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"she caught every pitch life threw her way, except the one that mattered most."
Katie Kennedy - "KK" to everyone who's ever seen her throw out a runner or hit a home run. she was never the kind of girl who shied away from the dirt. born and raised under the golden California sun, she lived for the smell of pine tar and the sound of a ball snapping into her glove. the softball field was her first love, and behind home plate was where she belonged.
now it's 2025, and that same girl is a national icon-Team USA's starting catcher, Olympic gold medalist, and the face of a generation that grew up watching her chase every dream she ever had. from championship games to magazine covers, her life moves at lightning speed. everyone wants a piece of her story-except the part she left behind.
when one coffee outing with an teammate changes everything; because there, sitting in the corner of that familiar small town café was Bronson "Bronny" Balholm-the boy who she never got to tell her feelings to before he left college in Arizona and breaking her heart. now, with fame in her rearview and feelings she thought she'd buried start resurfacing fast, Katie must decide what home really means-the stadiums that built her or the place she once belonged.
in a trip back home, love and nostalgia collide in a story about second chances, unfinished chapters, and the truth that sometimes, the hardest journey isn't to the top... it's back to where it all began.
"she thought she'd left her small town heart behind with her dusty cleats and broken promises. but one familiar smile is all it takes to remind her that home isn't just a place-it's a person."