
It's a Set Up
Grand Marquee Manticores
Failed to add items
Add to Cart failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed

Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Buy for $14.95
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
-
Narrated by:
-
Casey Montgomery
-
By:
-
Stef C.R.
About this listen
Malia Kahale is ready to start her career as a professional volleyball player. She knew her team, the Thunderbirds, would have to share the arena with the Manticores hockey team, but she didn’t expect their outright hostility over it. Especially not from their captain—Alex Dionis.
To defuse tensions, the two are asked to give an interview together, hoping to boost ticket sales and temporarily put aside their rivalry for the sake of their teams. Malia plans to ignore the grumpy hockey captain and focus on the upcoming season opener… that is until their interview goes viral. Manticore fans start shipping #Malex, so the two captains lean into the ruse.
Can Malia and Alex put aside their differences and pretend to date to fill seats for the upcoming season?
One arena. Two teams.
Game. Set. Match.
It’s a Set Up is a prequel novella in the Grand Marquee Manticores series of interconnected standalones.
People who viewed this also viewed...
-
Center Ice
- Boston Rebels, Book 1
- By: Julia Connors
- Narrated by: Teddy Hamilton, Andi Arndt
- Length: 10 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
I’ve always been a wild card–the first to start a fight on the ice, and the life of the party off it–but appearances can be deceiving. Being traded to the Boston Rebels could not have come at a better time. With serious family obligations to fulfill and a contract renewal with a new hockey team on the line, I have no time for anything else. I return to Boston knowing I need to buckle down and focus on what really matters.
-
-
♥︎✰Fantastic narration!🙌🏼🏒 ✰♥︎
- By 🌼Daisy H. on 09-06-24
By: Julia Connors
-
Playing for Keeps
- By: Ranee S Clark
- Narrated by: Noah Wall
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Football-loving TyAnne Daws has long admired BYU's star quarterback from afar. This semester, she's determined to step away from the sidelines—and she has the perfect game plan for winning the heart of Anthony Rocket Rogers. When some smart moves land her in one of his classes, she finds herself in the perfect position to make her play. But as she gets to know the real Anthony, away from the lights of the stadium, Ty realizes that this is no game—she's falling in love . . .
By: Ranee S Clark
-
Come with Me
- A Sugarland Creek Prequel
- By: Brooke Montgomery
- Narrated by: CJ Bloom, Bradley Ford
- Length: 4 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
I didn’t know I was pregnant. Ayden walked away from me a decade ago and never looked back. The only thing he left me was our sweet, amazing daughter. And a mile-long list of small town secrets. When his father—the town’s mayor—threatens me, Ayden’s childhood best friend steps in. And I have no choice but to fight the battles he ran away from.
-
-
I Love An Audio Prequel!
- By Sabrina (@romance.and.raindrops) on 08-31-23
-
Rebellious Rockstar
- The Burnt Clovers Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Gina Azzi
- Narrated by: Avery Reid, TJ Clark
- Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Four years ago, Derek "Reign" Reiner gave me my first kiss and flipped my world upside down. Then, my brother's bandmate catapulted to stardom, becoming a veritable rock god, while I moved across the country. The last thing Derek expects is me on his band’s doorstep. Yet, here I am. Lost, uncertain about my future, and desperate to feel a connection—to my family, to my brother, to him.
By: Gina Azzi
-
Pretty Broken Things
- A Forbidden Romance (Pretty Broken Duet, Book 1)
- By: Kimberly Carrillo
- Narrated by: Michael Joss, Phillipa Miller
- Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
I might be the most promising quarterback in college football today, but once I was just a boy desperately in love with the wrong girl, one I’d very much like to win back. She blocks me better than any player on the field, but to figure out my best play, first I need to understand how we got here. We have been apart longer than we were together but we can’t seem to stop torturing each other. Every guy she touches or allows to touch her is like a knife right to my heart. Not to be outdone, I play her game. No one will ever accuse me of giving less than everything.
-
-
3.5 stars
- By Kristin L. on 05-30-25
-
The Way We Touch
- A Small-Town, Brother’s Best Friend Sports Romance (The Bradford Boys, Book 1)
- By: Tia Louise
- Narrated by: Connor Crais, Samantha Brentmoor
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Logan Murphy should come with a warning. He’s as hot as a Carolina Reaper on black asphalt in the middle of July. With perfectly messy dark hair and smoldering blue eyes—and don’t even get me started on the way that black tee stretches across his toned chest… He’s my brother’s best friend. He’s also a football star on track to win the first wide-receiver MVP in league history. Good thing I only date golfers… or I did.
-
-
Logan "Lightning" Murphy was Hot!
- By Sherry on 08-08-24
By: Tia Louise
-
Center Ice
- Boston Rebels, Book 1
- By: Julia Connors
- Narrated by: Teddy Hamilton, Andi Arndt
- Length: 10 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
I’ve always been a wild card–the first to start a fight on the ice, and the life of the party off it–but appearances can be deceiving. Being traded to the Boston Rebels could not have come at a better time. With serious family obligations to fulfill and a contract renewal with a new hockey team on the line, I have no time for anything else. I return to Boston knowing I need to buckle down and focus on what really matters.
