This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you. Verdict: An absorbing slow-burn, age-gap romance set in a New York fine art atelier: Leighton Vaughn, a divorced artist and mom, falls for Casey Norford, her gifted new scholarship student and a single mom herself. … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you. Verdict: Clare Lydon’s most emotional book: a first love between two young women in late-1950s London, torn apart by the times and reunited sixty years later. Readers call it heartbreaking, beautifully researched and one of … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you. Verdict: A glass-ceiling NFL romance with an irresistible hook — the new quarterback’s wife is the high school girlfriend the offensive coordinator never got over. Readers love Sutton and the football world, but the reverse-order … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you. Verdict: A cute, grief-tinged YA romance between a cocky pitcher and a determined student umpire, with a fun premise and two out, accepted leads. But many readers say the rivals-to-lovers setup collapses into instalove, the … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you. Verdict: An unusual and gripping blend of tennis, espionage and pre-war history, as an American star is blackmailed into spying on the German champion she once loved. Readers found it tense and rewarding after a … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you. Verdict: A warm, well-written forbidden romance between a fading Australian tennis star and the umpire whose calls cost her a US Open. Many readers call it Cheyenne Blue’s best, with intense court scenes and a … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you. Verdict: A gentle, feel-good slow burn about two women carving out space in the NFL, with thoughtful attention to sexism and homophobia in sport. Readers liked the premise and characters; many found the romance understated … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you. Verdict: A gritty, Rocky-flavoured MMA romance that takes a supporting character from The Clinch into the world of underground fighting. Fans found it intense and impossible to put down; some felt Laila had changed too … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you. Verdict: A warm, low-angst age-gap romance between a WNBA star and a veteran commentator, with a memorable meet-cute and convincingly researched basketball. Moody’s fans loved it; critics found it overlong, repetitive in the middle and … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you. Verdict: A standout traditionally published debut that pairs a slow-burn, forbidden coach-and-reporter romance with a gripping look at women breaking into men’s basketball. Many readers loved the basketball as much as the love story; a … Read more