Sports

Eyes Open

by Casey Lannigan

Tropes: smalltown, grumpysunshine, sports

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He has a plan for everything. Except falling for the one woman he shouldn't want. Éabha Joyce has spent years holding her little corner of Connemara together. She's a primary school teacher, captain of her local ladies' football team, and the woman everyone turns to when things go wrong. Then Cormac Hynes arrives. The new manager is tall, infuriatingly handsome, and about as warm as an Atlantic wind in January. He has a doctorate, a spreadsheet for everything, and absolutely no interest in making friends. Especially with his captain. Cormac came to Cois Locha Gaels for a fresh start. After a coaching failure he's never quite got over, he's determined to prove himself. Getting involved with Éabha would be a spectacularly bad idea. She's the heart of the team he's been hired to lead, and one mistake could put everything they've worked for at risk. But between rain-soaked training sessions, sharp-witted exchanges, and moments neither of them can quite forget, keeping things professional becomes harder by the day. In a place where everyone knows everyone, falling in love is one thing. Finding the courage to stop hiding it is another. Eyes Open is a steamy, heartfelt Irish small-town romance about letting down your guard, taking a chance on love, and finding someone who finally sees you. Tropes you'll love: Grumpy × sunshine Off-limits coach × captain Slow-burn romance Opposites attract Small-town romance Found family Book 1 in Under Connemara Skies, a series of interconnected standalone romances set against the wild beauty of Ireland's west coast. Each book follows a different couple and delivers its own happily-ever-after. [Read More]

Carve Me Golden

by Mara J. Ova

Tropes: forcedproximity, firstperson, characterdriven

Trapped alone with your ultimate daydream crush while a storm rages around you… do you dare take the chance? Forced proximity · She’s also an athlete · Celebrity athlete and his fan · European alpine settings · High‑stakes sport · Overcoming traumatic past · Exotic settings and fresh sports After seven years with a toxic ex, Czech language teacher Zlata knows a new relationship is the last thing she needs. She’s finally thrown herself into ski racing, the real kind, with after-hours training and no rewards but the rush. But a girl is allowed to dream… and sometimes, dreams come true. A broken gondola. A violent storm. And Fabio Baier, her untouchable, world-famous ski racing crush, close enough to feel, to touch, to make her feel alive, if only for an hour. This was never supposed to be real. But when fantasy collides with reality, it doesn’t come softly. It burns. Because Fabio isn’t just every woman’s dream. He has demons of his own to outrun. And until they both face their pasts, all they have is craving. Carve Me Golden is a standalone in the Carve series, a high-heat sports romance filled with forced proximity, emotional scars, explosive chemistry, and a compelling couple who know that love must be earned. If you crave intense attraction, high-stakes passion, and a fantasy that refuses to stay just a fantasy, this book is for you. [Read More]