Hard Fall

Trophy Boyfriends, Book 2

De: Sara Ney

Narrado por: Alexander Cendese, Sarah Puckett

"The bigger you are, the harder you fall."

That's what my mom is always saying. She's talking about love - I've never been in it myself, but that doesn't stop me from secretly matchmaking for my friends. Who would suspect me, a world-class athlete, of meddling in other people's love lives? I love love, especially when it's not me who's doing the falling....

"No thanks."

That's what Hollis Westbrooke said when I asked her on a date. Well, propositioned her, actually - but it was all a big joke; one she doesn't think is funny. My stomach is in knots since I might actually like this girl, so the joke is one me. Hollis' father is my boss - and she doesn't date players.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall - especially when the biggest player is me.

Contains mature themes.

©2020 Sara Ney (P)2020 Tantor

Loved It!!

Just when I think I can't love a character more they go and bring Trace!!! What an amazing narration! I loved the entire book !!

Great characters!

The following ratings are out of 5:
Romance: 🖤💙❤️💜
Heat/Steam: 🔥🔥
Story/Plot: 📕📗📘📙
World building: 🌏🌍🌎🌍
Character development: 🙂🥰☺️😎😂
Narrator(s): 🎙🎙🎙🎙
Narration type: Dual Narration

The heroine: Hollis Westbrooke - Her grandfather owns the Chicago Steam professional baseball team, and her father is the general manager. Hollis works as a junior editor for a publishing house. Her father has been trying to talk her into working for him like her sister and brother. Though her father is overbearing, and she doesn’t want to be under his thumb. She recently dated Marlen, the first baseman and broke up with him after he borrowed her car and was photographed soliciting a prostitute. So, Hollis is not hot on hanging out at the baseball stadium where she could run into him.

The Hero: Trace “Buzz” Wallace - He is a professional baseball player who plays for the Chicago Steam. His brother Tripp, is a professional football player and their younger sister True, works at a sports agency for high school and college athletes. He is the kind of grown man that often acts like a young kid, especially when he is around his family. He flips houses in the off season. He is also an amateur matchmaker, which basically means he is all up in everyone’s love lives without them knowing.

The Story: Hollis meets Buzz as she was leaving the stadium after a visit with her father. He immediately hit on her and she was having none of it. He followed her and tried his luck with getting to know her. He liked her “good girl” looks and wanted to get her to agree to a date. Hollis thinks he was such a douche but admits that he is hot when she talks to her friend about it later on. Buzz finds out who she is and thinks better of trying to date her, especially if he wants to keep his job.

I really liked Buzz in the other books I have read. He is a man-child most definitely, but he is hilarious, and you can’t help but like him. Hollis is actually kind of perfect for him since she is so down to earth and strait laced. I loved the fact that he rescued her when her ex-boyfriend was being a jerk to her. I thought Hollis might be a bit boring, but she was actually a great character, she loved how funny Buzz was and held her own against his antics.

This audiobook was told in dual points of view via dual narration and was narrated by Alexander Cendese and. I do really like Alexander Cendese, he has a great voice and puts a ton of emotion into his narration. Though, he does have a terrible female voice. So would really be better in duet narration. Sarah Puckett was much better than the last narrator I listened to Hard Luck, book four in this same series. Sarah Pucket has a soft, feminine voice which is very pleasant. For some reason her voice reminds me a bit of Sophia Bush.

I love this family

This book Is funny, sexy and full too short. I'm onto the next one about his brother. Great read@

This book is part of a great series

Sarah Ney’s books are always so good. This one is sweet and funny. The mail narrator could work on his female voice though, but he is absolutely hilarious as Buzz.

Hilarious Fake Dating RomCom

Omg this book was the absolutely the funniest book I have ever read. My stomach hurts so much from laughing.

Hollis’s dad is the owner of the MLB Chicago baseball team. Trace is the best closer of the team.

They both fake date to get Hollis’s scummy ex attention off of her and Trace’s mom excitement over him having a girlfriend.

This book seriously was so funny. Trace was freaking hysterical.


Tropes:
Baseball Romance
Owner’s Daughter
Fake Dating
Hilarious Banter
Romcom
City Love

I never leave bad reviews but...

Alexander Clandeese made this book unbearable. His voice legitimately is not okay for romance narration. He sounds very skeevy and completely ruins any attraction to the love interest. It makes you actively root against the male character because he sounds like a creeper. I’m sorry, but I can’t.

Funny

Funny and likable characters. Overall great job by readers except the guy does the girl voice all whiny and sniveling. It’s really, really horrible so be warned. Can’t believe no one has made him stop reading women in such a horrible way. I can’t over state how horrible the voice is. And such a shame since everything else is great.

Still a great listen though.

Loved it!

Love Sara’s books!! Trace was perfect!! Loved him because he’s the last person you’d expect being so lovey and had a side to him no one else really knows about. She was a bit hard at the start but he softened her up! Super cute couple! On to the next one in the series!! Also…. Alexander Cendese was fantastic!! Sarah Puckett was a new narrator for me, she was ok. It took me a while to get used to her voice.

LOVE!!!

Finally! Been waiting for this to be made into an audiobook and whispersynced. L❤VE THIS!!! Omg had me giggling and laughing often and 🥵 soooo hot an steamy. I love how Sara writes relationships.

A new book on my favorites list!!!

I absolutely love this book!! After finishing the entire series I had to come back to review this one, Book 2 and 4 are sooooo hilariously comical I was literally laughing out loud practically in tears several times! Love the story and narration. Have already added more books by Alexander, he made Buzz sounds just like the douche he’s supposed to be meanwhile making you still adore his character. Thank you so much for this one!