<br><div><aside class="gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el" aria-label="Video - Taylor Swift celebrates Chiefs AFC Championship win with Travis Kelce"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">There was a moment early in <a target="_blank" href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/02/11/taylor-swift-super-bowl-live-updates/72512016007/" data-t-l=":b|e|k|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a" rel="noopener">Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce</a>’s relationship that seemed like it was plucked straight out of a romance book.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/chiefs/2023/09/24/taylor-swift-travis-kelces-chiefs-game-bears/70955976007/" data-t-l=":b|e|k|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a" rel="noopener">Swift was attending her first Kansas City Chiefs game</a>, cheering for her new lover in a box seat at Arrowhead Stadium. A camera landed on Kelce just as he looked up, noticed her, and broke out into a grin while slowly shaking his head as if to say, <em>“I can’t believe she’s here.”</em> </p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">It was straight out of a romance novel, according to Tessa Bailey, who knows a thing or two about what makes a successful romance. She’s the author of dozens of best-selling romance novels, including a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/fangirl-down-tessa-bailey?variant=41057138769954" data-t-l=":b|e|k|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a" rel="noopener">new series of love stories starring athletes</a>. </p><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">“As a romance author, it’s almost too good to be true. It’s been so interesting to watch the way he’s behaving like a romance hero,” Bailey says, referencing little moments between Kelce and Swift that have played out in viral video clips.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">In the literary world, sports romances are having a Cinderella moment of their own. Is the word’s fascination with a certain pop star and football player’s relationship to blame? </p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong>Check out:</strong> <a target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":body nav (booklist)|e|auto spike click:6|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a" href="https://www.usatoday.com/booklist/">USA TODAY's weekly Best-selling Booklist</a></p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong class="gnt_ar_b_al">Find your next book</strong><a target="_blank" href="http://www.usatoday.com/booklist" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|spike click:7|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">See the USA TODAY Best-selling books list</a></p><aside class="gnt_em gnt_em_hf" data-g-r="lazy" data-gl-type="method" data-gl-method="loadHb64" aria-label="travis kelce tiktok" data-t-cel="hb64" data-gl-hb64="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"/><h2 class="gnt_ar_b_h2">Where did sports romance novels come from? </h2><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Athlete-centered romance novels historically have been more popular in self-publishing than traditional publishing, according to KT Hoffman, author of <a target="_blank" href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/726175/the-prospects-by-kt-hoffman/" data-t-l=":b|e|k|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a" rel="noopener">“The Prospects,”</a> which debuted this spring through top publishing company...</p></div> <style> .wrapper { text-align: center; } </style> <div class="wrapper"> <a class="button" href ="https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2024/05/23/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-sports-romance-novels/73086777007/">Read more <span>➤</span></a> </div>
