Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5
Mason made headlines when, after his professional baseball career was sidelined by an injury, he very publicly came out of the closet. Now he’s scratching the baseball itch playing in the Rainbow League while making his way through New York’s population of beefcakes, even though they all come up short. Plus, he’s still thinking about last summer’s encounter with hot, effeminate, pierced and tattooed Patrick—pretty much the opposite of the sort of man he has long pictured himself with.
Patrick hasn’t been able to forget Mason either, and now that baseball season is back upon them, he’s determined to have him again. Mason is unlike any man Patrick has ever been with before, and not just because he’s an ex-Yankee. All Patrick has to do is convince a reluctant Mason that their one night wasn’t just a crazy fluke and that they could be great together…if only Mason could get past his old hang-ups and his intolerant family.
I think this is my favorite of the three books in the series so far. Mostly because the trope was different.
Mason is an ex-Yankee who plays for the league after a career ending injury a few years ago. After the hero worship ended, he was just another one of the guys. And a plus to being retired is that he was able to come out of the closet.
Patrick is a “twink” who plays for another team, but hooked up with Mason at the end of the season. With the new season starting, he is hoping to meet up with him again.
Now, when I say it was different- it was, in that you see people struggle to come out of the closet. Or struggle to admit to family that they are gay. For Mason, it was to admit that his type of man is Patrick. The small, not really athletic, twink, who is gay and let’s everyone know it.
Patrick is out, loud and proud. He has a serious thing for Mason. But he will not be hidden. He has to convince Mason that it is ok to be with men like him. Mason is nervous though, he feels the only reason his mother and brother barely accept his homosexuality is because he isn’t one of “those” gays.
This book was very sweet and definitely a bit hot. There was another surprise in store for me, which I will let you read about. Just remember, don’t stereotype by looks.
Cover art by Aaron Anderson. I loved getting a look at Mason’s face on the cover of the book, which continues the urban feel with a very similar cover.
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Book Details:
book, 210 pages
Published June 19th 2015 by Dreamspinner Press LLC
ISBN139781632169709
edition languageEnglish
seriesThe Rainbow League #2
Books in the Series:
- The Windup (The Rainbow League, #1)
- Thrown a Curve (The Rainbow League, #2
- The Long Slide Home (The Rainbow League, #3)
Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words 