First Pitch Swinging: A Fake Relationship Steamy Sports Romance

Linda Fausnet

Feb 2023 · The Boys of Baltimore Series Book 1 · Linda Fausnet

About this ebook

Supposedly, I’m “too wild” to be offered a contract by my dream baseball team.

I need a wife so they’ll think I’ve been tamed...

Ever since I was a little boy, I’ve dreamed of playing for the Baltimore Bay Birds. I grew up idolizing those players, and I ached to wear the orange and black, representing my hometown and playing the game I love.

But the team doesn’t want me.

I’m one of the hottest players in Major League Baseball, but the Baltimore owner thinks I’m too much of a risk. All because I drink too much and might have trashed a hotel room or two in my day.

Everybody thinks getting married means you’ve “settled down.”

I figure I need a wife if I’m ever gonna have a chance at playing for the Bay Birds.

I haven’t been able to stop thinking about that woman who poured hot coffee on me the day we met. Sweet, beautiful, and stable medical school student, Lyric Rivers. Future doctor.

Also known as the future Mrs. Brady Keaton.

First Pitch Swinging is the first book in this steamy sports romance series. No cliffhangers, lots of humor and heart, and a sexy HEA.

Topics: baseball romance, sports romance, steamy sports romance, good guy romance, contemporary romance, steamy contemporary romance, hot athletes, love stories, steamy romance, romantic novels, no cliffhangers, HEA, romance series, strong heroine, heartwarming romance, feel good romance, swoonworthy, hot romance, modern romance, low angst romance, protective hero, fake relationship romance, fake marriage, friends to lovers, forced proximity,

Fans of these terrific authors also enjoy Linda Fausnet’s books: Lisa Suzanne, Megan Quinn, Samantha Christy, K Bromberg, Jiffy Kate, Lauren Blakely, Maria Luis, LM Reid, Jacob Chance

Read the entire Boys of Baltimore series:

First Pitch Swinging

Second Base Second Chance

Called Third Strike

Batting Fourth

Ratings and reviews

Brady was the best. He was a man that grew as a baseball player and as a person. His scheme taught him a lot by bringing Lyric into his life. He was also a good boyfriend, even if it was fake. Lyric was supportive and learned not to be so judgy of sports or her parents. This was a cute romance.

I love this story, it was wonderful! I like how he defended her to his buddy, and I love the test he was given by Baltimore! wonderful book. I absolutely love all of the sports romance novels

Unconventional beginning to this incredible love story filled with all sorts of issues that made this couple unique and the struggles of making communication very important in the relationship. Enjoyable story.

About the author

Linda Fausnet is an author of steamy romance featuring sexy, good guy heroes and strong heroines. She grew up in Baltimore and now lives in Taneytown, MD, so she’s gotten a taste of living in both a big city and a small town. She has written numerous screenplays of various genres, and two of her scripts have been optioned by production companies in Los Angeles. As reflected in many of her novels, she is an avid baseball and showtunes fan, as well as a lover of all animals, despite being allergic to most of them. Her books tend to be low on angst and high on humor, heart, and steamy romance.