Monday Mentions: January 22, 2018
We have a Monday Mentions that will heat up your Kindle if you’re a fan of sports themed romances. Who isn’t, right? Up to bat first is Sean Michael’s second edition re-release of Bases Loaded at Dreamspinner Press on January 23rd. In this novel centered around baseball player Brett’s benching injury and subsequent rehabilitation, he finds himself and his husband Benj taking off to the boonies for his physical therapy. But his shoulder isn’t the only thing threatening his career. Brett and Benj find a friendship with his therapist, Jean, and his Cajun lover Ralph, that may or may not be enough to pull them through.
We pass it next to Amy Jo Cousins who is releasing HeartOn January 25th. Part of her Full Hearts series this is written to be read as a standalone. NFL player Deion finds himself sidelined from an injury – maybe permanently. Seeking to heal his wounds he packs in his bisexuality he’s kept under wraps and heads to his old college teammate’s home. But hiding might not be easy when he meets bisexual set designer, Carlos. Two weeks, one promise to try out every fantasy, no feelings involved…and no coming out. Yeah right!
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About Bases Loaded
Can they survive the off-season and keep from striking out?
Baseball player Brett must get rehabilitation for his shoulder if he wants another season in the Major League. He and his partner, Benj, take off to the boonies to stay with physical therapist Ralph, a tough-talking, routine-setting guy, and Jean, Ralph’s Cajun lover, who cooks as well as he loves.
Brett and Ralph butt heads from the beginning. Ralph wants Brett to be more in touch with his feelings; Brett wants Ralph to give him his therapy and leave him alone. Benj and Jean get along far better, with Jean showing Benj around the kitchen and reassuring him when things with Brett get strained.
Before Ralph can even begin to work on Brett’s shoulder, though, Brett faces an even more difficult physical challenge, one that does more than threaten his career. He and Benj have to work through some tough issues, making decisions that will affect the rest of their lives together. Their gradual friendship with Ralph and Jean helps them through the bad times, but even that might not be enough to pull them through.
Second Edition: First Edition published by Torquere Press, June 2009.
About HeartOn
When an injury sidelines NFL player Deion McCaskill—maybe permanently—he heads to Miami to stay with an old college teammate and his boyfriend. He packs his tailor-made suits, anxiety about the future, and the bisexuality he’s ignored for years because it didn’t fit with his drive to succeed at football’s most elite levels. Set designer Carlos Kelly has always known he’s bi, but dating women is easier than making waves with his Puerto Rican/Irish Catholic family. His friends and coworkers from the theater community might be almost entirely on the rainbow spectrum, but Carlos keeps things simple. Except for this heat that keeps flaring between him and the hot football player visiting his best friend. Two weeks. Two guys who’ve never explored their bisexuality before and don’t plan on coming out, ever. One promise to let each other try out every fantasy they’ve ever had. Zero feelings involved. At least, that was the plan. . .
