S2 E11 Sports Romance for the Win

<p>Sports romance books are all the rage in the book world. This week we chat about sports romance books--what&#39;s popular, what does the &quot;clean&quot; market offer, and where we think this trend will continue. </p><p>We analyze why women are drawn to these stories and which tropes we love. We even take a stab at the next trends we think will occur. </p><p><br></p><p>Here are some favorites: </p><p><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/118489/9798989342242" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Romancing the Grump by Jenny Proctor</a><br><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/118489/9798992347067" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Just Don&#39;t Fall by Emma St. Clair</a></p><p><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/118489/9781990859175" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Rookie Season by Katie Bailey &amp; Leah Brunner</a></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/My-Phony-Valentine-Holidays-Hart/dp/B0BV4BDLDB/ref=sr_1_1?crid=14M1EQ65SIN1O&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.18EDAXty8JkSS-iuz_Ra4NCuB69unNmRUrfTiKD7swYe8v8g6rJ4uarSdl_IDUl7xPuX0W4-2liK5dnh3twieeL_8FIZ8W7G52DNVhST1gw.u5xmrEnOei-3Sb2m4_fiuWEt9sLMSIxFQP8PS_Q2BVY&dib_tag=se&keywords=my+phony+valentine+courtney+walsh&qid=1770578090&sprefix=my+phony+v%2Caps%2C187&sr=8-1" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">My Phony Valentine by Courtney Walsh</a></p><p><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/118489/9780764239298" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">After She Falls by Carmen Schober</a></p><p><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/118489/9780764245206" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Hearts on the Fly by Toni Shiloh</a></p><p><br></p><p>Find the Lit Ladies on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/litladiespod/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@litladiespod ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>@karissariffel.books ;⁠⁠⁠ <a href="">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://karissariffel.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>@christie_b_kern_writes ;⁠⁠⁠ ⁠<a href="https://www.christiebkern.com/%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.christiebkern.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>@kellyborjaswrites ;<a href="">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.kellyborjas.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.christiebkern.com/contact">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for Christie&#39;s Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://dl.bookfunnel.com/y6kfxq70o8%20">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for Kelly&#39;s Newsletter (and get a FREE short story!)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p> </p>