Out in the Offense

Out in College, Book 3

De: Lane Hayes

Narrado por: Michael Dean

Christian Rafferty is a talented quarterback with a big secret. He’s determined to make the most of his final season on the football field and, if possible, avoid any confrontations with his conservative parents about his future. It shouldn’t be difficult; he’s become adept at keeping his public and private lives separate. However, when a math class threatens to derail his plans to graduate on time, he realizes he may need outside help.

Rory Kirkland has a reputation for being a tough guy. He’s a former wrestler and recent college graduate who needs a real job. Until he finds one, tutoring is a decent temporary gig. Luckily, his brain is his biggest asset. Rory is a genius. He credits his sport for helping him deal with angst and rumors about his sexuality when he was younger, but he doesn’t care what others think anymore. He likes his new status as an out and proud bi man, and he recognizes something of himself in Christian.

But Rory didn’t count on falling for him. When an unlikely friendship collides with intense attraction, both men begin to realize that coming out on offense just might be the surest path to love.

©2019 Lane Hayes (P)2019 Lane Hayes

Series Gets Better and Better

This series gets better and better with each book! Exquisitely narrated by one of my favorite narrators as well. Highly recommend!!

Recommended!

Another sweet, low angst story from one of my favorite writers. Out in the Offense is a coming out novel about a closeted quarterback and his sexy math tutor. Both characters were likable and Michael Pauley did a great job bringing them to life. I haven't read the other books in the Out in College Series but I had no trouble keeping up. Recommended!

I loved this one!

I reviewed Out in the Offense when it released as an ebook and I loved it; the audiobook book made me love it even more. Michael Pauley was the perfect voice actor for this series and his performance of Out in the Offense was sexy, hot and absolutely delicious!

The following is my review from when the ebook was first published:

I've really been enjoying the Out in College series by Lane Hayes. Out in the Offense is the third book in the series but each one does stand alone very well. You will see characters from the previous books but they don't play a significant role in Out in the Offense.

Christian is the quarterback of his college football team and he's deep in the closet. While his football skills are outstanding, he's not so hot at math. At risk of losing his place on the team if he doesn't pass statistics, his coach hires him a tutor. Enter Rory, an out and proud former college wrestler and math genius.

From the minute they meet, Christian can't seem to stop his far from platonic feelings for Rory and it is soon apparent that Rory is feeling the same way. Rory is understanding of Christian's desire to stay in the closet – he didn't come out until after he graduated – but he also knows that it's causing a lot of stress for him to keep hiding his true self.

The chemistry between Christian and Rory was off the charts hot! I felt for Christian – his parents were conservative religious people and he knew that they wouldn't accept the fact that he is gay. He's also afraid of how his teammates would handle it. As quarterback and team captain he has a strong leadership role and he's afraid his coming out might ruin that.

I really love a good epilogue and very much enjoyed the one for Out in the Offense. This is a story that really touched my emotions. I don't know if there will be more books in this series or not but I sure hope so.

I almost forgot to say how much I like Rory's cat's name. 😊 (It's Buttons.)

A free copy of this audiobook was provided to me but my review was voluntary and not influenced by the author.

Very Enjoyable!!

Hot, romantic tale of awaking passion between unlikely characters. Michael Dean led me to this series, since almost ANYTHING he does requires my attention, but Lane Hayes's series is wonderfully romantic & playfully erotic! They make a delicious team.

On to book #4!😜

LIked it better as an audio

I just reviewed the actual book last week, so I'm going to sum it up and discuss why I liked the audiobook.

Christian Rafferty is a college football player in need of a tutor for statistics. His coach recommends Rory, a math whiz and recent college grad who fills his time doing odd tutoring and personal training. Rory is an out and proud bisexual after his closeted status lost him the love of a good man. e gets a vibe off Christian that he's not too shy to pursue. Christian won't resist Rory--that former wrestler is too sexy--but he's not sure if he should come out. His teammate Evan did the season before, and Christian's conservative parents weren't best pleased.

Michael Pauley does the audio and he really made me feel like I was in the mix. Whoo boys! His gritty voice really suited both Rory and Christian's masculine characters. I was not disappointed with all the yummy sexytimes in stereo. The audiobook runs about 5.5 hours, and I felt the pacing was spot on, with great accent in all the right places. Hearing Christian's uncertainty and frustration with his meddling father was just as easy as hearing his vulnerability meeting and falling for Rory.

Rory felt a little flat in the book, but he really came to life in the audio, which I liked. He seems like a better guy than the impression we had in the previous story. He's grown up and found himself, and that was fun to experience.If you like audiobooks, I'd recommend any of the ones in this series. They aren't too long, and they have some great characters finding sexy lovers to satisfy them.