30 Books like The Hardest Fall

Say You Swear

by Meagan Brandy

After her brother's best friend rejects her, a star quarterback offers a second chance at love.

4.25

256k+

🖤 Brother's Best Friend 💔 Love Triangle 🏈 College Football Romance 🌊 Beach Town Summer 🤝 Found Family

Say You Swear 95%

After her brother's best friend rejects her, a star quarterback offers a second chance at love.

by Meagan Brandy 2022

4.25

256k+ ratings

🖤 Brother's Best Friend 💔 Love Triangle 🏈 College Football Romance 🌊 Beach Town Summer 🤝 Found Family

Running After Forever

by Kylie Skye • 2026

She kissed her brother's best friend once. He's an NFL star, and the secret won't keep.

3.99

407

🏈 Brother's Best Friend 🤫 Secret Relationship 💘 He Falls First 🏟️ Football Romance 🩹 Trauma Healing

Running After Forever 95%

She kissed her brother's best friend once. He's an NFL star, and the secret won't keep.

by Kylie Skye 2026

3.99

407 ratings

🏈 Brother's Best Friend 🤫 Secret Relationship 💘 He Falls First 🏟️ Football Romance 🩹 Trauma Healing

She's All Mine

by Ella Goode • 2019

A boxer's favor to walk a shy dancer home turns into a fight for her heart.

3.95

3k+

📚 College Romance 🥊 Sports Romance 🛡️ Protective Hero 🦋 Shy Heroine 🫂 Found Family

She's All Mine 95%

A boxer's favor to walk a shy dancer home turns into a fight for her heart.

by Ella Goode 2019

3.95

3k+ ratings

📚 College Romance 🥊 Sports Romance 🛡️ Protective Hero 🦋 Shy Heroine 🫂 Found Family

Line of Scrimmage

by Erin MacKenzie • 2023

A teacher flees heartbreak to her NFL brother's spare room and secretly falls for his teammate.

3.79

5k+

🏈 Football Romance 💘 Teammate's Sister 🔥 Slow Burn 🤫 Secret Relationship 🩹 Emotional Healing

Line of Scrimmage 94%

A teacher flees heartbreak to her NFL brother's spare room and secretly falls for his teammate.

by Erin MacKenzie 2023

3.79

5k+ ratings

🏈 Football Romance 💘 Teammate's Sister 🔥 Slow Burn 🤫 Secret Relationship 🩹 Emotional Healing

Hands Down

by Mariana Zapata • 2020

She brings bad news to the quarterback she once loved, cracking open ten years of silence.

3.88

52k+

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 🏈 Football Romance 🧒 Childhood Friends 💞 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Found Family

Hands Down 94%

She brings bad news to the quarterback she once loved, cracking open ten years of silence.

by Mariana Zapata 2020

3.88

52k+ ratings

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 🏈 Football Romance 🧒 Childhood Friends 💞 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Found Family

Blind Side

by Kandi Steiner • 2022

A bookish PR staffer and a heartbroken football star fake-date to make their real crushes jealous.

3.95

85k+

🎭 Fake Dating 💕 Friends To Lovers 📚 Lessons In Love 😍 He Falls First 🏈 College Football

Blind Side 95%

A bookish PR staffer and a heartbroken football star fake-date to make their real crushes jealous.

by Kandi Steiner 2022

3.95

85k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 💕 Friends To Lovers 📚 Lessons In Love 😍 He Falls First 🏈 College Football

Mr. Irrelevant

by C.L. Rose • 2025

She secretly coaches the NFL's last draft pick, staking her legacy on a forbidden romance.

4.12

3k+

🏈 Football Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🐶 Underdog Hero 🔄 Role Reversal Romance 🔥 Slow Burn

Mr. Irrelevant 95%

She secretly coaches the NFL's last draft pick, staking her legacy on a forbidden romance.

by C.L. Rose 2025

4.12

3k+ ratings

🏈 Football Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🐶 Underdog Hero 🔄 Role Reversal Romance 🔥 Slow Burn

The Deal

by Elle Kennedy

A music major trades tutoring for a fake date with a hockey star. The performance turns genuine.

