Playing Catch
Men of Spring Baseball,
Book 2
By: Rachelle Ayala
Narrated by: Charley
Ongel, Tor Thom
Series: Men of Spring
Baseball, Book 2
Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
Release date: 03-16-18
Language: English
Publisher: Rachelle Ayala
Publishing, LLC
4.5 out of 5 stars 4.5 (38 ratings)
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Synopsis
On the field and off the
field, bartender Jeanine Jewell plays, collecting one-night stands like
baseball cards. She doesn't need a man, except to curl her toes and make her
scream. She's learned the hard way that love is about control and manipulation
- and the last thing she can handle is letting herself be vulnerable or having
anyone discover her shameful secret.
Scoring women is easy for
catcher Kirk Kennedy - they don't call him "Catch and Release" for
nothing. He never goes back for a repeat performance. Being traded to a new
city is an opportunity for new adventures - until he runs into Jeanine and she
refuses to go home with him.
Intrigued, Kirk is
determined to catch the elusive blonde and keep her to himself. When he
proposes a wingman-to-wing woman, friends-without-benefits relationship, he's
surprised she accepts.
The no-benefits clause
soon falls by the wayside when neither Jeanine or Kirk can resist their
explosive chemistry. Despite the sparks between the sheets, they both refuse to
acknowledge they're anything more than friends.
Everything changes when
Kirk discovers someone from his past is the one Jeanine is hiding from.
Trigger Warning: The heroine was sexually abused by her foster father and has flashbacks.
©2016 Rachelle Ayala
(P)2018 Rachelle Ayala Publishing, LLC
Cat gives this one 4
Meows story 5 meows performance 5 meows overall with a 4 Purr heat index
This is an already good,
compelling story and Charley Ongel and Tor Thom ramped it up. They took an already emotional book and gave
it so much more oompf! The way they work together is just amazing.
I am going to warn anyone with
emotional triggers this story deals with Child abuse and rape, I will add that
it is well written and handled tastefully with a happy ending.
Jeanine appears to be a
strong independent woman. She is part owner of a bar with her best friend
Marsha and is supermodel beautiful. All men want her which makes it easy for
her to have her one-night stands. She has rules. She never plays in her home
territory (her bar or the home team), she never sleeps over, never brings a man
into her home, and never sees him twice. Everything is fine. Until she meets
Kirk doing the same walk of shame she is.
Kirk has his own issues
and never sees the same woman twice, doesn't want a family or children because
he doesn't want to chance to bring a child up like he was, left at babysitters
while his parents have flings. Until he meets the beautiful Jeanine and wants
to know what makes her tick.
This is a fabulous story
of two broken people finding each other and falling in love. It is not instant
love, but a slow burn that has many obstacles. There are lots of twists and
surprises. Some rather shocking.
I will say one thing threw
me off. There were a few things that happened towards the end that threw me off
and I would have liked a little more on that. It didn't really have a bearing
on the story was just a couple character and also Kirks' brother. There was a
mention od Marsha and Brock getting treatment and I am like where did this
happen and why was it brought up? The story seemed to get rushed at the end.
Other than that, it was awesome.
If you like strong women,
baseball players, stories dealing with surviving child abuse and emotional
abuse, and a great love story this is for you
Rachelle Ayala is an
award-winning USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance and romantic
suspense. She writes emotionally challenging stories but believes in the power
of love and hope.
Her book, Knowing Vera,
won the 2015 Angie Ovation Award, and A Father for Christmas garnered a 2015
Readers' Favorite Gold Award. Christmas Stray was awarded the 2016 Readers'
Favorite Gold Award and A Pet for Christmas had an Honorable Mention
She is also a writing teacher
and founder of the Romance In A Month writing community. She lives in
California with her husband and has three children and two birds.
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