This is my stop during the blog tour for A League of Her Own by Karen Rock. This blog tour is organized by Lola's Blog Tours. The blog tour runs from 1 till 14 December, you can view the complete tour schedule on the website of Lola’s Blog Tours.
A League of Her OwnBy Karen Rock
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Age category: Adult
Release Date: 1 December, 2014
Blurb:
He was attractive, talented…and way off limits.
Heather Gadway may have been a world-class college pitcher and a top university coach, but she's a rank amateur when it comes to managing the Falcons, her father's struggling minor league team. And when it comes to managing her aggravating attraction to Garrett Wolf, their talented new pitcher. It's going to be difficult enough to make it as the first female manager in the league and prove to her overly critical father she's worthy. No distractions. No missteps. And certainly no romances with players. Everything stands between them—including their troubled pasts—even as Heather's world falls apart and Garrett's the one who's there to catch her…
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EXCERPT
Garrett’s
grumbling teammates filed out of the pre-game meeting, followed by
the coaches and Heather’s father. Garrett, however, remained in his
seat, watching the lithe young woman as she stood by the door.
At
last she turned to him.
“We
meet again. Garrett, right?”
He
stood and strode to the door. When he stopped, her eyes widened,
caution swimming in their depths.
“You
mentioned having individual meetings,” he said, keeping his voice
even, hiding the irritation shimmering through him. “I thought we’d
have ours now.”
She
blinked up at him, and her lips moved. Though he strained to hear, he
couldn’t make out what she’d said.
“I’m
sorry, I didn’t catch that.”
A
bright pink suffused her cheeks, and he forced himself not to notice
how pretty the color made her.
“I
said that I haven’t finished my notes for you yet. I’ll watch you
pitch tomorrow. We’ll meet after that.”
He
had to give it to her. Soft-spoken or not, she had a direct way about
her. He didn’t doubt that she could lead…just not professional
baseball players. “That’s what I wanted to talk to you about. I’m
requesting to be released from my contract. This isn’t the right
place for me to advance in my career.”
Her
mobile face stilled. “And why would that be?”
“Look,
I’ll be blunt.” He tapped his fingers on the sides of his legs.
“This team isn’t hustling, and it’ll be a long time before they
come around to supporting you. Things will get worse instead of
better. I have a limited window of opportunity to advance. Given
these factors, my bottom-line pitching won’t look good with a
losing team behind me. I’d like to help you, but selfishly, this is
my last shot.”
A
speculative gleam entered her eyes. “So you’re asking to be
released because you think I can’t help you reach your goals.”
A
long breath rushed out of him. She was going to be reasonable.
“That’d be great. Thank you.”
She
arched an eyebrow. “You’re wrong, and I’ll be as frank with you
as you were with me.”
His
relief turned to irritation. So she wasn’t going to make this easy.
He held his tongue and waited to hear her out.
“I
think you’re overvaluing yourself.” She nodded when his mouth
dropped open. Guys talked this way to each other. Not
women…especially not pretty women…to him.
“Your
control isn’t where it should be, and if that's not addressed,
you'll also be another reason why this team isn’t doing well. But
you have potential, and I can help you.”
“Right,”
he scoffed. What could a softball pitcher do for him? “No offense,
but I need someone with more experience.”
She
tapped her chin and angled her head, her eyes flashing up at him. “If
I can change your mind about that, will you drop your request and
give me your support and a hundred percent effort?”
He
held in a laugh. Was she for real? There wasn’t a chance she could
change his decision. “What do you have in mind?”
She
stepped closer, and her subtle citrus scent curled beneath his nose.
“A
contest. If I get more strikes out of twenty pitches than you do, you
stay. If you have more, then I’ll release you.”
He
stared at her. Processing. She couldn’t be serious. Sure, he had
control issues, but he was still better than a college-level player.
She was making this easy. But if she was foolish enough to offer him
this out, he’d take it.
They
eyed each other for a long, tense moment before he jerked his chin at
her.
“You’re
on.”
About the Author: Karen Rock is an award-winning YA and adult contemporary romance author. She holds a master’s degree in English and worked as an ELA instructor before becoming a full-time writer. Currently she writes for Harlequin Heartwarming and her first novel for the line, WISH ME TOMORROW, has won the 2014 Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence, the 2014 Golden Quill Contest and a finalist in the Published Maggie Awards. The first novel in her co-authored YA series, CAMP BOYFRIEND, has been a finalist in the Booksellers Best and Golden Leaf awards.
You can find and connect with Karen here:
- Website
- Goodreads
- Tumblr
- Quarterly Newsletter
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thanks for the excerpt. each blog has given just a bit more info.
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