Download or read book Loving Sports When They Don t Love You Back written by Jessica Luther and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Triumphant wins, gut-wrenching losses, last-second shots, underdogs, competition, and loyalty—it’s fun to be a fan. But when a football player takes a hit to the head after yet another study has warned of the dangers of CTE, or when a team whose mascot was born in an era of racism and bigotry takes the field, or when a relief pitcher accused of domestic violence saves the game, how is one to cheer? Welcome to the club for sports fans who care too much. In Loving Sports When They Don’t Love You Back, acclaimed sports writers Jessica Luther and Kavitha A. Davidson tackle the most pressing issues in sports, why they matter, and how we can do better. For the authors, “sticking to sports” is not an option—not when our taxes are paying for the stadiums, and college athletes aren’t getting paid at all. But simply quitting a favorite team won’t change corrupt and deplorable practices, and the root causes of many of these problems are endemic in our wider society. An essential read for modern fans, Loving Sports When They Don’t Love You Back challenges the status quo and explores how we might begin to reconcile our conscience with our fandom.

Download or read book Bad Motherpuckers Volume One written by Lili Valente and published by Self Taught Ninja. This book was released on 2021-10-19 with total page 691 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three HOT Standalone hockey rom coms including… HOT AS PUCK The things I want to do to my sweet, kindergarten-teaching, mitten-crocheting best friend Libby Collins are ten different kinds of wrong. Maybe twenty. But I'm a firm believer in teaching by example, and by the end of our first sex lesson, we've graduated to a hands on approach to her education: my hands all over her, her hands all over me, and her hot mouth melting beneath mine as I prove to her there isn't a damned thing wrong with the way she kisses. Give me a month, and I'll transform Libby from wall flower to wall banger, and ensure she's confident enough to seduce any guy she wants. Problem is... the only guy I want her seducing is me. SEXY MOTHERPUCKER Laura Collins is the last woman I should be thinking about taking in the back seat of my car, in the woods behind my in-laws' house, or in a hotel room where we're sharing one very small, very squeaky bed. I need a steady, stable influence for my daughter, not a fling with this too wild, too young, too impulsive red head. So what if she's beautiful and intense and passionate and has the biggest heart I've ever known? I don't want to fall in love. I really don't. The whole "pretend girlfriend" thing was supposed to solve my problems, buy me a little more time. But when it comes to Laura? Hell, maybe I'm just not cut out for faking it. PUCK AHOLIC I hate my new roommate… And I want to do dirty, delicious things to her in that swing she installed that we both know has nothing to do with aerial yoga. Neither of which is good, considering Diana Daniels is my NHL team captain's little sister, and he will break my face if I'm not a perfect gentleman. I try to be. Really, I do. But Diana has all sorts of Jedi mind tricks to make a man obsessed with getting her into bed, and I'm not gonna lie--I fall for every single one of them. Especially the one where she warns me not to fall for her.

Download or read book Full Court Press A College Sports Romance written by Sierra Hill and published by Courting Love. This book was released on 2016-07-23 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ***He's the king on the court and will go full-court-press to get the girl.*** An enemies-to-lovers college sports romance.As a college basketball player, I don't chase girls - they come to me. I'm the star athlete everyone wants a piece of, with skills on the court and in the sheets. I get what I want, when I want it. I'm unstoppable.Until I meet Ainsley Locker. She doesn't play games but plays hard to get, seemingly resistant to my charm. That's okay because I like a good challenge.And my plan is to go full-court-press to win her over and make her mine.As long as I don't foul out in the process.

Download or read book All In Sports Romance written by Cathryn Fox and published by Cathryn Fox. This book was released on 2022-04-12 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I hate him. I hate everything about him. From his perfect face, right down to his tight football pants. He never wanted me back in college. Now he’s a superstar in the NFL. I lost the weight, and suddenly he’s noticing me. Maybe it’s time for a little revenge. Yeah, maybe it’s time for me to lead him on and push him away. It’s a good plan. A solid one. Until I get him naked.

