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James "Law" Lawless is the star second baseman for the Richmond Rogues, the wildest group of free swingers ever to barnstorm their way through the big leagues. So when he hooks up with a seductive stranger at a costume party, it feels like he just hit the winning run of the World Series.
Extra Innings
Catherine "Cat" May was the hot number in that skimpy Wonder Woman costume. But she's not about to let Law know it--especially after he hires her to help him expand his off-the-field business empire. But how's she going to keep her identity secret when his every touch urges her to make him her very own. . .(less)
James "Law" Lawless is the star second baseman for the Richmond Rogues, the wildest group of free swingers ever to barnstorm their way through the big leagues. So when he hooks up with a seductive stranger at a costume party, it feels like he just hit the winning run of the World Series.
Extra Innings
Catherine "Cat" May was the hot number in that skimpy Wonder Woman costume. But she's not about to let Law know it--especially after he hires her to help him expand his off-the-field business empire. But how's she going to keep her identity secret when his every touch urges her to make him her very own. . .(less)
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First published January 1, 2012
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September 6, 2013
Eh. A bit of a disappointment. This is one of my favorite sports romance series and I was hoping for a bit more than just an okay read. For some reason, this book was incredibly over-descriptive--which tended to bog the book down. The hero wasn't all that interesting to me--he was already uber-rich before he even became a baseball player, and didn't seem to have any real romantic problems except for no desire to commit. The heroine was a bit more interesting; she was an ambitious career gal with a large, boisterous family and a crazy dog--in fact, the dogs in this book got some of the best story lines. The romance between the H/h was okay, but there's was a shortage of love scenes--only one big scene and that was it. There was a secondary romance that showed some promise and I thought it could be expanded into its own book but that was not to be. Therefore, it suffered and became a bit unbelievable because it was inserted late in the book and was resolved far too quickly. Also, the ending of the book (as to what happened to the Richmond Rogues baseball club and the players from the other books) was a bit far-fetched. Highly recommend the rest of the series but this one was just okay. 3 1/2 stars
May 1, 2021
Wonderful ending to the fantastic romance series about major league baseball players and the women who love them. I loved this series and am sad to see it end. Each player had a venerable spot and each woman was able to overcome the ego that goes with a major league baseball player. I highly recommend this series.
James "Law" Lawless has chosen life as a major league baseball player with the Richmond Rogues over the silver spoon existence he was born to. He knows his baseball career has an expiration date and he'll take up his role as hotel magnet someday. But, in the meantime, he plans to make the most of his life as a freewheeling, single, handsome billionaire. He has several investments on the line including a club that specializes in anonymity where as Captain America he hooks up with a very sexy, secretive Wonder Woman.
Catherine "Cat" May is a very successful financial investments broker. She is checking out a club for a client and is carried away by a very hot Captain America. Well, that incident was so out of character for her, she is just glad she will never see the Captain again. Except when she comes face to face with the Real Captain America and the attraction is just as hot and potent as their night at the club.
The secondary romance is about short-stop rookie Brody and the small town girl her left behind, Mary. These two got engaged right after high school. Brody left for college and never looked, or came, back. Now, he has made it to the big leagues and into the bed of any willing woman.
Mary is tired of waiting and heads to Richmond to claim her man. Brody is not at all happy to see her and wants to send her packing ASAP. Mary is not about to give up now and makes to best of her time in the big city, discovering she is more that she though she could be. When Brody can't send her packing, she gets into his head and he has some real issues to come to terms with and only one of them is that he still loves Mary.
James "Law" Lawless has chosen life as a major league baseball player with the Richmond Rogues over the silver spoon existence he was born to. He knows his baseball career has an expiration date and he'll take up his role as hotel magnet someday. But, in the meantime, he plans to make the most of his life as a freewheeling, single, handsome billionaire. He has several investments on the line including a club that specializes in anonymity where as Captain America he hooks up with a very sexy, secretive Wonder Woman.
Catherine "Cat" May is a very successful financial investments broker. She is checking out a club for a client and is carried away by a very hot Captain America. Well, that incident was so out of character for her, she is just glad she will never see the Captain again. Except when she comes face to face with the Real Captain America and the attraction is just as hot and potent as their night at the club.
The secondary romance is about short-stop rookie Brody and the small town girl her left behind, Mary. These two got engaged right after high school. Brody left for college and never looked, or came, back. Now, he has made it to the big leagues and into the bed of any willing woman.
Mary is tired of waiting and heads to Richmond to claim her man. Brody is not at all happy to see her and wants to send her packing ASAP. Mary is not about to give up now and makes to best of her time in the big city, discovering she is more that she though she could be. When Brody can't send her packing, she gets into his head and he has some real issues to come to terms with and only one of them is that he still loves Mary.
June 16, 2012
I had several problems with this book, first the way it started, the heroine is dressed as Wonder Woman, scouting a club for her employer and the hero is dressed as Captain America, in tights, ughh. Then, suddenly in the club which is sexually charged these two dry hump each other in public, another negative point, the heroine runs away then leaving her lasso behind and the hero is determined to find her.
The hero is James "Law" Lawless, second baseman for the Richmond Rogues and the only heir to a huge hotel empire. He is well known for his charities and is a typical jock, loves women and doesn't want to commit. He meets the heroine Catherine again at the investment firm run by his friend Zen, where Catherine is a rising star. He doesn't know that they have met, though he is attracted to her and his rising tent pays homage to that. Again ughh, he is a grown man who can't control himself in public.
The heroine recognizes who he is and determined that he doesn't find out that she was Wonder Woman, they are poles apart, she is all about family while he is filthy rich and has lived his life in hotels with his grandfather. They spend time together for business when she learns about his rescue dog, love for comics and how the fact that he lost his parents on his eight birthday still hurts him. I found many things superfluous in the book, like there way too much description when James took Catherine to his place for business, he kept on describing each and every thing he did for charity and it didn't come across that well.
