"it's a scandalous and sexy tale laced with secrets, but since you want to know. this is how we created the hit list." [ 2016 lda winner ]

Karma's a bitch - but then again, so is Brynn.

The typical college experience doesn't include murder.

"Hey! Wait a second." The unidentified guy said. "Um, hi?" I asked confused. Little did I know that this was a summer I would never forget... ~~~ Emily Brooks. She just recently graduated from high school. It's been quite a year for her. She went through a depressing time after a tragic accident the summer before. She wants to have fun but her father wants her to study. She attempts to do nothing but studying and bringing her younger brother around for baseball games but that changed when she met a boy at the concession stand. Jason Matthews. The boy who just graduated from high school. His family just moved to town from the city. He winds up being closer to his best friend who in gets him a job and a spot on the summer baseball team. One normal day of work turned into meeting the prettiest girl he's ever seen. Read as these two characters learn more about each other and fall in love with each and every quirk. ~~~ #200 in Romance - 4/14/2016

I put the ball out towards him, "I think this is yours." He laughed, "Yeah, I think so. Thanks. Are you okay?" He said grabbing the ball. "Yeah, I'm good. I caught it before it hit me." I replied. "My name's Will." He said sticking his hand out. I grabbed his hand and shook it before replying, "Shelbi." We were still shaking hands and it made me feel all tingly inside. What the hell? ~~~ Shelbi Brooks is an average teen girl. False. She isn't your typical girl who cares about makeup and hair and girly things. Don't get her wrong, she loves those things, but not as much as she loves sports. When you're part of the Brooks family, you're bound to love sports. She grew up on the fields, after all. While her brothers stayed with baseball only, Shelbi was in soccer, softball, and dance. Since she just graduated, she has to wait for college before playing any type of sport again. But that doesn't mean she can't help with sports, right? Will Parkinson is a very outgoing guy. True. He grew up in a broken home and a dysfunctional family. He always had a place to escape. Whether it was his best friend's house or the batting cages, he would always be at one or the other. So, after he graduated, he signed up to coach little league baseball. I mean, why not? It gives him a place to escape during the summer and he gets to teach kids baseball. When a fowl ball almost hits a beautiful blonde, who knows all about baseball, he does something unexpected. He asks her to be his assistant coach. What will happen as the two of them become friends and maybe more? What happens when secrets are shared? What happens when she assist with more than just baseball?

Paige Hyland has a type.

Adelaide Barker, a junior in high school, has just returned from a semester abroad. She comes back just in time for her favorite part of the year, baseball season. Her brother Tristan, a senior, plays at the best and most enjoyable league in her hometown of Soft Spring, Texas. After incorrectly budgeting for some cookies during the lunch period, the boy behind her buys her cookies and starts talking to her. Little did she know that the boy in front of her would change the rest of her year, summer, and life. With the boys at the ballpark just now noticing her good looks, low-key southern charm, and intelligence, Ad is in for a treat and a baseball season she will never forget. All starting with the darn cookies.

You know what they say: if you can't join them, beat them.