Books like 'Nothing But Trouble'

Readers who enjoyed Nothing But Trouble by Rachel Gibson also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.

contemporary  sports  alpha male  from hate to love  athletes  cruel hero  office  height-difference  possessive hero  grumpy sunshine 

  • The Legend by Shey Stahl

    The Legend by Shey Stahl

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    In a lifestyle of speed, adrenaline and desire, one racer has sacrificed everything for the sport he loved. In turn, he will fight for his name, his family and now his life to be the legend he’s been portrayed to be. You can be everything you set out to be if you want it bad enough. You can be that record breaker you said you’d be. You can be that hero you always thought you would be...
  • Broody Devil by Melissa Ivers

    Broody Devil by Melissa Ivers

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The last thing I need is a wife. Especially if it’s one woman who can't stand me.I’m the bad boy of the NHL. The enforcer with a mean punch and bad attitude. The ladies don’t seem to mind and my stick is always ready to go. So, I have a few scandals. Who doesn’t?Everything was fine until she clicked into my life with her hot pink Barbie heels...
  • Sponsored links
  • A Cranberry Inn Christmas by Beth Ehemann

    A Cranberry Inn Christmas by Beth Ehemann

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Christmas at the Murphy household has always been a big deal, but with her daughters getting older, Kacie Murphy is feeling a bit sentimental, so she decides to give her family the perfect Christmas. Plans of cookie baking, sleigh ride taking, and snowman making are quickly put in jeopardy when Kacie receives devastating news—her mom has sold the beloved Cranberry Inn...
    Categorized as:
    athletes  sports  hockey  contemporary
  • Power Play by Toni Aleo

    Power Play by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Posey Adler is coming home. After a devastating journey for what she mistakenly thought was true love, she is saying to hell with men and love forever. As the Nashville Assassins’s new assistant coach for special teams, Posey is ready to focus on her job and have the attention on her for a change...
  • Lucky Bastard: A Hero Club Novel by Kaylee Ryan

    Lucky Bastard: A Hero Club Novel by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 20 ratings
    Emma When my best friend Aubrey asked me to tag along to an event with her, I never could have imagined that it would be the day that my life changed forever.He’s arrogant and demanding and doesn’t take a hint. Landon Barker, the quarterback for the Hermosa Beach Trojans, is a player on and off of the field. He’s got his sights set on me as his next play, but I see right through him...
  • Losing an Edge by Catherine Gayle

    Losing an Edge by Catherine Gayle

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In any other family, Levi “501” Babcock would have been the golden boy. Instead, he’s lived his entire life in the shadow of his almost-perfect older brother. They both play for the NHL’s Portland Storm, but Levi is tired of being the second-best Babcock brother. He’s determined to find at least one thing he can do better...
    Categorized as:
    athletes  sports  hockey  contemporary  ice-skating
  • Knockout by Jessica Prince

    Knockout by Jessica Prince

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    It wasn’t fair that the man I hated with a passion was so freaking gorgeous.Things in Layla Fox’s life were going great. She had a fantastic job, amazing friends, and a killer apartment. There was just one tiny glitch in all that perfect. Her upstairs neighbor was the very definition of tall, dark, and handsome . . . and she hated the man with every cell in her body...
  • Delayed Call by Toni Aleo

    Delayed Call by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Vaughn Johansson is the Nashville Assassins' star player. He's brash, cocky, and talented. And he isn't afraid to let anyone know it. He lives his life on his own terms, never forming romantic attachments, and only allowing his very closest to see his true, caring self. Brie Soledad has the weight of the world on her shoulders...
  • Made For You by Natasha Madison

    Made For You by Natasha Madison

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 18 ratings
    From Wall Street Journal and USA TODAY bestselling author Natasha Madison comesA brand new stand-alone enemies-to-lovers grumpy/sunshine sports romance.A spin-off from the Only One seriesVivienneI did the last thing I ever expected to do. I bought a boat. A beautiful boat that was all mine to spend the summer on.Only thing I was looking forward to was the calm being on the water brought me...
  • Hollywood Prince by Natasha Madison

