Slow Heat (A Pacific Heat Novel)

Slow Heat (A Pacific Heat Novel)

<b>From the <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author of <i>Double Play, Rescue My Heart,</i> <i>The Trouble with Paradise</i>, and the Lucky Harbor novels...</b><br><br>After a woman claims she€s pregnant with Wade O€Riley€s love child, Major League Baseball€s most celebrated catcher and ladies€ man is slapped on the wrist by management and ordered to improve his image. His enforcer is the team€s publicist, the tough and sexy Samantha McNead.<br><br>When Wade needs a date for a celebrity wedding, Sam steps up to the plate as his €œgirlfriend.€ But given her secret crush on him and that one awkward night a year ago in a stuck elevator with too much scotch, the whole thing is an exercise in sexual tension.<br><br>Wade is thrilled when the pretense turns into an unexpected night of hot passion. But the next day Sam is back to her cool self. As a catcher, Wade€s used to giving the signals, not struggling to read them. Now, to win the love of his €œpretend€ girlfriend, he needs a homerun€"even it involves stealing a few bases€¦