4.20

1.1M+

🎭 Fake Dating 🏒 Hockey Romance 🏛️ College Romance 🧲 Opposites Attract 🛡️ Protective Hero

The Deal 94%

A music major trades tutoring for a fake date with a hockey star. The performance turns genuine.

by Elle Kennedy 2015

4.20

1.1M+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 🏒 Hockey Romance 🏛️ College Romance 🧲 Opposites Attract 🛡️ Protective Hero

Against the Clock

by Brittany Kelley • 2023

A reporter who resents football and an aging quarterback collide on camera. The spark goes viral.

3.47

4k+

🏈 Football Romance 📰 Journalist Heroine 📸 Public Relationship 🩹 Injury Recovery 💙 Vulnerable Hero

Against the Clock 94%

A reporter who resents football and an aging quarterback collide on camera. The spark goes viral.

by Brittany Kelley 2023

3.47

4k+ ratings

🏈 Football Romance 📰 Journalist Heroine 📸 Public Relationship 🩹 Injury Recovery 💙 Vulnerable Hero

The Wall of Winnipeg and Me

by Mariana Zapata • 2016

To shed her debt, a former assistant weds the football star whose visa depends on it.

4.15

308k+

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🔥 Slow Burn 🌤️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏈 Football Romance 🛡️ Protective Hero

The Wall of Winnipeg and Me 94%

To shed her debt, a former assistant weds the football star whose visa depends on it.

by Mariana Zapata 2016

4.15

308k+ ratings

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🔥 Slow Burn 🌤️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏈 Football Romance 🛡️ Protective Hero

Please Don't Go

by E. Salvador

A baseball star saves a grieving swimmer from a cliff, then finds her grief mirrors his.

4.14

34k+

🏟️ College Sports Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 💔 Grief And Healing 🏠 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn

Please Don't Go 94%

A baseball star saves a grieving swimmer from a cliff, then finds her grief mirrors his.

by E. Salvador 2025

4.14

34k+ ratings

🏟️ College Sports Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 💔 Grief And Healing 🏠 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn

The Studying Hours

by Sara Ney • 2016

A bet for a kiss. A library showdown. Two rivals, one undeniable attraction.

3.77

24k+

🥊 Enemies To Lovers 🎲 Bet Trope 🎓 College Campus 📚 Bookworm Heroine 🏅 Athlete Hero

The Studying Hours 95%

A bet for a kiss. A library showdown. Two rivals, one undeniable attraction.

by Sara Ney 2016

3.77

24k+ ratings

🥊 Enemies To Lovers 🎲 Bet Trope 🎓 College Campus 📚 Bookworm Heroine 🏅 Athlete Hero

Play Fake

by Riley Paige • 2025

A cheated-on linebacker and a trapped cheerleader fake a romance. Their hearts refuse to play along.

3.93

3k+

🏈 College Sports Romance 🤝 Fake Dating Turns Real 📣 Jock And Cheerleader 🩹 Mutual Healing 🫂 Found Family

Play Fake 95%

A cheated-on linebacker and a trapped cheerleader fake a romance. Their hearts refuse to play along.

by Riley Paige 2025

3.93

3k+ ratings

🏈 College Sports Romance 🤝 Fake Dating Turns Real 📣 Jock And Cheerleader 🩹 Mutual Healing 🫂 Found Family

The Canary Cowards

by Jescie Hall • 2023

A therapist's feud with a wounded NFL star ignites a forbidden attraction that risks her career.

4.36

7k+

🥊 Enemies To Lovers 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🏈 Football 🔥 Slow Burn ♾️ Autism Representation

The Canary Cowards 94%

A therapist's feud with a wounded NFL star ignites a forbidden attraction that risks her career.

by Jescie Hall 2023

4.36

7k+ ratings

🥊 Enemies To Lovers 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🏈 Football 🔥 Slow Burn ♾️ Autism Representation

Pinkie Promise

by Sapphire Hale • 2024

An injured cheerleader and a hockey captain: one scholarship lost, one dangerous attraction found.

