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Best sports romance books

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Athletes, competition, team dynamics – and romance on and off the field. 146 books in the database.

Sports romance has become one of the fastest-growing subgenres in contemporary romance, and hockey romance in particular has developed an almost cult following. At its core, sports romance is about the collision of two worlds: the high-pressure, disciplined life of a professional or college athlete, and the messy, unpredictable business of falling in love. Add in team drama, rivals-to-lovers dynamics, and the intense physicality that comes with an athletic setting, and you have a recipe for some seriously compelling stories.

The books below cover a range of sports – hockey, football, baseball, basketball, and more – as well as a range of tropes from slow burn to fake dating to enemies to lovers. Whether you are a sports fan or have never watched a game in your life, sports romance delivers.

1
A Guy Walks Into My Bar Lauren Blakely
320 pages Standalone Self-published
Gay LGBT
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A Little Tempting Kelsie Rae
350 pages Standalone Self-published
Friends to lovers College Hockey
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3
A Million Times, Yes Marni Mann
360 pages Standalone Self-published
He falls first Billionaire
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4
Absolutely Not in Love Jenny Proctor
350 pages Standalone Self-published
Hockey
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5
Always Only You Chloe Liese
400 pages Book 2 of Bergman Brothers Series Published by Berkley
Friends to lovers
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Beauty Brittanee Nicole
360 pages Standalone Self-published
Second chance Forced proximity Found family Workplace
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7
Behind the Net Stephanie Archer
416 pages Book 1 of the Vancouver Storm Series Self-published
Forced proximity Hockey
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8
Better Than Revenge Kasie West
320 pages Standalone Published by Scholastic
High school
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9
Blind Pass Teagan Hunter
320 pages Standalone Self-published
Forced proximity Fake dating Marriage of convenience Hockey
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Blindsided Becca Steele
380 pages Standalone Self-published
Enemies to lovers College Gay LGBT
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Blitz'd Lee McCormick
300 pages Standalone Self-published
Enemies to lovers College Dark Gay
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12
Breaking Point Mads Rafferty
360 pages Standalone Self-published
Forced proximity Fake dating Found family Hockey
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13
Breathe With Me Becka Mack
480 pages Book 1 of Playing for Keeps Series Self-published
He falls first Found family Hockey
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14
Burn Bright Krista Ritchie
400 pages Book 1 of Calloway Sisters Universe Published by K.B. Ritchie
Friends to lovers Slow burn College Found family
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15
Burnout Rebecca Jenshak
380 pages Book 1 of Campus Wallflowers Series Self-published
Enemies to lovers Forced proximity College
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16
California Golden Melanie Benjamin
384 pages Standalone Published by Delacorte Press
Coming of age Summer
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17
Canadian Boyfriend Jenny Holiday
352 pages Standalone Published by Forever
Hockey
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18
Caught Stealing C.E. Ricci
400 pages Standalone Self-published
Enemies to lovers College Gay LGBT
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19
Caught Up Liz Tomforde
464 pages Book 3 of the Windy City Series Published by Amara
Forced proximity Found family Baseball
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20
Choosing Their Omega Sadie Moss
408 pages Book 3 of Knot Her Pack Self-published
Why choose Hockey
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