Stealing a Second Chance by Kristin Lee

Genre ~ sports romance

Featuring ~ baseball, brothers best friend, best friends sister, childhood sweethearts, friends to lovers, slow burn, death of a sibling, characters in their early 20’s, second chance

Series ~ Sarasota Sharks ~ book 1

Release date ~ January 27, 2022

POV ~ dual ~ 1st person

Page count ~ 310

My rating ~ 4.25⭐

My review:

Wils is an All Star baseball player on the injured list. He had a contract drafted to do his rehab close to his former girlfriend, Kenni. (I didn’t love some of the things written in his contract, but I suppose I see why he did it.) He is the cinnamoness of all cinnamon rolls. He’s so down to earth for being a celebrity in the baseball world. In fact all the baseball players in this book give off the same vibe.

Kenni has a great job as the PR rep for the Sarasota Sharks, a minor league team. She is still hurting 8 years after her brother, Jack’s, death. Grief had her ghosting her only love, Wils, so she’s shocked to see him step into her office after all this time.

I loved these two so much. They were adorable and totally meant to be. They seemed very mature for their ages of 22 and 24, and they drink wine. At that age you could find me shooting Alabama Slammers, not sipping a bold cabernet.

What happened to Jack is HEARTBREAKING and what Wils and Kenni do to honor him is amazing! There was a delightful surprise that happened towards the end that really brought the whole story to home plate.

A wonderful start to a series. All the side characters were a great addition to the story and I can’t wait to read more about them. Next up ~ Patricks’s book, which was set up perfectly at the end of this one.

*Thanks to Kristin Lee and BookSirens for the ARC. I am voluntarily leaving my honest review*

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Book blurb:

One crack of the bat drove us apart…
And it also binds us together—forever.
The silence and rejection stings.
But, at some point, I have to quit fighting for her—for us.

Wils
I’ve been pretending for so long, it’s become normal.
To the average person, I have it all…a multi-million-dollar contract to play baseball, four homes, and if I choose—my pick of any gorgeous woman on my arm.

The only problem?
The one woman I want—no, need—in my life completely erased me from her memory when we were only teens.
I’d give everything up for a second chance with Kenni Davis, my best friend’s little sister.

A tragic event that should have brought the two of us closer together, ripped us at the seams. She blames me for all of it.Kenni
When a ghost from my past is traded to the Sarasota Sharks—where I’m the Public Relations Director—I’m hit with the realization that I cannot keep running from my past, no matter how desperately I want to.

The moment our eyes meet, I know he still loves me…
And I can’t deny that I still love him, too. But betraying my brother isn’t an option.

It’s been eight, long years since I’ve seen my soul mate. Wils thrusts himself back into my life and makes me second-guess everything. And honestly, I’m tired of running. Being near him again, after all this time, still brings me to my knees.

The only question that remains is if I’ll allow myself to get lost in Wilson Shepherd again.

And if I do…Will we both get our hearts broken all over again?

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