Sports

The world of sports pulses with raw human drama, from the science of peak performance to the unforgettable stories of legendary athletes and coaches who changed the game. Whether you're seeking expert training wisdom or powerful accounts of triumph and perseverance, these books capture the heart-pounding spirit of athletic achievement and the timeless lessons learned in pursuit of excellence.

Sports Book Summaries

The Natural

by Bernard Malamud • 1952

A baseball prodigy returns at 34, but a cold woman and a bookie's fix threaten his last shot.

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12k+

🖤 Literary Baseball 🦅 American Myth 💋 Femme Fatale 🎭 Tragic Hero 💪 Sports Comeback

The Natural

A baseball prodigy returns at 34, but a cold woman and a bookie's fix threaten his last shot.

by Bernard Malamud 1952 231 pages

3.61

12k+ ratings

🖤 Literary Baseball 🦅 American Myth 💋 Femme Fatale 🎭 Tragic Hero 💪 Sports Comeback

The New Coach's Guide to Coaching Youth Soccer

by Robert L Koger • 2015

How to run a youth soccer season without losing the kids, the parents, or your mind.

3.00

⚽ Youth Soccer Coaching 🔄 Drill Design 📋 Practice Planning 😊 Positive Coaching 🌱 Player Development

The New Coach's Guide to Coaching Youth Soccer

How to run a youth soccer season without losing the kids, the parents, or your mind.

by Robert L Koger 2015 256 pages

3.00

4 ratings

⚽ Youth Soccer Coaching 🔄 Drill Design 📋 Practice Planning 😊 Positive Coaching 🌱 Player Development

Mr. Broody

by Piper Rayne • 2024

Returning to Chicago, Jade plans to avoid her hockey-star ex. His son is in her classroom.

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15k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 👨‍👦 Single Dad Romance 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 🏠 Forced Proximity 👦 Child As Matchmaker

Mr. Broody

Returning to Chicago, Jade plans to avoid her hockey-star ex. His son is in her classroom.

by Piper Rayne 2024 428 pages

3.95

15k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 👨‍👦 Single Dad Romance 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 🏠 Forced Proximity 👦 Child As Matchmaker

Becky Lynch

by Rebecca Quin • 2024

At 25, the tryout cutoff, a flight attendant and former wrestler got one last WWE shot.

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6k+

🤼 Pro Wrestling 🏋️‍♀️ Women In Sports 🔄 Personal Reinvention ❤️‍🩹 Eating Disorder Recovery 🐕 Underdog Narrative

Becky Lynch

At 25, the tryout cutoff, a flight attendant and former wrestler got one last WWE shot.

by Rebecca Quin 2024 367 pages

4.46

6k+ ratings

🤼 Pro Wrestling 🏋️‍♀️ Women In Sports 🔄 Personal Reinvention ❤️‍🩹 Eating Disorder Recovery 🐕 Underdog Narrative

You Beautiful Thing, You

by Saffron A. Kent • 2023

She's loved her brother's rival forever. Now she's pregnant with his baby on purpose.

3.45

5k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers ⚽ Brother's Rival 🤰 Secret Pregnancy 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🌪️ Angsty Romance

You Beautiful Thing, You

She's loved her brother's rival forever. Now she's pregnant with his baby on purpose.

by Saffron A. Kent 2023

3.45

5k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers ⚽ Brother's Rival 🤰 Secret Pregnancy 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🌪️ Angsty Romance

The Proposal Play

by Lauren Blakely • 2025

After a Vegas wedding, a hockey star must fake a marriage with his best friend's sister.

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13k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 👫 Brother's Best Friend 🫶 Friends To Lovers 🎭 Fake Relationship

The Proposal Play

After a Vegas wedding, a hockey star must fake a marriage with his best friend's sister.

by Lauren Blakely 2025 528 pages

4.00

13k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 👫 Brother's Best Friend 🫶 Friends To Lovers 🎭 Fake Relationship

Hidden Truths

by Nicole Colville • 2013

An Italian racer and a guarded ex-skier ignite, but their secrets could destroy them.

