Minor league umpire Alice Darling loves everything about baseball. That means hunky ball players are strictly off limitsβdating one would be professional suicide. With a young daughter and a brother to care for, she canβt afford to slip up.
Truth is, as a young, stupid, nineteen-year-old townie, she did once date a player. Thatβs how she wound up with her precious, nine-year-old daughterβ¦and a determination to never make that mistake again. Alex Rossβs arrival in Florida for spring training, though, shakes her resolve in a big way.
Alex, a catcher for the Major Leagueβs San Francisco Felons, has never let much get in the way of his game. One look at Alice changes everything, and he finds himself pursuing her with a single-minded purpose that plays hell with his concentration.
Booted back to the minors, he returns to Florida with his tail between his legs to work on his swingβ¦and heat things up with Alice. But when rumors of their affair hit the sports blogosphere, Aliceβs career is put in jeopardy, and their love starts to look more like a strikeout than a home run.
Warning: When a catcher struggling with his swing meets a stubborn single-mom umpire, his bat wonβt be the only thing that heats up. Contains car sex, bed sex, sex sex, and a little angst for good measure.
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