26 must-read romance books like The Game Can't Love You Back by Karole Cozzo

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The Game Can't Love You Back

By: Karole Cozzo

3.88

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

Eve is used to being the odd woman out. As the only girl on her school's baseball team, she knows e…

If you liked the romance plot in The Game Can't Love You Back by Karole Cozzo , here is a list of 26 books like this:

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1. Adorkable

By: Cookie O'Gorman

3.58

Format: 24 pages,

Adorkable (ah-dor-kuh-bul): Descriptive term meaning to be equal parts dorky and adorable. For refe… read more

Similar categories in Cookie O'Gorman's Adorkable book and Karole Cozzo's The Game Can't Love You Back

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • sports
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2. The Distance Between Us

By: Kasie West

4.35

Format: 104 pages, Paperback

Seventeen-year-old Caymen Meyers studies the rich like her own personal science experiment, and aft… read more

Similar categories in Kasie West's The Distance Between Us book and Karole Cozzo's The Game Can't Love You Back

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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3. Catching Jordan

By: Miranda Kenneally

4.21

Format: None pages,

ONE OF THE BOYS What girl doesn't want to be surrounded by gorgeous jocks day in and day out? Jorda… read more

Similar categories in Miranda Kenneally's Catching Jordan book and Karole Cozzo's The Game Can't Love You Back

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • sports romance
  • sports
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4. Whatever Life Throws at You

By: Julie Cross

4.19

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Life loves a good curveball... Seventeen-year-old Annie Lucas's life is completely upended the mome… read more

Similar categories in Julie Cross's Whatever Life Throws at You book and Karole Cozzo's The Game Can't Love You Back

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • sports romance
  • sports

5. Stealing Parker

By: Miranda Kenneally

4.13

Format: 334 pages, Paperback

Red-hot author Miranda Kenneally hits one out of the park in this return to Catching Jordan's Hundr… read more

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6. Listen to Your Heart

By: Kasie West

4.26

Format: 91 pages, Hardcover

Talking to other people isn't Kate Bailey's favorite activity. She'd much rather be out on the lake… read more

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7. Love, Life, and the List

By: Kasie West

3.50

Format: 121 pages, ebook

Seventeen-year-old Abby Turner's summer isn't going the way she'd planned. She has a not-so-secret … read more

Similar categories in Kasie West's Love, Life, and the List book and Karole Cozzo's The Game Can't Love You Back

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8. On the Fence (Old Town Shops, #2)

By: Kasie West

4.02

Format: 295 pages, Paperback

For sixteen-year-old Charlotte Reynolds, aka Charlie, being raised by a single dad and three older … read more

Similar categories in Kasie West's On the Fence (Old Town Shops, #2) book and Karole Cozzo's The Game Can't Love You Back

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • sports
"-You gotta do your best to be the best, right?"

-Kasie West, On the Fence (Old Town Shops, #2)

"I can do both at the same time," he assured me. "I'm talented like that."

-Kasie West, On the Fence (Old Town Shops, #2)

"Sometimes we expect more than people are capable of giving at the moment."

-Kasie West, On the Fence (Old Town Shops, #2)

"I knew why I cared. Why this mattered so much. Why his opinion was the only thing that mattered. I was more than crushing on him. I loved Braden."

-Kasie West, On the Fence (Old Town Shops, #2)

9. All Laced Up (All Laced Up, #1)

By: Erin Fletcher

4.31

Format: 32 pages, ebook

Everyone loves hockey superstar Pierce Miller. Everyone except Lia Bailey. When the two are forced … read more

Similar categories in Erin Fletcher's All Laced Up (All Laced Up, #1) book and Karole Cozzo's The Game Can't Love You Back

10. Shuffle, Repeat

By: Jen Klein

3.73

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

When Harry Met Sally for YA romance readers. This opposites-attract love story is perfect for fans … read more

Similar categories in Jen Klein's Shuffle, Repeat book and Karole Cozzo's The Game Can't Love You Back

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11. Maybe This Time

By: Kasie West

3.69

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

One year. Nine events. Nine chances to . . . fall in love?Weddings. Funerals. Barbecues. New Year's… read more

Similar categories in Kasie West's Maybe This Time book and Karole Cozzo's The Game Can't Love You Back

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"Young man, this is the face of a woman who wants you to move along. Study it because I sense you see it a lot and are oblivious to what it means."