Download or read book Team Player written by Charleigh Rose and published by . This book was released on 2017-12-18 with total page 820 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hot jocks. We love them all. Sexy baseball players. Intense footballers. Sweaty MMA fighters, and sizzling hockey hotties. Score! The good news? Eleven bestselling authors have gathered to give you a set of stories focused on the men we love most-sports heroes. We bet you'll love this thick...book. The bad news? The men in these novellas don't actually exist. *This anthology does not contain calories, just eleven original, never-before-seen stories by the following authors: Adriana Locke, Mandi Beck, Charleigh Rose, Kennedy Ryan, LJ Shen, Meghan Quinn, Rochelle Paige, Ella Fox, Kate Stewart, Emma Scott, and Sara Ney. We aren't responsible for melted devices. Team Player: Adriana Locke (Cross) Charleigh Rose (Yard Sale) Ella Fox (Out of Formation) Emma Scott (One Good Man) Kate Stewart (Sweeping the Series) Kennedy Ryan (Full Court Press) L.J. Shen (The End Zone) Mandi Beck (Sin Bin) Meghan Quinn (Back in the Game) Rochelle Paige (Slapped Into Love) Sara Ney (Switch Hitter)

Download or read book Puck Me Secretly written by Odette Stone and published by . This book was released on 2018-10-18 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I've never been in love.I've never had an orgasm, but I've faked plenty.I want to experience love. Real, passionate love.I don't want to die.It's funny what blurts out of your mouth when the plane you're on is going down, and I didn't hold back with my seat mate when my plane decided to crash.My hysterical confessions didn't faze the muscular stranger that sat beside me. In fact, he promised if we survived, he'd give me my first orgasm. We survived.I came.And then he left without telling me who he was.On the first day of my job, I stood in front of the Vancouver Wolves hockey team and called out a number. #33.Imagine my shock when he skated forward.Max is an incredible hockey player, whose wild, out-of-control antics have almost derailed his career. So many secrets shroud his past and continue to threaten his future. Now he's my secret. And that secret could ruin everything. Puck Me SECRETLY. Some secrets are too big to keep.This book is 86,000 words and is a full-length romance intended for adult audiences only.

Download or read book Something So Right written by Natasha Madison and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-07-20 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The moment everything changed didn't happen in that cliche rockets-red-glare kind of way, it happened in the form of a waking nightmare. I caught my husband, my high-school sweetheart, the father of my children, balls deep in a sordid affair. That was when I gave up on men and love. I didn't count on the NHL's golden boy, the beautiful, arrogant Cooper Stone turning my life and my hockey rink upside down. My kids are why I wake up in the morning. Hockey is what Cooper breathes for. We're from different worlds and places in our lives but when our hearts collided something so wrong and different turned into something so right."

Download or read book Focused written by Karla Sorensen and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-02 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you've ever seen your teenage crush ten years later, and he turns out to be a complete jerk, then you know how Molly Ward feels. The last time she saw Noah Griffin was the regrettable day that she decided to climb into his bedroom window and turn her unrequited crush into something more. That day was bad enough, but things are about to get worse. Noah has become one of the best football players in the country, and he's just landed on Molly's front step. As a new addition to the Washington Wolves roster, Noah's presence is the key to Molly's promotion in the front office. The problem is, Noah wants nothing to do with Molly, and his surly attitude is making her job very difficult. But he's got another thing coming if he thinks Molly will be intimidated by one grumpy football player, no matter how much he hates being around her. Once these two go head to head, their mutual dislike explodes into undeniable chemistry. But with what they have at stake, they just might detonate everything else along with it.

Download or read book This Is Crazy Special Edition Paperback written by Natasha Madison and published by This Is. This book was released on 2023-01-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a hockey princess jokingly hits up the NHL's biggest star to crash her ex-boyfriend's wedding, she's surprised when he accepts-but she's even more surprised when they fall for each other.

