When baseball bad-boy Finn Castro raises one eyebrow too many, the Saints send him down to the minors. He’ll have to earn back his major-league dreams with the Sarasota Springs Preachers. Finn’s certainly never claimed to be a man of the cloth, and cleaning up his act isn’t going to be easy with stunning Eva Harlowe at the heart of the team’s administration…
UNTIL SHE THROWS A CURVEBALL
Eva knows having a crush on Finn Castro is about as sensible as wishing for an eighth day of the week, but seeing the gorgeously muscled player in person melts her resolve. If she’s planning to leave baseball at the end of the season, a hot fling could be a fantasy home run. But when no-strings sex begins to feel like a perfect partnership, will Finn and Eva choose the love of the game or real life together?
MY REVIEW:
When faced with a tragedy we never know
how we will react. But when you have
three younger sisters you don’t have time to think your needs any longer it’s
all about them. So it’s wheels up as
they say.
At eighteen she became a mom and took a
job working for the Preachers a Triple-A baseball team. Their parent club being the New York
Saints. She worked as well as making
sure that the girls continued their education and their extra curricular activities. Then she helped all three transition into
college.
Two have now graduated but the youngest
has now continued on to medical school which is Lizzie who is now in
California. The last two are now closer
Kate is an accountant in New York and Audrey is web designer who owns her own
business now but lives in their hometown of Saratoga. So all her chicks have left the nest. So she is just now starting to feel
comfortable enough to have steady Friday night dinners with her best friend
since kindergarten, Jenna.
In all the years working for the club she
has never dated a player. For her it’s a
rule. There is no such rule in place for
the front office at all. But there is a
closely guarded secret that she has been keeping. Well actually two… One she will be leaving at
the end of the year. She has been
accepted in a photography school in California with a well know photographer
that only takes 10 students per every 2 years.
Which is a big thing because he only photographs dancers and athletes.
Eva Harlowe’s second secret is… That she
has a mad ass crush on Finn Castro. The
first baseman for the Saints. Or he was
before he got into a fist fight at a bar that oops! Was owned by one of the owners of the team. So now you guessed it he is being demoted to
Triple-A with the Preachers as his slap on the wrist. So he will have to earn his way back up the
ranks by keeping his now clean.
The coach Don Mannings & his wife are more
like parental figures to the girls since their parents died. Than Eva boss. So, when it comes to Eva everyone at
Preachers keeps an eye out for her. Some
even have crushes on her. But on day one
she plays it cool maybe even cold indifference when Finn arrives. So he will have no idea she has a crush. She keeps it all business. As for Finn he can’t take his eyes off
her. Her persona says one thing, her
style says another, and then her tone that she takes with says something
totally different again. He wants to
solve this puzzle but not in a weird way but in a, I want to get to know you
way. She is the first woman in a long
time to interest him that has depth.
Eva proves to be a tough nut to
crack. He bides his time and keeps
trying to engage her in conversation each time he sees her. It’s not until he meets up with her by
accident at a restaurant by his home.
She was with Jenna having dinner so he stops by to say hi and Jenna ask
him to join them. Eva starts to thaw but
he knows not to overstay his welcome and leaves them after his bite to
eat. Jenna likes him and convinces Eva
to do the short term lovin’ thang. Can she
talk him into it? Does she really want
to try?
Very interesting look into how we can
allow ourselves to get crippled by our fears.
Yes, we know it’s normal to have some fears in fact it’s healthy to keep
us alive. Yet, when it stunts or we
project it or feed it to those we love so they believe it and make them fearful
too. Not so good. Eva comes full circle in this process with
help from Finn and her sisters. Almost
at the expense of love. I give this book
4 stars. Provided by netgalley.com. Follow us at: www.1rad-readerreviews.com.
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