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Playing Catch (Men of Spring Baseball Book 3) Kindle Edition

by Rachelle Ayala (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 out of 5 stars 56 ratings

On the field and off the field, bartender Jeanine Jewell plays, collecting one-night stands like baseball cards. She doesn’t need a man, except to curl her toes and make her scream. She’s learned the hard way that love is about control and manipulation—and the last thing she can handle is letting herself be vulnerable, or having anyone discover her shameful secret.

Scoring women is easy for catcher Kirk Kennedy—they don’t call him “Catch and Release” for nothing. He never goes back for a repeat performance. Being traded to a new city is an opportunity for new adventures—until he runs into Jeanine and she refuses to go home with him.

Intrigued, Kirk is determined to catch the elusive blonde and keep her to himself. When he proposes a wingman-to-wingwoman, friends-without-benefits relationship, he’s surprised she accepts.

The no-benefits clause soon falls by the wayside when neither Jeanine or Kirk can resist their explosive chemistry. Despite the sparks between the sheets, they both refuse to acknowledge they’re anything more than friends.

Everything changes when Kirk discovers someone from his past is the one Jeanine is hiding from.

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The Men of Spring Baseball Romances can be read standalone but are more fun when read together.

Book 1, Playing Without Rules (Marcia & Brock)

Book 2, Playing Catch (Jeanine & Kirk)

Book 3, Playing for the Save (Jamie & Ryan)

Book 4, Playing Fastball (Tina & Timmy)

Prequel Novella, Playing The Rookie (Jessica & Jay)

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  1. Book 3 of 5
    Men of Spring Baseball
  2. Print length
    317 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publication date
    26 January 2016
  5. File size
    1.1 MB
  6. Page Flip
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Rachelle Ayala is a USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance and romantic suspense. Her foremost goal is to take readers on a shared emotional journey with her characters as they grow and become more true to themselves. Rachelle believes in the power of love to overcome obstacles and feels that everyone should find love as often as possible, especially if it's within the pages of a book. Her book, Knowing Vera, won the 2015 Angie Ovation Award, and A Father for Christmas garnered a 2015 Readers' Favorite Gold Award. She is also a writing teacher and founder of the Romance In A Month writing community. She lives in California with her husband and has three children and two birds.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B018VBMSYA
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lovely Hearts Press
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ 26 January 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.1 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 317 pages
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Book 3 of 5 ‏ : ‎ Men of Spring Baseball
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 out of 5 stars 56 ratings

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Rachelle Ayala is an award-winning USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance and romantic suspense. She writes emotionally challenging stories but believes in the power of love and hope.

Her book, Knowing Vera, won the 2015 Angie Ovation Award, and A Father for Christmas garnered a 2015 Readers' Favorite Gold Award. Christmas Stray was awarded the 2016 Readers' Favorite Gold Award and A Pet for Christmas had an Honorable Mention. In 2017, Playing for the Save won Readers' Favorite Gold Award in Realistic Fiction.

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  • Frances Hampton
    5.0 out of 5 stars Heavy Topic Romance
    Reviewed in the United States on 20 March 2017
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    Wow! I have read a few books by Rachelle Ayala though this is the first in her baseball series. I am forever reading out of order with her series. This has proved to me that she has a few things consistent: her books can be read as stand alone even though they are part of a series; she embraces difficult topics; her characters are so well developed you forget they aren't real people.

    Playing Catch deals with the difficult topics of child abuse, sexual abuse and rape. I'm not going to dive deeply into it because I don't want to spoil things for readers. The author writes a compelling story about real love, with all its flaws and glories. This isn't a hearts and flower book. The main characters, Jeanine and Kirk, are flawed individuals. They both had childhoods that were stolen from them. They both believe they aren't seeking love even though they are. In truth, we all seek love, whether or not we want to admit it. Life had taught them that love wasn't always what it should be. Early in life they both got a distorted vision of love. Does this make them a perfect pair with a true love or a damaged pair fulfilling a distorted view of love? There are many twist turns along the path to the answer to that.

