Wild Pitch

Homeruns, Book 1

By: Sloan Johnson

Narrated by: Christopher Rain

There's never been any question in Sean Tucker's mind that he'd do whatever it took to make it to the major leagues and be one of the best pitchers of his time. The day he acknowledged to himself that he was gay was also the day he vowed to stay in the closet in order to chase his dreams. The problem is, he never counted on Mason Atley.

Sean showed rookie short stop Mason Atley the ropes, both on the field and off. The two forged a friendship, which continued as both of them moved through the ranks of the farm system and into the majors. Unfortunately, there's always been one secret Mason never felt he could share with Sean - until now.

For seven years, Sean lived with the fact that he loved a man who would never reciprocate. When Mason admits that he's always known he was bisexual but has never allowed himself to pursue a relationship with a man, will Sean be able to put aside his reservations about starting a relationship with the friend he'd always assumed was straight? And, more importantly, will they be able to find a way to stay together when their careers keep them apart more than they can be together?

©2015 Sloan Johnson (P)2015 Sloan Johnson

Great Story but Slow Start

I almost gave up on this book in the first five minutes because I felt the beginning was too slow. I usually listen at 1x speed without any issue. However, Rain narrates way too slow for me to listen at that speed. Once I started listening at 1.25x speed, the storytelling got much better. I'm not a fan of long romance novels but this was good. It was a pleasant surprise.

Terrible Narration!

Liked the the story.
But the narration was utterly terrible. Robotic. Cold. Dull.
I don’t recommend it.

Good story, but narration lacking in pronunciation

What did you love best about Wild Pitch?

The story was decent and interesting, but mostly MEH...

What was one of the most memorable moments of Wild Pitch?

Nothing really stands out.

What aspect of Christopher Rain’s performance would you have changed?

Editors should have reviewed the pronunciation of some of the words. He pronounced "haphazardly" as "hapa-zardly" -- several mispronunciations throughout the book became very annoying. Also the "nasal" tone and "lisping" of the female characters was rather strange.

Who was the most memorable character of Wild Pitch and why?

None really stood out for me.

Bad narrattion

Story was pretty good, but the narration ruined the story for me. It was just a too bland narration.

Wonderful book

A beautiful read and audio the story leas beautiful of two men trot find a life together then as a family
Christopher Rain is marvellous- he has a smooth voice which was magnificent for this story.