2017 Contemporary Romance Challenge
ARC Review: Swinging at Love (Suttonville Sentinels #2) by Kendra C. Highley
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Series: Suttonville Sentinels #2
Author: Kendra C. Highley
Published March 6th 2017 by Entangled Publishing
Goodreads Synopsis
Outfielder Tristan Murrell has a problem. As the number two slugger for the Suttonville Sentinels, his team is counting on him to make their very first run at the state championship. But he has a secret--his swing has totally deserted him. As in, he can't hit anything. He needs to fix the issue, and fast, but how?
Ballerina Alyssa Kaplan has a problem, too. The shiny new sports complex in town has left her family's batting cage business on the verge of going under. Nailing her audition for a prestigious dance company is everything, but there's no way she's letting her some shiny big-box company destroy her family's livelihood.
Tristan needs a miracle. So does Alyssa. And maybe, just maybe, Tristan's secret weapon might be the girl of his dreams...
Disclaimer: This book contains hot, shirtless baseball players, kisses that bring a ballerina to her knees, and a lot of baseball smack-talk.
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Review
I received an Advance Reader Copy from the author via NetGalley. This in no way impacted on my view.
After enjoying the first book in the Suttonville Sentinels series so much, I knew I needed to have a look at book 2, especially when it focused on two of the secondary characters from the original book that had intrigued me. In Swinging at Love, ballerina Alyssa spends the majority of her time divided between dancing and working at her family's batting cage, Swing Away. The store is struggling, especially with the new chain store opening across town, and Alyssa doesn't know what to do. Tristan, on the other hand, is struggling. He's fallen into a slump with baseball, and needs to sort himself out, and fast. When he hears about Swing Away, somewhere where he knows the rest of the Sentinel's wont' be, he starts going to store more often, and meets Alyssa. With her background in softball and knowledge of baseball from working there, she agrees to help him get over his slump, and they soon start to fall for one another. This wouldn't normally be an issue, their friends Faith and Kyle are together and it's helped both of them for the better, but it now seems that Tristan's best friend, Dylan, likes Alyssa, and her best friend Lauren likes Tristan. Now they need to decide whether their fledgling romance is worth it, and does Alyssa really need this stress on top of worrying about the store.
Now, I don't think I can decide which of these two books I prefer. Both had an interesting and well formed plot, and likeable characters. Alyssa was on the sidelines in book 1, someone who I hadn't really thought about, but being in her shoes, and seeing what she is like in her home life, made me enjoy her chapters. She loved her family, it was plain to see, and the Swing Away store was her home away from home. When she heard it might be closing, she put everything she could into saving it, and her love was that clear that it got Tristan, and in turn, the rest of the Sentinel's involved. I do think I preferred Kyle over Tristan with regards to the love interests in this series, but Tristan was the right fit for Alyssa, just as Kyle was perfect for Faith.
This story definitely made me want to find out if Dylan can find love, and I'm glad I have a copy of book 3, which is his story, that I can read as soon as possible.
Dates Read:
August 17, 2017
Rating
4 Stars
August 17, 2017
Rating
4 Stars
