Title: The Scout
Author: Carina Rose
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Tropes: Single Mom/Second Chance/Small Town
Release Date: October 3, 2023
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From Carina Rose comes a sexy second-chance, single-mom romance.
Hannah
I suppose it was unfair of me to assume Cash Jameson would be my forever. The golden boy of Blossom Berry Falls went from high school baseball star to the major leagues. Then he broke my heart.
So many times I wanted to tell him about our son, but fate stepped in, and years went by. Being a single mom has been my biggest accomplishment. Though it hasn’t always been easy, the joys of being a mom have granted meaning to the pain of losing Cash.
Now, fifteen years later, we meet again thanks to our high school reunion's alumni baseball game. Cash had no way of knowing that the young pitcher who struck him out was his son. But after he showed up at the door scouting the ace for the major leagues, I have no doubt he experienced the shock of his life.
Cash
Saying goodbye to Hannah was the hardest thing I’d ever done. Afraid of causing more pain, I never intended to set foot back in Blossom Berry Falls. Yet the draw of the alumni baseball game . . . and the chance to see Hannah again . . . were too powerful to resist.
After spotting Hannah in the stands, my heart sparked to life. I’d thought of her over the years but heard she’d moved on. Rather than harp on what could have been, I focused on the future—namely, the kid with the nasty curveball.
His control reminded me of myself at that age. Turned out there was a good reason for that . . . the young prodigy was the son I never knew I had. I’d missed so much of his life and refused to miss more.
Could the three of us to be a family? Or were the wounds of our past too deep to heal?
My rating: 5 out of 5 stars
My review:
“Experiences
don’t define us, Hannah. They help us
explain who we are, where we’ve been and help us navigate where we’re going.”
After
fifteen years the boy who crushed her heart and left town was returning to
Blossom Berry Falls. Hannah had tried to
contact Cash to tell him about their son, Jimmy, several times until she
eventually gave up. Now he was coming to town, and she knew she would have to
see him again.
“Here’s the
thing, sweetheart, one look at you, and I knew I wanted you back.”
Cash Jameson
left Blossom Berry Falls after signing with a pro baseball team. He had never forgotten his best friend and
the girl he loved. After an injury
forced him to retire from baseball, he became a recruiter for the team. He hoped to see Hannah when he returned to
town for his class reunion and an alumni baseball game. He never expected to find a talented pitcher
who just happened to be his son.
This was a
new-to-me author, and I am glad I had the chance to discover her books. This was a heartwarming second-chance
romance, and I loved every minute of it.
It had all the small-town charm and the feel-goods with it. After reading this book, I look forward to
future books by the author.
I received
an ARC and am voluntarily leaving a review.
All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Carina Rose loves everything about romance. She loves writing about swoony heroes and feisty heroines. Her sweet romance books were in the top 100 on Apple Books and Barnes & Noble (Nook).
She lives in Northern Virginia with her husband who she knew was “the one” the day she met him. She also has two sons who own her heart. When she’s not writing, her pastimes include spending time with her family, traveling, reading, golfing, cooking, and baking. Carina also enjoys watching sports and is especially passionate about the New York Yankees and Dallas Cowboys.
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