Shortstop and Left Field Promise

Lauren Trimble was born for the dirt. As the older sister to Savannah Bananas star South Trimble and a former standout utility player herself, she's used to high-pressure plays and grandstand lights. But for the last two years, Lauren hasn't been playing for a trophy-she's been playing for her life. She's on the run from Garrett Moore, a former pitcher with a "golden boy" reputation and a chilling obsession with control.
Garrett doesn't just want her back; he wants to own her. Using his tech-savvy background to turn her phone into a tracking device and his baseball connections to talk his way past stadium security, he's a ghost she can't outrun.
When Lauren disappears into the neon-lit, trick-play chaos of the Firefighters' tour bus, she thinks she's found the perfect place to hide in plain sight. She didn't count on Caden "Peanut" Green. As the Firefighters' star shortstop, Caden is paid to have the fastest hands and sharpest instincts in the league. He knows how to read a runner, and he can tell Lauren isn't just visiting her brother-she's sprinting for sanctuary.
Caden recognizes the athlete in Lauren, but he also sees the fear. Between choreographed dances and flaming bats, he makes her a left-field promise: he'll be the barrier Garrett can't break. As the tour miles stack up and the digital pings on her phone become a countdown to a confrontation, the lines between "just helping a friend's sister" and something deeper begin to blur.
In a game where the rules are made to be broken, Caden is willing to play dirty to keep her safe. But with Garrett Moore closing the gap, Lauren has to decide if she's ready to step back up to the plate and take one last swing at her freedom-or if her past is going to strike them both out for good.