    Hollywood Prince by Natasha Madison

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Behind the "lights, camera, action" of Hollywood lies a world of deception, love, and seduction. Are you ready for Hollywood Royalty? Carter A blonde, a brunette, a redhead…he can have his pick of them all on any given night and he knows it. They wait, hoping he looks up and gives them his signature smirk, choosing them over the others because that’s his game...
  • Saved by Love by Toni Aleo

    Saved by Love by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Evan Adler can’t get out of his own head.Worthless.Broken.Failure.Those are just a few of the words he uses to describe himself now. Medically retired from the NHL before he even had a chance to live up to the Adler legacy, Evan has returned to his hometown of Nashville, Tennessee, to focus on his mental health...
  • Something So Unscripted by Natasha Madison

    Something So Unscripted by Natasha Madison

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    From the International Best Selling Series Something So Zack Finding my teammate in bed with my wife made the decision I had been fighting with for years easier. It’s time to move on. A fresh start and a new NHL team in a big city. Most importantly, it’s my son Jack’s best shot. It would be both of our best shots...
  • All Hail the Underdogs by E.L. Massey

    All Hail the Underdogs by E.L. Massey

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When seventeen-year-old Patrick Roman is offered a scholarship to a top hockey preparatory school, he thinks maybe his notorious bad luck has finally ended. With a hearing for his legal emancipation on the horizon, he dreams of getting scouted and securing a place on a D1 college team. There’s only one Roman has serious beef with his new winger on the team, Damien Bordeaux...
  • Coen by Sawyer Bennett

    Coen by Sawyer Bennett

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Coen Highsmith was a league star, but he lost more than his team the day the Pittsburgh Titans’ plane crashed...
  • ICED by Jacob Chance

    ICED by Jacob Chance

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Oliver Ice, one of Boston University’s notorious hockey players, has been on my radar since I slammed into his rock-hard body during my first week of college, three years ago. He helped me to my feet, muttered an apology, and ran off after his girlfriend, dashing my hopes of a happily ever after. Now, he’s the bartender where I work, and this time, very much single...
    Categorized as:
    sports  m-f  hockey  humor  new adult  contemporary
  • Stone by Max Monroe

    Stone by Max Monroe

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    First, hate. Then, want. But in the end? Heartbreak. My celebrity life was supposed to be easy, and this movie was the biggest break of my career. But from the moment Officer Levi Fox gave me a speeding ticket on my way into town, he’s been nothing but a thorn in my side. Dominant. Cocky. Callous...
  • When I Fall in Love by Susan May Warren

    When I Fall in Love by Susan May Warren

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Hawaii was the last place Grace Christiansen ever imagined she’d vacation, much less fall in love. But when her family surprises her with a cooking retreat in paradise, she is pulled—or maybe yanked—away from her predictable, safe life and thrown headfirst into the adventure of a lifetime. Max Sharpe may make his living on the ice as a pro hockey player, but he feels most at home in the kitchen...
    Categorized as:
    athletes  sports  hockey  contemporary  christian
  • Portland Storm: The Second Period by Catherine Gayle

    Portland Storm: The Second Period by Catherine Gayle

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Delay of Game With her father’s health in question, Sara Thomas is focused on reducing his anxiety. That’s no small feat considering his high-stress job. Everyone knows Sara’s single; no one knows she’s pregnant. There’s never a good time to unexpectedly get knocked up, but now is not it...
    Categorized as:
    athletes  sports  hockey  contemporary
  • The Carolina Cold Fury Hockey Series by Sawyer Bennett

    The Carolina Cold Fury Hockey Series by Sawyer Bennett

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Discover the series that led Violet Duke to rave, “Sawyer Bennett never fails to deliver heroes I fall hard for and heroines I adore.” Featuring the chiseled bad boys of the Carolina Cold Fury hockey team, these electrifying romances are melting hearts, one reader at a time...
    Categorized as:
    sports  m-f  hockey  contemporary
  • Legend by Sawyer Bennett

    Legend by Sawyer Bennett

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 17 ratings
    The Arizona Vengeance is hockey’s hottest new team. But hockey’s hottest goalie is learning that even the best players sometimes need an assist. Everything is clicking for the Vengeance. We may be new, but we’re well on our way to winning the championship, and I’m having the time of my life headlining the sports media as the hottest goalie—hell, player—ever...
  • Breakaway  (The Rule Book Collection) by A.M. Johnson

