Off page Physical assault to side character off page Manipulation and coercion by parent Homophobic and racist character who makes remarks Mentions of childhood emotional and physical abuse Mentions of institutionalization of minor under false diagnosis Political abuses of power I received a free copy of this book via GRR and am voluntarily leaving a review. Verse YesHEA YesPOV DualBreakup YesCheating NoAges 41 30 s not given specifically 9781802506396 I was unable to stop reading this book every opportunity I got It was a HEA throughout but there were some very dark aspects There were two love stories intertwined the one between the actor James and the former Yankee Pitcher Mike and the other between Billy and his girlfriend Nadia Billy is James younger half brother and they look out for each other but they have a domineering father who has extreme right wing views and does not stop by expressing those views but uses violence and influence to ruin his enemies and is not against doing so against his sons He has ruined a love affair between James and a prior BF which scares James from getting involved with anyone else The father is also against Billy marrying an inter racial girl and has Billy robbed of his engagement ring and beaten as a threat to James to not see Mike. I have avoided details that would be spoilers as I think the reader will soak up all the fun and intrigue I had an ARC copy of this book provided by the third party with a promise of an honest review 9781802506396 I was intrigued by the initial premise of the story and then even so once I started reading and saw the political intrigue parallels that seemed to closely mirror our current political situation I d have been pleased if the author had done some research to make the storyline realistic I know that people like to say it s fiction but if you set your story in a real world and use real situations then you have to acknowledge the existing rules Otherwise.
Just create your own fictional situations which would make the story believable as your readers won t have their heads taken out of the story by jarring errors I m not going to mention them as if they don t trip anyone else s switch I don t want to ruin their enjoyment of the book Suffice to say anything that takes me head out of a story automatically results in a rating deduction for me. But the story is an interesting one I read it all in one sitting and I was taken in by the characters and the crisis dynamic The author does a good job setting up a situation where one MC feels completely trapped and it s hard for the reader to envision a way out This goes a long way in developing empathy for a character who might otherwise come off as weak and whiny The other MC is cut from true hero cloth and the way the ultimate confrontation with the villain of the piece who everyone will despise with the fire of a thousand suns plays out would have me cheering in a movie theatre An after effect scene is a bit implausible and I thought disingenuous but it s brief and easily forgotten. The ending is very uplifting and hopeful and pardon me for thinking that I am hopeful it s a sign of the potential outcome for our current state of affairs if the right people.
FROM EXCITING AUTHOR OF LGBTQIA ROMANCE GARETH CHRIS Book two in the All on the Line series A handsome actor meets and falls for his baseball idol but will his hero have the power to save him James Vicksburg should be happy that he s finally achieved acting success on Broadway but his conservative senator father controls what he can do and who he can love When James s baseball idol Mike Cooper meets him backstage after his show the mutual attraction is palpable The two begin what they think is a secret affair but James quickly learns that nothing stays hidden from his vindictive father for long James is torn between his growing love for Mike and his desire to protect him from his father What he doesn t realize is that Mike has his own plan to fight for James s happiness even if it means losing each other Saved by the Pitcher An Actor Baseball Player LGBTQIA Romance All on the Line 
site_link post a comment3. 5 stars Former Yankee baller Mike Cooper and actor James Vicksburg fall hard and fast for each other and as James fears his vindictive conservative senator father makes life unhappy for the person James cares the most about enough that it pushes James to give up the relationship he has been building with Mike Thankfully Mike is far tougher than either James or his father realizes and neither of them reckons with what love will make a man do even when there seems no hope for a renewal of the relationship both Mike and James want I love the age gap though it doesn t mean James is immature Some hot scenes sweetness and angst as well as hurt and comfort give the story some flavor though the level of melodrama too much telling instead of showing and the disturbing lack of filters in James s siblings are what stopped me from rounding this up 9781802506396 This book is about two brothers and a politically corrupt controlling father James and Billy are held under the thumb of their father If the do anything he doesn t like bad things happen Enter Mike a retired relief pitcher enad by James a Broadway actor Billy and his girlfriend