Author: MJ Compton
Publisher: Comptonplations Publishing
ISBN: 1959923099
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 171
Book Description
Baseball may be the only place in life where a sacrifice is really appreciated, but catcher Tag Gentry never expected Skye Schuyler to risk everything for him. A reporter’s lies have ruined Skye’s reputation, yet she refuses to reveal the truth about Tag’s career-ending injuries. She loves him too much to betray his secret. The best thing she can do for him is leave the game. Easier said than done. Tag didn’t earn his Gold Glove by letting pitchers shake him off, and the now-elusive Skye is no different. Except someone is out to destroy her and the only way to stop them is to expose his vulnerabilities to the world. But will his confession come too late? (Originally published as MASK OF THE QUEEN)
Batting Cleanup (Tag & Skye Part 3)
Author: MJ Compton
Publisher: Comptonplations Publishing
ISBN: 1959923099
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 171
Book Description
Baseball may be the only place in life where a sacrifice is really appreciated, but catcher Tag Gentry never expected Skye Schuyler to risk everything for him. A reporter’s lies have ruined Skye’s reputation, yet she refuses to reveal the truth about Tag’s career-ending injuries. She loves him too much to betray his secret. The best thing she can do for him is leave the game. Easier said than done. Tag didn’t earn his Gold Glove by letting pitchers shake him off, and the now-elusive Skye is no different. Except someone is out to destroy her and the only way to stop them is to expose his vulnerabilities to the world. But will his confession come too late? (Originally published as MASK OF THE QUEEN)
Publisher: Comptonplations Publishing
ISBN: 1959923099
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 171
Book Description
Baseball may be the only place in life where a sacrifice is really appreciated, but catcher Tag Gentry never expected Skye Schuyler to risk everything for him. A reporter’s lies have ruined Skye’s reputation, yet she refuses to reveal the truth about Tag’s career-ending injuries. She loves him too much to betray his secret. The best thing she can do for him is leave the game. Easier said than done. Tag didn’t earn his Gold Glove by letting pitchers shake him off, and the now-elusive Skye is no different. Except someone is out to destroy her and the only way to stop them is to expose his vulnerabilities to the world. But will his confession come too late? (Originally published as MASK OF THE QUEEN)
No Doubles Defense (Tag & Skye Part 2)
Author: MJ Compton
Publisher: Comptonplations Publishing
ISBN: 1959923072
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
What’s an injured catcher to do when spring training starts without him? Losing himself in the decadence of Mardi Gras seems like a good start. Tag Gentry has a secret: his leg injury is so bad, it could destroy his baseball career. He's more than ready to drown his troubles at a Mardi Gras house party, but New Orleans holds more trouble than he could have guessed, including his nosy journalist ex. Skye Schuyler’s catering job with the Columbia Gems is in limbo, and the Mardi Gras gig can keep her afloat. She never expected to find her hot baseball paramour in residence. Their second chance morphs into a fake relationship to fool his ex, but their shot at love is in danger, and so are they. Blackmail and revenge aren’t part of Tag’s healing regime, but whoever lured him to New Orleans didn’t get the memo. (Originally published as MASK OF THE KING)
Publisher: Comptonplations Publishing
ISBN: 1959923072
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
What’s an injured catcher to do when spring training starts without him? Losing himself in the decadence of Mardi Gras seems like a good start. Tag Gentry has a secret: his leg injury is so bad, it could destroy his baseball career. He's more than ready to drown his troubles at a Mardi Gras house party, but New Orleans holds more trouble than he could have guessed, including his nosy journalist ex. Skye Schuyler’s catering job with the Columbia Gems is in limbo, and the Mardi Gras gig can keep her afloat. She never expected to find her hot baseball paramour in residence. Their second chance morphs into a fake relationship to fool his ex, but their shot at love is in danger, and so are they. Blackmail and revenge aren’t part of Tag’s healing regime, but whoever lured him to New Orleans didn’t get the memo. (Originally published as MASK OF THE KING)
Catcher Interference (Tag & Skye Part 1)
Author: MJ Compton
Publisher: Comptonplations Publishing
ISBN: 1959923056
