What is Sports Romance?

Find Me in the Rain by Pru Schuyler

ISBN: 9798430513160

Published 5 March 2022

Pages 319

Laura Young is caught in a storm.
After a tragic incident leaves her mom in a coma, she focuses on the happiness in her life–her two best friends and her five-year-old son. What Laura needs is some good luck.
What she gets is the captain of the New York Nighthawks, Alec Kostelecky- a ghost from her past.

With captivating hazel eyes and a body that showcases his dedication on the ice, Alec is every girl’s dream. He is passionate, and when he wants something, he goes after it. When a chance encounter brings Laura and him together again, Alec refuses to let her slip through his grasp, like she did years ago.
Every girl in the world might want to call Alec Kostelecky hers. But not every girl knew him at
fifteen. Not every girl got pregnant by the infamous NHL star and was left to raise their son on her own. And not every girl has the capability of bringing him to his knees.

When long lost love reignites, and twisted truths come to light, Laura questions everything she thought she knew. And nothing is certain until the first drop of rain rolls down her cheek.

Pucking Around by Emily Rath

ISBN 9781405963404

Published 19 September 2023

Pages 720

I can’t fall for a player, let alone three

My name is Rachel Price, and two months ago, I walked away from the perfect man. We shared one magical night. No names. No strings. I never thought I’d see him again. I was wrong.

It turns out my perfect man is actually the playboy grinder for the Jacksonville Rays, the NHL’s hottest new hockey team…and I’m his new physical therapist.

This fellowship is going to be the longest ten months of my life. Mr. Perfect will do anything to get back on my good side. Meanwhile, his best friend, the surly new equipment manager, is always riding my case. Worst of all, I’ve got an uncooperative goalie who thinks I can’t tell he’s hiding an injury!

These man are ready to test my limits, but this is my chance to prove myself, and I’m not risking it for anything. I can’t fall for a player, let alone three. But if love is a game, these guys are playing to win.

Puck Shy by Teagan Hunter

ISBN 9798754915770

Published 29 October 2021

Pages 342

I’m having the definition of a bad year.

Game Six loss costing my team the Cup? Check.
Getting arrested and ruining my image? Check.
Almost getting run over after my car breaks down? Oh, look—a hat trick.

My contract is up with the Carolina Comets this year, and I need to get it together if I want to stay with the team.

I need relaxation, not a relationship.

But when I’m scrolling on a dating app and stumble across the pretty girl who almost ran me over, I know I can’t let her walk away this time.

Harper is funny, smart, and doesn’t care about hockey.

I’m not supposed to be focusing on anything other than my career, yet I can’t get Harper off my mind.

I know I shouldn’t fall for her…but I think I already have.

Rule Number Five by J. Wilder

ISBN 9798375567525

Published 5 February 2023

Pages 394

I had my whole life planned out… until I met a hockey player obsessed with breaking all of my rules.

My 5 simple rules for hooking up keep me from being distracted. And now I’m so close to landing my dream internship. Nothing is going to make me break them.

Even a protective hockey player with clear grey eyes, a sharp jaw, and a body that makes my breath catch.

Until Jax wins a bet and one kiss has me breaking them all.

Kiss and Don’t Tell by Meghan Quinn

ISBN 9798487356949

Published 30 September 2021

Pages 412

Winnie Berlin finds herself in an unexpected adventure when she gets lost in the Canadian Rockies during a thunderstorm. Stranded and in need of help, she stumbles upon a cabin where she encounters five attractive and boisterous men who happen to be professional hockey players. The situation takes a surprising turn when Winnie realizes that one of them is her ex-boyfriend’s half-brother.

Despite the complications, she ends up staying the night in their spare bedroom, and things get even more unexpected when she finds herself drawn to Pacey Lawes, the star goalie for the Vancouver Agitators. As long as they keep their connection a secret, Winnie hopes to navigate the complexities of this unusual situation.

The Pucking Wrong Number by CR Jane

ISBN 9798988440017

Published 19 May 2023

Pages 390

One text to the wrong number…mine…and everything changed.

He won’t tell me his last name, and maybe that should throw up a thousand red flags, but when I’m all alone in a new city and struggling to make ends meet, his texts are the lifeline I’ve been desperate for.

But I never would have answered that text if I’d known that Lincoln Daniels, superstar hockey player extraordinaire was the one sending them.

He’s trying to sweep me off my feet now. He says he’s obsessed.

