put business before pleasure, which just about explains her nonexistent sex life. But when Stephanie meets Luc at a champagne-fueled gala, she finds herself flirting like crazyāand going home with the uninhibited athlete. For one night, she learns what passion is all about. She just never counted on the little surprise Luc leaves behind. And thatās when things really start to get . . . interesting.
Bryant āSlamā Nash is known for three thingsā¦
His intensity on the field, His drive to win the World Series, And scoring on the first date.
Gearing up for the biggest season of his career, Slam is determined to focus on his game, calling a time out on anything considered a distraction. Including Layne Scott.
Layne Scott doesnāt do complicated.
Independent and focused on raising her daughter, Layne is a woman running a business dominated by men. Managing the sports bar her father left her, she has no time for the arrogant ball player who keeps strutting through her door. With chiseled good looks in baseball pants, Slam Nash is a temptation she canāt afford.
Why did I have to get assigned to the new football star?
Chase Francis is the best wide receiver our school has ever seen. Tall, confident, built like a Greek God. You know the type Iām talking about.
Well it turns out Mr. Hotshot is failing Math class. Can you guess which āluckyā lady has the pleasure of tutoring him until he passes?
But thereās a problem. A big problem. I used to date Logan - the teamās starting quarterback. Logan is a mean, lying, manipulative piece of work who will say anything to get you on his side. Friends Iāve known longer than him turned on meā¦ He turned me into an outcast!
If Chase thinks Iām going to put up with his attitude, heās got another thing coming. I will not give him a free pass and I will not be distracted by his tight, athletic bodyā¦ Snap out of it, Claire!
Heāll lose his scholarship and be permanently benched if he doesnāt get his act together. How do I get this cocky bad boy to hear my side of the story? More importantly, how do I stop myself from falling for another football pro?
Hailey Taylor Emery has a hunch that her favorite client at Fetch--an anonymous virtual assistant service--is actually hockey star Matt Eriksson.
Although it's against the rules for her to check his file, she's 95% sure she spends at least part of each day texting with her lifelong crush and catering to his every need. Still nursing a wounded heart thanks to her recent breakup, Hailey is perfectly content with some harmless online flirting...until she has to meet her client. Face to face. Cue: utter panic.
Matt Eriksson is no stranger to heartbreak. He's still not over the destruction of his marriage, and it sucks to be the only guy on the team who knows the truth--that hockey and long-term relationships are a toxic mix. He barely sees his kids, and dealing with his ex makes him feel insane. The only person in his life who seems to understand is someone who won't show her pretty face.
But it's nothing that a pair of fourth row hockey seats can't fix. Hailey can't resist the offer. Matt can't resist Hailey. Good thing he doesn't have to. Fire up the kiss cam!
One night. One moment in time can change everything.
One night is all we have together before I leave the country for a year to serve as a physician with Doctors Beyond Borders-mostly to avoid real life obligations. Meeting her, being with her is like nothing I've ever experienced before... and probably never will again.
During those few hours together, something grows between us, and although we don't even know each other's names, it takes root. It grows. Duplicates.
I know she's the one. But apparently she doesn't feel the same. The thing is, she's not the same as the women before, who only wanted me because I'm a billionaire. She haunts me.
When fate brings me back to the States earlier than expected, I come face to face with her. And the biggest surprise of my life.
Will she allow me to be more than a stranger? Or has one mistake cost me everything?
Sheās Penna Carstairs. The Renegade they call Rebel. FMX-treme Magazineās sexiest female athlete of the year. Thereās no rule in extreme sports she hasnāt broken, No gender barrier she hasnāt demolished.
Sheās the woman I met in a bar in Vegas. The woman I illegally BASE jumped for. The woman I spent one insane, incredible night with. But now Iām screwed. Or ratherā¦not screwed.
Because the woman I canāt get out of my head is the one woman I can never touch again. Iām Dr. Cruz Delgadoāthe youngest professor on this campus, And Penelope Carstairs just walked into my class.
Each book in The Renegades series is a standalone story that can be enjoyed out of order. Series Order: Book #1 Wilder Book #2 Nova Book #3 Rebel
SHE'S GOT ME BY THE FOOTBALLS... My name is Henry Walton, and though I've been called many things throughout my life--tree trunk, moose, walrus--I am now six foot five, solid muscle, and the hottest defensive end in the NFL college draft. This is the moment I've been waiting for: fame, women, and glory.