    Breakaway (The Rule Book Collection) by A.M. Johnson

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    As Tampa Bay's star center, Mark Carmelo's life was hockey, and after a bitter and public break up, all he wanted to do was focus on the game. Until he saw her. The one that got away. The one he thought he'd never see again. For thirteen years, Stevie West drowned in her lackluster life. Recently divorced from her “roommate” with passionless benefits, she was ready to start over...
    Categorized as:
    sports  athletes  hockey  christian  humor  contemporary
  • Sex Material by Victoria Ashley

    Sex Material by Victoria Ashley

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    This enemies-to-lovers romance is sure to set your Kindle on fire! Get ready for extra heat in this standalone from New York Times Bestselling Author, Victoria Ashley. Sex Material… It’s what I’m known around town for. A rock-hard body, covered in tattoos with a sizeable bulge that women spend their nights fantasizing about...
  • Game Breaker by Catherine Gayle

    Game Breaker by Catherine Gayle

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    USA Today bestselling author Catherine Gayle presents another novel in the Portland Storm hockey romance series. He’s becoming a Game Breaker on the ice. With the playoffs right around the corner, Nate “Ghost” Golston is focused on only one thing—getting the Portland Storm to the Finals so he can finally hoist the Cup...
  • Second Shot: A Men With Wood Novel by C.M. Seabrook, Jessica Hildreth

    Second Shot: A Men With Wood Novel by C.M. Seabrook, Jessica Hildreth

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is a stand-alone spin-off of the Amazon Top 25 bestseller Second Draft. You do not have to read Second Draft first. No cliffhanger and a Guaranteed HEA.  Kane Madden As one of the top paid defensemen in the NHL, my life has been a revolving door of beautiful women and no-strings-attached sex. Until Brynne. It was only supposed to be a one-night-fling...
  • The Wild Card: A Small Town Fake Dating Sports Romance by Cassie-Ann L. Miller

    The Wild Card: A Small Town Fake Dating Sports Romance by Cassie-Ann L. Miller

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It was supposed to be harmless. One fake date with a football player.Except Harry Westbrook is the exact opposite of harmless. My first mistake? Underestimating that boyish smile, those playful eyes, the charming words on those perfect lips. He claims to have a crush on me. But, as hot as he is, I'd bet he's scheduling booty calls like a dentist booking teeth cleanings...
  • Captive by Brenda Rothert

    Captive by Brenda Rothert

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Two years ago, Jason and Kate Ryker were brought together by grief and bound to one another by love. Now married, they’re confronting their fears together. But heartbreak finds them again, and the ties that bind Kate and Ryke are tested as she struggles against fear and sadness. As a grief counselor, Kate understands all too well the pain of her clients...
  • Confessions of a Litigation God by Sawyer Bennett

    Confessions of a Litigation God by Sawyer Bennett

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    WARNING, LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND ASSUMPTION OF THE RISK from Matt Connover, Litigation God: Please do not attempt to read my story in public, as my sexual proclivities have been known to cause squirming in your seat, squeezing of your legs together and unintentional moaning, sometimes with spontaneous bursts of laughter at random moments...
  • Affirmation by Sawyer Bennett

    Affirmation by Sawyer Bennett

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Things are off, and I can’t quite put my finger on it. Some things, however, are the same. For example, the sex with Matt is just as nuclear and consistent as it always has been. Still… I feel like I’m holding onto Matt with my fingertips, like he’s on the verge of slipping away and I don’t know what to do...
  • The Rival by Kendall Ryan

    The Rival by Kendall Ryan

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Being stranded in remote Canada with a hottie?Wasn’t part of my summer plans.Dump my cheating ex? Check.Land an amazing job with Boston’s professional hockey franchise? Check.Fall stupidly in love with hockey’s favorite bad boy? Ugh.After wasting years of my life with the wrong person, I told myself all I wanted was a little no-strings fun...
    Categorized as:
    sports  m-f  hockey  contemporary  friends-benefits
  • Blocked by Jami Davenport

    Blocked by Jami Davenport

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Axel: Playing for the Seattle Sockeyes is a dream come true. Yet in less than twenty-four hours, my life is a hot mess, and my dream has turned into a nightmare. It all starts when I have a one-night stand with my teammate's estranged wife, only I'm not aware she's married, let alone his wife. Now she's stalking me, my teammate hates me, and I'm madly attracted to his sister...
  • Something So Irresistible by Natasha Madison

