Relay
Changing Lanes, Book 1
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Relay
Narrated by:
Nick J. Russo
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Nick J. Russo
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Layla Reyne
About this listen
A last chance at swimming gold, a second chance at lasting love.
Team captain. Olympic medalist. Devoted son and brother. Alex has it all, and all the demands that go with being the best. The last thing he needs on his crowded plate—and on his team—is his closeted ex.
Dane is swimming’s biggest star. Carefully crafted from crib to pool, his fame feeds his celebrity parents’ empire. He dropped the act once—the summer he fell in love with Alex. Ten years later, the performance is crushing his soul. So is resisting the man he still loves.
As the team struggles to gel, Alex and Dane clash in and out of the pool. Forgive and forget is easier said than done. But something has to give, if Alex and Dane want a shot at gold. And a second chance at love.
Team captain and team celebrity square off in this enemies to lovers, second chance MM sports romance between two elite swimmers fighting against their hearts and fighting for Olympic gold.
©2018 Layla Reyne (P)2024 Layla ReyneListener received this title free
amazing!
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Dane is the media darling of the Olympic swim team. His entire image has been carefully controlled by his parents who use his fame and good looks to sell products and generate a profit for the family businesses. No where in this meticulously planned branding is there room for Dane to be himself and come out as gay. Alex doesn’t the spotlight; all he needs is a pool and his team. Alex doesn’t have the same privilege upbringing as Dane, but he’s also not forced in a closet pretending to be something he’s not. Dane has spent 26 years being told what to do and how to act by his parents, but the one thing his parents can’t control is heart. When Dane and Alex meet again as teammates for the Olympic swim team, there’s no stopping the sparks of attraction between them; however, they will have to overcome the obstacles and setbacks Dane’s parents and other detractors throw in front of them before they can get their happy ever after.
I really enjoyed this book, but as I stated above, I’m not a sports fan. I do respect the dedication and work elite athletes put into honing their body for their sport. Therefore, I was pleasantly surprised by how well Layla Reyne did with balancing the sport aspect of the plot with the romance and drama. I still was able to enjoy the excitement that comes with athletes training and prepping for their big day, but I wasn’t over inundated with too many minute details that might have bogged down the plot. The plot was exciting with some twists and turns I was not expecting. There were moments where I was raging with Dane against his parents, who I instantly and continuously despised with all my heart. However, I did feel like the ending was a little fast, but I hope the second book picks up immediately from where the first book ended.
Nick J. Russo narrates the audiobook and does a great job with it. I love Nick’s voice and it was a perfect fit for this contemporary romance with a cast of different characters. Nick’s voice was smooth and each character was distinct. I had no trouble telling who was talking and following along with the audio. I enjoyed listening to this audiobook immensely. The overall production of the audiobook was well done with no glitches.
Jumping into the Deep End
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I love sports books especially when I'm clueless.
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Listener received this title free
Relay by Layla Reyne is the first swimming related book I’ve listened to and I throughly enjoyed it! The added tension between the two MC’s and the up coming Olympics made for exciting listening.
The supporting characters are just as well developed and I’m hoping that they will have stories of their own in the future.
Nick J Russo was top notch as always with the narration.
Relay
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I haven't read a lot of books by Layla Reyne but those that I have read I've loved and Relay is no exception. She writes in several different MM romance genres and is well known for her romantic suspense books. She also wrote a fantastic foodie romance called Dine With Me that I really loved.
Nick J. Russo did his usual great job with his performance of Relay. His voice is pleasant to listen to and the various voices he uses makes it easy to distinguish the different characters. I understand that he'll also be performing the sequel, Medley and I'm really looking forward to listening to it.
I love second chance romance stories and this one is really great. It's been 10 years since Dan and Alex connected at a summer training and things ended badly so Relay also has a bit of an enemies-to-lovers feel to it, especially in the beginning.
The story touched me in a lot of ways. Dane is kind of a poor little rich boy and once it was revealed what his parents were doing to him, I wanted to give them a piece of my mind. In the beginning his teammates aren't fond of him and that just made me sad.
Alex has his own troubles juggling a lot of things. His mother is sick so he's trying to earn money to help with expenses for his family. He feels a great responsibility as captain of the men's Olympic Swim Team. His feeling towards Dane impact his leadership at first, and how the team treats Dane, but he finally steps up and puts things right.
There are some really tense moments when Alex's eligibility for the team is in jeopardy but it's a romance so things work out in the end. I really wanted to listen to Relay straight through but I started it too late in the evening and had to save a few chapters until the next morning. It really is a great story and I'm so glad I listened to it.
A complimentary copy of this audiobook was provided to me by Gay Romance Reviews but my review was voluntary and not influenced by the author and/or narrator.
***Reviewed for Xtreme-Delusions dot com***
Great story, great narration!
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