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Catch of a Lifetime (Cricket Creek #2)
by
Luann McLane (Goodreads Author)
CATCH OF A LIFETIME by LuAnn McLane
A Cricket Creek Novel
Desperately missing baseball, retired superstar Ty (Triple Threat) McKenna jumps at the chance to coach the Cricket Creek Cougars. After years on the road he's charmed by small town life and wants to settle down. He sets his sights on Chicago transplant chef Jessica Robinson owner of the upscale Wine and Diner.
But J...more
A Cricket Creek Novel
Desperately missing baseball, retired superstar Ty (Triple Threat) McKenna jumps at the chance to coach the Cricket Creek Cougars. After years on the road he's charmed by small town life and wants to settle down. He sets his sights on Chicago transplant chef Jessica Robinson owner of the upscale Wine and Diner.
But J...more
Paperback, 304 pages
Published
January 3rd 2012
by Signet
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This book is the second in the series "A Cricket Creek Novel." The premise of the books is the lives around a new baseball stadium, being built to save a small town in Kentucky.
In this book, we meet Jessica Robinson, owner of the 'Wine and Diner', her daughter, Madison and various other members of her family and town.
The baseball Manager for the newly formed Cricket Creek Cougars, is Ty McKenna. We learn he has been trying to catch Jessica's eye for over a year by eating at her restaurant. Jessi...more
In this book, we meet Jessica Robinson, owner of the 'Wine and Diner', her daughter, Madison and various other members of her family and town.
The baseball Manager for the newly formed Cricket Creek Cougars, is Ty McKenna. We learn he has been trying to catch Jessica's eye for over a year by eating at her restaurant. Jessi...more
Desperately missing baseball, retired superstar Ty (Triple Threat) McKenna jumps at the chance to coach the Cricket Creek Cougars. After years on the road he's charmed by small town life and wants to settle down. He sets his sights on Chicago transplant chef Jessica Robinson owner of the upscale Wine and Diner.
But Jessica remembers Ty from his baseball days and is reluctant to trust the self proclaimed bachelor. Ty, however, is persistent and he's determined to win her heart. He's tired of playi...more
But Jessica remembers Ty from his baseball days and is reluctant to trust the self proclaimed bachelor. Ty, however, is persistent and he's determined to win her heart. He's tired of playi...more
Catch of a Lifetime is the 2nd in the Cricket Creek series. I'm not quite sure how to review this book. While I did like the 1st in the series, Catch of a Lifetime was fairly hard to get through (although, I did finish in one day). Luann repeated things often, and there was some pretty unbelievable dialogue. Well, unbelievable to ME...I've NEVER heard a guy refer to a woman as "vibrant". There were quite a few scenes that had me rolling my eyes, or skimming through paragraphs. Truth be told, I p...more
Many years ago, Jessica Robinson came to Cricket Creek, Kentucky, scared and alone after discovering that she was pregnant as a teenager. Her aunt, Myra, helped her through that rough time and Jessica has now become a successful chef among the culinary institutions of Chicago. When her aunt needed help to turn around her own restaurant, Wine and Diner, Jessica and her daughter, Madison, dropped everything to come to her aid. Ty McKenna has also put everything on the line to open a baseball stadi...more
Catch of a Lifetime, Cricket Creek #2, by Luann McLane
Grade: B
“What? I want a stripper for my sixtieth birthday. Y’all make not of it.” She pointed to Logan. “And I want it to look like him.”
Cricket Creek, Kentucky has gone through a ton of changes in the last year. Ty McKenna, a former major league baseball player, has come to town and helped finance and coach the brand new Cricket Creek Cougars baseball team. Ty and the rest of the town are hoping that the Cougars can help boost tourism and th...more
Grade: B
“What? I want a stripper for my sixtieth birthday. Y’all make not of it.” She pointed to Logan. “And I want it to look like him.”
Cricket Creek, Kentucky has gone through a ton of changes in the last year. Ty McKenna, a former major league baseball player, has come to town and helped finance and coach the brand new Cricket Creek Cougars baseball team. Ty and the rest of the town are hoping that the Cougars can help boost tourism and th...more
After giving all she had over the years to raising her daughter and working in a busy Chicago restaurant - Jessica has moved back to her aunts hometown to take over running her restaurant and putting her own touch on it. She hasn't had a lot of time for dating or relationships. She thinks Ty, a former major league baseball hottie/current manager to local minor league team, is quite the player. She doesn't think his attention to her means anything. Ty, on the other hand would love to get to know...more
Where was the plot? There really wasn't much of one. It was a sweet story, but there was pretty much nothing there. Two couples are attracted to each other, they fall in love, and end up happily ever after. The end. This stretched on for about 250 pages. The author repeats herself a lot too, using the same phrases over and over again, almost like she forgot she used a line just the page before. After a while, it got kind of annoying.
I typically shy away from contemporary romances, but I really ended up liking this one. It is exciting, fun, and is somewhat about facing fears. Although the writing itself was not the greatest, I'm glad I read it even if I would have never done so had not one of my group's challenges been to read a book about baseball.
I don't believe I have ever read a LuAnn NcLane book that disappointed me and this one is definitely a winner! Her Cricket Creek series is fun, endearing and a definite keeper! Looking forward to the next book in the series!
i liked this one much better than the first. it just felt more put together. i think the basis of the series is great, and hopefully will continue to pick up.
The 2nd book in this series was a little better than the first. The writing was smoother, and the relationships are fun.
A quick, light, enjoyable read. I'll look for more by McLane.
It was very entertaining.
May 14, 2012
Barbara
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Absolutely loved it!!! Baseball and romance, two of my very favorite things!!! Luann McLane has hit another one out of the park!!! :)
I gave this a C review at All About Romance:
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Loved the second book in the cricket creek series. Former baseball player Ty McKenna is attracted to chef Jessica Robinson.
I had a wonderful visit in Cricket Creek. If you haven't read this series you're missing something very good.
Aug 15, 2011
Marguerite Long
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CAN NOT WAIT TILL THIS BOOK COMES OUT!!!!
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