The reigning "Bad Boy of Baseball" has just met the one woman immune to his charm. Or is she just really good at pretending? Kelsey Sullivan is hired by the Idaho Outlaw’s owner, and her childhood friend, to help restore star pitcher Maverick Jansen’s recently damaged image. When an impulsive kiss is caught on camera and blows up on social media, they're forced into a fake relationship by the owner of the team. Kelsey soon questions her long-held belief that a pro athlete isn’t the happily-ever-after type when their game of PR strategy by day turns into searing passion at night. Realizing what he feels for Kelsey goes beyond their soul-shattering chemistry, can Mav overcome his fear of commitment and prove to her that love can save them both? Welcome to Pineville, Idaho where there is more to life than baseball. \\\* This story first released in 2016 as part of the Outlaws of Baseball series. With new branding, cover and content. It is now part of Debra’s Rescued by Love series. It also features a brand-new epilogue. \\\* Rescued by Love Series info: Each story can be read in any order; however, each book contains connected characters within the Pineville World Saving Maverick – Maverick & Kelsey Managing Blake – Blake & Caris Chasing Noel – TS & Noel Redeeming Scrooge – Grant & Sophie Rescuing Royce – Royce & Amber Tempting Zak – Zak & Harlowe Love at Second & 49th – Kade & Patrice Love at First & 35th - Evie & Sam Coming in 2023: FULL COUNT (formerly titled Catching Luke, will include new material and release in Sept 2023 as part of the Playing for Keeps series – Pre-order coming soon!) BASES LOADED (formerly titled Claiming Connor, will include new material Oct 2023 as part of the Playing for Keeps series – Pre-order coming soon!)

When the hottest catcher in the league gets sidelined by an accident, the only one who can help him heal is the one woman he can't have. He needs someone like her ... Luke Garibaldi is a member of the Outlaws' dugout of bad boys and the league's premier catcher. On the diamond, he plays to win, but when it comes to his private life, what the league doesn't know won't hurt, right? He spends his off hours breaking the rules: riding his motorcycle and putting his legendary arms too close to the asphalt, and playing the field. After all, with his body and his skills, he can have any woman he wants. Except Lara. She needs to stay far away from guys like him ... Sports therapist Lara Andretti doesn't have time to play around with baseball players. Especially baseball players as hot as Luke Garibaldi. (Okay, maybe she has a little time to play around with a guy as hot as Luke Garibaldi.) But Lara's not looking for anything serious, especially with Luke's playboy reputation and cocky attitude. Besides her heart's still hurting from the last man who crushed it, and she's ready to leave town and make a fresh start. But when an accident brings their lives together, and their attraction turns into something more, it becomes clear that the road to happily ever after is never easy. Can they find their way back to each other and win the game of love?