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Book Blurb

Former professional baseball player Justin Piersol needs a new life after a career-ending injury, and his job as a high school baseball coach isn't exactly fulfilling. Still, things are looking up: he finds the perfect room in an apartment in Brooklyn with Mark, who writes a popular column on sports statistics.

Mark is nerdy and socially awkward and intensely shy, and he immediately develops a terrible crush on Justin, who barely seems to notice him. As they get to know each other, Justin admits he misses playing baseball, that coaching doesn’t scratch the itch. Mark confesses he thought he’d be married by now, that he wants a serious relationship. So they make a pact: Justin will help Mark find a man, and Mark will help Justin find something he loves more than baseball.

They put their plan into action… and then life gets complicated. Mark meets a nice guy named Dave, and Justin is suddenly crazy with jealousy. Justin realizes he wants to let go of the past and focus on the present, but as Mark and Dave become an item, Justin fears he’s too late.

 

Book Review

I love a short, but very sweet, romance between what, at first, appears to be very dissimilar characters. I am also a baseball fan, although much like Justin the statistics make my brain hurt, but this story did hit me on a few levels. I enjoyed the fast paced writing and the characters were fun and realistic.

Mark is beyond sweet. He's that enchanting mix of awkward and nerd with bouts of horrible shyness that just made me want to snuggle him. He may be a genius at sports statistics and writes a fabulous weekly column but he's horrible at sports, too gangly and uncoordinated. I adored him.

Justin is every high school jock except he's lost the arrogance after not making it beyond the minors because of an injury. The changed attitude just made him more attractive in my eyes and he had a bit of vulnerability that came out at times which was terribly appealing.

This was a very fun, short story that entertained. I enjoyed it immensely with its sweetness and happy ever after ending.

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information

Format	ebook
Length	Novella, 67 pages/15318 words
Heat Level
Publication Date	31-July-2013
Price	$3.99 ebook
Buy Link	https://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/books/what-there-is-by-kate-mcmurray-1660-b