Ball Peen Hammer

De: Lauren Rowe

Narrado por: Lily Reynolds, John Lane

From the USA Today and internationally bestselling author, Lauren Rowe, comes a sexy standalone romantic comedy: Ball Peen Hammer.

Keane Morgan wouldn’t return any of my calls or texts, and I was pissed as hell about it. I didn’t want to drive from Seattle to L.A. with the guy any more than he wanted to drive with me, but I had no frickin’ choice in the matter—at least, not if I wanted to use his brother Dax’s coveted parking spot at UCLA.

Okay, so it turned out Keane was objectively gorgeous, and, fine, pretty funny, too. But did he have to be so damned in love with himself? I mean, jeez, the cocky way he flashed those dimples was just so orchestrated. And, honestly, what kind of guy uses the phrase “baby doll” with a straight face? Oh, that’s right: the kind of guy who’s a male stripper.

Yup, the cocky jerk turned out to be Seattle’s answer to Magic Mike, a stripper known as “Ball Peen Hammer”—which meant Keane Morgan was emphatically not the kind of guy I’d ever fall for.

Not. At. All.

No freakin' way.

Well, until Keane convinced me to fall for him, that is.

Which I did.

Hard.

NOTE: Ball Peen Hammer is a standalone spicy, funny, forced proximity romantic comedy with feels that's interconnected with the books of The Morgan Brothers but can be listened to first and on its own with no prior listening required.

©2016 Lauren Rowe (P)2025 Lauren Rowe

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What made the experience of listening to Ball Peen Hammer the most enjoyable?

I loved ALL OF IT!!! Great narration and a super fun story!!!

What did you like best about this story?

AGAIN ALL OF IT!!!!!!!

What about John Lane and Lauren Rowe ’s performance did you like?

They were great...I loved them both...I would love to listen to them again!

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

When my Keanie Peenie finally admit to his mom that he loved Maddie, my heart almost burst!!!!!

Any additional comments?

Holy Moly I loved this sooooo much more than I expected too...I went in with an open mind...and within an hour I was hooked and in love! This is such a super fun story...and both these characters are adorbsickles!!!! Peenie is a male stripper and by chance ends up driving with Maddie to CA to live with her sister...they bond very quickly and almost didn't make it...because my Peenie is a jerksickle...but he comes to his senses and they get a very beautiful HEA!! LOVED IT LOVED IT LOVED IT!!! Keane is such an adorable character...and Maddie is Awesome too!!!!!

BPH

This started out slow for me. It was interesting but easily put down in the beginning. But, I'm glad I picked it up again. Once they got on the road, things got more interesting and engaging. It wasn't just silly, but playful banter. And, and more depth emerged. I ended up really liking this story and felt it had a good balance of humor and realism. It was a fun read, with humor and some depth.

A little annoying but the story is worth it

I loved this love story and I think that it was well worth the credit. I agreed with one reviewer that mentioned if they heard "bruh" one more time that they were going to lose it. However, once I just accepted that it was part of the character, and focused on the story, I throughly enjoyed this book.

This was hilarious.

Would you consider the audio edition of Ball Peen Hammer to be better than the print version?

The audio version was exceedingly better than the print version. Not that the book wasn't great, but the audio brought the infamous Ball Peen Hammer to life- it was extremely well done and made this character!!

Which scene was your favorite?

Every scene in the car where Keane and Maddy are bantering back and forth is fantastic. You'd think when 75% of a book is two people in a car, it would get old, but you actually crave their every interaction for more banter just to hear what Keane will say next.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No. It's not edge of your seat suspense. It was awesome, relaxing and funny. I wanted it to last for a while because it was so great. It was a good break from all the drama filled books I've read/listened to lately.

Cute rom/com about wackiest Morgan brother

Crazy brother Keane Penie is still trying to find himself while making a living as a male stripper. He gets to know Hannah Banana’s (Hen the Hacker’s girl) younger sister on a road trip. Lots of flirty banter but they take 3/4 of the book to get together and then have a sad separation while Penie gets his act together. Eventually they get back on track but both are young and at the start of their careers so know scenes of their future life unlike the 2 older brothers. So many of these books have overlapping timelines and there are some inconsistencies as book 1 is written later. The most recent book , Smitten also has and update on Penie.
The narration was acceptable better than some of the previous performances form the earlier books.