Jen and Jackie may not be the most coordinated, sporty people out there, but we sure do love sporty romance books! Jen leads this discussion this time into the history and objectives of sports, and why we, romance nerds, feel so attracted to all those...tight ends.

(Jackie's buzz word this month is apparently "zeitgeist;" she's so sorry)

Books we mention:

• Playbook series by Alexa Martin
• Fake It Till You Bake It by Jamie Wesley
• Playing For Keeps by Nichole Rose
• Icebreaker by Hannah Grace
• Bromance Book Club series by Lyssa Kay Adams
• Jen Frederick
• Pucked series by Helena Hunting
• Leviathan Fitness series by Ashley Bennett
• Kennedy Ryan
• Melt For You by J.T. Geissinger
• The Forbidden Man by Karina Halle

Sources:

• The Anthropology of Sport: An Introduction (Blanchard, 1995)
• "History of Sports" (Wikipedia)
• "Sport and preparing troops for war" (National Army Museum, n.d.)
• "A Brief History of Sports" (Bellis, 2019)
• "Drill and Kill: How Americans Link War and Sports" (Stark, 2010)
• "The Benefits of Play for Adults" (Robinson et al., 2022)
• "Drama, Testosterone, and Passion: The Appeal of M/M and Sports" (Andrews, 2013)
• "Sports And Romance Novels: A Match Made In...Hockey" (Given, 2019)
• "Can college athletes get paid? Can they make money on social media?" (Alikpala, 2022)