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Battle for the Top: A Gay Sports Romance Kindle Edition

4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 311 ratings

Knightley and Kingston’s fierce battles on the tennis court are legendary. But when their rivalry takes an unexpectedly sexy turn, will their adversarial passion lead to real romance?

After Kingston steals my title as best tennis player in the world, my biggest priority is reclaiming my rightful place as number one. But he effortlessly defeats me at every match, fueling my fury.

An angry confrontation with my rival quickly takes an explosive turn when I discover a new way for me to come out on top. It doesn’t matter that I’ve never been interested in men before. The temptation to have Kingston at my mercy matters more to me than his gender.

Kingston is about to learn that I kiss to win—and I have no intention of stopping there. I’ll make him beg on his knees for more than just mercy. I want him under me, both in our world rankings and in my bed. More than that, I’m determined to win him over and make him mine.

Can I make Kingston give in to me so I can have my ultimate victory?

Battle for the Top is a standalone novella featuring a tennis rivals to lovers, bisexual awakening, M/M sports romance. Full of hot banter and sexy fun, this book ends with a satisfying HEA and no cliffhangers.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B092W6BH6R
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sarayashi Publishing (June 28, 2021)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 28, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 949 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 106 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 311 ratings

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Customers find the book an enjoyable and exciting read with a sweet story and intense passion. They describe it as a quick, fun read that doesn't feel rushed or forced. The romance is described as sizzling, serious, and loving.

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11 customers mention "Fun read"11 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the book. They find it an enjoyable, quick read with steamy scenes and a nice happy ending. The banter between the two heroes is also appreciated.

"...He was way too chatty at the wrong moments however. It was fun in small bursts but it felt like the author was overselling his ability to read people..." Read more

"Steamy read from beginning to end. These two are competitive in all ways...." Read more

"...The banter between the two even in the intimate moments is snarky and fun as well as serious and loving...." Read more

"...This was an invigorating and exciting read that had me completely involved from page 1! Super HOT!!" Read more

7 customers mention "Story quality"5 positive2 negative

Customers enjoyed the story. They found it sweet, fun to read, and true to how the characters handled everything. The ending and bonus scene were also described as sweet and swoon-worthy.

"...The ending and bonus scene are both sweet and true to how these two handle everything, with competition. If you want a quick fun read this is it." Read more

"...that I crave...extreme heat, intense passion, and schmoopy swoon worthy moments!..." Read more

"Good story" Read more

"...The plot was not believable but the story was sweet and worth reading it." Read more

4 customers mention "Heat level"4 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the book's intense passion and steamy scenes.

"...newest release from Ariella Zoelle had everything that I crave...extreme heat, intense passion, and schmoopy swoon worthy moments!..." Read more

"...Things heat up fast and seeing Knightly's transformation as they navigate an entirely different rivalry hits ya right in the feels...." Read more

"...will read it so many more times the romance is sizzling and the heat is sparkling" Read more

"Steamy!..." Read more

4 customers mention "Readability"4 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the book's readability. They find it a quick, fun read with enough time before the story so it doesn't feel rushed or forced.

"...Quick read." Read more

"...This book is shorter than her other books which means things happen faster, boy do they ever!..." Read more

"Nice, quick, fun read. Love the easy banter between the two heroes. Glad they had their HEA. Wish their story was a bit longer...." Read more

"...relationship started a long time before the story so it didn't feel rushed or forced...." Read more

4 customers mention "Romance"4 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the romance in the book. They find it snarky and fun, as well as serious and loving. The book is described as a fun, loving read with intense passion.

"...two even in the intimate moments is snarky and fun as well as serious and loving...." Read more

"...from Ariella Zoelle had everything that I crave...extreme heat, intense passion, and schmoopy swoon worthy moments!..." Read more

"...A fun, loving, enemies to lovers read, that I was kind of surprised to really like!" Read more

"I loved this book and will read it so many more times the romance is sizzling and the heat is sparkling" Read more

Top reviews from the United States

  • Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2022
    This story was so much fun to read. Mostly because it was devoid of all the annoying angst these romances tend to be filled with while also avoiding turning into a complete fluff fest because of the lack of angst. It just made sense.

    The tension in the beginning was everything. Just so much fun. I smiled and laughed through the whole thing. Knight is everything. And even though the book starts off right at the height of his anger of being the number 2 tennis star for 2 years everything was clear enough for you to feel and understand the tension the two main cast members shared. The history, hilarity, and steam were all there.

    King was almost as fun to read. He was way too chatty at the wrong moments however. It was fun in small bursts but it felt like the author was overselling his ability to read people. So sometimes it was more annoying than a fun anecdote. Otherwise, he was a character who knew what he wanted, knew how to get it and went at it with unwavering tenacity and succeeded. And, in that success still managed to piss Knight off ultimately beating him again. Knight’s insistence that he was still winning on some level was the biggest form of denial and oh so enjoyable.

    The problem with things working out so well in the beginning is that I was worried about the rest of the story. Worried about forced arguments/fights for no reason. Worried about miscommunication that leads to those annoying temporary breakups. Worried there’d be some angst, mostly on Knight’s part dipping into self-doubt about if this was what he really wanted and if defeating King on the court was more important than the relationship and, even more problematic, the possibility of him continuously telling himself ‘but I’m straight’ to keep the annoying ‘he doesn’t like guys’ cliche plotline going. I read a lot of romance so I was very, very worried one of these and many other tropes would rear its ugly head.