3.68

228

🏍️ Sports Romance 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 💔 Love Triangle 🧠 Mental Health Rep 😔 Emotionally Scarred Hero

Hidden Truths

An Italian racer and a guarded ex-skier ignite, but their secrets could destroy them.

by Nicole Colville 2013 429 pages

3.68

228 ratings

🏍️ Sports Romance 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 💔 Love Triangle 🧠 Mental Health Rep 😔 Emotionally Scarred Hero

The Boyfriend Goal

by Lauren Blakely • 2024

A librarian's one-night stand turns out to be her brother's teammate and her new roommate.

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26k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 💕 Teammate's Sister 🏠 Roommates To Lovers 📋 Bucket List Journey 📚 Librarian Heroine

The Boyfriend Goal

A librarian's one-night stand turns out to be her brother's teammate and her new roommate.

by Lauren Blakely 2024 496 pages

3.96

26k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 💕 Teammate's Sister 🏠 Roommates To Lovers 📋 Bucket List Journey 📚 Librarian Heroine

Poles Apart

by Kirsty Moseley • 2014

A lap dancer's survival depends on a famous racer who doesn't know he fathered her child.

4.03

5k+

🍼 Secret Baby 👩‍👧 Single Mother 💰 Transactional Love 🏘️ Class Divide 🌟 Celebrity Romance

Poles Apart

A lap dancer's survival depends on a famous racer who doesn't know he fathered her child.

by Kirsty Moseley 2014 279 pages

4.03

5k+ ratings

🍼 Secret Baby 👩‍👧 Single Mother 💰 Transactional Love 🏘️ Class Divide 🌟 Celebrity Romance

Zvrhlá hra

by Tess M. Puffrová • 2024

He slept with her for points. Now she's the journalist who can ruin him.

3.68

418

🕯️ Dark Academia 🏈 College Romance 🎲 Betting On The Girl ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔎 Investigative Journalism

Zvrhlá hra

He slept with her for points. Now she's the journalist who can ruin him.

by Tess M. Puffrová 2024 297 pages

3.68

418 ratings

🕯️ Dark Academia 🏈 College Romance 🎲 Betting On The Girl ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔎 Investigative Journalism

Fake Out

by Eden Finley • 2018

After a scandal outs him, an NFL star fakes a romance with a senator's son. Neither expects to fall.

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31k+

🎭 Fake Dating 🏈 Sports Romance 🌈 Closeted Athlete 🚢 Forced Proximity 💰 Class Difference

Fake Out

After a scandal outs him, an NFL star fakes a romance with a senator's son. Neither expects to fall.

by Eden Finley 2018 318 pages

3.96

31k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 🏈 Sports Romance 🌈 Closeted Athlete 🚢 Forced Proximity 💰 Class Difference

Solo

by Hazel Phillips • 2022

Excluded from alpine circles, she tramped NZ's backcountry solo. The risk was never the mountain.

3.58

198

🥾 Solo Backpacking 🇳🇿 New Zealand 📖 Adventure Memoirs 🏕️ Women Outdoors ⚖️ Gender Bias

Solo

Excluded from alpine circles, she tramped NZ's backcountry solo. The risk was never the mountain.

by Hazel Phillips 2022 256 pages

3.58

198 ratings

🥾 Solo Backpacking 🇳🇿 New Zealand 📖 Adventure Memoirs 🏕️ Women Outdoors ⚖️ Gender Bias

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

10k+

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

All My Kisses for You

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

by Monica Murphy 2024 400 pages

3.86

10k+ ratings

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

Equitation Science

by Paul McGreevy • 2010

Pressure and release, reward and consequence: the science of animal learning applied to every ride.

