Loving Sports When They Don't Love You Back

Loving Sports When They Don't Love You Back
Author: Jessica Luther
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2020-09-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1477322175
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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.

Full Court Press: A College Sports Romance

Full Court Press: A College Sports Romance
Author: Sierra Hill
Publisher: Courting Love
Total Pages: 302
Release: 2016-07-23
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781733946247
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***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.

Bad Motherpuckers: Volume One

Bad Motherpuckers: Volume One
Author: Lili Valente
Publisher: Self Taught Ninja
Total Pages: 691
Release: 2021-10-19
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:
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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.

Jock Row

Jock Row
Author: Sara Ney
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 374
Release: 2018-05-03
Genre: College athletes
ISBN: 9781717306364
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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.

All In (Sports Romance)

All In (Sports Romance)
Author: Cathryn Fox
Publisher: Cathryn Fox
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2022-04-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1989374484
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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.

Puck Me Secretly

Puck Me Secretly
Author: Odette Stone
Publisher:
Total Pages: 402
Release: 2018-10-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9780995020061
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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.

Players on Ice (Books 1-3 Sports Romance)

Players on Ice (Books 1-3 Sports Romance)
Author: Cathryn Fox
Publisher: Cathryn Fox
Total Pages: 583
Release: 2019-07-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1989374050
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“My go to author for sexy romance.” #1 NYT’S Bestselling author Lauren Blakely. The Playmaker: My only goal is to heal from this concussion and get back on the ice—until Nina Callaghan shows up at my door asking for hockey lessons. She’s my best friend’s kid sister, which puts her in the hands-off zone, so I used to tease her without mercy—the ballerina on ice—until a knee injury grounded her. But little Nina is all grown up now, and wants something from me, and I sure as hell want something back. Now it's game on, and I'm pulling out all the plays. The Stick Handler: Call me a prick for canceling our wedding at the eleventh hour, but when my ex threatens to ruin my career and reputation, it’s the icing on the uncut wedding cake. She gives me a week to reconsider, and I take it—at the Italian resort booked for the honeymoon that will never be, and there’s no one I’d rather take with me than Katee, the girl who has held a special place in my heart since forever. When the concierge mistakes her for the bride, we go with it. Only problem is, the place reeks of romance and keeping my hands to myself might prove to be the toughest game I’ve ever played. The Body Checker: I’m all about the game, a no attachment, no strings kind of guy, so when a puck bunny shows up at my door, shoves a pink bundle into my hands and drives off into the sunset, it turns my world upside down. I’m not cut out to be a family man. I know nothing about babies and I’m the last guy who should be taking care of one. But I do know someone who is equipped for the job—Quinn Reed, my best friend’s kid sister. Problem is, she kind of…hates me.

The Hockey Player's Obsession: A FREE Sports Romance

The Hockey Player's Obsession: A FREE Sports Romance
Author: Emma Bray
Publisher: Emma Bray
Total Pages: 53
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:
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Parker I play right ring, and I’m the team’s star forward . Hockey is in my blood, and my career is the most important thing in my life. Until I see her. She's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. Her blue eyes are as light as an Arctic winter—and just as icy—because not only is she the coach's daughter, but she wants nothing to do with hockey or hockey players. I’ll do whatever it takes to prove to her that she’s mine—even if it means stalking her. Peyton I hate hockey and everything that comes with it, especially the way men will put the sport above their own families. I swore I'd never fall for a hockey player. With my dad being a hockey coach all my life, I've had enough hockey to last me for ten lifetimes. But then he happens. Parker Jones. The right winger for the team my dad coaches sets his sights on me. He may be hot as sin, but there's no way I'm going to let some hotshot hockey player play me. But I may have underestimated just how good of a player Parker is because he begins chipping away at the ice around my heart despite myself. Everybody loves a hunky sportsman, and these sports players are not only hunk-a-licious, but they're also over the top and completely obsessed with the women they set their sights on. They'll do anything to get the girls of their dreams—even if they have to resort to stalking. If you love buff, dirty-talking alpha males with an athletic side, then you'll love these obsessed sportsmen! Each book in the Stalker Sportsmen series is a standalone that can be read in any order. HEA guaranteed! KEYWORDS: sports romance, hockey romance, forbidden romance, Enemies to lovers romance, age gap romance book, alpha male , romance travel, strong heroine, contemporary romance, enemies to lovers, forbidden love, age gap, romantic series, women’s fiction, romance saga, romance series, romantic family saga, bestseller romance, kissing books, emotional journey, captivating romance, emotional, healing, hot, hot romance, sparks, loyalty, swoon, funny romance, modern romance, new release, forbidden romance, strong alpha, alpha hero, family business, strong female lead, strong heroine, family secrets, top romance reads, new adult, best seller. Readers also enjoyed books by: Jessa Kane, Alexa Riley, Hope Ford, Frankie Love, Dani Wyatt, Kat Baxter, Violet Rae, Karla Doyle, Mia Crawford, Lena Little, CM Steele, Cassi Hart, Lucy Darling, MINK, Kate Hunt, Megan Wade, Khloe Summers, Sadie King, Tory Baker, Fiona Davenport, Olivia T Turner, Fern Fraser, Loni Ree, Tessa Klein, Kara Kendrick, Lana Love, Jessa Joy, Evie Mitchell, Clara King, Stella Banks, Cassi Mint, Michelle Mills, Vivy Skys, Livvy Stone, Mia Brody, Kaci Rose and Abby Knox.

The Body Checker (Sports Romance)

The Body Checker (Sports Romance)
Author: Cathryn Fox
Publisher: Cathryn Fox
Total Pages: 197
Release: 2019-01-21
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1928056911
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“My go to author for sexy romance.” #1 NYT’S Bestselling author Lauren Blakely. Jonah Long…a father? Move in and help him take care of his daughter? As crazy as that sounds, I agreed to the temporary arrangement—for the child’s sake. Problem is, living with the guy I’ve crushed on since forever, is messing with my body as well as my brain. And now, watching him grow as a man, seeing the bond between father and daughter build, I can’t help but want this family for myself. But we’re just playing house, and Jonah isn’t interested in making this ready-made family the real deal…right?

The Troublemaker (Sports Romance)

The Troublemaker (Sports Romance)
Author: Cathryn Fox
Publisher: Cathryn Fox
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2020-08-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1989374247
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“My go to author for sexy romance.” – Lauren Blakely, #1 NYT’S Bestselling author. I had perfected turning a bad situation around and making it work for me. But when dream sex turns out to be real and too much tequila ends up with Elvis and a sidewalk wedding that’s actually legit, I thought I’d reached my limit. First, I’m not the type of girl hot hockey player, Cason goes for. But the love marks on my body the next morning told a different story, so imagine my surprise when he offers to be my temporary husband to help me with a situation. Talk about turning a reckless mistake into a win-win situation! What could possibly go wrong with having a harmless affair with the hottest guy on the planet? Oh, only just about everything.