-
-
♥︎✰Fantastic narration!🙌🏼🏒 ✰♥︎
- By 🌼Daisy H. on 09-06-24
By: Julia Connors
-
Playing for Keeps
- By: Ranee S Clark
- Narrated by: Noah Wall
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Football-loving TyAnne Daws has long admired BYU's star quarterback from afar. This semester, she's determined to step away from the sidelines—and she has the perfect game plan for winning the heart of Anthony Rocket Rogers. When some smart moves land her in one of his classes, she finds herself in the perfect position to make her play. But as she gets to know the real Anthony, away from the lights of the stadium, Ty realizes that this is no game—she's falling in love . . .
By: Ranee S Clark
-
Come with Me
- A Sugarland Creek Prequel
- By: Brooke Montgomery
- Narrated by: CJ Bloom, Bradley Ford
- Length: 4 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
I didn’t know I was pregnant. Ayden walked away from me a decade ago and never looked back. The only thing he left me was our sweet, amazing daughter. And a mile-long list of small town secrets. When his father—the town’s mayor—threatens me, Ayden’s childhood best friend steps in. And I have no choice but to fight the battles he ran away from.
-
-
I Love An Audio Prequel!
- By Sabrina (@romance.and.raindrops) on 08-31-23
-
Rebellious Rockstar
- The Burnt Clovers Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Gina Azzi
- Narrated by: Avery Reid, TJ Clark
- Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Four years ago, Derek "Reign" Reiner gave me my first kiss and flipped my world upside down. Then, my brother's bandmate catapulted to stardom, becoming a veritable rock god, while I moved across the country. The last thing Derek expects is me on his band’s doorstep. Yet, here I am. Lost, uncertain about my future, and desperate to feel a connection—to my family, to my brother, to him.
By: Gina Azzi
-
Pretty Broken Things
- A Forbidden Romance (Pretty Broken Duet, Book 1)
- By: Kimberly Carrillo
- Narrated by: Michael Joss, Phillipa Miller
- Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
I might be the most promising quarterback in college football today, but once I was just a boy desperately in love with the wrong girl, one I’d very much like to win back. She blocks me better than any player on the field, but to figure out my best play, first I need to understand how we got here. We have been apart longer than we were together but we can’t seem to stop torturing each other. Every guy she touches or allows to touch her is like a knife right to my heart. Not to be outdone, I play her game. No one will ever accuse me of giving less than everything.
-
-
3.5 stars
- By Kristin L. on 05-30-25
-
The Way We Touch
- A Small-Town, Brother’s Best Friend Sports Romance (The Bradford Boys, Book 1)
- By: Tia Louise
- Narrated by: Connor Crais, Samantha Brentmoor
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Logan Murphy should come with a warning. He’s as hot as a Carolina Reaper on black asphalt in the middle of July. With perfectly messy dark hair and smoldering blue eyes—and don’t even get me started on the way that black tee stretches across his toned chest… He’s my brother’s best friend. He’s also a football star on track to win the first wide-receiver MVP in league history. Good thing I only date golfers… or I did.
-
-
Logan "Lightning" Murphy was Hot!
- By Sherry on 08-08-24
By: Tia Louise
Listener received this title free
Alex is a hockey player and Malia a volleyball player who have to share the same facility. Things start out rough and then they are asked to fake date for publicity. Feelings develop of course.
it's short but good. A great spicy scene. A really nice big gesture from Alex, who starts off as kind of a grump. Overall, I enjoyed these two! And would love to hear more from Ms Montgomery.
Cute quick story
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Listener received this title free
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶️🌶️
Spice in chps: 10&11
‼️‼️TW|CW‼️‼️
- Mentions death of sibling (off page)
- Manipulation by a role model
💕💕Tropes💕💕
- Fake dating
- Miscommunication
✨✨Onto the Review✨✨
Have I ever told yall how much I love Stef’s writing? She is one of my favorite sports romance authors who I found through another one of my favorite sports romance authors (her bestie A.K Isaacs). This is a novella in the Grand Marquee Manticore series and although this book is 129 pages it still took me through a feels trip. This isn’t that surprising though, Stef had another novella, “Tented Feelings” that put me through a similar journey because her writing is just that fantastic!
Malia our FMC is a volleyball captain on a professional team and one day while on the way to practice (cutting it close to being late) she stops at a coffee shop to get an Americano, some jerk steaks her drinks assuming it’s his even though there are several people who ordered before him in the shop. That jerk just so happens to be our MMC Alex (he turns out to be a sweetheart but for a chapter or two you dont favor him) the captain of the manticore hockey team! The two end up faking dating as a PR stunt which makes fans go wild, but what if it isn’t fake for one of them… or both of them?
This was such a sweet story that had me kicking my feet and squealing at times! I really loved watching the relationship between the two MCs unfold! If you want a fantastic sports romance series to read you need to go pick up the first book in this series “The Love Penalty” and then check out all of Stef’s other books, I promise they will take you on the best emotional roller coaster! “It’s a Set Up” is going to release on Amazon and Kindle
Love this story
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.