Just one problem: I'm suddenly in a bad slump. And it started the moment I got dumped by Elle, the nerdy goddess with thick glasses, a smokin' hot body, and a genius IQ.
So what gives? We only dated for a few weeks, and it's not like I've missed her. (Much.) Regardless, all the facts point to one conclusion. Elle is my lucky nerd-charm.
Call me superstitious, but I have to get her back before I lose everything. Even if she's the last girl I should want and she now hates my guts.
What would you do if you were given the chance to spend the night with not one, but two fighters? Would you do it? Could you open yourself up to the pleasures they offered and do exactly what they said in order to pass on to the next round?
It was common knowledge that Ryley and Camden Jameson, well-known MMA fighters and identical twins, were just as aggressive and passionate in the bed as they were in the ring. The only problem was that if you didn't pass their test on the first night, then you didn't proceed to the next round. They loved a good fight, and that's what they got when they met Ashleigh Warren.
Ashleigh knew what was going to happen when the twins approached her with a proposition, and needless to say, she knew exactly how to handle them ... or so she thought. The rules had changed, and in order to get them both she had to first spend one night with each and last until they were done with her. It was a proposition she couldn't refuse, but she knew it wouldn't be easy to win. However, it was one that she was going to enjoy.
Kylie thought her life ended months earlier when the night from hell turned her world upside down. Instead of finishing medical school, Kylie became an alcoholic. Her parents forced her into a rehab center, and when a strange new man shows up to group therapy, Kylie feels something for the first time in months.
It turns out the handsome stranger is none other than Daniel Ross, captain of the Seattle Sea Lions hockey team. He and Kylie are drawn to each other, each with a dark part of their past theyād rather forget. But will the fear of exposing themselves make them run from each other as well?
This 15,000 word story is the first part of a trilogy. The last two parts are approximately 20,000 words each. Please enjoy the following excerpt:
But three days after Daniel arrived I decided to go to dinner at a reasonable hour, rather than eating either before or after anyone else, as was my usual habit. I sat at my table in the back, alone. Normally when I was here with others Fiona came and sat with me, but she was absent tonight. I wondered to myself if sheād gotten a day pass, a chance to go out with her husband in the real world. She had been looking good enough that I wouldnāt have been surprised if Doctor Emma gave her that chance.
I picked at my food, not really into the lasagna they were serving, when I felt someone in front of me. I looked and saw Daniel, holding a tray so full of food I was surprised the cheap plastic tray holding his plate didnāt crack in half. Instantly my breath caught in my throat. My senses were completely out of control as adrenaline rushed through my body. Fire coursed through me and my heart began to pound so loudly in my chest I was sure Daniel could hear it as he smiled and asked me if anyone was sitting at the table with me.
āNo... no, itās empty,ā I replied, trying to smile back. I could feel my panties getting wet at just the sight of him. Oh God, what was happening to me?
āThanks. It was Kylie, right?ā he asked, digging into his enormous plate of lasagna, topped with what looked like an extra chicken breast, a dry salad on the side and a bottle of chocolate milk to wash it all down. Of course, I knew athletes expended an incredible amount of energy and needed a lot of food to make up for it, but to see that plate in front of me was just different. The man looked like he ate in a meal what I ate in a week!
āYup, Iām Kylie,ā I replied, hoping I sounded like a normal person. āI heard youāre a hockey player, I would have guessed athlete without that info if I saw you eating that,ā I continued, motioning at his plate. I donāt know why I was so fixated on it. Maybe I thought that if I looked at his food, those confusing feelings of desire that ran through me every time I looked at his beautiful face would disappear.
āSo the gossip has started already has it? This is actually a pretty small meal for me, now that I canāt work out the way I used to I have to reduce my calorie intake. This feels like a diet.ā
āI wish my diets involved eating that much food,ā I joked, and Daniel laughed.
āCome to the gym in the basement with me tomorrow, Iāll put you through a workout that lets you eat this much.ā
āAre you asking me out?ā I asked before I realized what I was saying, then instantly covered my mouth in surprise at my own reaction.
āMaybe,ā he replied with a grin, and my eyes widened as my body tightened. There was no way to get out of it now.
āFine. Iāll show up tomorrow and you can make me earn some extra ice cream for dessert.ā
āI canāt wait. I never thought Iād find a pretty girl like you here in rehab. I guess I had a few pre-conceived notions about this place.ā As it seemed so prone to do lately, a blush crawled up my face and I looked down at my food. A tingle of embarrassment and happiness crawled through me. I hadnāt felt happiness like this in a long, long time.