Shy and reserved, good girl Ellie McDonald is determined to break out of her shell—and her relationship rut. First order of business? Woman up and finally ask her longtime secret crush, Jake Armstrong, on an old-fashioned date. She’s not at all his type—which is great. Once Jake turns her down, she can finally move on.
Except he says yes...
MVP shortstop Jake Armstrong has tried to keep his bad boy nature under wraps. But there’s nothing he likes more than tempting sweet Ellie to the dark side. No one needs to know.
But when the hotel catches fire and their rescue—while nearly naked—is caught on camera, the two have a PR problem. Jake’s solution is a fake relationship, just for the season. Only for Ellie, there’s nothing fake about it…
Each book in the Locker Room Diaries series is STANDALONE:
* Hitting It
* Sliding Home
* Hard and Fast
“Jake and Ellies story is adorable. I connected so well with Ellie when reading you can't help but love her personality. Jake took a little while for me to like him but once I did I was a love sick puppy for the guy. Kathy Lyons did a great job with this book I loved everything about it!” –Ash L., Goodreads
“So stinking cute!” –Erika C., NetGalley
“A likeable, fun and sexy romance!” –Sue H., NetGalley
“I loved Ellie from the first page, and then I quickly loved Jake as well. They were romantic and sexy together, but there story was about so much more as well. Just a great story with great characters!” – Crystal P., NetGalley
“A quick steamy read that has a bit of drama to give it some punch.” –Illustrios Illusions
“Sports romance at its very best!” –Molly K., NetGalley
Sliding Home by Kathy Lyons
Raw sexiness plus alternatively dealing with alcoholism and an insecurity with love, this book reached for multiple levels of complexity of the human psyche.
Jake, the hero runs when things get tough. But to give him credit, he does come back and talks about what’s going o ...more
Kathy Lyons really had me hooked on this story from the first paragraph. Light, funny and enchanting are definitely words that describe Sliding Home.
Hot, sexy and frustrating are words that describe our short-stop Jake. Shy, cautious, modest are words that describe Ellie. He's the playboy that ever ...more
What a great surprise this book was. When I first started reading I wasn't sure, Ellie's sister Rachel annoyed the nuts out of me. Yes I actually did a couple eye rolls. But then Jake jumped in and I never looked back. I don't even know where to start with this.
Ellie is a nurse who doesn't do rejec ...more
This is a sexy and fun romance between two unlikely characters. Jake is the hotshot baseball player with a naughty reputation, while Ellie is the good girl nurse who's had a crush on Jake for a long time. When Ellie's sister pushes Ellie to ask Jake out for an old fashioned date, she fully expects t ...more
There is one thing I have come to know in stories written by Ms Lyons, she creates memorable characters with substance and dynamic personalities, but more so there is her trademark humor that is laced throughout the story. Often times it’s straight up laugh out loud, but other times it plays out as ...more
Wow, Sliding Home, is very erotic. I have told all my friends to read it and you will too. Jake and Ellie are perfect together. ...more
I love this story! It's a fairly typical bad boy meets good girl type story but Ellie and Jake gave it a fresh fun feel. Ellie's rejection therapy is hilarious and Jake is just so yummy. It's hard to recap the story without giving away too much and I'd rather you experience it for yourself. It's a f ...more
It's been said that opposites attract. Sliding Home takes that common occurrence and runs with it in the sweetest of ways. Kathy Lyons pulls at the heart while keeping hormones on full alert. Ellie is an introvert with a kind heart and little less confidence. Jake is an extrovert with a boisterous n ...more
Jake and Ellie are a cute couple who met in a funky way. A bet of course to ask him out in front of his baseball pals, he freaks her out when he says yes. What suppose to be a fake relationship for the media quickly turns into something real. ...more
I am enjoying this series. I am a big baseball fan so there are many parts of this book and series that appeal to me. One of my favorite things about Kathy's writing is the characters. I think there is something about the characters that every reader can relate to a little bit.
