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Has anyone else been eagerly following Pommel Horse Guy, the women’s rugby team (including star Ilona Maher) and Snoop Dogg having the time of his life? I can’t get enough of the Summer Olympics, which is why I rounded up romance novels either featuring Olympians or athletes competing in summer sports.
I’m sure there’s a lot more out there that I don’t know about, and I would love your recommendations! You can leave a comment directly on this post (just open in your web browser) to share your recommendations with the rest of us. Keep reading to the end to grab 15 free romance novels.
💃 Olympics Romance Recommendations
Settling the Score
Andie Foster has done everything to make it to the Rio Olympics. But now that she’s in the Olympic Village, she can’t take her eyes of British Olympian swimmer Frederick Archibald.
Kulti
Twenty-seven-year-old Sal used to worship the ground Reiner Kulti walked on…until he became her coach. Mariana Zapata spins another slow burn romance that is truly a slow burn.
Kiss Hard
Catie River is about to compete in the Paraolympics and she plans to get gold. Rugby god Daniel Esera is on top of the world and has no time for distractions, but he’s attracted more to Catie every day. When someone interferes in their lives, these lifelong “frenemies” have to deal with a fake relationship to save their careers. This is part of the Hard Play series but you can read it as a standalone.
En Garde
Serena Bower’s is finally producing shows for The Royal Ballet. Unfortunately, reaching her dream means collaborating with Olympic fencer Rowan Alexander, her arch-nemisis.
All the Wrong Places
Skateboarder Brennan Cross keeps hearing the same thing from three cheating girlfriends in a row: he’s not meeting their needs. Sex shop sales clerk Zafir Hamady suspects that Brennan isn’t heterosexual. A great asexual romance!
Treading Water
College freshman Sage is training to get on the U.S. water polo team. Too bad she has a crush on her coach Fallon, This short novella will help you crush your reading goal!
Happily Ever Ninja
After fourteen years of marriage, Greg suspects that his wife Fiona is a ninja. She’s so good at everything, but he’s worried she’s starting to blend into the background. This married couple struggles through the mundane and the exciting. I love this entire series and highly recommend starting from the beginning because they’re all good. That said, you can read this one out of order.
Lucky Number
Abi’s lost her business during the Covid lockdown. Business mogul and striker Jenna knows she can bring back the football (soccer) league. As the two start building something new together, they discover that they might
🎉 Romance Releases Out Now!
Contemporary | ||
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Between Friends and Lovers by Shirlene Obuobi | Rally by Devney Perry | Passenger Princess by Morgan Elizabeth |
Northern Twilight by Samantha Young | The Great Dating Fake Off by Livy Hart | Love Lessons by Sidney Halston |
The Pairing by Casey McQuiston | Overtime by Avery Keelan | Priceless by Devyn Sinclair |
Homebound by Meredith Trapp | Close Knit by Jenny Colgan |
Fantasy | ||
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Her Dragon by Fiona Davenport | Dark Restraint by Katee Robert | Queen of Dreams by Kit Rocha |
Tamed for Her Pleasure by L.V. Lane | Hunt Me! by Fae Quin | Apprentice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer |
Historical | ||
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Death at Morning House by Maureen Johnson | Behind Every Good Man by Sara Goodman Confino | The Swordsman by Kathryn Le Veque |
A Lady of Conscience by Mimi Matthews | Viscount in Love by Eloisa James |
💌 Romancelandia News
TIME just released a list of the best 50 romance novels. How many have you read?
Author Kennedy Ryan is producing Rifts and Refrains. The TV series will follow a Black musician who discovers romance in Nashville’s music scene.
Emily Bader (of My Lady Jane!) and Tom Blyth are starring in the adaptation of Emily Henry’s People We Meet on Vacation
😍 Free Romance Books
Runaway to the Outback by Nicole Flockton
Depths of Destruction by Maggie Cole
Hottie Lumberjack by Tawna Fenske
The Leviathan by Kathryn Le Veque
The Dragon of New Orleans by Genevieve Jack
Cruel Princes by Jillian Frost
A Tempest of Discovery by Sarah M. Credit
40 and (Tired of) Faking It by Ella Sheridan
Bylines and Blue Lines by Stephanie Julian
Witch Way After Forty by Jennifer L. Hart
Alien King Crashes the Wedding by Becca Brayden
Beg for You by Sherilee Gray
The Shifter’s Stolen Fae by Amelia Shaw
Whiteout by Ann Grech
Love Like Water by D.E. Malone
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