Hiding in the Outfield – Hurt x Comfort
Book 2 in the Bridgeport Jetties: The Call-Up Years series, releasing September 17th, 2026.
“No pressure either way,” I murmur. “Just opportunity. If you want it.”
I thought I was the one helping him. Giving him something.
How wrong I was.
FRANKIE
My brother’s teammate watches me when he thinks no one’s looking. But I’ve caught him, and I know exactly what’s hiding in those stormy blue eyes.
It’s not the first time a closeted guy has looked at me like I’m a problem he desperately wants to solve. And I’ll gladly let him. This Frankie fun-ride is at your service.
Temporarily.
Because like all rides, this one comes to an end. But everybody needs somewhere to land, and I don’t mind being that place for a while.
Make it a ride they won’t forget, then on to the next.
Life has taught me I’m made for moments, not forever. And I know better than to fall for men who can’t choose me in the daylight.
I won’t ever make that mistake again.
JACKSON
My plan is simple: stay locked up tight until my baseball career is over.
I’m just another straight ballplayer in a straight world, keeping my head down. Because in my family, inside every locker room I’ve ever known—being gay isn’t an option.
Baseball is supposed to be enough. It has been.
Then Frankie Nebiolo walked in and offered me something I couldn’t resist.
A secret place to be myself in a way I’ve never risked before.
With him, I can finally breathe. I can finally want.
Except…the longer we’re together, the more painful hiding becomes.
Now I’m starting to wonder if I’d trade everything for the chance to stop pretending.
Hiding in the Outfield is a steamy baseball romance between a touch-starved closeted athlete and a sultry gay man who hides behind his glitter and sass. Expect irresistible yearning, first-times and high-heat lessons, hurt/comfort that cuts deep, and a loud, loving found family that makes healing feel possible.
Content Warnings:
Homophobic language (including slurs)
Homophobic violence, physical assault
Internalized homophobia
Familial emotional abuse / Parental rejection
Explicit sex scenes between consenting adults