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Forward Entry (Sydney Swallows Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Aurora Crane (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.4 106 ratings

Book 1 of 1: Sydney Swallows

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Be an experiment for the straight, fiery, redheaded captain of his rival football team? Noah can do that. Make sure he doesn’t fall in love with him? Not a problem.

Noah Walker is a key forward for the Sydney Swallows in the Australian Football League. Bryce Monaghan is captain for the rival Sydney team.

The lines between them couldn’t be clearer: Bryce is straight, Noah is not. And nothing is more important to Noah than his team. Noah doesn’t mind walking Bryce through his bi-curiosity, but he won’t let their arrangement complicate his life or his chance at the premiership flag.

The chemistry between them is sudden and unexpected and quickly gains a life of its own. The mutual understanding that they start with doesn’t survive long, burned up between their sheets.

As the season heats up, the lines that have been so clear for them, on and off the field, begin to blur.

But it’s still just a temporary fling.

Right?

How could it be anything else?

Forward Entry is an Australian Football League gay-sports romance. It is low angst and high steam with a bi-awakening, and features frenemies-to-lovers that can’t keep their hands off each other.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CGMCFM7Y
Publisher ‏ : ‎ (September 22, 2023)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 22, 2023
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 4999 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 282 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #150,846 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #858 in Bisexual Romance
- #2,214 in Gay Fiction
- #4,861 in Gay Romance

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Aurora Crane is an Australian author who loves to write romance with a healthy serving of banter, snark and ridiculous men falling in love.

Her books are a mix of MM and MM+ written in third person. She loves to write men in suits, sprawling universes with a plethora of side characters, and an abundance of steamy situations.

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MJ

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Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2023

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This was such a sweet & sexy sports romance. We get introduced to so many great new characters and I’m really looking forward to their stories as well. I loved both MCs equally which doesn’t happen often for me & I really got invested. Maybe that’s why I wasn’t a huge fan of the climax, it felt out of character to me. My other small critique would be that sometimes the banter between teammates & friends felt like it was drawn out a bit too much but that all comes down to personal preference. Regardless, it was an amazing feel good story & I really can’t wait for the next!

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Meadows

Sweet story of discovery

Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2023

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Bryce and Noah were such a sweet couple. I loved how the author showed us Bryce's experiments and Noah's willingness to be his guinea pig 😍 the smëxy times were hot and spicy and the road to that HEA wasn't very bumpy at all. Awesome secondary characters for the next in the series too. All though the Aussie rules football was kinda lost on me 😂

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J. L. Gribble

not a fake sport! (But a totally accessible romance to those of us who accidentally thought it was)

Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2023

Last spring, I joined a “tipping pool” with other readers of this author in picking the winning teams each week for the Australian Football League. It took me at least 3 months to figure out that the sport was not, in fact, rugby. By that point, I was committed to my strategy of picking teams based on which literal mascot would be the winner in a confrontation (and not in danger of winning the pool), so I decided to roll with my lack of knowledge. I was a bit worried going into this book that I’d be lost as a result, but Crane’s obvious love and knowledge of the sport meant that even when I wasn’t 100 percent sure what was going on during the in-game moments on the page, I was also never confused or lost enough that it distracted from the story.

After all, Crane also does an excellent job balancing the overwhelming role of the sport in the character’s lives while also creating characters that are sympathetic heroes even for readers who don’t often read sports romances. Both Bryce and Noah are incredibly competent when it comes to their professions, but also incredibly real when it comes to being people, from Bryce’s adorable awkwardness to Noah’s slightly flawed emotional intelligence (that Crane provides the backstory to support). That realism also shines in other moments between the men that I don’t often read, then enjoyed all the more so for that reason. Another fine line that Crane balances is how the physical aspect of their relationship is a relatively slow burn, without unnecessary pining, and that some of the “first times” between them as Bryce explores his newfound interests are not completely perfect, without any sacrifice to the escapism aspect to reading romance.

That these characters are not on the same team is a plot feature, not an annoying bug to create unnecessary drama, considering the ties of family and friendship that tie both Sydney teams together before sparks fly between the heroes. From day one, there’s never a question of hiding the bonds that grow between Noah and Bryce from their teammates, and the only consideration regarding the public is a reasonable need for privacy, not a desire to hide a same-sex relationship. Even when the relationship hits the inevitable rocky point, the secondary characters remain as integral components to the story—not as plot devices but as important and supportive longstanding friendships, with none of the traditional toxic masculinity usually expected from professional sports players. That being said, I was at least a third of the way through the book before I realized that I hadn’t identified a significant external plot because I was so entertained by the slice-of-life moments shared by the characters as professional sports ball players, which were just as interesting as the slow-burn relationship development. In turn, I was surprised and thoroughly impressed by how Crane wove together the relationship arc with the overall story of the footy season until I was genuinely and pleasantly surprised at the unique but perfect location for the dramatic finale/grand gesture moment.

Overall, this book was an introduction to an aspect of an unfamiliar culture that was completely accessible to readers both interested and indifferent to sports romances. I adored these characters, who excellently captured the vibes Crane does so well, with “idiots in love” catching unexpected feels. I can’t wait to hang out with Bryce and Noah again as their close friends all experience their own love stories in future installments of this series.

Disclaimer: I received a digital review copy of this book from the author.

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Traci S

Noah and Bryce

Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2023

3.5⭐️
I know nothing about Australian Rules Football, so the time spent on the game was interesting. The AFL world building is quite well done, and I loved the team dynamic which had a good mix of interesting characters. I liked Bryce, and his straightforward approach to learning what he likes was my favorite part of the story. He is very easy to root for. Bryce and Noah do have really good chemistry and I liked the progression of their relationship overall. I would have like a bit more focus on the couple and to see them together more. The resolution felt a little unfinished, but overall a good start to the series.

I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.

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Kristy

Aussie Sports Romance For The Win

Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2023

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Are you a sports romance kinda reader? I ❣️❣️❣️❣️ sports guys. When you read a good sports romance you get multiple levels of stories in one book. Friends, teammates, coaches, games, and the MCs. When the story is well written all of these parts enhance the story and none detract from the others.

Forward Entry is an Aussie football story. I had so much fun learning about this intense and well loved game. It’s brutal.

Noah, gay footy player, and Bryce, straight footy player, are on opposing teams but have mutual friends. They however, are not friends. But, things change when you witness a j.o. in progress. Like, wow, maybe that was hotter than I thought it would be and maybe even though I hate them I kinda want to do bedroom things with them.

When Noah finds out Bryce witnessed him and how he reacted Noah volunteers to help Bryce learn about his sexuality. So much fun for us!!! 🤭

I adore Noah. He’s grumpy, kinda set in his ways, but loves his friends fiercely. Bryce is sunshiny sweet and his bi-awakening is lovely. These two are perfect for each other and though they each think the other isn’t looking for what they are looking for, they give it all they can until they can’t. And then the waiting for them to stop being idiots happens. I personally love this part of stories.

If you’re in the mood for a sports romance with some experimenting, a bi-awakening, some sports related drama, friends who love to interfere, and two men finding their love then I recommend Forward Entry.

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Beezie Reads Romance

Excellent AFL romance

Reviewed in Australia on March 2, 2024

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I was so excited to see an Aussie Rules Football romance with queer main characters, and even more excited when I started reading and was immediately hooked by the authors fabulous way with words.

Truly an enjoyable read with bi awakening, acquaintances to lovers, smokin' hot dirty talk, and plenty of AFL.

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