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Richmond Rogues #4
Sliding Home
WHO’D BEEN SLEEPING IN KASON RHODES’S BED? The left fielder for the Richmond Rogues had returned from six weeks of spring training in Florida to find someone had moved into his mobile home. That person was presently in his shower. And no matter how sexy the squatter might be, Kason wanted her out. He had his trusty dobie, Cimarron; he didn’t need anyone else in his life. Not even a stubborn tomboy who roused all kinds of wild reactions in him, then soothed his soul with peace offerings of home-cooked meals and kindness. The bad boy of baseball was ready to play hardball if need be, but with Dayne Sheridan firmly planted between his sheets, he found himself. . .SLIDING HOME
277 pages, Paperback
First published July 23, 2009
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Kate Angell
34 books589 followersUSA Today bestselling author Kate Angell lives in Naples, Florida. She’s an animal lover, avid reader, and sports fan. Bookstores are her second home. She takes coffee breaks at Starbucks. Her philosophy: Out of chaos comes calmness. Enjoy the peace.
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September 18, 2009
I loved this book--and I'm not entirely sure why!:) There was nothing particularly new or exciting about the plot, no great suspense, no epic love scenes...but I just fell in love with the characters. Something about them just spoke to me--it just shows how important it is to have really, really likable charcaters for the reader to care about. I loved the hero and heroine, and I even loved their dogs, who were important characters in their own right! You don't have to be a baseball fan (or even a sports fan) to enjoy this book either--it's not overloaded with sports scenes. But baseball fans should certainly enjoy it--I didn't find anything objectionable about Kate Angell's depiction of MLB or the players, nothing that raised my eyebrows and made me think WTH?--so kudos to her for getting the whole atmosphere right.
The plot is pretty straightforward--Kason Rhodes, millionaire loner outfielder for the (fictional) MLB Richmond Rogues, returns home after six weeks of spring training to his double wide trailer (on 1,000 acres) out in no-man's land, only to find that a sexy, tomboyish squatter has taken up residence. And she refuses to leave.
Dayne Sheridan's getting over a bad, humiliating break-up with her DJ snake of a fiancee (who uncerimoniously dumped her on-air) and looking to hide out far away from Baltimore in order to lick her wounds and 'move on'. She stumbles upon what she thinks is an abandoned trailer, and sets up housekeeping, stocking the trailer with tons of bulk foods that she bought from her new job at a warehouse store. The trailer in the middle of nowhere is the perfect place for Dayne to collect her thoughts, heal, and figure out her future. Her life may have hit another bumpy patch, but she's not ready to give up. Her mantra is: breathe in; breath out; move on.
While taking a shower in the trailer, she's surprised by an intimidating looking stranger--a trespasser! Dayne's not going to let this hulk of a man who claims she's the one who's trespassing, get the better of her. She refuses to leave unless he can show her the deed to the trailer or some kind of proof that he lives here. This puts the gruff, sexy stranger (Kason) in a bind. Clearly the little tomboy doesn't recognize him, and he'd like to keep it that way. Kason is one anti-social man, and he doesn't want anyone to know where he spends his off hours. So they come to a sort of uneasy truce, and Kason lets Dayne stay just one more day, and then one more day...Eventually Dayne finds out just who Kason really is, and she's shocked and embarrassed that he would let her think that he was some down on his luck, jobless guy. She's ready to move on, she can't deal with a relationship with another 'public' person no matter how much she's attracted to him, but Kason convinces her to stay with the presentation of three little gifts...and then things really heat up.
Oh my, Kason was such a hard, wary, closed off man with a sad, sad childhood, and my heart went out to him. He had a nicely detailed backstory, complete with examples of the abuse he suffered from his unfeeling stepfather...no little boy should have to go through that. Because of his past, he became an island, relying only on himself, and letting no one inside. No woman, no teammate...no one but his Doberman named Cimarron. But when stubborn Dayne stepped into his life and refused to leave, gradually working her way into his heart...(*sigh*)it was a beautiful thing to see. This guy badly needed someone to care about him--and Dayne, with her bulk foods and butterscotch pudding, found a way to get through to him.
I loved Dayne as well. She was just so darn quirky and likable, and she didn't have an easy childhood either. I admired her self sufficiency, thought she was perfect for Kason, and did not want to see her get hurt again. She got a raw deal from her ex, and I was just hoping that Kason would not let me down and realize what a jewel she was.
The book was filled with some wonderful descriptions and dialogue, which made the characters jump off the pages. Everybody seemed so real, from Kason's colorful teammates on the Richmond Rogues, right down to the two dogs who played an important part in the story.
While Kason and Dayne had an adversarial relationship at first, with Kason trying to figure out how he could get Dayne to leave, gradually you could see their friendship develop, and you could see that they were becoming more and more attracted to each other and even needed each other. Their sexual tension certainly steamed up the pages! Things didn't actually get consumated until about 2/3 into the book, but it hardly mattered--the story was so compelling and the slow build up of sexual tension actually worked. Kason and Dayne needed to develop a friendship and trust before them hitting the sheets could go anywhere. And when it did...awesome. Very steamy. There was a few moments of doubt in my mind if being just friends and lovers was all Kason had to give, but c'mon, this is a romance with a HEA, so no worries there! It turns out that Kason knew a good thing when he saw it, and there was a nice big, romantic scene where Kason seals the deal (which made me tear up for both of them)...nice romantic moment.
I almost forgot--this story has another little romantic subplot, between one of Kason's teammates and a woman who works for the Rogues, which was equally steamy and at times almost upstaged the romance between Kason and Dayne. Very nicely done, with some humorous moments (involving some poison ivy) as well.
This was one of the most entertaining and satisfying contemporaries I've read all year. It was filled with great, lovable leads and colorful supporting characters (with unique names such as Psycho, Risk, Zen, and Rhaden), some behind the scenes baseball stuff, lots of funny and racy dialogue, and some steamy scenes and romantic moments that will melt your heart. It may even have you wishing to live in your own little trailer in the middle of nowhere, as long as you're living with a quiet, lone-wolf hunk-with-a-heart like Kason Rhodes! Now I need to go backwards and read the rest of this series and meet Kason's teammates...5 stars.
The plot is pretty straightforward--Kason Rhodes, millionaire loner outfielder for the (fictional) MLB Richmond Rogues, returns home after six weeks of spring training to his double wide trailer (on 1,000 acres) out in no-man's land, only to find that a sexy, tomboyish squatter has taken up residence. And she refuses to leave.