4.72

🏇 Equine Training 🐴 Horse Behavior 📚 Learning Theory 🔄 Operant Conditioning ❤️ Animal Welfare

Equitation Science

Pressure and release, reward and consequence: the science of animal learning applied to every ride.

by Paul McGreevy 2010 326 pages

4.72

32 ratings

🏇 Equine Training 🐴 Horse Behavior 📚 Learning Theory 🔄 Operant Conditioning ❤️ Animal Welfare

Their Greatest Strength

by Hannah Cowan • 2025

A football star marries a desperate stranger to save his team, but their fake love becomes real.

4.09

2k+

🎭 Marriage Of Convenience 🏈 Football Romance 🏠 Found Family 👩‍👦 Single Guardian ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Their Greatest Strength

A football star marries a desperate stranger to save his team, but their fake love becomes real.

by Hannah Cowan 2025 418 pages

4.09

2k+ ratings

🎭 Marriage Of Convenience 🏈 Football Romance 🏠 Found Family 👩‍👦 Single Guardian ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Death of a Racehorse

by Katie Bo Lillis • 2025

When 42 horses died at one track in six months, the FBI was already listening.

4.09

186

🏇 Horse Racing 💉 Doping In Sports 🐴 Animal Welfare 🔍 Investigative Journalism ⚖️ Regulatory Failure

Death of a Racehorse

When 42 horses died at one track in six months, the FBI was already listening.

by Katie Bo Lillis 2025 384 pages

4.09

186 ratings

🏇 Horse Racing 💉 Doping In Sports 🐴 Animal Welfare 🔍 Investigative Journalism ⚖️ Regulatory Failure

One-Touch Pass

by J.J. Mulder • 2025

After one hookup, a hockey player can't forget the guarded catcher who flinches at every touch.

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5k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 🌈 Gay Awakening ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn 🤝 Found Family

One-Touch Pass

After one hookup, a hockey player can't forget the guarded catcher who flinches at every touch.

by J.J. Mulder 2025 350 pages

3.94

5k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🌈 Gay Awakening ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn 🤝 Found Family

When Grumpy Met Sunshine

by Charlotte Stein • 2024

Tabloids force a curvy ghostwriter to fake a romance with her surly footballer client.

3.36

11k+

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine Romance ⚽ Sports Romance 🎭 Fake Relationship 💖 Plus Size Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn

When Grumpy Met Sunshine

Tabloids force a curvy ghostwriter to fake a romance with her surly footballer client.

by Charlotte Stein 2024 336 pages

3.36

11k+ ratings

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine Romance ⚽ Sports Romance 🎭 Fake Relationship 💖 Plus Size Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn

The Art of Shaolin Kung Fu

by Wong Kiew Kit • 2001

How Shaolin monks build power from chi, not muscle, and why forms unlock it.

3.93

358

🥋 Chinese Martial Arts 🏯 Shaolin Tradition 🌀 Qigong Practice 🔥 Internal Arts ⚔️ Martial Philosophy

The Art of Shaolin Kung Fu

How Shaolin monks build power from chi, not muscle, and why forms unlock it.

by Wong Kiew Kit 2001 240 pages

3.93

358 ratings

🥋 Chinese Martial Arts 🏯 Shaolin Tradition 🌀 Qigong Practice 🔥 Internal Arts ⚔️ Martial Philosophy

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

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

by Sara Ney 2016 360 pages

3.77

24k+ ratings

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

Eat & Run

by Scott Jurek • 2012

How a vegan diet and mental rewiring turned a Midwestern kid into the world's best ultrarunner.

4.03

39k+

🏃 Ultrarunning 🥬 Plant-Based Athletes 🧠 Mental Toughness 🔥 Embracing Discomfort 🧘 Mindful Running

Eat & Run

How a vegan diet and mental rewiring turned a Midwestern kid into the world's best ultrarunner.

by Scott Jurek 2012 272 pages

4.03

39k+ ratings

🏃 Ultrarunning 🥬 Plant-Based Athletes 🧠 Mental Toughness 🔥 Embracing Discomfort 🧘 Mindful Running

Everybody Loses

by Danny Funt • 2026

Leagues bet on legal gambling. The payout: addiction, corruption, and a generation already hooked.

