Extra Innings Series by A.K. Landow

LAYTONEveryone thinks I have it all. The all-American superstar baseball player. The golden boy of Philly. The notorious playboy.In reality, I’m just a lonely man who knows his career is hanging on by a thread.Then an opportunity presents itself. My team is sold, and the new owners want to keep me around. The catch? I need to enter into a PR relationship with Arizona Abbott, the rising star of the local softball team. The most beautiful woman I've ever met... moreLAYTONEveryone thinks I have it all. The all-American superstar baseball player. The golden boy of Philly. The notorious playboy.In reality, I’m just a lonely man who knows his career is hanging on by a thread.Then an opportunity presents itself. My team is sold, and the new owners want to keep me around. The catch? I need to enter into a PR relationship with Arizona Abbott, the rising star of the local softball team. The most beautiful woman I've ever met. As it turns out, she’s my dream come true.The problem? She's my best friend’s sister.ARIZONAAfter the toughest year of my life, I move across the country to play professional softball with my closest friends, to be near my brother, and to leave my baggage behind.Needing to focus on my fresh start, I swear off baseball players.All of them.In walks Layton Lancaster, the man whose poster hung above my bed as a teen. I’m asked to pretend to date him to save my team and my league. I can’t fall for a man like him again, so I need to keep him at arm’s length.The problem? My fantasy man isn’t who I thought he was. less

⚾️ᑕᑌᖇᐯEᗷᗩᒪᒪ: ᗩᑎ E᙭Tᖇᗩ IᑎᑎIᑎGS ᑎOᐯEᒪ🥎ᴀ ʙᴀsᴇʙᴀʟʟ ᴀɴᴅ sᴏғᴛʙᴀʟʟ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴛɪᴄ ᴄᴏᴍᴇᴅʏSports RomanceBest Friend’s BrotherMarriage of ConvenienceSurprise PregnancyCurvy FMCSecret RelationshipForced ProximitySecond ChanceRIPLEYI’ve loved my best friend’s brother from the shadows since I was a kid…until I grew up and he finally noticed me. I promised him all my firsts and that’s what I gave him... more⚾️ᑕᑌᖇᐯEᗷᗩᒪᒪ: ᗩᑎ E᙭Tᖇᗩ IᑎᑎIᑎGS ᑎOᐯEᒪ🥎ᴀ ʙᴀsᴇʙᴀʟʟ ᴀɴᴅ sᴏғᴛʙᴀʟʟ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴛɪᴄ ᴄᴏᴍᴇᴅʏSports RomanceBest Friend’s BrotherMarriage of ConvenienceSurprise PregnancyCurvy FMCSecret RelationshipForced ProximitySecond ChanceRIPLEYI’ve loved my best friend’s brother from the shadows since I was a kid…until I grew up and he finally noticed me. I promised him all my firsts and that’s what I gave him. We both moved on but ended up in the same city years later, with him playing professional baseball and me playing professional softball. I was in a huge bind and he helped me…by marrying me.It was our secret…until I messed things up.QUINCYI vowed never to get married and have kids…until my sister’s sexy best friend needed help.It wasn’t all bad. A no-strings-attached marriage. A secret relationship.But she caught feelings, so I did the only thing I could…I walked away.Years later she’s back in my life. The heat hasn’t simmered, but I still can’t give her what she wants. Can I?I’m starting to wonder if I want more…until she drops a bomb on me. The nine-month kind of bomb. less

𝙋𝘼𝙔𝙊𝙁𝙁 𝙋𝙄𝙏𝘾𝙃 (𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙣): 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙞𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙤𝙘𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙭𝙩 𝙥𝙞𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙚𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 "𝙥𝙖𝙮𝙤𝙛𝙛" 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 (𝙝𝙞𝙩 𝙤𝙧 𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙠) 𝙤𝙧 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙞𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙧 (𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙠𝙚𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙤𝙧 𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙪𝙩). 𝘼𝙡𝙨𝙤 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙖𝙨, "𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧... more𝙋𝘼𝙔𝙊𝙁𝙁 𝙋𝙄𝙏𝘾𝙃 (𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙣): 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙞𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙤𝙘𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙭𝙩 𝙥𝙞𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙚𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 "𝙥𝙖𝙮𝙤𝙛𝙛" 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 (𝙝𝙞𝙩 𝙤𝙧 𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙠) 𝙤𝙧 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙞𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙧 (𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙠𝙚𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙤𝙧 𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙪𝙩). 𝘼𝙡𝙨𝙤 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙖𝙨, "𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧." BAILEY Despite a sometimes difficult upbringing, I’ve always had my twin sister by my side. We live together, play professional softball together, and rely on each other for everything. Everything. I always put my own needs aside for her. While my sister’s passion is softball, mine is children. Working with them, spending time with them, and, hopefully, one day having them. So I accept my dream job, nannying for a single father, one I can’t help but be attracted to. Despite months of fighting our feelings, things eventually happen between us, and we agree to keep it casual. The problem is that my feelings are anything but casual. In order to protect my heart, I know it’s time to put an end to it. But then… the unthinkable happens. TANNER My daughter and my business as a sports agent. They’re the only things I’ll ever want or need in my life. At least that’s what I’m telling myself. In walks Bailey Hart. My daughter’s new, too-young-for-me, nanny. She’s the forbidden fruit, and as the oldest story goes, I can’t seem to help myself from taking a bite. I’m upfront with her about what we are. Casual. Friends with some excellent “benefits.” I’m too damaged to ever get involved in a long-term relationship again. When I hurt her, I’m surprised to find it hurts me just as much. I know it’s for the best, but it’s got me rethinking everything I always thought I wanted. Is it too late to swing for the fences and find my own happiness? I’m a sports agent, not a ballplayer. I guess that’s why I never saw the curveball being thrown my way. less

KAMRYNThree things about me:1. I’m a professional softball player.2. I have a twin sister.3. I carry more baggage than a 747 on Christmas Eve.Number three is the kicker. It’s colored the way I live my life for as long as I can remember, so my fairytale ending looks a lot different than what most women dream of. I don’t want marriage. I don’t want kids. I don’t want anything even resembling a real relationship.Then I meet Cruz “Cheetah” Gonzales... moreKAMRYNThree things about me:1. I’m a professional softball player.2. I have a twin sister.3. I carry more baggage than a 747 on Christmas Eve.Number three is the kicker. It’s colored the way I live my life for as long as I can remember, so my fairytale ending looks a lot different than what most women dream of. I don’t want marriage. I don’t want kids. I don’t want anything even resembling a real relationship.Then I meet Cruz “Cheetah” Gonzales. He’s unlike any other man—or woman—I’ve ever been with. He’s hot and completely hilarious, taking everything I dish out and giving it right back to me. On paper, we should be a perfect match.But his fairytale and mine look a lot different.CHEETAHThree things about me:1. I’m a professional baseball player.2. I have a wickedly raunchy sense of humor.3. I’m completely in love with Kamryn Hart.I’ve never been with anyone who can match my energy and humor, but Kam blows me away.She only sees the flaws in herself, but all I see is strength, beauty, and a heart bigger than the Grand Canyon. I wouldn’t change a thing about her. I accept her, baggage and all. All I want is to help her carry the load.Kam is absolutely the perfect woman for me, but she’s also stubborn as a mule. If only she would let down her walls and realize that fairytales aren’t set in stone.Sometimes you can write your own ending. less