You're OK, It's Just A Bruise


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Chosen by The Sporting News as one of the Best Sports Books of 1994, this dramatic, hilarious, and controversial insider's look at what really happens on the sidelines and in the locker rooms of the NFL--written by the former team doctor for the L.A. Raiders--is a book every football fan will want to read.




Seaside Valleria Box Set (Books 1-5)


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Five chances to fall in love… One Army vet falling in love with his employee. One woman haunted by the past moving on with her many-night stand. One kickass chef and the restaurant critic who nearly destroyed her career. One woman who has never felt beautiful and the doctor she met by chance. One woman recovering from an abusive relationship and learning what love really means. This box set contains all five books in the Seaside Valleria series: Rush, Ripple, Raw, Ravage, and Rise. *Please note: these novels contain content suitable for mature audiences only. Some books may contain discussion of sensitive topics that may be considered triggers. Each novel is a standalone book in the series, with no cliffhanger. However, you may prefer to read the series in order. *** Rush (Hector & Millie) (Seaside Valleria #1) A slow burn romance about loving and believing in yourself, as much you do the one you love. She feels she doesn’t deserve him… He feels he doesn’t deserve her… What happens when they finally discover they’re both wrong? This novel features an older virgin and the disabled Army vet who wants her, a family made of friends that loves one another (even while they annoy each other), and a look behind fictional pub walls. *** Ripple (Persy & Sully) (Seaside Valleria #2) She’s spent years running from the past while searching for peace. She’s the many-night stand changing all his plans. They’ll both learn to love in the light again. This novel features a divorced woman and the cop who wants her, a family made of friends that loves one another (even while they annoy each other), and a look behind fictional pub walls. *** Raw (Frannie & Aiden) (Seaside Valleria #3) One kickass chef. The critic who nearly destroyed her career. A love neither of them expected. This novel features a chef and the critic who wants her, a family made of friends that loves one another (even while they annoy each other), and a look behind fictional pub walls. *** Ravage (Beth & Everett) (Seaside Valleria #4) He’s never needed someone until her. She’s never been needed until him. This novel features a woman who doesn’t think she’s beautiful and the man who does, a family made of friends that loves one another (even while they annoy each other), and a look behind fictional pub walls. *** Rise (Liz & Luke) (Seaside Valleria #5) She’s afraid to love again. He won’t give up on her. Can they find a way towards each other? Between dueling exes, frustrating family, and the wedding of the year, can they find their way towards a future together? Come for one last visit to the seaside to find out… *Includes multiple epilogues featuring characters from the series (and some Vallerian royals) in the future! This novel features a woman recovering from an abusive relationship and a man moving past his divorce, a family made of friends that loves one another (even while they annoy each other), and a look behind fictional pub walls. *** Welcome to Valleria, a country nestled along the Mediterranean. Whether it’s the small towns or larger port cities, you’re sure to find a friendly face—or more—along Valleria’s seaside shores. Far from the politics of the palace, follow this group of friends as they find love, support each other, and perhaps even meet a royal or two at the local Masillian pub, the Seashell. Book 1: Rush (Hector & Millie) Book 2: Ripple (Persy & Sully) Book 3: Raw (Frannie & Aiden) Book 4: Ravage (Beth & Everett) Book 5: Rise (Liz & Luke) Box Set (Full Series, Books 1-5)




How We Fall


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Ever since Jackie moved to her uncle's sleepy farming town, she's been flirting way too much--and with her own cousin, Marcus. Her friendship with him has turned into something she can't control, and he's the reason Jackie lost track of her best friend, Ellie, who left for...no one knows where. Now Ellie has been missing for months, and the police, fearing the worst, are searching for her body. Swamped with guilt and the knowledge that acting on her love for Marcus would tear their families apart, Jackie pushes her cousin away. The plan is to fall out of love, and, just as she hoped he would, Marcus falls for the new girl in town. But something isn't right about this stranger, and Jackie's suspicions about the new girl's secrets only drive the wedge deeper between Jackie and Marcus--and deepens Jackie's despair. Then Marcus is forced to pay the price for someone else's lies as the mystery around Ellie's disappearance starts to become horribly clear. Jackie has to face terrible choices. Can she leave her first love behind, and can she go on living with the fact that she failed her best friend?




Headslap


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More than a simple story, Headslap brings to full view the NFL during the 1960s and 1970s--a time of incredible upheaval and change in the United States. These were tough times for black players as they tried to play the game while confronting prejudice and misconceptions that kept young stars from shining, such as Deacon Jones. Photo insert.