Then there is another story about the man-whore Brody, who left his small home-town behind seven years ago, doing his best to forget that place and his drunk father who blamed him for never making it to majors and Mary, the woman whose virginity he took and gave a ring to(in pity of some kind). When he sees Mary is in Richmond, he is angry and is quite hurtful with comments about how she should be back home and isn't fit for city life. Mary was kind of a ninny, she is shocked to hear that Brody has not been waiting for her and instead has quite the reputation with the ladies, she still loves him and wants to marry him, though she tries to take the offensive. Brody can't play well in his games which makes him angry and when Mary comes to the club he goes to play, he doesn't like it when someone else hits on her. Mary then just ups and leaves, reconciled to the fact that Brody won't marry her but he follows her and proclaims his love. I liked this story when I didn't want to, but I never felt Brody ever apologized to Mary for deceiving her, hell the woman waited for him for seven years and he came across as typical over-sexed athlete. Mary just fell into his arms.
I didn't like Catherine and James romance so much, they have sex one time, suddenly James wants to marry her and they are in love. Plus, their team is acquired by his grandfather and in the end we are given updates on all the previous couples, how now all of them want to knock up their wives.
I really liked the other books in the series, the writing felt really off in this one, plus there was a huge gap in the books because of publisher problems and my memory was fuzzy, I felt there was an attempt to over-sex the book.
The hero is James "Law" Lawless, second baseman for the Richmond Rogues and the only heir to a huge hotel empire. He is well known for his charities and is a typical jock, loves women and doesn't want to commit. He meets the heroine Catherine again at the investment firm run by his friend Zen, where Catherine is a rising star. He doesn't know that they have met, though he is attracted to her and his rising tent pays homage to that. Again ughh, he is a grown man who can't control himself in public.
The heroine recognizes who he is and determined that he doesn't find out that she was Wonder Woman, they are poles apart, she is all about family while he is filthy rich and has lived his life in hotels with his grandfather. They spend time together for business when she learns about his rescue dog, love for comics and how the fact that he lost his parents on his eight birthday still hurts him. I found many things superfluous in the book, like there way too much description when James took Catherine to his place for business, he kept on describing each and every thing he did for charity and it didn't come across that well.
Then there is another story about the man-whore Brody, who left his small home-town behind seven years ago, doing his best to forget that place and his drunk father who blamed him for never making it to majors and Mary, the woman whose virginity he took and gave a ring to(in pity of some kind). When he sees Mary is in Richmond, he is angry and is quite hurtful with comments about how she should be back home and isn't fit for city life. Mary was kind of a ninny, she is shocked to hear that Brody has not been waiting for her and instead has quite the reputation with the ladies, she still loves him and wants to marry him, though she tries to take the offensive. Brody can't play well in his games which makes him angry and when Mary comes to the club he goes to play, he doesn't like it when someone else hits on her. Mary then just ups and leaves, reconciled to the fact that Brody won't marry her but he follows her and proclaims his love. I liked this story when I didn't want to, but I never felt Brody ever apologized to Mary for deceiving her, hell the woman waited for him for seven years and he came across as typical over-sexed athlete. Mary just fell into his arms.
I didn't like Catherine and James romance so much, they have sex one time, suddenly James wants to marry her and they are in love. Plus, their team is acquired by his grandfather and in the end we are given updates on all the previous couples, how now all of them want to knock up their wives.
I really liked the other books in the series, the writing felt really off in this one, plus there was a huge gap in the books because of publisher problems and my memory was fuzzy, I felt there was an attempt to over-sex the book.
May 7, 2012
2 ½ stars. Nothing special or different. I didn’t smile. But I was interested enough to keep reading.
STORY BRIEF:
Law plays second base for the Richmond Rogues pro baseball team. He has plenty of money from a trust fund plus his ball playing. He likes collecting original issue comic books. He doesn’t want intimacy from women, just sex. He’s thinking about buying a night club where customers dress in costumes. He goes there dressed as Captain America and has some passionate kissing and touching with Wonder Woman. She runs off without giving her real name. He can’t get her out of his mind.
Cat researches investment opportunities for wealthy clients. She was recently hired by Zen who handles investments for Law. She is assigned to work with Law. She recognizes him as Captain America from the night before. She does not tell him that she was Wonder Woman. She’s embarrassed and wants to keep their interaction strictly business.
Several years ago Brody gave an engagement ring to Mary. She stayed in her small town working in a bowling alley. He left and forgot about her. He’s on the Rogues team and enjoys lots of women. Mary is tired of waiting and travels to Richmond to be with Brody. He tells her they are no longer engaged. He wants her to return home. She won’t go. She gets a job as a waitress to stay nearby.
REVIEWER’S OPINION:
There is nothing different or special about the Law-Cat relationship. They meet. They do some things together. They have sex. There is only one conflict and it was one of my pet peeves. She overhears a partial conversation. She jumps to the wrong conclusion and takes action that was stupid. She is very intelligent and competent. This action did not fit her character. Later when he discovered she was Wonder Woman, I felt let down. I was hoping for something more entertaining. Each character has a dog which provides something else to write about.
The book has a second romance story - Brody and Mary. Again nothing special. It didn’t do anything for me. There was no relationship development. I didn’t see a reason for him changing his mind and wanting to marry her.
On balance this book kept my interest, but I was let down. I was hoping for more. This is probably the final book in the Richmond Rogue series. There is an epilogue giving lots of information about all the players from the previous books and their current babies.
DATA:
Story length: 289 pages. Swearing language: strong. Sexual language: mild. Number of sex scenes: 4. Total number of sex scene pages: 11. Setting: current day Richmond (Virginia), Plain (West Virginia), Atlanta, and Miami. Copyright: 2012. Genre: contemporary sports romance, baseball.