3.44

4k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 🏟️ College Sports 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 👥 Dual Pov 🔥 Slow Burn

Pinkie Promise 94%

An injured cheerleader and a hockey captain: one scholarship lost, one dangerous attraction found.

by Sapphire Hale 2024

3.44

4k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🏟️ College Sports 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 👥 Dual Pov 🔥 Slow Burn

Burnout

by Rebecca Jenshak • 2024

When a motocross racer enlists a gymnast to train him, their friction sparks an attraction.

3.89

33k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🩹 Injury Recovery 🕯️ Slow Burn 🏅 Athlete Heroine 👨‍👦‍👦 Family Obligations

Burnout 94%

When a motocross racer enlists a gymnast to train him, their friction sparks an attraction.

by Rebecca Jenshak 2024

3.89

33k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🩹 Injury Recovery 🕯️ Slow Burn 🏅 Athlete Heroine 👨‍👦‍👦 Family Obligations

All My Kisses for You

by Monica Murphy • 2024

Home from Italy, Willow's crush has moved on, but the new quarterback is just getting started.

3.86

11k+

🏈 Football Romance 🏫 Prep School 🏆 Athlete Hero 🔥 Slow Burn 👥 Dual Pov

All My Kisses for You 94%

Home from Italy, Willow's crush has moved on, but the new quarterback is just getting started.

by Monica Murphy 2024

3.86

11k+ ratings

🏈 Football Romance 🏫 Prep School 🏆 Athlete Hero 🔥 Slow Burn 👥 Dual Pov

The Chase

by Elle Kennedy

After overhearing a hockey player call her shallow, she's forced to live under his roof.

3.85

278k+

🏒 Hockey Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Roommates To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🧠 Neurodivergent Heroine

The Chase 94%

After overhearing a hockey player call her shallow, she's forced to live under his roof.

by Elle Kennedy 2018

3.85

278k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Roommates To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🧠 Neurodivergent Heroine

Becoming Mine

by Roxanne Tully • 2025

Her brother's hockey captain swore to protect her. Falling for her was never part of the deal.

3.74

2k+

💕 Brother's Best Friend 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Protective Hero

Becoming Mine 94%

Her brother's hockey captain swore to protect her. Falling for her was never part of the deal.

by Roxanne Tully 2025

3.74

2k+ ratings

💕 Brother's Best Friend 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Protective Hero

Score to Settle

by Bella North • 2025

To save her career, a journalist moves in with the NFL bad boy who broke her heart.

3.80

1k+

🏈 Football Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn ⏳ Second Chance

Score to Settle 93%

To save her career, a journalist moves in with the NFL bad boy who broke her heart.

by Bella North 2025

3.80

1k+ ratings

🏈 Football Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn ⏳ Second Chance

Only With You

by E. Salvador

A fire forces a college senior to room with the British basketball star she's hated for years.

4.20

8k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏀 College Sports Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 📚 Tutor Romance 🩹 Trauma Healing

Only With You 94%

A fire forces a college senior to room with the British basketball star she's hated for years.

by E. Salvador 2024

4.20

8k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏀 College Sports Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 📚 Tutor Romance 🩹 Trauma Healing

First Down

by Grace Reilly • 2022

A quarterback and a photographer fake-date. She tutors; he protects. Neither plans to fall.

3.62

85k+

🎭 Fake Dating 🏈 Football Romance 🤝 Forced Proximity 🎓 College Sports 🚫 Toxic Ex

First Down 94%

A quarterback and a photographer fake-date. She tutors; he protects. Neither plans to fall.

by Grace Reilly 2022

3.62

85k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 🏈 Football Romance 🤝 Forced Proximity 🎓 College Sports 🚫 Toxic Ex

Fumbled Hearts

by Meagan Brandy • 2017

A guarded new girl and the star quarterback collide when she refuses to be his next conquest.

