{"id":79917,"date":"2025-08-22T08:02:59","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T12:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=79917"},"modified":"2025-08-24T01:39:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T05:39:07","slug":"release-arc-review-protect-home-the-atlanta-boys-3-by-indy-valentine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=79917","title":{"rendered":"Release & ARC Review: Protect Home (The Atlanta Boys, #3) by Indy Valentine"},"content":{"rendered":"

Protect Home by Indy Valentine is live!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

A frenemies-to-lovers, surprise baby sports romance with an irresistibly swoony hero, this is a fun, sexy read<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Amazon<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Blurb<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Tenley<\/strong><\/p>\n

He\u2019s baseball\u2019s untouchable golden boy\u2014fast hands, filthy mouth, and a smile that ruins panties on sight.<\/p>\n

And I can’t stand him.<\/p>\n

August Graves is everything I\u2019ve sworn off: arrogant, too charming for his own good, and fully committed to nothing but his stats and sex appeal.<\/p>\n

As the social media coordinator for the Atlanta Strikers, I\u2019ve spent the last three years managing his madness and ignoring the way my body reacts whenever he\u2019s near.<\/p>\n

But one vulnerable night and a blind decision later\u2026 I\u2019m staring down two pink lines and the brutal truth: I\u2019m pregnant. With his baby.<\/p>\n

Talk about a plot twist.<\/p>\n

August<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tenley Abrams is the only woman who makes me work for it.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s sharp, stubborn, and beyond radiant. One night with her wrecked me in ways I didn\u2019t see coming.<\/p>\n

Now she\u2019s pregnant. And whether she likes it or not, I\u2019m here to stay.<\/p>\n

So I move in.<\/p>\n

Her rules?<\/strong> I behave, let her manage my social media, and keep it strictly business.<\/p>\n

My rules?<\/strong> I work in overtime to make sure she knows exactly what she\u2019s been missing. Over and over again.<\/p>\n

Because this thing between us? It was never just one night. And now that she\u2019s mine\u2014really<\/em> mine\u2014I\u2019m not letting her go without a fight.<\/p>\n

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Add to Goodreads<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Review<\/strong><\/h4>\n

3 stars<\/b><\/p>\n

A frenemies-to-lovers, surprise baby sports romance with an irresistibly swoony hero, this is a fun, sexy read.<\/p>\n

This is the third book in The Atlanta Boys<\/i> series. I\u2019m a bit of an OCD reader and usually never pick up a book mid-series, but I loved the sound of this story and jumped at the opportunity to read it. There is some character crossover, but you can easily read this one as a standalone.<\/p>\n

Tenley is the social media co-ordinator for the Atlanta Strikers baseball team. She has a love\/hate relationship with star ball player, August. Of course he\u2019s gorgeous, but he\u2019s a charming, cocky playboy, and everything she\u2019s trying to avoid. He\u2019s totally aware of this and teases her at every opportunity, which creates a fun dynamic full of snark and bickering, and simmering sexual tension. When they finally crack and act on their wild attraction, they vow to forget about their steamy encounter after it\u2019s done, but when Tenley learns that she\u2019s pregnant, August sees this as his chance with the woman he\u2019s always wanted. He declares himself all in, moving in to her home and throwing himself into the role of baby daddy-to-be. All the while hoping to win Tenley\u2019s heart.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s the only woman to ever turn me down, and yet she\u2019s still the only one I see.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It\u2019s a fun set up, and the story is kept light and entertaining because of August and antics. He flirts and teases, and he loves Tenley\u2019s snark, pushing her buttons at every opportunity.<\/p>\n

\u201cFall in love with me yet?\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Tenley is a hard woman to crack. She\u2019s terrified of being hurt and has huge walls around her, keeping August at a distance and refusing to admit what she\u2019s feeling and what is building between them. God, she\u2019s frustrating. There\u2019s such a great connection between these two, you can feel<\/i> it, and she just refuses to acknowledge or open herself up to it. I was mad and rolled my eyes a lot at her willful obliviousness. Because of her, the romance is a slow burn, but as frustrating as it is, it allows August the opportunity to shine.<\/p>\n

I can no longer focus on my own heart\u2019s protection when the woman beside me needs it more than mine ever could.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We all love a hero who is whole-heartedly in love with his girl, and August is just gorgeous. He is what I enjoyed the most about this book \u2013 his huge heart, great sense of humour, his patience and care with Tenley, balanced with his determination to break through her walls, and of course his swoony declarations and dedication to her and their baby.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no other option but to love you, Tenley. You\u2019re my home.\u201d I cast my eyes to her stomach \u2026 \u201cI\u2019ll love you both until there\u2019s nothing left of me. I promise you that.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There\u2019s a bit of baseball action which, as an Australian, didn\u2019t mean much to me, but I enjoyed the team camaraderie and the involvement of the couples from earlier books, and the story ends with a sweet and satisfying happy ending.<\/p>\n

3 stars.<\/p>\n

An Advanced Review Copy was generously provided by the author for an honest review.<\/i><\/p>\n

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The Atlanta Boys<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Endgame (#1)<\/strong> (Callaway & Dakota)
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Drop Three (#2)<\/strong> (Bodhi & Navy)
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Protect Home (#3)<\/strong> (August & Tenley)
\nBuy: \u00a0Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

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Meet Indy Valentine<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Indy Valentine is a contemporary romance author who resides off the East Coast of Florida. Indy thrives on writing off-the-charts banter and spice; You can expect some lethal slow burn to exist between her pages.<\/p>\n

When she’s not writing, Indy can be found at the beach, spending time with her husband and three sons, working out, reading Mafia romance, and visiting breweries for fun.<\/p>\n

Connect with Indy Valentine:\u00a0 https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/indyvalentineauthor\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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