Wild Baseball Romance Series by Mari Loyal

I’m so bad at the dating game that revenge on my ex seems hopeless, until I make a wild pitch for a hotshot pitcher to become my dating coach.HOPE “DARLIN’” GARCIAAfter my ex boyfriend left me for my now ex best friend, I’ve thrown myself into the online dating circuit to find someone I can get my revenge with on the next Friendsgiving... moreI’m so bad at the dating game that revenge on my ex seems hopeless, until I make a wild pitch for a hotshot pitcher to become my dating coach.HOPE “DARLIN’” GARCIAAfter my ex boyfriend left me for my now ex best friend, I’ve thrown myself into the online dating circuit to find someone I can get my revenge with on the next Friendsgiving. But between a demanding schedule as a physical therapist for the Orlando Wild baseball team, and the fact that I’m an oddly aggressive but still upturned turtle, it’s been one disaster after the next.I can’t let my ex(es?) think that I’m a failure, but I need serious help. And the person I know who has the most game with the least amount of effort is the team’s pitcher, a.k.a. the Cowboy. So I have a wild pitch for become my dating coach.There’s only one he really annoys me, especially when he calls me “darlin’.”CADE “COWBOY” STARRAccording to my agent, this Spring Training is my only shot at showing the team that I have what it takes to become the starter pitcher. But my plan to focus only on baseball gets disrupted the moment I witness Hope Garcia being humiliated during a bad date.I may be an orphan, but the great state of Texas raised me well enough to never ignore a damsel in distress. Especially not one who says the most amusing things when I call her darlin’. I just have to make sure that she doesn’t distract me from my real goal of becoming a baseball star—pun intended.Oh, and also, that no one in the staff finds out about our little arrangement. Pretty sure that could be seen as a conflict of interest or worse.But the problem with wild pitches is that they often get out of control…Wild Pitch is a dual POV, closed door baseball romance with mild language, and heat without spice. It’s the first book in the Wild Baseball Romance series and can also be read as a standalone. Slow burn.Dating coach.Athlete x trainer.Found family.Taking care while sick.Mini makeover.He falls harder.No 3rd act breakup.Closed door romance. less

Fake dating the team’s grumpy catcher to advance her career wasn’t on Rose’s bingo card.After her cheating ex is traded to another baseball team, Rose focuses on her dream of joining the broadcasting department of the Orlando Wild. But leaving her role as the social media girl proves weirdly difficult when she keeps producing one viral hit after the next.Worse, the viral videos all feature Logan, the team’s grumpy, tatted up catcher, with Rose... moreFake dating the team’s grumpy catcher to advance her career wasn’t on Rose’s bingo card.After her cheating ex is traded to another baseball team, Rose focuses on her dream of joining the broadcasting department of the Orlando Wild. But leaving her role as the social media girl proves weirdly difficult when she keeps producing one viral hit after the next.Worse, the viral videos all feature Logan, the team’s grumpy, tatted up catcher, with Rose.Logan’s wild catch saves Rose’s life and they go mega viral on social media. For reasons he can’t comprehend, thirsty fans everywhere start shipping them. When the team pitches the idea of turning their newfound fame into a publicity stunt, Logan’s impulse is to say absolutely the frack not—especially when he’s secretly planning to pack up his motorbike and leave town for another team.But Rose of the big curls, the boopable nose, and the ridiculous curves that would fit perfectly in his hands, makes a plea for him to fake date her for the sake of her career, and Logan finds himself accepting. Surely nothing will go wrong…Wild Catch is a dual POV closed door romance with mild language and plenty of heat without spice, perfect for those who enjoy their fake dating schemes with a big dose of grumpy x sunshine, found families, and no 3rd act breakups. It’s the second book in the Wild Baseball Romance series and can also be read as a standalone. less