Dayne Sheridan's getting over a bad, humiliating break-up with her DJ snake of a fiancee (who uncerimoniously dumped her on-air) and looking to hide out far away from Baltimore in order to lick her wounds and 'move on'. She stumbles upon what she thinks is an abandoned trailer, and sets up housekeeping, stocking the trailer with tons of bulk foods that she bought from her new job at a warehouse store. The trailer in the middle of nowhere is the perfect place for Dayne to collect her thoughts, heal, and figure out her future. Her life may have hit another bumpy patch, but she's not ready to give up. Her mantra is: breathe in; breath out; move on.
While taking a shower in the trailer, she's surprised by an intimidating looking stranger--a trespasser! Dayne's not going to let this hulk of a man who claims she's the one who's trespassing, get the better of her. She refuses to leave unless he can show her the deed to the trailer or some kind of proof that he lives here. This puts the gruff, sexy stranger (Kason) in a bind. Clearly the little tomboy doesn't recognize him, and he'd like to keep it that way. Kason is one anti-social man, and he doesn't want anyone to know where he spends his off hours. So they come to a sort of uneasy truce, and Kason lets Dayne stay just one more day, and then one more day...Eventually Dayne finds out just who Kason really is, and she's shocked and embarrassed that he would let her think that he was some down on his luck, jobless guy. She's ready to move on, she can't deal with a relationship with another 'public' person no matter how much she's attracted to him, but Kason convinces her to stay with the presentation of three little gifts...and then things really heat up.
Oh my, Kason was such a hard, wary, closed off man with a sad, sad childhood, and my heart went out to him. He had a nicely detailed backstory, complete with examples of the abuse he suffered from his unfeeling stepfather...no little boy should have to go through that. Because of his past, he became an island, relying only on himself, and letting no one inside. No woman, no teammate...no one but his Doberman named Cimarron. But when stubborn Dayne stepped into his life and refused to leave, gradually working her way into his heart...(*sigh*)it was a beautiful thing to see. This guy badly needed someone to care about him--and Dayne, with her bulk foods and butterscotch pudding, found a way to get through to him.
I loved Dayne as well. She was just so darn quirky and likable, and she didn't have an easy childhood either. I admired her self sufficiency, thought she was perfect for Kason, and did not want to see her get hurt again. She got a raw deal from her ex, and I was just hoping that Kason would not let me down and realize what a jewel she was.
The book was filled with some wonderful descriptions and dialogue, which made the characters jump off the pages. Everybody seemed so real, from Kason's colorful teammates on the Richmond Rogues, right down to the two dogs who played an important part in the story.
While Kason and Dayne had an adversarial relationship at first, with Kason trying to figure out how he could get Dayne to leave, gradually you could see their friendship develop, and you could see that they were becoming more and more attracted to each other and even needed each other. Their sexual tension certainly steamed up the pages! Things didn't actually get consumated until about 2/3 into the book, but it hardly mattered--the story was so compelling and the slow build up of sexual tension actually worked. Kason and Dayne needed to develop a friendship and trust before them hitting the sheets could go anywhere. And when it did...awesome. Very steamy. There was a few moments of doubt in my mind if being just friends and lovers was all Kason had to give, but c'mon, this is a romance with a HEA, so no worries there! It turns out that Kason knew a good thing when he saw it, and there was a nice big, romantic scene where Kason seals the deal (which made me tear up for both of them)...nice romantic moment.
I almost forgot--this story has another little romantic subplot, between one of Kason's teammates and a woman who works for the Rogues, which was equally steamy and at times almost upstaged the romance between Kason and Dayne. Very nicely done, with some humorous moments (involving some poison ivy) as well.
This was one of the most entertaining and satisfying contemporaries I've read all year. It was filled with great, lovable leads and colorful supporting characters (with unique names such as Psycho, Risk, Zen, and Rhaden), some behind the scenes baseball stuff, lots of funny and racy dialogue, and some steamy scenes and romantic moments that will melt your heart. It may even have you wishing to live in your own little trailer in the middle of nowhere, as long as you're living with a quiet, lone-wolf hunk-with-a-heart like Kason Rhodes! Now I need to go backwards and read the rest of this series and meet Kason's teammates...5 stars.
March 15, 2021
The Richmond Rogues Series is just wonderful. I'm a fan of Baseball and love the characters and the stories. As with the other books in this series we have a primary romance, Kason and Dayne, and a secondary romance, Rhadan Dunn and Revelle Sullivan. Great fun and, oh, so sexy.
Kason comes home from Spring Training to his 1000 acres and run down trailer outside Richmond, VA. When he arrives he finds a sexy squatter who is not about to leave without a fight. Soon she has won over his dog, Cimarron, if not Cason.
At 34, Rhadan has long grown weary of the groupies and one-night stands that are a star baseball players due. He had had a serious case of puppy love for the owners niece, Revelle, but just can't seen to find the balls to do anything about it.
Kason comes home from Spring Training to his 1000 acres and run down trailer outside Richmond, VA. When he arrives he finds a sexy squatter who is not about to leave without a fight. Soon she has won over his dog, Cimarron, if not Cason.
At 34, Rhadan has long grown weary of the groupies and one-night stands that are a star baseball players due. He had had a serious case of puppy love for the owners niece, Revelle, but just can't seen to find the balls to do anything about it.
January 21, 2016
DNF...
I tried to read this book two times and I confess, I couldn't keep my eyes open to read some pages... I couldn't say writing style is bad or plot is poorly, but somehow I couldn't keep my interest in the story, I kept wandering somewhere else. So, I gave up and I think, it's about me because I read very good things about the book.Because of this fact I tried two times, yet here I'm and writing this things. :(
I tried to read this book two times and I confess, I couldn't keep my eyes open to read some pages... I couldn't say writing style is bad or plot is poorly, but somehow I couldn't keep my interest in the story, I kept wandering somewhere else. So, I gave up and I think, it's about me because I read very good things about the book.Because of this fact I tried two times, yet here I'm and writing this things. :(
October 4, 2009
Such a great romantic story. I never read the first three in the series, and you don't need to. It's a great stand alone. For a quick, light romance read it had a surprising amount of depth (and heat!). One of my favorite scenes was near the end, so I can't share that with you. But it was all good, I can see why so many have raved about it. I'll need to get the rest of the books in this series.
June 19, 2012
One character with a stupid name is one thing, but every character had a ridiculous name and it was distracting. Seriously, Rhaden, Revelle and Kason? Mildly entertaining.
