FACT: Fake dating can be harmful to your heart. Patrick: Can you imagine a World Series champion not having a date to his high school reunion? Pathetic, huh? Insert weekend trip and fake date with a single mom. I didn’t become a professional athlete by chance. I took command of every aspect of my life. But now I can’t control my feelings about my gorgeous fake girlfriend—especially when she’s standing there wearing nothing but my college t-shirt, telling off my ex, or being mom of the year to the coolest kid I know. I’m a man that needs control and right now—I have none. Avery: Engagement—Off. Dating—On. So now, I’m making good on the date I bought and paid for with a major league baseball player and quasi-friend. All is well until I feel the need to save him from his ex and jump at the chance to be his fake-girlfriend for a weekend getaway. It’s there, sparks turn into a full-blown fire as we blur the lines between fantasy and reality. But when he's playing baseball with my son, pesky little butterflies flutter inside my soul. I need a reminder that he may love my son, but we are just friends—pretending to be more. Reality sucks—the lingering ghosts that shattered our hearts threaten to keep us apart. Will we hit a home run or strike out—looking? If you love friends to lovers and the fake dating trope, Sliding Headfirst is full of heat, humor and heartbreak that will keep you reading to the HEA. If gorgeous, strong men taking on the role of father with no questions asked, kickstart your heart, then you'll love Sliding Headfirst. The Sarasota Sharks Series are best read in order because you meet the characters for the next book. By book 3, all characters are involved. So, you get an HEA with each couple in their own book but you get a sneak peak at the next book and a peek into the lives of the couple before. Stealing A Second Chance - Book 1 Sliding Headfirst - Book 2 Scoring The Boss - Book 3 (May 24, 2022)