4.29

500+

🎰 Sports Gambling 🔍 Investigative Journalism ⚠️ Gambling Addiction 🏟️ Sports Business 💼 Corporate Malfeasance

Everybody Loses

Leagues bet on legal gambling. The payout: addiction, corruption, and a generation already hooked.

by Danny Funt 2026 320 pages

4.29

500+ ratings

🎰 Sports Gambling 🔍 Investigative Journalism ⚠️ Gambling Addiction 🏟️ Sports Business 💼 Corporate Malfeasance

The Shots You Take

by Rachel Reid • 2025

A funeral brings a grieving hockey player home to the ex-teammate he once loved in secret.

4.07

29k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🤫 Secret Past Lovers 🏒 Hockey Romance 🌱 Healing Journey

The Shots You Take

A funeral brings a grieving hockey player home to the ex-teammate he once loved in secret.

by Rachel Reid 2025 336 pages

4.07

29k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🤫 Secret Past Lovers 🏒 Hockey Romance 🌱 Healing Journey

Keep Me in Your Heart

by Monica Murphy • 2024

Sidelined quarterback. Glitter-tights rebel. One Thanksgiving invitation blurs every line.

3.92

5k+

👔 Prep School Romance 🏈 Sports Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 🫂 Found Family

Keep Me in Your Heart

Sidelined quarterback. Glitter-tights rebel. One Thanksgiving invitation blurs every line.

by Monica Murphy 2024 352 pages

3.92

5k+ ratings

👔 Prep School Romance 🏈 Sports Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 🫂 Found Family

Kiki and Jacques

by Susan Ross • 2015

In Maine, an eleven-year-old befriends a Somali girl while hiding his role in a robbery plan.

3.74

151

🏘️ Small Town Maine 🌍 Cross-Cultural Friendship 💔 Childhood Grief 🧳 Refugee Experience ⚽ Soccer Rivalry

Kiki and Jacques

In Maine, an eleven-year-old befriends a Somali girl while hiding his role in a robbery plan.

by Susan Ross 2015 144 pages

3.74

151 ratings

🏘️ Small Town Maine 🌍 Cross-Cultural Friendship 💔 Childhood Grief 🧳 Refugee Experience ⚽ Soccer Rivalry

Nice Catching You

by Ryan Taylor • 2022

Snowbound with a closeted hockey captain, a law student shares one bed and a dangerous attraction.

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1k+

🏒 Closeted Athlete 🛏️ Only One Bed 💔 Secret Relationship 🎓 College Hockey 🤗 Hurt/Comfort

Nice Catching You

Snowbound with a closeted hockey captain, a law student shares one bed and a dangerous attraction.

by Ryan Taylor 2022 336 pages

3.86

1k+ ratings

🏒 Closeted Athlete 🛏️ Only One Bed 💔 Secret Relationship 🎓 College Hockey 🤗 Hurt/Comfort

Comeback

by Rebecca Jenshak • 2025

A dancer crashes with her brother. His deaf best friend distrusts her. They share a wall.

3.97

21k+

👫 Brother's Best Friend 🏠 Forced Proximity 🏈 Football Romance 💃 Dance Studio 🦻 Deaf Hero

Comeback

A dancer crashes with her brother. His deaf best friend distrusts her. They share a wall.

by Rebecca Jenshak 2025 452 pages

3.97

21k+ ratings

👫 Brother's Best Friend 🏠 Forced Proximity 🏈 Football Romance 💃 Dance Studio 🦻 Deaf Hero

Strikeout

by Millie Perez • 2024

After a viral scandal, she becomes nanny to a baseball star and his matchmaking five-year-old.

