SWINGING FOR LOVE by Kristin Lee
Sarasota Sharks Series - Book Four
Release Date: July 12, 2022
Disaster strikes. Now the youngest, fastest baseball player on the Sharks is my roommate. It’s fine. He’ll be gone all the time, right? But I’ve already seen him in his boxer briefs and believe me, I can’t quit thinking about it.
Oh, good Lord, he just came out of the bathroom with my beach towel wrapped around his muscular hips. Did I mention the beach towel says, “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun?”Yeah. I’m sharing a space with a gorgeous baseball player that sees me only as a friend. I’m in a new place and need new friends, but surely I can contain myself. But what if I want more?
Do I take the safe bet—take the walk or do I swing for love?
And it also binds us together—forever.
The silence and rejection stings.
But, at some point, I have to quit fighting for her—for us.
Wils
I’ve been pretending for so long, it’s become normal.
To the average person, I have it all…a multi-million-dollar contract to play baseball, four homes, and if I choose—my pick of any gorgeous woman on my arm.
The only problem?
The one woman I want—no, need—in my life completely erased me from her memory when we were only teens.
I’d give everything up for a second chance with Kenni Davis, my best friend’s little sister.
A tragic event that should have brought the two of us closer together, ripped us at the seams. She blames me for all of it.
KenniWhen a ghost from my past is traded to the Sarasota Sharks—where I’m the Public Relations Director—I’m hit with the realization that I cannot keep running from my past, no matter how desperately I want to.
The moment our eyes meet, I know he still loves me…
And I can’t deny that I still love him, too. But betraying my brother isn’t an option.
It’s been eight, long years since I’ve seen my soul mate. Wils thrusts himself back into my life and makes me second-guess everything. And honestly, I’m tired of running. Being near him again, after all this time, still brings me to my knees.
The only question that remains is if I’ll allow myself to get lost in Wilson Shepherd again.
And if I do…Will we both get our hearts broken all over again?
“Would you rewind time and choose not to love me?” I’m at a loss because I could never not love him. Then he asks, “Do you think that would have made a difference?” His mouth puckers against the top of my head.
Our embrace is different from the one in my office. It’s heartfelt. It’s full of ’could have beens.’
The room spins. The air around us pushes us together. I squeeze him tighter as I can no longer feel the hardwood floor beneath us. “I don’t know.”
His mouth slips from the crown of my hair to my ear. “Tell me you would still choose to love me. Please tell me if you could rewind time, you would still choose to love me.” His voice is faint and scratchy, like it is supposed to be an internal thought—not words meant for human consumption.
Patrick:
Can you imagine a World Series champion not having a date to his high school reunion?
Pathetic, huh?
Insert weekend trip and fake date with a single mom.
I didn’t become a professional athlete by chance. I took command of every aspect of my life. But now I can’t control my feelings about my gorgeous fake girlfriend—especially when she’s standing there wearing nothing but my college t-shirt, telling off my ex, or being mom of the year to the coolest kid I know.
I’m a man that needs control and right now—I have none.
Avery:
Engagement—Off.
Dating—On.
So now, I’m making good on the date I bought and paid for with a major league baseball player and quasi-friend. All is well until I feel the need to save him from his ex and jump at the chance to be his fake-girlfriend for a weekend getaway.
It’s there, sparks turn into a full-blown fire as we blur the lines between fantasy and reality.
But when he's playing baseball with my son, pesky little butterflies flutter inside my soul. I need a reminder that he may love my son, but we are just friends—pretending to be more.
Reality sucks—the lingering ghosts that shattered our hearts threaten to keep us apart.
Will we hit a home run or strike out—looking?
If you love friends to lovers and the fake dating trope, Sliding Headfirst is full of heat, humor and heartbreak that will keep you reading to the HEA.
If gorgeous, strong men taking on the role of father with no questions asked, kickstart your heart, then you'll love Sliding Headfirst.
In three years, I've poured my heart and soul into the Sarasota Sharks. My goal? To make them winners in all respects of the word. Now my mission's accomplished, the team and staff respect me, and not because my father owns the team.
Sounds great, right? But what do I do now? I have no personal life, and after my last horrifically failed relationship, I am not looking to strike-out. My hearts only got one last chance at swinging for love and I'm not ready to miss.
But then SHE walked in.
She struck me straight in the heart the moment I saw her. For the first time I am feeling things I thought I'd never feel again, she stirs passion deep in me and more. She reads me like a pitcher just waiting to make me walk. Her glances, her sarcasm, all her spark and moxie. It's enough to drive a man to madness.
The problem? She came in for an interview and now she works for me. And like an idiot, I made the rule - no boss/employee relationships. Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time.
Managing a professional baseball organization is a piece of cake. But controlling my feelings for her is proving to be the most difficult task on my to-do list.
Playing by the rules has always been my mantra, but what am I to do?
Meet the Author:
Kristin Lee writes romance novels that include the four S’s
Steamy * Sexy * Sometimes Sweet * Slow Burn
Her books will feature forbidden, second chance, friends to lovers, enemies to lovers, and protective heroes as well as alpha men. Some of her leading ladies will be sassy, sweet, bossy, bitchy, shy, and geeky. We all have different personalities, shapes ,and sizes, so her romance novels will too.
Her career has spanned from being an IT Recruiting Executive to owning a business with her husband to teaching preschool. Her jobs have taken her around the country so you will see tidbits of her experiences in her books. When she was young, she always thought she would be a sports analyst, but life took her elsewhere. Maybe one of her characters will fulfill Kristin’s teenage dream.
If she isn’t writing or reading, you will find her streaming her favorite shows, attending sporting events, scrapbooking, or just chasing after her ten year old son and his friends. Did I mention she loves having a Bourbon cocktail while at the horse races?
She lives in the south, although she has lived on the West Coast and the Midwest earlier in life. Her husband encouraged her to start writing a novel of her own and now she can’t stop. If you haven’t found your match, don’t worry, you will. Kristin believes in silver linings. Every experience is leading you somewhere so come take a romantic journey in one of her contemporary romance novels. Add SPICE to your LIFE without eating a habanero or breaking a sweat.
Check out all my interviews/reviews for Kristin Lee!
https://readingbydeb.blogspot.com/2022/05/author-at-glance-kristin-lee.html
Connect with Kristin:
Email: kristinleebooks@gmail.com
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