He's the golden boy of the Chicago Bruins. She's the fiercely independent artist who has hated him since seventh grade. Oh, and she's his best friend's little sister.
Jaxson Carter's life is perfectly curated for the press and completely untouchable. That is, until a devastating family tragedy leaves the star athlete as the sole guardian of his traumatized eight-year-old niece, Lily. Desperate, out of his depth, and drowning in his new responsibilities, Jax has no choice but to turn to the one person who can actually get through to the little girl: Chloe Evans.
Chloe is a brilliant indie graphic novelist with a fast-approaching deadline and a fifteen-year-old grudge against the baseball star who made her middle school life a living hell. She agrees to help him care for Lily, but she has one condition: the ridiculously built athlete has to model for her upcoming comic book hero.
What starts as a strictly business arrangement in her art studio quickly begins to blur the lines. As the armor comes off, Chloe realizes the arrogant jock she thought she knew is actually a devoted uncle and a massive, closeted comic book nerd.
But with a vindictive sports agent threatening Jax's career and Chloe's protective older brother returning to the team's active roster, their secret summer romance is on a collision course with reality. To keep the girl who drew his heart, Jax is going to have to stop playing it safe, step up to the plate, and risk it all.
Striking Out with You is a steamy, swoon-worthy, brother's-best-friend sports romance featuring a golden retriever hero, forced proximity, and a guaranteed happily ever after.
