💔 Bet Turns Real

What begins as a casual wager or dare evolves into something unexpectedly genuine and high-stakes. These stories captivate with the moment artifice falls away and authentic emotion takes over.

Gambler

by Billy Walters • 2023

His betting system beat every casino in Vegas. An insider trading conviction did what they couldn't.

3.82

4k+

🎲 Sports Betting 🎰 Professional Gambling 📉 Insider Trading 📊 Risk Management 🩹 Addiction And Recovery

Gambler 86%

His betting system beat every casino in Vegas. An insider trading conviction did what they couldn't.

by Billy Walters 2023

3.82

4k+ ratings

🎲 Sports Betting 🎰 Professional Gambling 📉 Insider Trading 📊 Risk Management 🩹 Addiction And Recovery

Aces Up

by Lauren Barnholdt • 2010

An underage casino waitress is recruited by a secret society planning to fix a poker tournament.

3.40

5k+

🎭 Secret Double Life ♠️ Casino Underworld 💕 Friends To Lovers 💸 Family Money Troubles 😰 Anxious Protagonist

Aces Up 86%

An underage casino waitress is recruited by a secret society planning to fix a poker tournament.

by Lauren Barnholdt 2010

3.40

5k+ ratings

🎭 Secret Double Life ♠️ Casino Underworld 💕 Friends To Lovers 💸 Family Money Troubles 😰 Anxious Protagonist

The Studying Hours

by Sara Ney • 2016

A bet for a kiss. A library showdown. Two rivals, one undeniable attraction.

3.77

24k+

🥊 Enemies To Lovers 🎲 Bet Trope 🎓 College Campus 📚 Bookworm Heroine 🏅 Athlete Hero

The Studying Hours 86%

A bet for a kiss. A library showdown. Two rivals, one undeniable attraction.

by Sara Ney 2016

3.77

24k+ ratings

🥊 Enemies To Lovers 🎲 Bet Trope 🎓 College Campus 📚 Bookworm Heroine 🏅 Athlete Hero

Sports Betting to Win

by Steve Ward • 2011

Ten principles that turn sports betting from a hobby into a hedge fund: process over picks.

4.16

🔮 Sports Betting 📊 Trading Psychology 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🛡️ Risk Management 📋 Emotional Discipline

Sports Betting to Win 86%

Ten principles that turn sports betting from a hobby into a hedge fund: process over picks.

by Steve Ward 2011

4.16

32 ratings

🔮 Sports Betting 📊 Trading Psychology 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🛡️ Risk Management 📋 Emotional Discipline

Sharp Sports Betting

by Stanford Wong • 2001

The break-even line isn't fifty percent; it's 52.4. A quantitative playbook for clearing it.

3.67

174

🎲 Advantage Gambling 📈 Market Efficiency 📐 Kelly Criterion 💰 Bankroll Management 📊 Statistical Modeling

Sharp Sports Betting 86%

The break-even line isn't fifty percent; it's 52.4. A quantitative playbook for clearing it.

by Stanford Wong 2001

3.67

174 ratings

🎲 Advantage Gambling 📈 Market Efficiency 📐 Kelly Criterion 💰 Bankroll Management 📊 Statistical Modeling

The Logic Of Sports Betting

by Ed Miller • 2019

Forget picking winners. The real money in sports betting is hidden in the market's pricing mistakes.

3.97

906

🏈 Sports Betting 📊 Market Microstructure ℹ️ Information Asymmetry 💱 Arbitrage Strategy 🎲 Odds And Probability

The Logic Of Sports Betting 85%

Forget picking winners. The real money in sports betting is hidden in the market's pricing mistakes.

by Ed Miller 2019

3.97

906 ratings

🏈 Sports Betting 📊 Market Microstructure ℹ️ Information Asymmetry 💱 Arbitrage Strategy 🎲 Odds And Probability

Weighing the Odds in Sports Betting

by King Yao • 2007

Most sports bets lose money by design. Here is how to find the ones that don't.