May 15, 2020
DNF
I reread the summary to refresh myself on what this was about. And then opened the book and started reading...to find the publishing company copied and pasted the first 3 sentences of the synopsis from the first 3 sentences of the book. Who does that? How uncreative. And it was majorly annoying to have to repeat the same thing I'd just read a second ago.
The book didn't sound that promising but I'd driven to the next town over for a library sale and didn't want to leave empty handed and this was only 25 cents. I knew I was going to be annoyed at the heroine for breaking into his home and not leaving. That is so wrong it isn't even funny. Add the Mac & cheese and rainbow Jell-O and I was thinking this book is probably sans sex, or if there is sex it's probably not detailed and brushed over, because it sounded so immature and cheesy. But I was even more annoyed than I expected.
He told her that it was his house and she said it's hers because she found it abandoned. Dumbass. This isn't an animal. Houses aren't "finders keepers." What stupid ass thinks they can go and reside in a trailer on land that they didn't pay for? And who did she think left all of that stuff in there, a bed just ready to go for the person who happened to stumble on the trailer?
If that wasn't enough, she threw 7 things at him, including a paperback and box of tissues. Good weapons! She also threw perfume which of course squirted out on him, and a vibrator which of course clicked on from the impact. What are the chances even one of those items hits him in the exact way to get them to go off?
She was wearing a towel because she just got out of the shower and of course it slipped to reveal her nipples. This book was heading downhill faster than a runaway car.
She informed him that breaking and entering is a felony. Then wtf did you do, stupid? Kason asked how long she'd been there and she replied 6 weeks if it was any of his business. He told her you can't take over property without investigating ownership and she said possession is 9/10ths of the law. Which caused me to name her Dayne the Dumbass.
Despite having to enter the trailer through the bathroom window, she still thought it was unoccupied because of worn furniture, no drapes, scratched floor, and low water pressure. She's gonna give Sherlock Holmes a run for his money.
He set his Doberman Cimarron to guard the door, and of course Dayne wasn't afraid of the dog at all. She went right up to him and pet him and the fierce guard dog who only lets his guard down when Kason establishes someone as a friend rolled over like a baby at her touch, drooling and purring. Ugh. And I didn't know dogs could purr. That's a new one.
Kason went through his cabinets and Dayne said that first he had trespassed and now he was stealing her food, and he's such an ass. I hated her! I can't even articulate how freaking aggravating it is to have a woman steal his house and have the nerve to treat him like he's the thief when he comes home.
She stocked his house with things like Hamburger Helper and spaghetti sauce, loads of butter and eggs, and Mac and cheese because she works at a food warehouse and gets a discount for buying in bulk. I get tired of corporate jobs but this was too down-home. And Kason thought she must have a tapeworm. Ew. That's gross and doesn't belong anywhere in a romance novel.
I kept wondering why a baseball player was living in a trailer anyway, it she justified it by saying he'd chosen to live in a mobile home until he could build his own house. He's the highest paid baseball outfielder in the league but he's living like he's poor. Sure. When I think of famous baseball players I picture them slumming it in an old beat up trailer eating out of plastic dish ware.
Kason offered her some soup and she knew he was going to get rid of her. "To help with him; she wasn't leaving." All her food was here and she wasn't going to leave it. Then take your canned peaches and get the hell out of there. I was hoping he'd physically throw her out on her ass and hit her with all her boxed and canned food, one at a time like she'd done with him.
"Kason claimed the trailer belonged to him, yet she'd seen no proof of purchase. She wanted to see the deed." Fuck you, Dayne. You know you didn't pay for it either you loser piece of shit. He's saying it's his which is more than you can claim.
When his back was turned she tried to reclaim her tire iron for protection in case he tried to kick her out. Defending a place you stole against the owner with a tire iron. Who comes up with this shit?
She then planned to equip herself with a plastic knife or fork to stab him with.
The author then went on a splurge of describing Kason cutting cheese and setting the toaster oven for 3 minutes and popping the tomato soup can lid and setting out paper plates and bowls and utensils. Exciting stuff. Who the f cares now long he set the oven for? "The man was ready to eat." That was just one example of the stupidity of the writing. Um, yeah. That's what people do when they're going to eat...they set things out and they make a meal...Why is this so stupid?
From pg. 1 I had a problem with stupid phrases and wording:
"Lady was an uninvited sleepover."
"Triple bullshit to that logic."
She called him an ass when he went through the cabinets. "A hungry ass, actually. He was ready to feast."
Her name is Dayne. Like Great Dane. Dane is not a female name. And it's spelled wrong just to be different...weird. His name is Kason. Like Jason with a k. Once I messed up and called him Jason because what the hell is Kason? He named his male dog Cimarron. What kind of name is that and what man names their male dog a name like that?
Dayne had worked at a radio station and been the assistant to the host and they had gotten engaged. Then he broke up with her on the air, because people do that. Now she's sworn off men in the public eye. And of course she's getting with a Major League Baseball player!
Just because she got dumped and found the trailer in the woods after wrecking her car in a snowstorm doesn't give her the right to stay there. As hard as the author tried to make us pity her, I just detested the heroine more. Her ex-fiancé, Mick, closed their joint account, changed the locks, and left her almost broke without a job. She sold her wrecked car for the metal and bought a bike with a basket that she gets to and from work. How pathetic. She likes the trailer in the woods. "She had no plans to leave." Maybe Mick recognized the loser that she was and got out while the gettin' was good.
The author seemed obsessed with every minute detail of that damn plastic catered dinner. She topped it off with Dayne offering him Kool-aid, to which he replied he hadn't had any since he was 5. How old is she?? Wth is wrong with her? This book couldn't be romantic if it tried.
Kason offered to drive her to a hotel. "She squared her shoulders. "No hotel." She felt safe in the secluded trailer. She had no plans to leave."
I had to put it down. I wanted to launch this piece of shit across the room. It was too infuriating to continue. I knew it sounded stupid on the back cover and I should have listened to my instincts and saved my 25 cents. This will be donated back to the library.
I made it to pg. 13 and already had so many complaints. I couldn't put up with any more of the stupidity and the heroine is too stupid to live. I hated her. It was so freaking irritating. Complaints were mounting and the plot was ridiculous. If it was supposed to be funny she missed it by a landslide. The writing is really lame and stupid. A shame, because this was going to be my first baseball romance and I was excited about that.
Next!
