A stormy night changes their lives forever…
In USA TODAY Bestselling author Pamela Aares’ LOVE BATS LAST, (The Tavonesi Series, #1), the baseball diamond isn’t the only field for all-star player Alex Tavonesi; he also runs his family’s prestigious vineyard. What he can’t seem to run is his love life. He’s closing in on the perfect vintage and the perfect game, but so far the perfect woman has … game, but so far the perfect woman has eluded him.
Veterinarian Jackie Brandon is eluding her aristocratic past and memories of a soccer star who jilted her just before their wedding. She devotes herself to a marine mammal rescue center on the northern California coast, where hundreds of seals and sea lions are washing up dead.
A chance meeting in a midnight storm brings Alex and Jackie together to rescue a stranded whale. Watching her work, he realizes she’s the passionate, courageous woman he thought he’d never find — he just has to overcome her deep distrust of jocks. Jackie’s passion and courage lead her to discover what’s killing the sea mammals. The culprits want to silence her, and Alex is the only one standing in their way. What will he sacrifice to save the woman he loves?
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Baseball, seal rescue, and vineyards. There’s one more to this list, but that would give away too much. The story is well written and interesting with a swell of emotions. Definitely worth reading.
Loved this book. I did not know there was a Triple Crown in baseball and my sons played baseball all through high school. Loved how two people with wealthy elite growing up years could try and be just ordinary people. Got frustrated with Jackie and the crap she dished out but I guess you had to understand some of the reason why but Alex was an …
Baseball & Seal’s
He is a vineyard owner & a baseball player. She is a English lady and a Marine Animal Vet. 2 very different people come together to save seals, sea life and each other.
I have read Pamela Aares series on the fictional Tavonesi family and friends several times. Nice romantic stories, the characters in the stories are nice, and the characters have jobs and responsibilities. However, it is difficult to relate to the characters champagne lifestyles on my grocery store beer budget. The author develops each of her …
Huh? Fertilizer and wine country. When did we make that left hand turn. And Russians…really. The main story is alright. It takes the right amount of time to get there. The escalating quickly is okay because emotionally the ground work is laid. The twist is really out of no where I would have went somewhere else with fertilizer and radioactivity …
Alex is a pro baseball player and owner of the family vineyards. Jackie is a veterinarian with a specific love for ocean life, particularly seals & sea lions. This story has some great twists and turns. A ball player with a heart of gold and a vet who has a sad history with pro ball players. This was a well written story with intrigue, light …
Got better as it went along. Now I’ve read two in the series. Not my favorites but very solid, enjoyable read.