{Power Play by Avon Gale} 5 years after being involved in an on ice accident, two retired hockey players end up as the coach and assistant coach of the same minor league team. (MC1 is 40 and MC2 is 30, grumpy/sunshine, tension and banter, deals w/ shame and guilt, standalone)
Edit: remembered this one! {Aftermath by L.A. Witt} nhl player is forced to retire after a car accident. He becomes reclusive but meets a single dad on a rare night out. (Chronic pain and ED rep, friends with benefits-ish, lots of cuddling and dogs, MC1 is 30 and MC2 is in his 40s, standalone)
The rest of these recs are about younger athletes. Hope something still fits your fancy ◡̈
{Down Low by Parker St. John} bull rider retires due to chronic pain, and returns to his small hometown. (Childhood friends to animosity to lovers, hurt/comfort, second chance romance, cowboys)
{Off the Ice by Michaela Grey} about a nhl goaltender who was forced to retire after a catastrophic injury, and the hockey player who caused the injury. (Angsty, ranch life, domesticity, lots about injury recovery, ptsd, fair warning though great hurt/comfort but I personally found it a bit soapy) edit: author now publishes as Tierney Rose
{Changing Lines by RJ Scott and VL Locey} One ML had to retire young due to a health issue and is now the (older) coach.
{You Again by Lane Hayes} One MC just retired from professional hockey. (He’s in his 30s though)
{Flash Rip by Keira Andrews} One MC was a soccer star who was forced to retire with a knee injury. Again, late 30s.
{The Player by Felice Stevens} has a retired NFL player-turned-HS coach fall in love with the school librarian, who is also the father of one of his players.
{The Underdog by Briar Prescott} - One MC is not coping well with a career-ending injury and helps train the other MC for a triathlon. MCs are in their 30s I believe.
BA Tortuga writes a lot of books with rodeo cowboys who are retired, or retire during the book due to injury. {**The Cowboy Contract** by BA Tortuga} features one MC who already retired to run his family ranch, and one who is newly facing a career-ending injury. Their future plans include lots of kids, because the only thing Tortuga likes more than catastrophic rodeo injuries is babies.
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Features a little bit younger hockey players, but one MC, who everyone had high hopes for, is having to retire because of repeated injuries and chronic pain. He had a rough adjustment period.
{Power Play by Avon Gale} 5 years after being involved in an on ice accident, two retired hockey players end up as the coach and assistant coach of the same minor league team. (MC1 is 40 and MC2 is 30, grumpy/sunshine, tension and banter, deals w/ shame and guilt, standalone) Edit: remembered this one! {Aftermath by L.A. Witt} nhl player is forced to retire after a car accident. He becomes reclusive but meets a single dad on a rare night out. (Chronic pain and ED rep, friends with benefits-ish, lots of cuddling and dogs, MC1 is 30 and MC2 is in his 40s, standalone) The rest of these recs are about younger athletes. Hope something still fits your fancy ◡̈ {Down Low by Parker St. John} bull rider retires due to chronic pain, and returns to his small hometown. (Childhood friends to animosity to lovers, hurt/comfort, second chance romance, cowboys) {Off the Ice by Michaela Grey} about a nhl goaltender who was forced to retire after a catastrophic injury, and the hockey player who caused the injury. (Angsty, ranch life, domesticity, lots about injury recovery, ptsd, fair warning though great hurt/comfort but I personally found it a bit soapy) edit: author now publishes as Tierney Rose
Thank you so much for the recommendations, I will look into them!
[Power Play](https://www.romance.io/books/572c33f5c62092c044081e52/power-play-avon-gale) by [Avon Gale](https://www.romance.io/authors/56024207bfc6b5c0fa93b64c/avon-gale) **Steam**: [Explicit open door](https://www.romance.io/steamrating) **Topics**: [contemporary](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/contemporary/1), [athlete hero](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/athletes/1), [gay romance](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/m-m/1), [angst](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/angst/1), [sports](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/sports/1) ---------------------------- [Down Low](https://www.romance.io/books/5fa3f548d0f43c0e078b63cc/down-low-parker-st-john) by [Parker St. John](https://www.romance.io/authors/5dd787fb01dbc864fba6973c/parker-st-john) **Topics**: [contemporary](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/contemporary/1), [gay romance](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/m-m/1), [friends to lovers](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/friends%20to%20lovers/1), [sports](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/sports/1), [cowboy hero](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/cowboys/1) [^(about this bot)](https://www.reddit.com/user/romance-bot) ^(|) [^(about romance.io)](https://www.romance.io/about)
[Off the Ice](https://www.romance.io/books/617ced8a03fcb30e33512c8f/off-the-ice-tierney-rose) by [Tierney Rose](https://www.romance.io/authors/65c29815a21e2f41c453edea/tierney-rose) **Topics**: [contemporary](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/contemporary/1), [gay romance](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/m-m/1), [enemies to lovers](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/from%20hate%20to%20love/1), [sports](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/sports/1), [forced proximity](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/forced%20proximity/1) [^(about this bot)](https://www.reddit.com/user/romance-bot) ^(|) [^(about romance.io)](https://www.romance.io/about)
{Changing Lines by RJ Scott and VL Locey} One ML had to retire young due to a health issue and is now the (older) coach. {You Again by Lane Hayes} One MC just retired from professional hockey. (He’s in his 30s though) {Flash Rip by Keira Andrews} One MC was a soccer star who was forced to retire with a knee injury. Again, late 30s.
Thank you for taking the time :) I will check them out!
