MVP (The MVP Duet, #2)

MVP is the final installment in the duet, where we find out how Malone and Slade pull through or pull out. It’s quickly picked up after the freezing moment from Malone in On the DL. The pieces are starting to be gathered and see if anything is salvageable or if they need to move on. They are learning how to cope with living in a big city, lack of privacy, and the ability to have their faces all over magazines. Not only is Slade a professional baseball player he also runs a big charity; women fall over themselves trying to get to him and Malone is struggling to deal with all the popularity. She has entered his charity and bringing her marketing experience, Malone is feeling as if she might have a handle on things. The road life provided many challenges to the relationship as well, but the couple showed maturity and talked through the feelings and worked out a plan. With a renewed love, a strong love, and a will to continue to work through problems instead of running the couple made a life long commitment.

I felt a little more empathy towards Malone in MVP, than I did previous. She had a lot of ugly, hateful, and hurtful things flung at her and she had to hold her head high and let things play out. Slade had many issues to work through, the publicity, the rekindling relationship and the battle of being on the road away from his love for days at a time. I feel as if they mature a little bit more in the second novel, they learned how to be individuals but a couple at the same time. I wish we would have seen a little more of their life in the off season, however it is a fast paced novel and that would have made the plot a little off kilter. MVP is a strong finish to the duet, not my favorite novel by Ms. Briscoe but worth the read.

I was excited to read MVP. The way book one ended, I felt like I was left with an open wound. The beginning of MVP was less dramatic I expected. I thought that we would start off where we left off in the first book. But, there was a lot of growing left in MVP. Laramie writes with emotion as you can feel it in her words. I really enjoyed this duet and excited to see what else this author will bring!

I love that after the cliffhanger we were left with in book 1, the author immediately puts our mind at ease. She takes us through Slater & Malone’s life and tells the story in a way that makes you want to become friends with them, because she does it in an easy flowing, fun and adds a sprinkle of enough sexy to keep you engaged. This is a great duet.

As soon as I finished reading “On the DL,” I immediately began reading this book to know what would happen between Malone and Slater.
The beginning of this book shows the conclusion of what happened at the end of the previous book.
Throughout this book, we can see the relationship of Malone and Slater, as well as the friendship that Malone develops with Felicity, JD’s wife, another player of Svage’s team. And also Savage’s relationship with his teammates, especially JD and Jax.
Caleb and his family also appeared in this story, giving support to Slater throughout the championship.
Despite some problems along the way, Malone and Slater can overcome and move on, showing that the love between them is bigger than anything else.
I wondered what an interesting story it would be about Jax and Cherry, perhaps? I think the two characters have a lot in common.
This is a great conclusion for this duet.
I highly recommend the reading.

MVP is the conclusion to On the DL and starts off with Malone going after Slater. We get a year of them being married and getting use to him traveling. The mean things fans can say and the great friendships that were built between some of the baseball wives. Malone does go through a period that she questions her trust in Slater but they work through it and come out stronger. I read this book in a few hours and look forward to the next book by Laramie Briscoe. I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.

MVP was a great 5 star read, this is book two in the MVP Duet series.
I was looking forward to seeing more following the way book 1 ended but was slightly disappointed. I was ready for a fight and it fell short. But don’t get me wrong, this book was a great read.

Savage and Malone are getting acclimated to marriage, baseball season and what comes with it. These two definitely have a learning experience on communication and working on their relationship. They have struggles of being apart and dealing with work, fans and so much more.

The secondary characters added a great element to the story.We get some hot and steamy scenes and a HEA. If your looking for a great second chance romance with a couple that has great chemistry I highly suggest this series. Laramie Briscoe pulls you right in with her writing and you won’t want to put the book down until your done.

I really enjoyed this book. The way the first book, “On the DL”, ended, you were not sure how this one was going to go. Watching Malone adjust to Slade’s wealth, schedule and drama in their first year of marriage was very enlightening. It was great to see Malone make new friends and become a “professional baseball” wife. Slade was his usual “hunkiness”. I really liked how Slade finally got it through his thick skull that Malone wanted to be her own person and not just a shadow of him.

Would have liked to see how they got back together after the way “On the DL” ended but was so glad to see Slade and Malone got their happily ever after finally. I also loved how Laramie Briscoe brought back Mason, Karina, Kels, Caleb and Ruby to visit. It’s always great to have some of the characters from her other books appear in her new books. Can’t wait for the next book.

This book did not start off where I was expecting it to after the ending of the last book. I will say I kept waiting for the other shoe to drop, but it never did. As I sit here after finishing it, I realized it didn’t need unnecessary drama. This is a story of two people trying to get through that first year of marriage with the spot light on them. I actually don’t watch or follow sports so this was a bit of an eye opener in some of the things a sports star would have to deal with.

Slater and Malone have no problem with chemistry but are they ready for rabid fans, away games and the spotlight? Can these two find their way or will lack of communication be their downfall?

I enjoyed this series and would recommend it to those that love second chances, sport boyfriends and HEA….actually even if you only like one of the three, give it a go.

Sweet merciful writer… Thank you Laramie for giving us Malone and Slade in a two book story. Really despite my eye roll at the ending of book one because I wanted the rest “now” I am so glad she took the time to do it right.

I can’t even begin to imagine what topics Laramie didn’t discuss that actual high profile couples go through. Just the implied photos and comments would be enough to send me raging but really Malone and Slade handle their first season as a married couple beautifully. No over done drama. No unnecessarily strung out chapters. Just a wonderfully told story about two people who fought hard to get where they truly wanted to be – together.

Fantastic.

If you like a good second chance romance, then this duo is for you. It has all the things you want in a good book: love, loss, heartache, and miscommunication. At the end I wanted to smack the main characters, but in the second book the misunderstanding is fixed.