Ineligible Receiver By Rheland Richmond and Emmerson Beckett
Genre: Contemporary Romance, GLBTQ, MM,
Tropes: Sports, Football, Friends-to-Lovers, Secret Relationship, Bi-Awakening
Released: April 28, 2023
Publisher: Self-Published
Series: The Package Deal, Book 5
Length: 468 Pages
A sexy and emotional story about how two best friends secretly fall in love but struggle to keep a heartbreaking secret from tearing them apart.
When I met Greg Foster, the straight tight end for the Portland Pirates, the rookie needed a friend to bring him out of his shell. There was more to the shy twenty-two-year-old bookworm than met the eye, and I was the perfect person for the task. My roommate and best friend, Christian, was involved with the Pirates QB, so a new friend to hang out with was good.
I pushed down my attraction to him and became the best friend he ever had. We bar-hopped all over Portland and played video games in our apartments. We even loved the same indy band from Seattle.
Then we fucked up when we fell in love. And by fucked up, I mean we got married even though we knew our marriage had to remain a secret.
No one knew about us. Not even our closest friends. And every time they asked, we gave them the same line… we’re just friends.
And ultimately, the reason for that secret would tear us apart. Now, here I was three years after meeting him, and wasn’t sure how to survive without him. He was the love of my life, and I was his.
Reviewed by ButtonsMom2003
We finally get Cooper and Greg’s story!
Friends-to-lovers is one of my favorite romance tropes and this one is great. I also love bi-awakening and learning how Greg fell for Cooper was a very emotional story. My eyes leaked more than once while I read this book (that means I loved it).
I loved how the authors presented this story. They gave us several chapters that recapped and expanded on things that we learned about this couple in other books in the series. I was a bit critical of the previous book, Illegal Motion, because it seemed unnecessarily long. Ineligible Receiver wasn’t like that at all and it was 106,000 words long!
We’ve been teased about Greg and Cooper since the very first book in this series and there was a great teaser at the end of Illegal Motion where Greg admits he’s in love with Cooper. The authors totally did their story justice in this book. We learned why Greg and Cooper have kept their relationship a secret as well as many other things about them.
Greg and Cooper make such a great couple but Greg has secrets that are tearing them apart. I loved the descriptive writing in this book and I feel like the authors got everything right in this story. I loved that we got a lot of time with the characters from the previous books. This group of men have truly formed a family and they show their willingness to help each other over and over again.
The teaser for the next book now has me really wanting to read Dominick’s story – Roughing the Kicker.
♥♥♥♥♥
O Factor: Scorcher
Available to borrow with Kindle Unlimited.
“So, Texas Tech, huh? Did you finish your degree, or leave early for the pros?”
Greg took a sip of his beer, then nodded. “Yeah, I got my degree.”
“What is it?” He was going to make me pull it out of him.
“English Literature,” he said, running his big hand over his head.
“You like to read?” I was intrigued.
He nodded again. “Yeah, I love it. Kinda fits my personality.”
“The quiet one?”
He smiled, but not so shyly this time. “Yeah, that one. I’ve never been a partier or anything like that. I’m weird and like to stay home.” He rolled the bottle between his long fingers.
Interesting. “That’s not weird. What else do you do to relax?”
Greg chuckled. “This feels like an interview.”
All I could do was smile. He was so fucking adorable.
“Well,” I said, turning toward him, “just so happens I have a spot open for a new friend, and you seem like the perfect person to fill the position.”
Our eyes met, and my pulse sped up a little. The small smile that crossed his face forced me to smile. He was breathtaking, with green eyes, tanned skin, and that thick light blonde hair. I was really going to have to work to tamp down my lust for him.
“Well, I guess I better finish the interview then.”
I waited. And waited some more.
“Well?”
“That’s a deep subject.” He tried his damndest not to smile.
My eyes widened. “You’ve got dad jokes!” I pushed his shoulder. “What else you hiding in there, rookie?”
Greg laughed and visibly relaxed in front of me. This was good.
“Nothing, I swear.” He took another drink of his beer. “Go back to your interview.”
I had to smile at him. “What do you like to do other than read? That’s not something we could do together. Although, I guess we could. Maybe get a couple of velvet dinner jackets, some armchairs, and pipes to smoke. Would you like that?”
I watched his throat as he laughed at my suggestion. That beautiful smile and a tiny bit of his warmth was beginning to show.
“Uh, that’s not necessary. But it would make a cool picture to send to my brother.”
Okay, he has a brother.
“Brock is almost fourteen. He’s my best friend.”
I smiled. “Well, until now.”
To celebrate the release of Ineligible Receivers, Rheland & Emerson are giving away the winner’s choice of an e-copy from The Package Deal Series!
For as long as she can remember Rheland’s had her nose stuck in a book, getting lost in the world of someone else’s creation (She still does). Her love for writing came from her love for reading. She could never have one without the other.
Writing has always been a hobby and a cathartic experience for her. There are many stories lost to the never to be completed or published pile but needed to be written at the time.
She’s just a girl that loved stories so much she wrote hers.
Rheland would love to hear from her readers and learn more about Y’all. So if you get a chance… please get in touch.
Connect with Rheland:
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https://www.tiktok.com/@rhelandrichmondmmauthor
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Emerson Beckett is new to the publishing world. As an avid sports fan and lover of well-written M/M romance books, Emerson loves her new career as an author of gay romance. It’s even more fulfilling for her when she can combine the two.
The journey to becoming an author started with an idea while reading on the sofa. That idea became an email that ultimately resulted in Emerson using those teacher skills to edit novels for three phenomenal MM romance authors. The third referral led to an opportunity to co-write a book series with one of the most genuine and kindest people she’s ever had the pleasure of knowing- Rheland Richmond.
Emerson is the co-author of The Package Deal Series, which includes The Quarterback Keeper, Pass Interference, Unnecessary Roughness, Two-Point Conversion, Illegal Motion, Ineligible Receiver, and one more upcoming book in the series. She plans to release her first solo book in 2023.
Besides being a retired teacher and author, Emerson lives in North Carolina and has been married to the same man for 32 years. She is the mother of three beautiful adults, one of whom is proudly part of the LGBTQ Community and completely responsible for her addiction to MM Romance. Even though the kids no longer live at home, they filled the empty nest with an Australian Shepherd, three cats, and a cute bunny rabbit.
Emerson would love to hear from her readers. So if you get a chance… Get in touch.
Connect with Emerson:
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https://www.instagram.com/mm.author.emerson.beckett/
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