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
He’s supposed to catch baseballs, not feelings… Baseball catcher Tag Gentry’s World Series dream is shattered along with his leg and possibly his career. The only thing that cheers him up is his daily visits from Skye Schuyler, hired by the team owner to make sure Tag is kept fed and on his diet during rehab. Skye’s new job doesn’t ease her financial woes, but the paycheck definitely helps, and seeing Tag has made her days a lot brighter. She knows her crush won’t go anywhere, but it doesn’t hurt to dream, right? With her financial situation growing more dire, a little distraction is welcome. Neither Tag nor Skye know that the team owner didn’t just hire Skye for Tag… he’s got his own plans for her. He’s counting on her desperate need for money to put her exactly where he wants her. But he’s not counting on Tag or his growing feelings for Skye. Tag’s new mission: to protect Skye, even at the cost of his own future with the team. #Halloween #FriendsWithBenefits #WomanInPeril #Baseball (Previously published as MASKS OF OCTOBER)
Publisher: Comptonplations Publishing
ISBN: 1959923056
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
He’s supposed to catch baseballs, not feelings… Baseball catcher Tag Gentry’s World Series dream is shattered along with his leg and possibly his career. The only thing that cheers him up is his daily visits from Skye Schuyler, hired by the team owner to make sure Tag is kept fed and on his diet during rehab. Skye’s new job doesn’t ease her financial woes, but the paycheck definitely helps, and seeing Tag has made her days a lot brighter. She knows her crush won’t go anywhere, but it doesn’t hurt to dream, right? With her financial situation growing more dire, a little distraction is welcome. Neither Tag nor Skye know that the team owner didn’t just hire Skye for Tag… he’s got his own plans for her. He’s counting on her desperate need for money to put her exactly where he wants her. But he’s not counting on Tag or his growing feelings for Skye. Tag’s new mission: to protect Skye, even at the cost of his own future with the team. #Halloween #FriendsWithBenefits #WomanInPeril #Baseball (Previously published as MASKS OF OCTOBER)
Missing the Signs
Author: MJ Compton
Publisher: Comptonplations Publishing
ISBN: 1959923005
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
The sexy pitcher was just a summer fling. Now he’s back and wants a second chance. But he has no idea who I really am. Or the trouble he’s causing. Who ghosted whom? He left, but I always knew where to find him. I never even told him my real name. Now Win Winston is rehabbing an injury in the minor league city where I live. He’s exposed my secret identity to my family and wants to pick up where we left off. I don’t think so. So what if I attend every home game—I’m a season ticket holder. And my road trips to games in nearby cities when Win is in the line-up? Coincidence. I’ve worked too hard to reclaim my place in my family. My sisters need me. I’m still coping with my mother’s death. Dad is pressuring me to marry a man of his choosing. I don’t have the time or energy to cater to Win’s ego. Or his guilty conscience. Besides, his team could recall him at any moment. Been there, done that, have the scar to prove it. I’m shaking him off, but he keeps missing the signs. (Previously published as Summer Fling, this book is a steamy, full-length stand-alone novel intended for readers 18+.)
Publisher: Comptonplations Publishing
ISBN: 1959923005
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
The sexy pitcher was just a summer fling. Now he’s back and wants a second chance. But he has no idea who I really am. Or the trouble he’s causing. Who ghosted whom? He left, but I always knew where to find him. I never even told him my real name. Now Win Winston is rehabbing an injury in the minor league city where I live. He’s exposed my secret identity to my family and wants to pick up where we left off. I don’t think so. So what if I attend every home game—I’m a season ticket holder. And my road trips to games in nearby cities when Win is in the line-up? Coincidence. I’ve worked too hard to reclaim my place in my family. My sisters need me. I’m still coping with my mother’s death. Dad is pressuring me to marry a man of his choosing. I don’t have the time or energy to cater to Win’s ego. Or his guilty conscience. Besides, his team could recall him at any moment. Been there, done that, have the scar to prove it. I’m shaking him off, but he keeps missing the signs. (Previously published as Summer Fling, this book is a steamy, full-length stand-alone novel intended for readers 18+.)