Ellie used to be more ...more
Jake and Ellies story is adorable. I connected so well with Ellie when reading you can't help but love her personality. Jake ehh he took a little while for me to like him but once I did I was a love sick puppy for the guy. Kathy Lyons did a great job with this book I loved everything about it! ...more
I loved Ellie from the first page, and then I quickly loved Jake as well. They were romantic and sexy together, but there story was about so much more as well. Just a great story with great characters! ...more
Jake is just so naughty, “if I told you to suck me right here, right now, would you do it?” Jake is an animal at times, "...I heard a pop. I jolted. “did you just rip my thong?” He didn’t answer except to arch a brow..." I liked this book, I loved Jake. ...more
This was a really great sports romance. It was a fun and sexy quick read. I love when a story can be told well in a short novel. This book does not disappoint. I was happy to learn this was a series. I can´t wait to read more from this author. She really knows how to tell a story. Ellie and Jake are ...more
I enjoyed reading this story between Jake and Ellie a lot!
Jake is a very fun character and Ellie is she and a little unsure of herself but decides to work on overcoming her fear of rejection. Together, they sizzled physically and their intimate talks were heartfelt.
Jake’s storyline lacked in the de ...more
Ellie is a good, conservative girl who wants to break out of that mold. She is sick of shying away from confrontation. She goes about a rejection revolution to toughen her up and not take anyone's crap anymore. Part of this is to ask celebrity Bobcat shortstop out on a romantic, old-fashioned date. ...more
I loved reading Sliding Home by Kathy Lyons, book two of her Locker Room Diaries series. This is the story of what happens when shy, reserved, and good girl Ellie decides to break out of her shell and go after what she wants. First step for Ellie is to ask her long time secret crush Jake to take her ...more
I wasn't so sure about Sliding Home when I started it. The last two sports books I've read kind of burned me, so I was leery. Happily, one chapter into Sliding Home and I was hooked!
Ellie is experimenting with "exposure therapy", as in "If I practice being told no, then I will be more confident and ...more
Infatuation, lust and happily ever afters! While this story is a bit light on the topic of baseball, the characters are quick to draw you in. Jake is your typical "spread himself around" athlete until he meets Ellie and they settle into their own version of a relationship. She's able to help him see ...more
Love, Love, Loved It!
Kathy Lyons did a fabulous job pulling me into the story between Ellie and Jake. She’s a nurse, in her first job and busy paying off her student loans. He’s NFL football player, and her cousin’s teammate. Her parents have a BBQ when her cousin is in town and of course they have ...more
More about the relationship than the baseball!
Nurse Ellie McDonald hated failing so she never tried anything risky for fear of failing so she was trying exposure therapy to get used to stepping out of her comfort zone. So at family barbeque her sister forced her to ask one of her cousin’s teammates ...more
I enjoyed this one!
When a planned PR op turns into a nightmare, Ellie McDonald is surprised to find herself enjoying "dating" Jake Armstrong. Gorgeous, charming and talented, the baseball player has a naughty reputation with the ladies. Yet, under the playboy façade, Ellie discovers a hurt boy masqu ...more
What starts out as a dare to get out of her comfort zone, Ellie asks the hot shortstop Jake out for an old fashioned date - with no sex. Thinking he is going to turn her down, Jake realizes this is the best opportunity to show his team that he is not the man whore he has shown the world. But when a ...more
Ellie is going through a self experiment. To make rejection feel ok. So, she's been going around asking ridiculous questions in random aspects and asking questions knowing she will get rejected. Until her sister pushes her to ask her crush, a pro baseball player out on an old fashioned date. But gue ...more
I thought this was a really good read! The writing flowed well, and I liked the characters. There was more focus on Jake than Ellie, but the drama with Jake's family was prominent in the story. I liked Jake and Ellie together, and I thought they had great chemistry. There was a few scenes that were ...more