Author: Jessica Luther
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 1477322175
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 337

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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.

Author: Sierra Hill
Publisher: Courting Love
ISBN: 9781733946247
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 302

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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.

Author: Cathryn Fox
Publisher: Cathryn Fox
ISBN: 1989374484
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68

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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.

Author: Charleigh Rose
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781981684588
Category : Athletes
Languages : en
Pages : 820

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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)

Author: Sara Ney
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781717306364
Category : College athletes
Languages : en
Pages : 374

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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.

Author: Karla Sorensen
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781654531577
Category : Man-woman relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 268

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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.

Author: Cathryn Fox
Publisher: Cathryn Fox
ISBN: 198937431X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 296

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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…

Author: Cadence Keys
Publisher: Cadence Keys
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 216

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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.

Author: Cadence Keys
Publisher: Cadence Keys
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 262

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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.

Author: Lisa Lang Blakeney
Publisher: Writergirl Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194

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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