About "Swing and a Mishap"
“Hawks fans
still in shock after centerfielder, Shepherd Oliver, sustained
season-ending injury last night in the 5th inning of the playoffs
against Chicago.”
Two years ago, I was a pretty big deal. I thought I had it all, until a blast from my past popped up on my social media feed, keeping my ego in check and reminding me how basic I am. Except sassy Wren Bennett isn’t just a blast from my past. She’s the only woman I ever saw a future with.
Even though my soul leaves my body every time she says she hates baseball and has never watched me play, a year’s-worth of messages filled with laughter and sarcasm only remind me how amazing my “pen pal” is. Unfortunately, it doesn’t matter how fine I look in a pair of baseball pants; I’m still 3,000 miles away, and she’s taken... or so I thought. Maybe I should have thought a little harder before I dropped her like a seeing-eye single into the outfield.
When an injury has me questioning everything about my life, I can only think of one place I need to go and one person I need to see. Home, to Summersweet Island, to get back my “pen pal.”
Now I just need to make sure single mom Wren knows I didn’t come back for a change, and I didn’t come back for a job. I’m swinging for the fences, and I’m finally coming home to make her mine. If only she’d stop insulting me and stay in one place long enough for me to tell her. She wouldn’t try to drown me with a tub of ice cream, right?
I’m sure it’ll be fine.
Two years ago, I was a pretty big deal. I thought I had it all, until a blast from my past popped up on my social media feed, keeping my ego in check and reminding me how basic I am. Except sassy Wren Bennett isn’t just a blast from my past. She’s the only woman I ever saw a future with.
Even though my soul leaves my body every time she says she hates baseball and has never watched me play, a year’s-worth of messages filled with laughter and sarcasm only remind me how amazing my “pen pal” is. Unfortunately, it doesn’t matter how fine I look in a pair of baseball pants; I’m still 3,000 miles away, and she’s taken... or so I thought. Maybe I should have thought a little harder before I dropped her like a seeing-eye single into the outfield.
When an injury has me questioning everything about my life, I can only think of one place I need to go and one person I need to see. Home, to Summersweet Island, to get back my “pen pal.”
Now I just need to make sure single mom Wren knows I didn’t come back for a change, and I didn’t come back for a job. I’m swinging for the fences, and I’m finally coming home to make her mine. If only she’d stop insulting me and stay in one place long enough for me to tell her. She wouldn’t try to drown me with a tub of ice cream, right?
I’m sure it’ll be fine.
My Review
Tara Sivec's "Swing and a Mishap," book #2 of the Summersweet Island series, was a fantastically funny and sweet story featuring likeable, well-developed characters and an engaging plot. The chemistry between main characters Wren Bennett and Shepherd Oliver was incredible, and I
loved their snarky banter, which made me laugh out loud more than once. I also loved that Shepherd helped Wren find her voice again and start standing up for herself, especially with her scumbag baby daddy, Kevin, who had always treated her so terribly.
Shepherd
was much more grounded than one would expect for a major sports star; he really didn't seem to have much of an ego or attitude at all. Actually, he was kind of a
goofball, which I found to be very endearing. Those qualities made Shepherd a great baseball coach and also helped him build a wonderful relationship with Wren's son, Owen. Shepherd shared his knowledge and love of baseball with Owen, as well as his love for crafting. (For Wren's sake, those two probably should not
be left unsupervised with glitter, or any other craft supplies, ever again!)
The book's lovable, quirky secondary characters were also fantastic and added a lot of depth and humor to the story. It's impossible to name all of them here, but my favorites included the following:
The book's lovable, quirky secondary characters were also fantastic and added a lot of depth and humor to the story. It's impossible to name all of them here, but my favorites included the following:
- Murphy, Wren and Birdie's grumpy surrogate grandfather, who was always there to provide tough love or a strawberry thumbprint cookie when the girls needed to "suck it up";
- Shepherd's mom, who was pretty much the queen of tough love; and
- Pyromaniac Tess (Wren's sister Birdie's BFF) and her boyfriend Bodhi (who was also Birdie's fiancé Palmer's BFF).
Overall, I adored "Swing and a Mishap" and highly recommend it for all fans of romantic comedy. I can't wait to get my hands on the next book in this series!
*Review copy provided by the author. All opinions expressed are my own.
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