Nadia along with Maria meet Mike at one of James shows At this point the storyline enthralls you full of drama danger love and steam It is both heart wrenching and heartwarming until the end 9781802506396 James and Mike were a great pair when James would allow them to be His father was a well connected but not nice at all man who made James life very difficult James was afraid to get involved with anyone because of the destruction his father brings Mike is a great guy who fights for James and it is lovely I enjoyed this overall even though I hated James dad I loved the other characters though 9781802506396 I really enjoyed book 1 of this series but I LOVED book 2 I literally couldn t put this down and if i didn t need to eat I d have read it in 1 sitting It s a real page turner and you can t stop once you get started It really is a just 1 chapter kind of book and the characters in it are phenomenal Only my second book by the author but I m 100% looking out for anything coming out in the future. 100% re reading this again and soon I received an ARC of this book from GRR and this is my honest review 9781802506396 I liked both main characters Mike and James are pretty lovely and very easy to root for The side characters Billy and Nadia were also a highlight plus it was refreshing that half brothers James and Billy are very close and supportive of each other I liked the political aspect of the plot and James s conservative politician father is a good villain for the story It s a little melodramatic at times and things work out in a bit of a convenient manner a bit too pat I did love how big Mike shows up for James that was my favorite James finally having someone looking out for him I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book 9781802506396 Mike JamesRating 3. 6 Actor Baseball Idol First Times Corrupt Politics Bi MC s both Double Love Story Coming Out Age GapThis is the second book in the All on the Line series and it hits the ground running fairly quickly and doesn t stop until the end The couple comes from very different backgrounds but they are smitten with each other after their first meeting Unfortunately they have obstacles to getting their HEA Mike is getting ready to come out at as bisexual now that his professional career in baseball has ended He s done hiding and wants to look for that perfect person whether they be female or male While attending a musical with his soon to be ex girlfriend he runs into James quirky family They invite him to come backstage and meet the headliner James since he was such a big fan of Mike The instant these two meet they are taken with each other but neither is sure if the other likes men for sure or not Mike waits to hear back from James to see if there is something there between them but months go by without a word or a copy of the pictures they took together James has spent his life shielding others sacrificing himself and taking on the brunt of his father s punishments for falling out of line The last time he tried to defy him and keep dating the man he was seeing his father made sure to destroy everything the other man worked so hard for James has never tried to date a man again since that fallout he just hooks up with women here and there with no commitments He never contacted Mike because for fear of his father s retaliation and he wasn t sure that Mike actually liked men Months after their first meeting Mike comes out publicly as bisexual James half brother Billy convinces him to finally contact the man You also get to follow along with Billy and Nadia s romance since they re always together with James The couple starts to see each other in secret so they think anyway and get to know each other better James is still scared of committing to anyone nonetheless a man being unsure of what his father might do His father doesn t even approve of Billy s relationship with Nadia because she is biracial and not from a prominent family I liked their cute dates together and how Mike never gave up on James even after they broke up James father sets up an appalling circumstance that sends Billy to the hospital and forces James to break it off with Mike Mike was heartbroken but still orchestrated a plan to set the boys free from their father and bring the snake to justice I do wish that there was groveling involved when they reunited but at least it didn t happen right away and there were months before they saw each other again to talk it all out together Content Warnings Graphic sexual content between consenting adults Death of a family members off page Mentions of fatal car accident past and enough people do the right thing 9781802506396 This second book in the series was even better than the first for me James and Mike were very different but they made a good couple and I enjoyed their story 9781802506396 This second installment is awesome An actor with a Senator as a father love that line and all the drama it stirs A secret affair between two celebrities They are such lovely MCs They deserve all the love and a beautiful life together I am having a book hangover 9781802506396
| Saved by the Pitcher: An Actor-Baseball Player LGBTQIA Romance (All on the Line) By Gareth Chris |
| 180250639X |
| 9781802506396 |
| English |
| 254 |
| Kindle Edition |