OTHER BOOKS:
I’ve reviewed the following Kate Angell books. Dates are copyright dates.
Boys of Summer (Richmond Rogues baseball team):
4 stars. Squeeze Play (Book 1) 2006
4 stars. Curveball (Book 2) 2007
3 stars. Strike Zone (Book 3) 2008
5 stars. Sliding Home (Book 4) 2009
3 stars. Ho, Humbug, Ho (in anthology Santa, Honey) 2009
2 ½ stars. Sweet Spot (Book 5) 2012
Other:
1 star. Calder’s Rose 2003
2 stars. Crazy For You 2005
STORY BRIEF:
Law plays second base for the Richmond Rogues pro baseball team. He has plenty of money from a trust fund plus his ball playing. He likes collecting original issue comic books. He doesn’t want intimacy from women, just sex. He’s thinking about buying a night club where customers dress in costumes. He goes there dressed as Captain America and has some passionate kissing and touching with Wonder Woman. She runs off without giving her real name. He can’t get her out of his mind.
Cat researches investment opportunities for wealthy clients. She was recently hired by Zen who handles investments for Law. She is assigned to work with Law. She recognizes him as Captain America from the night before. She does not tell him that she was Wonder Woman. She’s embarrassed and wants to keep their interaction strictly business.
Several years ago Brody gave an engagement ring to Mary. She stayed in her small town working in a bowling alley. He left and forgot about her. He’s on the Rogues team and enjoys lots of women. Mary is tired of waiting and travels to Richmond to be with Brody. He tells her they are no longer engaged. He wants her to return home. She won’t go. She gets a job as a waitress to stay nearby.
REVIEWER’S OPINION:
There is nothing different or special about the Law-Cat relationship. They meet. They do some things together. They have sex. There is only one conflict and it was one of my pet peeves. She overhears a partial conversation. She jumps to the wrong conclusion and takes action that was stupid. She is very intelligent and competent. This action did not fit her character. Later when he discovered she was Wonder Woman, I felt let down. I was hoping for something more entertaining. Each character has a dog which provides something else to write about.
The book has a second romance story - Brody and Mary. Again nothing special. It didn’t do anything for me. There was no relationship development. I didn’t see a reason for him changing his mind and wanting to marry her.
On balance this book kept my interest, but I was let down. I was hoping for more. This is probably the final book in the Richmond Rogue series. There is an epilogue giving lots of information about all the players from the previous books and their current babies.
DATA:
Story length: 289 pages. Swearing language: strong. Sexual language: mild. Number of sex scenes: 4. Total number of sex scene pages: 11. Setting: current day Richmond (Virginia), Plain (West Virginia), Atlanta, and Miami. Copyright: 2012. Genre: contemporary sports romance, baseball.
OTHER BOOKS:
I’ve reviewed the following Kate Angell books. Dates are copyright dates.
Boys of Summer (Richmond Rogues baseball team):
4 stars. Squeeze Play (Book 1) 2006
4 stars. Curveball (Book 2) 2007
3 stars. Strike Zone (Book 3) 2008
5 stars. Sliding Home (Book 4) 2009
3 stars. Ho, Humbug, Ho (in anthology Santa, Honey) 2009
2 ½ stars. Sweet Spot (Book 5) 2012
Other:
1 star. Calder’s Rose 2003
2 stars. Crazy For You 2005
August 30, 2012
Cover & Title - 3.5/5, the cover doesn't link in for the book to me at all.
Favorite Character - Cat
I haven't read any other book in this series but i still managed to get into this book. I think if i had read the others then i might of liked it more but it was fine as a standalone book. It seemed more like two short stories in one book than one entire book, it covered both Law & Brody in it. The story was interesting & the sexual tension between Law & Cat was hot. I wanted to slap Brody more than anything, he was a total douche-bag - i would of killed him if he was my fiancee. I was glad how the ending worked out for both couples. The epilogue was nice as it covered the entire series, i think if i had read the rest i would of been super pleased how everyone's life worked out.
I would recommend this book (especially if you have read the rest!) & i plan on reading more by this author :)
To read more reviews by me check out my blog - http://bookprotagonist.blogspot.co.uk/
Favorite Character - Cat
I haven't read any other book in this series but i still managed to get into this book. I think if i had read the others then i might of liked it more but it was fine as a standalone book. It seemed more like two short stories in one book than one entire book, it covered both Law & Brody in it. The story was interesting & the sexual tension between Law & Cat was hot. I wanted to slap Brody more than anything, he was a total douche-bag - i would of killed him if he was my fiancee. I was glad how the ending worked out for both couples. The epilogue was nice as it covered the entire series, i think if i had read the rest i would of been super pleased how everyone's life worked out.
I would recommend this book (especially if you have read the rest!) & i plan on reading more by this author :)
To read more reviews by me check out my blog - http://bookprotagonist.blogspot.co.uk/
June 17, 2013
A good end to the series. Nice to see and catch up with the Rogues again. I felt there was a ton of great lead up between Cat and Law, but then it was like, WHAM, marriage. A bit fast and quick at the end.
And I was shocked at how Brody and Mary's story happend so quickly also.
I like the epilogue and overall really enjoyed the series.
Just felt this one was a bit rushed at the end.
And I was shocked at how Brody and Mary's story happend so quickly also.
I like the epilogue and overall really enjoyed the series.
Just felt this one was a bit rushed at the end.
March 18, 2012
Cute and fun read. A must for fans of baseball.
Reviewed for Affaire de Coeur in the May issue. http://affairedecoeur.com.
Reviewed for Affaire de Coeur in the May issue. http://affairedecoeur.com.
