Cleat Catcher (The Cleat Chaser Duet, #2)

by Celia Aaron

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This time, I didn’t even blush at the language.

I’m having a bit of a bad run with psycho chicken Mum’s and Cleat Catcher had one of the best. She’s not as nasty as some of the others but she is in her own head when it comes to thinking she knows what’s best for her child. Bringing in ex-boyfriends as a nice surprise was tasteless and crass. Considering Mum was of the snooty, snotty variety it was definitely her thinking that her choice of man was better that her daughters. Now, see my problem with all this is that I haven’t had a lot of experience with Mum’s who take pleasure in their daughter's unhappiness. Oh, I’ve definitely seen the Mum who thinks she knows what’s best (hey Mummy dearest, LOVE YOU!!) but in my experience, Mum’s try to take away conflict, pain and unhappiness. It shouldn’t have taken an ultimatum to stop her foisting the ex on her daughter. Sorry, but I’ll have to take a point away from Missy Moo (Nikki) too. She should not have let her family treat the man she loved so badly. She shouldn’t have left him to deal with the ex, knowing it could end up similar to a pistol duel at dawn. Anyways, I’m hoping my next book doesn’t have any meddling by Mummy dear, because I’m way, way over them. Pull your head in Mum.

Seriously, this book was an absolute crack up. Yes, there were some serious bits and a couple of times that a tear hovered on my eyelash, but most of it had me busting a gut laughing. The first book in the series was a little OTT and I struggled with the swearing for the sake of swearing. In this case, the authors pulled the reigns in a little. Yes, the talk is feral, the swearing is in abundance and the sexual connotations aplenty. This time, it was in context. I got it and never once rolled my eyes at it.

The sexy times were…WoW!! These two really, really love each other and like to show and tell it often. Braden’s dirty mouth borders on offensive, but Nikki really gets off on it so you can’t help but take it in its stride. Each to their own and all that jazz, but who am I to judge what works for others.

Now, there were two characters who stole the show for me. The first was lesbian, sex bomb, Kasey, who we met in Cleat Chaser as she is Braden's best mate's sister. This chick is one of the funniest characters I have EVER read. Her mouth is FOUL and I mean REALLY, REALLY FOUL. She’s by far the worst out of all of the characters we meet male or female. Her advice to Braden was hilarious and when she took him shopping to buy a present for Nikki, I had tears from laughing so hard. The second show stealer was newbie Cyrus or Cyrano as he’s also known. I won’t tell you any more about him because you should read it first hand to appreciate him. I really, really want a story for him.

Now, Cleat Catcher is not all about sex. There's a storyline and some dramas for the couple. Most of the time it was on the outside, but when it was between the two of them I never once doubted their love for each other. To me, that is a HUGE WIN. Isn’t that what we all want in a relationship? When the chips are down we want to know that our loved ones will still love us after we’ve taken a swing (figuratively not literally, of course) or been under attack. It’s all good.

Cleat Catcher was a definite win for me and I think the author really stepped up to the plate (pun intended) with this story. I loved seeing the dynamics of a baseball team and I really got a kick out of seeing big blokes sucking up when they’ve stuffed up and done wrong. I’m definitely keen to read more from these authors in the future.

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