Sam might have a reasonable excuse to take things easy, but thatโs not who she is. Her grieving process started the minute Gram became ill. After three heartbreaking months of being a full-time caregiver, sheโs all cried out. To appease her brother, she agrees to a one week reprieve in their childhood haven of Promise Lake before taking back her role in the company they built together. When her car slips from the bridge and makes a terrifying plunge into the water, sheโs paralyzed with the deep-rooted fears of her past. The strong, capable hands that pull her from danger belong to none other than the famous major-leaguer, Jake Jaeger.
Sam canโt deny that Jake makes everything better, and the chemistry is off the charts. Sheโs dated his type before. She dated Jakeโs best friend who proved emotionally useless. And, then thereโs the fact that Jakeโs a newly signed client in her firm. If those arenโt reason enough, thereโs her past. Her life is far too serious to date a man who plays a game for a living.
Jake, on break after his third Major League season, needs to tell Sam the truth. But when he pulls her from her sinking car, he knows now is not the time to tell her that heโs the reason she and Mitch broke up. And heโs not sorry. Spending time in a secluded cabin only grows the attraction he intended to ignore. He knows when a woman is into him, and he knows sheโs guarded about her past. If sheโs worried about him running when things get tough, sheโs wrong. He hits curveballs for a living, but it was impossible to see this one coming.