Hit By His Pitch
Author: MJ Compton
Publisher: Comptonplations Publishing
ISBN: 195992303X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
In this heart-pounding sports romance, MJ Compton delivers a grand slam of passion, danger, and unexpected love. Get ready to be swept off your feet as a woman in peril finds herself rescued by a retired baseball legend, setting off a chain of events that will test the boundaries of their connection. I’ve been abandoned in Cooperstown, the home of baseball’s Hall of Fame. My fantasy date quickly turns into a nightmare. After a failed picnic lunch and an embarrassing fall, I find myself stranded and without a date at all. Fate throws a curveball when retired baseball legend Tripp Shaneybrook steps up to the plate to save me, but I know he’s a player and I’m not about to be just another conquest of his that will end up on the front page of the local papers. But the man doesn’t seem to understand that I don’t want his help. The harder I try to push him away, the closer he tries to get. But I don’t need a man to take care of me. I’m perfectly capable all on my own. Except the longer I’m around Tripp, the more I like him and the more I want to bend the rules I’ve so carefully crafted to protect myself and my heart. Brace yourself for a home run of emotion, suspense, and unforgettable chemistry as “Hit By His Pitch” steals your heart and keeps you cheering until the final page. Fall in love with a misunderstood playboy, a girl from the wrong side of the tracks, and an unexpected romance that fits them both perfectly. Previously published as STEALING HOME
Publisher: Comptonplations Publishing
ISBN: 195992303X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
In this heart-pounding sports romance, MJ Compton delivers a grand slam of passion, danger, and unexpected love. Get ready to be swept off your feet as a woman in peril finds herself rescued by a retired baseball legend, setting off a chain of events that will test the boundaries of their connection. I’ve been abandoned in Cooperstown, the home of baseball’s Hall of Fame. My fantasy date quickly turns into a nightmare. After a failed picnic lunch and an embarrassing fall, I find myself stranded and without a date at all. Fate throws a curveball when retired baseball legend Tripp Shaneybrook steps up to the plate to save me, but I know he’s a player and I’m not about to be just another conquest of his that will end up on the front page of the local papers. But the man doesn’t seem to understand that I don’t want his help. The harder I try to push him away, the closer he tries to get. But I don’t need a man to take care of me. I’m perfectly capable all on my own. Except the longer I’m around Tripp, the more I like him and the more I want to bend the rules I’ve so carefully crafted to protect myself and my heart. Brace yourself for a home run of emotion, suspense, and unforgettable chemistry as “Hit By His Pitch” steals your heart and keeps you cheering until the final page. Fall in love with a misunderstood playboy, a girl from the wrong side of the tracks, and an unexpected romance that fits them both perfectly. Previously published as STEALING HOME
Living Up The Street
Author: Gary Soto
Publisher: Laurel Leaf
ISBN: 0440211700
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
In a prose that is so beautiful it is poetry, we see the world of growing up and going somewhere through the dust and heat of Fresno's industrial side and beyond: It is a boy's coming of age in the barrio, parochial school, attending church, public summer school, and trying to fall out of love so he can join in a Little League baseball team. His is a clarity that rings constantly through the warmth and wry reality of these sometimes humorous, sometimes tragic, always human remembrances.
Publisher: Laurel Leaf
ISBN: 0440211700
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
In a prose that is so beautiful it is poetry, we see the world of growing up and going somewhere through the dust and heat of Fresno's industrial side and beyond: It is a boy's coming of age in the barrio, parochial school, attending church, public summer school, and trying to fall out of love so he can join in a Little League baseball team. His is a clarity that rings constantly through the warmth and wry reality of these sometimes humorous, sometimes tragic, always human remembrances.
The Book
Author:
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN: 1597973653
Category : Baseball
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
Baseball "by The Book."
