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Manhandled

Winner Takes All, Book 5

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Manhandled

By: L. Blakely
Narrated by: Teddy Hamilton, Jacob Morgan
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My buddies made me do it. I swear.

I didn’t plan to bid big on a date with my baseball player best friend at the auction. But he looked really good in that tailored suit, and I can't resist a dare.

The media jumps all over the story–the city’s new quarterback nabs a date with the bigshot star shortstop.

Not so fast–we’re just friends.

Until we hit the links for the strictly platonic date I won. Suddenly, I'm looking at my silver-tongued, devilishly handsome best bud in a whole new light–and it’s dark and dirty.

We cross way over the friendship line at my place that night, but in the morning we agree it can’t happen again. Trouble is, we can’t keep our hands off each other, especially not when we’re stuck in the same hotel room at our friend’s wedding.

But Tanner wants a real relationship, and I’m only serious about football. So when my second season as a starter begins next week, our late-night games (and talks, and sleepovers, and morning coffees) will have to end.

Except, as the cutoff looms closer, I’m feeling a whole lot more than friendship, and that’s a big problem for my career....

Don't miss this red-hot friends-to-lovers, only-one-bed-in-the-room MM sports romance from NYT best seller Lauren Blakely!

©2023 Lauren Blakley Books (P)2025 Lauren Blakley Books Contemporary Contemporary Romance Romance Sports

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Although I enjoy L Blakely and I did enjoy this, it wasn't my favourite. a little predictable but otherwise a good listen, made better by the narrators

Narrated perfectly x

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I can’t get enough of L Blakely’s M/M romances and when the narration comes from two of my favourites, Teddy Hamilton and Jacob Morgan, it’s a win win. Add in a friend to lovers trope and I had those earbuds in for nearly 6 hours straight. I couldn’t get enough of pro baseball player Tanner Sloan and his best buddy, star quarterback Luke Remington. Their banter was perfect, their chemistry off the chart. What starts off as a dare becomes so very much more, but will a one and done appease their feelings and their needs. The trouble is they both want different things, Luke is all about his career and Tanner wants love. Can they both have it all? A super sexy (make sure you’ve got headphones on in public), super fun and totally addictive audio. Fantastic story and perfectly excellent narration. I loved it. I was gifted a copy of this audiobook, this is my honest review.

This series just gets better and better

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Manhandled can be read as a standalone. It’s the fifth and final book in the Winning Takes All series.

I like the friends to lovers trope and this one's a gem. Manhandled is like a warm hug, full of bubbly joy and everything that makes you smile. It’s the ultimate bromance that intensifies into romance.

Luke is a total dare devil who struggles to be vulnerable, I love how protective he is of Tanner, even before they get together. Luke and Tanner were all kinds of sappy, romantic, friends-to-lovers, perfection that caught all the happy feels. Plus one of Luke’s cats - End Zone - is absolutely adorable.

Tanner and Luke take temptation up a notch. Their connection is so intense it threatens to drown out everything that crosses it's path. What ensues is a romance that grabs you by the heart and refuses to let go. Manhandled is a fire that will not be tamed. Spicy has found it's heart.

Jacob Morgan (Luke) and Teddy Hamilton (Tanner) dual narrate, bringing the romance, and all their struggles to life. Utter perfection.

I love the cameos (however small) of Jason & Beck; Bryan & Sebastian; Zane & Maddox; Gunnar & Rafe.

This book made me laugh, swoon and left me wanting more.

Plot: 📚📚📚📚📚
Character rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Heat: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Feels: 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤
Writing style: 🖊🖊🖊🖊
Narration by Teddy Hamilton and Jacob Morgan: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕

Manhandled is like a warm hug

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Manhandled is a great friends to steamy lovers story.
Tanner and Luke have great friend chemistry but when a dare (such a manly thing) is called they finally understand that their great chemistry isn’t just in a great friends kind of way. It’s also scorching hot!!!
Teddy Hamilton and Jacob Morgan bring Tanner and Luke to life with all the feels and sizzling smex scenes.

Tanner & Luke

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I love love love these books steamy hot sooo good .brilliant romance stories. Narration perfect just amazing.

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Another winner in this amazing series! I just couldn’t stop listening to Manhandled, I had to know what was happening between Tanner and Luke. Their banter is the best, and their love so clear. They’re great together, making me swoon and grin the whole book through. It was great to have all the guys in one place together as well, I love it when other characters pop into their friends’ stories!

Definitely listen to the audio if you can, Jacob Morgan and Teddy Hamilton lifted this story to another level! Go read this book if you’re looking for a great, steamy, friends to lovers sports romance!

Couldn’t stop listening, so good!

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