{"id":1285,"date":"2025-02-21T11:19:38","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T11:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bookinfluencers.com\/blog\/?p=1285"},"modified":"2026-01-16T13:00:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T13:00:05","slug":"sports-romance-a-subgenre-here-to-stay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookinfluencers.com\/blog\/sports-romance-a-subgenre-here-to-stay\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports Romance &#8211; a subgenre here to stay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>During the summer 2024 Olympics in Paris, it became evident that people craved even more sports-related content. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theknot.com\/content\/romantic-olympic-moments\">Viral romantic moments<\/a> celebrating wins and grieving losses took over social media, with the Olympians and the audience engaging. I found myself running to Tiktok and Goodreads in between Olympic events, looking for my next sports romance read. As an avid romance reader, I am not unfamiliar with this subgenre; in fact, I might even go as far as to say that it has become one of my favorites. It\u00b4s high time we dive into this showstopping genre that will make you feel<strong> so high school<\/strong> again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C-faBafICDp\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C-faBafICDp\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C-faBafICDp\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by maren | reader + marketing girlie (@bookishscandinavian)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is a sports romance?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The name is very self-explanatory; it is a romance with athletic elements. It could be a subplot, or it could be the main driving force in a story. Sports romances have been around for quite some time, but like most topics, Tiktok has brought it to life again. Some readers credit author Susan Elizabeth Phillips as the mother of sports romance as we know it today. If you fancy a trip down memory lane and onto the football field, her trailblazing <em>Chicago Stars<\/em> series might be worth a read!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/bookinfluencers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-19-at-16.45.04-600x600.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bookinfluencers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-19-at-16.45.04-600x600.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/bookinfluencers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-19-at-16.45.04-400x400.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/bookinfluencers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-19-at-16.45.04-340x340.jpeg 340w, https:\/\/bookinfluencers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-19-at-16.45.04-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bookinfluencers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-19-at-16.45.04-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bookinfluencers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-19-at-16.45.04-40x40.jpeg 40w, https:\/\/bookinfluencers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-19-at-16.45.04.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Hockey Romance: The most popular of them all!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Pucking Around, Icebreaker, Behind the Net, Pucking Revenge<\/em>,  the list goes on! Hockey Romance books have quickly become the most popular sport of the athletic romance world.\u00a0Famous for their unique and fun wordplays, the books are easy to spot. A quick search on Tiktok reveals that almost 300,000 videos are tagged as hockey romance. It\u2019s safe to say it is a fan favorite. It is difficult to pinpoint precisely what makes hockey romances so popular. Is it the fun wordplay? The broody alpha males? Or the fast-paced, action-packed games? If you haven\u00b4t already, this might be your sign to head into the bookstore and pick up your first (or next) hockey romance read to see what the hype is about. Fair warning though; some of the books mentioned are hot enough to melt ice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The more unique the sport &#8211; the more fun<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You might have noticed an uptick in F1, golf, and chess content on your feed over the past year or so. What makes sports romance books unique and interesting is the fact that it has never been easier to get swept into a sport you otherwise would\u00b4ve known nothing about. As mentioned in our <a href=\"https:\/\/bookinfluencers.com\/blog\/6-book-trends-we-will-see-in-2025\/\">2025 trends prediction blog<\/a>, we truly believe that 2025 will be the year where we continue to see more developments in the sports romance genre &#8211; with even more sports unfolding on the pages of a book. Who knows, maybe the next bestseller will be an Ultimate\u00a0Frisbee-themed sports romance?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/bookinfluencers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-19-at-16.45.03-450x600.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bookinfluencers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-19-at-16.45.03-450x600.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/bookinfluencers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-19-at-16.45.03-300x400.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bookinfluencers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-19-at-16.45.03-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bookinfluencers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-19-at-16.45.03-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/bookinfluencers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-19-at-16.45.03.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Rapid fire recs:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Tennis: Check out<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C9KQXGCgQ1y\/\"> <strong><em>Match Point<\/em><\/strong><\/a> by Katherine Reilley\u2014sizzling hot enemies to lovers with a forced proximity.<br>American Football:<em> <strong>Playing Hard to Ge<\/strong>t<\/em> by Monica Murphy. This is the ultimate sports romance for all the <em>So High School<\/em> and <em>Alchemy<\/em> readers who just can\u00b4t get enough of the happily ever after. Football player x Bookworm Swiftie with a hint of the tutor trope.<br>Golf: Hear me out\u2026 Golf can be hot. <strong><em>Fangirl Down<\/em><\/strong> by Tessa Bailey is the ultimate romance for readers wanting to test the water with <em>different<\/em> sports. Grumpy x Sunshine romance books are always a hit!<br>Olympics: Baby, let the games begin, no really! With <strong><em>Let the Games Begin<\/em> <\/strong>by Rufaro Faith Mazarura is the perfect read for anyone obsessed with the Olympics and athletic competitions. It perfectly captures the essence of the romantic Paris 2024 Olympics.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the summer 2024 Olympics in Paris, it became evident that people craved even more sports-related content. 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