May 14, 2012
Review posted: Happily Ever After - Reads
Blog rating: 3.5/5
The very first chapter brings a cute meeting for the hero and heroine, Law and Catherine. They’re both dressed up in costumes at a hot night club, Haunt, where every night is like Halloween. Club goers dress up in their best costume and leave their inhibitions at the door. Catherine is there to see firsthand how the club is doing, as a financial advisor, she’s checking the club out for a client as a possible investment opportunity. She goes as Wonder Woman and meets her match in Captain America. They share a steamy dance that has Catherine acting very unlike her usual polished, professional self. After a close encounter that leaves her literally breathless with Captain America, she runs out, leaving her version of Cinderella’s slipper behind: Wonder Woman’s Lasso of Truth. Captain America, aka Law, finds it and vows to find his woman.
It really was a fun meeting for these two characters, as their next meet up happens in the professional world, Catherine ends up working for Law as Haunt and a few other potential business opportunities are on his plate and now Catherine’s as she advises him. Catherine realizes first that he was her Captain America, but Law is clueless that he’s spending time with Wonder Woman, a woman that he can’t get out of his head.
Their story goes back and forth between them meeting on a professional level and getting closer personally, to the detailed baseball scenes involving Law and his Richmond Rogues that Kate Angell always does so well. I appreciate the detail she puts into her stories with regards to the baseball team. The books in this series were never just about baseball players, we get details about how their season’s going and actual game details. As a baseball fan, I enjoy reading about the men out on the field and hearing if they won or lost and how they're doing in the standings.
I thought Law and Catherine’s romance was very sweet, even if it did lack some detail, or just more page time. The supporting romance storyline with Brody and Mary (more on that later) took up too much time and took away from Law and Catherine’s story. I wanted to see more of them together on page, but what we do get is a nice, very angst free romance. I also enjoyed the small addition of both their dogs. Law has a boxer who’s described as being so excited he bounces. It just struck me funny every time he came on page bouncing, picturing what that must look like. It’s a small detail, but one that I found fun and charming.
Mary and Brody have the secondary romance in the book, and it did absolutely nothing for me. Brody comes off as an immature guy, a player (both on and off the field) who’s all about the hype and wanting nothing to do with his small town background. Whereas Mary is the ultimate small town girl. She comes off as naïve and she waited for Brody for 7 years to come back and marry her. Seven. Years. Their story and romance held zero of my attention, and I would have rather had their page time given to Cat and Law’s story.
While the story didn’t blow me away, it is still a fun read and nice ending to the Richmond Rogues series, which I am sad to see conclude. There’s a series epilogue at the very end that gives us a peek at where each Richmond Rogue is at in their life both professionally and personally. All the stories for all the Richmond Rogues are wrapped up in perfect happily ever after bows and even though it does come off as way too perfect, I still smiled as I was reading what each guy ended up doing, how many kids each couple had, and who ended up having the only girl of the bunch. This reads well as a stand alone, and fans of the Richmond Rogue’s will enjoy this final book in the series.
Blog rating: 3.5/5
The very first chapter brings a cute meeting for the hero and heroine, Law and Catherine. They’re both dressed up in costumes at a hot night club, Haunt, where every night is like Halloween. Club goers dress up in their best costume and leave their inhibitions at the door. Catherine is there to see firsthand how the club is doing, as a financial advisor, she’s checking the club out for a client as a possible investment opportunity. She goes as Wonder Woman and meets her match in Captain America. They share a steamy dance that has Catherine acting very unlike her usual polished, professional self. After a close encounter that leaves her literally breathless with Captain America, she runs out, leaving her version of Cinderella’s slipper behind: Wonder Woman’s Lasso of Truth. Captain America, aka Law, finds it and vows to find his woman.
It really was a fun meeting for these two characters, as their next meet up happens in the professional world, Catherine ends up working for Law as Haunt and a few other potential business opportunities are on his plate and now Catherine’s as she advises him. Catherine realizes first that he was her Captain America, but Law is clueless that he’s spending time with Wonder Woman, a woman that he can’t get out of his head.
Their story goes back and forth between them meeting on a professional level and getting closer personally, to the detailed baseball scenes involving Law and his Richmond Rogues that Kate Angell always does so well. I appreciate the detail she puts into her stories with regards to the baseball team. The books in this series were never just about baseball players, we get details about how their season’s going and actual game details. As a baseball fan, I enjoy reading about the men out on the field and hearing if they won or lost and how they're doing in the standings.
I thought Law and Catherine’s romance was very sweet, even if it did lack some detail, or just more page time. The supporting romance storyline with Brody and Mary (more on that later) took up too much time and took away from Law and Catherine’s story. I wanted to see more of them together on page, but what we do get is a nice, very angst free romance. I also enjoyed the small addition of both their dogs. Law has a boxer who’s described as being so excited he bounces. It just struck me funny every time he came on page bouncing, picturing what that must look like. It’s a small detail, but one that I found fun and charming.
Mary and Brody have the secondary romance in the book, and it did absolutely nothing for me. Brody comes off as an immature guy, a player (both on and off the field) who’s all about the hype and wanting nothing to do with his small town background. Whereas Mary is the ultimate small town girl. She comes off as naïve and she waited for Brody for 7 years to come back and marry her. Seven. Years. Their story and romance held zero of my attention, and I would have rather had their page time given to Cat and Law’s story.
While the story didn’t blow me away, it is still a fun read and nice ending to the Richmond Rogues series, which I am sad to see conclude. There’s a series epilogue at the very end that gives us a peek at where each Richmond Rogue is at in their life both professionally and personally. All the stories for all the Richmond Rogues are wrapped up in perfect happily ever after bows and even though it does come off as way too perfect, I still smiled as I was reading what each guy ended up doing, how many kids each couple had, and who ended up having the only girl of the bunch. This reads well as a stand alone, and fans of the Richmond Rogue’s will enjoy this final book in the series.