3.87

7k+

⚾ Sports Romance 👨‍👧 Single Dad 👶 Nanny Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn

Strikeout

After a viral scandal, she becomes nanny to a baseball star and his matchmaking five-year-old.

by Millie Perez 2024 350 pages

3.87

7k+ ratings

⚾ Sports Romance 👨‍👧 Single Dad 👶 Nanny Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn

Strong and Wild

by Sloane St. James • 2023

An NHL rookie and his neighbor hate each other in person but ignite anonymous online chemistry.

4.04

28k+

🏒 Hockey Romance ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🚪 Forced Proximity 🎭 Hidden Identity ⛓️ Kink Exploration

Strong and Wild

An NHL rookie and his neighbor hate each other in person but ignite anonymous online chemistry.

by Sloane St. James 2023 346 pages

4.04

28k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🚪 Forced Proximity 🎭 Hidden Identity ⛓️ Kink Exploration

Fever Dream

by Elsie Silver • 2026

A bull rider becomes a reality TV bachelor, then falls for the showrunner: his rival's sister.

3.93

100k+

🐴 Cowboy Romance 📺 Reality Tv Romance 👊 Brother's Rival 🔥 Forced Proximity 💔 Trauma Healing

Fever Dream

A bull rider becomes a reality TV bachelor, then falls for the showrunner: his rival's sister.

by Elsie Silver 2026 448 pages

3.93

100k+ ratings

🐴 Cowboy Romance 📺 Reality Tv Romance 👊 Brother's Rival 🔥 Forced Proximity 💔 Trauma Healing

Little Lies

by H. Hunting • 2020

Her brother's best friend saved her life. Now he's her roommate and his silence is absolute.

4.03

20k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 🤝 Brother's Best Friend 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🧠 Anxiety Rep 🩹 Hurt Comfort

Little Lies

Her brother's best friend saved her life. Now he's her roommate and his silence is absolute.

by H. Hunting 2020 307 pages

4.03

20k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🤝 Brother's Best Friend 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🧠 Anxiety Rep 🩹 Hurt Comfort

Deke

by Eden Finley • 2019

A closeted NHL player's fake boyfriend reappears as the sports journalist covering his team.

4.13

18k+

🎭 Fake Boyfriend 🏒 Closeted Athlete ⚡ Opposites Attract 🔥 Slow Burn 👨‍👨‍👦 Found Family

Deke

A closeted NHL player's fake boyfriend reappears as the sports journalist covering his team.

by Eden Finley 2019 310 pages

4.13

18k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Boyfriend 🏒 Closeted Athlete ⚡ Opposites Attract 🔥 Slow Burn 👨‍👨‍👦 Found Family

Invisible String

by J. Morales • 2025

A boxer finds his childhood love next door. One kiss, years ago, still burns.

4.12

193

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🥊 Sports Romance 🫂 Touch-Starved Hero 💔 Hurt/Comfort ☀️ Summer Romance

Invisible String

A boxer finds his childhood love next door. One kiss, years ago, still burns.

by J. Morales 2025 574 pages

4.12

193 ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🥊 Sports Romance 🫂 Touch-Starved Hero 💔 Hurt/Comfort ☀️ Summer Romance

Bitter Sweet Heart

by H. Hunting • 2022

A hockey player discovers his summer hookup is his new professor, and she's completely off-limits.

4.19

7k+

🎓 Student Teacher Romance 🏒 Hockey Romance 💘 One-Night Stand 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🛡️ Protective Hero

Bitter Sweet Heart

A hockey player discovers his summer hookup is his new professor, and she's completely off-limits.

by H. Hunting 2022 446 pages

4.19

7k+ ratings

🎓 Student Teacher Romance 🏒 Hockey Romance 💘 One-Night Stand 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🛡️ Protective Hero

The Island Club

by Nicola Harrison • 2026

Three women's secrets, scandals, and a shot at redemption collide at a 1950s island tennis club.

