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Fun read. The ending was a little dramatic, but it is romance. The characters were witty and had good banter. This builds on the previous novel a bit, but can be read as standalone. ( )

5 Meet me in the Dugout Stars

I don't know how many different ways that I can say that I LOVE this author. There is just something about her ability to create characters that check all the boxes of perfect as well as create a story that sucks me in. I feel like I am watching a movie whenever I read her stories. They are so well done that every description becomes an image in my mind, every word becomes a conversation that I feel like I am there hearing, and every emotion is one that I feel in my heart. This book felt (and in my opinion was) vastly different than the first standalone book in this series. In that one, I struggled fully connecting to something, whether it was the characters or the heaviness in parts of the book I still do not know, which was weird considering I think this author is a unicorn. However, this book. Yeah, this book resonated right away.

Baseball is my game. Where all my friends adore football (not me because I would rather stick bamboo shoots under my fingernails than voluntarily watch a game) I am the girl who gets her nails done in her favorite teams color, (Go Braves) wears all the sports attire and studies baseball stats as if they were air. So to have a character like Milly... yeah, that was amazing. She was my spirit animal. Her closeness with her brothers, especially Cory, and her ability to not only talk the talk but walk the walk. Totally, priceless. Now add in a man like Carson and my heart was owned. Never thought Tucker would have as stiff of competition but he totally does now. I loved his dedication to his craft even to a fault. My heart hurt for him. I wanted to see him succeed but could see how his strive for perfection and keeping promises had the chance to derail him if he didn't find the balance. Yet, somehow, I knew that these two together could help each other.

This book had all the humor, swoon-worthy moments, and angst. It brought me all the feelings that I have come to know and expect from this author, and then some. I cannot recommend this book enough.
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What began as a funny, romantic comedy set in the college baseball world ended up being a gut punch of a story about grief and loss and the power of family. Really surprised and impressed with this one. ( )

5 Meet me in the Dugout Stars

I don't know how many different ways that I can say that I LOVE this author. There is just something about her ability to create characters that check all the boxes of perfect as well as create a story that sucks me in. I feel like I am watching a movie whenever I read her stories. They are so well done that every description becomes an image in my mind, every word becomes a conversation that I feel like I am there hearing, and every emotion is one that I feel in my heart. This book felt (and in my opinion was) vastly different than the first standalone book in this series. In that one, I struggled fully connecting to something, whether it was the characters or the heaviness in parts of the book I still do not know, which was weird considering I think this author is a unicorn. However, this book. Yeah, this book resonated right away.

Baseball is my game. Where all my friends adore football (not me because I would rather stick bamboo shoots under my fingernails than voluntarily watch a game) I am the girl who gets her nails done in her favorite teams color, (Go Braves) wears all the sports attire and studies baseball stats as if they were air. So to have a character like Milly... yeah, that was amazing. She was my spirit animal. Her closeness with her brothers, especially Cory, and her ability to not only talk the talk but walk the walk. Totally, priceless. Now add in a man like Carson and my heart was owned. Never thought Tucker would have as stiff of competition but he totally does now. I loved his dedication to his craft even to a fault. My heart hurt for him. I wanted to see him succeed but could see how his strive for perfection and keeping promises had the chance to derail him if he didn't find the balance. Yet, somehow, I knew that these two together could help each other.

This book had all the humor, swoon-worthy moments, and angst. It brought me all the feelings that I have come to know and expect from this author, and then some. I cannot recommend this book enough.
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