May 6, 2012
Loved this book. Cat and Law have met before at a costume party - she as Wonder Women and he was Captain America. A moment of passion lead's Law to search for his Wonder Women. Cat would rather forget the moment as she was embarrassed by her behavior that night. The next day they officially met at her work - she is going to help him with this investments. She realizes that it was Law who she shared her moment of passion with but she keeps it a secret - even after Law mentions that he's trying to find Wonder Women. As they go along - he opens up to her more than he has to any other person besides his grandfather who raised him. He finds himself drawn to Cat but also wants to find Wonder Women still. Cat is big on family - as she has a lot of them and they get together for anything to celebrate. Law isn't used to that as it was just him and his grandfather after his parents died. Loved how their dogs got along. I can just picture it - a big boxer and a little dog hanging out. Sad to see the series end though. I liked how the author closed out the series with whats going on with the other characters from previous books in the epilogue.
May 2, 2012
This was a great end to the series. The book stayed with the formula of the previous books with a starring romance and a secondary one. I really liked both our hero (Law) and heroine (Cat). I liked the progression of the Rogues from "players, to married to wanting to be family men. I thought this was handled with great humour and fun.
I have to admit I wasn't wild about the secondary romance, more because I thought Brody was a bit of a jerk and I'm not really sure what I thought of Mary - more passive aggressive than I like.
I LOVED how KA didn't just give you a happy ending with a direction of how you thought the future would be for all the Rogues, instead she actually gave you info' on what happened going forward. I thought this was a great touch and I appreciated it.
Overall, if you like the previous books in the series, this one won't disappoint. If this is your first foray, then start at the beginning - the secondary characters will be richer for you.
An enjoyable read.
I have to admit I wasn't wild about the secondary romance, more because I thought Brody was a bit of a jerk and I'm not really sure what I thought of Mary - more passive aggressive than I like.
I LOVED how KA didn't just give you a happy ending with a direction of how you thought the future would be for all the Rogues, instead she actually gave you info' on what happened going forward. I thought this was a great touch and I appreciated it.
Overall, if you like the previous books in the series, this one won't disappoint. If this is your first foray, then start at the beginning - the secondary characters will be richer for you.
An enjoyable read.
May 7, 2012
Not sure I should be interested in a romance novel that the author isn't interested in. There was tons of description, none of it about people though. The oversharing reminded me of Nora Roberts too- all those things that Nora thinks are so cool, that just make her seem like an old fuddy duddy. And Angell is not Roberts.
I've loved many of the books in this series, but this one was just kind of boring and trite. Just not a well written book and no compelling characters.
I've loved many of the books in this series, but this one was just kind of boring and trite. Just not a well written book and no compelling characters.
May 18, 2012
I really enjoyed this series, and the humor of the boys tats. But this one fell really short for me. Toooo long winded about things that didn't seem to matter to me anyway...I had a real tough time finishing it.
June 3, 2012
more 3.5 than 4, but the half point is because she's Kate Angell!
Let me say that KA wrote better than this. But the story is cute and fun. They were nice and no heart-shattering troubles between them.
Let me say that KA wrote better than this. But the story is cute and fun. They were nice and no heart-shattering troubles between them.
to-read-don-t-own-yet
September 13, 2010According to authors web-site this book will not be released in Nov 10????
May 12, 2012
I loved it Kate! I liked the way you ended this series with a word about everyone. The Comic Book characters were Awesome and I loved the dogs! Good romance and good baseball. Loved it all around!
September 8, 2018
James "Law" Lawless is the star second baseman for the Richmond Rogues, the wildest group of free swingers ever to barnstorm their way through the big leagues. So when he hooks up with a seductive stranger at a costume party, it feels like he just hit the winning run of the World Series.
Extra Innings
Catherine "Cat" May was the hot number in that skimpy Wonder Woman costume. But she's not about to let Law know it--especially after he hires her to help him expand his off-the-field business empire. But how's she going to keep her identity secret when his every touch urges her to make him her very own. . .
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"Hot, sexy and smart!" --Carly Phillips, New York Times bestselling author
Praise for Kate Angell and her novels
"Kate Angell is to baseball as Susan Elizabeth Phillips is to football. Wonderful!" – Sandra Hill, New York Times bestselling author
"Fast-paced. Fun characters. Play ball!" –Lori Foster, New York Times bestselling author
"You don't have to be a baseball fan to enjoy Togel Online Angell's sports romances. Her stories are delightful." –RT Book Reviews
"No fan of the genre should miss Angell's surefire romances." –Booklist
Extra Innings
Catherine "Cat" May was the hot number in that skimpy Wonder Woman costume. But she's not about to let Law know it--especially after he hires her to help him expand his off-the-field business empire. But how's she going to keep her identity secret when his every touch urges her to make him her very own. . .
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Praise for Kate Angell and her novels
"Kate Angell is to baseball as Susan Elizabeth Phillips is to football. Wonderful!" – Sandra Hill, New York Times bestselling author
"Fast-paced. Fun characters. Play ball!" –Lori Foster, New York Times bestselling author
"You don't have to be a baseball fan to enjoy Togel Online Angell's sports romances. Her stories are delightful." –RT Book Reviews
"No fan of the genre should miss Angell's surefire romances." –Booklist
October 4, 2021
This started like I expected it to... corny romance with cheesy dialogue and sex scenes that border on cringe. And usually, that's all I'm looking for in a paperback romance! But then about halfway through, it all fell apart. The author brought in another couple that seemed to have no relation whatsoever to the rest of the plot and gave them their own storyline for no reason. And then wrapped up the main story with an imminent marriage proposal after the whole book was spent talking about how little the guy wanted a relationship. And yet no real connection went on between them, no moment where he seemed to change his mind.
Also why didn't any of these guys go down on these women? I need oral in my stories, people!
Also why didn't any of these guys go down on these women? I need oral in my stories, people!
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September 14, 2021
I loved Kate Angell's previous books in the Richmond Rogues Series, but this one just wasn't as believable. The main male character Law, was just a little too good to be true. Still this book wrapped up the series nicely.