3.65

🏟️ Sports Betting 📈 Sports Analytics 🧮 Expected Value 🏦 Market Efficiency 💰 Bankroll Management

Weighing the Odds in Sports Betting Summary

Weighing the Odds in Sports Betting 85%

Most sports bets lose money by design. Here is how to find the ones that don't.

by King Yao 2007

3.65

80 ratings

🏟️ Sports Betting 📈 Sports Analytics 🧮 Expected Value 🏦 Market Efficiency 💰 Bankroll Management

Sharper

by True Pokerjoe • 2016

The sportsbook as a market: your edge lies in price, discipline, and math, not lucky hunches.

3.89

128

🎲 Sports Betting 📊 Sports Analytics 📈 Quantitative Methods 🏦 Market Efficiency 💰 Bankroll Management

Sharper 85%

The sportsbook as a market: your edge lies in price, discipline, and math, not lucky hunches.

by True Pokerjoe 2016

3.89

128 ratings

🎲 Sports Betting 📊 Sports Analytics 📈 Quantitative Methods 🏦 Market Efficiency 💰 Bankroll Management

Betting on You

by Lynn Painter • 2023

After her parents' divorce, Bailey meets Charlie: cynical, sarcastic, and betting on her heart.

4.13

185k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Fake Dating 💬 Witty Banter 🚗 Road Trip Romance ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine

Betting on You 85%

After her parents' divorce, Bailey meets Charlie: cynical, sarcastic, and betting on her heart.

by Lynn Painter 2023

4.13

185k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Fake Dating 💬 Witty Banter 🚗 Road Trip Romance ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine

The Greatest Gambling Story Ever Told

by Mark Paul • 2020

Three gamblers bet their lives on a filly at 50-1, then face a cartel to collect.

4.03

3k+

🐎 Horse Racing 🏆 Underdog Sports 📚 Narrative Nonfiction 🎲 High-Stakes Gambling 🌮 Mexican Cartel

The Greatest Gambling Story Ever Told Summary

The Greatest Gambling Story Ever Told 85%

Three gamblers bet their lives on a filly at 50-1, then face a cartel to collect.

by Mark Paul 2020

4.03

3k+ ratings

🐎 Horse Racing 🏆 Underdog Sports 📚 Narrative Nonfiction 🎲 High-Stakes Gambling 🌮 Mexican Cartel

The Hardest Fall

by Ella Maise • 2018

Roommates with the football star she walked in on. His bet: she'll beg for a kiss first.

3.92

46k+

🏠 Roommates To Lovers 🏈 College Football 🔥 Slow Burn 🌸 Shy Heroine 💋 The Bet Trope

The Hardest Fall 85%

Roommates with the football star she walked in on. His bet: she'll beg for a kiss first.

by Ella Maise 2018

3.92

46k+ ratings

🏠 Roommates To Lovers 🏈 College Football 🔥 Slow Burn 🌸 Shy Heroine 💋 The Bet Trope

Everybody Loses

by Danny Funt • 2026

Leagues bet on legal gambling. The payout: addiction, corruption, and a generation already hooked.

4.30

812

🎰 Sports Gambling 🔍 Investigative Journalism ⚠️ Gambling Addiction 🏟️ Sports Business 💼 Corporate Malfeasance

Everybody Loses 85%

Leagues bet on legal gambling. The payout: addiction, corruption, and a generation already hooked.

by Danny Funt 2026

4.30

812 ratings

🎰 Sports Gambling 🔍 Investigative Journalism ⚠️ Gambling Addiction 🏟️ Sports Business 💼 Corporate Malfeasance

Infamous Park Avenue Prince

by Ella Frank • 2023

At an elite Manhattan college, a wealthy playboy bets on seducing the dean's son as revenge.

3.96

8k+

🎲 Secret Bet 👑 Wealthy Elite 🌈 Sexual Awakening 🔄 Reformed Playboy 🤐 Secret Romance

Infamous Park Avenue Prince 85%

At an elite Manhattan college, a wealthy playboy bets on seducing the dean's son as revenge.

by Ella Frank 2023

3.96

8k+ ratings

🎲 Secret Bet 👑 Wealthy Elite 🌈 Sexual Awakening 🔄 Reformed Playboy 🤐 Secret Romance

Whale Hunt in the Desert

by Deke Castleman • 2004

Steve Cyr, the Vegas host who hooks whales with comps and psychology until they crash.

