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Hardball Hearts

A Romance Novelette

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Hardball Hearts

By: Lona Edwins
Narrated by: Nora Dylan
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In Hardball Hearts, alpha male baseball star John Braddock meets gentle-hearted shelter worker Mara Neves under unlikely circumstances, and sparks fly in more ways than one. John is used to crowds roaring his name and teammates looking to him for leadership, but when a charity event brings him face-to-face with Mara, he discovers there’s a whole world beyond training schedules and media appearances. Mara, on the other hand, has devoted her life to rescuing animals, pouring her heart into every stray cat or abandoned puppy that crosses her path. She never dreamed a high-profile athlete could see the importance of her mission, or that she could find something deeper in him than just headlines and fame. Enter Tommy, Mara’s beloved gray cat, who steals the show and John’s guarded heart. As John grapples with team pressures and Mara battles shelter troubles, can they overcome their differences and learn that true love sometimes requires taking a leap?

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Loved the narration from Nora Dylan, you can hear and feel the gentleness, strength of the characters.

What has a strong and determined baseball player and a gentle hard working animal shelter manager have in common. A lot, a lot more than they can know.
John is a hard nosed baseball player who is team leader and used things going his way. When doing a photo shout at a local animal shelter his life shifts. Meeting the caring and not wanting the spotlight Mara he starts to feel and see things in a different light. We have a team member in crisis and a great cat called Tommy.
This is a very slow and gentle romance and it has so much human connection. Both help the other and fall in love that you know is just purrfect.


Romance, some angst and great characters.

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