November 29, 2022
Recently realized I hadn’t finished reading this series. I enjoyed this baseball-based sports romance. It was fun to have something of a players eye view of how things work. There is a lot of humor and teasing among the players which was fun to read.
June 11, 2017
This might be one of my favorite Rogues books. I love the heart and humor in Kate's books.
February 3, 2019
Funny. Good characters.great way to wrap up a series in the end.
August 2, 2021
This was about baseball players on a professional team and the unmarried ones finding love. It is good if you want a quick light read.
April 3, 2023
Another fast read Sweet Spot by Kate Angell--a beach read about a financial planner and a pro baseball player--a Richmond Rogues series #5.
June 17, 2021
James Lawless is the star 2nd baseman for the Richmond Rogues baseball team. James is from a very wealthy family, but he tries to be just a normal person. He goes to a costume party and meets Wonder Women. He falls in love with her without knowing who she is. Turns out his grandfather is using her company to help buy an other company.
Easy read.
Easy read.
May 5, 2012
Kate hit another home run this book was amazing.
Law has it all the career,money and women he doesn't realize anything is missing until one night he meets Wonder women ,Law doesn't know what it is about her but spark's fly and Law will do anything to get her into bed. But before he can ask Wonder women who she really is she runs away from Law and leave her whip now Law will do anything to find out who the owner of the whip is and he will stop at nothing until he find her.
Catherine (wonder women) is a women who is use to being on top she has a great job and boss and she also doesn't know what she's missing until she goes to check out a club for her boss. She also happens to be dressed as Wonder Women to blend in the crowd and she's ready to leave for the night when Captain American (Law) catches her eye and catherine is not a implosive person she tends to think before she does anything but when Captain American comes over her brain shuts down and Catherine acts like someone she's never acted before and before she knows it she is coming in the middle of the dance floor.
After her episode at the club Catherine is ready to get back to her job and forget about Captain American but what she doesn't realize is that her current client was Captain America and Catherine will do anything to hide the truth fro Law. But Law will find out sooner or later will Catherine give into her feeling for Law or will she run scared and forget all about law?
I love this book Kate writes the best sport romances!
What I love most about the book was that there was no major problems in the book it was all about the characters learning to trust each other and trying to find how to best fit each other.
The only problem with this book is that Kate always adds a secondary characters that are also trying to find love and I hated both characters. Brody was a jerk he asked Mary to marry him 7 years ago than he left her without breaking there engagement and Mary thinks that here engagement is still on and that Brody is busy with Baseball that's why he hasn't come back for her so she chooses to move to Richmond so she an be close to Brody. But when Brdy see's her he's all mean and tells her how he wants her to go back to where she came from and that she is pathetic for waiting for him and that he has moved on and has been sleeping around with a whole bunch of chicks. What does Mary do she's all nice to Brody and tells him how she will always love him and BLAH BLAH. Mary was so spineless and Brody was a coward and deserved to end up alone for being a cheater and a user.
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Law has it all the career,money and women he doesn't realize anything is missing until one night he meets Wonder women ,Law doesn't know what it is about her but spark's fly and Law will do anything to get her into bed. But before he can ask Wonder women who she really is she runs away from Law and leave her whip now Law will do anything to find out who the owner of the whip is and he will stop at nothing until he find her.
Catherine (wonder women) is a women who is use to being on top she has a great job and boss and she also doesn't know what she's missing until she goes to check out a club for her boss. She also happens to be dressed as Wonder Women to blend in the crowd and she's ready to leave for the night when Captain American (Law) catches her eye and catherine is not a implosive person she tends to think before she does anything but when Captain American comes over her brain shuts down and Catherine acts like someone she's never acted before and before she knows it she is coming in the middle of the dance floor.
After her episode at the club Catherine is ready to get back to her job and forget about Captain American but what she doesn't realize is that her current client was Captain America and Catherine will do anything to hide the truth fro Law. But Law will find out sooner or later will Catherine give into her feeling for Law or will she run scared and forget all about law?
I love this book Kate writes the best sport romances!
What I love most about the book was that there was no major problems in the book it was all about the characters learning to trust each other and trying to find how to best fit each other.
The only problem with this book is that Kate always adds a secondary characters that are also trying to find love and I hated both characters. Brody was a jerk he asked Mary to marry him 7 years ago than he left her without breaking there engagement and Mary thinks that here engagement is still on and that Brody is busy with Baseball that's why he hasn't come back for her so she chooses to move to Richmond so she an be close to Brody. But when Brdy see's her he's all mean and tells her how he wants her to go back to where she came from and that she is pathetic for waiting for him and that he has moved on and has been sleeping around with a whole bunch of chicks. What does Mary do she's all nice to Brody and tells him how she will always love him and BLAH BLAH. Mary was so spineless and Brody was a coward and deserved to end up alone for being a cheater and a user.
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June 19, 2013
Sweet Spot finally answered my question. The entire Richmond Rogues series spanned four years (roughly about 5). For a moment there, i thought it was about a decade. I think i was misled by a sentence or a paragraph in Curveball. Risk, Zen, Psycho, Chase, Romeo, Brek, Sloan, Kason, Rhaden, also including Law and Brody (probably Alex also). Wow! The Rogoues have been very busy. Haha! They sure did attend a lot of weddings in between baseball seasons.
And now that's out of the way, here's what i think about Sweet Spot. It was sexy, and to take a word from the title, it was also sweet. Superheroes (and i love Captain America) and wives and babymaking and bets and baseball.
There were a lot of hilarious moments, especially where Psycho was involved, and yet there are pretty serious moments as well, considering the current instability of the Rogues management's finances. But of course, everything was alright again in the end.