3.77

401

🔍 Exposé 🎰 Casino Industry 🃏 High-Stakes Gambling 🎲 Gambling Addiction 📖 Gambling Memoir

Whale Hunt in the Desert 85%

Steve Cyr, the Vegas host who hooks whales with comps and psychology until they crash.

by Deke Castleman 2004

3.77

401 ratings

🔍 Exposé 🎰 Casino Industry 🃏 High-Stakes Gambling 🎲 Gambling Addiction 📖 Gambling Memoir

Dungeons and Drama

by Kristy Boyce • 2024

A theater kid in her dad's game store fakes dating a gamer to spite her ex.

4.09

47k+

💕 Enemies To Lovers 🤝 Fake Dating 🔥 Slow Burn 🎭 Musical Theater 🎲 Tabletop Gaming

Dungeons and Drama 85%

A theater kid in her dad's game store fakes dating a gamer to spite her ex.

by Kristy Boyce 2024

4.09

47k+ ratings

💕 Enemies To Lovers 🤝 Fake Dating 🔥 Slow Burn 🎭 Musical Theater 🎲 Tabletop Gaming

Molly's Game

by Molly Bloom • 2014

Tobey Maguire won millions at her table. Leonardo DiCaprio was a regular. The FBI seized everything.

3.84

25k+

🎰 High-Stakes Gambling 👩‍💼 Female Entrepreneurship 🕶️ Underground Economies 🌟 Celebrity Culture ⚡ Power Dynamics

Molly's Game 85%

Tobey Maguire won millions at her table. Leonardo DiCaprio was a regular. The FBI seized everything.

by Molly Bloom 2014

3.84

25k+ ratings

🎰 High-Stakes Gambling 👩‍💼 Female Entrepreneurship 🕶️ Underground Economies 🌟 Celebrity Culture ⚡ Power Dynamics

The Lowlife

by Alexander Baron • 1963

A Hackney gambler drifts from bet to bet until a boy raises stakes luck cannot cover.

4.25

794

🏙️ Social Realism 🎰 Compulsive Gambling 👨‍👦 Surrogate Fatherhood 🗣️ Unreliable Narrator 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Postwar London

The Lowlife 84%

A Hackney gambler drifts from bet to bet until a boy raises stakes luck cannot cover.

by Alexander Baron 1963

4.25

794 ratings

🏙️ Social Realism 🎰 Compulsive Gambling 👨‍👦 Surrogate Fatherhood 🗣️ Unreliable Narrator 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Postwar London

Stranger Things Have Happened

by Kasie West • 2026

A bar bet lands her in fake couples therapy with a stranger. The feelings turn real.

3.81

4k+

🎭 Fake Relationship 🏠 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter ⚡ Opposites Attract 🔒 Emotionally Guarded

Stranger Things Have Happened 84%

A bar bet lands her in fake couples therapy with a stranger. The feelings turn real.

by Kasie West 2026

3.81

4k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Relationship 🏠 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter ⚡ Opposites Attract 🔒 Emotionally Guarded

Final Justice

by Fern Michaels • 2008

When Vegas jails a psychic for her winning streak, a vigilante crew comes to collect.

4.32

6k+

🎰 Casino Intrigue 🔫 Vigilante Justice 💕 Second Chance Romance 🔮 Psychic Abilities 🎪 Campy Suspense

Final Justice 84%

When Vegas jails a psychic for her winning streak, a vigilante crew comes to collect.

by Fern Michaels 2008

4.32

6k+ ratings

🎰 Casino Intrigue 🔫 Vigilante Justice 💕 Second Chance Romance 🔮 Psychic Abilities 🎪 Campy Suspense

What Are The Odds

by Madi Leigh • 2024

Two rival captains bet on bedding the new Australian swimmer. One falls in love.

3.87

18k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 🏈 Sports Rivalry 🌏 Fish Out Of Water 🏠 College Campus 🤝 Forced Proximity

What Are The Odds 84%

Two rival captains bet on bedding the new Australian swimmer. One falls in love.

by Madi Leigh 2024

3.87

18k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🏈 Sports Rivalry 🌏 Fish Out Of Water 🏠 College Campus 🤝 Forced Proximity

Den of Liars

by Jessica S. Olson • 2025

A thief with half a heart enters her cursed partner's brother's casino to win their freedom.

