Thunder Creek Thunderbolts Series by Catalina Voss

My car died in the middle of nowhere Montana, and the gorgeous giant who "rescued" me thinks I'm just another city girl who won't last a week.Jake Morrison is Thunder Creek's grumpy catcher—six feet of pure masculine attitude wrapped in a uniform that's seen better days. His storm-gray eyes say he's been hurt before, and his attitude says he's not interested in getting hurt again.Too bad I'm not the type to back down from a challenge... moreMy car died in the middle of nowhere Montana, and the gorgeous giant who "rescued" me thinks I'm just another city girl who won't last a week.Jake Morrison is Thunder Creek's grumpy catcher—six feet of pure masculine attitude wrapped in a uniform that's seen better days. His storm-gray eyes say he's been hurt before, and his attitude says he's not interested in getting hurt again.Too bad I'm not the type to back down from a challenge.I came to Thunder Creek to start over—open my dream bakery and leave behind the fiancé who chose his secretary over me. What I didn't expect was a wounded baseball hero who makes my pulse race every time he growls at me to stay out of his business.When the town's mean girls try to run me out, Jake surprises everyone by becoming my unexpected protector. When his shoulder injury threatens to end his season, I become the one person who can heal more than just his physical pain.But Jake's ex-girlfriend has returned to claim what she thinks is hers, and she's not about to let some "perky city therapist" steal her second chance.Between championship dreams and small-town gossip, Jake and I are fighting for something bigger than baseball—we're fighting for a love neither of us saw coming.In a town where dreams come to die, can a grumpy catcher and his sunshine learn that sometimes the best things in life are worth the risk?Warning!Steam 4/5 less

One camera flash. One ruined play. One very angry Scottish shortstop who's about to turn my world upside down.Cole Mackenzie is Thunder Creek's star player—and its most notorious grump. All brooding intensity and carefully controlled walls, he's made it clear that photographers, especially chaotic ones like me, are not welcome in his perfectly ordered world.Too bad I'm his new shadow... moreOne camera flash. One ruined play. One very angry Scottish shortstop who's about to turn my world upside down.Cole Mackenzie is Thunder Creek's star player—and its most notorious grump. All brooding intensity and carefully controlled walls, he's made it clear that photographers, especially chaotic ones like me, are not welcome in his perfectly ordered world.Too bad I'm his new shadow.Assigned to document the "real Cole Mackenzie" for the team's marketing campaign, I'm stuck following Montana's most stubborn athlete everywhere. From morning coffee runs to late-night practice sessions, I'm capturing every moment of his life.The problem? Every stolen glance through my lens reveals the man behind the walls. The one who helps elderly ladies at the grocery store. Who teaches kids about cricket behind the general store. Who kisses me like I'm oxygen and he's been drowning for years.But Cole's been burned before. Betrayed by someone he trusted with his heart, his career, his future. Now he's convinced everyone leaves eventually—especially women with bigger dreams than small-town Montana.I came to Thunder Creek running from my own past, my family's expectations, my fear of being truly seen. I never expected to find a home here. Never expected to fall for a man who'd rather push me away than risk his heart again.He thinks I'll leave when something better comes along.What happens when "something better" actually does?Warning!Steam 4/5 less

I've been in love with Marcus Thompson for ten years. Too bad he still sees me as his best friend's little sister.The grumpy baseball coach with the devastating smile has no idea I exist as anything more than the elementary school teacher who helps with youth league. But when I catch the wedding bouquet to protect his eight-year-old daughter, something shifts between us.One scorching look across the reception, and suddenly I'm not invisible anymore... moreI've been in love with Marcus Thompson for ten years. Too bad he still sees me as his best friend's little sister.The grumpy baseball coach with the devastating smile has no idea I exist as anything more than the elementary school teacher who helps with youth league. But when I catch the wedding bouquet to protect his eight-year-old daughter, something shifts between us.One scorching look across the reception, and suddenly I'm not invisible anymore.Mac is everything I've ever wanted—protective, passionate, and completely devoted to his little girl. But he's also ten years older, recently divorced, and fighting a custody battle that could tear his world apart.His ex-wife thinks I'm too young, too naive, too inappropriate for a man like him.His best friend—my overprotective brother—agrees.Mac himself keeps pushing me away, convinced he's protecting me from the mess his life has become.But I'm done being the good girl who waits on the sidelines. I'm done letting everyone else decide what's best for me. And I'm definitely done pretending I don't want to be Emma's bonus mom and Mac's everything.Some things are worth fighting for. Some love is worth the risk.The question will Mac let me fight for us, or will fear cost him the family he never knew he needed? less