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN: 1597973653
Category : Baseball
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
Baseball "by The Book."
Unbroken
Author: Laura Hillenbrand
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN: 0812974492
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE • Look for special features inside. Join the Random House Reader’s Circle for author chats and more. In boyhood, Louis Zamperini was an incorrigible delinquent. As a teenager, he channeled his defiance into running, discovering a prodigious talent that had carried him to the Berlin Olympics. But when World War II began, the athlete became an airman, embarking on a journey that led to a doomed flight on a May afternoon in 1943. When his Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean, against all odds, Zamperini survived, adrift on a foundering life raft. Ahead of Zamperini lay thousands of miles of open ocean, leaping sharks, thirst and starvation, enemy aircraft, and, beyond, a trial even greater. Driven to the limits of endurance, Zamperini would answer desperation with ingenuity; suffering with hope, resolve, and humor; brutality with rebellion. His fate, whether triumph or tragedy, would be suspended on the fraying wire of his will. Appearing in paperback for the first time—with twenty arresting new photos and an extensive Q&A with the author—Unbroken is an unforgettable testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit, brought vividly to life by Seabiscuit author Laura Hillenbrand. Hailed as the top nonfiction book of the year by Time magazine • Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for biography and the Indies Choice Adult Nonfiction Book of the Year award “Extraordinarily moving . . . a powerfully drawn survival epic.”—The Wall Street Journal “[A] one-in-a-billion story . . . designed to wrench from self-respecting critics all the blurby adjectives we normally try to avoid: It is amazing, unforgettable, gripping, harrowing, chilling, and inspiring.”—New York “Staggering . . . mesmerizing . . . Hillenbrand’s writing is so ferociously cinematic, the events she describes so incredible, you don’t dare take your eyes off the page.”—People “A meticulous, soaring and beautifully written account of an extraordinary life.”—The Washington Post “Ambitious and powerful . . . a startling narrative and an inspirational book.”—The New York Times Book Review “Magnificent . . . incredible . . . [Hillenbrand] has crafted another masterful blend of sports, history and overcoming terrific odds; this is biography taken to the nth degree, a chronicle of a remarkable life lived through extraordinary times.”—The Dallas Morning News “An astonishing testament to the superhuman power of tenacity.”—Entertainment Weekly “A tale of triumph and redemption . . . astonishingly detailed.”—O: The Oprah Magazine “[A] masterfully told true story . . . nothing less than a marvel.”—Washingtonian “[Hillenbrand tells this] story with cool elegance but at a thrilling sprinter’s pace.”—Time “Hillenbrand [is] one of our best writers of narrative history. You don’t have to be a sports fan or a war-history buff to devour this book—you just have to love great storytelling.”—Rebecca Skloot, author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN: 0812974492
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE • Look for special features inside. Join the Random House Reader’s Circle for author chats and more. In boyhood, Louis Zamperini was an incorrigible delinquent. As a teenager, he channeled his defiance into running, discovering a prodigious talent that had carried him to the Berlin Olympics. But when World War II began, the athlete became an airman, embarking on a journey that led to a doomed flight on a May afternoon in 1943. When his Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean, against all odds, Zamperini survived, adrift on a foundering life raft. Ahead of Zamperini lay thousands of miles of open ocean, leaping sharks, thirst and starvation, enemy aircraft, and, beyond, a trial even greater. Driven to the limits of endurance, Zamperini would answer desperation with ingenuity; suffering with hope, resolve, and humor; brutality with rebellion. His fate, whether triumph or tragedy, would be suspended on the fraying wire of his will. Appearing in paperback for the first time—with twenty arresting new photos and an extensive Q&A with the author—Unbroken is an unforgettable testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit, brought vividly to life by Seabiscuit author Laura Hillenbrand. Hailed as the top nonfiction book of the year by Time magazine • Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for biography and the Indies Choice Adult Nonfiction Book of the Year award “Extraordinarily moving . . . a powerfully drawn survival epic.”