➡️ READ FIRST BOOK BEFORE THIS ONE *ongoing - CONTINUED VERSION OF STORY - *mature ( ** marks mature chapters ) *trigger warning - sensitive topics *medical terminology / mentions of blood (surgery, etc) Lilah Monroe has spent her entire life fighting for one thing: becoming the kind of doctor who saves lives when it matters most. As a surgical resident working brutal hours at the hospital and late nights at a diner just to stay afloat and pay the bills, she doesn't have time for distractions-especially not distractions in the form of charming, blue eyed and extremely persistent baseball players. Then KJ comes into the diner. KJ is a rising star in Banana Ball, known for his big personality, bigger heart, and the way he lights up a stadium. What he doesn't expect is for one late-night diner visit - one beautiful, quick witted and fiercely determined girl - to change everything. Their lives couldn't be more different-hers filled with trauma pages and sleepless hospital nights, his with roaring crowds and walk-up songs. But somehow, between home runs and hospital shifts, they build something neither of them expected. A love story. When tragedy strikes and tests their strength in ways they never imagined, KJ and Lilah must learn that love isn't just about the good moments-it's about showing up for the bad ones too, when life decides to throw nasty curveballs that could very well take you out of the game. Through long-distance games, life-saving surgeries, goals, and dreams of a future together, they discover that sometimes the person who changes your life forever is the one you never saw coming. And sometimes... loving someone is the bravest thing you can do.

I was one of the most wanted people in the world, always one step ahead of Interpol. My crimes weren't heinous, I just stole things and damn if I wasn't good at it. I belonged to no family anymore and my services were sold to the highest bidder. I don't ask too many questions and play it smart. All it takes is one bad job, one bad mark that can turn a perfect record into disaster. He was that hurricane that rocked my world. What was to be a simple in and out job proved to be anything but. The Russian mob betrayed me and now my life was in more danger than it had ever been. I wasn't scared of he Feds, but when one of the biggest and most powerful Sicilian families starts looking for you, it makes you quake just a little bit. The Don himself, Massimo Torricelli was now on the hunt for me and I'll be damned if he was going to find me. MATURE CONTENT!