4.14

22k+

🏈 Sports Romance 🏈 Quarterback Hero 💔 Guarded Heroine 🔥 Witty Banter 💀 Third Act Breakup

Fumbled Hearts 94%

A guarded new girl and the star quarterback collide when she refuses to be his next conquest.

by Meagan Brandy 2017

4.14

22k+ ratings

🏈 Sports Romance 🏈 Quarterback Hero 💔 Guarded Heroine 🔥 Witty Banter 💀 Third Act Breakup

Red Zone

by Riley Paige • 2025

A coach's daughter becomes the star quarterback's image manager, but he's playing to win her heart.

3.96

6k+

🏈 College Sports Romance 🖤 Enemies To Lovers 📸 Forced Proximity 💘 He Falls First 🧠 Mental Health Rep

Red Zone 94%

A coach's daughter becomes the star quarterback's image manager, but he's playing to win her heart.

by Riley Paige 2025

3.96

6k+ ratings

🏈 College Sports Romance 🖤 Enemies To Lovers 📸 Forced Proximity 💘 He Falls First 🧠 Mental Health Rep

Night Shift

by Annie Crown • 2023

A bookish library worker falls for a basketball star, then fears a team bet is behind his interest.

3.51

80k+

🏀 Sports Romance 📚 Bookish Heroine ✨ Jock And Nerd 💘 He Falls First 💬 Miscommunication Trope

Night Shift 94%

A bookish library worker falls for a basketball star, then fears a team bet is behind his interest.

by Annie Crown 2023

3.51

80k+ ratings

🏀 Sports Romance 📚 Bookish Heroine ✨ Jock And Nerd 💘 He Falls First 💬 Miscommunication Trope

Collide

by Bal Khabra

Forced to study the hockey captain she hates, a grad student learns some collisions are inevitable.

3.75

158k+

🎓 Graduate School Romance 📋 Assigned Partners 🛡️ Guarded Heroine 💪 Secret Softie Hero 💋 Friends With Benefits

Collide 93%

Forced to study the hockey captain she hates, a grad student learns some collisions are inevitable.

by Bal Khabra 2023

3.75

158k+ ratings

🎓 Graduate School Romance 📋 Assigned Partners 🛡️ Guarded Heroine 💪 Secret Softie Hero 💋 Friends With Benefits

Offside

by Avery Keelan

She kissed her ex's hockey rival for revenge. He refused to be just a rebound.

3.80

101k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏒 College Hockey 🛡️ Protective Hero 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Angsty Romance

Offside 93%

She kissed her ex's hockey rival for revenge. He refused to be just a rebound.

by Avery Keelan 2019

3.80

101k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏒 College Hockey 🛡️ Protective Hero 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Angsty Romance

End Game

by Riley Paige • 2026

A sidelined receiver returns to his found family. The sister he loves is losing her father.

4.15

2k+

👫 Brother's Best Friend 🏠 Forced Proximity 💘 He Falls First 🫂 Caretaker Romance 🖤 Grief And Healing

End Game 94%

A sidelined receiver returns to his found family. The sister he loves is losing her father.

by Riley Paige 2026

4.15

2k+ ratings

👫 Brother's Best Friend 🏠 Forced Proximity 💘 He Falls First 🫂 Caretaker Romance 🖤 Grief And Healing

Beneath the Stars

by Emily McIntire • 2020

When Chase returns to Sugarlake, Alina confronts the childhood vow she buried with her heart.

3.89

28k+

🍃 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🤍 Reunited Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 🖤 Broken Hero 💔 High Angst

Beneath the Stars 94%

When Chase returns to Sugarlake, Alina confronts the childhood vow she buried with her heart.

by Emily McIntire 2020

3.89

28k+ ratings

🍃 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🤍 Reunited Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 🖤 Broken Hero 💔 High Angst

Wait for You

by J. Lynn • 2013

A guarded freshman collides with the charming guy who refuses to let her hide from love.

4.13

170k+

🎓 College Romance 🖤 Trauma Healing 💔 Broken Heroine 🩹 Patient Hero 🔥 Slow Burn

Wait for You 93%

A guarded freshman collides with the charming guy who refuses to let her hide from love.

by J. Lynn 2013

4.13

170k+ ratings

🎓 College Romance 🖤 Trauma Healing 💔 Broken Heroine 🩹 Patient Hero 🔥 Slow Burn

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