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Choke Up

A Forbidden MM Sports Romance (Forbidden Goals)

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Choke Up

By: Rebecca Rathe
Narrated by: Jake Bordeaux
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Ellis Hope has one goal for his first year at college: be his own person. He’s determined to break free from his brother Elliot’s shadow, and get over the soul crushing attraction he has for his brother’s best friend. The campus meetup app provides an effective distraction from Gabe and Elliot making waves as the new star players for Huntston University’s baseball team.

Gabe Rodgers is loyal to his best friend to a fault, but his thoughts toward Elliot’s smaller, softer twin are anything but brotherly. When he finds out Ellis is meeting hook-ups on a campus meetup app, protectiveness, or maybe possessiveness, drives him to make an anonymous profile. Pretending to be someone else, he finds himself drawn to Ellis more than ever before.

But will their connection be as strong when Ellis finds out that his secret meetups have been with the very guy he’s been trying to avoid? And when the blindfold is removed, will either of the brothers be able to forgive Gabe for his deception?

All books in the Forbidden Goals series are standalone and do not need to be listened to in any particular order.

©2024 Rebecca Rathe LLC (P)2025 Rebecca Rathe LLC Sports
Engaging Storyline • Spicy Content • Distinct Character Voices • Immersive Experience • Versatile Voice Range
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This was the first of Rebecca’s books that I’ve read/listened to and I really enjoyed it. This was entertaining and very spicy 4/5 🌶️ . I loved Gabe and Ellis, their chemistry from the beginning was magnetic. If you like forbidden, best friends brother romance you will love this. I plan on listening to the other books.

Wow

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Loved Jake’s narration in here with the two different voices for each POV. It just made it that much better. I loved the book the first time I read it, but this audiobook took it to another level!

Amazing narration, good story

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For a full review of the book itself I have a review posted on Amazon and Goodreads. To summarize, I freaking loved it! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ overall
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️/5 for spice
🧁🧁🧁/5 for sweetness

Tropes:
- Sports (baseball)
- Player & Bat Boy
- My Best Friends Twin Brother
- My Twin Brothers Best Friend
- Secret Identity
- Sexual Awakening
- Texting & Sexting
- Virgin MC/First Time/One & Only

Now on to the review of the audiobook and narrator. Wow! Just wow Mister Jake Bordeaux. That was amazing. The range of different voices he did were just fantastic. The spicy scenes where hot and not at all awkward or cringe like they can be with certain narrators. And the emotions where always portrayed perfectly. Most importantly his narration does what I wish all audiobooks did. It made the written words make more sense. There were a couple times in the book where I couldn't tell who was supposed to be speaking or what their reaction was supposed to be. But upon listening to the audiobook, it was clarified. I love that in a good audiobook!

Amazing Book & Excellent Narration

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The book was so good I couldn’t stop listening to it for days , I felt like I had to finish it right away.

The whole story

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

Jake- you sly fox! Stunning narration!!

I mean….. 👀 holy shmexyness Batman! I think this is my favorite so far. I didn’t think anything could top “head in the game” but I think “choke up” is right there at the top.

It’s waaaayyy more than sexiness. It’s sultry. It’s explorative. It’s volnurable. It’s getting to know yourself and coming to terms with the scary.

Ahhhh- please go listen!!

Hooooly hotness!!!

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Book 2 and now book 3 in this series are the only titles that I have experienced by Rebecca Rathe and I've enjoyed both of them immensely. Rathe definitely doesn't hold back on the spice! Wow!🔥🔥🔥I would give this title a higher rating, but it dragged on in the end so much that I kept tuning in and out. The only reason I haven't read/listened to book 1 is because the blurb didn't interest me...but I might have to rethink this. I definitely can't wait for book 4 and hopefully Jake Bordeaux will be at the helm again.

4 Starz - worthy of a repeat listen

Great Story, Great Performance!

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Brothers best friend sports romance. Narration is absolutely perfect! Jake Bordeaux did a great job giving each character a personality of their own. he really brought this book to life. Loving this series.🔥❤👏

Great story!!

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Love love loved this story! Oh my gosh, the build up for these two characters to find themselves and find each other had a pull on my heart the entire way through. I absolutely loved every second of this book and had to immediately go back for more.

When the characters find more than each other

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Loved the details and story of this book. A love story of two beautiful gay men.

Amazing book

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Usually love all of Rebecca rathes books but this isnt it. Gabe is a bully, a coward, and doesn’t deserve Ellis. He never truly apologizes the way he should! Ellis is a doormat the whole time. Elliot is also a bully. I don’t see brotherly love. Just bullying and letting his friends treat him like crap. . This whole book is just a big no.

Just a big no unfortunately

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