A naive, innocent woman too sweet for her own good meets a man too bad for words in this sexy stand-alone baseball romance!Strike Hotheaded Tyler Brock arrives in Raleigh as the Rockets' first baseman, owing one hundred hours of community service for starting a bar fight.Strike Lost in a new town with a new team, Tyler can't confide his greatest shame to anyone - he can't read.And strike Tyler is assigned to work for Emily Holt. Emily is beautiful, uptight, and ready to shed her secret, unwanted virginity.They hit it off, in more ways than one. But when illiterate Tyler shirks his book-bound community service, Emily must hold him accountable.Can this mismatched pair save each other by sharing their long-held secrets?The Diamond Brides Baseball Each volume can be read on its own, and the series can be read in any order.Perfect Pitch (DJ Thomas and Samantha Winger)Catching Hell (Zach Ormond and Anna Benson)Reaching First (Tyler Brock and Emily Holt)Second Thoughts (Nick Durban and Jamie Martin)Third Degree (Josh Cantor and Ashley Harris)Stopping Short (Drew Marshall and Jessica Barnes)From Left Field (Adam Sartain and Haley Thurman)Center Stage (Ryan Green and Lindsey Ormond)Always Right (Kyle Norton and Amanda Carter)122022mfm