I reread the summary to refresh myself on what this was about. And then opened the book and started reading...to find the publishing company copied and pasted the first 3 sentences of the synopsis from the first 3 sentences of the book. Who does that? How uncreative. And it was majorly annoying to have to repeat the same thing I'd just read a second ago.
The book didn't sound that promising but I'd driven to the next town over for a library sale and didn't want to leave empty handed and this was only 25 cents. I knew I was going to be annoyed at the heroine for breaking into his home and not leaving. That is so wrong it isn't even funny. Add the Mac & cheese and rainbow Jell-O and I was thinking this book is probably sans sex, or if there is sex it's probably not detailed and brushed over, because it sounded so immature and cheesy. But I was even more annoyed than I expected.
He told her that it was his house and she said it's hers because she found it abandoned. Dumbass. This isn't an animal. Houses aren't "finders keepers." What stupid ass thinks they can go and reside in a trailer on land that they didn't pay for? And who did she think left all of that stuff in there, a bed just ready to go for the person who happened to stumble on the trailer?
If that wasn't enough, she threw 7 things at him, including a paperback and box of tissues. Good weapons! She also threw perfume which of course squirted out on him, and a vibrator which of course clicked on from the impact. What are the chances even one of those items hits him in the exact way to get them to go off?
She was wearing a towel because she just got out of the shower and of course it slipped to reveal her nipples. This book was heading downhill faster than a runaway car.
She informed him that breaking and entering is a felony. Then wtf did you do, stupid? Kason asked how long she'd been there and she replied 6 weeks if it was any of his business. He told her you can't take over property without investigating ownership and she said possession is 9/10ths of the law. Which caused me to name her Dayne the Dumbass.
Despite having to enter the trailer through the bathroom window, she still thought it was unoccupied because of worn furniture, no drapes, scratched floor, and low water pressure. She's gonna give Sherlock Holmes a run for his money.
He set his Doberman Cimarron to guard the door, and of course Dayne wasn't afraid of the dog at all. She went right up to him and pet him and the fierce guard dog who only lets his guard down when Kason establishes someone as a friend rolled over like a baby at her touch, drooling and purring. Ugh. And I didn't know dogs could purr. That's a new one.
Kason went through his cabinets and Dayne said that first he had trespassed and now he was stealing her food, and he's such an ass. I hated her! I can't even articulate how freaking aggravating it is to have a woman steal his house and have the nerve to treat him like he's the thief when he comes home.
She stocked his house with things like Hamburger Helper and spaghetti sauce, loads of butter and eggs, and Mac and cheese because she works at a food warehouse and gets a discount for buying in bulk. I get tired of corporate jobs but this was too down-home. And Kason thought she must have a tapeworm. Ew. That's gross and doesn't belong anywhere in a romance novel.
I kept wondering why a baseball player was living in a trailer anyway, it she justified it by saying he'd chosen to live in a mobile home until he could build his own house. He's the highest paid baseball outfielder in the league but he's living like he's poor. Sure. When I think of famous baseball players I picture them slumming it in an old beat up trailer eating out of plastic dish ware.
Kason offered her some soup and she knew he was going to get rid of her. "To help with him; she wasn't leaving." All her food was here and she wasn't going to leave it. Then take your canned peaches and get the hell out of there. I was hoping he'd physically throw her out on her ass and hit her with all her boxed and canned food, one at a time like she'd done with him.
"Kason claimed the trailer belonged to him, yet she'd seen no proof of purchase. She wanted to see the deed." Fuck you, Dayne. You know you didn't pay for it either you loser piece of shit. He's saying it's his which is more than you can claim.
When his back was turned she tried to reclaim her tire iron for protection in case he tried to kick her out. Defending a place you stole against the owner with a tire iron. Who comes up with this shit?
She then planned to equip herself with a plastic knife or fork to stab him with.
The author then went on a splurge of describing Kason cutting cheese and setting the toaster oven for 3 minutes and popping the tomato soup can lid and setting out paper plates and bowls and utensils. Exciting stuff. Who the f cares now long he set the oven for? "The man was ready to eat." That was just one example of the stupidity of the writing. Um, yeah. That's what people do when they're going to eat...they set things out and they make a meal...Why is this so stupid?
From pg. 1 I had a problem with stupid phrases and wording:
"Lady was an uninvited sleepover."
"Triple bullshit to that logic."
She called him an ass when he went through the cabinets. "A hungry ass, actually. He was ready to feast."
Her name is Dayne. Like Great Dane. Dane is not a female name. And it's spelled wrong just to be different...weird. His name is Kason. Like Jason with a k. Once I messed up and called him Jason because what the hell is Kason? He named his male dog Cimarron. What kind of name is that and what man names their male dog a name like that?
Dayne had worked at a radio station and been the assistant to the host and they had gotten engaged. Then he broke up with her on the air, because people do that. Now she's sworn off men in the public eye. And of course she's getting with a Major League Baseball player!
Just because she got dumped and found the trailer in the woods after wrecking her car in a snowstorm doesn't give her the right to stay there. As hard as the author tried to make us pity her, I just detested the heroine more. Her ex-fiancé, Mick, closed their joint account, changed the locks, and left her almost broke without a job. She sold her wrecked car for the metal and bought a bike with a basket that she gets to and from work. How pathetic. She likes the trailer in the woods. "She had no plans to leave." Maybe Mick recognized the loser that she was and got out while the gettin' was good.
The author seemed obsessed with every minute detail of that damn plastic catered dinner. She topped it off with Dayne offering him Kool-aid, to which he replied he hadn't had any since he was 5. How old is she?? Wth is wrong with her? This book couldn't be romantic if it tried.
Kason offered to drive her to a hotel. "She squared her shoulders. "No hotel." She felt safe in the secluded trailer. She had no plans to leave."
I had to put it down. I wanted to launch this piece of shit across the room. It was too infuriating to continue. I knew it sounded stupid on the back cover and I should have listened to my instincts and saved my 25 cents. This will be donated back to the library.
I made it to pg. 13 and already had so many complaints. I couldn't put up with any more of the stupidity and the heroine is too stupid to live. I hated her. It was so freaking irritating. Complaints were mounting and the plot was ridiculous. If it was supposed to be funny she missed it by a landslide. The writing is really lame and stupid. A shame, because this was going to be my first baseball romance and I was excited about that.
Next!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 1, 2009
The continuing saga of the Richmond Rogues. This is the fourth of the series following Squeeze Play, Curveball, and Strike Zone Richmond Rogues 3.
