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The Prospects

The gorgeous, queer enemies-to-lovers romance, perfect for fans of Red, White & Royal Blue
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‘Tenacious, sexy, effervescent, doggedly hopeful, and endlessly charming, with characters to root hard for and an irresistible voice - I completely adored it’ – Casey McQuiston, author of Red, White & Royal Blue ‘Endearing and tender’ – New York Times __________ Enemies. Rivals. Teammates. It's going... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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In baseball, you're in or you're out, and everything hangs on the next throw. But what can you do if there's nobody to catch it? A perfectly joyful and heated queer enemies-to-lovers story

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‘Tenacious, sexy, effervescent, doggedly hopeful, and endlessly charming, with characters to root hard for and an irresistible voice - I completely adored it’

– Casey McQuiston, author of Red, White & Royal Blue

‘Endearing and tender’

New York Times

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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 forever.

‘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

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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 an incredible amount of hope, optimism, queer and trans joy, and queer found family’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘I absolutely loved so much of this book, and it gave me many moments of reading on the couch, feet kicking, and giggling wildly. It was beautiful’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

The steam and build of the relationship sucked me in . . . All I want to do is hug these two and live in this book’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781408728611

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 09 April 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Sphere

Contributors:

  • Read by Shaan Dasani

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 32.0mm

Width: 126.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 260g

Pages: 384

About the Author

KT Hoffman is an author of queer romance. His debut rom-com, The Prospects, is published by Dial Press (US) and Sphere (UK). KT is originally from Beaverton, Oregon and currently lives in Brooklyn. If he isn't writing about trans hope and gay kissing, he's probably watching baseball.

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