The Big Shots series by Tessa Bailey migrated from golf to hockey and now a hockey/softball mashup in PITCHER PERFECT. In the two most recent books in the series, red-haired and bearded Robbie Corrigan, along with his roommate Mailer, are obnoxious hockey rookies with the New YorkΒ Bearcats who wear matching hoodies proclaiming themselves as Orgasm Donors. All books in the series are written with overlapping timelines, so as this book progresses, some of the events intersect with the last book.
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This book begins with a grudge baseball match held at a local park, baseball players vs. Bearcats, that sparked when baseball player Elton hit on hockey player Sigβs soon-to-be stepsister Chloe (love interests from BookΒ # 3 Dream Girl Drama) at the dog park.Β Elton recruits his star pitcher sister Skylar to pitch for the game, where her first impression of Robbie is less than stellar, but it leads to a fake dating scheme. Robbie will be Skylarβs teammate for the upcoming annual athletic competition hosted by her parents, with the goal of getting her longtime crush, her brother's best friend, to notice her and build her confidence in flirting and dating situations. Many tropes are represented, including forced proximity, one bed, and fake dating. Β
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Although the characters were funny and sexy and the storyline engaging, the instantaneous switch from a shallow, man-whore who held weekly whipped cream bikini orgies to an insightful, supportive and instantly in love guy almost broke my neck. On the plus side, lots of page time for characters from prior books and build-up for stories to come in the series. Is Mailer next to fall?
#1 New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey is back with an all-new enemies-to-lovers, fake-dating sports romance about a playboy hockey rookie and the disciplined softball pitcher completely immune to his charms.
Boston Bearcats rookie Robbie Corrigan is living the dream. He's made it to the NHL, his best friend/teammate and fellow "orgasm donor" is his roomie—and the women of Boston love them both. Life is sweet. That is, until he meets Skylar Paige, division 1 softball pitcher, girl least likely to take anyone's bull...and the one member of the opposite sex immune to his charms. Robbie might be dazzled by the badass pitcher, but Skylar pegs him as a filthy player and wants nothing to do with him.
When he discovers she's carrying a serious torch for her brother's best friend, Robbie knows he should just go back to clubbing and whipped cream bikini parties, but he can't seem to leave Skylar to flounder on her romantic quest to land another man. Nor can he miss out on the opportunity to spend time with her and hopefully redeem himself. Before Robbie knows it, he's agreed to be Skylar's fake boyfriend/love coach at an upcoming family wilderness competition where her crush will be in attendance. What could go wrong?
Through a series of contests that require them to trust each other, Robbie and Skylar grow closer and closer until their fake relationship starts to feel like the realest thing they've ever known and the sizzling lessons in sensuality burn out of control.
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