High Heat

Written by Sierra Dean

Narrated by Eliana Marianes

Miles Cartwright had the rookie season of any player’s dreams. The San Francisco Felons made it all the way to the World Series – with some help from his electric talent – then lost it all in game seven with him on the mound. To make matters worse, a misunderstanding has him in hot water with the law, and on a short leash with his club. The next season might be his last shot at a major league career, and he can’t let anything get in his way.

Last chances are something Carmen Murphy is all too familiar with. Her goal of becoming a respected sports writer is circling the drain while she wastes her talents writing sports gossip for a trashy, but popular, blog. Getting some insight on the Miles Cartwright scandal would be great for page views, but she knows a candid editorial could be just the ticket to a real career. Too bad Miles doesn’t trust her.

With the heat of summer building, and two dreams on the line, can Miles and Carmen both get what they want, without getting in each other’s way? And can they stop driving each other crazy long enough to realize that what they’re looking for might be right in front of them?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Bryant Street Publishing
• Release date: Jul 6, 2021
• ISBN: 9781094419084

Sierra Dean

Sierra Dean is the author of the popular Secret McQueen urban fantasy series. When not building worlds, she can be found knitting, reading, or pursuing her other passions of gardening and baseball journalism. Born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, she remains there even now, in spite of the cold winters and bug-filled summers, because you just can't take a prairie girl out of the prairie. She lives with her three cats and six TV streaming services.

[d-fbuser-566467969 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I would have liked more to the ending. However, being born and raised in Houston and a huge Astros fan, I loved the Texas parts and Texas hospitality.

[Jade Campion · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

It was would be nice if people could walk in forgiveness and forgive others mistakes as well as be forgiven. Move on into a brighter future. A great story

[Claudette Martinee · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Sry it was not catching my interest for long. I guess it was part of the narration, the characters were described from a distance I couldn’t get a long with.

[Karen Chandler · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

It's a fun storyline with au i baseball theme. Interesting and believable characters.

[Bill Hair · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This has been a great series and I am hopeful that it will continue. We started with how pressure and self-doubt can lead to bad decisions with the H (or anyone facing similar situations). The h is a sports writer who ends up having a fling. A bit later, the H is arrested on drunk driving charges and the h gets the scoop and reports on it.

There are many light twists and turns throughout the story but the slow-burn romance is the overriding central theme. The h has some boundary issues that play a part of the drama that tests the relationship and there is some separation.

The only thing that dropped this from a 4.5-5 Star Story for me was how long it took for the drama to play out, the woe is me and life sucks moments to build into the eventual HEA. For 30 minutes, the hits just kept piling up.

With that being said, the story is still excellent and the author has found a way to skip the bulk of the cookie cutter style that seems to be dominating the romance genre for the past several years! Very refreshing and I will happily continue to listen / read this author's stories!!!