    Something So Irresistible by Natasha Madison

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 18 ratings
    The third installment in the best-selling Something Series Max Horton They call me an outcast like it's a bad thing. An asshole byproduct of a shitty upbringing. I don't care about anything except myself and my little sister. I will always protect what’s mine. With one year left on my hockey contract I'm keeping my head down and my eyes on the goal...
  • Smoke Signals by Catherine Gayle

    Smoke Signals by Catherine Gayle

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    USA Today bestselling author Catherine Gayle presents the second novel in the Tulsa Tunderbirds hockey romance series. Desperation changes a person. Leads them to do things they never would have dreamed. Thanks to his mother, Ray “Razor” Chambers knows what desperation can lead a person to do. But as a defenseman for the Tulsa Thunderbirds, those days are long in the past for both of them...
    Categorized as:
    athletes  sports  hockey  contemporary
  • Something So Perfect by Natasha Madison

    Something So Perfect by Natasha Madison

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Matthew Drafted first round pick when I was seventeen, playing first line at eighteen, branded NHL's bad boy at nineteen. At twenty-three I was cut from the team and living back home with my parents. A knock on the door brought an opportunity I couldn’t turn down...
  • Sterling by Samantha Whiskey

    Sterling by Samantha Whiskey

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    It’s my first day back with the Carolina Reapers and the elevator just stopped.At least I’m in here with the girl of my dreams.London Foster is smart, sexy, and everything I’ve ever wanted—Until the elevator doors finally open and she runs right into my biological brother’s arms.Maxim is everything I hate—the chosen son who wasn’t a dirty little secret.I grew up with a hardworking single mom...
    Categorized as:
    sports  office  hockey  contemporary
  • This Is Wild by Natasha Madison

    This Is Wild by Natasha Madison

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    From the best selling series, Something So comes the spin-off Series This is... Zoe When you grow up surrounded by hockey players you know one thing for sure, I was never going to settle down with one. Heck, I didn’t even know what icing was. I was too busy climbing the corporate ladder, becoming one of the most successful realtors in New York City...
  • Edge by Brenda Rothert

    Edge by Brenda Rothert

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    One bad hit has left the career of young NHL Center Luke Hudson in question. When he arrives for rehab with a minor league team, his injury has robbed him of the edge that made him great. Team trainer Adella Price’s job is to help Luke get back in peak condition. But their one on one sessions shake her resolve to remain unattached...
    Categorized as:
    athletes  alpha male  sports  hockey  contemporary
  • Falling into Forever by Avery Maxwell

    Falling into Forever by Avery Maxwell

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    What’s a brokenhearted romance novelist to do when an interview accidentally turns her into the villain? I’ll tell you one thing—the plan definitely wasn’t to turn to the man who taught me that happily ever afters exist only on the page...
  • Game Changer: A Wynn Hockey Novel by Kelly Jamieson

    Game Changer: A Wynn Hockey Novel by Kelly Jamieson

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Jackson Wynn I don’t want anything to do with my crazy family’s drama, which I’ve been watching unfold from a distance over the last year, but now my grandfather has Alzheimer’s and I feel I need to at least make a quick visit to see him. My hockey season’s over, all I have to do is get through my teammate Steve’s wedding, and then I’m on a plane to Los Angeles to do my family duty...
  • The Billionaire's Salvation ~ Max by J.S. Scott

    The Billionaire's Salvation ~ Max by J.S. Scott

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Billionaire Max Hamilton thought he was finally starting to find contentment, more than two years after losing his wife Mia in a tragic drowning accident. He'd been reunited with a sister he hadn’t realized existed. Finally he had family again, a reprieve from the pain and loneliness that had haunted him since his devastating loss...
  • Hot Shot by Kat Mizera

    Hot Shot by Kat Mizera

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Welcome to Fort Lauderdale—where the days are hot and the Knights are hotter.Wolf:I’ve been in love with the same girl since we were seventeen. Back before our careers took off and pulled us away from one another. No amount of fame, money, or puck bunnies could ever replace Scarlett. But she has a mind of her own, and dreams that don’t include me...
  • Heller Brothers Hockey - A Five Book Hockey Romance Collection by Kelly Jamieson

