Out of Bounds: A Lakeview Basketball Original

by Jatia Eley, Aida Linnea (illustrator)

Honey G is well known for her outfits, quick wit and for walking in the shadow of her legendary father, the Coach of the Lakeview Gators. Lately, she’s known for her teams losing streak. Honey’s main goal is to drive her team to victory and please her boyfriend Terence, that’s until everything she loves is jeopardized. Honey has to change her entire game plan.

Chance Alston is a certified rookie who parties hard and loves harder. He had everything he needed-his career, his best-friend and girlfriend Zena until a tragic accident sends him to the small town of Lakeview. Chance is forced to he fight for his career and newfound love- but his problems don’t end there.

Honey and Chance realize along their journey that the game of love is the greatest game they will ever play.

Genres: Romance

224 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 24, 2024

Reviews

[Chloé · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was my first book by this author and definitely won't be the last!

I really enjoyed the storyline and honestly loved how much of basketball was included in the story. I definitely found myself swooning over Chance all the time when reading. I loved Honey's character and how much she stood up of herself and what she believed in.

If you are looking for a closed door, a very sweet romance with an interesting story line and swoon worthy MMC, check out this book!! As a usual dark romance, open door romance reader, I still really enjoyed this story and could not put it down!

5/5 stars
1/5 spice

['The Book Queen' · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[Deja Walker · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was a fun read! The dialogue got confusing at times and I had trouble figuring out who said what, but overall, I loved the dynamic and instant chemistry between Chance and Honey.

Honey may hate her name but I love it lol. I also loved how strong willed and empowerful she is. The author was sure to recognize the limitations and drawbacks that women coaches and WNBA teams face and I appreciated that so much.

i also liked that Chance wasn’t an asshole to Zena (can’t even remember if that was her name, so excuse me if that’s wrong). I loved that it was recognized that he loved her at one point and had a respect for her instead of him being nasty towards her (though i wouldn’t blame him). I recommend!

[Jackie Ranson · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars. Cute book, love the characters and their relationships. Pretty fast read! First time reading this author and probably would read more of her books!