Harlequin American Romance July 2014 Bundle


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Harlequin American Romance brings you four new all-American romances for one great price, available now! This Harlequin American Romance bundle includes The Rebel Cowboy’s Quadruplets by USA TODAY bestselling author Tina Leonard, The Texan’s Cowgirl Bride by Trish Milburn, Runaway Lone Star Bride by Cathy Gillen Thacker and More Than a Cowboy by NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Cathy McDavid. If you love small towns and cowboys, watch out for 4 new Harlequin American Romance titles every month! Romance the all-American way!




Game Changer


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The book that started it all! USA TODAY bestselling author Rachel Reid's beloved Game Changers series starts here, with a secret-relationship romance set in the world of professional hockey. New York Admirals captain Scott Hunter takes his pregame rituals very seriously. When a particular smoothie precedes Scott's breaking his on-ice slump, he’s desperate to recreate the magic…and to get to know the sexy, funny guy behind the counter. Kip Grady knew there was more to Scott’s frequent visits than blended fruit, but he never let himself imagine being invited back to Scott’s penthouse. Or kissed with reckless abandon—and more. What goes on between them is hot, incredible and frequent…but also only on Scott’s terms and always behind his closed apartment doors. Scott needs Kip in his life, but with playoff season approaching, the spotlight on him is suddenly brighter than ever. He can’t afford to do anything that might derail his career or the public’s image of what a hockey captain should be. Kip is ready to go all in with Scott—but how much longer will he have to remain a secret? Game Changers Book 1: Game Changer Book 2: Heated Rivalry Book 3: Tough Guy Book 4: Common Goal Book 5: Role Model Book 6: The Long Game




My Life Long Journey


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This autobiography includes a story of a woman who went through many trials and tribulations in her life both good and bad. In this book, you will get to know this author up close and personal. This book is about a woman whose life you might say is described as a roller coaster with the ups and downs in her life. Even with the hell she endured in the hands of her abusive husband and the mental, physical, and emotional abuse she went through for more than twelve years, she was able to get on with her life to raise three kids. Another trial she went through was the loss of her son at the tender age of twelve. Yet this woman has raised three beautiful kids. She inspires many other women who might be going through a similar situation to never give up and always have faith.




The Raiders Encyclopedia


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This is the definitive reference work on the NFL's Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders. Part I is a season-by-season review, covering each game and player from every campaign. Part II includes a complete all-time roster of players and coaches, with biographical information, along with information on all draft picks, schedules, and individual awards and honors. Part III covers the characters, from executives to cheerleaders, who made the Raiders one of the most colorful organizations in professional sports, and details the franchise's historic stadiums and uniforms.




A Carolina Cold Fury Hockey Series 4-Book Bundle


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Discover the series that led Violet Duke to rave, “Sawyer Bennett never fails to deliver heroes I fall hard for and heroines I adore.” Featuring the chiseled bad boys of the Carolina Cold Fury hockey team, these electrifying romances are melting hearts, one reader at a time. And now the first four novels are available in one sizzling ebook bundle: ALEX GARRETT ZACK RYKER Also includes a preview of the highly anticipated fifth Cold Fury novel, Hawke! A league MVP refuses to be molded into the team’s poster boy—not even by a tempting redhead with killer curves. A hot-as-sin ladies’ man thinks he’s found his next fling when his winning ways lead him to a beautiful woman with a lot to lose. And a veteran goalie tries to prove he’s still at the top of his game while balancing life as a single dad with a tender new affair. But these rugged athletes are just the tip of the iceberg. Because the Carolina Cold Fury always play hard . . . and they never give up on love. Praise for Sawyer Bennett and the Cold Fury series “Wow. Just wow. Sawyer Bennett is my new favorite author.”—USA Today bestselling author Jami Davenport “Sawyer Bennett has scored again with Alex, the perfect combination of sexy and emotional. I can’t wait for the next Cold Fury story!”—Bestselling author Julie Cross “Sawyer Bennett has outdone herself with Garrett. If you like secrets, romance, hot sex, and an epically fantastic ending that leaves you totally satisfied, then this is your book.”—New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely “Emotional, intense, funny, and sexy, Zack has it all. I didn’t want this book to end.”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover “A hot hockey player with a heart of gold . . . a smart, ballsy heroine . . . and enough heat between them to melt any hockey rink. Sawyer Bennett scores another solid hit with Ryker!”—Award-winning author Katie Rose




"You're Okay, It's Just a Bruise"


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The author, former team physician for the Los Angeles Raiders, offers a behind-the-scenes look at professional football