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Play On
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Play On

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In the small town of Lewis Creek, baseball is everything. Especially for all-star pitcher Austin Braxton, who has a one-way ticket out of town with his scholarship to a top university. All that stands between him and a new start is one final season. But when Austin starts flunking Chemistry, his picture-perfect future is in jeopardy. A failing grade means zero playing time, and zero playing time means no scholarship.

Enter Marisa Marlowe, the new girl in town who gets a job at his momma's flower shop. Not only is Marisa some home-schooled super-genius, she's also a baseball fanatic and more than willing to help Austin study. As the two grow closer, there's something about Marisa that makes Austin want more than just baseball and out of Lewis Creek--he wants a future with her. But Marisa has a past that still haunts her, one that she ran all the way to South Carolina to escape.

As Austin starts to peel back the layers of Marisa’s pain, it forces him to look beyond the façade of himself and everyone he thought he knew in his town. What he sees instead is that in a small town like Lewis Creek, maybe baseball isn’t everything--maybe it is just the thing that ties them all together.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateApr 21, 2015
ISBN9781939392602
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Michelle Smith

Michelle Smith is a resident of Auburn, Alabama and a graduate of Auburn University with a BA in Criminal Justice and Criminology. Michelle is a dedicated historic researcher and an investigator for the Alabama Paranormal Research Team. Michelle also published Haunted Auburn and Opelika with The History Press in 2011.

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  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
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    I received this free eARC from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. This was a sweet, darlin' novel. I loved being transported back to high school with the sports and the feeling of a huge family when being with teammates. I may not be a baseball fan, but I am a fan of how well this author was able to take me back to my high school years. Austin and Marisa were very cute together. And I loved how they were together all of the time, from work to tutoring to hanging out. There were no awkward moments with them. What Marisa went through is terrible. I hope she finds a way to fight this disease, but I'm really glad that Austin is there with her and that she knows he's there for her. Very sweet. Glad I read it. I think a lot of readers will fall for this story.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    This was a cute, quick read. There was the perfect amount of romance, friendship and family that all wrapped up nicely by the end of the story. I loved the LGBT aspect and that it didn't take center stage but it was still a very important part of the plot. While sports and baseball was a big part of the story, the main focus was the teamwork and sense of family that went along with these boys playing baseball. While the ending felt a little rushed, I really enjoyed how everything came together.

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