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9 Best Sports Romance Books - Hockey, Football, Baseball, Basketball, Formula 1 & More
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items A curated mix of popular sports romance books spanning college and professional hockey, figure skating, basketball, baseball, football, golf, soccer, and Formula 1. Expect rivals-to-lovers, fake dating, slow burns, forced proximity, marriage of conve...
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Hockey & Ice Romance
Basketball & Baseball Romance
Football, Golf, Soccer & Formula 1 Romance
Hockey & Ice Romance
Start with some of the biggest names in sports romance, from college-rink favorites to professional hockey rivals and irresistible fake relationships.
Competitive figure skater Anastasia Allen and hockey captain Nate Hawkins are forced to share a rink, creating plenty of friction before attraction takes over. A natural starting point for readers looking for a hugely popular college sports romance w...
Icebreaker - Hannah Grace
Professional hockey rivals Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov maintain a secret relationship while competing at the highest level of their sport. Choose this for intense rivals-to-lovers chemistry, queer romance, and a relationship shaped by both compe...
Heated Rivalry - Rachel Reid
Hockey captain Garrett Graham needs tutoring, while Hannah Wells needs help getting another man's attention, leading to a mutually convenient arrangement that becomes anything but simple. A cornerstone college-hockey romance for readers who like bant...
The Deal - Elle Kennedy
Hockey physiotherapist Hazel Hartley fake dates her ex's rival, star player Rory Miller, as part of a revenge plan that quickly becomes emotionally complicated. A strong choice for readers who want professional hockey, fake dating, forced proximity, ...
The Fake Out - Stephanie Archer
Basketball & Baseball Romance
Professional athletes, workplace proximity, fake relationships, and unexpected marriages move the romance from the rink to the court and diamond.
Professional basketball captain Ryan Shay reluctantly shares his home with his sister's best friend, Indy, before a fake-dating arrangement blurs every boundary. Ideal for readers who enjoy roommates, best-friend's-brother romance, fake dating, and a...
The Right Move - Liz Tomforde
Professional baseball shortstop Isaiah Rhodes wakes up married to team athletic trainer Kennedy Kay after a night in Las Vegas, and they agree to stay married for the season. Marriage of convenience, workplace proximity, and years of one-sided pining...
Play Along - Liz Tomforde
Football, Golf, Soccer & Formula 1 Romance
Branch beyond hockey with slow-burn football, professional golf, soccer, and high-speed Formula 1 romance.
Vanessa Mazur quits working for star defensive end Aiden Graves only to find the famously reserved football player unexpectedly asking her to return. A genre favorite for readers who want an exceptionally patient slow burn, forced proximity, and a fa...
The Wall of Winnipeg and Me - Mariana Zapata
Struggling professional golfer Wells Whitaker recruits his last loyal fan, Josephine Doyle, to become his caddie and help revive his career. The athlete-and-fangirl setup, grumpy-sunshine chemistry, and unusual golf setting make it an easy way to div...
Fangirl Down - Tessa Bailey
Professional soccer player Sal Casillas finds herself training under Reiner Kulti, the legendary former player she once idolized. Pick this for a famously gradual slow burn, player-coach proximity, and a soccer setting in which the sport remains cent...
Kulti - Mariana Zapata