Kason Rhodes joined the team in the last book, Strike Zone. He was on arch-rival team the St. Louis Colonels until a trade brought him to Richmond. He's a loner and not well liked on the team--he isn't buddies with any of them and likes it that way. He lives on a thousand acres on his own and it makes him happy.
Dayne Sheridan is down on her luck. She's been dumped--publically, left penniless, and unemployed. She finds an "abandoned" trailer in the middle of nowhere and makes it her home. Too bad it is already Kason's home. She refuses to leave and he doesn't have the heart to kick her out.
In the secondary romance, first baseman, Rhaden Dunn, has a crush on the team's publicity manager, Revelle Sullivan. There is a no fraternization rule for the team, but Revelle is willing to break it only for Rhaden. He's been a playboy, but since he laid eyes on her, he only wants to settle down with her.
Like all the other books in the series, I really enjoyed this book. The book is a little humorous and a lot fun. The characters are likable and have great chemistry. My only complaint is that I always want more of the secondary couple. If you like the other books in the series, you will like this one, too.
I started this book late in the afternoon and stayed up until midnight to finish it the same day--I liked it that much.
I can't wait to get started on Santa, Honey which includes another Richmond Rogue story about rookie center Alex Boxer.
Kason Rhodes joined the team in the last book, Strike Zone. He was on arch-rival team the St. Louis Colonels until a trade brought him to Richmond. He's a loner and not well liked on the team--he isn't buddies with any of them and likes it that way. He lives on a thousand acres on his own and it makes him happy.
Dayne Sheridan is down on her luck. She's been dumped--publically, left penniless, and unemployed. She finds an "abandoned" trailer in the middle of nowhere and makes it her home. Too bad it is already Kason's home. She refuses to leave and he doesn't have the heart to kick her out.
In the secondary romance, first baseman, Rhaden Dunn, has a crush on the team's publicity manager, Revelle Sullivan. There is a no fraternization rule for the team, but Revelle is willing to break it only for Rhaden. He's been a playboy, but since he laid eyes on her, he only wants to settle down with her.
Like all the other books in the series, I really enjoyed this book. The book is a little humorous and a lot fun. The characters are likable and have great chemistry. My only complaint is that I always want more of the secondary couple. If you like the other books in the series, you will like this one, too.
I started this book late in the afternoon and stayed up until midnight to finish it the same day--I liked it that much.
I can't wait to get started on Santa, Honey which includes another Richmond Rogue story about rookie center Alex Boxer.
August 7, 2015
This was the fourth book in the series that I have read. Even though I fell hard for Zen and Psycho in the first two books and I really loved Brek's story to; and Psycho still remains one of my favorites, right up there with Zen nobody can seem to compare to Kason. He was strong, brooding, a loner. I loved that this story gave him time to truly know Dayne. That he fell in love with her and you believed it. This is a fast paced book that went right along with previous ones in the series. I loved the facts given about the baseball games being in there too and that it wasn't just all about the romance. I have once again found myself itching to actually watch a game. This book will remain on my shelf for many a reread to come. I also want to comment on how much I really liked the fact that all the characters where there and that Psycho was such a large role in this book. I also have to say I loved the side story of Rhaden and Revelle too; they were just great. I won't go into it because I don't want to give anything away but god I think I laughed for the rest of the book. Now here is my only issue, I know that the next story is about Alex Boxer and I don't know if I can bring myself to like him or not. Wish me luck that in his story and that the kid has grown up.
February 14, 2016
I didn't know if I was reading a romance novel or watching a segment of ESPN sports! There was way too much play-by-play description given about each of the games and not enough description about the developing romance between the hero and heroine.
Also there was a secondary romance written into the book that diluted the story of the main characters. While I love the concept the book was poorly executed. I was not invested in the characters and did a whole lot of skimming to be honest.
Other than having sex a couple of times nothing really transpired between the hero and heroine that made me think that a true relationship and romance had developed. It felt forced on me at the end of the book and not believable.
Also there was a secondary romance written into the book that diluted the story of the main characters. While I love the concept the book was poorly executed. I was not invested in the characters and did a whole lot of skimming to be honest.
Other than having sex a couple of times nothing really transpired between the hero and heroine that made me think that a true relationship and romance had developed. It felt forced on me at the end of the book and not believable.
August 26, 2009
I love Kate Angell books. The men she has created for the Richmond Rogues baseball team are fabulous and the women she chooses to pair them with are quirky and fun. Each character is uniquely charming. You don't have to be a baseball fan to start rooting for this team. This is one of my favorite series, I can't wait for the next one.
September 5, 2010
Wonderful depth of relationship development – down-on-her luck woman inhabits mobile home of baseball star.
STORY BRIEF:
Kason is a major league baseball player for the Richmond Rogues. He is a loner, anti-social, rarely speaks and lives with his dog in a mobile home in a secluded wooded area. When he returns from six weeks of spring training, he finds Dayne living in his home. She thought his trailer had been abandoned and is claiming squatter’s rights. She had been dumped by her fiancé who took their joint money and changed the locks on their home. She also lost her job doing promotion for his radio talk show. She is now looking for a job while working part-time at Frank’s Food Warehouse. Using her employee discount, she stocks the mobile home with family size quantities of mac and cheese, hamburger, kool-aid, pudding, etc. She doesn’t know who Kason is, and he lets her assume he is low on money and between jobs. She offers him some of her food and stays in the guest bed. His dog loves her. Kason wants her gone as soon as possible.
REVIEWER’S OPINION:
A quote on the book’s cover says “Kate Angell is to baseball as Susan Elizabeth Phillips is to football.” I would not say exactly the same, but they are similar. There is wonderful depth of relationship development. The events, conversations, main story, and secondary story are all good, some parts excellent. I didn’t want to stop reading. This is my first Angell book. I did not find as much humor in this book as I’ve found in some of Phillips’ books, but it was thoroughly enjoyable. There were a few chuckles and some heart softening moments. There was one funny line that I kept thinking about and chuckling over after reading the book. Page 261, Coach Dyson asks a question, and Psycho gives a funny answer. In general, neat characters, good story, entertaining.
DATA:
Story length: 277 pages. Swearing language: moderate. Sexual language: moderate. Number of sex scenes: 3. Total number of sex scene pages: 7. Setting: current day Richmond, Virginia and Louisville, Kentucky. Copyright: 2009. Genre: contemporary sports romance, baseball.
OTHER BOOKS:
I’ve reviewed the following Kate Angell books. Dates are copyright dates.
