Librarian Dorie Donelli never thought she'd get to meet her fantasy man in person--much less while she's wearing her bathrobe. To her surprise, her nearly naked run-in with Nate leads to more unclothed encounters. But Dorie is sure their fling is only temporary. As long as she remembers he'll be gone once his life gets back on track, she won't get hurt. In the meantime, she throws herself into enjoying their three weeks together before he has to report for spring training and go back to his old life.
For Nate, being with Dorie is the only time in months that he finds himself smiling. Laughing. And he has no intention of letting that go. He might even be falling in love...if only Dorie will let him say the words. What they have isn't just a dream, but the start of a dream come true.
MY REVIEW:
Nathan Hawkins, a catcher for the Watchman
a recent free agent change. But in a
blink of an eye his whole world was turned upside down. Exactly like the car he was driving in did
when he injured his knee. It was not
clear right away so it was hitting the media in a blitz that was horrible for
his career. Not to mention his fiancée at
the time was in the car and had lost her baby for she was pregnant. It was not his but in fact his best friends
from the team he was just traded from.
She ends up publicly breaking up with him
which of course was a bomb shell but it was fine with him. Especially since she cheated on him. The other firebomb from it was that since
normal practice is to take a breathalyzer, which he gladly did, since he had
not been drinking. Yet, that was causing
speculation without cause to say that it was Nate’s fault that a young boy was
hurt along with his mother. His new team
with management was taking the high road.
He was on his own. The radio and TV
jocks were having a field day. He needed
a change. It was time to go home to
Iowa.
He knew it had been two years since he had
really been home or connected you know really connected with his friends and
family. Basically since he gotten
together with Courtney. Not that he
blamed her for it he was a big boy and that accident was making a lot of things
clearer. As he was thinking things over
he saw flashing lights in his rear view mirror and then the loud speaker blows
out words that make him laugh. It turns
out to be an old friend from high school Tuck he hadn’t seen him in thirteen
years. They caught up for a bit and then
Tuck asked so where are you planning on staying you did call ahead now didn’t
you? No, he said just over to his mom’s
he said. Well told him he might want to
find another place that his mama has a sleepover he had been told. When he was asked who he said he didn’t want
to know and neither do you.
Having three sisters Nate knew he could
stay with them but one he paid rent on one of their apartments, Fitz. He lets himself in it’s so late but music is
playing in the bathroom and a casserole is on the oven. As he is hunched over eating, coming out of
the bathroom yelling, “Tommyyyy!” But
she stopped dead in her tracks because you see since she never expected company
since she had just started this job. She
was from Boston. All her family was
there all six overly protective brothers with keys. So surprise visits she expected at some point
but come on it had only been three weeks.
But this wasn’t Tommy without her glasses
or contacts on from being in the tub she couldn’t see who it was but by the
build she knew it wasn’t him or really any of her brothers but it was a lot
like the guy, pro baseball player Nathan Hawkins, she was just fantasizing
about and using those jets for. Okay
change in subject. So she says, “Which
one of my brothers sent you to check up on me?”
Which he had no clue what she was talking about. When he says great casserole. Was he laughing?
When the guy spoke he had a smirk to his
voice and said, One, sorry about the casserole it was great though. Two, I don’t know your brothers. Stepping back a few steps she reaches for the
bat that was left by her landlord that has a brother who is a baseball fan
collector. She picks up the bat and by
the way she has a perfect stance but doesn’t know her robe has not come undone,
then ask who he is? He points to the bat
and say DB and she says what? He says
again on the bat DB. Then he says Fitz
moved out? She says Fitz is my landlord. He’s like yeah my sister, then she saw similar
dynamics. She said sit tight she went
and got dressed put on her glasses and called Fitz about DB and yes he was
telling the truth.
When Fitz wants to talk to him she goes
out and his back is to her and she tells him Fitz wants to talk to you. When he turns around he looks defeated. But she is about to have a heart attack
because he is really Nathan Hawkins. She
hands him the phone turns and walks to her room to start changing the
sheets. Her fantasy since she was thirteen
is now sitting in her dining area. When
Nate saw her in her glasses he gets twice as hard than when her robe opened
up. Especially, when she took the
perfect batter's stance. Are you kidding
me she is a fantasy to all guys. He was
a goner.
This was a perfect mix of family saga
which I love and love story. You have
two people who have the same end game but different ideas on how they will be
affected if something should go wrong.
Hearts and feelings are exposed and all kinds of funny. I give this 5++++ stars. Provided by netgalley.com. Follow us at: www.1rad-readerreviews.com.
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