New Sports Romance Releases: January to March 2026 Roundup

Oliver Harris is London football royalty—steady, skilled, and the pride of the Camden Roses. But a new coach, a dangerous injury, and a rising young recruit threaten everything he’s built. That recruit, Leo Davies-Villanueva, returns from Spain desperate for a second chance with the club of his childhood. Oliver finds Leo infuriating…until admiration turns to friendship, and friendship to something far riskier. Leo wants partnership on and off the pitch, but Oliver has kept his sexuality locked down in a league with no out players.

As the season intensifies, winning might cost them everything—or give them both exactly what they’ve been afraid to want.

Madden Donahue, the Yankees’ newest catcher, has loved Eve Mitchell since high school—even though the burlesque club owner has always kept him at arm’s length. When Eve suddenly becomes guardian to her sister’s kids and needs health insurance, Madden proposes a practical solution: marriage.

Eve has feelings too, but loyalty to her longtime best friend—and fear that her reputation could hurt Madden’s career—make her insist their marriage stay secret. What begins as a quiet arrangement quickly turns undeniable, forcing Eve to decide if love is worth the risk.

Iris Benedetto’s wedding day goes viral after she publicly dumps her cheating fiancé at the altar. Humiliated but newly liberated, she escapes on a solo honeymoon to Kauai, determined to finally discover what great sex is. A double-booked bungalow throws her together with Roman Maguire—an irresistibly charming stranger who doesn’t mind a no-strings fling.

Roman, an NFL quarterback chasing a Super Bowl and more time with his son, welcomes the distraction. But as secrets surface and sparks deepen, their tropical escape threatens to turn into something real.

August Luck is this close to everything he’s ever wanted: a top NFL draft slot, big endorsements, and a bright future—if only he’d stop self-sabotaging. After his latest viral mistake, he needs a reputation reset. Enter Penelope Morrow, his childhood acquaintance with a no-nonsense stare and a very real problem: crushing estate taxes on her grandparents’ house.

August proposes a mutually beneficial fix—a temporary, very public engagement. But Pen isn’t the prim, distant girl he remembers, and fake feelings quickly turn dangerously real.

Chloe Coleman is fighting to make history as one of Formula 1’s first female team principals, determined to turn her struggling team into champions. Her plans hit a snag when a once-legendary driver joins the roster—cocky, controversial, and inconveniently her estranged childhood crush. Matt Warner needs redemption after a devastating crash ended his winning streak and shattered his confidence.

Working under Chloe’s command was never part of the plan, but their reunion sparks more than professional tension. With the season heating up and the world watching, desire and ambition collide at full throttle.

Quinn Albright was America’s figure skating sweetheart—until a disastrous Olympic moment turned her into tabloid fodder. Now she’s back, stronger, sharper, and done performing for anyone but herself. The problem? Bennett Martino. Once speed skating’s golden boy, he’s chasing redemption with a new sports show and wants exclusive access to Quinn’s comeback. She wants nothing to do with him—or the feelings he stirs up.

As the Olympic Games begin, ambition, secrets, and undeniable chemistry collide, forcing them to decide if second chances are worth the risk.

Ari Shumba never expected to reach the Winter Games, let alone become captain of Great Britain’s women’s hockey team after a teammate’s injury. Suddenly she’s juggling leadership pressure, family turmoil, and an ex who won’t stay away. Across the ocean, Drew Dlamini is searching for a restart after dropping out of college to handle a family crisis, hoping to finally pursue photography. When they meet at a New Year’s Eve party, sparks fly—but distance makes anything real impossible.

Then they reconnect in the Swiss Alps, where rising feelings and mounting stress lead them to a “solution”: fake dating through the Games. After all, nothing can go wrong when the relationship is doomed… right?

Tate Ward, once a star player and now the league’s most respected coach, has led the Vancouver Storm to glory—and captured the admiration of everyone but Jordan Hathaway, the team’s newest staff member. Jordan was perfectly content running the Storm’s favorite bar, but when her father threatens to sell the team, she’s pushed into working alongside the one man who seems immune to her charm. Yet behind Tate’s controlled façade is someone warm, loyal, and unexpectedly protective.

As proximity softens their friction into desire, both must face the truth: risking their careers may be the only way to claim the future they want—together.

