Making the Play

Robin Bielman

May 2019 · The Auprince Brothers Book 1 · Tule Publishing

About this eBook

She’s sworn off love…good thing he likes a challenge.

When social media manager Chloe Conrad is hired to rehabilitate the image of Major League Baseball’s top center fielder, she’s determined to remain professional. She’s just as career-focused as he is and has resolved to never succumb to the notorious charmer no matter how handsome or quickly they click. But then Chloe lets her guard down one drunken night and confesses she’s cursed. All her boyfriends meet their true soul mate when they date her, so she’s given up dating for good.

Star baseball player Finn Auprince isn’t looking for romance, especially with his smart and sexy new media manager. She’s a distraction he can’t afford, but when Chloe confesses her secret, Finn’s competitive side emerges, and he can’t resist the challenge…or Chloe. One date is all he needs to prove that he and Chloe can have a good time without his soul mate popping out from around the next corner.

It’s game on…but can they play the game of love and both come out on top?

 

First Published as Heartthrob

Ratings and reviews

HEARTTHROB is the first instalment in Robin Bielman’s contemporary, adult AMERICAN ROYALTY romance series focusing on the Auprince brothers. This is MLB center fielder Finn Auprince, and social media manager Chloe Conrad’s story line. Told from dual first person perspectives (Finn and Chloe) HEARTTHROB follows the building relationship between MLB center fielder Finn Auprince, and social media manager Chloe Conrad. Finn Auprince broke his collarbone in the final game of the World Series costing the team the game and the championship. Struggling to move beyond the stigma of losing and the realization that his patience is straining thin, team management hires social media manager Chloe Conrad, in an effort to boost Finn’s online persona. What ensues is the building relationship between Chloe and Finn, and the potential fall-out as Chloe struggles with issues of trust in the face of recent events including Finn’s reputation with the fairer sex. Chloe Conrad believes she is cursed. All of her relationships have ended when the men that she loves fall in love with someone else. Meeting Finn Auprince finds Chloe battling her attraction to a man who has the ability to destroy what’s left of her heart. Finn Auprince is the media darling of the MLB’s Landsharks, but recent events find our hero struggling to keep up social appearances. When the team hires Chloe Conrad, the attraction is immediate but Chloe’s recent history is too raw to move beyond professional and friendly. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate, without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text. We are introduced to Finn’s extended family including his brothers- restauranteur Ethan, and IT specialist Drew: their mother Liza Auprince, and their grandmother Rosemary; Team PR director Rena; as well as Chloe’s ex boyfriend Leo, her father Casey Conrad, and young baseball fans Josh and Jesse. Ethan’s story line is next in SWEET TALKER. HEARTTHROB is a story of family, friendship, relationships and love. The premise is spirited and spicy; the characters are sexy and sassy; the romance is seductive and captivating. A great start to a wonderful series.

Wowza did I love this book! Romance and baseball? Yes please! Finn Auprince? Absolutely yes please! I love Robin Bielman but she really outdid herself with this amazing and must read story. When Finn is injured during the championship game of his life and he mouths off to one of the umpires, it's fortunate he wasn't ejected from the game. Although he is out on the injured list, anxious to get well and back into training before the season starts. The team reps want him to have his face out there, something Finn hates but they bring him a social presence manager, and we meet Chloe Conrad. Chloe isn't really impressed by Finn. Growing up around baseball her whole life and traveling with her umpire father after her mother died, the woman can spiel more sports stats that Google. I adored Chloe, her wit and quirks matched Finn's passion. Chloe hasn't exactly been lucky in the romance department and officially believes she's jinxed forever. She's decided she's bad luck and no more men for her! Work is safe, love is not. But Chloe wasn't prepared for the force of nature that is Finn. This man melted my socks. Truly I wanted my own Finn. Underneath all his bluster, fuss and love for baseball is a kind, generous, man who is hot as Hades. One of three brothers in the well to do Auprince family, a totally stand up guy! Robin weaves a fantastic story bringing these two together and it was so much fun to watch them make their way to the same page! I fell for these two in the best way. Stellar writing as always and characters to love. And wow am I anxious to meet the next brother in line, Ethan! Absolutely drool worthy baseball playing hero Finn Auprince meets his match in Chloe Conrad, baseball umpires daughter and has sworn off love believing she's "cursed." Welcome to world of the Auprince brothers! Guaranteed to please! Did not put this one down. *Finn may be your new book boyfriend*

5 Heartfelt stars!! Heartthrob is book one of a new series by Robin Bielman. ‘American Royalty’ tells the story of the three AuPrince brothers. Finn is first up, he’s a star baseball player who has recently been injured and is not happy with his forced incapacity. Chloe is the girl assigned to help his public image while away from the game. She’s also the girl who got dumped by her boyfriend and then crashed her car. Into Finn’s car! Finn is more interested in the blonde bombshell than the damage to his car, but Chloe blows him off and is happy to exchange numbers and the offer to pay for getting his car fixed. She not looking to meet another guy. ever! But, her new job assignment changes all that. Finn is Chloe’s new client. He may be touted as the ‘hottest player’ out there, but he’s really sweet and kind. He’s devilishly sexy too, but his heart is in the right place. He shows this over and over. In one place in particular, he didn’t just make Chloe fall for him, but me too. This part gutted me. I was a snotty, snivelling mess after reading it. You will be too, or you have no heart. This book packs quite a punch. It’s fun and flirty, has a few ups and downs, as mentioned above but overall, it light-heated, and just made me feel good. I loved Finn, so much. Chloe too, she was a strong woman and even though she was done with men, and who could blame her after what had happened previous to meeting Finn, she just couldn’t resist the effect he ad on her, and vice versa. A match made on the baseball diamond, I couldn’t get enough of this book, Robin Bielman never fails to deliver the goods and she excelled with Heartthrob. One-Click today, you won’t be sorry.