3.67

6k+

🕰️ 1950s America 🌴 California Beach Town 🎾 Women's Tennis 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Strained Marriages

The Island Club

Three women's secrets, scandals, and a shot at redemption collide at a 1950s island tennis club.

by Nicola Harrison 2026 304 pages

3.67

6k+ ratings

🕰️ 1950s America 🌴 California Beach Town 🎾 Women's Tennis 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Strained Marriages

Beauty

by Brittanee Nicole • 2025

A designer fleeing scandal and a hockey player facing fatherhood share one stolen week in paradise.

4.40

9k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 🔄 Second Chance Love 🌴 Vacation Fling 🤫 Secret Relationship 👨‍👦 Single Dad

Beauty

A designer fleeing scandal and a hockey player facing fatherhood share one stolen week in paradise.

by Brittanee Nicole 2025 432 pages

4.40

9k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🔄 Second Chance Love 🌴 Vacation Fling 🤫 Secret Relationship 👨‍👦 Single Dad

The Front Runner

by Patricia Nell Warren • 1974

A track coach and his gay runner risk scandal, violence, and Olympic dreams for love.

4.12

6k+

🏃 Sports Romance 🕰️ Age Gap 🏡 Found Family 🌈 Coming Out 💔 Tragic Love Story

The Front Runner

A track coach and his gay runner risk scandal, violence, and Olympic dreams for love.

by Patricia Nell Warren 1974 320 pages

4.12

6k+ ratings

🏃 Sports Romance 🕰️ Age Gap 🏡 Found Family 🌈 Coming Out 💔 Tragic Love Story

The Pucking Wrong Rookie

by C.R. Jane • 2025

A hockey rookie hires an escort to fall in love, not knowing her uncle owns her.

4.21

17k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 🖤 Obsessive Hero 💔 Trauma Healing 😢 Angsty Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Pucking Wrong Rookie

A hockey rookie hires an escort to fall in love, not knowing her uncle owns her.

by C.R. Jane 2025 499 pages

4.21

17k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🖤 Obsessive Hero 💔 Trauma Healing 😢 Angsty Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Seventh Wish

by Kate Messner • 2016

Charlie catches a magic fish that grants wishes, but no wish can cure her sister's heroin addiction.

4.17

3k+

🐟 Wish Goes Wrong 💔 Family Addiction 💃 Competitive Dance 👭 Sister Bond Tested 🫂 Bittersweet Family Story

The Seventh Wish

Charlie catches a magic fish that grants wishes, but no wish can cure her sister's heroin addiction.

by Kate Messner 2016 228 pages

4.17

3k+ ratings

🐟 Wish Goes Wrong 💔 Family Addiction 💃 Competitive Dance 👭 Sister Bond Tested 🫂 Bittersweet Family Story

Defenseless Hearts

by Meagan Brandy • 2018

Her fiancé is a monster, and only her brother's best friend, a quarterback, sees the truth.

4.09

9k+

🕊️ Second Chance Romance 👦 Brother's Best Friend 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🩹 Trauma Recovery 💔 Abusive Relationship

Defenseless Hearts

Her fiancé is a monster, and only her brother's best friend, a quarterback, sees the truth.

by Meagan Brandy 2018 349 pages

4.09

9k+ ratings

🕊️ Second Chance Romance 👦 Brother's Best Friend 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🩹 Trauma Recovery 💔 Abusive Relationship

After the Game

by Abbi Glines • 2017

A scorned teen mother returns home: the quarterback who ran her off wants a second chance.

