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Cross-Country Love (Love on the Podium) by Erin McLellan

Genre Lesbian / Contemporary / Athletes/Coaches / Romance
Length Novel, 239 pages
Heat Level
Publication Date 16-February-2026

Book Blurb

Mara May is the princess of cross-country skiing. All she needs to finish her career on a high note is the gold medal she was denied four years before by firebrand, Kirby Bonham. And Kirby is still the only one standing in her way.

After upsetting the sport’s princess, Kirby milks her newfound fame for all it’s worth by becoming a reality-TV star. But now Kirby must prove her gold medal was more than a fluke.

Mara and Kirby have history. History of trash talk, upsets, and trading podiums. Their rivalry becomes the flashiest story in primetime when they can’t keep their contempt 
or chemistry to themselves. As Mara’s princess persona and Kirby’s carefree façade crumble under the pressure of the Games, rivalry warps into passion. But during the most important competition of their lives, there’s too much at stake to fall in love.





Cross-Country Love 
is part of the Love on the Podium shared queer romance series.

 

Additional Information

Format ebook and print
Publisher Independently Published
Length Novel, 239 pages
Heat Level
Publication Date 16-February-2026
Price $4.99 ebook, $18.99 paperback
Buy Link https://www.amazon.com/Cross-Country-Love-Erin-McLellan-ebook/dp/B0G3M3RBYX