Are you one of many viewers who tuned into the HBO/Crave tv series, Heated Rivalry, starring Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie? Adapted from Rachel Reid’s Game Changer series, a series of male/male queer hockey romance books, this steamy but emotional tv series has captivated viewers everywhere with just only six episodes. And if you’re anything like us, you couldn’t nearly get enough of it. For fans of the show who have already finished the series — and rewatched for a second or even fifth time (we don’t judge) — we have plenty of recommendations for books to read to try and fill that void.
If the heartfelt queer sports romance was the highlight for you, then read on for recommendations of queer sports romance audiobooks to give a try after Heated Rivalry.
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Or maybe it got you hooked on hockey romance specifically? We have recs for that too! Check out this blog post for recommendations >
Heated Rivalry
Book #2 in the Game Changer series
Written by Rachel Reid, narrated by Tor Thom
Pick up the audiobooks to the series that started it all…
Nothing interferes with Shane Hollander’s game—definitely not the sexy rival he loves to hate.
Pro hockey star Shane Hollander isn’t just crazy talented, he’s got a spotless reputation. Hockey is his life. Now that he’s captain of the Montreal Voyageurs, he won’t let anything jeopardize that, especially the sexy Russian whose hard body keeps him awake at night.
Boston Bears captain Ilya Rozanov is everything Shane’s not. The self-proclaimed king of the ice, he’s as cocky as he is talented. No one can beat him—except Shane.
As their attraction intensifies, they struggle to keep their relationship out of the public eye. If the truth comes out, it could ruin them both. But when their need for each other rivals their ambition on the ice, secrecy is no longer an option . . .
Check out book 1, Game Changer.
Read the Game Changer series already and looking for something new?
Delay of Game
Book #2 in the Penalty Box series
Written by Ari Baran, narrated by Cooper North
Nick and Zach are polar-opposite teammates. Nate Singer is one of the good guys. Zach Reed has a bad-boy reputation.
When the team hits a skid, Zach and Nate go out with one thing in mind: finding someone for a quick roll in the sheets to get back to their winning ways. Only they end up in each other’s arms—and each other’s heart.
And they realize that could be exactly what they’ve always needed to win it all.
Ready to Score
Written by Jodie Slaughter, narrated by
Cleat Cute meets Friday Night Lights in this funny, spicy, emotional sapphic romance.
The only thing standing between Jade Dunn and that future head coach spot is years of small-town good ‘ol boy politics — and an infuriatingly sexy art teacher who plays her cards like she’s gunning for Jade’s deserved spot.
Francesca Lim never thought she’d be happy in a small town. Now, she has a chance to gain back a piece of her life she thought she’d left in Houston. The only one standing in the way? The prickly assistant coach that Francesca can’t keep her mind or hands off of.
Not wanting to risk losing out on a dream job, Jade and Francesca can’t afford to give in to the iron-hot attraction that simmers beneath their biting interactions, so they try desperately to ignore it. Too bad their hearts don’t seem to be as on board with the game plan.
Jodie Slaughter’s Ready to Score shows how sometimes you have to go big or go home to get the life—and love—you deserve.
The Goat in the Bedroom
Book #6 in the Cocky Kingman series
Written by Amy Award, narrated by Connor Brown; Stella Hunter
This sports romance features two bisexual dating disasters who are Olympic-level idiots for each other —a football player who falls first and pines HARD, and a curvy rugby goddess who’s oblivious because she’s convinced she’s “too much,”— matchmaking goats with excellent taste in humans, that Bridgertons-meets-American-Football family that’s about to stage an intervention unless someone snaps and locks them in a closet together first, a documentary crew catching every slip and you’ve got a love story everyone can see coming … except them.
The Kennedy Rule
Book #1 in the Rivals on Ice series
Written by K.C. Carmichael, narrated by Theo Madison
A steamy rivals-to-lovers MM romance featuring Olympic pressure, locker room loyalty, and the kind of love that conquers all, even when the whole world is watching. Perfect for fans of Rachel Reid, Sarina Bowen, and Tal Bauer.