3.90

18k+

🏘️ Small Town Scandal 👶 Teen Mother 🌟 Golden Boy X Outcast 💔 Trauma Recovery 🛡️ Protective Hero

After the Game

A scorned teen mother returns home: the quarterback who ran her off wants a second chance.

by Abbi Glines 2017 352 pages

3.90

18k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Scandal 👶 Teen Mother 🌟 Golden Boy X Outcast 💔 Trauma Recovery 🛡️ Protective Hero

The Game

by Jolie Vines • 2025

A surgeon enters an underground hunt, and an MMA fighter will shatter rivals to claim her.

4.36

1k+

🏃‍♀️ Primal Chase 🔒 Forced Proximity 👀 Stalker Hero 🕵️ Secret Society 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Blended Family

The Game

A surgeon enters an underground hunt, and an MMA fighter will shatter rivals to claim her.

by Jolie Vines 2025 185 pages

4.36

1k+ ratings

🏃‍♀️ Primal Chase 🔒 Forced Proximity 👀 Stalker Hero 🕵️ Secret Society 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Blended Family

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

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

by Riley Paige 2025 418 pages

3.93

3k+ ratings

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

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

3k+

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

Against the Clock

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

by Brittany Kelley 2023 324 pages

3.47

3k+ ratings

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

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

1k+

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

Becoming Mine

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

by Roxanne Tully 2025 351 pages

3.74

1k+ ratings

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

Stupid Dirty

by Erin Russell • 2024

An EMT and a disgraced motocross star clash in rural Missouri, their feud masking shared wounds.

4.03

7k+

🏍️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 🌾 Small Town Romance 🩹 Hurt Comfort 🔧 Blue Collar Romance

Stupid Dirty

An EMT and a disgraced motocross star clash in rural Missouri, their feud masking shared wounds.

by Erin Russell 2024 335 pages

4.03

7k+ ratings

🏍️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 🌾 Small Town Romance 🩹 Hurt Comfort 🔧 Blue Collar Romance

Even the Defeats

by John Silk • 2020

Alex Ferguson's 26-year dynasty was built on the losses he refused to waste.

4.75

⚽ Football Management 📉 Learning From Failure 🔄 Squad Rebuilding ⚔️ Rivalry Dynamics 🌱 Youth Development

Even the Defeats

Alex Ferguson's 26-year dynasty was built on the losses he refused to waste.

by John Silk 2020 256 pages

4.75

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⚽ Football Management 📉 Learning From Failure 🔄 Squad Rebuilding ⚔️ Rivalry Dynamics 🌱 Youth Development

What You're Made For

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Dr. King handed him the speech. Kobe called for advice. Twelve lessons from sixty years between.

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🏀 Sports Leadership 🌱 Mentorship 💪 Resilience 🎯 Attention Management 📅 Daily Disciplines

What You're Made For

Dr. King handed him the speech. Kobe called for advice. Twelve lessons from sixty years between.

by George Raveling 2025 222 pages

4.40

500+ ratings

🏀 Sports Leadership 🌱 Mentorship 💪 Resilience 🎯 Attention Management 📅 Daily Disciplines

Ice Ice Baby

by Carly Robyn • 2025

Boston hockey captain meets a bookish woman who doesn't recognize his face. He's hooked.

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🏒 Hockey Romance 🤝 Friends To Lovers 🐌 Slow Burn 📚 Bookish Heroine 💔 Grieving Hero

Ice Ice Baby

Boston hockey captain meets a bookish woman who doesn't recognize his face. He's hooked.

by Carly Robyn 2025 328 pages

3.82

6k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🤝 Friends To Lovers 🐌 Slow Burn 📚 Bookish Heroine 💔 Grieving Hero

Play the Game

by S.J. Sylvis • 2024

Ruined goalie weds stripper for his image and her brother. One rule: don't fall in love.

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🏒 Hockey Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🖤 Wounded Hero 🔥 High Heat

Play the Game

Ruined goalie weds stripper for his image and her brother. One rule: don't fall in love.

by S.J. Sylvis 2024 488 pages

4.08

8k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🖤 Wounded Hero 🔥 High Heat

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