The Strike Zone

A Boy Obsessed, Workplace Baseball Romance (The New York Lions, Book 4)

By: Lulu Moore

Narrated by: Robert Hatchet, Emma Wilder

A sexy he falls first, boy obsessed, sports romance from bestselling author, Lulu Moore

My name is Parker King, and I am in love.

Yet Scout Davison barely knows I exist.

Therefore, I do what any sensible guy does when he’s trying to get a girl’s attention, I ask her out.

Except I’m too late.

Thanks to the job offer on the New York Lions Social media team, Scout’s focus is on work, so while pining for her I focus on making her my friend instead. Friends first, date later.

Or at least I thought.

The more time we spend together though, the harder it becomes for both of us to deny our feelings.

And when a new company policy makes it almost impossible for us to give in, we find ourselves falling for one another.

Now all we need to do is keep our relationship a secret until after the playoffs, and avoid Coach breathing down our necks.

The Strike Zone is a dangerous place to stay, but we’re going out swinging.

©2025 Lulu Moore (P)2025 Lulu Moore

I really enjoyed this workplace romance

I’m not sure I can pinpoint exactly what it was I loved about this one . . . Maybe it was the secret pining or maybe it was the forbidden nature or perhaps Parker’s perseverance once he made up his mind. Or maybe it was just all of it. I really liked the dynamic between the characters and the complexity of their workplace and Scout trying to advance her career. And Parker even gets a little possessive when Scout’s ex shows up.

Emma Wilder & Robert Hatchet both did an excellent job in this dual narration. So good in fact, I forgot it wasn’t duet!

Who Doesn’t Love an Enamored Ball Player!

The Strike Zone by Lulu Moore is book 4 in her New York Lions baseball series and I just can’t get enough!!
I really enjoyed Parker and Scout’s story!
I started this series backwards but have found these books are interconnected and don’t necessarily need to be read in order.

The story featured the following tropes:
⚾️ Sports Romance
⚾️ Workplace Romance
⚾️ Secret Relationship
⚾️ Friends to Lovers

I loved getting to see the dynamics between these two as the evolved from friends to lovers. Even more was watching Parker being enamored by Scout.

I was lucky enough to listen to this on audio and loved it. Robert Hatchet and Emma Wilder did a fantastic job with narration adding an element to the story.

Slow Burn Goodness!

Yall. I’ve been loving this series! These characters and this world is just so fun.

I’ve been patiently waiting for Parker’s story and it did not disappoint. He is such a sweetheart! He’s been waiting for his chance with Scout, and when fate (and a little bad timing) finally give him one, he’s all in. Scout, on the other hand, is done with men after a bad breakup and focused on her career. But Parker is impossible to ignore. I loved hearing him slowly wins her over in the cutest and most genuine way.

This one is definitely a slow burn. But the spice was well worth the wait! I also have to give a shoutout to the narrators - Robert Hatchet & Emma Wilder. They truly brought these characters to life!

I can’t wait to see what Lulu does next in this world.

Baseball Workplace Romance

TW: injury

Honestly based on hints I was given in book 5… yes I’m going wildly out of order here..(my bad) I knew I was gonna like their story.
I absolutely loved the narrators on the audiobooks too. They both did a great job and it was fun to see Tanner in from another perspective. He’s a dork.

Anyway. I liked what we saw of Scout in book 5 and knew I’d love her and I was not wrong. They are both very funny and silly and it was an awesome story and I loved how much baseball we got read about. I feel we need more baseball romances out there please and thank you.
Truly a very sweet romance between two dorks who were “just friends”

Tropes: he fell first, workplace romance, kinda low key forbidden, secret relationship(from HR mostly), protective MMC, he’s obsessed with her, only one bed

Spice:🌶️
Steam:🔥🔥🔥
Sweetness: 💗💗💗💗

Adorable sports romance!

This is the second book I’ve listened to in this series and now I want to listen to the whole series!

I’m such a sports romance book fan and this audiobook from Lulu Moore really checks off all the boxes. This is one of my favorite baseball romance series.

This book follows Parker who is a catcher on the Lions and he has been not so secretly pining over Scout who works for the team’s social media marketing department. Parker’s the best golden retriever MMC. He’s the definition of the “He Falls First” Trope.

I loved Scout’s character a lot and really related to her as an FMC.

This story was really sweet and just such a feel good listen.

Robert Hatchet and Emma Wilder were the perfect narrator pairing with this one. They both brought such a lovely spirit to these characters. They were a perfect casting and such a wonderful performance.