3.90

1k+

🎰 Magical Casino 🎲 Deadly Tournament 💔 Love Triangle ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Den of Liars 84%

A thief with half a heart enters her cursed partner's brother's casino to win their freedom.

by Jessica S. Olson 2025

3.90

1k+ ratings

🎰 Magical Casino 🎲 Deadly Tournament 💔 Love Triangle ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Seventh Wish

by Kate Messner • 2016

Charlie catches a magic fish that grants wishes, but no wish can cure her sister's heroin addiction.

4.17

4k+

🐟 Wish Goes Wrong 💔 Family Addiction 💃 Competitive Dance 👭 Sister Bond Tested 🫂 Bittersweet Family Story

The Seventh Wish 84%

Charlie catches a magic fish that grants wishes, but no wish can cure her sister's heroin addiction.

by Kate Messner 2016

4.17

4k+ ratings

🐟 Wish Goes Wrong 💔 Family Addiction 💃 Competitive Dance 👭 Sister Bond Tested 🫂 Bittersweet Family Story

One of Us Is Next

by Karen M. McManus • 2020

A truth or dare game grips Bayview High, and this time the dares are deadly.

3.90

291k+

🎲 Truth Or Dare 🥀 Sister Betrayal 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 💔 Grief-Driven Revenge 🤝 Unlikely Allies

One of Us Is Next 84%

A truth or dare game grips Bayview High, and this time the dares are deadly.

by Karen M. McManus 2020

3.90

291k+ ratings

🎲 Truth Or Dare 🥀 Sister Betrayal 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 💔 Grief-Driven Revenge 🤝 Unlikely Allies

[The Music of Chance] [By

by Paul Auster • 1990

A poker loss traps a drifter building a stone wall to buy back his freedom.

3.93

14k+

🖤 Existential Fiction 🏰 Kafkaesque Nightmare 🚗 Aimless Road Trip 💔 Doomed Friendship 🔒 Prison Without Bars

[The Music of Chance] [By 84%

A poker loss traps a drifter building a stone wall to buy back his freedom.

by Paul Auster 1990

3.93

14k+ ratings

🖤 Existential Fiction 🏰 Kafkaesque Nightmare 🚗 Aimless Road Trip 💔 Doomed Friendship 🔒 Prison Without Bars

The Book of Bill

by Alex Hirsch • 2024

A demon's post-defeat memoir: the apocalypse that failed and the twins who ruined it.

4.53

12k+

🦹 Demon Antagonist 🤝 Deal With A Demon 👯 Twin Siblings 📖 Cryptic Journal 🌪️ Reality Distortion

The Book of Bill 84%

A demon's post-defeat memoir: the apocalypse that failed and the twins who ruined it.

by Alex Hirsch 2024

4.53

12k+ ratings

🦹 Demon Antagonist 🤝 Deal With A Demon 👯 Twin Siblings 📖 Cryptic Journal 🌪️ Reality Distortion

A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon

by Sarah Hawley • 2023

An insecure witch hides an accidental demon summoning by pretending the demon is her fake boyfriend.

3.61

57k+

💍 Fake Dating 👿 Demon Boyfriend 🧙‍♀️ Witchy Rom-Com 💥 Summoning Mishap 🌿 Nature Magic

A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon Summary

A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon 84%

An insecure witch hides an accidental demon summoning by pretending the demon is her fake boyfriend.

by Sarah Hawley 2023

3.61

57k+ ratings

💍 Fake Dating 👿 Demon Boyfriend 🧙‍♀️ Witchy Rom-Com 💥 Summoning Mishap 🌿 Nature Magic

After

by Anna Todd • 2014

A disciplined freshman with a five-year plan collides with campus's brooding British rebel.

