Second Chance Hero

Bad Boys Redemption Series, Book 1

De: Kimberly Readnour

Narrado por: Charlotte North, Aaron Shedlock

Meet bad boy pitcher, Zach Pritchett....

Two things I love: baseball and Lacey Stark. Back in college, I had them both. But after graduation, I made the biggest mistake of my life. I let Lacey go.

Five years later, I can't complain. A Cy Young winner, I've achieved what I set out to do - pitching in the Major Leagues. Life is great. Until it's not. And the day it all went south? The day Lacey Stark appeared at my post press conference.

The reality of not having her slams against my chest. Lacey's still sexy as hell, sporting more curves and a little more sass. Pitching in the Majors isn't the only thing I want anymore. Now, it's time to go after what I've denied myself all these years. I want Lacey and will stop at nothing until I make her mine.

Lacey seems determined to stay away, but we belong together. I know this. I just need to convince her to give me another chance. Because one thing is guaranteed, I won't stop until she's back in my arms.

©2017 Kimberly Readnour (P)2018 Tantor

I Love A Good Baseball Romance

I won’t lie, I was skeptical at first thought it was going to be a “force yourself to get through” but from the first media conference, to the very last epilogue it had me. His determination to get her to talk to him and get her back was so imo nice and sweet did not really appreciate Lacey hiding something that big, but I understand the self sacrifice she did for him. I am a huge sucker for when one or the other does something so selfless, but when it involves a little human you also have to think for them. I held on to every word. Can’t wait for the next book on the series!!

Baseball romance

Love baseball stories! Our hero is a bit of an ass for a lot of the book but part of the plot. Heroine is super sweet and despite her efforts still in love with him. Very swoon worthy HEA.

Second chance, but hero?

Guy and girl fall in love in college. Guy moves on without looking back. They meet up after years apart. Big secret, she was pregnant. Guy gets a, 'how could you do this to me' attitude . I don't understand why some storylines insist on 'blaming' the woman for not telling the 'father' (dumper) about the pregnancy. HE broke it off! I listened to this twice. Understanding the need for angst and realizing it made me feel just what it was meant to make me feel, I raised my rating. Very well written and narrated. It was the story - not the writer or narration I was upset with.

very good

Loved it !! this story. the narrator is so fantastic it's like your really there!! good overall

Wonderful sports romance!

This subgenre of second chance romance is one of my favorites. I love how a couple first will meet and how their history brings them to their second chance. This story sets Zach, as an up and coming baseball pitcher in his last year of college when he meets Lacey. Zach, always the player is taken with her and settles into a comfortable relationship, but when graduation comes and it's time for him to go to his team for training, he leaves Lacey behind. Forward 5 years, and now we get to see him try to make up for his decision. Kimberly Readnour has written this story with care and shows how time can lead to regret, and reward. There is something to be said about growing up and making up and this story shows how both Lacey and Zach have changed during their separation, but the love they have has not diminished. There are things that have happened to both of them that are addressed and how they come together to face the future is a beautiful. Readnour includes a colorful cast of supportive characters that keep things in perspective for this couple, and her well placed humor keeps the listen light and fun.

Zach needs a narration that is both passionate and reflective on his past, and Aaron Shedlock is the perfect fit. I love his ability to make you feel Zach in every part of his life and decisions. While not agreeing with Zach's choices, Shedlock's performance made me empathize with Zach at each turn. Charlotte North's portrayal of Lacey is spot-on. I could relate completely with Lacey, and North gave us all the feels of her life choices. A wonderful listen from these two narrators.

Great Listen

This is my first book by this author, and I really surprised how much I loved this book.
Second Chance Hero is the perfect title for this one and lived up to the title.

It is a great second chance romance with so many feelings and emotions. The characters are lovable and make it easy to enjoy this story.

I loved this audio for the narrators and the way they brought this one to life with emotions.

smart women making dumb dumb dumb decisions

what I liked about this book I liked that the MMC was determined and went after his dreams. I like that the FMC kept going to her goal. what I did not like and I don't like period, as a mother myself, is that it's okay to allow a man to think that y'all protect it from pregnancy to infer to him that everything is okay when you damn well know that it's not and then when y'all break up and you find out you're pregnant you want to go and do the extra mile by not telling him over the phone but tell him in person and when you get there and see that he don't move down you want to punish him like y'all still in a relationship yes love got some stuff to do with it but at the end of the day when you become pregnant it's not about you anymore obviously experience of pregnancy should let you know that after all is it you controlling your morning sickness is it you who controlling your weight gain is it you controlling your Braxton Hicks or your contractions at this point I mean no it's not it's that baby and the fact that you can withhold the knowledge of this child just despite the man is completely idiotic now I understand your body your choice but when you make the choice to give birth to this child it's no longer your choice anymore that man have every right to be a part of that baby life the fact that he has to find out on his own as well as 4 years or 5 years later is incredibly selfish and and cruel and then the fact that as she's trying to make him leave so that he won't find out still she wants to apologize almost with the same breath of for keeping the secret from him yet she was still trying to keep the secret from him it's just this book was hard to read because of situations like that I just don't understand it you make the choice to lay down with this man when he was a baseball player in college but now you want to use his career as to why you didn't tell him he was a father yet you slept with him again without protection as well as inferring that you on birth control out of five stars I would have went to five just because of Aaron shedlock but I just couldn't you know I just couldn't the storyline completely baffles me you know yes she didn't wait until the end of the story to tell him but still and then she tries to turn it around on him as to why she didn't tell him because he broke up with her yeah yeah he did he has that right to break up with him you know what you want him to do string you alone then you say and then you say that you did not want him to be distracted by the child but yeah you okay with him being distracted by you if you would have kept in a relationship with you it's just I don't understand it I'm seriously though it's a good book overall it's just wow the MFC has some skewered moral ideas or rather has a screwed up moral compass. now the audience knows why her and her family is not talking to each other it's because they can't believe they raised a woman like her you know just Petty absolute Petty

Great story!

I really liked this book. The characters are a little dense but otherwise very likable.

The narrators are great!

Enjoyed it but some of the dialogue was irriatang

I enjoyed the story and concept but some of it was irratating that there was alot in unnecessary doubt with the characters that bothered me. I will be ordereing the next in the series but i am one that once i start a series i have to finish it.

Good story .... bit short though

This was a first book I’ve read by this author and I will read the next ones in the series. The story was great and kept my interest. For a sports romance there was a good amount of attention to the sport (some sport romances never even include the sport just refer to it).

I will say I wished that the author spent more time unwrapping the story as it felt rushed and a bit superficial on some areas. However this didn’t stop me wanting to listen to more. The female lead Lacey was a bit clueless with birth control and I found this out of character with her personality and strength. Zach seemed to change his mind with a blink of an eye. If the author spent a bit more time developing these story lines the book would have been a fantastic five star.

The narrators did a great job and I was able to enjoy the story with any reminders that’s this was a book being read.