Emmy Kasper has grown up in the world of baseball, living
and breathing the sport. She's the daughter of Vince Kasper,
who was a star player in his day. As an athletic trainer,
she has worked her way up through the ranks of the Chicago
Cubs; but after years of hard work, has no place to go in
that organization. Emmy lands a dream job with the San
Francisco Felons baseball team as their Head Athletic
Trainer, and her world begins to change, in more ways than
she ever dreamed possible.
Tucker Lloyd is a star pitcher for the Felons, but is just
coming off of a year long absence from the game after
surgery to his pitching arm and extensive therapy. He is
also 36 years old, an age that is getting long in the tooth
for a Major League baseball player, and is trying to stave
off the end of his baseball career for a little while
longer. Tucker has to demonstrate that he is still a viable
force in the game, and able to overcome the obstacles in his
path back to form as a top pitcher.
When Tucker and Emmy meet, there is an obvious attraction,
and they spend quite a bit of time together as she works on
his therapy and trying to get him back on the pitching mound
in top form. Emmy shies away from involvement for a number
of reasons, not the least of which the fact that they work
closely together; and she is in a long-time relationship
with Simon, a sports columnist. There are cracks forming in
the relationship, however. They both travel extensively for
their jobs, and are rarely in the same city at the same
time. An insurmountable wedge forms in their relationship
when Simon pens a column about Emmy's rise to the top of the
world of Athletic Trainers. The column makes it sound as if
she made it to the top on her father's name and because she
is a woman, not despite the fact that she is a woman. The
hurt from Simon's betrayal spurs her to finally end the
already dying relationship. This leaves the way open for
Tucker and Emmy to finally act on their long simmering
friendship.
PITCH PERFECT is a very nice romance set within the world of
Major League baseball. Be forewarned, however, that the
story is set almost solely within the confines of baseball,
and firmly entrenched in the world. Sierra Dean
painstakingly recreates the world of baseball; from spring
training, all through the season, and through the division
playoffs. For a reader interested in the details of the
world of baseball, this is an intriguing read. For other
readers, it may be just a little more than they want to know
about the world of baseball and baseball players.
Regardless, this is a nice love story, and an intriguing
read.
Emmy Kasper knows exactly how lucky she is. In a sport with
few opportunities for women at the pro level, she’s just
landed her dream job as head athletic trainer for the San
Francisco Felons baseball team. Screwing up is not an
option.
She’s lost in thought as she pedals to the spring training
facility, her mind abuzz with excitement as she rounds a
corner—and plows head-on into two runners. The end of her
career dances before her eyes when she realizes she’s almost
run over the star pitcher.
As Tucker Lloyd watches the flustered Emmy escape with his
bandana tied around her skinned knee, the view is a pleasant
change from worrying about his flagging fastball. At
thirty-six, the tail end of his career is glimmering on the
horizon. If he can’t pull something extraordinary out of his
ball cap, the new crop of rookies could make this season his
last.
The last thing either of them needs is a distraction.
The last thing either of them expects is love.
Warning: Contains a down-on-his-luck pitcher, a good-girl
athletic therapist, chemistry that’s out of the park and
sexy times that’ll make them round all the bases
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