3.72

379k+

🖤 Good Girl Bad Boy 🎲 Bet Trope 🏫 College Campus 🔺 Love Triangle 💔 Push And Pull Romance

After 84%

A disciplined freshman with a five-year plan collides with campus's brooding British rebel.

by Anna Todd 2014

3.72

379k+ ratings

🖤 Good Girl Bad Boy 🎲 Bet Trope 🏫 College Campus 🔺 Love Triangle 💔 Push And Pull Romance

Trading Bases

by Joe Peta • 2013

A Wall Street quant's baseball model found the betting market lagging reality, just like stocks.

4.03

1k+

⚾ Baseball Analytics 🎲 Sports Betting 📈 Quantitative Finance 🏦 Wall Street Memoir 🔮 Predictive Modeling

Trading Bases 84%

A Wall Street quant's baseball model found the betting market lagging reality, just like stocks.

by Joe Peta 2013

4.03

1k+ ratings

⚾ Baseball Analytics 🎲 Sports Betting 📈 Quantitative Finance 🏦 Wall Street Memoir 🔮 Predictive Modeling

Essential Poker Math, Expanded Edition

by Alton Hardin • 2016

Poker math that wins: equity, odds, bet sizing, and the shortcuts that replace a calculator.

4.19

670

🃏 Poker Strategy 🧮 Poker Mathematics 🃏 No Limit Holdem 🎲 Probability 🃏 Poker Fundamentals

Essential Poker Math, Expanded Edition Summary

Essential Poker Math, Expanded Edition 84%

Poker math that wins: equity, odds, bet sizing, and the shortcuts that replace a calculator.

by Alton Hardin 2016

4.19

670 ratings

🃏 Poker Strategy 🧮 Poker Mathematics 🃏 No Limit Holdem 🎲 Probability 🃏 Poker Fundamentals

Spectacular

by Stephanie Garber • 2024

In a snow-globe city, Tella's search for a gift becomes a romantic game of illusions.

3.63

97k+

🎄 Magical Holiday 💘 Game Of Love 💖 Self-Worth Journey 🕰️ Clockwork Magic 👯 Sisterly Bond

Spectacular 84%

In a snow-globe city, Tella's search for a gift becomes a romantic game of illusions.

by Stephanie Garber 2024

3.63

97k+ ratings

🎄 Magical Holiday 💘 Game Of Love 💖 Self-Worth Journey 🕰️ Clockwork Magic 👯 Sisterly Bond

Stardust

by Neil Gaiman • 1999

Crossing into Faerie to catch a fallen star for love, a boy finds a furious woman instead.

4.10

483k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 💘 Enemies To Lovers 🌍 Fish Out Of Water 🔮 Magical Bargains ✨ Whimsical Adventure

Stardust 84%

Crossing into Faerie to catch a fallen star for love, a boy finds a furious woman instead.

by Neil Gaiman 1999

4.10

483k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 💘 Enemies To Lovers 🌍 Fish Out Of Water 🔮 Magical Bargains ✨ Whimsical Adventure

The Fine Art of Pretending

by Rachel Harris • 2014

Sick of being just a friend, Aly asks her best friend to fake a romance.

3.69

7k+

🎭 Fake Dating 💕 Best Friends To Lovers 🏫 High School Setting 💋 Makeover 💖 Self-Acceptance

The Fine Art of Pretending 84%

Sick of being just a friend, Aly asks her best friend to fake a romance.

by Rachel Harris 2014

3.69

7k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 💕 Best Friends To Lovers 🏫 High School Setting 💋 Makeover 💖 Self-Acceptance

Zvrhlá hra

by Tess M. Puffrová • 2024

He slept with her for points. Now she's the journalist who can ruin him.

3.68

418

🕯️ Dark Academia 🏈 College Romance 🎲 Betting On The Girl ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔎 Investigative Journalism

Zvrhlá hra 84%

He slept with her for points. Now she's the journalist who can ruin him.

by Tess M. Puffrová 2024

3.68

418 ratings

🕯️ Dark Academia 🏈 College Romance 🎲 Betting On The Girl ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔎 Investigative Journalism

I Am Not Jessica Chen

by Ann Liang • 2025

Jenna wishes on a shooting star to be her perfect cousin. She wakes up in Jessica's body.

