Mel's Book Blog

I am not usually a big fan of anthologies because it takes a particular talent to convey a well developed story within the constraints of a short novella. Most short stories leave me wishing there was more to the story. However, I am a huge baseball fan and I love stories about baseball. And I loved this small collection of shorts. I thought they were all well written and I was left with a satisfied feeling at the end of each that the whole story had been told. Of course, Kate McMurray always tells a great baseball story. Her love of the game always comes shining through. And I was so glad to see Kerry Freeman's contribution. Her "Pine Tar & Sweet Tea" is one of my all-time favorite baseball reads and her contribution here did not disappoint. I had not read anything by Marguerite Labbe or Shae Connor prior to this, but enjoyed their stories very much and liked their writing style so I will definitely check out more of their books.

This anthology provided a great array of characters with well told stories and just the right amount of angst, romance and hotness in a small bite.