Jason Klein’s living with the fallout from a decision he knew was the right one at the time. He never told anyone about the love of his life, which left him to mourn alone when he found out the man he gave his heart to had been killed in combat. Now, his heart has had time to heal, but he’s not sure he’s ready to let himself move on. Until he meets Cam Morgan…
Without a job lined up following graduation, Cam Morgan took his best friend up on his offer to move to Milwaukee and stay with him until he could get on his feet. The last thing he wanted to do the day after getting to town was go to a party filled with a bunch of jocks. Sure, they were “professional athletes” but Cam was convinced that bigger bank accounts didn’t make them any more accepting of people like him. He certainly didn’t expect to meet Jason, the Mavericks’ catcher who broke every stereotype he’d had.
What started out as one hot, sweaty night together quickly grows into something deeper. Jason welcomes Cam into his home and his life, but now he has to teach the younger man that it’s not a sign of weakness to let people help you.
If you are looking for a sexy m/m read with the addition of
it being a sports themed as well then this one is for you. Curve
Ball is the second book in the Homeruns series and I loved it even more
than the first book. I love sport themed
books, and this series so far is a homerun in itself.
I absolutely loved Cam and his love for food. He knew even though he just graduated
culinary school that he was damn good, can that be considered cockiness? Possibly but he was also confident and wanted
everyone to eat great food not bad. His
friendship with Drew is what brought him to town but you quickly see that even
if Jason and him swear they aren’t serious, it’s Jason that he stays for. I will admit at times I wanted to grab Jason
by his balls, and no I am not referring to baseballs here, and make him open
his eyes to his real feelings towards Cam.
These two have their own demons to face and overcome but together they
are able to do just that. And the
chemistry between them was hot! I did
feel bad for Drew up to a point, because I felt his pain but in a way it is on
him for not being open from the start.
I am really anticipating the next book in the series, I have
a feeling it’s going to involve a triple play, with a homerun and maybe a grand
slam. Okay I will admit that was a
horrible but I don’t care because I really want more from this series right
now.
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“If
you have something to say to me, just say it.” I tapped my fingers on the steering
wheel to keep from shaking Drew. He was one of the youngest guys on the team,
and right now, his immaturity showed through brightly. It was about time
someone knocked some sense into him, before he wound up earning a bad
reputation, both on the field and off. “I won’t apologize, because I haven’t
done a damn thing to offend you.”
“Really?
I shouldn’t be pissed off that I had no clue you were gay?” Drew seethed, his
brown eyes narrow slits as he glared at me. “And I should be totally cool with
you loading up my friend in the middle of the night to take him back to your
place, right?”
“Yeah,
actually you should,” I quipped, twisting the wheel tighter. “Cam is a grown
man, and if you truly care about him, you should be fucking ecstatic that he’s
getting out there to meet people.”
Drew
muttered something to himself as he went back to staring out the window. His
shoulders slumped forward and he seemed to shrink in his seat. I knew that
look. It wasn’t one worn by a concerned or pissed off friend, it was the look
of a man who felt the love of his life slipping away from him.
“How
long have you felt this way about him?” I asked. My chest tightened, knowing
that I wouldn’t stand between them. Drew and I might not be close, but I liked
to think of him as a friend, a brother on the team.
“Doesn’t
matter.” The response was so quiet I could barely hear the words. As I pulled
up to the stoplight, I placed my hand on Drew’s shoulder, unsurprised when he
jerked away.
“It
does,” I assured him. “And you have to know I wouldn’t have done anything with
him if I’d known.”
“Don’t
say that. I’ve known for a long time that he’d never feel for me what I do for
him.” I suddenly missed the anger Drew showed earlier. “If the way he looked
this morning is any indication, you’re exactly what he needs in his life. And
if I put my own feelings aside, you’re more than that. You’re what he’s always
wanted.”
That
was not how I expected this conversation to go. It started exactly as I’d seen
it in my mind, but I hadn’t expected Drew to step aside. Maybe I was wrong in
thinking that he was immature and selfish.
“Drew,
if you say the word, I’ll back off. I’m not willing to destroy two friendships
just for a few nights of fun.”
“The
only way I’d ask you to do that is if that’s all this is for you.” I pulled up
in front of the grocery store, but neither of us moved to open our doors. “Cam
is one of the best guys I know. He’s got a big heart, but sometimes, he’s a
little too open with it. If you’re only in this for a couple of hot nights,
then yeah you should walk away from him.”
I
felt backed into a corner. Sure, I’d thought about what it’d be like to explore
something more with Cam, but I wasn’t in a place to do that. It had nothing to
do with being on the road most of the year and everything to do with my own
inability to be open with those around me. I’d grown accustomed to never
letting anyone get too close, and Cam had already seen more than people I’d
known for years. There was no way I’d be able to hold back if last night and
tonight turned into something more.
“I’ll keep that in mind.” It was the most I
could promise him.
In the Series:
Wild Pitch (Homeruns #1)
Released: June 13, 2015
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Author
Bio:
Sloan Johnson is a big city girl trapped in
a country girl’s life. While she longs for the hustle and bustle of New York
City or Las Vegas, she hasn’t yet figured out how to sit on the deck with her
morning coffee, watching the deer and wild turkeys in the fields while
surrounded by concrete and glass.
When she was three, her parents
received their first call from the principal asking them to pick her up from
school. Apparently, if you aren’t enrolled, you can’t attend classes, even in
Kindergarten. The next week, she was in preschool and started plotting her
first story soon after.
Later in life, her parents needed to
do something to help their socially awkward, uncoordinated child come out of
her shell and figured there was no better place than a bar on
Wednesday nights. It’s a good thing they did because this is where she
found her love of reading and writing. Who needs socialization when you can sit
alone in your bedroom with a good book?
Now, Sloan is a tattooed mom with a
mohawk and two kids. She’s been kicked out of the PTA in two school districts
and is no longer asked to help with fundraisers because she’s been known to
lose herself with a good book and forget she has somewhere to be.
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