Triple Play

Hard Ball #3

by Abigail Barnette

It’s been an incredible year for the Grand Rapids Bengals, and for Eva Colchado, sports writer for the local paper, the season is about to get a lot more interesting. She’s about to break a major story exposing a gambling scandal that involves the team—while getting involved with two players, herself.

When Taylor Coburn made a silly bet with the cute reporter, he had no idea that she would follow through on it. Now, poised to win the league championship, he and fellow player Jeron Curtis have a lot more at a hot, no-strings-attached three way with Eva.

When Eva’s story breaks in the midst of the Bengals’ biggest triumph, all three of them have to choose between their loyalty and the feelings raging between them—all during the baseball season’s tumultuous final weeks.

Genres: Romance, Contemporary, Sports

86 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 10, 2012

About the author

Abigail Barnette is the pseudonym of Jenny Trout (alias Jennifer Armintrout, an author, blogger, and funny person. Jenny made the USA Today bestseller list with her debut novel, Blood Ties Book One: The Turning. Her American Vampire was named one of the top ten horror novels of 2011 by Booklist Magazine Online. As Abigail Barnette, Jenny writes award-winning erotic romance, including the internationally bestselling The Boss series.

As a blogger, Jenny’s work has appeared on The Huffington Post, and has been featured on television and radio, including HuffPost Live, Good Morning America, The Steve Harvey Show, and National Public Radio’s Here & Now. Her work has earned mentions in The New York Times and Entertainment Weekly.

She is a proud Michigander, mother of two, and wife to the only person alive capable of spending extended periods of time with her without wanting to kill her.

Reviews

[Kelly_Instalove · Rating 3 out of 5]

There were two naked ball players passed out in her living room.

WHY does that never happen to ME? *~*self-pity sigh*~*

The set-up:

Sports reporter Eva Colchado gets more than she bargained for when she loses a bet with two Bengals teammates — especially when the biggest story of her career comes at the worst possible time.

The hits:

Smart, funny heroine; two — count ‘em, TWO — beta heroes; a fully believable work-related conflict; and some incredibly hot menage scenes.

The misses:

I can never suspend my disbelief enough to fully buy into a polyamory HEA, especially when two of the participants are hands-off each other.

Final score: B-

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was fortunate to win the first three ebooks in the Hard Ball series in a giveaway the author had on her blog. They're the first contemporary baseball romances I've read (is that even a genre?). They are novellas, so the stories move right along. I like the variety of relationships that get focus: m/f (Long Relief), m/m (Double Header), m/f/m (this book). I got a bit confused in this book when a player I thought had been fired in the second one appeared to be still on the team, but could be I missed something since I was distracted by the other action. I'm glad I had all three, as I think reading just one wouldn't satisfy—I certainly wished they were longer, that we'd gotten to know more about the characters and see more of their amorous activities.

[Veronica · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book, until the ending where I was left screaming. I loved the characters and the storyline and I definitely want to see what happens to them after that ending.
But honestly it's a great book, I definitely recommend it!

[Jessica G · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just as hot as the others.