Batting Style

By: Louisa Masters

Narrated by: Greg Boudreaux

Blaise

There are a few things I know for sure: I’m gay, I want to do costume design for film and television, and a supportive family is what other people have. Oh… and fate’s not my biggest fan. That’s fine, though—who needs fate? I’ve got friends I love, a welcoming community, and a plan. Graduate college? Check. Build up my portfolio? Whenever I can. Impress industry pros? Done. Save the money for my dream internship? Working on it. All I’ve gotta do is stick with the plan, and that internship is mine next year.

And then Jordan Marks walks into my life, and my plan turns into a loose guideline. Suddenly I’m learning about baseball and giving away shifts at work so I can watch him play. My goals are the same, but maybe there’s room in them for the world’s sweetest athlete.

Jordan

I’m pretty sure the gods of baseball don’t care if I wear a suit on game day, but Franklin U and Coach do, so when mine rips, replacing it is an urgent mission. That’s how I meet Blaise Warner and my “I guess I could be bi” musings become full-blown “I wanna learn to handle a bat” demands. Blaise is smart, talented, and has goals… and he’s more than happy to teach me a new batting style.

But as we go from casual to more, the things I never mentioned—like my dads’ connections in the entertainment industry—become heavy secrets. Plus, while our friends know we’re dating, nobody else does. That’s not fair to Blaise, but do I really want to be the latest queer college ball player?

I don’t get a chance to figure it all out before things fall apart, and now we both have to decide what our real priorities are.

©2024 Louisa Masters (P)2024 Louisa Masters

Loved it.

There is nothing that you couldn’t love in this story. It had you laughing, crying (not much) and just good feelings.

4/5 Blaise and Jordan Story

Jordan and Blaise's story was sweet. I enjoyed how their relationship developed and Jordan was confident from the start of trying "things" with Blaise. They were basically a couple from the beginning even if they didn't know 😂.

Jordan was such a clueless and supportive cinnamon roll that you couldn't help but love it.

Meanwhile, Blaise was more reserved and his struggles were authentic.

Both characters were stubborn and needed more communication but their relationship issues felt valid.

The only thing is that I wanted more of the romance and more of them exploring their relationship. There were a lot of scenes of their mention of "spending time together" but not the romance itself.

Greg Boudreaux gave each character exactly the voice it need it

Fun Characters

I wasn't 2 full chapters in before I messaged the author. I lived these characters. A sweet, clueless, funny, golden retriever type finding his way in not only his sensuality, but other parts of his life and finding the perfect person to do it with. Yeah, I loved these characters and their story. And any book that makes me literally LOL on multiple occasions, has a bit of spice, AND a good story gets 5 stars from me.

A nice HEA

As always, Louisa Masters delivers a good story with believable characters and lots of character development. Greg Boudreaux does a fantastic job as narrator.

Great story, loved seeing familiar faces

Greg’s performance was fantastic as usual. The story was enjoyable, especially because I’m a huge fan of the Joy Universe series where Jordan’s character was originally introduced. Seeing him all grown up was lovely, and I loved getting updates on the rest of his friends and family. This author does such a great job with her characters, making them feel like someone I’d like to be friends with, so any time I get to visit them again is so much fun.

Great addition to the FU series and Louisa’s Joy Universe universe!

Another sweet story

I'm loving this series and how differently each author tells a story. this is a sweet story. first time with a guy sports romance. Its also awesome how each story ties to the first series. bring on the next, Please!! 👏❤🔥