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Queer Sports Romance

There's nothing quite like romance featuring characters who get to be openly and wonderfully queer. And when it comes to super sub-genre sub-categories, there's nothing more delightful than queer athletes getting to fall in love, with all its messiness and all its joys. Here are some great romance novels featuring queer athletes of all kinds.

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  • The first openly trans man in professional baseball might sort of fall in love with his new teammate and long-time rival. Come for Gene, stay for the fun baseball color commentary.
    Book, 2024New York : The Dial Press, [2024] — Fiction Hoffman
  • Lucky Bounce

    A Gay Hockey Romance

    Nary, Cait
    A PE teacher can't help falling for the parent of one of his new students—who just happens to be a professional hockey player. This one is quiet and cute, without all the Big Drama that some romances (*cough*Wild Pitch*cough*) might offer.
    eBook, 2024Carina Press, 2024
  • The first woman pitcher in professional baseball falls in love with her catcher? That will totally end well.
    Book, 2022[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] [2022] — Fiction Giraldo
  • 19th century cyclists race along the lengthy England shore to prove a point. So of course they end up acting on that chemistry that drew them together in the first place.
    eBook, 2024Penguin Publishing Group, 2024
  • Two hockey players become teammates and roommates. Yes, it's a *but they were roommates* story. And it's very much a warm hug in book form. Rachel Reid also has the Game Changers series, which is full of queer hockey goodness but a little…
    Book, 2023Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Carina Press, [2023] — Fiction Reid
  • A new player joins the same team as her hero and they don't quite get along at first. A perfect Sweater/Disaster pairing.
    Book, 2023New York : St. Martin's Griffin, 2023. — Fiction Wilsner
  • A high school basketball coach becomes friends with her longtime hero, whose charge is new to school and the team. She totally takes it really well.
    Book, 2024New York : Forever, 2024. — Fiction Kelly
  • In the 1960s, a reporter and a struggling baseball player spend a lot of time together. The WORDS in this book holy wow.
    eAudiobook, 2024HarperCollins, 2024
  • A team doctor gets in a bit of a mess when she starts messing around with a few of the guys on her team and team staff...two of whom kind of have a thing for each other? It's LONG, but lots of fun.
    Book, 2023[Florida] : Emily Rath Books, 2023 — Fiction Rath
  • A hockey player's thoughts can't stop returning to the drag queen he met. This is a short and sweet romance novella.
    eBook, 2020Jen FitzGerald, 2020
  • Do you want to cry reading about hockey players slowly falling? Because you will.
    Book, 2023United States : [publisher unknown], 2023 — Fiction Zabo
  • Unwritten Rules

    A Gay Sports Romance

    Casey, KD
    This second-chance romance brings two former lovers (and teammates) back to each other. Best get all three books in the series, because they go together in the best way.
    eBook, 2021Carina Press, 2021
  • This baseball romance is co-written by the same author as UNWRITTEN RULES, but has a completely different vibe.
    eBook, 2021Nothing to Lose Productions, 2021
  • Pay no attention to the arms on this cover, the climbing romance of your dreams (even if it doesn't completely match up with the actual Tokyo Olympics) is here.
    eBook, 2021Tanya Chris, 2021
  • This is the second in a series, but it doesn't matter! You will love these two goalies who can't help but antagonizing each other.
    eAudiobook, 2019HarlequinAudio, 2019
  • This is actually more coming-of-age than romance, but the romantic parts are SO SWOONY that you will thank me. Make sure Book 2 is on-hand, because you'll want to smash right through them!
    eBook, 2018First Second, 2018
  • So this one is YA but everyone should read it! It's beautiful and sweet and hard and lovely.
    Book, 2021New York, NY : Skyscape, 2021. — Fiction Villa TEEN
  • Everything you need to know is on the cover of this book.
    eBook, 2022Penguin Publishing Group, 2022
  • A closeted hockey coach and her Out And Proud new assistant clash at an all-girls hockey camp. Another first in a series that you'll want to explore.
    eBook, 2020Carina Press, 2020
  • Snowboarding. Need I say more?
    Book, 2017Ann Arbor, MI : Bywater Books 2017. — Fiction Spangler