Catcher Jake Landon’s career has him on the fast-track to the Hall of Fame. He’s successful, driven, and even though he’s nearing the end of his playing days, that competitive fire hasn’t been extinguished. Life is good. Really good.
But then the trade happens. He’s shipped off to the Dallas Longhorns, which not only means he’ll be starting over in a new city with a new team, but it means his … but it means his top secret relationship with Longhorns hitting coach Abby Gossman is in trouble. Big, deep trouble.
Abby has worked her entire life to get where she is now. The first female coach in MLB history, she’s struggled and sacrificed for the game. It’s her passion. Her life. Her family and her identity. And she’s not willing to give it up or risk it for anyone or anything. Not even Jake.
But their connection runs deep, and staying away from each other might just be impossible for Jake and Abby. With hearts and careers on the line, they’ll have to walk through the flames of their forbidden attraction and hope they don’t get burned.
Playing hardball was never this complicated.
This is an uber sexy standalone forbidden love romance with a guaranteed HEA and no cliffhanger. Happy reading!
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Abby is a former Olympic softball champion who has finally made it as the first female on the MLB coaching staff of the Texas Longhorns. Jake had been a star catcher in MLB for a number of years and hoped to play 1-2 more years. Abby was dedicated to baseball and had dated very little, especially not baseball players. But, Abby & Jake had been in a secret affair for several months and they were both on different teams so they had little professional contact. However, this came to an abrupt end when Jake was traded to the team where Abby coached. She had worked very hard to gain respect in baseball and she didn’t want to jeopardize her career so she told Jake they had to stop seeing one another. This proved easier said than done when they constantly saw one another. Would Jake & Abby be able to forget their love or would they somehow have a future together?
I love baseball and romance so this was a great story for me. The characters were very well developed and you could almost feel everything they were going through. I recommend this book for and enjoyable read.
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