Blog Tour: Review and Giveaway – A League of Her Own by Karen Rock

Posted December 7, 2014 by Carole in Blog Tour, Giveaway / 3 Comments

This is my stop during the blog tour for A League of Her Own by Karen Rock. This blog tour is organized by Lola’s Blog Tours. The blog tour runs from 1 till 14 December, you can view the complete tour schedule on the website of Lola’s Blog Tours.

A League of Her Own
By Karen Rock
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Age category: Adult
Release Date: 1 December, 2014

Blurb:
He was attractive, talented…and way off limits.

Heather Gadway may have been a world-class college pitcher and a top university coach, but she’s a rank amateur when it comes to managing the Falcons, her father’s struggling minor league team. And when it comes to managing her aggravating attraction to Garrett Wolf, their talented new pitcher. It’s going to be difficult enough to make it as the first female manager in the league and prove to her overly critical father she’s worthy. No distractions. No missteps. And certainly no romances with players. Everything stands between them—including their troubled pasts—even as Heather’s world falls apart and Garrett’s the one who’s there to catch her…

You can find A League of Her Own on Goodreads.

You can buy A League of Her Own here:
– Amazon (Kindle)
– Barnes & Noble
– Kobo
– eHarlequin

My Review
4 Stars!
I loved this sweet story!  I have read a lot of sports romance and have found that the focus is almost always on the romance with just a glimpse of the sport.  That is not the case with this novel.  This is a true sports story with the sport being just as important as the romance.  I love baseball so this story really appealed to me.
Heather is a softball coach after having been a great player herself.  When she gets the call that her dad has had a heart attack, she rushes to his side.  Soon she finds out that her father is planning to sell his struggling minor league baseball team and she fights to get a chance to manage the team and turn things around.  Nothing Heather does ever seems to be good enough for her father but he eventually agrees to the plan.
Garrett is a recovering alcoholic who is trying one last time to fulfill his dreams of making it to the big leagues.  When he finds out that his team will now have the first female manager, he is ready to find another team.  He soon recognizes that Heather has what it takes to lead this team and gives the team his all.
There is a lot of chemistry between Garrett and Heather from the very beginning but there are also a lot of reasons they should not act on it.  When Heather becomes the manager of the Falcons, she also becomes his boss so a relationship is not the best idea.  An even bigger problem is that Heather does not feel that she can ever trust anyone who has ever been an addict because she watched her mother relapse too many times when she was younger.  
The fact that this book is part of the Harlequin Heartwarming line is perfect!  It is most definitely a heartwarming story.  Garrett and Heather both have a lot of issues from their past to overcome and watching them do that in this story was wonderful.  This story is wonderfully written and the character’s emotions really feel authentic.  I would definitely recommend this book to others.  Baseball fans should find this story particularly appealing.  This is the first book by Karen Rock that I have had the chance to read and I plan to look for others in the future.

I received an advanced reader edition of this book from the author for the purpose of providing an honest review.

About the Author:
Karen Rock is an award-winning YA and adult contemporary romance author. She holds a master’s degree in English and worked as an ELA instructor before becoming a full-time writer. Currently she writes for Harlequin Heartwarming and her first novel for the line, WISH ME TOMORROW, has won the 2014 Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence, the 2014 Golden Quill Contest and a finalist in the Published Maggie Awards. The first novel in her co-authored YA series, CAMP BOYFRIEND, has been a finalist in the Booksellers Best and Golden Leaf awards.

You can find and connect with Karen here:
– Website
– Facebook
– Twitter
– Goodreads
– Tumblr
– Quarterly Newsletter

There is a tour wide giveaway for the blog tour of A League of Her Own. These are the prizes you can win:
– a 100$ Amazon gift card (INT)
– a set of signed paperback of Wish Me Tomorrow, His Hometown Girl, Someone Like You and A League of Her Own (US only)

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3 responses to “Blog Tour: Review and Giveaway – A League of Her Own by Karen Rock”

  2. Karen Rock

    Thank you so much, Carole, for your wonderful review! I especially appreciate that you loved the baseball aspects of the book 🙂 It was fun to research and I'd hoped my love of the sport came through. I'm honored to be on your blog and wish you a Happy Holiday season and New Year ahead!