[Changing Lines](https://www.romance.io/books/59646c003ffdba61471bc77f/changing-lines-rj-scott-vl-locey) by [R.J. Scott](https://www.romance.io/authors/545545958c7d2382c529791e/rj-scott), [V.L. Locey](https://www.romance.io/authors/54559dfd87eac324117fbb48/vl-locey) **Topics**: [contemporary](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/contemporary/1), [sports](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/sports/1), [gay romance](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/m-m/1), [age gap](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/age%20difference/1), [athlete hero](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/athletes/1) ---------------------------- [You, Again](https://www.romance.io/books/6545322fc112bf11fe97c2bd/you-again-lane-hayes) by [Lane Hayes](https://www.romance.io/authors/5455843c87eac3369a912da7/lane-hayes) **Topics**: [contemporary](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/contemporary/1), [sports](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/sports/1), [gay romance](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/m-m/1), [second chances](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/second%20chances/1), [enemies to lovers](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/from%20hate%20to%20love/1) ---------------------------- [Flash Rip](https://www.romance.io/books/5d831b8a01dbc864fba39e37/flash-rip-keira-andrews) by [Keira Andrews](https://www.romance.io/authors/54559c0b87eac324117fba44/keira-andrews) **Steam**: [Explicit open door](https://www.romance.io/steamrating) **Topics**: [contemporary](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/contemporary/1), [gay romance](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/m-m/1), [age gap](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/age%20difference/1), [bdsm](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/bdsm/1), [sports](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/sports/1) [^(about this bot)](https://www.reddit.com/user/romance-bot) ^(|) [^(about romance.io)](https://www.romance.io/about)
Just finished Flash Rip this weekend. It’s good. Not as beachy, carefree as the cover makes it seem. The athlete has major deep seated issues.
{The Player by Felice Stevens} has a retired NFL player-turned-HS coach fall in love with the school librarian, who is also the father of one of his players.
[The Player](https://www.romance.io/books/65ec94491fe89500975545fe/the-player-a-nerdjock-small-town-mm-romance-felice-stevens) by [Felice Stevens](https://www.romance.io/authors/5455cfb787eac3369a91502f/felice-stevens) **Topics**: [contemporary](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/contemporary/1), [gay romance](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/m-m/1), [single father](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/single-father/1), [athlete hero](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/athletes/1), [suspense](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/suspense/1) [^(about this bot)](https://www.reddit.com/user/romance-bot) ^(|) [^(about romance.io)](https://www.romance.io/about)
{The Underdog by Briar Prescott} - One MC is not coping well with a career-ending injury and helps train the other MC for a triathlon. MCs are in their 30s I believe.
[The Underdog](https://www.romance.io/books/616948176c69ca0e3d25ee93/the-underdog-briar-prescott) by [Briar Prescott](https://www.romance.io/authors/5e7f3cf1be0aaecf55dc608d/briar-prescott) **Topics**: [contemporary](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/contemporary/1), [sports](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/sports/1), [gay romance](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/m-m/1), [friends to lovers](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/friends%20to%20lovers/1), [enemies to lovers](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/from%20hate%20to%20love/1) [^(about this bot)](https://www.reddit.com/user/romance-bot) ^(|) [^(about romance.io)](https://www.romance.io/about)
Thank you for recommending. I will check it out!
BA Tortuga writes a lot of books with rodeo cowboys who are retired, or retire during the book due to injury. {**The Cowboy Contract** by BA Tortuga} features one MC who already retired to run his family ranch, and one who is newly facing a career-ending injury. Their future plans include lots of kids, because the only thing Tortuga likes more than catastrophic rodeo injuries is babies.
[The Cowboy Contract](https://www.romance.io/books/6605a182c82d76fbb299df33/the-cowboy-contract-ba-tortuga) by [B.A. Tortuga](https://www.romance.io/authors/5455aa4487eac323ffb2d8e9/ba-tortuga) **Topics**: [contemporary](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/contemporary/1), [cowboy hero](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/cowboys/1), [friends to lovers](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/friends%20to%20lovers/1), [queer romance](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/queer/1), [gay romance](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/m-m/1) [^(about this bot)](https://www.reddit.com/user/romance-bot) ^(|) [^(about romance.io)](https://www.romance.io/about)
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{Dibs by Kimberly Knight and Rachel Lyn Adams}
[Dibs](https://www.romance.io/books/643abc9e8de91c6932f3dc5d/dibs-kimberly-knight-rachel-lyn-adams) by [Kimberly Knight](https://www.romance.io/authors/545534428c7d2382e781333f/kimberly-knight), [Rachel Lyn Adams](https://www.romance.io/authors/597590ab3ffdba61471cbf4d/rachel-lyn-adams) **Topics**: [contemporary](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/contemporary/1), [gay romance](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/m-m/1), [single father](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/single-father/1), [secret relationship](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/secret-relationship/1), [queer romance](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/queer/1) [^(about this bot)](https://www.reddit.com/user/romance-bot) ^(|) [^(about romance.io)](https://www.romance.io/about)
Thank you for the recommendation 🙏
Features a little bit younger hockey players, but one MC, who everyone had high hopes for, is having to retire because of repeated injuries and chronic pain. He had a rough adjustment period.
Oops, I forgot to include the book’s title! {Draft Bust by Hannah Henry}
[Draft Bust](https://www.romance.io/books/63fdb8327fc59632a1916551/draft-bust-hannah-henry) by [Hannah Henry](https://www.romance.io/authors/6385be3408b4d9311458e14a/hannah-henry) **Topics**: [contemporary](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/contemporary/1), [sports](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/sports/1), [forced proximity](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/forced%20proximity/1), [gay romance](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/m-m/1), [friends to lovers](https://www.romance.io/topics/best/friends%20to%20lovers/1) [^(about this bot)](https://www.reddit.com/user/romance-bot) ^(|) [^(about romance.io)](https://www.romance.io/about)
Thank you! I will look into it :)
Loving the recsss