Baseball Fiction

Antonio Ramirez is ready to leave his wild reputation behind in New York and adopt a more respectable life with the Texas Mustangs. When he spies the woman of his dreams at a Fundraiser-its love at first sight. Convincing Clare Kincaid that he's sincere is harder than he expected. Giving Clare what she wants could wreck his career and compromise his feelings for her. When super sexy Antonio Ramirez approaches her, Clare is sure he's playing a cruel game, but the Mustangs new Center Fielder won't take no for an answer.

This is a novel about a single-A baseball team in California, called The Dog Sox. It is owned by a woman who received it as a birthday gift from her boyfriend. The team has a phenomenal pitcher, with a very strange delivery, and a drunken and abusive father. This is a love story about the sport of baseball, a story which is replayed every summer, in every state. The characters come alive in this lively and often humorous novel.

They call me Mister Masher. I’m the homerun king on the field...and off. With a glitzy life full of parties, money, and beautiful women, settling down was the farthest thing from my mind...until I met her. Fiery redhead Addie has the kind of luscious curves that turn my thoughts to a line drive up the middle. But every charming pitch I throw at the single mom is a swing and a miss. I soon learn Addison’s son is critically ill, and she is willing to make any sacrifice necessary to ensure he gets the best possible care.

Every law firm has its backroom bench of brilliant workaholic nerds ferocious in their commitment to the law and to their clients. Such a player is Milton Bernstein of Abbott & Windsor. He's highly valued by the partners for his skills, but untested in the courtroom. Milton's younger brother, Hal, is his polar opposite - strikingly handsome, a high-school baseball legend in St. Louis who was on his way to the major leagues until he destroyed his prospects in a motorcycle accident. Milton suddenly finds himself fielding Hal's arrest for kidnapping and murder.

Being the only woman working for a professional baseball team isn't easy. As the San Diego Shock's newest athletic trainer, Allie knows all about long hours, endless travel, and warding off players' advances. Given she's already the subject of a handful of rumors about how "lucky" she was to have earned such a coveted position, she can't so much as flutter an eyelash a player's way if she wants to be taken seriously. But number 11 is doing more than fluttering eyelashes Allie's way. Far more.

I'm nobody's baby daddy. I don't care how many stunning women throw themselves at me, looking to turn one hot night into an 18-year paycheck. I've got way too much on the line to throw it away for one night of pleasure. Ball is life, and basketball is my first priority. I've got a championship to win. But when I see that familiar face shaking her pom-poms on the sidelines, I'm transported back to childhood, back to the days before a fiery plane crash ripped us apart, forcing us to grow up overnight.

Troy Soos' sparkling Mickey Rawlings Baseball mysteries pack early 1900's baseball lore and colorful period details into baffling whodunits. Hunting a Detroit Tiger vividly brings to life the turbulent post-World War I days when the nation partied with bootleg liquor and labor unrest swept the nation with violence.

Saul the baseball in the big game is an action packed lyrical retelling of an important championship baseball game told by Saul, an animated baseball. Join Saul as he narrates the play by play of the biggest most important game he and his cast of characters team has ever had the chance to play! With every line rhyming, and building to an exciting finish, this is an enchanting, enjoyable story of teamwork, endurance, hope and friendship.

In Where You Once Belonged, the bestselling and award-winning novelist of Eventide, Kent Haruf tells of a small-town hero who is dealt an enviable hand--and cheats with all of the cards. Deftly plotted, defiantly honest, Where You Once Belonged sings the song of a wounded prairie community in...

Heiraten will gelernt sein – denn ganz so einfach ist das nicht … Die Neu-Vertonung der Novelle aus der erfolgreichen Sports Romance Reihe Baseball Love!Eigentlich sollte ein Heiratsantrag nicht so schwierig sein. Das denkt sich Emma zumindest. Warum zum Teufel braucht Luke dann so lange, um ihr die eine Frage zu stellen? Den Ring hat sie doch sowieso schon gefunden. Lukes Plan ist simpel: Er fragt Emma, ob sie seine Frau werden will, sie sagt ja. Doch er hätte ahnen sollen, dass selbst die unkompliziertesten Dinge bei einer Frau wie Emma nicht leicht sind.

Tayla, Pippa, and Mitch love playing baseball outside. Their game is interrupted, however, when Mitch’s brand-new ball that was given to him by his grandad Mac is eaten by the Baseball Monster. The three kids realise they must find courage and work as a team to get the ball back from the greedy monster.

Ten years ago, Dylan McCormick and Maggie Jennings were two eighteen-year-olds in love. With a cold father and absent mother at home, he was drawn to her warmth, her humor, and her kindness. She was the best thing that had ever happened to him. But then he had to let her go so she could have a chance at a better life. One that didn't involve late-night diners and rusted out cars and counting pennies. And so, he shattered his own heart to give her a chance at something more.

In this briskly paced novella involving far more than America’s pastime, an older man befriends an angry young boy following one of his disastrous practices. The boy is clearly the worst player on his team, yet he is desperate to improve. So the man sets out to give him some pointers about the game and possibly about life, amid initial reservations from the boy’s mother, and violent opposition from his vulgar and abusive stepfather.

In 10 Kids, 10 Lessons, you’ll step into the lives of 10 young athletes, each facing challenges that test their character and shape their future. From Lou Potter, the overthinker learning to trust his instincts, to Max Delgado, the underestimated underdog proving that heart matters more than size, these unforgettable stories highlight the power of perseverance, teamwork, and self-belief.

Jim & Me finds Stosh and his nemesis Bobby Fuller joining forces to help one of their heroes. Native American baseball legend Jim Thorpe was an Olympic champion - but then lost his medals due to scandal. Now only Stosh and Bobby have the power to change history and give Jim the legacy he deserved.

Daniel just can't seem to stay out of trouble. One day, after finding himself grounded and home alone, he decides to face his fears and explore the old house's dark and scary basement. What he finds down there will change his life forever. Join Daniel and his friends as they form a detective agency and investigate their first case. Will they solve a mystery that has stumped the police for ninety years? And even more importantly, will they manage to stay out of trouble?

Chance Carter is the son of local baseball legend Jack Carter. Now in his junior year at Fullton State, Chance is facing challenges he never saw coming. Failing a class will stop his draft season short, making him ineligible to play and pushing his goal of professional baseball even further away. In steps Danika, a mouthy tutor from New York, who only wants to help him pass his class...not get in his pants. But try telling that to Chance. He doesn’t trust girls, and he definitely doesn’t trust his new tutor. A lifetime growing up as a Carter taught him that.

The second novel by the internationally celebrated writer Alejandro Zambra, a “short and strikingly original” (The New Yorker) book about the stories we spin for ourselves and our loved ones—now reissued by Penguin Veronica is late, and Julián is increasingly convinced she won't ever come...

Hendrix James is the newest addition to the Denver Bandits baseball team. He was adjusting just fine after his trade. His teammates were great, he found a killer apartment, and he met a girl he really likes. The only problem? His loud neighbor is disrupting his life all day, every day, with her wild habits between the sheets.

Daniela's life gets crazy when Cooper Burke shows up. Her heart won't let her walk away from him. Daniela doesn't believe in second chances, but she can't forget Cooper. His reappearance sets off a series of frightening events that leave Daniela reeling. She doesn't want to suspect Cooper, but can't avoid it. Her steamy love affair with the hunky baseball star becomes intertwined with the acts of a stalker who is harassing her. Daniela fears she is being set up for heartbreak, while danger swirls around her.