B+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsBaseball / Contemporary romance / Sports36 Comments
Dear Ms. Bolden: Jayne forwarded me your posting in the Open Thread and it looked intriguing. I love sports books so I wrote to you asking if you had an ARC. You kindly sent me a copy of the book which I read that evening. This book completely charmed me and ... more >
C+ ReviewsBaseball / Contemporary / sports romance4 Comments
Dear Ms. Dean, Here’s all I needed to know about Perfect Catch in order to pick it up for review: “Minor league umpire Alice Darling loves everything about baseball.” Done, sold. A minor league baseball setting and an umpire heroine? That sounded like such a great idea that I barely ... more >
B- Reviews / C ReviewsBaseball / coming out / Loose-Id / m/m romance / m/m. coming out / New York City14 Comments
Dear Ms. McMurray. I picked up your book because of a recommendation by someone whose taste I trust and because I liked the excerpt. The story was cute, but the flaws outweighed the cuteness for me. This is a book about Being a Gay Athlete. This was NOT a romance. ... more >
A ReviewsBaseball / father issues / Jill-Shalvis / sports romance19 Comments
Dear Ms. Shalvis, Slow Heat is the first book by you that I've read, and hoo-boy, I've been missing out. Slow Heat is captivating from page one, and I might have even gotten a little teary-eyed near the end of the story-‘it is exactly what a romance story should be: ... more >
Film ReviewsBaseball / Friday Film Review21 Comments
Bull Durham (1988) Genre: Sports Comedy/Drama Grade: A I’ve always had a special fondness for this movie since I was in school nearby when it was filmed, oh, way back when. It’s a film that works on a lot of different levels and you don’t have to enjoy all of ... more >
B- Reviews / EbooksBaseball / Contemporary / Harlequin / Lisa Ruff / sports romance11 Comments
Dear Mrs Ruff, Having read the glowing review of your first book at The Romance Reader, I decided to take a chance. After all, who doesn’t want to read about buff men paid lots of money to stay in buff condition while they live the American dream – getting paid ... more >