Thank you so much to Berkley Romance for the copy of the eARC!
Thank you so much to PRH Audio for the complimentary audio!

This book is OUT NOW.

I knew the moment I started reading Alicia's first book that she was going to be an auto buy author. And now we are into her 3rd book and the feeling is still the same!

Alicia is a baseball fan and you could tell by reading that she loves baseball. I also have to point out that I am a Chris Kepler fan simply for the fact that HE IS FROM PHILADELPHIA (don't think I gasped at the mention of Dorney Park) and in my head he would play for Phillies but I will settle for the Carolina Battery.

Listen, I know miscommunication is not a favorite trope amongst romance readers and with this I have so many realistic questions but I can suspend reality for the sake of the book. I just would like to think in today's society and someone who is a public figure phone numbers and conversations would not be with someone who doesn't have any profile picture on their Instagram. That was probably my only ick with the book but like I said I can suspend the reality for the sake of romance.

"If you knew me in real life, you wouldn't say that."
"I want to know you in real life. You have no idea how badly."

I love the relationship between Chris and Daphne and the book really takes off when they begin to have a constant texting relationship. I love seeing texting conversations in books especially because it's such a common thing that happens in today's culture. Most relationships of all kinds develop through messaging in some way.

I felt bad for Daphne because she was struggling on trying to decide if she should tell Chris the truth or not. There was so much at stake and she knew she was falling further and further for him only making it worse. I love their moments when it would be just the two of them after she started working for the team. Chris was so far gone for Daphne/Duckie and you could tell that he desperately wanted more from her on so many occasions. I just really love the two of these characters and I was rooting for them the whole time and possibly also was screaming in my house for them.

Side note: I thought the conversation between of Chris and his dad was beautiful. I felt Chris's pain of grieving his brother's death and trying to connect with his father and not avoid the topic of his brother.

I primarily listened to this book and thought the narrator Kristen Sieh did a great job with her narration. She made me fall for Chris with his voice and I just loved listening to the book!

Alicia's writing makes me believe in love and I love how she makes her characters fall for one another. I need her to write more baseball romances - please and thank you!

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