    In my opinion, Ayala handled this topic in a sensitive and honest manner. You may not like the choices the characters make, in truth you may not understand them, which is probably a good thing for you. It means you didn't walk down that rocky road. You don't have the personal experience knowledge of just how much child abuse can distort ones view of themselves, the world, love and life. Reading this book will give you an idea of it. This isn't to say this is a depressing story. It is, but, it is also a hopeful story that leaves you with the knowledge that any past can be overcome. Forgiveness is an option, the one we should be choosing everyday. There is a rainbow out there but we have to be open to seeing it. There is hope for anyone willing to work on their issues.

    This is a book I would recommend to mature readers who want a real love story. Be warned though, it has triggers.
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  • Appassionata
    2.0 out of 5 stars Boring
    Reviewed in Italy on 15 May 2017
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    Boring 'til the verge of yawning to death. Did not happen that click that should have made me get thrilled with MC lives and experiences. Sorry about that
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  • Angelica Lichtner
    5.0 out of 5 stars When romantic is far from sweet and easy
    Reviewed in the United States on 26 January 2016
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    I dont know where to start about this book more than that this is not like any other love story I have ever read.This has not one, but two very heavy subjects even if both is about sex. I felt angry, sad, upset and discused when I read the book and I think that you cant read this book without feeling anything. It do get to you and I read this as an on nighter and well I couldnt sleep after due to images of what I read appearing in my head. This book really got to me and I am still thinking about it and how it effects me.

    The book is very well written and you can feel how real it is. There is so many people who suffer from this things and this book really shows their lives and, I think, how they feel and still the book may make them feel better and give them new hope. It really shows that love is stong and can overcome the most horrible things if you just are willing to try and fight for it.

    I can say that this book is not for the weak minded people who want a sweet story, it is much much more than that. This is a really heavy subject where love is a part of it, what keeps it together. No matter what I am gonna say will sound wrong right about now, because I really enjoyed reading the book and I am really really inlove with the book and the story even due to how horrible the events is, specially the child abuse. I am now talking about how the book is writen and the story and how it is all linked together and makes the reader feel and cry. I am happy that there is different types of love stories and not the sweet once we normally read. We or maybe I should say I, need other kinds of stories too and this is what makes the scale even.

    I really can recommend this book to other readers but I also need to warn about that it is graphic and will upset the reader in so many ways.
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  • Sophie Koufes
    4.0 out of 5 stars Playing Baseball & Being A Wingmate!
    Reviewed in Canada on 6 July 2018
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    Audiobook review: Playing Catch: Men Of Baseball, Book 2 bring together two catch & release players, Jeanine Jewel & Kirk Kennedy. Character's are complex with well detailed backgrounds. Supporting character's crossover from book one, which is peachy. Romance, humour & witty moments are intertwined into this narrative with a painful topic. Told in duo naration which is my favourite type of naration. Charley Ongel & Tor Thom voices complement each other and are able to capture all the intense moments of the narrative. Overall, writing is vivid, passionate, & dynamic as well as narrators are able to bring out the tenacious, cogent, and adept characters. Looking forward to listening to the next audiobook in this series.
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  • A Gluten Free Mom
    4.0 out of 5 stars Can love overcome all?
    Reviewed in the United States on 18 February 2016
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    Intense, deeply moving, and romantic are the three phases that come to me when I think about Playing Catch. Even knowing that the heroine was involved in sexual abuse, I was still shocked at the depth of damage it can do to a person. In the beginning of the novel both Jeanine and Kirk come across as the total douche bag player out for only their own pleasures. Both think they are winning life until they meet each other and then their worlds come crashing down.

    I really like Ayala's writing style. She manages to make a very sensitive subject approachable and reprehensible at the same time. Not many authors would be able to share the story of sexual abuse in a manner that doesn't come across as inappropriate.

    Playing Catch centers around a minor league star catcher and a no-nonsense business owner. Both are intensive careers, but do not define the characters. I really liked how Jeanine worked hard to overcome her past. The one thing I didn't like was the ending. It felt rushed and glossed over.
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