Jake Lawrence, Third Base (Bottom of the Ninth #3)

Jake Lawrence, Third Base (Bottom of the Ninth #3)

Jean Joachim

Jean Joachim

An off-season adventure, driving his expensive, new car from L.A. to New York, got Jake Lawrence’s motor running. Free from his snooty, Park Avenue girlfriend, the third baseman hit the highway, ready for anything. Or so he thought.Kate MacKenzie, aspiring musical theater star, sneaked out of her motel room after her mother had gambled away all the young woman’s money. In the middle of nowhere with less than four dollars to her name, the plucky actress planned to waitress her way to New York for a Broadway audition. All she needed was a job that paid enough for bus fare. Saving the beauty from a beating by the motel manager, Jake offers Kate a ride all the way to Manhattan. Leery of offers from men, Kate had no choice but to accept. She vowed to preserve her dignity and keep the sexy slugger at arm’s length. Mutual attraction couldn’t derail the pair from their goals. Kate’s dream of making it on Broadway collided with Jake’s of making it to the World Series. CAUTION: Locker room language.Will their road trip lead to love? Or to a lonely existence of separation, and insecurity? **
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The Love List

The Love List

Jean Joachim

Jean Joachim

Can the swinging bachelor change his ways and become a devoted, selfless and faithful man overnight? Grey's marriage list brought them together. But when Carrie starts her own list, can Grey incorporate her ideas about love into his life? Family issues, jealousy and an icy lake threaten to destroy the happiness Carrie and Grey have found together.
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Matt Jackson, Catcher (Bottom of the Ninth #2)

Matt Jackson, Catcher (Bottom of the Ninth #2)

Jean Joachim

Jean Joachim

Matt Jackson, clutch hitter, fielder extraordinaire, and team captain, is dynamite on the baseball field, but a loser with women. Or is he? He makes a show of coming on to chicks in bars, but always strikes out. Convinced being dateless is safer, Matt keeps his distance from women. Is he simply an insensitive chauvinist, or a crafty man hiding a secret? Everything he believes in is challenged the day he walks in on a beautiful woman in the locker room. Dusty, the sharp-tongued spitfire, cuts the all-star pro down to size. Unwilling to accept second-class status, she challenges everything he knows about women. Does a solo life make living with emotional pain easier? Drawn to the stunning, talented woman, Matt has a long way to go to win her trust. Getting close to Dusty is dangerous. Can he risk his well-protected heart? Matt faces a difficult choice -- will he make the right decision?Caution: locker room language.**
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The Marriage List

The Marriage List

Jean Joachim

Jean Joachim

Can happily ever after start with a list? Grey Andrews thinks so. He needs a woman to share his life with, but not any woman, the perfect woman,. who has the three qualities on his marriage list. After three years of searching he isn’t any closer to finding her. Carrie Tucker is struggling to make it in the world of advertising. Is the marriage list a failure or the key to Grey's happiness
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