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The Richmond Rogues baseball team is getting ready for the season, but a brawl between teammates during the organization's Media Day event paints a very unpleasant picture of team chemistry and personnel issues. Instigated by Cody "Psycho" McMillan - though he blames pitcher Chris "Wimbledon" Collier - and backed up by his two musketeers, Chase "Chaser" Tallan and Jesse "Romeo" Bellisaro, the melee injures thirteen people and earns the three men an equally painful thirteen day suspension.

For the Bat Pack, the group nickname for Psycho, Romeo, and Chaser, best friends and the team's heavy hitters, thirteen games at the beginning of a potential World Series season is untenable, unthinkable, and unfortunately...unalterable. They'll be lucky if they don't go crazy before their suspension is up...though it's a pretty short trip for Psycho.

Their punishment - as hated as it is - at least forces them to fill their time in other ways. Psycho has been pushed to renovate his dilapidated colonial home by one skinny but wily, down on her luck and blatantly untruthful interior designer, Keely Douglas. Romeo, ordered to make restitution to female sports reporter Emerson Kent, practically trips over his tongue the first time the reporter smiles at him, but for the first time in his life a woman is not only not throwing herself at his feet and begging all manner of naughty delight, but is actually disdainful and completely disinterested in him. And wooing her to his fan base is going to take some time. Chaser spends some of his free time hanging out with his best friend and life-long next door neighbor, Jen Reid. She's been back in town after giving up a rising career in New York City as a ballerina when her father got sick. Now that he's gone, she owns and runs several concession stands in the Rogue's stadium. They've been buddies forever, but one turned head...one fateful lean in...and their lips accidentally brushed for the first time since they were teens. And suddenly friendship is a lot hotter than it used to be.

Angell's second in the Richmond Rogues series brings a delightful sports triple header romance with a team's worth of charming and endearing characters and a plethora of pleasure reading. We first met the Bat Pack in the first of the series, Squeeze Play (Richmond Rogues, Book 1), and their quirks and egos were nifty treats that aided that book. Now, about five years later, they're hungry for another World Series win and the suspension affects them all. Their playboy reputations are well earned, but it's three women who catch their attention and hold it as they struggle with warming the bench. Three unique women who draw the men like moths to their flame. Watching the Pack fall away from their womanizing ways was a lot of fun.

Definitely a light romance, there's little depth to this fun book, and none of the three relationship pairings get a lot of page time. I didn't count pages, but was left with the impression that Romeo and Emerson's relationship had the most room to develop, with Psycho and Keely a close second. Childhood chums Chaser and Jen were very perfunctorily developed, but their history allowed for that to be more of a feel good short short that still felt complete. I credit Angell for that.

As I said after Squeeze Play, I'm not at all a fan of baseball. While there is more baseball in Curveball than in that first book, it didn't detract from the fun of the romances for me. There's little to complain about, but there's also little to discuss. The strength of the book is the appeal of the characters, and these guys have a lot of appeal. So do their women. I was charmed by feisty Keely and composed Emerson, and Jen seemed perfect for Chaser.

If you don't fret the details and enjoy light sports romances with some comedy, some sexy heat, some sweet poignancy, and even some tender moments, then I can't recommend any better than the Richmond Rogues. Points for seeing Risk and Jacy from Squeeze Play. I love catching up with characters from previous books in the series to see how their HEA is working out for them and I wasn't disappointed here.

I'll be continuing the series with Strike Zone (Richmond Rogues, Book 3) - and have to admit, I'm surprised at how much I enjoyed this book. It's flat out light fun. Not, of course, that I wouldn't be even happier if we were talking about a football team and its players. A girl's gotta be true to her sports.

Reviewed for One Good Book Deserves Another.


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Curveball Richmond Rogues Book 2 Kate Angell 9780505527073 Books Reviews

I loved the first book in this series! Great character development and a decent story which is more than one expects for a romance novel. By about a chapter in I didn't even really notice the completely fictitious baseball team anymore. The first book starts with the World Series and takes place in the off-season. That's something that could have really helped the second book.

Curveball spans the regular season and playoffs. While the character development is still well done and the stories within the book are decent, there are major holes in the baseball knowledge that detracted from the book. The Richmond Rouges are a National League team that played the Red Sox and Yankees early on in the season, before there would have been Interleague Play and a baseball player sitting in the dugout in the 9th inning of a tied game, hoping the game didn't go into "overtime?" If my catcher is worrying about overtime, I'm worrying that he's betting on basketball games and there is a gambling issue I need to be concerned with. Extra Innings are only "overtime" if you are a baseball groupie pretending to follow the game enough to bed a wealthy athlete. I would expect that a Major League player knows the difference.

As a baseball fan, I enjoyed the idea of romance and baseball. But when the baseball part has fundamental holes, the romance part loses some of its blush too. If you just want a fix of the idea of romance and simple sex with guys that make lots of money, they are still decent stories with good characters. But if you are looking for interesting sex scenes or if you are a baseball fan, quit after book 1.
STORY BRIEF
This is the second of several books about the Richmond Rogues baseball team. This book includes three interspersed short stories about three baseball players and the women they end up with. The Bat Pack is the nickname given to three top power hitters for the Rogues, described below.

Psycho is a nudist and into extreme risk taking. He bought a run down Colonial home that reminded him of the run down neighborhood he grew up in. It had been partly demolished by a previous owner who didn't finish the remodeling job. Psycho is being badgered by the Daughters of Virginia who want him to restore Colonel William Lowell's childhood home. Keely wants Psycho to hire her to oversee the remodeling job even though she has no training or experience in decorating. However she is a history buff. Psycho watches her make up lies on the spot to impress the Daughters of Virginia. He's intrigued with her lies and hires her. She lost her parents at an early age and was passed around among uncaring relatives and foster care. She's tried a variety of minimum wage jobs, but never lasted more than six months.

