Rounding the Bases

A small town, marriage of convenience, standalone sports romance. This steamy romance will make you blush, everywhere. Whitley When Pope left our hometown my life changed. When he came back and saw his nemesis's ring on my finger, I knew he would be angry, but people change, right? When he found out I had a little girl he demanded I call things off with Kal. He says he refuses to let a man like him raise his child. I told him she wasn't his, but he still won't back down. Pope The last thing I expected when I finally came home was to find out my best friend was a single mother to a four-year-old little beauty. Especially since that best friend asked me to rid her of her virtue before I left to play in the minors, nearly five years ago. She says she's not mine, but I know she belongs to me. They say all is fair in love and baseball, but when secrets are revealed and truths are finally told, will he fight for a love he never expected or the game he was born to play? Contains mature themes.

Cecilia: Fresh out of college, I stumbled into the opportunity of a lifetime. My favorite professor had a friend who was looking to retire and sell his animal clinic. With a lot of help and a giant push from my sister and her husband, I made an offer. I'm happy with the occasional girls' night in and catching a glimpse of the hot neighbor, who I undeniably fantasize about-often. Those fantasies, however, come to a dramatic end when I see him walking his new puppy on my property and not cleaning up its mess-twice. There's nothing hot about a man who doesn't take care of his shhh-or his dog's. Nothing. Fantasy ruined. Roman: When I got the call that I was being pulled up from the minors to the majors, it was no longer an opportunity; it was a reality. I was going to be calling Trenton, New Jersey, home for a while; therefore, my minor-league lifestyle had to change. No more cleat chasers or hookups. The problem with this is, my focus is on the hot redhead next door, and she . . . well, she can't stand me. It's not in the game itself; it's in the lessons about endless opportunities. Right now, I'm on first, just waiting for the opportunity to steal second. Contains mature themes.

Gwen Leland Locke is everything I always knew he would be. Professional baseball player and F-boy extraordinaire, Locke's the kind of man that no woman would ever give up a chance to call him theirs, even if for one night. He's just that good, and I hate that about him. Locke On the first day of my sophomore year of high school, I saw her and knew she was it. That same night, I broke up with my girlfriend, Shelby Shutter, and Gwendolyn York became my girl, and I became her player. We were best friends and each other's first everything. She's the last girl I loved, and I'm still the guy she hates. Now, she and her partner are on a case involving my neighbor, and I will not stop until I get the answer to the one question I still have: how did we manage to mess up something as good as us? Contains mature themes.