High Heat by Linda Morris Series: Hard Hitters #1
Genres: Contemporary, Contemporary Romance, Sports, Sports Romance
Published by Intermix Publication Date: June 16, 2015
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The author of Melting the Millionaire’s Heart gives readers a front-row seat to her new Hard Hitters baseball series. First up at bat: a hotshot pitcher and a PR pro battle it out on and off the field…
Small-town Indiana tomboy Sarah Dudley grew up living and breathing baseball, since her father owned the minor league Plainview Thrashers. A talented player herself, she idolized her brother’s best friend: Tom Cord, a pitcher with a wicked fastball and an even more wicked reputation.
Now, Sarah is the Thrashers’ VP of public relations, and Tom—a star in the major leagues—has been assigned to the club while rehabbing from surgery. It’s Sarah’s job to keep the hard-throwing, hard-living star out of trouble. But when she gets a glimpse of the man behind the bad-boy image, they start to generate more heat than an inside fastball…
HIGH HEAT is a fun baseball romance. Sarah Dudley is VP of public relations for the Thrashers, a minor league baseball team in Indiana. Her family owns the Thrashers and she and her brother both work for their dad. Sarah loves baseball; she played when she was younger and knows a lot about the game. Unfortunately, because she is a woman, she is not taken seriously, not even by her father.
Tom Cord is a pitcher who has been playing in the big leagues for years, until an elbow injury sidelines him. He is in the last leg of his recovery and is rehabbing with the Thrashers, before he goes back to the majors. He is nearing the end of this career, but he loves playing baseball and isn’t ready to retire.
Ticket sales are down for the Thrashers and Sarah hopes adding Tom to roster will help spark interest in the team and fill more seats. Sarah knew Tom when he roomed with her brother in college and she had a crush on him. He is still attractive, but he has a reputation as a womanizer and she knows she should stay away from him. Tom isn’t interested in a relationship, he needs to concentrate on healing and getting back to the majors, but he has never met anyone like Sarah. She is down to earth and doesn’t care about his fame or money.
Sarah is smart and I admire her baseball knowledge. It’s not easy working in a male dominated field. She lives a dull life in a small town and is surprised Tom is interested in her and she also worries if she gets involved with him, she will get hurt. Tom is a nice guy who likes to have a good time. Unfortunately, his wild antics keep getting him bad press. Once Tom meets Sarah, he starts to question the decisions he has made and the women he has dated. I always enjoy a story about a good looking baseball player. Unfortunately, I had a hard time connecting with the characters in this story. This is the first book in the new Hard Hitters series.