4.03

22k+

🔄 Body Swap 💕 Childhood Friends To Lovers 📚 Academic Perfectionism 🏠 Family Expectations 🎭 Behind The Perfect Mask

I Am Not Jessica Chen 84%

Jenna wishes on a shooting star to be her perfect cousin. She wakes up in Jessica's body.

by Ann Liang 2025

4.03

22k+ ratings

🔄 Body Swap 💕 Childhood Friends To Lovers 📚 Academic Perfectionism 🏠 Family Expectations 🎭 Behind The Perfect Mask

Legendary

by Stephanie Garber • 2018

She enters a magical game to unmask its master, but a cursed prince wants more.

4.09

474k+

🎪 Dark Carnival Fantasy 🎭 Deadly Magical Game 💍 Fake Engagement 🖤 Villain Love Interest ✨ Fated Mates

Legendary 84%

She enters a magical game to unmask its master, but a cursed prince wants more.

by Stephanie Garber 2018

4.09

474k+ ratings

🎪 Dark Carnival Fantasy 🎭 Deadly Magical Game 💍 Fake Engagement 🖤 Villain Love Interest ✨ Fated Mates

Adorkable

by Cookie O'Gorman • 2016

To escape matchmaking, she fake-dates her soccer-star best friend. The kisses start to feel real.

3.92

13k+

🎭 Fake Dating 😍 Friends To Lovers 🤓 Nerdy Heroine ⚽ Soccer Romance 💬 Banter-Heavy

Adorkable 84%

To escape matchmaking, she fake-dates her soccer-star best friend. The kisses start to feel real.

by Cookie O'Gorman 2016

3.92

13k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 😍 Friends To Lovers 🤓 Nerdy Heroine ⚽ Soccer Romance 💬 Banter-Heavy

The Gambler

by Fyodor Dostoevsky • 1866

A tutor plays roulette to win a cold woman's love; the wheel claims him instead.

3.91

124k+

🎰 Gambling Fiction 🧠 Psychological Novel 🗣️ Unreliable Narrator 💔 Unrequited Love 🔥 Self-Destruction

The Gambler 84%

A tutor plays roulette to win a cold woman's love; the wheel claims him instead.

by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1866

3.91

124k+ ratings

🎰 Gambling Fiction 🧠 Psychological Novel 🗣️ Unreliable Narrator 💔 Unrequited Love 🔥 Self-Destruction

The Book of Lost Things

by John Connolly • 2006

A boy follows his dead mother's voice into a dark fairy-tale world where bargains demand betrayal.

3.96

86k+

🖤 Twisted Fairy Tales 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🌒 Dark Coming Of Age 💔 Sibling Betrayal ⚡ Dangerous Bargains

The Book of Lost Things 84%

A boy follows his dead mother's voice into a dark fairy-tale world where bargains demand betrayal.

by John Connolly 2006

3.96

86k+ ratings

🖤 Twisted Fairy Tales 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🌒 Dark Coming Of Age 💔 Sibling Betrayal ⚡ Dangerous Bargains

All's Well

by Mona Awad • 2021

After a drink with three strangers, a director's chronic pain vanishes, and everyone else suffers.

3.74

37k+

😈 Deal With The Devil 🩸 Body Horror 🎭 Theatre Setting 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 🦉 Dark Academia

All's Well 84%

After a drink with three strangers, a director's chronic pain vanishes, and everyone else suffers.

by Mona Awad 2021

3.74

37k+ ratings

😈 Deal With The Devil 🩸 Body Horror 🎭 Theatre Setting 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 🦉 Dark Academia

Play Along

by Liz Tomforde • 2024

After a Vegas wedding, a shortstop and a doctor fake a marriage, but the love gets real.

4.46

371k+

⚾ Baseball Romance 👰 Marriage Of Convenience 🎭 Fake Relationship 🏠 Forced Proximity 💼 Workplace Romance

Play Along 84%

After a Vegas wedding, a shortstop and a doctor fake a marriage, but the love gets real.

by Liz Tomforde 2024

4.46

371k+ ratings

⚾ Baseball Romance 👰 Marriage Of Convenience 🎭 Fake Relationship 🏠 Forced Proximity 💼 Workplace Romance

The Striker / The Defender

by Ana Huang • 2025

His stalker forced him into her flat. The bet: which of them would kiss the other first.