-Kasie West, Maybe This Time

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12. Cold Day in the Sun

By: Sara Biren

3.96

Format: 307 pages, Hardcover

Holland Delviss wants to be known for her talent as a hockey player, not a hockey player who happen… read more

Similar categories in Sara Biren's Cold Day in the Sun book and Karole Cozzo's The Game Can't Love You Back

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • sports romance
  • sports
"Figure it out. Work through it. You’ll find your answer. What’s my plan? I don’t have one, except to do what I do every day. Keep moving forward. “Get through today? Get through practice, and our gam…"

-Sara Biren, Cold Day in the Sun

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13. Dreaming About the Boy Next Door (Most Likely To #2)

By: Sarah Sutton

4.15

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Is being voted Most Likely To: Never Have Their First Kiss by the popular crowd at school the end o… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Sutton's Dreaming About the Boy Next Door (Most Likely To #2) book and Karole Cozzo's The Game Can't Love You Back

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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14. Just One Kiss (The First Loves #1)

By: Maggie Dallen

3.99

Format: 212 pages, Kindle Edition

Who knew one kiss could cause so much trouble? Now these lifelong enemies will have to work togethe… read more

Similar categories in Maggie Dallen's Just One Kiss (The First Loves #1) book and Karole Cozzo's The Game Can't Love You Back

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • sports romance
  • sports
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15. Hate Notes (Lakeview Prep #1)

By: Gracie Graham

3.70

Format: 246 pages, Kindle Edition

Topher Elliot is high school royalty. The king of Lakeview prep. You know the type. Disgustin… read more

Similar categories in Gracie Graham's Hate Notes (Lakeview Prep #1) book and Karole Cozzo's The Game Can't Love You Back

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • sports
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16. The Stand-In Boyfriend (Grove Valley High, #1)

By: Emma Doherty

3.98

Format: 253 pages, Kindle Edition

Livy Chapman is in love with Jessie Stephenson. It’s that simple. She has been for years but he onl… read more

Similar categories in Emma Doherty's The Stand-In Boyfriend (Grove Valley High, #1) book and Karole Cozzo's The Game Can't Love You Back

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • sports romance
  • sports
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17. Challenge Accepted

By: Amanda Abram

4.03

Format: 392 pages, Kindle Edition

Emma Dawson and Logan Reynolds have been neighbors and enemies for as long as either one can rememb… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Abram's Challenge Accepted book and Karole Cozzo's The Game Can't Love You Back

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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18. The Dating Dare

By: A.R. Perry

3.71

Format: 192 pages, Kindle Edition

No one gets under Lily Holladay’s skin quicker than her ex-best friend Parker Hayes. Popular and co… read more

Similar categories in A.R. Perry's The Dating Dare book and Karole Cozzo's The Game Can't Love You Back

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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19. Chase Jones Is My Fake Boyfriend (Rumors and Lies at Evermore High #1)

By: Emily Lowry

3.95

Format: 214 pages, Kindle Edition

The All-Star Quarterback. A Fake Relationship. A Sweet and Unexpected Love. Abby Murrow is an in… read more

Similar categories in Emily Lowry's Chase Jones Is My Fake Boyfriend (Rumors and Lies at Evermore High #1) book and Karole Cozzo's The Game Can't Love You Back

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • sports romance
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20. Fame, Fate, and the First Kiss (Love, Life, and the List, #2)

By: Kasie West

3.71

Format: 400 pages, ebook

Lacey Barnes has dreamed of being an actress for as long as she can remember. So when she gets the … read more

Similar categories in Kasie West's Fame, Fate, and the First Kiss (Love, Life, and the List, #2) book and Karole Cozzo's The Game Can't Love You Back

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"Why entertainment?"

-Kasie West, Fame, Fate, and the First Kiss (Love, Life, and the List, #2)

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21. Meet Me at Midnight

By: Jessica Pennington

3.88

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

They have a love-hate relationship with summer. Sidney and Asher should have clicked. Two star s… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Pennington's Meet Me at Midnight book and Karole Cozzo's The Game Can't Love You Back

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • sports
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22. Out of Left Field

By: Kris Hui Lee

3.92

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

There’s no playing it safe in love or baseball in this sparkling debut, perfect for fans of Morgan … read more

Similar categories in Kris Hui Lee's Out of Left Field book and Karole Cozzo's The Game Can't Love You Back

  • romance
  • high school
  • baseball
  • young adult romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • sports romance
  • sports
"He’s not a god, but sometimes he doesn’t seem to be entirely human."

-Kris Hui Lee, Out of Left Field

"It’s about being friends and hanging out and just being silly together."

