Thank you so much to the author Kelly Reynolds for the advance copy of this!

This book is OUT NOW!

If you recall from earlier this year, I raved about the first book in this series. I still think about Soren & Clarke when I think about baseball couples. I was so happy that we got to see them cute as ever in this book! But this book was all about the star pitcher Jared Pink and romance bookstore owner Nessa Gibbs.

"Who are you, the big bad wolf"
"All the better to eat you with, angel."

I have been really into the "he falls first" trope and this book did this trope so well! Pink was SO in love with Nessa from the moment he met her in the first book and the feeling carried all throughout this book. And he made it very known to her as well as to the other around that he was head over heels for her. Nessa though made him work for it. She had his preconceived notion about him and his "reputation" and just didn't want to be part of that. I also loved how Nessa was older than Pink and even though that was initially a turn off he eventually he won her over.

I really just love the way Kelly has been writing this series. We get these full arc of characters and love stories without dragging it on. And just like with her novellas, she continues to bring different representation in her stories. This one we have both characters bisexuals, Pink reads Nessa's romance novels (& buys from her shop!), and do I dare say there is some pegging?!

Smile. You're on T.V.

I just love this couple and even if the pretense of them "getting together" stemmed from fake dating (one of my fave scenes in the book when that happens). You just knew that they were going to get together in some way. And this fake dating felt very believable to me!

Just like with the last one, I was so happy to see actual baseball on page! And the timing of reading this could not be more perfect with watching my baseball team fight their way through playoff games.

I *think* I know who the next book in the series is going to follow but I'm not entirely sure!! But I will be keeping an eye on socials for the next one!!

If you are looking for a fun, spicy, swoony baseball romance series -please consider this one!!!