The Money Pitch
Living Legends Book 2
by Declan Rhodes
Jack had friends from college who married men more than thirteen years older than them, but he didn't know anyone who dated their father's number one enemy.
Jack Madison is a 25-year-old graduate student working through his academic program while completing a book project on his famous father, baseball relief pitcher J.W. Madison. Charlotte, North Carolina is his home city, and also the home to the recent baseball expansion franchise the Charlotte Yellowjackets.
Mo Sadler is a 38-year-old big league relief pitcher nearing the end of his active playing career when an off-season trade brings him to Charlotte. After getting over the initial shock of being sold off to a team with little hope for making it to the postseason, Mo is pleased to be playing in close proximity to North Carolina's Outer Banks, the location of his treasured beach home.
An interview opportunity for Jack's book brings them together at Mo's Hatteras Island house and attraction blossoms into desire. There are only two big problems. Mo is Jack's father's legendary baseball enemy, and Jack abhors the celebrity spotlight. Both men know the relationship should be impossible, but the heart wants what it wants and won't give up so easily. Mo's money pitch in baseball is the slider. Faced with a relationship in the process of crumbling, he sets out to concoct a real-life money pitch to permanently win Jack's heart.
Mo Sadler is a 38-year-old big league relief pitcher nearing the end of his active playing career when an off-season trade brings him to Charlotte. After getting over the initial shock of being sold off to a team with little hope for making it to the postseason, Mo is pleased to be playing in close proximity to North Carolina's Outer Banks, the location of his treasured beach home.
An interview opportunity for Jack's book brings them together at Mo's Hatteras Island house and attraction blossoms into desire. There are only two big problems. Mo is Jack's father's legendary baseball enemy, and Jack abhors the celebrity spotlight. Both men know the relationship should be impossible, but the heart wants what it wants and won't give up so easily. Mo's money pitch in baseball is the slider. Faced with a relationship in the process of crumbling, he sets out to concoct a real-life money pitch to permanently win Jack's heart.
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Momma Says: 3.5 stars⭐⭐⭐⭐
This second Living Legends story felt a little more laid back on the romance. Not that there isn't romance between Jack and Mo. It just wasn't one of those that jumps out at you with the immediate chemistry. It took a little while before I felt like this pair should be together. Nevertheless, I absolutely loved both of these guys, especially Mo. Jack is great too, but there's just something about Mo that made me want to know more about him. I did warm up to the attraction between them as they spent more and more time together, and began to want to see them get their happy ever after. Our angst come by way of a couple of misunderstandings, some insecurity, and some conniving on the business end of the sport. Plus, there's Jack's father's feelings about Mo to contend with. That said, the angst isn't over done and the these guys are just so sweet you can't help but like them, and we even get to catch up with Chase from the first book to see how his romance with Aaron is going. All in all, an entertaining read with some absolutely lovable characters.
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