Just a minor nitpick though. I wasn't particularly taken with Brody and Mary's story. It felt like the author just threw them into the mix to go with the traditional two-coupling-in-a-book of the series. It's not the their story is not worth telling, but because theirs wasn't given a proper storytelling. Maybe it could have worked more if there were a couple more chapters dedicated to it, or if it were developed into a novelette (like Richmond Rogues 4.5 Ho, Humbug, Ho).
Also, i thought the final installment would reveal that Guy Powers got back together with his wife, Colonel's owner, Corbin, and be the power couple of major league baseball. After revealing the Rogues management's financial status, getting them back together would be a strategic move. Oh well.
At least, the epilogue provided a peak at the lives of the Richmond Rogues from the previous books. I'm secretly enjoying the fact that Psycho's daughter will finally tame his extreme and nudist ways. My heart melted when i learned that Zen and Stevie adopted Ellie after her Grandma died.
I love all the Richmond Rogues and their wives/partners, that's why reading Sweet Spot is such a bittersweet experience. Bitter because it's the last book in the series (hopefully Kate Angell will add more, soon!), and i don't want it to end, yet sweet knowing that everyone got their well-deserved happily-ever-afters.
And now that's out of the way, here's what i think about Sweet Spot. It was sexy, and to take a word from the title, it was also sweet. Superheroes (and i love Captain America) and wives and babymaking and bets and baseball.
There were a lot of hilarious moments, especially where Psycho was involved, and yet there are pretty serious moments as well, considering the current instability of the Rogues management's finances. But of course, everything was alright again in the end.
Just a minor nitpick though. I wasn't particularly taken with Brody and Mary's story. It felt like the author just threw them into the mix to go with the traditional two-coupling-in-a-book of the series. It's not the their story is not worth telling, but because theirs wasn't given a proper storytelling. Maybe it could have worked more if there were a couple more chapters dedicated to it, or if it were developed into a novelette (like Richmond Rogues 4.5 Ho, Humbug, Ho).
Also, i thought the final installment would reveal that Guy Powers got back together with his wife, Colonel's owner, Corbin, and be the power couple of major league baseball. After revealing the Rogues management's financial status, getting them back together would be a strategic move. Oh well.
At least, the epilogue provided a peak at the lives of the Richmond Rogues from the previous books. I'm secretly enjoying the fact that Psycho's daughter will finally tame his extreme and nudist ways. My heart melted when i learned that Zen and Stevie adopted Ellie after her Grandma died.
I love all the Richmond Rogues and their wives/partners, that's why reading Sweet Spot is such a bittersweet experience. Bitter because it's the last book in the series (hopefully Kate Angell will add more, soon!), and i don't want it to end, yet sweet knowing that everyone got their well-deserved happily-ever-afters.
October 1, 2012
~3/5
[Also available at my blog.]
I’ve read all of this series by Angell, and have really enjoyed each book. (Oh, well, excluding the short story in that anthology, because I can’t find it in a bookstore, damnit.) It bothers me that her books are so hard to find, as I think several of them are out of print, or at least most stores don’t seem to carry them, because they’re so good. I found the first one in the series, luckily, at the used bookstore in my town, just on accident. It was in the wrong section, I’d never heard of her before, but it sounded interesting. If I hadn’t seen it there, I probably still wouldn’t have heard of it, either, so I’m glad I did.
Anyway, about Sweet Spot. This one… wasn’t my favorite, but was in no way bad. It focuses on James Lawless (Law), who’s a second baseman for the Richmond Rogues baseball team (and, while I know nothing about sports, any sport, I don’t mind reading about them so much, particularly when they’re in the romance genre). He’s been with the Rogues since the beginning, I think, but we haven’t seen much of him till now. He decides to expand his investing, and ends up with Cat working for him, who he unknowingly romanced at a masquerade-esque Halloween club.
This goes pretty much where you would expect it to, and it does it in a good way. They work together, have a bit of a hard time accepting it but do fall for each other, the whole having a fling thing is revealed, happily ever after. It’s a sweet story, and there’s very little sex in it, as there usually is in Angell’s stories.
There's also a side story romance between another baseball player, Brody, who's a major playboy, and his old sweetheart who he kind of got engaged to but left behind and never talked to again, Mary. There wasn't a lot of this story, and it was just okay at first but did grow on me. And, again, this goes pretty much where you'd expect.
I think this is the last Rogue’s book, which sucks. She has some other books out, though, and I hope to get them at some point, but they’re so hard to find! Ridiculously hard.
[Also available at my blog.]
I’ve read all of this series by Angell, and have really enjoyed each book. (Oh, well, excluding the short story in that anthology, because I can’t find it in a bookstore, damnit.) It bothers me that her books are so hard to find, as I think several of them are out of print, or at least most stores don’t seem to carry them, because they’re so good. I found the first one in the series, luckily, at the used bookstore in my town, just on accident. It was in the wrong section, I’d never heard of her before, but it sounded interesting. If I hadn’t seen it there, I probably still wouldn’t have heard of it, either, so I’m glad I did.
Anyway, about Sweet Spot. This one… wasn’t my favorite, but was in no way bad. It focuses on James Lawless (Law), who’s a second baseman for the Richmond Rogues baseball team (and, while I know nothing about sports, any sport, I don’t mind reading about them so much, particularly when they’re in the romance genre). He’s been with the Rogues since the beginning, I think, but we haven’t seen much of him till now. He decides to expand his investing, and ends up with Cat working for him, who he unknowingly romanced at a masquerade-esque Halloween club.
This goes pretty much where you would expect it to, and it does it in a good way. They work together, have a bit of a hard time accepting it but do fall for each other, the whole having a fling thing is revealed, happily ever after. It’s a sweet story, and there’s very little sex in it, as there usually is in Angell’s stories.
There's also a side story romance between another baseball player, Brody, who's a major playboy, and his old sweetheart who he kind of got engaged to but left behind and never talked to again, Mary. There wasn't a lot of this story, and it was just okay at first but did grow on me. And, again, this goes pretty much where you'd expect.
