Swinging Strike (Cessna U Wildcats, #1)

by Kimberly Readnour

[Canadian Girl Book Blog]

                 

Braxton is the captain of the Cessna U Wildcats baseball team and with this being his draft year he needs to be on top of his game. The new girl on campus catches his eye and when he tries to talk to her, his cocky attitude gets the better of him and ends up landing him in the college's gossip column. Cara transferred to Cessna University for a new start after a bad breakup and does not have time for cocky athletes but everywhere she turns Braxton is right there. After a fire leaves Braxton's sister without a place to stay, Cara offers up her place which puts Braxton right in her path. Braxton realizes that he is better off with Cara in his life than out of it and will stop at nothing to prove that he is different.

                             

Swinging Strike is a college baseball enemies to lovers romance in the Cessna U Wildcats world. This was my first Kimberly Readnour book and I am looking forward to more of the Cessna U Wildcats. This was a refreshing change from the novels I normally read. Kimberly Readnour was able to capture what it is like to be at college, juggle a relationship and the pressures of trying to make it in the pro sports world. The building of Braxton and Cara's relationship was interesting to follow. The narrators were decent to listen to, did a good job portraying the characters and I liked the drawl in Chris's voice. This was my first book narrated by Chris Brinkley and Sarah Puckett and would listen to them again.

*ARC was generously provided in exchange for my honest review*