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Andi is a young, successful woman who
has just returned from a Hawaiian vacation and is getting
ready for the new spring baseball season. For Andi, this
means there is another new slew of “home talent” to help
fill her bed. This season will be a tough one for her,
though, as at the close of the last season, she let her two
pitchers go for their own good. Though she was never a
woman to be exclusive, these boys had her attention for
quite a while. But Andi knows when to “cut and run.” Now
she is trying to keep herself busy so that she doesn’t miss
them. One thing she hadn’t counted on was the attraction to
coach Mark Hamilton. Mark is a retired ball player who is
now the pitching coach and there is a palatable attraction
between the two. The question is, will either act on it?
Spring Training is a
follow up to Double Header, where you learn of Andi’s
romance with a pair of pitchers (Eric and Brad) who do make
a couple of cameos in Spring Training.
I will start my opinion part of the review with a quick
dissertation on double standards. Yes, I know they exist
and I abhor them, but there are a few that no matter if it
is a man or woman who is committing them, it drives me
nuts. Spring Training is a prime example of
one of these cases. The fact that Andi is a “bat bunny”
would have bugged me, but then you find out she also chases
hockey players and basketball and even a woman’s sports
team. I mean, come on, pick a sport at least. It's the same
reaction I would have to a man who sleeps around at the
frequency Andi does. We are talking a different guy each
night. Then you add to the fact she keeps a rating journal
on their performance and her reactions to them. Give me a
break. As you can tell, I did not like a large part of this
story. I was at the point of giving up completely when in
comes a likable character. I thoroughly liked Mark and his
actions around not only his players but Andi. The ensuing
romantic suspense kept me reading, but it was not enough for
me to give a favorable review. Mostly due to the fact I
completely hated the ending. I can’t believe that any
red-blooded man would go for that ending, and I know it
upset this red-blooded woman. Spring Training
has a wonderful blurb with the publisher and the team of
Alessia Brio and Will Belegon have had a number of
successful stories in the past, but Spring Training
is not one for me. Way, way too far over the top. |