Boys of Summer (Richmond Rogues baseball team):
4 stars. Squeeze Play (Book 1) 2006
4 stars. Curveball (Book 2) 2007
3 stars. Strike Zone (Book 3) 2008
5 stars. Sliding Home (Book 4) 2009
3 stars. Ho, Humbug, Ho (in anthology Santa, Honey) 2009
2 ½ stars. Sweet Spot (Book 5) 2012
Other:
1 star. Calder’s Rose 2003
2 stars. Crazy For You 2005
STORY BRIEF:
Kason is a major league baseball player for the Richmond Rogues. He is a loner, anti-social, rarely speaks and lives with his dog in a mobile home in a secluded wooded area. When he returns from six weeks of spring training, he finds Dayne living in his home. She thought his trailer had been abandoned and is claiming squatter’s rights. She had been dumped by her fiancé who took their joint money and changed the locks on their home. She also lost her job doing promotion for his radio talk show. She is now looking for a job while working part-time at Frank’s Food Warehouse. Using her employee discount, she stocks the mobile home with family size quantities of mac and cheese, hamburger, kool-aid, pudding, etc. She doesn’t know who Kason is, and he lets her assume he is low on money and between jobs. She offers him some of her food and stays in the guest bed. His dog loves her. Kason wants her gone as soon as possible.
REVIEWER’S OPINION:
A quote on the book’s cover says “Kate Angell is to baseball as Susan Elizabeth Phillips is to football.” I would not say exactly the same, but they are similar. There is wonderful depth of relationship development. The events, conversations, main story, and secondary story are all good, some parts excellent. I didn’t want to stop reading. This is my first Angell book. I did not find as much humor in this book as I’ve found in some of Phillips’ books, but it was thoroughly enjoyable. There were a few chuckles and some heart softening moments. There was one funny line that I kept thinking about and chuckling over after reading the book. Page 261, Coach Dyson asks a question, and Psycho gives a funny answer. In general, neat characters, good story, entertaining.
DATA:
Story length: 277 pages. Swearing language: moderate. Sexual language: moderate. Number of sex scenes: 3. Total number of sex scene pages: 7. Setting: current day Richmond, Virginia and Louisville, Kentucky. Copyright: 2009. Genre: contemporary sports romance, baseball.
OTHER BOOKS:
I’ve reviewed the following Kate Angell books. Dates are copyright dates.
Boys of Summer (Richmond Rogues baseball team):
4 stars. Squeeze Play (Book 1) 2006
4 stars. Curveball (Book 2) 2007
3 stars. Strike Zone (Book 3) 2008
5 stars. Sliding Home (Book 4) 2009
3 stars. Ho, Humbug, Ho (in anthology Santa, Honey) 2009
2 ½ stars. Sweet Spot (Book 5) 2012
Other:
1 star. Calder’s Rose 2003
2 stars. Crazy For You 2005
September 25, 2012
I went into this book looking for something light and fun. I am pleased to say that I was given exactly that. Although I'm not a huge fan of either contemporary romance or story lines involving sports, I liked Kason's surly attitude and his no holds barred approach to doing what he loved. Plus, his teammates were a freaking hoot!
So... Kason. Crappy childhood, pretty darn antisocial, totally focused on getting what he wants. Dayne's unexpected appearance in his house throws him for a loop. As much as he wants to get rid of her, he keeps stalling and finding ways to extend her stay. And, man, does he love her butterscotch pudding. That's not a euphemism. He loves butterscotch pudding. She makes it for him.
Speaking of Dayne, part of me liked that she was so determined to stay in Kason's "abandoned" mobile home and part of me kept shaking my head in disbelief. In the end, her stubbornness put her in the path of what she needed but it took a while for me to warm up to that part of her.
I really liked all of Kason's teammates. I liked Rhaden and Revelle's romance (especially their interlude with the poison ivy) and Psycho and Kason's animosity. It was fun watching all the interactions and the sly digs as the Rogues worked to some together as a team after some mid-season replacements.
All in all, it was fun. Even if it was a contemporary, sports-driven romance without a whiff of the paranormal. *thumbs up*
-Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal
So... Kason. Crappy childhood, pretty darn antisocial, totally focused on getting what he wants. Dayne's unexpected appearance in his house throws him for a loop. As much as he wants to get rid of her, he keeps stalling and finding ways to extend her stay. And, man, does he love her butterscotch pudding. That's not a euphemism. He loves butterscotch pudding. She makes it for him.
Speaking of Dayne, part of me liked that she was so determined to stay in Kason's "abandoned" mobile home and part of me kept shaking my head in disbelief. In the end, her stubbornness put her in the path of what she needed but it took a while for me to warm up to that part of her.
I really liked all of Kason's teammates. I liked Rhaden and Revelle's romance (especially their interlude with the poison ivy) and Psycho and Kason's animosity. It was fun watching all the interactions and the sly digs as the Rogues worked to some together as a team after some mid-season replacements.
All in all, it was fun. Even if it was a contemporary, sports-driven romance without a whiff of the paranormal. *thumbs up*
-Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal
May 3, 2012
Kason is used to being the lone-wolf in his team he is considered anti-social at best and rude at worst. he also tends to keep his life private so when he discovers that someone has invaded his home he wants to know who dared intrude his private haven when he discovers that it's not a who but a tom-boy of a women who Kason feels drawn to. Will Kason learn to open up and let someone in his life or will he ruin the best thing that ever happen to him and let Cimarron go. Kason isn't the only one that has problems Cimarron also has to face her demons and learn to trust men and stop blaming all men for what her ex-fiancee did. Both characters find themselves questioning if being alone is what they really want and they learn that finding the person that fits you will make you change your mind.
I love this story there want much conflict but I love that both characters had to learn to trust each other and the best part was that both characters seem to fit each other well. They both have similarities and differences which made the book more believable and more likable. I think the biggest problem I had with the book was that there was a second plot within Kasons story and l didn't like that those characters weren't develop more.
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I love this story there want much conflict but I love that both characters had to learn to trust each other and the best part was that both characters seem to fit each other well. They both have similarities and differences which made the book more believable and more likable. I think the biggest problem I had with the book was that there was a second plot within Kasons story and l didn't like that those characters weren't develop more.
