Books like The Score
The Score by Elle Kennedy reads as witty, steamy. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
What The Score is like to read
A charming, character-driven college romance tracking a hockey player's genuine emotional reckoning when he meets someone who won't play the game. Witty, intimate voice balances humor with real vulnerability. Best for: readers of Kennedy's OFF-Campus series; fans of sports romance with emotional substance and banter-heavy dialogue.
The Mistake
Elle Kennedy · 2015
A wry, confiding college romance in which a charming hockey player must overcome a drunken misstep to win over a woman who has every reason to resist him; Kennedy's signature conve
Wait for You
J. Lynn · 2013
Another road into college life, taken at steady pacing.
The Deal
Elle Kennedy · 2015
A banter-heavy fake-dating romance between a driven music student and a cocky hockey captain that turns unexpectedly tender as their tutoring sessions crack open real vulnerability.
Him
Sarina Bowen · 2015
Same steamy, witty register, circling hockey from its own angle.
Daydream
Hannah Grace · 2024
A tender, confiding exploration of the liminal space between deep friendship and romantic love, grounded in the specific pressures of collegiate athletics and young adulthood.
Maybe not
Colleen Hoover · 2014
A high-heat enemies-to-lovers romance anchored by intimate, earnest dual perspective as two clashing personalities navigate forced cohabitation and undeniable attraction.
Game Changer
Rachel Reid · 2018
A contemporary M/M hockey romance built on a closeted-star / out-and-proud barista dynamic, with the heat of a secret affair pressing against the ache of being hidden.
Walking disaster
Jamie McGuire · 2013
A gender-flipped retelling of Beautiful Disaster that gets inside Travis's head as he obsesses over Abby, wrestles with his temper and addictions, and fights to become someone worthy of her.
Powerful
Lauren Roberts · 2024
A quick companion novella set in the Powerless world, following Adena's scrappy street survival and a wary bond with a mysterious Elite.
Covet
Tracy Wolff · 2021
A high-drama paranormal-academy soap opera piling coronation politics, arrest warrants, and a fractured love life onto its heroine — plotty, propulsive, and emotionally maximalist.
Betting on You
Lynn Painter · 2023
A charming rivals-to-lovers romance set in a summer hotel workplace where two teens clash before discovering mutual understanding and connection.
The Problem with Forever
Jennifer L. Armentrout · 2016
An intimate, emotionally resonant YA romance centered on two trauma survivors rediscovering trust and love through reconnection.
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Who is The Score for?
readers of Kennedy's OFF-Campus series; fans of sports romance with emotional substance and banter-heavy dialogue
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