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Matched by My Rival

Thrust Into Love, Book 2

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Matched by My Rival

By: DJ Jamison
Narrated by: Nick J. Russo
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Summary

Simon Prentiss: ex-football star, bitter rival, and...falling for the enemy?

I hate my teammate, Parker Reed. I hate that he makes me work so hard for my position on the field. Hate how he always smiles. How easily he shows me up when I'm injured. Most of all, I hate that he made me lose my temper.

Next thing I know, football is gone. My scholarship is gone. I'm nearly gone, too. With help, I manage to stay in school for my final semester. At least without football, I can explore a new side to myself, and see where my attraction to guys takes me without fear of it affecting my future.

I didn't see it coming. The cosmic joke. The sweet, patient guy on the hookup app? The one who makes me burn with the desire to have him? Yeah, it's Parker.

Our chemistry is off the charts, no matter how much I resent him. Holding a grudge against him is impossible. But when he wants to walk away from everything I lost, can I accept it?

If I don't, I'll lose him too - and that can't happen. Because I don't hate Parker Reed. I think I love him.

Matched by My Rival is an enemies-to-lovers, jock rivals romance. It's book 2 of the Thrust Into Love series, but it can be listened to as a stand-alone.

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Story: A very enjoyable story of two football jocks at different crossroads in their life. The development of the story was really good and relatable. With very good writing (as usual for DJ Jamison), it's a very good addition to the series.
Narration: Nick J. Russo (as usual for him) did a great job. The performance enhances the story without dominating it.

Fun college story

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I always find with audiobooks where I have read the book it makes me either love it more or doesn’t change m feelings towards it, this one surprised me at how much more I loved it. When i read it the first time i enjoyed the characters and the storyline but it just didn’t go much further. But hearing the story, with the narrator giving them their personalities and feelings well it transformed the story for me to one that I never wanted to end. Brilliant work with the novel and the narrator just pushed it that step further.

So beyond good

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The story of Simon and Parker is wonderful. Both are on the football team, but that's about it for the similarities. For Simon, football is everything, while Parker only plays this sport because of his scholarship. When Simon drops out after an injury, he struggles with fate. When he discovers his fiercest rival on the football field at a party with his girlfriend, he flips out. While understandable, that's it for the scholarship and football.

This was my first book by DJ Jamison and the blurb sounded interesting. I liked the author's writing style and this certainly won't be my last book by DJ Jamison.
To pay for college, Simon works in a bar. And now that he doesn't have to take anyone into consideration, he's on a dating app and meets a likable boy.

I really liked the sweet relationship that develops through the dating app. When the two then meet, things get a little pricklier at first, which was a good contrast and also very real. The chemistry and attraction between the two was palpable.
Both Parker and Simon are likable and each struggles with everyday problems. They are both great portrayals. I liked the difference of the sweet relationship over the app and their real life relationship. There is a lot of discussion between the two, which is fitting. Overall, the story gets by with little angst, but there are interesting characters, romance, and humor.

Nick J. Russo did a fantastic and great job reading as usual. He has a very pleasant voice and you can distinguish the characters well. Further, he does a good job of portraying the emotions.
The story offers an interesting mix of rivalry, sports, developing feelings and romance with a nice ending.

I requested a free copy of the audiobook and this is my honest opinion that I am volunteering

Enemies to lovers

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Another great addition to this author's collection of college romances. This might need book two in this series but it also ties in with so many more of their books.

Enemies to lovers.
Sports
Hook-up app
Virtual relationship
Frat house
Low angst
Grumpy MC
Sunshine MC
Bisexual awakening
Pan MC
Bisexual MC
HEA

This is a sweet low angst enemies to lovers story. I loved Parker straight away but Simon was harder to warm to.
The sports part of the story is barely there, this is all about developing relationships and changing perceptions of people.

Nick J Russo does another fantastic job.

Great enemies to lovers romance

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The story of Parker and Simon's is amazing! Its plot is very entertaining, has a storyline sweet and funny and the characters are wonderful, so what else you could ask to ensure a perfect love story? It was a delight witnessing the "enemies" became something more! After loving so much the ebook, I was waiting anxiously for the narration and I was not disappointed. Mr. Russo made so wonderful performance! He managed beautifully all the emotional parts of the story and in special all the interactions between Parker and Simon. I loved his smooth voice and acting skills. He is without doubt one of the best voice actors in the genre and his work in this book just confirmed it once more. I can wait to hear what is next in this series and I would love if Mr. Russo is the one doing it!

A wonderful story beautifully narrated!

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