He wants me wearing his number…permanently.

The question is…is he still the wrong number, or can this hockey god prove he’s Mr. Right?

Desire or Defense by Leah Brunner

ISBN 978-1737015697

Published 1 September 2023

Pages 282

The notoriously angry, grouchy, D.C. Eagles defenseman that just can’t keep his temper in check. The temper that leads to a fifteen game suspension from the NHL.

As if that’s not bad enough, I’m forced into a short term youth-hockey coaching gig. Which my manager swears will “rebuild my image.”

But what I didn’t expect was for a gorgeous, spunky blonde to stomp onto the ice on day one and lecture me about being rude to her little brother.

Something about this spitfire of a woman, and the boy she’s so protective of, has my defenses melting.

And if I’m not careful, I’ll burst into flames, forever melting the ice I’ve carefully kept around my heart.

Be My Game Changer by Andrea Rousse

ISBN 9798840571613

Published 13 July 2022

Pages 206

There’s no crying in baseball, apparently no reading either.

To me, it was a no-brainer. What better way to pass the time during the world’s most boring sport? If my best friend is going to guilt me into attending a Coyotes game with him, I’m definitely bringing a book. But who could have predicted star pitcher Carter Barlowe would spot me in the stands and give two flying fastballs that I was more interested in my novel than in his return to the mound? I had never heard of him before that day. Now, he’s made sure I know exactly who he is and what he wants. Me.

Wrong Pucking Jersey by Roxanne Steele

ISBN 9798850250478

Published 28 June 2023

Pages 804

Have you ever been punched in the face by a hockey player?

Imagine… 6’1” all chiseled goodness, accidentally punching you out into unconsciousness because this girl right here couldn’t let the pucking douche of my ex hit the fine goalie in the face. That’s exactly what happens when you decide to jump into an explosive brawl between two rival teams, thinking they’ll stop if the coach’s daughter gets involved. Yeah… that didn’t work. Now, I’m sure you’re wondering how I, Mikayla Cross Johnson, ended up in this predicament.

Let’s rewind.

After graduating with my best friend and becoming certified registered nurses, we decided to go outside the box regarding healthcare. Where did that land us? Getting a sports internship in the hopes of being the team nurse of one of the many NHL hockey teams across North America. Everything goes all fine and dandy until we have to choose different teams.

It shouldn’t be a problem until I realize the star players of each team are my exes. Cue the theatrics.

Picking the more tolerable ex-boyfriend is one thing, but digging up old wounds is another. These two used to be my best friends—my Heartbreaker Crew—who tore themselves apart. Now, I land on the rival team while my sweet father, the newly hired coach, is assigned to the other. This is the definition of messy, but it can only go downhill from here.

Despite being sandwiched between two professional teams, fighting to be the winners of the NHL championships, and attempting to not fall in love with four players, I’m coming to realize one striking thing.

I might be wearing the wrong pucking jersey.

Penalty Box by Kris Butler

ISBN 9781958746110

Published 18 February 2023

Pages 438

Becoming Reese’s guardian hadn’t been in my plans, but I couldn’t turn my sibling away when they needed me. I never anticipated how difficult juggling hockey and raising a teenager would be.

Being a woman in a male-dominated sport meant I spent the majority of my time proving I could measure up. It didn’t matter that I’d won two Olympic medals or could outshoot most male players. I was a woman, and that was all that mattered.

When an ex leaked a private video, I was suspended from the league for ‘morality issues.’ Suddenly, I had no clue what to do with my life if it didn’t include hockey. With no direction, purpose, or job prospects, I felt lost, with no clear sign of what to do next.

Visiting a friend, an opportunity for Reese emerged in Utah, and I was thrust into a world I hadn’t known existed—an elite academy for winter sports. Between coaching hockey and training Reese, I met three guys who made my heart race. But after my last relationship disaster, I wasn’t ready to choose a life I wasn’t sure fit me anymore.

Feeling hopeful, I accepted a job coaching the male hockey team. Maybe trying something new would be what Reese and I needed. Lux Brumalis could be what got us out of the Penalty Box once and for all.

Watch out, boys; it was time you learned how to play like a girl.

Friend Zone to End Zone by Judy Corry

ISBN 9781957862132

Published 26 May 2022

Pages 378

Dating Coach Rule Number 1: Don’t fall for your client, especially if he’s your best friend.

