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Strike Three, You're Mine

All's Fair in Love and Sports Series, Book 4

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Amberlyn didn’t realize her boyfriend was spending more time with her best friend than with her. Betrayed and publicly humiliated, she needed a box of tissues and a shoulder to cry on.

Aiden was happy to supply them. Having a crush on Amberlyn for years, he was secretly glad her boyfriend had dumped her. He may even have participated in the events that caused the breakup. But he couldn’t focus on that when he needed to train for the upcoming baseball season.

With Amberlyn still crying over her ex-boyfriend, scouts vying for Aiden’s attention, and betrayals coming out of left field, they have so many strikes against them, they may never hit a home run.

©2020 Julie L. Spencer (P)2021 Julie L. Spencer Contemporary Contemporary Romance Fiction Literature & Fiction Romance Sports Fiction Sports
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Ever since I finished "Pass Me the Ball" I wanted to read this one since Amberlyn seemed like an interesting character towards the end of the previous one, plus I also wanted to know how things happened from her POV. Yes, there's a crossover in the timeline from book #3 so it helped having already read it. Of course, with this being a series, there are some other characters that other readers can be happy to see again, but for me, it was just kind of confusing whenever Amberlyn and/or Aiden were in a group. Still, their story is cute and I liked how committed they grow to be to each other once they pass their first obstacle. The baseball references were fine, and even though we get to see a lot of training from Aiden's side, there's only one baseball game.

The narrator was really good with the nuances: whispers, squeaks, some shouts, as well as portraying feelings like shyness, excitement, anger, and so on. However, while her Amberlyn voice was nice and soft, I couldn't differentiate it from Aiden's, thus creating a kind of confusing listening experience (I had to pay close attention to the beginning of the chapter to know who was speaking).

Overall, a nice, sweet story about HS love, perfect for fans of the author, this series, or the YA genre. ~ 3.75 stars

Content:
Sex: none between the MCs but here's mention that another couple did and is currently expecting. There's talk between the MCs about their physical (read sexual) attraction, but they're both committed to not doing it (at least before graduation if not before marriage). Still, the girl teases her boyfriend about his herculean self-control sometimes. There are descriptions of passionate kisses/making out, but no mention of certain body parts or hands straying over there. Also, there's a comment where a girl thinks his boyfriend is gay because he never made a move on or made out with her. There's also another comment from a different girl about satisfying a guy's needs.

Cute story, but...

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Well written YA romance. Although there are links to the other books in the series it can be read as a standalone.
There were times I cringed, then remembered the target audience, and the characters were acting exactly age appropriate.
Well worth a listen if you like ya romances.

Great sweet romance.

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