Katherine Parker doesn’t just dream of rowing in the Olympics—she’s engineered a flawless path to get there, built on strict routines, rigid discipline, and zero distractions. But when her boyfriend dumps her moments before a major race and she finishes dead last, Kath is kicked off the team and out of the Olympic Training Center. With one chance to earn her spot back, she returns home to train under Coach Adrian—who is infuriatingly attractive and determined to break her out of her tightly controlled bubble.

As he pushes her toward joy instead of perfection, Kath must decide whether clinging to her plan will get her gold… or if loosening her grip might lead to something even better.

Skylar has sworn off real-life dating. Living with chronic illness has taught her how quickly people disappear, so she keeps her world online—especially her chronic pain support group, where broody, poetic Pike catches her attention. A chaotic night leads to fake dating that spills into real life, and Pike turns out to be kind, patient, and unafraid of her reality.

Then Skylar learns his secret: Pike is a disgraced pro snowboarder hiding from injury, fame, and the spotlight. As feelings grow and paparazzi close in, pretending gets complicated fast.

Summer Prescott and Parker Woods have been inseparable since childhood, but at thirty, both feel hopelessly behind while everyone else’s lives click into place. On a whim, Summer lets Parker take charge of her dating life—who knows her better than him? When his setup crashes in spectacular, public fashion, Summer cuts ties and chases a fresh start by entering a globe-trotting surf competition.

Left behind, Parker finally admits the truth he’s avoided for decades: he’s in love with his best friend—and may be running out of time to tell her.

A quiet life as a labor and delivery nurse was the plan—until guardianship of her cousin’s three kids turns everything upside down. Court dates, chaos, and homework take over, and help arrives in the most inconvenient form: Hayes Carlisle. He’s her best friend’s older brother, the Chicago Colts’ newest catcher, and the man she once kissed and tried to forget.

When a looming custody battle threatens everything, Hayes suggests a fake relationship to help them both. But pretending gets messy when feelings—and family—start to feel real.

Fin Graham is a legendary quarterback—talented, irresistible, and suddenly back in her life after vanishing years ago without a word. Now he’s been traded to the Lexington Coopers, her family’s team, putting him squarely on her turf. No one knows their shared history or how deeply he broke her heart, and she’s ready to make his contract painfully short. But old wounds have a way of reopening.

As Fin pushes for a second chance and the season ticks down, desire and resentment collide with the team’s future on the line.

Scientist Franky St. James approaches motherhood like a research project, creating a spreadsheet to find the perfect donor after learning her fertility is limited. Romance isn’t part of the plan—especially not with Jason Isner, her arrogant hockey-playing nemesis. But Jason surprises her by volunteering, eager to be a fully involved father, not just a donor. As they navigate this unconventional arrangement, Franky begins to question her assumptions about Jason—and relationships.

What starts as a practical decision soon blurs into something deeper, forcing them both to reconsider what it really means to build a family together.

After a career-ending hit leaves hockey star Jabari Hall grappling with vision loss and an uncertain future, his teammates push him back into the world with a blind date—Val Elliott, his ex’s sister. Val is wary, but when Jabari opens up about his diagnosis, her defenses begin to fall. What starts as reluctant companionship grows into something deeper.

As Jabari searches for purpose beyond the rink and Val wrestles with family loyalty, they must decide if love is worth the risk—or if some lines were never meant to be crossed.

After one too many bad dates, a college student makes a bold mistake: asking her longtime crush, reformed hockey playboy Flip Madden, to take her virginity. He refuses—not because of their age gap, but because she’s his coach’s daughter, and crossing that line would cost him everything. Now things are painfully awkward… except Flip can’t seem to stay away.

His quiet attention and growing protectiveness blur the boundaries they swore to keep. As tension builds, she starts to wonder if the one thing she shouldn’t want might be exactly what he wants too.

Reese Remington, the first female owner in Major League Baseball, is determined to prove she belongs—but constant scrutiny leaves no room for mistakes or distractions. Especially not her headstrong field manager, Emmett Montgomery, who challenges her at every turn. Emmett isn’t thrilled about a new boss, but as they spend more time together, he begins to see Reese’s passion and strength beneath her guarded exterior.

Their tension soon sparks into undeniable chemistry, forcing them to navigate blurred boundaries, high stakes, and a growing connection that could cost them everything.

