We did a Rec League on Winter Olympics back in 2018, but some of y’all might be in the mood for an updated list with an inclusion of summer sports.
Sarah: Cleat Cute!
A lot of coach books are popping into my head, like Head Over Heels by Hannah Orenstein ( A | BN | K | AB ) – former athletes not current.
Elyse: Yeah, it’s about an Olympic gymnast hopeful who is trying to move on after not making the cut.
Sarah: Oh! Kiss Hard by Nalini Singh ( A | BN | K | AB ). Paralympic athlete.
The m/m fencing ones – dang it brain.
Amanda: The fencing ones – is it Fence by C.S. Pacat, the graphic novels?
Sarah: Yes! The hero is the illegitimate son of an Olympic fencer, not an Olympian himself.
Elyse: I reviewed a lesbian Olympic book for the site that involved fisting but I cannot remember the title for the life of me
Tara: Elyse, it’s Fire on the Ice by Tamsen Parker.
Sarah: This is a really old one, but Elizabeth Lowell wrote an equestrian romance (as in they ride horses, not that they ARE horses, which could easily be a romance but not necessarily from Lowell) but I haven’t re-read it in a billion years easily so I don’t know if it holds up.
Remember Summer! Good job Google.
Tara: I haven’t read it, but I know Pas de Deux by E. J. Noyes ( A | BN | K | AB ) is very well loved and about preparing to compete in dressage at the 2016 Olympics.
Sarah: From DiscoDollyDeb in the comments: “Olympic swimming theme ahoy: last week, @flchen1 noted that the two books in Layla Reyne’s Changing Lanes series (Relay & Medley, m/m Olympic swimmers) ( A | BN | K | AB ) were 99-cents each. They are still 99-cents, and an associated novella, Freestyle, is currently free.”
What romances would you recommend? Let us know!
