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đź“š Slow-Burn Romance TBR
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For readers who want the tension, the yearning, and the “JUST KISS ALREADY” feeling.
 
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🏒 College + hockey + forced proximity + chemistry. If you loved the college sports-romance energy of Elle Kennedy, this is an easy one to add to your TBR.
Icebreaker: A Novel (Maple Hills Series)
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If your favorite part of romance is the LONG, painfully slow buildup, this is the one. The tension takes its time, which makes the eventual payoff so satisfying. Kulti is also frequently recommended among standout slow-burn romances
Kulti by Mariana Zapata
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If you miss the Off-Campus universe, start here. Hockey + college + romance = an automatic add to the TBR.
The Graham Effect (Campus Diaries Book 1)
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For readers who don’t want instant love. Give me 500 pages of tension before you give me a kiss.
The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata
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Sports romance + roommates + friends-to-lovers energy + lots of yearning. Liz Tomforde’s Windy City series is also getting significant current attention among sports-romance readers.
The Right Move (Windy City, #2) by Liz Tomforde
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For the “I can’t stand you” → “why am I thinking about you?” pipeline.
Only When It's Us (Bergman Brothers, #1) by Chloe Liese
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