Listen, Pitch
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3.9 • 38 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Rhys Rivera is the star short-stop for the Longview Lumberjacks. Many know him, even more love him. He has a pretty face, a quick smile, and an air of danger about him that everyone seems to adore.
He’s not known as the bad boy of baseball for nothing.
It all started with his father, who decided to be a criminal mob boss, then die.
Fortunately for his uncle, Rhys wants absolutely nothing to do with the family business and runs before anyone can figure out which way is up.
By the time his uncle, the successor to his father’s criminal empire, thinks to look for him, Rhys has made too big of a name for himself to be taken out quietly, and he wants to keep it that way.
Fast forward eight years, and Rhys is living life one breath at a time, just waiting for the other shoe to drop. That shoe coming in the form of a nosy neighbor who has no idea just how hot she is in her mail carrier uniform.
Her sweet little body and positive outlook on life make him want to laugh at how naïve she is when it comes to the way of the world.
The harder he tries to stay away, the weaker he seems to get, until one day he decides to put his morals on hold long enough to satisfy his cravings.
One time is all he needs—or so he tells himself.
But then two pink lines change everything, and all of a sudden, he doesn’t have just himself to worry about anymore.
Customer Reviews
Beautifully written romance
Listen Pitch may be book 3 in the series There’s No Crying in Baseball but I can vouch that this book can be read as a stand-alone and I know this because this is the first book I have read by Lani Lynn Vale, it won’t be the last why I haven’t come across this very talented author before now I have no idea now I need to just find some time to research other books written by her.
This is Rhys and Henley’s story and what a beautiful love story it is, Rhys a star player for the Texas Lumberjack’s meets Henley when he is having a party with his teammates, Henley is deaf and uses a transmitter which means the loud music is too much for her to handle so she barges in and demands the music to be turned down unfortunately after a scuffle with Rhys bodyguard her transmitter gets stomped on and she ends up fleeing back to the safety of her own apartment. Rhys sister is also hearing impaired so he knows straight away what the transmitter is and how important it is to Henley but he also knows how to get to get a replacement overnight and he calls in some favours to get it done......l
This is a very different type of romance because Rhys has a very colourful past in as much as the family he walked away from are mobsters and he wants no part of that all he wants is to play baseball but then he meets his stunnng neighbor and feelings come into play. I loved how this author didn’t skim across Henley being deaf she used it to not only form part of the story but to also make us the reader aware of what it like to live being hearing impaired. This is a beautifully written love story that I didn’t want to end so for me that makes for a must read novel.
Enjoyable
4 Star Review Listen Pitch (There’s No Crying In Baseball #3) by Lani Lynn Vale
This is book three in the There’s No Crying in Baseball series. It can be read as a standalone but in my opinion I would read the books in order.
Rhys Rivera is the star short-stop for the Longview Lumberjacks and is known as the bad boy of baseball for good reasons. His father was a mob boss so you know that this story will not be just a sports romance story even though Rhys wants nothing to do with the family business and has left it all behind him.
When Rhys’s bodyguard accidental ruins his deaf neighbour Henley Cree’s hearing transmission he has no idea how his life is about to change.
The chemistry between Rhys and Henley was off the charts and smoking hot. However it was more interesting to see that the player could and did have real feelings for Henley and I loved how protective and alpha he was towards her.
The question is has Rhys really Changed or will he revert to his old ways?
This book was well written with characters that kept me entertained and at times an emotional roller coaster of a read with humour, angst, danger, and sadness.