Cover of When Alec Met Evie (Appies, #6)

When Alec Met Evie

Jenny Proctor

Appies #6

contemporary romance(8k)

A newly divorced mom crashes with her childhood hockey crush — her best friend's older brother — after her rental floods

Description

Evie told herself not to fall for her pro-hockey crush. But when she sees him holding her baby girl, all bets are off. When Evie moves South to the same mountain town where her childhood crush plays pro-hockey, she arms herself with all the reasons why she can’t fall for him again.Number one: Alec is her best friend’s much older brother. Number two: She’s recently divorced and does not need another man in her life. At least not anytime soon. Number three: With a four-month-old daughter, she has zero time for dating.Trouble is, Evie doesn’t know another soul in North Carolina, so when her rental floods before she’s even moved in, her only option is to crash with Alec for a few weeks. When she protests, he insists it’s what he’d do for his sister, and that’s basically what she is to him.But all these years later, the unexpected chemistry between them definitely says otherwise.A new relationship is risky when Evie is still licking her wounds from her divorce, and she has no idea if Alec has any desire to be a dad. His sister already warned he isn’t the type to settle down.But she can’t make herself care about any of that. Not until she’s already fallen, and it might be too late to save herself from another heartbreak.

Appies series

Books like this

Cover of Beauty and the Baller

Beauty and the Baller

Ilsa Madden-Mills

contemporary romanceStrangers in Love #1
(39k)

A grieving NFL star proposes fake dating to his small-town neighbor — not knowing she's the one-night stand he never for

forced proximitysmall townsports setting

8 tropes in common

Cover of Home Ice

Home Ice

Aven Ellis

contemporary romanceDallas Demons #1
(1k)

A rule-following visual stylist tumbles into a hockey captain's lap — and accidentally into his heart.

small townsports settingstrangers to lovers

6 tropes in common

Cover of Hat Tricked: a fake dating hockey romance novella

Hat Tricked: a fake dating hockey romance novella

A.K. Isaacs

contemporary romance
(85)

A hockey star with a bad rep and a widowed single mom fake-date their way into something real.

single parent romancesmall townsports setting

9 tropes in common

Cover of Fake It Till You Bake It

Fake It Till You Bake It

Jamie Wesley

contemporary romanceSugar Blitz #1
(13k)

A reality show villain and an uptight football player fake-date to save his cupcake bakery.

small townsports settingstrangers to lovers

7 tropes in common

Cover of Tigers and Devils (Tigers and Devils #1)

Tigers and Devils (Tigers and Devils #1)

Sean Kennedy

contemporary romanceTigers and Devils #1
(8k)

A football-obsessed film buff accidentally falls for a closeted AFL star — and nothing stays secret forever.

sports settingstrangers to loversathlete

5 tropes in common

Cover of Wrecking Ball

Wrecking Ball

P. Dangelico

contemporary romanceHard to Love #1
(18k)

A widowed, broke woman becomes a nanny for an NFL star's nephew — and a distraction he can't ignore.

forced proximitysports settingstrangers to lovers

5 tropes in common

Cover of Love, Utley

Love, Utley

S.J. Tilly

contemporary romanceLove Letters #1
(20k)

Fifteen years later, she left him a letter — now he's her new boss and he's not letting her go again.

forced proximitysports settingstrangers to lovers

5 tropes in common

Cover of One Look

One Look

Lena Hendrix

contemporary romanceThe Sullivan Family #1
(17k)

A grumpy single-dad NFL coach can't resist his chaotic, sunshine new neighbor in a small town full of feuds.

forced proximitysingle parent romancesmall town

7 tropes in common

Cover of Baby Maker

Baby Maker

P. Dangelico

contemporary romanceIt Takes Two #1
(5k)

A career-driven woman and a retired NFL star sign a contract to have a baby — love wasn't in the agreement.

sports settingstrangers to loversathlete

5 tropes in common

Cover of Enemies

Enemies

Tijan

sports romanceFallen Crest High
(55k)

She's hated her NFL-star neighbor since sixth grade — but now he's the one trying to save her.

forced proximitysmall townsports setting

7 tropes in common

Cover of Kiss and Don't Tell

Kiss and Don't Tell

Meghan Quinn

sports romanceThe Vancouver Agitators #1
(91k)

Stranded in a cabin with five hockey players, she can't fall for the one who's off-limits: her ex's half-brother.

forced proximitysmall townsports setting

6 tropes in common

Cover of Changes Coming Down

Changes Coming Down

Kaje Harper

contemporary romanceChanges #1
(653)

A sheriff, a hockey rookie, and a rancher share a secret polyamorous love — until a hit-and-run shatters everything.

small townsports settingathlete

5 tropes in common

Cover of Dare You to Hate Me: A College Sports Romance

Dare You to Hate Me: A College Sports Romance

B. Celeste

new adult romanceLindon U #1
(17k)

The boy she left behind four years ago is now Lindon U's star tight end — and he refuses to let her go again.

forced proximitysmall townsports setting

7 tropes in common

Cover of Safe Haven

Safe Haven

Nicholas Sparks

contemporary romance
(403k)

A woman fleeing her dark past finds love with a gentle widower in a quiet coastal town — but danger followed her.

forced proximitysingle parent romancesmall town

8 tropes in common

Cover of You & Me

You & Me

Tal Bauer

contemporary romance
(27k)

A widowed dad volunteers for his son's football team — and falls hard for the other team dad, his first-ever crush on a

single parent romancesmall townsports setting

6 tropes in common

Cover of The Bromance Book Club

The Bromance Book Club

Lyssa Kay Adams

contemporary romanceBromance Book Club #1
(136k)

A baseball star joins a secret romance book club to win back his wife — one grand gesture at a time.

sports settingathlete

5 tropes in common

Cover of Squeeze Play (Richmond Rogues, #1)

Squeeze Play (Richmond Rogues, #1)

Kate Angell

sports romanceRichmond Rogues #1
(6k)

Her 'rebound guy' since high school is actually her one true love — but she's too scared to change their arrangement.

small townsports settingathlete

6 tropes in common

Cover of Between Commitment and Betrayal

Between Commitment and Betrayal

Shain Rose

contemporary romanceHardy Billionaire Brothers #1
(51k)

A fake marriage to her father's billionaire business partner comes with conditions — and unexpected feelings.

forced proximitysmall townsports setting

5 tropes in common

Cover of Promise Me Sunshine

Promise Me Sunshine

Cara Bastone

contemporary romance
(84k)

A grieving nanny and the grumpy uncle make a deal: he helps her live again, she helps him love again.

forced proximitysingle parent romancesmall town

8 tropes in common

Cover of Protecting Brenna: A small town single dad bodyguard romance

Protecting Brenna: A small town single dad bodyguard romance

Toni Denise

contemporary romance
(3)

A grumpy cowboy bodyguard must protect a shy teacher from killers — without losing his heart.

forced proximitysingle parent romancesmall town

5 tropes in common