    Instead what we actually get is to watch the relationship develop naturally, interspersed with a few steamy scenes and it uses one point, that could’ve devolved into an argument or forced tension, as character development instead for both but mostly Knight as he realises something about himself at that moment. This story is what the books claiming to be low angst should be but never are because amping up the fluff content usually ends up slipping into some bit of forced drama, and minimal angst or the opposite which is not taking itself seriously enough so readers cant take it seriously either. This story was a nice, sweet, adultier version that started at the height of the tension and allowed readers to enjoy the growth after without the unnecessary drama/tension extras.

    My only problem, other than King coming off a bit know-it-all-ish sometimes, was the ending. It just ended. It was unresolved. After all the beauty of dwelling in the after, the book has an ending that forgoes the after thus avoiding real closure for the story. It started with a press conference and this ending would definitely be press conference worthy. Addressing the public and then ending with them alone in their apartment would’ve resolved the book better. Even a step beyond this where reporters joke that even being lovers King still dominates him on the court and this one time had to be a fluke. It would’ve played so nicely off the point King made earlier about him needing to beat him more than once to prove his dominance. As it stands it’s definitely the type of unresolved ending I’m not a fan of.

    Still, it avoided most of my hated tropes and usual romance cliche’s so it was a fun refreshing read in that sense. I really enjoyed it but were it not for King being slightly obnoxious and the cliche and unfulfilling last page/chapter this would’ve been an easy five stars but I definitely was bothered by it enough to be frustrated by an otherwise refreshingly different type of romance. So it was more of a questionable five stars lol. But five all the same.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2023
    Steamy read from beginning to end. These two are competitive in all ways. Matched against each other in tennis, they compete fiercely but when they realize their feelings, it becomes hot. Quick read.
  • Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2021
    WOW! I have to say this is different than Ariella's normal writing style but I enjoyed it. This book is shorter than her other books which means things happen faster, boy do they ever! At first I was afraid I could not like Knight due to his self importance and unyielding competitiveness with any and everything. However, thanks to King he starts opening up to a softer side. The only person that witnesses this is King behind closed doors because on the court he is still going to demand that he is the dominant one. King is a bit mischievous and lighthearted but a force to be reckoned with on the court. He also happens to be in love with his only true rival. How they get together the first time is brilliant on the part of King I must say. The banter between the two even in the intimate moments is snarky and fun as well as serious and loving. The ending and bonus scene are both sweet and true to how these two handle everything, with competition. If you want a quick fun read this is it.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2021
    The premise is interesting, and the story has a very solid start so I hoped it would be epic. Unfortunately, I was left wanting more in terms of the relationship and character development. The MCs seemed well-fleshed out at first glance, and they have tons of chemistry. But as the story went on, they just sort of fell into a relationship and nothing much happened, which felt anticlimactic. Even though they had a couple of bumps in the road, they were resolved very quickly, so there was no conflict or anything to drive the story forward. Basically, it was mostly sex. It's unlike me to complain about too many sex scenes, but here we are.

    I did like this. I believed the story and the ending was very swoony. It was just a little too insta-everything for my tastes, and it felt like it was over before it started, almost like a first draft. Still an entertaining, hot, and fun read.
  • Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2023
    A beautifully written novella, with wonderful characters. The plot was not believable but the story was sweet and worth reading it.
  • Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2021
    I wish I could give this book more than 5 stars! This newest release from Ariella Zoelle had everything that I crave...extreme heat, intense passion, and schmoopy swoon worthy moments! Knight and Kingston are tennis rivals that battle for dominance at every turn, and their competition doesn't necessarily end when they're off the courts. This was an invigorating and exciting read that had me completely involved from page 1! Super HOT!!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2022
    Nice, quick, fun read. Love the easy banter between the two heroes. Glad they had their HEA. Wish their story was a bit longer. Will continue to read this author's work.
  • Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2021
    Kingston and Knightly are so much fun! Knightly is beyond egotistical and every thought in his head is about how he can win over his rival Kingston. Things heat up fast and seeing Knightly's transformation as they navigate an entirely different rivalry hits ya right in the feels.

    Kingston knows his opponent well and uses that to his advantage as he ultimately gets exactly what he wants.

    I highly recommend this book.
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Top reviews from other countries

  • XG
    5.0 out of 5 stars "I want you to only burn for me..." WOW!
    Reviewed in Mexico on July 3, 2021
    I have never felt like sharing a line of the dialogues but with this story written by Ms Zoelle I couldn't find a better way to make clear the intensity of the love story and how emotional and amazing is the book. King and Knight simply complemented each other perfectly and I loved every single dialogue between them. WOW!
  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Game set and match
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 30, 2021
    I loved this storyline, very sexy. Very appropriate seeing as Wimbledon is on at the moment. Loved the characters even with all their arrogance and swagger
  • Book Binge: Reviews by Mel
    4.0 out of 5 stars Fun read!
    Reviewed in Canada on October 19, 2023
    This is the first book that I’ve read about two tennis players and it was neat to read about a different sport. This is a rivals to lovers story where their competitiveness leads to pent up sexual tension of course!

    King and Knight were great characters. They were very hot together and I liked that they didn’t let their relationship affect their tennis and still played to win! It’s a short story so we don’t get to know them too well but it was great for a fun, sexy, romantic read!
  • Kindle Customer terry
    4.0 out of 5 stars Competitive all the way.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 20, 2024
    Two extremely talented tennis players be some one in this story, finding there true selves is worth the read. Enjoy this short story
  • sarah mitcham
    3.0 out of 5 stars Passionate about Winning.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 17, 2021
    MM Sports romance, rivals to lovers, Bisexual awakening Novella. A short read, ideal if you have half an hour free, steamy and overall not much happening apart from sex and a bit of tennis. Would like to see story expanded and more details given. HEA.

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