NHL coach Luca Devereaux has built his career on discipline and control—until Ariana Ridley, the woman he never stopped loving, reenters his life as his new general manager’s wife. Years ago, leaving her was his greatest regret, and now the feelings he buried refuse to stay hidden.

As Luca notices the cracks behind Ariana’s marriage and the way she still looks to him for comfort, old love resurfaces with dangerous intensity. Crossing the line could cost him everything—his career, his integrity, and the woman he still hopes to save.

Foster has built his life on control, success, and emotional distance, shaped by a childhood that taught him no one stays. Love isn’t part of his game plan—until Eden, his new housekeeper, quietly changes everything. Eden knows what it means to be unwanted, but she’s learned to create her own sense of family. As their connection deepens, she sees the man beneath Foster’s guarded exterior, and he begins to believe he might be worth choosing.

What starts as something simple turns into something neither expected—a chance at love, belonging, and finally, a place to call home.

Tori Wells has worked too hard to build her NHL career to risk it on a player—especially one like Zayden Bishop, a guarded superstar and devoted single dad. As his physical therapist, she’s responsible for rehabbing his injured shoulder, not getting emotionally involved. But the more time they spend together, the harder it is to ignore their growing connection.

Beneath Zayden’s cold exterior is a man who needs more than healing, and Tori is slipping into dangerous territory. Because crossing the line could cost her career—and his daughter’s carefully protected world.

Daisy Stonehaven’s wedding day ends in chaos when she flees with her best friend, Luke Weston—the grumpy NHL coach who’s always been her safe place. Hiding out in his remote cabin, their long-buried feelings surface, turning lingering glances into undeniable tension. But real life—and scandal—waits back in the city.

As Daisy rebuilds her world, Luke is determined to protect her, even if it means risking everything to tell the truth. Because he’s done pretending—they’ve always been more than friends, and this time, he’s not letting her slip away.

Race car driver Johannes Muller is on track for a championship win—until his performance suddenly unravels. Struggling to qualify and losing his edge, he becomes the focus of his team’s determined race engineer, Caleb Hughes. As Caleb pushes Johannes to regain his confidence, their fiery exchanges over the radio shift from frustration to undeniable chemistry.

In a high-stakes sport where control is everything, their growing connection threatens to derail more than just Johannes’s season. Because the closer they get, the more certain it becomes: this is one collision neither of them will walk away from unscathed.

Backup goalie Becker James is having a terrible season, stuck in the minors and close to losing everything. His one bright spot? Weekly visits to Sportsballs, where he’s hopelessly drawn to Forest, the grumpy bartender. When Forest’s LGBTQ hockey team suddenly needs a goalie, Beck makes a bold offer: he’ll play if Forest agrees to one night together.

Forest doesn’t do hookups, but Beck’s persistence—and their growing connection—make it hard to keep his distance. What starts as a deal quickly turns into something deeper, messier, and far harder to walk away from.

NHL star East is used to playing fast and loose—on and off the ice—until a reckless bet lands him in an accidental marriage with Katerina Popovich. She’s not the quiet ballerina he expected, but sharp, stubborn, and unimpressed by his charm. With her visa on the line, they agree to keep things temporary and controlled. But living together blurs the rules fast.

As Katerina slips into his life—and his heart—East realizes this fake marriage feels dangerously real. And losing her might be the one loss he can’t recover from.

After a devastating knee injury, a professional hockey player has one goal: recover and return to the ice. Falling for his surgeon was never part of the plan—especially not Dr. Carina Park, who’s brilliant, driven, and completely off-limits. But beneath her cool control is a spark he can’t ignore. When one unexpected night shifts everything, their strict boundaries begin to blur.

As their connection deepens, they’re forced to choose between the careers they’ve worked for and a relationship neither saw coming—but both are starting to want.

Allegra Hart has spent her life chasing one goal: becoming a principal ballerina. When a coveted lead role is announced, she knows it’s her chance—if she can prove she has the passion her director doubts. Enter Cord Donovan, a classically trained dancer turned revue star, who agrees to help her unlock her confidence in exchange for choreography support.

As their lessons heat up, so does their connection. But Allegra refuses to let romance derail her career—until she’s forced to ask if love and ambition can truly share the spotlight.