I think this is the last Rogue’s book, which sucks. She has some other books out, though, and I hope to get them at some point, but they’re so hard to find! Ridiculously hard.
May 17, 2012
This was a nice sports romance. Pro baseball player and trust fund baby James "Law" Lawless meets Catherine May when he is checking out a popular local club. He is dressed as Captain America; she is dressed as Wonder Woman. They hook up on the dance floor but then Cat runs leaving her lasso of truth behind. Law is fascinated and determined to locate her again.
The next day he meets Cat when he visits a financial adviser and she is the rising star of the firm. She helps him scout out businesses that are part of a charity initiative that he has. She is also determined not to let him know that she was the mysterious Wonder Woman that he is looking for.
They do get to know each other as they work together. Law is attracted to her but isn't looking for any sort of commitment. He is also still looking for his mysterious Wonder Woman. Also, Law doesn't have relationships. He lost interest in them when his parents, friends and grandmother were killed in a car accident when the group was coming home from celebrating his eighth birthday. He was raised by his grandfather and they have a very close relationship.Cat is very different. She comes from a huge, close family that has never had any extra money.
The romantic tension is high in this one and the intimate scenes are hot. My main problem with this one was the romance that just seemed to be thrown in between Brody, another baseball player, and his hometown sweetheart Mary. It just felt like it was thrown in as an afterthought and way to tie up loose ends from earlier books in the series. I did like the fact that both Cat and Law had dogs who were characters in their own rite. Bouncer, Law's dog, was a boxer who was a rescue dog. We get a chance to see Law bonding with something in his relationship with his dog. Cat's dog is a rambunctious pup named Foxy who has a habit of biting people and not letting go until they say "I'm yours."
This one wasn't very memorable but was a good way to spend a couple of hours.
The next day he meets Cat when he visits a financial adviser and she is the rising star of the firm. She helps him scout out businesses that are part of a charity initiative that he has. She is also determined not to let him know that she was the mysterious Wonder Woman that he is looking for.
They do get to know each other as they work together. Law is attracted to her but isn't looking for any sort of commitment. He is also still looking for his mysterious Wonder Woman. Also, Law doesn't have relationships. He lost interest in them when his parents, friends and grandmother were killed in a car accident when the group was coming home from celebrating his eighth birthday. He was raised by his grandfather and they have a very close relationship.Cat is very different. She comes from a huge, close family that has never had any extra money.
The romantic tension is high in this one and the intimate scenes are hot. My main problem with this one was the romance that just seemed to be thrown in between Brody, another baseball player, and his hometown sweetheart Mary. It just felt like it was thrown in as an afterthought and way to tie up loose ends from earlier books in the series. I did like the fact that both Cat and Law had dogs who were characters in their own rite. Bouncer, Law's dog, was a boxer who was a rescue dog. We get a chance to see Law bonding with something in his relationship with his dog. Cat's dog is a rambunctious pup named Foxy who has a habit of biting people and not letting go until they say "I'm yours."
This one wasn't very memorable but was a good way to spend a couple of hours.
July 12, 2015
1.5*
I have so many issues with this book starting with Law's obsession with the Wonder Woman and Cat at the same time and how one minute he was obsessed with finding WW and then the next he decided to settle for Cat. I could just about accept this but the Brody/Mary's storyline? I am disgusted!!!! This is surely one of the worst written romance storylines ever? I mean I get that romance books aren't meant to reinvent the wheel and they all follow one of 5 set story arcs and the characters all come from the same mould but Brody/Mary? He proposes to her, leaves the small town for a career in baseball, cheats on her and when they come face-to-face again dismisses her by telling her the engagement is off as she is too small town for him. But oh no, he is still attracted to her and wants to have her, especially when he finds out she hasn't been with anyone else. She decides she's had enough of his crap and leaves and then a minor car crash makes Brody realise that he can't live without her, he chases after her and she takes him back and they live happily ever after. WTF? Argh. Thankfully this was the last book in the series.
Book #2 is definitely the best one in the series.
I have so many issues with this book starting with Law's obsession with the Wonder Woman and Cat at the same time and how one minute he was obsessed with finding WW and then the next he decided to settle for Cat. I could just about accept this but the Brody/Mary's storyline? I am disgusted!!!! This is surely one of the worst written romance storylines ever? I mean I get that romance books aren't meant to reinvent the wheel and they all follow one of 5 set story arcs and the characters all come from the same mould but Brody/Mary? He proposes to her, leaves the small town for a career in baseball, cheats on her and when they come face-to-face again dismisses her by telling her the engagement is off as she is too small town for him. But oh no, he is still attracted to her and wants to have her, especially when he finds out she hasn't been with anyone else. She decides she's had enough of his crap and leaves and then a minor car crash makes Brody realise that he can't live without her, he chases after her and she takes him back and they live happily ever after. WTF? Argh. Thankfully this was the last book in the series.
Book #2 is definitely the best one in the series.
June 29, 2014
good story, Cat is a financial advisor who is working for former Rogue player Zen Driscoll & is good at her job. She's checking out a masquerade club as a potential buy for a company client when she runs into a super hero & he knocks her socks off. Panicking because she has never been pushed emotionally so far she runs. It's kind of like Cinderella & the glass slipper only this one is Wonder Womans lasso of truth left behind. James(Law) Rogue player is Captain America checking out the club as a new acquisition even though his best friend Zen is having someone check it out as well. Finding her lasso of truth after she takes of from him he goes to his appointment the next day & meets Cat(Wonder Woman) finding the same draw with Cat that he got with Wonder Woman makes him wonder why 2 women can give him the same feeling. Finding out that Law was Captain America that she lost herself with scares Cat & she's determined to make sure he never finds out it's her. Well eventually the truth comes out. What happens after you'll have to find out for yourself by reading the book. My recommendation is to start with the first book in the series & go from there. Definite recommend.
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