These sapphic sports romance books give both leads something to protect as their relationship changes. Two soccer players need different things from the same team. Former hockey rivals have to cover the same tournament.…

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  1. 1Cleat CuteCleat CutePhoebe has wanted to play with Grace for years. Once they're on the same pro soccer team, the younger player wants a chance to prove herself while the captain tries to protect a career already under strain. Start here for a romance that turns their contrasting ways of playing into attraction.0
  2. 2Wake Up, Nat & Darcy by Kate CochraneWake Up, Nat & Darcy by Kate CochraneCut from Team USA, Natalie takes a broadcasting gig with former teammate and ex Darcy, who has been working toward a career off the ice. Choose it for a reunion where commentating on other people's games forces an honest look at what each woman thought she was playing for.0
  3. 3Love AllLove AllPro player Jay tries to make one last comeback. Sadie is trying to protect her teenage daughter as the young player breaks onto the tour. Read it for a tennis romance where the rival on the court is someone one lead already loves and whose interests she has to consider.0
  4. 4Play You For ItPlay You For ItNewly appointed basketball coach Jordan and sports reporter Caroline each need a professional breakthrough. Caroline challenges Jordan to a game for a chance at an interview. Try this when you'd like competition to start the relationship and the rules of reporting to keep it complicated.0
  5. 5Edge of GloryEdge of GlorySki racer Elise is rebuilding an Olympic bid when a snowboarder named Corey disrupts the way she has learned to train and protect herself. Choose it for a winter-sports romance where the women have separate events and still have a lot to learn from how the other competes.0
  6. 6Slammed (2019)Slammed (2019)Published Jan 1, 2019Elin is chasing a Grand Slam record when she gets closer to another top tennis player, Toni. Their relationship has to make room for matches each wants to win and for Elin's growing doubts about what it costs her to stay on tour.0
  7. 7Onside PlayOnside PlayAustralian player Keeley is chasing a World Cup breakthrough when a U.S. striker from her past reappears on the opposite side of the pitch. Choose it for second-chance romance where both women have national-team loyalties and a strong reason to keep their distance in public.0
  8. 8Fire & IceFire & IceReporter Max has little patience for her curling assignment. Callie is the skip of a team that knows exactly how close it is to the top. Pick it for the work of reading a sheet of ice and the complications of deciding when a reporter is too close to her story.0
  9. 9Running Home to YouRunning Home to YouAbby transfers to Insley and joins its softball team. The coach tells her rival Kate to tutor her, giving two players with very different instincts a reason to spend time together. Try it for the pressure of a college team and the closeness of learning someone's habits over a season.0
  10. 10Sparks Like OursSparks Like OursGia is closing in on Elle's top surfing ranking, and press attention forces them to spend more time together away from the water. Choose it for a contest that both leads are capable of winning and the quieter problem of a public favorite who wants privacy.0