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Pine Tar & Sweet Tea
by
Kerry Freeman (Goodreads Author)
After playing eleven years in the Minor Leagues, Coach Matt Hawley has returned to his tiny Alabama hometown to lead his old high school baseball team to their first state championship. At the other end of the state, René Días, who left the Major League after one season, is getting his team ready to defend their state title for the second straight year. One is in the close...more
ebook, 118 pages
Published
October 9th 2012
by Loose Id
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Grade: B
Interesting. Intriguing, even. I think I need to read more from Ms. Freeman.
Interesting. Intriguing, even. I think I need to read more from Ms. Freeman.
It was hard to tell who started the kiss, but Matt was the one who deepened it. He thrust his tongue inside René’s mouth and tasted the last bit of sweetness from the tea. René grabbed Matt’s ass and began encouraging a slow, steady grind. Soon, René shoved his hand down the back of Matt’s jeans, his calloused fingers digging into Matt’s flesh....more
René pulled Matt back by his hair. “And here I thought you were mad a
After playing in the Minor Leagues for eleven years, Matt Hawley returns to his small Alabama hometown to coach the local high school baseball team. Rene Dias left the Major Leagues after one season and moved back to his hometown of Mobile, Alabama to coach high school baseball at one of the local high schools. Matt is deeply in the closet. Rene is very open about his sexuality. Each team makes it to the state championship series and they meet as opposing coaches. There is instant and intense at...more
I love sports stories, this is a good one even though the sports aspect is more peripheral to the main storyline which is one of coming out.
I really enjoyed these characters. Matt and René are both high school baseball coaches and their teams meet for the state championship. Matt is recently home from years as a minor ball player. He came back to support his family after the death of his mother and while he was never out playing ball he was more free to be himself on the road. All this ends bei...more
I really enjoyed these characters. Matt and René are both high school baseball coaches and their teams meet for the state championship. Matt is recently home from years as a minor ball player. He came back to support his family after the death of his mother and while he was never out playing ball he was more free to be himself on the road. All this ends bei...more
I was lucky enough to read this story when it was in its infancy. Matt and René's story intrigued me from the beginning, and I sometimes forgot I was supposed to be reading for specifics.
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The supporting characters were some of my favorites. I loved Matt...more
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The supporting characters were some of my favorites. I loved Matt...more
This book was really good. Let me start off by saying that even though both Matt and René are baseball coaches, the book focuses more on their relationship than the sport, which is what I was hoping for.
Matt is 30 and very much in the closet. The only person that knows that he's gay is his best friend, Emily. His father is a reverend that believes being gay is a sin, so Matt has never told anyone. He isn't in denial though. He's accepted that he's gay, but he doesn't want it to cause any strife...more
Matt is 30 and very much in the closet. The only person that knows that he's gay is his best friend, Emily. His father is a reverend that believes being gay is a sin, so Matt has never told anyone. He isn't in denial though. He's accepted that he's gay, but he doesn't want it to cause any strife...more
I was one lucky beta for Pine Tar & Sweet Tea. Such a beautiful, poignant story wrapped in southern charm, sports and laughter. I was raised in a baseball loving family by a dad who was super religious so I felt very connected with Matt right away. His emotional turmoil and personal plight spoke to me and even though there were a few moments where I wanted to kick him in his tushie, I also really wanted to hug him. Rene, as well as his family were perfection. I could hear the din and crazy w...more
Another one for that shelf- what a pity. It started out pretty well, but around 35% I guess, when the MCs met for the second time, for me it got rather harebrained. On the one hand Matt was absolutely determined to hide everything gay from his father, on the other hand he followed René into the bathroom and then the whole scene suddenly ended? Without Minister father even appear? Or did I miss that? I read on til 40%, the next scene after the bathroom is at Matt's home - no father in sight. Well...more
Three quarters into this story I was ready to give it 4 STARS but the last quarter seemed like somebody else took over the writing.
Yes for those of us who read a MM romance at least once a day this is not a new story. One guy out and proud and one very deep in the closet with a preacher for a father. But the writing was great, the characters were interesting and entertaining.
Then just when things go to hell in a hand basket, and the closet case shouts out he's 'GAY', after the breakup everythin...more
Yes for those of us who read a MM romance at least once a day this is not a new story. One guy out and proud and one very deep in the closet with a preacher for a father. But the writing was great, the characters were interesting and entertaining.
Then just when things go to hell in a hand basket, and the closet case shouts out he's 'GAY', after the breakup everythin...more
I think it would have been helpful if there was some kind of transition in this story like separating by chapters for instance. One moment we're following a conversation where Matt is at his sister's house waiting for his dad to show up and in the next paragraph we're at Matt's house and it's switched to Rene's viewpoint. These abrupt shifts happen throughout the story and it was enough to really grate.
The story was fine but not terribly original and the main characters & their relationship...more
The story was fine but not terribly original and the main characters & their relationship...more
May 10, 2013
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An enjoyable read for me, well written generally and fast flowing - I devoured in pretty much one sitting.
The baseball element is not front centre, serving as a vehicle to get Matt and Rene together. Its actually Matts coming out story and mostly I really enjoyed it - the ending was a bit funny but not too much to spoil the story. A good solid 3.5 for me and a reread.
The baseball element is not front centre, serving as a vehicle to get Matt and Rene together. Its actually Matts coming out story and mostly I really enjoyed it - the ending was a bit funny but not too much to spoil the story. A good solid 3.5 for me and a reread.
This was a sweet read, liked the characters but the angst level and some of the events in the end of the story made it a little over the top for me. But, liked it. Definitely an author I'd pick up again. 3.5 stars.
Pretty hot, a wonderful read, lots of love and understanding. Men written like men, I think, which is always a good sign. Recommended.
I thought this was a sweet story with overall minimal angst. I really liked the characters.
Good book...great MC's. It was a fun, easy read.
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I am an author of gay romance. My first novel What We Deserve is now available from Loose Id.
I was born and raised in Alabama, and I grew up swearing I was going to get the hell out of Dodge the instant I could. Turns out Dodge ain’t so bad, and I never left. Alabama’s version of a city girl, I married a country boy, and we live in a small town with our two socially-awkward dogs.
I love to write a...more
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I was born and raised in Alabama, and I grew up swearing I was going to get the hell out of Dodge the instant I could. Turns out Dodge ain’t so bad, and I never left. Alabama’s version of a city girl, I married a country boy, and we live in a small town with our two socially-awkward dogs.
I love to write a...more
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