Download or read book Jock Row written by Sara Ney and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-05-03 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scarlett is always the sensible one: The sober driver. The planner. The one holding your hair back while you're worshiping the porcelain gods. Week-after-week, she visits Jock Row with her friends-the universities hottest party scene and breeding ground for student athletes. And if keeping her friends out of trouble, and guys out of their pants, was a sport, she'd be the star athlete. Being a well known jock-blocker gets her noticed for all the wrong reasons; just like that, she's banned from Jock Row. NO GUY WANTS A GIRL AROUND WHO KEEPS THEIR JOCK FRIENDS FROM GETTING LAID. "Rowdy" Wade is the hot shot short-stop for the universities baseball team-and the unlucky bastard who drew the short straw: keep little Miss Goody Two-Shoes out of the Baseball House. But week-after-week Scarlett returns, determined to get inside.

Download or read book Fair Play Sports Romance written by Cathryn Fox and published by Cathryn Fox. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Landon Brooks. The ultimate bad boy every girl wants. His world at Kingston College is full of parties, booze and sex. The opposite of mine. I’m the quiet twin he never knew existed, until he heard a lie—I hated him. Maybe that’s why he pursued me—why I became his obsession. It’s all about the chase, right? I can’t deny that I like the attention. That my body burns for him. I shouldn’t crave him. I hate that I do. We don’t belong together. That should have been enough to stop me from sneaking into his room, from teasing a thirst I just can’t quench…because once the hunt is over, it’s ALL over. Unless he never knew it was me…

Download or read book Across the Middle written by Cadence Keys and published by Cadence Keys. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Will From the moment I laid eyes on Gina Rodrigo, she twisted my whole world on its axis. For months I refused to give into the feelings she evoked in me. I’d gone down that road before and it led nowhere good. But one kiss changed everything and I couldn’t fight my feelings anymore. Except she doesn’t know my secret and the deeper we get, the more the ghosts of my past threaten to ruin the first true happiness I’ve ever found. Gina Living in San Francisco was my saving grace from the feelings that plagued me every time I was in the same room as Will Edmonson. Our chemistry was insane, but he always pulled away before we got the chance to explore it. Until I got offered a job with my best friend in LA and he finally kissed me. Now I’m falling harder than I ever have, but he’s got ghosts in his past and the more I get to know him, the more I worry I can never compete with the true love he already lost. Across the Middle is the second steamy standalone sports romance in the LA Wolves Series.

Download or read book Diesel written by Lisa Lang Blakeney and published by Writergirl Press. This book was released on 2019-11-28 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A one-click, wow they’re sweet, friends-to-lovers story and second chance romance with the golden boy in the NFL. Two best friends. One fated romance. Diesel is the best friend & boy next door who got away. From bestselling author, Lisa Lang Blakeney, comes a sweet and sexy, standalone, friends-to-lovers, second chance romance set in the world of professional NFL football. Olivia I was the new kid, in a small town, who didn’t fit in when I met Mason Bridgewater. He was big, bossy, and almost knocked me out cold when we first met. Our friendship grew, and a love grew greater out of that, but now that I’ve ruined it. Will he ever speak to me again? Mason I was the golden boy, from a small town, whose entire world was rocked when I met Olivia Robertson. She talked differently, she acted differently, and I knew pretty quickly that I’d never meet a girl like her again. Our friendship was unbreakable, our attraction undeniable, and our love unforgettable…or so I thought. The girl who meant everything. Threw me away like I meant nothing. Will she ever love me again? Diesel can be read as a standalone romance. It is Book Three in The Nighthawk Sports Romance Series. The Nighthawk Sports Romance Series: Saint Wolf Diesel Jett Rush Freak Brick Themes of this novel are: sports football romance, second chance romance, friends to lovers, romance series, romantic comedy, new adult romance Topics for this novel include: Sports romance, football romance, college sports romance, sports romance books, sports romance series, sports romance angst, sports romance baby, sports romance box set, sports romance comedy, sports romance enemies to lovers, sports romance high school, sports romance novels, sports romance player, sports romance standalone, sports romance suspense, sports romance trilogy, sports romance virgin, college football romance books, sports romance with baby, romantic comedy, billionaire romance, love scenes, sex, steamy romance, good girl bad boy, contemporary romance, fated love, strong hero, strong heroine, professional football, US football, college football, friends to lovers, bestselling romance, new adult romance

