Beauty and the Cleats Series by Kris Butler

The only thing worse than almost dying as a child… surviving. Now, hear me out. I was very much happy to be alive. It was the constant need to feel grateful for something I had no control over… that grated on me. I’d become so passive in my own life that when my boyfriend proposed, I couldn’t remember what I liked about him outside of his dimple. I mean, it was cute. But enough to marry someone? Nah... moreThe only thing worse than almost dying as a child… surviving. Now, hear me out. I was very much happy to be alive. It was the constant need to feel grateful for something I had no control over… that grated on me. I’d become so passive in my own life that when my boyfriend proposed, I couldn’t remember what I liked about him outside of his dimple. I mean, it was cute. But enough to marry someone? Nah. I hadn’t meant to be a runaway bride, but here I was, all dressed in white and escaping the baseball diamond like my life depended on it. Just a good old cleat retreat. Landing in my brother’s best friend’s car was a nice surprise. Spending the next twenty-four hours with him…even better. Maybe I could convince him to rid me of my pesky virginity once and for all. Besides, I knew the score, and he never played for keeps. He was the one who’d coined the term cleat retreat in the first place. A virginal bride and a grumpy, tatted baseball player sharing one bed. What could possibly go wrong?Photography Credit: Emma Jane PhotographyModel Credit: Kaylee Garber Join the players of the Blue Devils and the Yellowjackets as they play the game of love and baseball. This is an interconnected standalone series, meaning the books can be read in any order. These books will consist of why choose, menage, and MM. Please check the foreward of each book for list of triggers and content. The Cleat Blake’s prequel (Best read before Pitch Slap) The Pitch Blake’s story (Why choose) No Balking Bryce’s story (Menage) Whiff it Real Ledger’s story (MM) less

Is it better to swing and miss or never get up to bat?Growing up a baseball princess had taught me a few things:One, the only truly scary thing about ball players was their superstitions.Second, baseball always came first. It was their one true love.And third, never take your eye off the ball, or you just might get pitch-slapped.The past three years I’d been licking my wounds in Greece after I ran away from my wedding, and somehow forgot all three.Too bad the baseball gods weren’t as forgetful... moreIs it better to swing and miss or never get up to bat?Growing up a baseball princess had taught me a few things:One, the only truly scary thing about ball players was their superstitions.Second, baseball always came first. It was their one true love.And third, never take your eye off the ball, or you just might get pitch-slapped.The past three years I’d been licking my wounds in Greece after I ran away from my wedding, and somehow forgot all three.Too bad the baseball gods weren’t as forgetful.Lured back home by my brother with the perfect job opportunity to photograph the YellowJackets baseball team, and I had no clue I’d step up to bat before even entering the stadium.And the pitches just kept coming.Strike one—a plane-night stand ghosting after being stranded in a storm.Strike two—a grumpy ex who coincidentally was my brother’s best friend.Foul Ball—a mistaken text with two players saved me from striking out completely, especially when it turned into a sexy exploration.But there was no doubt I had a full count and only one swing away from striking out.My first mistake was taking my eye off the ball; the second was believing I’d ever come before baseball. But most grievous of all, learning that the scariest thing about ball players wasn’t their superstitions…No, it was falling in love with them.Join the players of the Blue Devils and the Yellowjackets as they play the game of love and baseball. This is an interconnected standalone series, meaning the books can be read in any order. These books will consist of why choose, menage, and MM. Please check the foreward of each book for list content.The Cleat Retreat: Blake’s prequel (Best read before Pitch Slap)The Pitch Slap: Blake’s story (Why choose)No Balking Way: Bryce’s story (Menage)Whiff it Real Good: Ledger’s story (MM)Photo Credit: CADWALLADER PHOTOGRAPHYModel Credit: Jordan less