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November 6, 2012
Dayne has had a rough time, her ex publicly humiliated her and now she just wants to be left alone. Kason is the bad boy of baseball and he doesn’t get involved with anybody. Kason comes back and finds Dayne in his trailer that she thought was abandoned. They eventually work something out and when Kason helps get Dayne a job, then they have to do a commercial together, things start to get really hot. Dayne is a self sufficient jaded woman who has no interest in getting involved with someone in the public eye again. Kason is good at baseball, he is hot, but he is really bad with people. These two worked out well together, but I just couldn't get into their story. There was plenty of humor and the sex scenes were good. We get to see some of the characters that were in previous books in this series again. I don't know what it was, but Sliding Home just wasn’t as good as the other books something was missing. While I love Kate Angell this book in the series was just ok.
January 8, 2014
2.5 stars rounded up to 3 stars. This was an okay baseball story if you can overlook some multi-millionaire outfielder who likes to be alone just accommodating some poor girl first while she just breaks in to his empty double-wide trailer (he's away for spring training) and sets up residence. Does he call the cops? No, he just tells her she needs to move on and the next thing he knows she shows up with a very small Airstream trailer she hooks up right by his double wide (he is building a custom house and is using the double wide until his house is designed and built). So now he calls the cops and has her thrown in jail? No way, this is a romance novel. They fall in love (with a few bumps along the way) and she redesigns his custom built home and they live happily every after. Kind of silly, even for this committed romance reader.
June 23, 2013
Just read this for the second time (first reading was April 1st, 2010) I enjoyed it both times!
Goodness! You either need a fan handy when reading this book, or a cold shower when you're done. Sliding Home is a smoking hot story about sullen, bad boy baseball player Kason Rhodes and his tomboy tenant Dayne Sheridan. From day one their relationship is filled with conflict and heat.
Not much is better than a romance where the guy is a super sexy jock, except when the story introduces you to his teammates as well. This is the first Kate Angell novel I've read, and I definitely look forward to reading more of her stories. Angell knows how to write a passion filled story that keeps your attention the whole time, but also has a great ending.
Goodness! You either need a fan handy when reading this book, or a cold shower when you're done. Sliding Home is a smoking hot story about sullen, bad boy baseball player Kason Rhodes and his tomboy tenant Dayne Sheridan. From day one their relationship is filled with conflict and heat.
Not much is better than a romance where the guy is a super sexy jock, except when the story introduces you to his teammates as well. This is the first Kate Angell novel I've read, and I definitely look forward to reading more of her stories. Angell knows how to write a passion filled story that keeps your attention the whole time, but also has a great ending.
September 4, 2013
For a book called "Sliding Home," there wasn't much of that in baseball terms or in other euphemisms. The author spent more time telling us things than showing us things. Since there weren't a lot of steamy scenes I had hoped she would make up for it with baseball, but there weren't many of those scenes either. The characters didn't really have any depth and fell flat. Oh, and the names, let's just take a moment to consider the ridiculousness of the names because really, calling the pitcher Brek Stryker? Really, trying WAY too hard.
Glad I read it, but there are better romance novels out there, and better baseball themed ones. This book strikes out! (ha, see what I did there?)
Glad I read it, but there are better romance novels out there, and better baseball themed ones. This book strikes out! (ha, see what I did there?)
June 7, 2011
In addition to giving us lots of little tidbits about the life of a baseball player (community service hours, promotional contracts, training) Angell once again balances a main romance as well as a strong secondary romance plot. Her hero, stoic and unlikable in the beginning, rides a full character arc to the end.
July 1, 2012
DNF at 28%. The length of the sentences were the same through-out. No variation. Created weird pacing that drove me batty. Won't be trying this author again, despite that there might have been a good story hiding under the weird writing.
November 11, 2011
Wish I oculd have enjoyed this book more because I really love my CR Sport books. Unfortunately, I dont care to read the next Rogue book.
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August 12, 2012
I couldnt make it thru this book. Id skip it and go to the next in the series.
September 21, 2009
4 ½ stars – Contemporary/Sports Romance
February 3, 2019
My first book I read by her and one of my all time faves.
Great characters with amazing chemistry. Good sexual tension.
Also it wasn’t too long so I’m able to reread it when I’m in the mood.
December 16, 2019
So. This was a book.
November 3, 2020
This was dumb but ok
May 2, 2023
Entertaining and fun to read even if the names of the characters were really bad. Nothing spectacular, but has likable characters.
August 10, 2023
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It's a hot and sweet romance with some great characters.
It's a hot and sweet romance with some great characters.
October 7, 2024
The writing was okay, I liked the fmc but the male character was so unpassionate. Like he was not into anything. There was no climax, no driving force whatsoever
January 10, 2011
~* 4.5 Stars *~
Coming home from six weeks of spring training should have been relaxing for left fielder and loner Kason Rhodes. Unfortunately relaxing isn't an option when he finds a squatter in his double-wide trailer. And it isn't Goldilocks.
Dayne Sheridan, suffering from a bad and public breakup with a well known radio personality, is hiding out and licking her wounds. Short on funds but long on moxie, she found the empty double wide on her flight from Baltimore. She slipped in through the bathroom window, settled in, and got a part time job near by, letting the solitude of the woods around the trailer settle her soul. The settling was going well...until a forbidding Kason shows up and claims she's in his house.
Dayne fights for what she believes is hers. Kason just wants her gone so he can be alone. The unstoppable force meets the immovable object and both will be rocked by the experience.
By now I'm I big fan of the Richmond Rogues series, and I've been looking forward to Kason's story since he was introduced in the last book. Something about the quiet, intense, and solitary man appealed to me. After reading about his history and seeing his character evolve with Dayne, I'm even more pleased. I loved his story. I loved Dayne. She's my favorite of all the female leads in the series to date. Her independence, her generosity of heart, and a stubbornness that was solid but never slipped into annoying were all very appealing. She fit extremely well with the stoic Kason, drawing him out bit by bit in a pleasantly natural and organic way.
I was completely enchanted by both of them and was especially pleased that for the first time in the series, we were given a fully developed and broad story that didn't focus on much beyond the main romantic pairing. It allowed for a full exploration and development of both the characters and their relationship, something that had been missing in the preceding books. There was an ancillary relationship between the head of Rogues promotions department Revelle Sullivan and first basemen Rhaden Dunn, but it was very sparsely featured and the development was really too brief to detract from Kason's and Dayne's relationship. For me it ended up being more of a distraction than a supplement, unlike the secondary and ancillary relationships from the first three books.
Of course, Rhaden was adorable in his feelings for Revelle, his embarrassment in his reaction to her, his hope to start something with her, and then the sweet way he wooed her, but for all that I wish they'd either been given a bit more story to develop or had been left off entirely. I never really got much of a feeling about Revelle. She just wasn't given enough time to be clearly defined as a character for me, or offered enough room for her personality to really develop, and while I enjoyed her interactions with Rhaden, I didn't find her as endearing.
