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Pairing: MM
Heat Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️ Scorching
Series: The Battery Boys Book 1
Tropes: Enemies to Lovers, Forced Proximity, Grumpy/Sunshine, Roommates, Redemption Arc
They’re roommates. They’re teammates. They’re a disaster waiting to happen.
Logan Mason had it all: the multi-million dollar arm, the fame, the Yankees closer role. Then one pitch shattered his shoulder—and his career. Now he’s hiding in Seaside Cove, Oregon, playing summer ball under a fake name, just trying to prove he’s not broken beyond repair.
Charlie Cruz is a baseball analytics genius with a chaotic streak and a viral YouTube channel. He’s also the guy who posted the video that statistically destroyed Logan’s reputation.
When Logan arrives in town, he finds out his new landlord has a sense of humor: his roommate is Charlie. The sunshine to his storm cloud. The one guy who sees past the injury to the man beneath.
As the season heats up, the friction between pitcher and catcher turns into a different kind of spark. But Logan has a secret that could blow up the team, and Charlie has a career waiting in the majors. When the ninth inning comes, will they play it safe or swing for the fences?
You’ll Love This Book If You Enjoy…
- ✅ Grumpy former pros and sunshine chaos agents
- ✅ Forced proximity with only one working shower
- ✅ “He literally ruined my career” to “I can’t stop thinking about him”
- ✅ Small-town baseball vibes and second chances
- ✅ Battery mates becoming life mates
Chapter One: Shattered
The pop in Logan’s shoulder sounded like a champagne cork. He heard it over forty thousand screaming fans, over the organ blaring “New York, New York,” over his own heartbeat thundering in his ears.
The sound of his career ending.
Bottom of the ninth. Game Seven. ALCS. Logan Mason on the mound with a one-run lead, two outs, bases loaded. The exact situation that had made him the highest-paid closer in baseball.
The ball sailed high and outside—nowhere near the strike zone. The runner scored. Tie game.
They lost in the tenth inning.
Six weeks later, Logan’s Manhattan apartment was too quiet. Forty-three missed calls. His agent texting: Summer league in Oregon needs a pitcher. Small town, no press, fake name. Chance to see if you’ve still got it.
Logan bought a plane ticket. Not as Logan Mason, former All-Star. As Logan Reyes. Nobody at all.
Seaside Cove, Oregon had one stoplight. Population 8,000. A field with aluminum bleachers and a manual scoreboard. The ocean sprawled beyond right field.
His rental was a robin’s egg blue cottage. $800 a month. His landlord, Mrs. Chen, failed to mention one detail: he had a roommate.
A lime-green Mini Cooper pulled up like it was auditioning for Fast & Furious: Residential Drift. The driver tumbled out in stages—Hydroflask, camera bag, ring light—then crashed directly into Logan’s chest.
They went down in a tangle of limbs.
“Oh my god, I’m so sorry!” Warm brown eyes. Freckles across his nose. Gold chain dangling between them. “I’m Charlie. Charlie Cruz.”
Charlie’s phone had fallen, screen up. Logan’s face filled the display—mid-pitch, frozen before everything went wrong. The title: “The Statistical Case Against Logan Mason.” 2.3 million views.
Charlie went pale. “Oh fuck. You’re him.”
“Yeah,” Logan said, handing back the phone. “I’m him.”
His roommate was the guy who’d made a viral video destroying his career statistics. His teammate. His catcher.
The universe had a sick sense of humor.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this book spicy?
Yes! Broken & Rebuilt features explicit intimate scenes between consenting adults. Heat level is scorching (🌶️🌶️🌶️).
Is this a standalone?
Yes and no! Broken & Rebuilt is Book 1 in The Battery Boys series and tells Logan and Charlie’s complete love story with a guaranteed HEA. You can read it as a standalone, but future books will feature side characters from this one.
What tropes are in this book?
Enemies to lovers (he literally made a viral video about me), forced proximity (roommates!), grumpy/sunshine, hurt/comfort, redemption arc, and small-town vibes.
Does this book have a happy ending?
Absolutely! All Fractal Enigma books guarantee a satisfying happily ever after.
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