On your mark, get set, swoon: the best sports romances
Get ready, get set for some first-rate competition—and swoon-worthy love stories.
These romances are chock-full of sports, from snowboarding and roller derby to tennis and rugby. And it’s not just fun and games: the sports stories provide unique backdrops for specific love stories. Here you'll find second-chance romances, summer flings that keep on going, delicious meet-cutes, and more.
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Roller Girl
Sports romances aren't just about the competition and athletics. This roller derby romance is perfect for anyone who loves reading about sports teams that become found family. Tina Durham is recently divorced and miserably watching her friends happily pair off while she struggles to keep her life and career from spiraling out of control. But a kitchen flood caused by a broken washing machine leads to something unexpected: the plumber she calls is kind, funny, and sexy, and invites Tina to join her roller derby team. At the derby, Tina finds everything she's been missing for so long: close friendships with other women, her own confidence, and a relationship she never dreamed was possible.
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This gentle tennis romance stars an assistant principal on vacation at a beach resort and a former pro tennis player. Sparks immediately fly between Tessa and Lucas, who's at the resort giving tennis lessons in the wake of his career implosion. As Tessa's vacation draws to a close, the obstacles their relationship will face loom larger. Their hot two-week fling might be the beginning of something more—but only if they're willing to fight for it. This novel exemplifies what makes Olivia Dade's novels so beloved—smart banter, high stakes, and characters with complicated and emotional backstories.
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When was the last time you read a lesbian snowboarding romance set at the Winter Olympics? If the answer is never, you're in for a treat. Corey longs for one more chance at gold, despite her age and mounting injuries. Elsie is used to doing things on her own, but after missing a whole season, she figures a training partner can't hurt—even a prickly one like Corey. As the ice thaws between them, Corey and Elsie realize that it's not the winter games that come with the highest stakes, but how they feel about each other.
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This slow-burn friends-to-lovers romance is a beautiful ode to queer family and a love letter to surfing. Tai and Ollie have been best friends since they were kids; now they live together with their found family in an old beach house on Oahu. Their lives aren't perfect and they're always struggling to make ends meet, but they have each other, and they have the ocean. When Ollie gets a chance to go on his first world tour, and his dreams of becoming a pro surfer begin to come true, Tai is forced to confront how he really feels about his best friend, and whether it's worth taking a risk that could ruin everything they've built together.
View eBookThe Player and the Pixie
In this scorching hot rugby romance, an unlikely pair find they have a lot more in common than they think. Lucy Fitzpatrick is the younger sister of Ireland's most infamous rugby player and she doesn't want anything to do with the sport. Sean Cassidy is one of Ireland's most successful rugby players, with a reputation for being cold and unapproachable. What starts out as a simple business arrangement soon leads to Lucy and Sean sharing their real selves with each other—the selves they never show the world—and that's always when things get interesting.
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