Sports

The Coach by Joshua Walker follows Jason Nash, a young coach carrying private grief, as he takes over a struggling Division 1 women's lacrosse team. Equal parts hilarious and heartbreaking, this 2025 debut delivers…

The Favorites is more than just a sports romance or a reimagining of a classic story. It's a powerful exploration of ambition, love, and the prices we're willing to pay for both. Fargo has…

While some plot elements could be tighter, the emotional core of the story rings true, and the central romance satisfies on multiple levels. Yarros continues to prove herself as a versatile author capable of…

The final Waterfell novel gives Toren Kane his season of reckoning, with the coach who shaped him back behind the bench and the coach's daughter back in his life. Lily's voice and the Harrises'…

Mira Winston kills a caddy with a golf ball at eighteen and spends the next two years being blamed for it in three different ways. Bohjalian's memoir-shaped novel is superb on class, luck and…

Tennis champion Luna Aldridge signs a four-month PR relationship with the actor who once called her an excuse for a player. Cincotti is excellent on what public shaming does to a perfectionist, and the…

Just for the Plot by Meghan Quinn delivers an aching, funny slow burn between a baseball star and his sister's best friend, wrapped in a charming book club premise. The pining is exceptional and…

Lana Ferguson gives hockey romance a hero worth remembering. Jack Baker is funny, anxious, and written with unusual tenderness, and Abby's slow thaw is quietly moving. The middle sags, the sport is underused, and…

Tempting Venom by Rina Kent closes the Vipers trilogy with a feral enemies-to-lovers hockey rivalry between mouthy Preston and cold, controlled Marcus. The dual narration is sharp, the humor lands, and the dark themes…

First and Forever by Lynn Painter follows Duffy Distefano, a grieving accountant turned viral villain, and Connor Cunningham, the Coyotes' MVP tight end pulled into PR cleanup. What starts as a publicity favor turns…