    Heller Brothers Hockey - A Five Book Hockey Romance Collection by Kelly Jamieson

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An amazing opportunity to own all 5 Heller Brothers Hockey romances In One Limited Edition Digital Boxed Set...
    Categorized as:
    athletes  sports  hockey  contemporary
  • Dump and Chase by Toni Aleo

    Dump and Chase by Toni Aleo

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Shelli Adler has known what she wanted since she was eleven years old. Aiden Brooks. But Aiden has always had other ideas. After spending the early years of his life without his dad, hockey legend Lucas Brooks, Aiden is determined not to settle for anything less than true love. When he’s ready. Now he’s living the fast life of an NHL bachelor...
  • Dream Maker by Stacey Lynn

    Dream Maker by Stacey Lynn

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Hooking up with my best friend’s little sister is one thing, getting drunk and marrying her in Vegas is another…My team just won the Stanley Cup. I should be out on the town celebrating. Instead, I’m nursing a broken heart, courtesy of my ex-wife.Next thing I know, I’m waking up with my teammate’s sister in my bed wearing a rock the size of the Grand Canyon on her finger...
  • Back in the Game by Meghan Quinn

    Back in the Game by Meghan Quinn

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Single dad and hockey star, Calder Weiss has put his love life on the back burner for the past five years, raising his daughter and keeping up with the demands of his profession. But all that changes the minute Rachel Perry runs into him in the most unlikely of places, right outside the men's bathroom...
  • Mitigation by Sawyer Bennett

    Mitigation by Sawyer Bennett

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    I’ve seen a new side to Matt Connover. He’s proven to me that there is something inside him other than icy control and masculine force. I’ve seen care… tenderness… even protectiveness. I’ve seen vulnerability. But Matt Connover’s issues run deep. I know Cal hurt him deeply, and he keeps himself protected because of that...
  • Wild Heart by Beth Ehemann

    Wild Heart by Beth Ehemann

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    For Lawrence “Viper” Finkle, hockey isn’t just a sport, it’s a way of life. Since the first time he stepped onto the ice at just eight years old, he knew what he was meant to do, and he does it well. When his career takes an unexpected hit, and his relationship is pushed to the breaking point, he’s left sidelined and wondering what his future holds...
  • Tacker by Sawyer Bennett

    Tacker by Sawyer Bennett

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 20 ratings
    I am not okay. Fifteen months ago, my life was turned upside down when the plane I was piloting went down. Injured and trapped in the wreckage, I had to watch my fiancée die a painfully slow death, which is something that can really mess with your head. Since that day, I’ve had little desire to do much of anything. Except play hockey, that is...
  • Break Away by Lisa B. Kamps

    Break Away by Lisa B. Kamps

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jean-Pierre "JP" Larocque is a speed demon for the Baltimore Banners. He lives for speed off the ice, too, playing fast and loose with cars and women...
    Categorized as:
    athletes  sports  hockey  contemporary
  • Love To Love You: A Love/Hate Novella by Isabelle Richards

    Love To Love You: A Love/Hate Novella by Isabelle Richards

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After a long year of heartache and loss, Chase and Arianna pulled together the shattered pieces of their hearts and rebuilt a relationship that is stronger and more secure than ever before. Letting go of the mistakes of their past, their focus is on the future—their happily ever after...
  • Trivial Pursuits by Aven Ellis

    Trivial Pursuits by Aven Ellis

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Landon Holder is exactly the kind of man Livy Adams should stay far away from. The flashy, flirty star defenseman for the Chicago Buffaloes is known for hooking up with women all over Chicago. Livy finds herself attracted to Landy, but his sexy good looks and charm are irrelevant...
    Categorized as:
    athletes  sports  hockey  humor  new adult  contemporary
Fantastic book recommendations by romance book lovers for romance book lovers.
Find out more about romance.io.


Get recommendations by genres & tropes

Use the romance book finder to mix and match over 100 content keywords to find the books that match your preferences

romance book finder

Looking for more inspiration? Enter another book title to get more suggestions on what to read next.


Or - use our amazing romance book finder to get recommendations based on your favorite content tropes and themes. Mix and match at will.