athlete

Review: Climbing to Believe by F.A. Ray

Jan 24, 2023 | 1 comment

Rating: 4 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Elijah Reed is a 35-year-old man who used to be a successful competitive climber, but is now past his prime. He retired five years ago and is still rather bitter over it. All the best...

FILED UNDER: 4 stars, Contemporary, Veronica's Reviews
TAGGED: age gap, athlete, BIPOC, F.A. Ray, rock climbing, Rock Jocks series, self published

Audiobook Review: Him by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy

Jan 17, 2023 | 1 comment

Story Rating: 4.25 stars Audio Rating: 4 stars Narrators: Teddy Hamilton, Jacob Morgan Length: 8 hours, 4 minutes Audiobook Buy Links: Amazon/Audible | iBooks Book Buy Links: Amazon | iBooks Jamie Canning and Ryan Wesley spent some of the best summers of their lives...

FILED UNDER: 4 stars, 4.25 stars, Audiobook, Contemporary, Jay's Reviews
TAGGED: athlete, bisexual awakening, college, Elle Kennedy, friends to lovers, HIM series, hockey, Jacob Morgan, new adult, OFY, Sarina Bowen, self published, Teddy Hamilton

Review: Wolf Mate by T.J. Nichols

Jan 16, 2023 | 0 comments

Rating: 3.75 stars Buy Links: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Ross Starling is very much looking for his fated mate. As a witch, Ross is sure his shifter familiar is out there and he would love to find him. So much so that he is headed to his third...

FILED UNDER: 3.75 stars, Contemporary, Jay's Reviews, Paranormal
TAGGED: athlete, familiar, fated mates, magic, Outcast Pack series, rugby, self published, shifter, T.J. Nichols, witch, wolf

Review: The Rest of the Story by Tal Bauer

Jan 9, 2023 | 5 comments

Rating: 5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Morgan is a veteran NHL player. He’s been in the league for over a decade and his stats are solid, but not impressive. He does his job for his team, but he doesn’t make a big splash, and Morgan...

FILED UNDER: 5 stars, Contemporary, Michelle's Reviews
TAGGED: age gap, assault, athlete, found family, hockey, self published, suicide ideation, Tal Bauer, virgin

Buddy Review: Kind Hearts at Christmas Anthology

Dec 7, 2022 | 0 comments

Rating: 3.75 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Anthology The Kind Hearts at Christmas anthology is published in support of HIV/AIDS charities. The spark for the idea is explained in the preface and dedication written by author Liam Livings,...

FILED UNDER: 3.75 stars, Contemporary, Holiday, Kris' Reviews, Michelle's Reviews, Paranormal
TAGGED: abuse, anthology, athlete, Christmas, college, cowboy, curse, death of a parent, enemies to lovers, fated mates, found family, friends to lovers, geek, homeless, homophobia, hurt/comfort, Jewish, kids, magic, opposites attract, second chance, snowed in

Review: Double Play by E.M. Lindsey

Nov 17, 2022 | 0 comments

Rating: 4 stars Buy Links: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Orion Coulter knows he has been pushing away his Vikings teammates, but he is dealing with a grief he doesn’t know how to handle. Orion’s best friend and brother-in-law, Cary, has...

FILED UNDER: 4 stars, Contemporary, Jay's Reviews
TAGGED: actor, athlete, baseball, death of a secondary character, grief/loss, Hit and Run series, narcolepsy, self published

Review: Football Royalty by Eden Finley

Nov 15, 2022 | 0 comments

Rating: 3 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Peyton Miller is a college quarterback and the son of two famous former-pro football players. He’s grown up in the spotlight of elite sports, and it’s a lot of pressure. His little brother...

FILED UNDER: 3 stars, Contemporary, Veronica's Reviews
TAGGED: athlete, bisexual, college, coming out, Eden Finley, football, Franklin U series, lovers reunited, new adult

Review: The Boyfriend Comeback by Lauren Blakely

Nov 3, 2022 | 0 comments

Rating: 4 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Beck is elated to be playing professional football and thrilled to be invited to Jason’s house. He’s been crushing hard on Jason for a while and he’s also in awe of how smooth Jason is in...