The Baseball Player's Plus-One: A Fake-Dating Best Friend's Brother Rom-Com

Avery Brooks never expected to become anyone’s plus-one, least of all her best friend’s ridiculously attractive older brother. Reid Carter is the star third baseman every sports site calls the most eligible player in the league, and his family will not stop matchmaking. When he asks Avery to fake-date him for the season, the deal seems simple: public appearances, a few carefully timed kisses, and zero feelings.

Avery is confident, sharp, and used to being underestimated. She agrees because Chloe is family and because watching Reid’s mother scramble has its own appeal. The rules are clear. No overnight stays. No catching feelings. End it the second it stops being clean.

But every practice kiss lingers longer than it should. Every public touch feels less like performance and more like a claim. Reid’s teammates start taking bets. His mother starts planning holidays. And the more convincing Avery and Reid become for the cameras, the harder it becomes to remember where the act ends and the truth begins.

What starts as a temporary arrangement turns into late-night conversations, stolen moments after high-stakes games, and a heat neither of them planned for. Avery has spent years protecting the parts of herself the world dismisses. Reid has spent years keeping everyone at a manageable distance. Together they discover that the safest deal might be the one that risks everything.

When the lines between fake and real finally blur past the point of return, both will have to decide if they are brave enough to stop performing and start choosing each other for keeps.

Can a temporary plus-one become the permanent home neither of them knew they were looking for?

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Every book features a heroine who doesn't fit the conventional romance mold and a highly desirable man who becomes completely, helplessly, and inconveniently obsessed with her.

These heroines aren't women who need to be fixed. They're women who have been underestimated.

Expect witty banter, ridiculous situations, undeniable chemistry, plenty of steam, and happily ever afters. Each story celebrates women who know their worth and the irresistible men who can't stop falling for them.

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