Cole
I don’t suck at dating. I suck at getting over the girl who friend-zoned me back in college.
But I have a plan: Let her set me up. Bomb the dates.
Then she can be my dating coach and I can finally show her I’m the one for her and not that jerk boyfriend she’s always crying on my shoulder about.

Arianna
I’ve had the same boyfriend for three years, which practically makes me a relationship expert.
So when my famous best friend asks for my help, I know turning him into boyfriend material will be a piece of cake.
I’ll tell him to get a haircut, maybe open a few doors here and there and the guy will be golden.
I mean, with all those muscles and jaw-dropping good looks, it really should be no problem.
There’s just one thing I didn’t expect: to want him for myself.

It Figures by Melody Tyden

ISBN 9798525952768

Published 29 June 2021

Pages 247

Once upon a time, Amy’s future seemed golden. Training to be a world-class ice dancer with her partner Austin, she dreamed of Olympic glory and the day when Austin would see her as something more than just the little girl he skated with.

Then, in the blink of an eye, her whole life changed. Four years later, she’s just another face in the crowd at her university journalism program and everyone calls her Mia. Only her closest friends and family know anything about her past or the dreams she used to have.

And that’s what she thought she wanted, until another twist of fate throws her temporarily back into Austin’s world. Can she keep the truth about who she is hidden from the one person who used to know her better than anyone?

Behind the Net by Stephanie Archer

ISBN 9781739043100

Published 28 June 2023

Pages 426

He’s the hot, grumpy goalie I had a crush on in high school… and now I’m his live-in assistant.

After my ex crushed my dreams in the music industry, I’m done with getting my heart broken. Working as an assistant for an NHL player was supposed to be a breeze, but nothing about Jamie Streicher is easy. He’s intimidatingly hot, grumpy, and can’t stand me. The guy has a massive ego. Keeping things professional will be no problem, even when he demands I move in with him.

Beneath his surliness, though, Jamie’s surprisingly sweet and protective.

When he finds out my ex was terrible in bed, his competitive nature flares, and he encourages and spoils me in every way. The creative spark I used to feel about music? It’s back, and I’m writing songs again. Between wearing his jersey at games, fun, rowdy parties with the team, and being brave on stage again, I’m falling for him.

He could break my heart, but maybe I’m willing to take that chance.

Hopeless Romantic by Julie Capulet

ISBN 9798638800154

Published 19 April 2020

Pages 274

When he falls, he falls hard.

Millie Baylin just moved to a new city to start college. Introverted and studious, she plans on spending most of her time holed up in the library working on her novel and keeping to herself. But when she gets dragged along to a school football game by her fun, football-mad new roommate, the hot alpha quarterback almost drops the ball at his very first sight of her.

Bo McCabe is saving himself. A hopeless romantic at heart, he’s holding out for the real thing. As soon as he lays eyes on the shy stranger with the striking gray eyes and the angel’s face, he’ll stop at nothing to find out if she’s the one he’s been waiting for all along. Millie thinks Bo’s insta-obsession is insanity and wants nothing to do with him. But Bo is determined. Because, somehow, Millie has already stolen his heart … and he his now utterly obsessed with winning hers.

Can Bo convince Millie he’s the man of her dreams?

Before We Came by Sloane St. James

ISBN 9798387048500

Published 24 March 2023

Pages 432

Birdie

Her funeral unraveled decades of secrets hidden from me—horrible secrets. This rabbit hole I’ve fallen down has revealed my past is much more sinister than I could have imagined. Everything I thought I knew has been a lie and now there’s only one place for me to turn: back to the people who have been searching for me all these years.

One of those people is my newfound brother’s best friend: Lonan Burke, star defenseman for the Minnesota Lakes. His dirty talk and praise offer an easy escape as I shift into my new life. I’m ready to start anew with the ones who love me, but I’m not so sure I can settle down when I’ve just been set free.

Lonan

She’s back. We were kids the last time I saw her, but my innocent crush from childhood is full-grown now. And it’s not so innocent anymore. She’s a breath of fresh air from the series of one-night stands since being drafted into the NHL. I’ve only got one shot with her, and I’m not taking it for granted. I may give her the passion she’s been craving, but she’s the intimacy I’ve waited for my whole life.

When her story hits the media, she needs a place to hide. I offer her sanctuary in my penthouse. For the first time, this frigid condo feels like a home, and she’s made me believe the future I’ve always wanted is within reach. For now, I’m willing to hold her hand during the day and pin them down at night. But I want more.