Hi Friend,
I'm excited to share that the latest K-lytics market research report is ready. This time, we're diving back into one of the hottest corners of the romance genre: Sports Romance, with a special spotlight on Hockey Romance.
Over the past few years, hockey romance has seen a remarkable surge in interest, reader engagement, and sales, striking a chord with fans and making waves on TikTok and beyond.
And now the genre is moving firmly into the mainstream, with major TV adaptations adding fresh momentum to an already fast-growing market.
Sports Romance Hits the Ice, and the Top Charts
Romance > Sports is currently the #2 highest-ranking bestseller list out of 69 main Romance sub-categories on Kindle.
Even more striking: 11 out of the Top 100 highest-selling Kindle books of 2026 thus far are sports or hockey romance titles. Eleven!
In plain English? Sports Romance is no longer a small niche. It has become one of the strongest-performing segments in the Romance market.
From BookTok to Streaming TV
Google search interest in sports romance and hockey romance surged to an all-time high at the end of 2025, just as the TV adaptation of Rachel Reid's hockey romance Heated Rivalry became the biggest original series debut on record for Canada's streaming platform Crave.
And the next publicity boost is already around the corner: Elle Kennedy's Off Campus will premiere on Prime Video next week, on May 13.
Amazon MGM has already announced a Season 2 before Season 1 has even aired. That tells you something about the confidence behind this market and the value of the underlying book IP.
This is similar to the publicity effect we discussed in our recent Romantasy growth discussion here.
So, it’s the perfect time to dive into the new 2026 edition of the K-lytics Sports Romance Report.
K-lytics Sports Romance 2026 Report + Seminar Video
Whether you’re writing your next book or planning your next marketing move, this report is designed to help you align with real market demand, no guesswork, just data-backed strategy.
You get all the data you need in a concise and easy-to-understand format:
Sales development, competition, the best categories, KU/non-KU performance, high-selling cover art, top authors and publishers, optimal price points, power words for titles, keyword ideas, book descriptions, most successful series, and more.
We also applied our text-mining approach to identify high-earning sports themes and tropes.
As always, I will take you through the research results in a seminar video and give you my take on the numbers.
Research less, write more, rank higher! Learn more and get your copy here:Yours sincerely, Alex
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