From the New York Times bestselling author of Double Play, Rescue My Heart, The Trouble with Paradise, and the Lucky Harbor novels...
After a woman claims sheâs pregnant with Wade OâRileyâs love child, Major League Baseballâs most celebrated catcher and ladiesâ man is slapped on the wrist by management and ordered to improve his image. His enforcer is the teamâs publicist, the tough and sexy Samantha McNead.
When Wade needs a date for a celebrity wedding, Sam steps up to the plate as his âgirlfriend.â But given her secret crush on him and that one awkward night a year ago in a stuck elevator with too much scotch, the whole thing is an exercise in sexual tension.
Wade is thrilled when the pretense turns into an unexpected night of hot passion. But the next day Sam is back to her cool self. As a catcher, Wadeâs used to giving the signals, not struggling to read them. Now, to win the love of his âpretendâ girlfriend, he needs a homerunâeven it involves stealing a few basesâĻ