Catalog Search Results
Author
Language
English
Description
"Charisma Bland was born and raised in the heart of Baltimore, where she learns that a moment's pleasure can sometimes lead to a life of pain. Against her better judgment, she has a one-night stand that changes her life forever. Turning over the family business to her cousin, she leaves behind her past. Charisma moves to Miami, where she meets Mr. Manny Manifesto, aka Mr. Baseball. Manny is coming off his best season ever, bringing with him a freshly...
22) Sweet spot
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
When James Law Lawless, the very same man with whom she had a hot one-night stand at a costume party, hires her to help him expand his off-the-field business empire, Catherine Cat May must keep her identity secret from the star second baseman in an attempt to avoid mixing business with pleasure.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Every Saturday night, best friends and neighbors Zada, Jen, Tish, and Alicia heat up their quaint little cul-de-sac with the infamous Housewives Fantasy Club. Everyone has a secret fantasy to share. Some have better ones to hide.
Imagine! Retired baseball star Jake "The Rake" Sims living here—in the flesh! Well, he won't find Alicia Greene an easy conquest (she does not do bad boys). So what if his chiseled pecs and grand slam physique—displayed...
Imagine! Retired baseball star Jake "The Rake" Sims living here—in the flesh! Well, he won't find Alicia Greene an easy conquest (she does not do bad boys). So what if his chiseled pecs and grand slam physique—displayed...
Author
Series
Barefoot William volume 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
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 will break her heart.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
he bold new novel from the award-winning author of Nappily Ever After, Roadrunner tells an unforgettable story of love, lies, searching, and redemption that will keep you guessing till the last page. For Dell Fletcher, life isn't complicated. He is the Roadrunner, a major-league baseball star who seems to have it all. He's married to his college sweetheart, Leah, and they have two children and a dream home in Los Angeles. But an injury has sidelined...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Jason Goodyear is the star outfielder for the Los Angeles Lions, stationed with the rest of his team in the punishingly hot Arizona desert for their annual spring training. Handsome, famous, and talented, Goodyear is nonetheless coming apart at the seams. And the coaches, writers, wives, girlfriends, petty criminals, and diehard fans following his every move are eager to find out why--as they hide secrets of their own. Humming with the energy of...
27) Swing
Author
Language
English
Appears on these lists
OBD National Poetry Month (April) - YOUTH
OBD Sports Books (Brochure) - YOUTH
OBD YA Sports - YOUTH
YA School Life
OBD Sports Books (Brochure) - YOUTH
OBD YA Sports - YOUTH
YA School Life
Description
"Noah and his best friend Walt want to become cool, make the baseball team, and win over Sam, the girl Noah has loved for years. When Noah finds old love letters, Walt hatches a plan to woo Sam. But as Noah's love life and Walt's baseball career begin, the letters alter everything"--
28) All of me
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
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.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
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...
31) My forever home
Author
Series
Rescue me (Debbie Burns) volume 3
Language
English
Description
Vet school drop-out Tess Grasso dreams of having her own pet therapy business, but she meets one obstacle after another. There's no denying she has a way with animals, so in the meantime she puts her skills to use at a local no-kill shelter. Between helping her furry companions and a budding relationship with fellow dog lover Mason Redding, Tess begins to find fresh confidence. What Tess doesn't know is that Mason is recovering from an accident, hoping...
32) Dare to play
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"Pitcher, Jaxon Prescott has a lot on his plate. Major League Baseball. Reputation as a player. And now? He's on the verge of losing it all. He didn't mean to sleep with his general manager's daughter or get into a brawl that was captured on camera. But his notoriety is a problem and everything he's worked for is at risk. What's a bad boy to do? Marry his sister's best friend to save his career, even if it's the opposite of everything he wants and...
Author
Series
Van Buren and Deluca mystery volume 2
Language
English
Description
"Hamish DeLuca and Regina "Reggie" Van Buren have a new case--and this one brings the war in Europe dangerously close to home"--
34) Hanging curve
Author
Series
Mickey Rawlings mysteries volume 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
A Race To Stay Alive
1922. Another year, another team. Utility infielder Mickey Rawlings is now warming the pine for the St. Louis Browns, a team poised to go all the way. Rawlings should be overjoyed with the situation but the lack of playing time has him sneaking off to play incognito in the semi-pros. The competition is just as rough, though. In fact, some of the best players to ever throw a curveball or line up for a swing are his opponents....
Author
Language
English
Description
After his unspectacular professional baseball career ends with a knee injury in Toledo, Ohio, Johnny Earl gets busted for selling cocaine. After serving seven years in prison, all he wants to do is return to his hometown of Steubenville, retrieve the drug money he stashed before he went to jail, and start a new life where no one has ever heard of Johnny Earl. However, before he can leave town with his money, Johnny is picked up for questioning in...
36) Slider
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Each summer, on the fields of glorious Cape Marlin, off the New England coast, the nation's best college players gather to play the most important baseball of their lives. Jack Faber is a young hotshot pitcher with an unhittable slider and a rocket for a fastball. He plays for the fabled Seapuit Seawolves and dreams of making the Big Show. But a new coach, the scowling Bruno Riazzi, a former pro catcher, resents the kid's celebrity status and decides...
37) Resisting roots
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
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...
38) You know me Al
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the early decades of the twentieth century, newspaperman and humorist Ring Lardner (1885–1933) made America laugh with his hilarious depictions of odd characters in the sporting world, Tin Pan Alley, and Hollywood. His first great success was You Know Me Al, a fictional series of letters from a popular baseball hero to his friend, slyly revealing the letter writer as a crude, conceited, semiliterate, self-deceiving boob. The letters, created...
39) No one like you
Author
Series
Barefoot William volume 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
"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,...
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the late 1940s, the minor league Milwaukee Brewers are foundering yet again and manager Arthur Murphy is desperate. When he sees seventeen-year old Mickey Tussler throwing apples into a barrel, he knows he has found the next pitching phenom. But not everyone is so hopeful. Mickey's autism-a disorder still not truly understood even today-has alienated the boy from the world, and he is berated by other players and fans. Mickey faces immense trials...
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Suggest a purchase. Submit Request