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Are you in your sports romance era, or just looking to add some athletes to your list of book boyfriends? I’ve got just the recommendations for you!
Icebreaker by Hannah Grace
An enemies to lovers college romance between a figure skater, Anastasia Allen, and a hockey player, Nathan Hawkins. Don’t let this adorable cartoon cover fool you – it’s a LOT spicier than it looks!
Her second book in the Maple Hills series, Wildfire, will be released October 3, 2023.
Links:
Goodreads Icebreaker | Wildfire
Amazon Icebreaker | Wildfire
Playing for Keeps series by Becka Mack
Consider Me is the story of Carter Beckett, a playboy hockey superstar turned golden retriever hero when he falls head over heels for Olivia Parker.
Play with Me is the story of Garrett Anderson (hockey player) & Gennie Beckett (Carter’s sister) as they go from friends with benefits, to more.
The completed series will be 5 books, with the 3rd (Unravel Me) coming out in summer 2023.
Links:
Goodreads Consider Me | Play with Me
Amazon Consider Me | Play with Me
Windy City series by Liz Tomforde
Mile High is an enemies to lovers forbidden romance with forced proximity between Stevie (flight attendant) and Zanders (hockey player).
The Right Move is a best friend’s brother (Stevie’s), fake dating, grumpy sunshine, forced proximity romance between Indy (flight attendant) & Ryan (basketball player).
There will be more books coming in the series. The next is Caught Up (baseball romance), and will be published October 10, 2023.
Links:
Goodreads Mile High | The Right Move
Amazon Mile High | The Right Move
Chestnut Springs series by Elsie Silver
This was a tricky series I wasn’t sure I was going to include! Flawless & Reckless both have bull riders, the hero in Powerless is a hockey player, and Heartless technically isn’t a sports romance (he’s just a cowboy!). They’ve got a bunch of awesome other tropes too – enemies to lovers (Flawless), single dad & nanny (Heartless), childhood friends to lovers (Powerless), and failed one night stay/secret baby (Reckless).
The next book – Hopeless – will be released October 13, 2023.
Links:
Goodreads Flawless | Heartless | Powerless | Reckless | Hopeless
Amazon Flawless | Heartless | Powerless | Reckless | Hopeless
The Cheat Sheet by Sarah Adams
Bree (a ballerina) and Nathan (the star quarterback) become best friends in high school, and have been secretly in love with one another since then. In the present day, circumstances lead to them fake dating, and it’s just perfection! This is a clean romance, but the tension is wonderful.
Beyond the Play series by Grace Reilly
This series stars the sporty Callahan siblings and their time in college. These covers are ADORABLE, and these books are spicy 🌶️
First Down: Fake dating between James (star quarterback) and Bex (photographer, also his tutor).
Breakaway: Hockey player Cooper starts a friends-with-benefits relationship with his coach’s daughter, Penny, that turns into more.
Stealing Home: Adopted Callahan brother Sebastian, baseball player, falls for black cat Mia (Penny’s best friend).
The next book, Wicked Serve, will be about the youngest Callahan, Izzy (volleyball player) and doesn’t have a release date at this time.
Links:
Goodreads First Down | Breakaway | Stealing Home
Amazon First Down | Breakaway | Stealing Home
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