All Bats Are Off

Rose City Roasters, Book 2.5

By: Kelly Reynolds

Narrated by: Lance West, Javi Wilder

Friends with Benefits meets Ted Lasso in this one-night-stand to lovers, gay baseball romcom set in the Pacific Northwest.

If there's one rule every pro-baller knows, it's to avoid the press like the plague. That doesn't stop Johnathan "Tuck" Tucker, the Rose City Roasters' second baseman with a heart of gold (and a hard-on for carbs), from hooking up with Portland's hot-shot sports journalist one summer evening. What starts as a one night stand quickly spirals into a series of steamy hook-ups between Tucker and the vegan-ish blond in khakis he can't resist. Getting involved with "the enemy" probably isn't the best idea, but a casual situationship couldn't hurt, right?

As a sports journalist and podcaster, Brock Heller is used to being surrounded by buff dudes in tight pants, but none of them make him feel the way Johnny Tucker does. By all accounts, the two of them have nothing in common—whereas Tucker is a twenty-something chaotic ball of energy, Brock prefers the comfort of his home and luxurious bubble baths. And yet, their chemistry is the stuff dreams are made of . . . deliciously dirty, not-suitable-for-the-office dreams. Having a relationship with a pro-athlete could jeopardize his career, but as it turns out, Tucker might be worth the risk.

Keeping things casual might be easier said than done, but as both Brock and Tucker know, the best things are often worth fighting for.

All Bats are Off is a spicy MM novella (20k+ words) set in the Rose City Roasters universe. The events take place between the first and second books in the series. This one night stand-to-lovers romance between a thicc (with two c's) bisexual baseball player who loves bread almost as much as blowjobs, and a gay, long-haired sports journalist with a pierced peen, features drag queen Bingo, braiding hair as a love language, county fair food porn, hotel bathtub hook-ups, and an almost entirely LGBTQIA+ cast of characters.

©2025 Kelly Reynolds (P)2025 Audible, Inc.

Narrators KILLED it

I have read this Novella three times and yet, listening to it was a whole new experience. Kelly is wildly funny in all of her work, and Tucker and Heller are no different. Add in Lance and Javi's narration and I was absolutely sweating. 😍