Category Archives: Sports

How To Quit Playing Hockey

Title: How to Quit Playing Hockey
Author: Isa K.
Cover artist: Ginny Glass
Publisher: Loose Id
Buy Link: How to Quit Playing Hockey
Genre: Contemporary, Sports
Length: 50,235 words
Rating: 4.25 out of 5.0 stars

A guest review by Val Kovalin

Summary Review: An unforgettable character with a big heart has a secret romance amidst the grunge and obscurity of the AAA minor hockey leagues in this smart, hot, vivid novel.
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Scrambling

Title and Link: Scrambling
Author: Lex Valentine
Cover Artist : Ginny Glass
Publisher URL: Loose-Id
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Genre: Contemporary M/M
Length: Novel/172 PDF pages
Rating: 3.75 stars out of 5

Review Summary: Two best friends struggle to come out to each other after they came out to the world as the first openly gay NFL players.

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Out in the Field

Title and Link: Out in the Field
Author: Kate McMurray
Cover Artist: Ginny Glass
Publisher URL: Loose Id
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Genre: Contemporary M/M/ interracial
Length: novel/70K words/238 pages
Rating: 5+ stars out of 5, DIK

 

Review Summary: Brilliant! Moving! A wonderful romance and homage to baseball.

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In The Penalty Box (Seattle Marauders)

Title and Link: In the Penalty Box
Author: Riley Shane
Cover Artist: April Martinez
Publisher URL: Loose Id
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Genre: Contemporary M/M/Sports
Length: Novella/135 PDF pages
Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5

Review Summary: A romance between a closeted hockey player and an openly gay writer is realistically portrayed, with lots of action on the ice.


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Striker

Title and Link: Striker
Author: KyAnn Waters
Cover Artist N/A
Publisher URL: Carina Press
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Genre: Contemporary M/M, sports
Length: Novella/54 PDF pages/16K words
Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5

Review Summary: Likeable characters but I thought there were too many holes in the execution of the plot

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Games

Title and Link: Games
Author: Cooper West
Cover Artist: Justin James
Publisher URL: Dreamspinner Press
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Genre: Contemporary M/M
Length: novella/90 PDF pages
Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5

Review Summary: I was disappointed about some aspects of this story but I did like most of it, just not the abrupt ending.

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Home Ice

Title and Link: Home Ice
Author: Kate Sherwood
Cover Artist:  Dar Albert
Publisher URL: ellora’s cave
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Genre: Contemporary M/M, Sports
Length: novella/67 PDF pages
Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5

Review Summary: In the tough world of semi professional hockey, one level below the NHL, two friends with benefits re-connect after 15 years, but would it be the end of the line for them and the end of a career for one protagonist?

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Wanna Do Bad Things With You

Title and Link: Wanna Do Bad Things With You
Author: Shelley Munro
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Publisher URL: ellora’s cave
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Genre: Contemporary M/M, Sports
Length: Novella/119 PDF pages
Rating: 4 stars out of 5

Review Summary: A romance that highlighted some of the difficulties faced by professional athletes in the real world.

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The Locker Room

Title and Link: The Locker Room
Author: Amy Lane
Cover Artist: Dan Skinner/Cerberus Inc.
Publisher URL: Dreamspinner Press
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Genre: Contemporary M/M
Length: Novel/250 pages/no word count
Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5

*This review contains what could be considered spoilers*

Review summary: This book could have been memorable for me except for a few missteps. Continue reading

Stroke to His Cox

Title and Link: Stroke to His Cox
Author: JL Merrow
Publisher: Dreamspinner
Genre: Contemporary M/M, Sports
Length: DSP Daydream (25 pdf pages)
Rating: 4.25 stars out of 5

A Guest Review by Cole

Review Summary: A sweet, funny, and sexy story about a coxswain and his stroke rower and a tryst in the boat house.
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Isolation Play


Title and Link: Isolation Play
Author: Kyell Gold
Publisher: Sofawolf Press
Genre: M/M Contemporary Anthropomorphic Romance, Sports
Length: Novel (420 pages)
Rating: 5 stars out of 5

A Guest Review by Cole

Review Summary: A worthy sequel to a series that is growing to become one of my favorites.

**Warning: This Review (and Blurb) contain a spoiler for those that have not read the first installation, Out of Position.**

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Out of Position


Title and Link: Out of Position
Author: Kyell Gold
Publisher: Sofawolf Press
Buy Link: Out of Position
Genre: M/M Contemporary Anthropomorphic Romance, Sports
Length: Novel (324 pages)
Rating: 5 stars out of 5

A Guest Review by Cole

Review Summary: An incredibly touching, exciting, and emotionally epic story of a fox and tiger’s journey into love and the world of professional football.

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Match Maker

Title and Link: Match Maker
Author: Alan Chin
Publisher URL: Dreamspinner Press
Genre: Contemporary M/M
Length: novel (337 pages)
Rating: 5+ stars out of 5


A guest review by Victor J. Banis

Summary: the author pulls all the stops out in this gripping story of love, tragedy and redemption, set against a backdrop of professional tennis. An emotional roller coaster that will hold the reader enthralled until the last, fully satisfying page.

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Two Games: A Matched Pair of Sports Stories

Title and Link: Two Games: A Matched Pair of Sports Stories
Authors: BA Tortuga and Julia Talbot
Publisher URL: Torquere
Genre: Contemporary M/M, sports
Length: Sip (14 PDF pages, 4700 words)
Rating: 3.75 stars out of 5

Summary Review: Four men enjoy their favourite sports while exploring other games people play.

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