—The Wall Street Journal “[A] one-in-a-billion story . . . designed to wrench from self-respecting critics all the blurby adjectives we normally try to avoid: It is amazing, unforgettable, gripping, harrowing, chilling, and inspiring.”—New York “Staggering . . . mesmerizing . . . Hillenbrand’s writing is so ferociously cinematic, the events she describes so incredible, you don’t dare take your eyes off the page.”—People “A meticulous, soaring and beautifully written account of an extraordinary life.”—The Washington Post “Ambitious and powerful . . . a startling narrative and an inspirational book.”—The New York Times Book Review “Magnificent . . . incredible . . . [Hillenbrand] has crafted another masterful blend of sports, history and overcoming terrific odds; this is biography taken to the nth degree, a chronicle of a remarkable life lived through extraordinary times.”—The Dallas Morning News “An astonishing testament to the superhuman power of tenacity.”—Entertainment Weekly “A tale of triumph and redemption . . . astonishingly detailed.”—O: The Oprah Magazine “[A] masterfully told true story . . . nothing less than a marvel.”—Washingtonian “[Hillenbrand tells this] story with cool elegance but at a thrilling sprinter’s pace.”—Time “Hillenbrand [is] one of our best writers of narrative history. You don’t have to be a sports fan or a war-history buff to devour this book—you just have to love great storytelling.”—Rebecca Skloot, author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
In the Loop
Author: Office of Office of English Language Programs
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781508507383
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In the Loop is divided into three parts: Part 1, "Idioms and Definitions"; Part 2, "Selected Idioms by Category"; and Part 3, "Classroom Activities." The idioms are listed alphabetically in Part 1. Part 2 highlights some of the most commonly used idioms, grouped into categories. Part 3 contains classroom suggestions to help teachers plan appropriate exercises for their students. There is also a complete index at the back of the book listing page numbers for both main entries and cross-references for each idiom.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781508507383
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In the Loop is divided into three parts: Part 1, "Idioms and Definitions"; Part 2, "Selected Idioms by Category"; and Part 3, "Classroom Activities." The idioms are listed alphabetically in Part 1. Part 2 highlights some of the most commonly used idioms, grouped into categories. Part 3 contains classroom suggestions to help teachers plan appropriate exercises for their students. There is also a complete index at the back of the book listing page numbers for both main entries and cross-references for each idiom.
Dead Astronauts
Author: Jeff VanderMeer
Publisher: MCD
ISBN: 0374720703
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
A 2020 LOCUS AWARD FINALIST Jeff VanderMeer's Dead Astronauts presents a City with no name of its own where, in the shadow of the all-powerful Company, lives human and otherwise converge in terrifying and miraculous ways. At stake: the fate of the future, the fate of Earth—all the Earths. A messianic blue fox who slips through warrens of time and space on a mysterious mission. A homeless woman haunted by a demon who finds the key to all things in a strange journal. A giant leviathan of a fish, centuries old, who hides a secret, remembering a past that may not be its own. Three ragtag rebels waging an endless war for the fate of the world against an all-powerful corporation. A raving madman who wanders the desert lost in the past, haunted by his own creation: an invisible monster whose name he has forgotten and whose purpose remains hidden.
Publisher: MCD
ISBN: 0374720703
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
A 2020 LOCUS AWARD FINALIST Jeff VanderMeer's Dead Astronauts presents a City with no name of its own where, in the shadow of the all-powerful Company, lives human and otherwise converge in terrifying and miraculous ways. At stake: the fate of the future, the fate of Earth—all the Earths. A messianic blue fox who slips through warrens of time and space on a mysterious mission. A homeless woman haunted by a demon who finds the key to all things in a strange journal. A giant leviathan of a fish, centuries old, who hides a secret, remembering a past that may not be its own. Three ragtag rebels waging an endless war for the fate of the world against an all-powerful corporation. A raving madman who wanders the desert lost in the past, haunted by his own creation: an invisible monster whose name he has forgotten and whose purpose remains hidden.