3.96

202

⚽ Soccer Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 👨‍👧 Coach's Daughter 💸 Wager Romance 👤 Stalker Threat

The Striker / The Defender 84%

His stalker forced him into her flat. The bet: which of them would kiss the other first.

by Ana Huang 2025

3.96

202 ratings

⚽ Soccer Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 👨‍👧 Coach's Daughter 💸 Wager Romance 👤 Stalker Threat

Easy Money

by Ben McKenzie • 2023

The crypto boom was a Ponzi scheme with celebrity marketing, and the bill has arrived.

3.95

4k+

🪙 Cryptocurrency 🔺 Ponzi Schemes 🫧 Speculative Bubbles 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 👔 White Collar Crime

Easy Money 84%

The crypto boom was a Ponzi scheme with celebrity marketing, and the bill has arrived.

by Ben McKenzie 2023

3.95

4k+ ratings

🪙 Cryptocurrency 🔺 Ponzi Schemes 🫧 Speculative Bubbles 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 👔 White Collar Crime

Not My Romeo

by Ilsa Madden-Mills • 2020

A shy librarian's Valentine's blind date turns out to be an NFL quarterback hiding a scandal.

4.03

41k+

🎭 Mistaken Identity 🌟 Celebrity Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 🌙 One Night Stand 💔 Wounded Hero

Not My Romeo 84%

A shy librarian's Valentine's blind date turns out to be an NFL quarterback hiding a scandal.

by Ilsa Madden-Mills 2020

4.03

41k+ ratings

🎭 Mistaken Identity 🌟 Celebrity Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 🌙 One Night Stand 💔 Wounded Hero

The Glittering Edge

by Alyssa Villaire • 2025

A quiet teen must trust an outcast witch to break the generational curse felling her mother.

4.05

4k+

🧙 Small Town Witch Feud 👻 Generational Curse 🔮 Magical Bargain 🩸 Blood Oath 🌌 Spirit Realm Journey

The Glittering Edge 84%

A quiet teen must trust an outcast witch to break the generational curse felling her mother.

by Alyssa Villaire 2025

4.05

4k+ ratings

🧙 Small Town Witch Feud 👻 Generational Curse 🔮 Magical Bargain 🩸 Blood Oath 🌌 Spirit Realm Journey

The Enemy Trap

by Maren Moore • 2021

A single night trapped with her hockey-star nemesis leaves her pregnant, fake-engaged, and falling.

3.39

15k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏒 Hockey Romance 💍 Fake Engagement 👶 Surprise Pregnancy 🚢 Forced Proximity

The Enemy Trap 84%

A single night trapped with her hockey-star nemesis leaves her pregnant, fake-engaged, and falling.

by Maren Moore 2021

3.39

15k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏒 Hockey Romance 💍 Fake Engagement 👶 Surprise Pregnancy 🚢 Forced Proximity

The Theory of Poker

by David Sklansky • 1983

A professional player reveals the theorem that turned poker from a gamble into a science.

4.02

3k+

♠️ Poker Strategy 🧮 Poker Mathematics 💸 Advantage Play 🎯 Game Theory 🧠 Poker Psychology

The Theory of Poker 84%

A professional player reveals the theorem that turned poker from a gamble into a science.

by David Sklansky 1983

4.02

3k+ ratings

♠️ Poker Strategy 🧮 Poker Mathematics 💸 Advantage Play 🎯 Game Theory 🧠 Poker Psychology

Based on a True Story

by Norm Macdonald • 2016

SNL stardom from a barber-shop town, ruinous gambling nights, and a memoir that admits it's lying.

4.03

20k+

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy 📖 Comedic Memoir 🎬 Snl Alumni 🎰 Gambling Addiction 🎭 Show Business

Based on a True Story 84%

SNL stardom from a barber-shop town, ruinous gambling nights, and a memoir that admits it's lying.

by Norm Macdonald 2016

4.03

20k+ ratings

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The Devil Wears Black 84%

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The Hotshot 84%

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4.04

15k+ ratings

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3.64

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