Evvie Drake Starts Over
Linda Holmes
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Behind closed doors [?]
· 142 ratings · 304 pages · Published: 25 Jun 2019

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 seems like the perfect chance to hit the reset button.
When Dean moves into an apartment at the back of Evvie's house, the two make a deal: Dean won't ask about Evvie's late husband, and Evvie won't ask about Dean's baseball career. Rules, though, have a funny way of being broken—and what starts as an unexpected friendship soon turns into something more.
But before they can find out what might lie ahead, they'll have to wrestle a few demons: the bonds they've broken, the plans they've changed, and the secrets they've kept. They'll need a lot of help, but in life, as in baseball, there's always a chance—right up until the last out.
Tagged as:
- contemporary 10
- sports 9
- funny 8
- friends to lovers 7
- forced proximity 4
- baseball 4
- athlete hero 3
- m-f romance 2
- childfree 2
- angst 1
- hurt/comfort 1
- caretaking 1
- slow burn 1
- disabilities & scars 1
- small town 1
- sweet/gentle heroine 1
- competent heroine 1
- sassy heroine 1
- grumpy/cold hero 1
- tortured hero 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- abuse 7
- past abuse 3
- death / grief 3
- substance abuse 2
- mental illness 1
- mental trauma 1
- geography
- maine 3
- north america 2
- usa 2
- Format
- Audiobook
- third person pov 3
- dual pov 2