Download or read book In the Grasp written by Cadence Keys and published by Cadence Keys. This book was released on 2020-12-03 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newly Revised Edition as of December 1, 2021 Paige He was my first love and my greatest heartbreak. Now he’s my assignment. I’ve worked too hard to get my dream job at the largest paper on the west coast, and I won’t let Jack Fuller, the league’s most notoriously private quarterback ruin this chance for me. But the moment we lock eyes, all those old feelings come rushing back in a way I’m completely unprepared for and instead of holding onto my hurt, I find myself giving him another chance. When I push back against writing the article, my bosshole editor threatens to get what he wants, one way or another. The only way I can protect Jack is to spin the story myself. Will Jack be able to forgive me when I tell him what I’ve done? Jack A reporter and an extremely private quarterback shouldn’t mix, but she’s not just any reporter—she’s my ex and the only woman I’ve ever loved. Paige O’Malley has owned my heart since I was sixteen years old, but I was a dumb, cowardly kid and let her go when things got hard. Now she’s here and I know I only have one chance to win her back. I refuse to lose her again. Until I’m blindsided by an article I never saw coming and suddenly I question if any of it was real or if she was just using me for a story the entire time. In the Grasp is the first steamy standalone contemporary sports romance in the LA Wolves series.

Download or read book Down by Contact written by Cadence Keys and published by Cadence Keys. This book was released on 2021-06-03 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Matt I’m a playboy, a modern-day Casanova. I don’t love women, I just make their orgasm dreams come true. That’s who I am. She’s the coach’s daughter and the ultimate ice princess - always cold, composed, and spoiled. We have nothing in common, until she makes a proposition I can’t turn down. I’m only human after all, and she’s hot. It doesn’t mean anything. It’s just sex. Nikki I’ve always done what’s expected of me, but when the rug gets ripped out from under my so-called “perfect” life, I decide to finally do something for myself. He’s cocky and a total manwhore, but despite my initial objections, I can’t deny that the idea of using him to enhance my experience in the bedroom is an appealing one. I make him an offer that I expect him to scoff at - but he doesn’t. Now I’m questioning everything. Down by Contact is a steamy standalone sports romance. It is book three in the LA Wolves series.

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Download or read book Game Day written by Summer Rose and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-03 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Game Day: A Sports Romance (BALLERS & CURVES Book2) A breakthrough athlete. Series of entanglements.Redemption. Sometimes, we want what we shouldn't have. An exciting, yettreacherous desire... In just a few days, Joshua's whole life could change.His future will be decided, but does he get any say in that? Or is he going to be lead astrayby women vying for his attention? All those emotional whirlwinds could negativelyimpact his career in baseball... What will be his player status? Will he reach the heights heaspires to? At least one thing is for sure, the Louisville Mammoth fans loved Joshua.This talented pitcher might have a future in his dream team after all... That is unlessthe coach's daughter messes it up for him. Gabriella is not only the daughter of his coach, butshe's also engaged to be married. Her fiance Mark is growing increasingly suspicious, and nowonder. Gabriella doesn't exactly make her feelings for Joshua secret... The passion she feels istoo strong. On the other hand, the bartender is ready to take an audaciousstep. His ex-girlfriend, Renee, is also hoping they can rekindle their relationship, despite heraffair with his best friend. She meets Gabriella, but they're both unsure of each other's valueto Joshua. With the draft-pick announcement yet to be made, Joshua needs totread lightly and stay focused on the games. Will his emotions get in theway of his game? Should he take the leap of faith with the coach'sdaughter? How will his decision impact the quality of his life on theteam? Who will he choose? Will he get to make that any choice atall? Find out in the BALLERS & CURVES Book 2 - Game Day! This romancenovel will fill you with lust, wonder, and excitement like never before! So Scroll Up, Click on "Buy Now with 1-Click" and Get Your Copy!