Fall For The MVP While Reading These Six Sports Romance Books

Golf may not seem like a good sport for spicy romance books, but you’ve got to trust me with this one. This is a super-spicy-grumpy-meets-sunshine, superfan-turned-employee, forced proximity kind of story.

Wells is grumpy, miserable, and usually hungover. Josephine, on the other hand, is bubbly, happy, and always on the sidelines cheering him on, even when he’s on a losing streak. As his biggest fan, of course, she's heartbroken when he gives up golf and chooses to wallow in self-pity.

Wells quickly realizes his mistake and presents Josephine with an offer that's too good to be true. Being in dire need of money, she agrees to be his new caddy for the coming season (every fangirl’s dream am I right?!)

What starts as a business relationship on the rocks becomes a budding friendship and eventually leads Wells to success. It seems they found each other at the best possible moment and I promise if you read this book, you'll find yourself rooting for them through.

In this basketball romance, a chance meeting at a dingy bar sparks a years-long will-they, won't-they between Iris and NBA star August West.

Iris is already in a relationship with Caleb, a player on a rival team, and turns August down when he pushes for something more, but that doesn’t stop him from pining after her anyway. He can’t stop thinking about Iris, and it starts to throw off his game.

When Iris finds herself pregnant and trapped in an abusive relationship that wasn’t abusive before she had the baby, she doesn’t know what to do. With minimal freedom and ever-dwindling self-agency, Iris tries to escape with the baby multiple times but is always forced back to Caleb.

All she can do is put her baby first and do what she can to stay alive long enough to get them both out safely. Will August’s help and support give Iris the courage to reset her life and let real love in?

This is an extremely emotional book with a long list of content warnings but it's worth the read!

Cleat Cute is a sapphic, grumpy-sunshine sports-romance-adventure between two professional soccer players, Grace and Phoebe. 

Grace has been a soccer star for ten years, and Phoebe has been her biggest fan for a while now. So, when Phoebe makes the cut as the newest member of the US Women’s National Team, the games begin on and off the field.

Grace is very stubborn and set in her ways, and she is soooo not ready for a relationship, while Phoebe is all energy and raring to go. Months of playful banter during practices, last-minute touristy adventures, and a drunken night at a bar lead to Grace finally loosening up and letting Phoebe in.

Not long after, Phoebe finds herself in a budding friendship and a thriving team, and she's well on her way to winning the championship game and winning over Grace... That is if Grace can leave her ego behind and follow her heart.

Faking dating, a revenge plot, and Christmas... count me in!

Maddie was recently dumped on live television by her fiancé and co-host of her cooking show. When she crosses paths with Sebastian, one of the NHL’s most famous players, a new friendship quickly blossoms.

With laughter and easy, quick banter, the two soon start to fall for each other, although neither is willing to admit it. They each think the other is boring, which is utter nonsense because the chemistry between them is so obvious with every next chapter.

When Maddie gets a phone call from her mother about their family's Christmas plans, and finds out she’s being forced to make an appearance at her ex-fiancé’s house for the holidays, she panics.

In an attempt to make her ex jealous and prove to her mother that she's happy and thriving, Maddie and Sebastian decide to get married during a drunken night in Vegas. Their antics start off as fun and games meant to poke fun at everyone else, but quickly turn to more as the festivities continue in this winter romance.

In a small seaside town, two childhood friends reunite in the most unexpected way. Royal “King” Kingston has lived in the touristy town of Willow Cove his whole life, and while he loves it, he’s quickly getting overwhelmed.

After his uncle, the man who raised him, dies, he's left with a popular but rundown bakery to take care of, all while running his own surfing business. The summer season is fast approaching, and he's not prepared to tackle the rush of tourists on his own.

When Georgie, who broke King’s heart when he was 18 before running away to New York instead of marrying him, shows up at the bakery out of the blue with big plans, things start to get out of hand.

With both of them frustrated with where their lives have led them, it appears that their paths are going to be more intertwined than they had originally planned. 

A fake marriage, a pile of lies, a drastic kitchen renovation, and a runaway llama will keep them both too busy to realize they're falling for each other all over again.