Dale

 

I never thought I’d fall in love. I was the quintessential player with a lineup of one-night stands. Never any real connections.

 

Then I met her.

 

One look at Karen and I felt like I’d taken a fastball to the heart. She was so sexy and real that I knew I was never going back to my old life. No more shallow hookups. She’s the one.

 

Now all I have to do is figure out how to get her to stop saying no and finally go out with me.

 

Karen

 

I had love once—and lost it in a cruel twist of fate. These days, I don’t have the luxury of being frivolous with my time or my heart. I’m a single mom. That’s my priority. Romance is an unnecessary hassle, anyway.

 

Then I met him.  

 

Dale Montgomery is hotter than Carolina asphalt in July. And he wants me. Crazy, right?

 

Too bad I gave up on crazy romantic notions long ago.

 

She already struck out at love once. Can he convince her to take another turn at bat?  

 

Swing and a Kiss is the fourth book in the Carolina Waves sports romance series.

It features a sexy hero, a strong single mom, and off-the-charts-chemistry.

It’ll take the perfect pitch to convince him to give her his heart…

Kenny Hanover doesn’t do long-distance romance. Which means getting involved with a player’s sister is out of the question. Penny Montgomery's life is on the road, and her dreams are bigger than any one town could ever contain. So, he’ll just have to learn to ignore his desperate, hopeless attraction to her. Easy, right?

Not so much.

Pro softball player Penny Montgomery is at the top of her game. Her life is practically perfect. All that’s missing is someone to share it with. Kenny Hanover is the right man for the job. He’s smart, funny, and ridiculously sexy. Too bad he’s also averse to exploring their intense connection. But it shouldn’t be too hard to change his mind, right?

She wishes.

Can Penny convince Kenny to give love a chance? Or will his fear of striking out ruin their happily ever after?

Throw Like a Girl is a Carolina Waves novella. It was first published in the Playing to Win anthology. It features a smart, sassy heroine, a hot hero, and friends-to-lovers romance.

He let her go once. He’s not about to make that mistake again…

 

Abigail

Jimmy Chavez was my first love. Our story was supposed to end in the perfect happily ever after. Instead, he dumped me and left to live out his fantasies as a pro baseball player.

 

I had no choice but to move on. But I never forgot—and I certainly never forgave.

 

Now he’s back, annoyingly sexy as ever. He’d better just stay out of my way, because this town is not big enough for the both of us. 

 

Jimmy

 

My one regret in life is how I handled things with Abigail.  She deserved so much better. I had reasons for everything I did, but that doesn’t make it right—and it won’t make her hate me less.

 

But now that I’m back in town, I’m going to do everything I can to make amends. And if I’m really lucky, I’ll be able to convince her to give me a second chance…

 

Winning back the love of his life won’t be easy. Good thing Jimmy hasn’t ever been one to back down from a challenge…

He pushes people away. But she’s not the type to let anyone push her around…

 

Trey

I screwed up. I let my issues affect my pro baseball career and nearly lost everything. Getting called up to pitch for the Waves is the ultimate second chance. And I can finally focus on becoming a better…me. Romance is nowhere on my agenda.

 

But tell that to my heart, which goes crazy every time fate throws a certain pink-haired beauty into my path.

 

Nori

After our rideshare meet-cute (not), I thought I’d never see Trey again. That was fine with me, because he was just like every rich boy I’d ever met—including my ex-fiancé. Cocky jerks like him have no place in my life.

 

Forgetting about him would be easier if we didn’t keep running into each other, though.  And if he was a lot less sexy…

 

Together, they’ve got enough emotional baggage to fill a ballpark. Can they overcome it all—or will their happily ever after end in a swing and a miss?

Will their shot at happily ever after be a homerun, or a foul ball? There’s only one way to find out…

Leo

I was living the good life.

Between my pro baseball career, full dating life, and supportive (if somewhat intrusive) family, I had everything I’d ever wanted. Love was not in my master plan.

Then I saw her.

I never believed in love at first sight, but Anjannette Peach made me reconsider. I know she’s The One.

Now I just have to convince her of that. Should be easy for a guy like me, right?

If only…

Anjannette

The last thing I need is a new man in my life.

My pole dance fitness studio keeps me way too busy to worry about romance, anyway. Hell, I don’t even miss sex anymore.

At least I didn’t. Until he showed up.

Leo Marakis is dangerously tempting. I’d love nothing more than to spend hours tangled in sweaty sheets with the sexy ballplayer.

So, what’s holding me back? That’d be my poor, scarred heart.

Not that it really matters. I mean, there’s no way he’s as sincere as he seems…right?

Too bad there aren’t any rain delays in the game of love…

 

Rusty

 

I’m off my game. Literally. So off, in fact, that I didn’t even make the All-Star team this year. The secluded house my mother’s boyfriend keeps on the Gulf is the perfect place to relax and figure out where it all went wrong. It would’ve worked too…if only the man’s beautiful, hot mess of a daughter hadn’t shown up to make me question everything I thought I ever wanted…

Ivy

 

I am not lucky. The universe obviously hates me and I need a break from being its punching bag. Packing up my emotional baggage—and my Irish Setter—and making the drive to my dad’s place seemed like a great idea. But instead of finding the house empty, I discovered my father’s girlfriend’s son there…naked in the shower. My plan was to leave but then a hurricane stranded me with the arrogant, sexy ballplayer I can’t seem to keep my hands off and ruined everything…

When the storm clears, will these polar opposites find common ground? Or is their shot at happily ever after nothing but a doomed rainout?

This first book in the Carolina Waves Series can be read as a standalone novel.

She thinks she knows this player…

Why does my promotion depend on Dan McMullen, of all people? I’ve been working my butt off for years and now all I have to do is get the star center fielder game ready and it’s mine. Yes, our relationship happened ten years ago, but I’ll never forget how he broke my heart. He was my first love after all. But I’m older now, wiser. I won’t let anything stand in the way of earning that promotion. Not even a sexy player who thinks we’re going to kiss and make up.

…but he’s full of surprises.

Back in college, I loved two things…Sabrina Kelly and baseball. Baseball worked out great. Sabrina, not so much. I know I broke her heart, but I’m not that guy anymore. My busted knee may keep me off the field this season, but it’s also given me the chance to get her back into my life. She’s a damn good physical therapist and if anyone can get me on my feet, it’s her. And while she’s here, I just have to convince her to give me another chance.

On the Mend is the first book in a steamy new baseball series and is full of hot athletes and sizzling second chance romance.

This second book in the Carolina Waves Series can be read as a standalone novel.

He can bring the heat, but she’s a curveball he never saw coming…

Hannah

My plan is sound: Fix the major league ballplayer’s PR crisis and ignore the annoying crush I have on the cocky jerk. I’ve had a front-row seat to how he conducts his personal life for years, and I want nothing to do with it—no matter how hot he is, or how weak he makes my knees. But my sound plan crumbles as I spend time with him and discover that maybe—just maybe—Jack Reagan’s more than a waste of handsome.

Jack

Baseball is my life. I don’t have time for unnecessary drama. So when my ex-girlfriend publishes a tell-all book, I know I need Hannah Adams. She’s worked PR magic for my team in the past, and I need all the help I can get to repair my reputation. Once the job’s done, all I’ll be left to figure out is…when did Hannah turn into a sexy-as-hell woman who makes me want things—forever kind of things—I never wanted from any other woman?

It’s the bottom of the ninth. Will Hannah and Jack go deep, or strike out for good?