Romeo is like cat nip to women. He is never turned down until he meets sports reporter Emerson. Emerson knows he will break her heart if she lets him, so she fights her own desires and refuses to date or have a relationship with him. He offers to take her to charitable events that he and other baseball players attend. She agrees but only because it provides material for her sports writing. He makes bets with her about which teams will win. The stakes include getting a kiss.

Chaser is the team's catcher. He grew up living next door to Jen. Jen moved to New York to dance as a ballerina. After her father died, she gave up dance and returned to Richmond to take over the family business of running concession stands at the Rogues' stadium. Chaser chose to continue living in his parents' home next door to Jen. He and Jen have always been best friends. Chaser arranges a couple of double dates for Jen to find a guy. Soon they both realize they are attracted to each other for more than friendship. But for most of the story they deny their feelings for each other.

REVIEWER'S OPINION (WITH MILD SPOILERS)
This is fun, light reading, similar to the first book. If you're looking for a light sports romance, this should do. My favorite story was Psycho's - he's such an interesting character and fun to read about. He's the reason to read this book. I had some chuckles with his story.

The other two stories about Chaser and Romeo were weak. There was almost no plot and no relationship development. The least interesting was the Chaser story. They were life long friends, and then all of a sudden moved it to the next level. I would have liked knowing more about why Romeo liked Emerson. It seemed the only reason was because she didn't want him. Even though these two stories were lacking technically, I enjoyed a lot of the book. I liked all the characters, and I liked being in this baseball world for awhile.

DATA
Story length 292 pages. Swearing language moderate. Sexual language moderate. Number of sex scenes 6. Total number of sex scene pages 15. Setting current day Virginia. Copyright 2007. Genre contemporary sports romance.

OTHER BOOKS
Although not required, I recommend reading them in order if you're interested in the entire series. It's a fun light-hearted-sports-romance series. For a list of my reviews of other Kate Angell books, see my 5 star review of "Sliding Home" posted 9-18-09.
The Richmond Rogues baseball team is getting ready for the season, but a brawl between teammates during the organization's Media Day event paints a very unpleasant picture of team chemistry and personnel issues. Instigated by Cody "Psycho" McMillan - though he blames pitcher Chris "Wimbledon" Collier - and backed up by his two musketeers, Chase "Chaser" Tallan and Jesse "Romeo" Bellisaro, the melee injures thirteen people and earns the three men an equally painful thirteen day suspension.

For the Bat Pack, the group nickname for Psycho, Romeo, and Chaser, best friends and the team's heavy hitters, thirteen games at the beginning of a potential World Series season is untenable, unthinkable, and unfortunately...unalterable. They'll be lucky if they don't go crazy before their suspension is up...though it's a pretty short trip for Psycho.

Their punishment - as hated as it is - at least forces them to fill their time in other ways. Psycho has been pushed to renovate his dilapidated colonial home by one skinny but wily, down on her luck and blatantly untruthful interior designer, Keely Douglas. Romeo, ordered to make restitution to female sports reporter Emerson Kent, practically trips over his tongue the first time the reporter smiles at him, but for the first time in his life a woman is not only not throwing herself at his feet and begging all manner of naughty delight, but is actually disdainful and completely disinterested in him. And wooing her to his fan base is going to take some time. Chaser spends some of his free time hanging out with his best friend and life-long next door neighbor, Jen Reid. She's been back in town after giving up a rising career in New York City as a ballerina when her father got sick. Now that he's gone, she owns and runs several concession stands in the Rogue's stadium. They've been buddies forever, but one turned head...one fateful lean in...and their lips accidentally brushed for the first time since they were teens. And suddenly friendship is a lot hotter than it used to be.

Angell's second in the Richmond Rogues series brings a delightful sports triple header romance with a team's worth of charming and endearing characters and a plethora of pleasure reading. We first met the Bat Pack in the first of the series, Squeeze Play (Richmond Rogues, Book 1), and their quirks and egos were nifty treats that aided that book. Now, about five years later, they're hungry for another World Series win and the suspension affects them all. Their playboy reputations are well earned, but it's three women who catch their attention and hold it as they struggle with warming the bench. Three unique women who draw the men like moths to their flame. Watching the Pack fall away from their womanizing ways was a lot of fun.

Definitely a light romance, there's little depth to this fun book, and none of the three relationship pairings get a lot of page time. I didn't count pages, but was left with the impression that Romeo and Emerson's relationship had the most room to develop, with Psycho and Keely a close second. Childhood chums Chaser and Jen were very perfunctorily developed, but their history allowed for that to be more of a feel good short short that still felt complete. I credit Angell for that.

As I said after Squeeze Play, I'm not at all a fan of baseball. While there is more baseball in Curveball than in that first book, it didn't detract from the fun of the romances for me. There's little to complain about, but there's also little to discuss. The strength of the book is the appeal of the characters, and these guys have a lot of appeal. So do their women. I was charmed by feisty Keely and composed Emerson, and Jen seemed perfect for Chaser.

If you don't fret the details and enjoy light sports romances with some comedy, some sexy heat, some sweet poignancy, and even some tender moments, then I can't recommend any better than the Richmond Rogues. Points for seeing Risk and Jacy from Squeeze Play. I love catching up with characters from previous books in the series to see how their HEA is working out for them and I wasn't disappointed here.

I'll be continuing the series with Strike Zone (Richmond Rogues, Book 3) - and have to admit, I'm surprised at how much I enjoyed this book. It's flat out light fun. Not, of course, that I wouldn't be even happier if we were talking about a football team and its players. A girl's gotta be true to her sports.

Reviewed for One Good Book Deserves Another.