Outfield Assist

   

Title: Outfield Assist

Series: Dominating the Diamond #2

Author: Cat Giraldo

Published: October 15, 2023

Pages: 378

Genre: LGBTQ Baseball Romance

Jules

Becoming a head strength and conditioning coach was the dream of a lifetime, but it’s hard to celebrate our World Series win when I spent the season ignored and underutilized. It’s even harder when I’m staring at a lease I can’t afford and the empty room my best friend abandoned without warning. Training the star right fielder is my chance to shine, and I can’t mess this up, no matter how tempting he and my training partner are.

Gideon

Giving up my Olympic dreams is the hardest thing I’ve ever done. Facing my estranged dad is a close second. When he volunteers me to help train the right fielder known for big catches and sleeping with a different man in every city, I can’t disappoint him, no matter how many reasons I have to say no. Not least of all, the fact that I can’t even look at a pool without hyperventilating.

Kitt

I should be riding the high of winning the World Series into the offseason—spending my days golfing with the boys and my nights putting my World Series fame to good use. But almost blacking out during the big game was the wake-up call I needed.
There’s no time to be terrified of my diagnosis when I’m spending the offseason with the bubbly coach who shares my love of kink and the anxious swimmer who can’t keep his eyes off of either of us, no matter how hard he tries to push us away or how much he blushes.
If this offseason training is my only chance to convince them both to open up to me, then I have to make every second count.
And if they both end up in my bed along the way, well, there’s nothing wrong with a little extra cardio.

Part of me regrets skipping book one before reading this second book in the series. I just didn't have time right now, but I will definitely being going back to see just how the dynamic between Ramirez and Reyes works! Just the little bit that you see in this book is fascinating.

But this book is about Kitt, Jules, and Gideon. And they are so damn compelling. I haven't known many people (or read many books about people) whose sexuality and romanticality were not directly aligned. At least not in the way that Kitt's is described here. A gay, biromantic man. It's so interesting, and makes me wonder how many people feel that way and don't have the language to describe it.

The angst in this was perfection. It was just enough will they/won't they, and angst unrelated to the throupling at all. There was also enough action (hehe) to make the angst less... angsty? Like they were getting it in. 

I wish that we had gotten some more closure for Jules and her roommate. Of course I was thrilled at every ounce of closure we got for her dickbag boyfriend. That guy barely got what he deserved but it was glorious to watch him get it. I get why we didn't get that confrontation between Jules and her roommate, and it was healthier over all for Jules to just walk away. But dang. One more conversation putting her in her place would have made ME happy. :)

Otherside, these three are so good and I love them. And that action that I mentioned? So so spicy and delicious.

Ratings

Stars: 4/5

Spice: 5/5