Falling for the Pitcher

by Cathryn Parry

A sweet contemporary romance about family, love and growth...

Popular Boston local Jon Farell is a pro baseball player in trouble. It’s the off-season and a looming clubhouse scandal is set to explode. Worse, there’s a tumorous growth on his pitching hand that threatens his career, his livelihood, his family.

Dr. Elizabeth LaValley is the anesthesiologist who cares for Jon during his surgery. She’s the only one on the hospital staff unaware of his reputation and fame. Yes, she feels the attraction between them, but she’s a professional. She chases those feelings away, concentrating on her work and her privacy.

Until Elizabeth is thrust into caring for her exuberant eight-year-old cancer-surviving nephew, Brandon LaValley. Brandon lives for baseball. When he meets Jon Farell he's over the moon. He’s determined to keep Jon in their lives...as Jon becomes determined to keep the intriguing Dr. “Lizzy” in his.

* * * Please note: FALLING FOR THE PITCHER is the ‘sweet and clean romance’ version of OUT OF HIS LEAGUE by Cathryn Parry * * *

334 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 3, 2020

About the author

Cathryn Parry writes from her home in central Massachusetts. She’s an award-winning author of romance fiction with over a dozen novels published to date. Her books include small-town, Sweet and Clean, Scottish-set contemporary and sports romance series.

In her free time, she loves figure skating, planning as many vacations as possible and pursuing her family genealogy hobby. She lives with her husband, Lou, and a sweet, sixteen-pound rescue cat named Buster who loves to supervise her office activities.

For more information about Cathryn’s upcoming releases and to subscribe for new-book alerts, please visit her website at CathrynParry.com

Cathryn's Books:

Sweet and Clean Romance:
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Return to Wallis Point Beach (the Clean Romance version of The Long Way Home)
The Highlander’s Romance (the Clean Romance version of The Sweetest Hours)
Falling for the Pitcher (the Clean Romance version of Out of His League)
Christmas at Prescott Inn

Small Town Beach Romance:
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The Long Way Home (Wallis Point Book 1)
The Secret Between Them (Wallis Point Book 2)
The Undercover Affair (Wallis Point Book 3)
Summer by the Sea (Wallis Point Book 4)

Sports Romance:
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Out of His League (LaValley Sisters/Boston Baseball 1)
The Good Mom (LaValley Sisters/Boston Baseball 2)
Something to Prove (A Downhill Skier Romance)
Secret Garden (A Golfer Romance)
Christmas at Prescott Inn (Figure Skaters Romance)

Contemporary Scottish Adventure Romance:
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The Sweetest Hours (Sage Family 1)
Scotland for Christmas (Sage Family 2)
Secret Garden (Sage Family 3)

For more information and to subscribe for new-book-alert emails, please see her website at www.CathrynParry.com

Reviews

[Chicken · Rating 5 out of 5]

This story was a cute story that we all need.

The story follows Elizabeth and Jon. Jon is a baseball pitcher with a tumor in his finger and a hard childhood. Baseball was the only thing saving him from life. Dr. Elizabeth is an anesthesiologist with a perfect image and an introverted personality. They meet at the hospital that Jon is getting his tumor out in. Elizabeth breaks down in front of him making him wonder whether there is something behind that perfect image of hers.

The story was so good. They both have their problems and they can overcome them during the duration of the book. I love how at first they hate each other and then Elizabeth lets down her characters. Their feelings felt so realistic and happening. They both made mistakes but were able to fix them. I loved them.

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[L H · Rating 4 out of 5]

This story had hopeful elements that made it a pleasure to read. There was the pitcher - I am so glad that there is a baseball season and a baseball romance is fun to read - who is trying to work through a complication in his career and a doctor who is a part of his care. What made it even better is Elizabeth is not star struck , she does not even realize who he is. Add in her nephew who is happy to welcome Jon into their lives and you get a good story where over time they come to develop a relationship that eventually turns into love.

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[Brenda Moser · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a well written book with strong , well developed characters in Jon and Elizabeth. The author does a beautiful job pulling you into the story with this heartwarming read.It's not love at first sight but once she loosens up the relationship grows. They have issues to work through and I enjoyed watching them navigate through. The story comes to life with descriptive scenes bringing a realistic feel. I loved and would recommend this book.

I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book. All opinions in this review are my own and freely given.

[BusyM3 · Rating 4 out of 5]

A sweet entertaining read. The story is well written, it flows well. The characters are engaging and fit well together. Their chemistry is great. A perfect read for a quiet afternoon to get away. This is a new author for me and I will be looking for more to read.

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[Ashleigh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super Sweet Story!

The writing draws you in and keeps you involved throughout the whole story, I found myself in love with not only the characters but also the world that was created.

The descriptions of the characters and their feelings are so involved, you can truly picture it in your mind.

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[Kimberly · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book is a good sweet romance read. The story has a good story line. The characters are good, and they have good chemistry. The story is an enjoyable clean romance read.

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