"No one expects a curveball. For Rylan Cates, the gloriously sunny beachside town of Barefoot William may be home, but the pro baseball player needs to focus on spring training. Hiring a personal assistant to keep him and his four dogs organized for the next eight weeks is the first step--and Beth Avery is the perfect pinch hitter. Beth is still looking for her place in the world, and a couple months caring for Rylan's two dachshunds, his golden retriever,...

Baseball star Cory Brand knows how to win. But off the field, he's spiraling out of control. Haunted by old wounds and regrets, his future seems as hopeless as his past. Until one moment - one mistake - changes everything. To save his career, Cory must go back to the town where it all began. His plan is simple: coach the Little League team, complete a recovery program, and get out as fast as possible. Instead, he runs headfirst into memories he can't...

St. Louis Rivers baseball team star pitcher Garrett Scott is out of the lineup with an injury. He's short-tempered, hard to handle-- and every solid inch a man. For sports therapist Alicia Riley, his only demand is that she get him ready to pitch in time for opening day. Except the sexual chemistry between them is so charged, Alicia's tempted to oblige Garrett just about anything ... Garrett also feels the hot sparks between them, and the way he figures...

"In a small town in Maine, recently widowed Eveleth "Evvie" Drake rarely leaves her house. Everyone in town, including her best friend, Andy, thinks grief keeps her locked inside, and she doesn't correct them. In New York, Dean Tenney, former major-league pitcher and Andy's childhood friend, is struggling with a case of the "yips": he can't throw straight anymore, and he can't figure out why. An invitation from Andy to stay in Maine for a few months...

When he strikes out with Stevie, a beautiful woman with a smart mouth, Richmond Rogues' left-fielder Joe "Zoo" Zooker goes to bat to win her over. But Stevie refuses to acknowledge her attraction to this notorious player who she knows will break her heart. But there's no denying the attraction between them, and as spring training heats up, lust suddenly begins to look a lot like love.

In "Fever pitch," When J.K. Starr arrives in town for spring training, Cassie Miles knows better than to get distracted by the superstar pitcher--no matter how handsome he looks in his uniform! In "Her homecoming wish," Mackenzie Wallace hopes there's still some bad boy lurking beneath single father Danny Adams's upright exterior. Being the proverbial good girl left her brokenhearted and alone in the past.

One moment can change a life ... or two Keira Blake agrees to the blind date simply because she has a wedding coming up and no plus one. Tired of being the last single girl standing in her group of friends, she shows up at the bar with low expectations, but her ruggedly handsome date is far more attractive and interesting than she'd imagined. In fact, he seems too good to be true ... Dante DeAngelis, the star pitcher for the Miami Mavericks, is in...

Yoga instructor Genevieve Harper is raising her two siblings in the wake of their parents' tragic accident, and she doesn't have time to devote to a man. Trent Fox is a "player" on and off the baseball field-- but a torn hamstring brings him to the Lotus House Yoga Center for recuperation. There he meets the curvy, petite blonde with soulful black eyes and candy-coated glossy lips he'd like to do more to than kiss. He secures the flexible hottie for...

After a meltdown during a major league game, pitcher Caleb Hart is sent back home, and, with the help of the beautiful mayor's assistant, must improve his town's team's image while trying to keep his family together and his ex-con father out of trouble.

"Nightclub manager Leslie Cutter has never been one to back down from a bet. So when Peter Kowalskin, pitcher for the Denver Rush baseball team, bets her that she can't keep her hands off of him, she's not about to let the arrogant, gorgeous playboy win. Especially when the prize could put her business on the map. She's got this in the bag, just so long as she can stay out of his arms ... and his bed. Peter struck out once before with Leslie, but...