I wasn't totally thrilled with the conclusion of the book. The plot and story arc was going along very well, but towards the end the book took on an odd pacing and the narrative became almost summary-style. After a nice, thorough relationship development, Kason and Dayne were suddenly thrust into an abrupt conflict and subsequent resolution, all contained in a chapter or so. It felt rushed and I didn't think it did their story the justice it deserved. That's the only thing that truly kept this book from being a five star read for me, but even with that issue, Sliding Home is the best of the bunch so far, and I completely appreciated the depth and dimension allowed for Kason and Dayne's development.
For a light, fun, feel good sports romance you can't do much better than Kate Angell's Richmond Rogues. Even for readers who don't like baseball (like me), this series provides a lot of solid romance base hits, and this one slams it out of the park.
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Reviewed for One Good Book Deserves Another.
Coming home from six weeks of spring training should have been relaxing for left fielder and loner Kason Rhodes. Unfortunately relaxing isn't an option when he finds a squatter in his double-wide trailer. And it isn't Goldilocks.
Dayne Sheridan, suffering from a bad and public breakup with a well known radio personality, is hiding out and licking her wounds. Short on funds but long on moxie, she found the empty double wide on her flight from Baltimore. She slipped in through the bathroom window, settled in, and got a part time job near by, letting the solitude of the woods around the trailer settle her soul. The settling was going well...until a forbidding Kason shows up and claims she's in his house.
Dayne fights for what she believes is hers. Kason just wants her gone so he can be alone. The unstoppable force meets the immovable object and both will be rocked by the experience.
By now I'm I big fan of the Richmond Rogues series, and I've been looking forward to Kason's story since he was introduced in the last book. Something about the quiet, intense, and solitary man appealed to me. After reading about his history and seeing his character evolve with Dayne, I'm even more pleased. I loved his story. I loved Dayne. She's my favorite of all the female leads in the series to date. Her independence, her generosity of heart, and a stubbornness that was solid but never slipped into annoying were all very appealing. She fit extremely well with the stoic Kason, drawing him out bit by bit in a pleasantly natural and organic way.
I was completely enchanted by both of them and was especially pleased that for the first time in the series, we were given a fully developed and broad story that didn't focus on much beyond the main romantic pairing. It allowed for a full exploration and development of both the characters and their relationship, something that had been missing in the preceding books. There was an ancillary relationship between the head of Rogues promotions department Revelle Sullivan and first basemen Rhaden Dunn, but it was very sparsely featured and the development was really too brief to detract from Kason's and Dayne's relationship. For me it ended up being more of a distraction than a supplement, unlike the secondary and ancillary relationships from the first three books.
Of course, Rhaden was adorable in his feelings for Revelle, his embarrassment in his reaction to her, his hope to start something with her, and then the sweet way he wooed her, but for all that I wish they'd either been given a bit more story to develop or had been left off entirely. I never really got much of a feeling about Revelle. She just wasn't given enough time to be clearly defined as a character for me, or offered enough room for her personality to really develop, and while I enjoyed her interactions with Rhaden, I didn't find her as endearing.
I wasn't totally thrilled with the conclusion of the book. The plot and story arc was going along very well, but towards the end the book took on an odd pacing and the narrative became almost summary-style. After a nice, thorough relationship development, Kason and Dayne were suddenly thrust into an abrupt conflict and subsequent resolution, all contained in a chapter or so. It felt rushed and I didn't think it did their story the justice it deserved. That's the only thing that truly kept this book from being a five star read for me, but even with that issue, Sliding Home is the best of the bunch so far, and I completely appreciated the depth and dimension allowed for Kason and Dayne's development.
For a light, fun, feel good sports romance you can't do much better than Kate Angell's Richmond Rogues. Even for readers who don't like baseball (like me), this series provides a lot of solid romance base hits, and this one slams it out of the park.
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Reviewed for One Good Book Deserves Another.
August 22, 2011
This was a re-read for me. I saw it at the library when I went to pick up Strike Zone and I figured, 'Eh, why not?' Now that I've read it directly after Strike Zone, the improvement in Angell's writing is clearly evident.
Once again, there are two couples featured in the book. Kason and Dayne are the primary couple, reinforced by the cover blurb. The secondary couple is Revelle and Rhodes. In Sliding Home, Angell does a much better job of keeping the couples apart and of allowing the primary couple to be at the forefront for most of the book. I really liked the male characters. The antagonistic relationship between Psycho and Kason was excellent. It was nice to see them act like adults to get the job done, but not automatically become buddy-buddy.
The strongest parts of the books are, in my opinion, the baseball scenes. This time around, we get a look at the promotions office and a small glimpse on how an athlete ends up advertising for a company. The owner of the team cracks the whip a bit and how injuries affect a team. I also liked the fact the team spent most of the book on a losing streak. It felt real, given how many 'veterans' were injured. In addition, it was a clever way to introduce a new batch of characters.
I have a total craving for more baseball romances now. I will have to see if the library has the Jill Shalvis books and I found Boys Of Summer on Amazon. Changing the Game is also in my TBRs, but maybe I'll re-read Erin McCarthy's NASCAR series. The one good thing about losing my job at Borders is that I have a lot more time to read now...
Once again, there are two couples featured in the book. Kason and Dayne are the primary couple, reinforced by the cover blurb. The secondary couple is Revelle and Rhodes. In Sliding Home, Angell does a much better job of keeping the couples apart and of allowing the primary couple to be at the forefront for most of the book. I really liked the male characters. The antagonistic relationship between Psycho and Kason was excellent. It was nice to see them act like adults to get the job done, but not automatically become buddy-buddy.
The strongest parts of the books are, in my opinion, the baseball scenes. This time around, we get a look at the promotions office and a small glimpse on how an athlete ends up advertising for a company. The owner of the team cracks the whip a bit and how injuries affect a team. I also liked the fact the team spent most of the book on a losing streak. It felt real, given how many 'veterans' were injured. In addition, it was a clever way to introduce a new batch of characters.
I have a total craving for more baseball romances now. I will have to see if the library has the Jill Shalvis books and I found Boys Of Summer on Amazon. Changing the Game is also in my TBRs, but maybe I'll re-read Erin McCarthy's NASCAR series. The one good thing about losing my job at Borders is that I have a lot more time to read now...
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