Can’t wait for Heated Rivalry Season 2?
If you’re craving more sparks, drama, and locker-room tension and wondering what to read after Heated Rivalry, you’re in luck! We’ve put together a lineup of sports romance that delivers swoon-worthy love stories filled with sizzling chemistry and fierce competition. Enjoy hockey romances and more that match the heat you fell in love with from Heated Rivalry with plenty of queer love stories.
Cold rinks, hot chemistry.
Him by Sarina Bowen
Jamie and Ryan were best friends until one night at hockey camp changed everything. Years later, they reunite as coaches, and unresolved feelings begin to surface. As their friendship rekindles and sparks fly, Ryan struggles to reveal the truth about his feelings for Jamie.
Like a Power Play by Elle Sprinkle
Peyton Clarke is an up-and-coming hockey player determined to prove herself no matter the cost. Darcy Cole has reluctantly accepted the position of assistant coach after her own hockey career was cut short due to a chronic illness. To Darcy, Peyton is a reminder of everything she had to give up. To Peyton, Darcy is just the coach’s daughter who has no business telling her how to play. But when their worlds collide, they both start to realize that maybe they have more in common than they think—both on and off the ice.
Peaches and Pucks by MA Wardell
English teacher Harry and hockey coach Darius have been at odds for years, but their dynamic shifts when the two are forced to share a hotel room—and a bed—while chaperoning the school hockey tournament. Sparks fly as secret feelings are revealed in this cozy rivals-to-lovers novella full of banter, heart, and heat.
All Hail the Underdogs by EL Massey
When Patrick Roman lands a scholarship to a top hockey prep school, he immediately clashes with his new winger, Damien Bordeaux. Despite their differences, their rivalry slowly shifts from friendship into something more. But with graduation looming, the two must confront past trauma, family pressures, and their own feelings to decide what they really want in life.
Breakout Year by KD Casey
A newly traded, newly out third baseman on the cusp of his first major contract hires a fake boyfriend—not expecting him to be the former player who ghosted him years before. But as their star ascends in public, their feelings burn hot in private…threatening to expose what’s for the cameras—and what’s for real.
One Shot by A C Wonderland
Lauren “Chip” Bellinger-Laur-and her hockey star brother, Nick, were inseparable until a devastating tragedy changed everything. She loses not only herself but her love for hockey.
Nine months later, Laur receives an amazing opportunity to join the marketing and PR program at West Michigan University supporting their stellar hockey team-the Wyverns. Except she never applied.
Despite her hesitancy to dive back into normal life, Laur decides to accept.
Her eyes instantly lock with Lucas Donato’s, the new captain of the Wyverns, but Laur has zero interest in getting involved with anyone romantically. Ever.
