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The Prospects: The gorgeous, queer enemies-to-lovers romance, perfect for fans of Red, White & Royal Blue

The Prospects: The gorgeous, queer enemies-to-lovers romance, perfect for fans of Red, White & Royal Blue

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Red, White & Royal Blue is a romantic baseball novel that follows the relationship between Gene, an openly trans man, and Luis, his former teammate and rival. The book is filled with optimism, grit, dedication, and unbridled joy, and has received five-star reader reviews for its fire, tenderness, and sweet romance. The Prospects is a heart-stealing romance that will give readers all the feels, with its funny and sexy and filled with hope, optimism, queer and trans joy, and queer found family.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 384 pages
Publication date: 09 April 2024
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This book is everything I ve ever wanted in a romance novel . ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I completely adored it Casey McQuiston,author of Red,White & Royal Blue Enemies. Rivals. Teammates. It s going to be a hell of a season. Gene Ionescu is content to play in the minor leagues. He s seen teammates get their big breaks,but as the first openly trans man in the world of competitive baseball,he has nearly everything he s ever let himself dream of. When his former teammate and long-time rival,Luis Estrada,is unexpectedly drafted onto the team,the careful equilibrium of Gene s life is destroyed. Luis is standoffish,talented and inconveniently gorgeous,and the two men can barely get through a game together. This is war,and the team pays the price. So when Luis surprises Gene with a softer side to his haughty demeanour,Gene offers an olive branch - for the sake of his teammates. Soon they discover that their chemistry on the pitch might lead them all the way to the playoffs. And their chemistry off the pitch . . . well,that could be enough to change the game for ever. I can t even express how much I adore this beautiful,joyful book Alicia Thompson,author of Love in the Time of Serial Killers This book is optimism and grit,dedication and unbridled joy . . . An absolute delight Rachel Lynn Solomon,author of The Ex Talk A heart-stealing romance . . . My favourite book - of this and any year Anita Kelly,author of Something Wild & Wonderful

Enemies. Rivals. Teammates.

Gene Ionescu is content to play in the minor leagues. He's seen teammates get their big breaks, but as the first openly trans man in the world of competitive baseball, he has nearly everything he's ever let himself dream of.

When his former teammate and long-time rival, Luis Estrada, is unexpectedly drafted onto the team, the careful equilibrium of Gene's life is destroyed. Luis is standoffish, talented, and inconveniently gorgeous, and the two men can barely get through a game together. This is war, and the team pays the price.

So when Luis surprises Gene with a softer side to his haughty demeanour, Gene offers an olive branch - for the sake of his teammates. Soon they discover that their chemistry on the pitch might lead them all the way to the playoffs. And their chemistry off the pitch . . . well, that could be enough to change the game for ever.

I can't even express how much I adore this beautiful, joyful book.

Alicia Thompson, author of Love in the Time of Serial Killers, said, "This book is optimism and grit, dedication and unbridled joy. An absolute delight."

Rachel Lynn Solomon, author of The Ex Talk, said, "A heart-stealing romance. My favourite book - of this and any year."

Anita Kelly, author of Something Wild & Wonderful, said, "A heart-stealing romance. My favourite book - of this and any year."

Five-star reader reviews of The Prospects: The romance between Gene and Luis is fire, but also achingly tender and sweet. It gave me all the feels.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Funny and sexy and filled with such incredible amour.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

This book is everything I've ever wanted in a romance novel.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I completely adored it.

Casey McQuiston, author of Red, White & Royal Blue, said, "Enemies. Rivals. Teammates. It's going to be a hell of a season.

Gene Ionescu is content to play in the minor leagues. He's seen teammates get their big breaks, but as the first openly trans man in the world of competitive baseball, he has nearly everything he's ever let himself dream of.

When his former teammate and long-time rival, Luis Estrada, is unexpectedly drafted onto the team, the careful equilibrium of Gene's life is destroyed. Luis is standoffish, talented, and inconveniently gorgeous, and the two men can barely get through a game together. This is war, and the team pays the price.

So when Luis surprises Gene with a softer side to his haughty demeanour, Gene offers an olive branch - for the sake of his teammates. Soon they discover that their chemistry on the pitch might lead them all the way to the playoffs. And their chemistry off the pitch . . . well, that could be enough to change the game for ever.

I can't even express how much I adore this beautiful, joyful book.

Alicia Thompson, author of Love in the Time of Serial Killers, said, "This book is optimism and grit, dedication and unbridled joy. An absolute delight."

Rachel Lynn Solomon, author of The Ex Talk, said, "A heart-stealing romance. My favourite book - of this and any year."

Anita Kelly, author of Something Wild & Wonderful, said, "A heart-stealing romance. My favourite book - of this and any year."

Weight: 264g
Dimension: 197 x 126 x 26 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781408728611

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