"Is Love Enough?"
Home Run
By: Heidi McLaughlin
Genres: Romance Sports
Posted: February 16, 2018
In terms of literary tropes, this conflict is both internal and external and the two poles feed off each other. For every resolution of the external, another internal one needs to be dealt with, and vice versa. This process means that the story progresses very realistically, but can try the patience of some readers.
I didn't love this book - Cooper just wasn't my favorite in a way I was never able to put my finger on - and doubt I'll re-read it, but it is a solid contributor in McLoughlin's Boys of Summer series. I liked seeing him have to grow some humility and to figure out that baseball is a temporary mistress, not one that lasts.
Fans of baseball romance will most likely enjoy HOME RUN, as well as anyone who enjoys stories that deal with celebrities vs. normals.
Book Summary
Cooper Bailey finally has a shot at being a major league ballplayer, but it will take all his focus and energy during spring training to make it happen. Complicating things is his instantaneous connection with Ainsley Burke. He can't get enough of her, and before he knows it, they're spending every night together. But as happy as he is off the field, his focus on it is suffering, and he isn't willing to risk his lifelong dream over a girl.
But without Ainsley, Cooper's miserable, and his game is still off. No matter what he tries, he can't get her out of his head, and he's starting to realize that maybe he doesn't want to. Baseball is just a game, but Ainsley might be the real thing. Now he just has to convince her of that.
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by: Heidi McLaughlin
Forever
January 1, 2017
On Sale: January 17, 2017
Featuring: Cooper Bailey
288 pages
ISBN: 1455598275
EAN: 9781455598281
Kindle: B01G1K1RRM
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