Olympics Romance Recommendations

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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.

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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

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