-Kris Hui Lee, Out of Left Field

"Somehow, from where I started, I’ve taken two steps forward and about a hundred steps back."

-Kris Hui Lee, Out of Left Field

"forgive, forget, and move on, because the moment you start dwelling on the past is the moment you stop playing your best."

-Kris Hui Lee, Out of Left Field

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23. I Hate You, Fuller James

By: Kelly Anne Blount

3.54

Format: 279 pages, ebook

I hate you, Fuller James. I hate your floppy hair and your lopsided grin and those laughing blue… read more

Similar categories in Kelly Anne Blount's I Hate You, Fuller James book and Karole Cozzo's The Game Can't Love You Back

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • sports romance
  • sports
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24. Announcing Trouble

By: Amy Fellner Dominy

3.91

Format: 306 pages, ebook

I may know everything there is to know about baseball, but that doesn’t mean I have to like it. Or … read more

Similar categories in Amy Fellner Dominy's Announcing Trouble book and Karole Cozzo's The Game Can't Love You Back

  • romance
  • high school
  • baseball
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • sports romance
  • sports
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25. Surviving Adam Meade

By: Liveandlove10

3.69

Format: 244 pages, Hardcover

Seventeen-year-old Claire Collins has a plan: get into college and leave North Carolina behind. Wha… read more

Similar categories in Liveandlove10's Surviving Adam Meade book and Karole Cozzo's The Game Can't Love You Back

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • sports romance
  • sports
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26. Throw Like a Girl

By: Sarah Henning

3.90

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Friday Night Lights meets Morgan Matson's The Unexpected Everything in this contemporary debut wher… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Henning's Throw Like a Girl book and Karole Cozzo's The Game Can't Love You Back

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • sports romance
  • sports
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27. Something New

By: Amanda Abram

4.00

Format: 394 pages, Kindle Edition

Cassie Briggs never thought she’d be married at age sixteen—especially not to Dylan Meyers, her boy… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Abram's Something New book and Karole Cozzo's The Game Can't Love You Back

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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28. Let Me List the Ways

By: Sarah White

3.81

Format: 304 pages, ebook

Mackenzie Clark has been best friends with Nolan Walker for as long as she can remember. She’s shar… read more

Similar categories in Sarah White's Let Me List the Ways book and Karole Cozzo's The Game Can't Love You Back

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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29. The Game Can't Love You Back

By: Karole Cozzo

3.88

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

Eve is used to being the odd woman out. As the only girl on her school's baseball team, she knows e… read more

Similar categories in Karole Cozzo's The Game Can't Love You Back book and Karole Cozzo's The Game Can't Love You Back

  • romance
  • high school
  • baseball
  • young adult romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • sports romance
  • sports
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30. When Summer Ends

By: Jessica Pennington

3.83

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Aiden Emerson is an all-star pitcher and the all-around golden boy of Riverton. Or at least he was,… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Pennington's When Summer Ends book and Karole Cozzo's The Game Can't Love You Back

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • sports
"This is our thing now, right? Letting chance decide?"

-Jessica Pennington, When Summer Ends

"Stop stressing. Let fate decide, and then roll with it."

-Jessica Pennington, When Summer Ends

"That’s what I need right now; something to save me from being pulled under by hope again."

-Jessica Pennington, When Summer Ends

"This summer, I'm going to do what Emma said, and let loose. I'll let fate decide—one coin flip at a time."

-Jessica Pennington, When Summer Ends

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31. What's Not to Love

By: Emily Wibberley

3.71

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

An academic enemies-to-lovers YA. Since high school began, Alison Sanger and Ethan Molloy have c… read more

Similar categories in Emily Wibberley's What's Not to Love book and Karole Cozzo's The Game Can't Love You Back

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • contemporary

26 Top contemporary books like The Game Can't Love You Back by Karole Cozzo

Transform Your Habits

Adorkable

Cookie O'Gorman

3.58

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The Distance Between Us

Kasie West

4.35

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Catching Jordan

Miranda Kenneally

4.21

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Whatever Life Throws at You

Julie Cross

4.19

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10 must-read fiction books like The Dating Dare by A.R. Perry

Transform Your Habits

The Importance of Getting Revenge

Amanda Abram

3.92

Transform Your Habits

Dreaming About the Boy Next Door (Most Likely To #2)

Sarah Sutton

4.15

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The Wrong Bachelor: An Enemies-to-Lovers YA Romantic Comedy (The Wrong Match Book 1)

Alexandra Moody

3.81

Transform Your Habits

Challenge Accepted

Amanda Abram

4.03

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