Title: Hawk
Series: The Boys Of Summer
Author: Heidi McLaughlin
Genre: Adult, Romance, Sports
Release Date: 10th December 2019
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Heidi's first novel, Forever My Girl, has been
adapted into a motion picture with LD Entertainment and Roadside Attractions,
starring Alex Roe and Jessica Rothe, and opened in theaters on January 19,
2018, and is now available on DVD & Digital.
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It’s another
season of Renegade baseball and, as they say, the boys are back in town. All
except for all-star pitcher, Hawk Sinclair, who has returned to his hometown
and back to the ranch he grew up on to rehab after shoulder surgery.
Real estate agent, Bellamy Patrick, feels like she’s failing at being a single mom. Her son is having a hard time fitting in and she’s hoping that playing baseball will be the answer. When he doesn’t make the team, she’s willing to do anything to help him… except that! And that’s exactly what the little league coach expects.
When Hawk’s asked to coach a team of misfit kids, he balks…until he sees how the program is run and how boys are left out. That’s when he knows he has no choice but to do the right thing and turn these boys into the players he knows they can be.
Real estate agent, Bellamy Patrick, feels like she’s failing at being a single mom. Her son is having a hard time fitting in and she’s hoping that playing baseball will be the answer. When he doesn’t make the team, she’s willing to do anything to help him… except that! And that’s exactly what the little league coach expects.
When Hawk’s asked to coach a team of misfit kids, he balks…until he sees how the program is run and how boys are left out. That’s when he knows he has no choice but to do the right thing and turn these boys into the players he knows they can be.
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EXCERPT
I finally give up on the overgrown weeds
and head into my house to clean up and make dinner. The options are limited and
the longer I stand in my kitchen with the refrigerator door open, the more I
realize that I need to spend some serious time walking the aisles of the
grocery store to restock everything.
“Dinner out it is,” I say to myself. I
think tonight calls for pizza. Downtown has a great place called The Depot.
It’s family friendly and Chase loves their pizza because it’s not heavy on the
sauce. I prefer their white pizza with pesto, chicken and broccoli, which I
know Chase won’t touch. The Depot always has an arcade, all you can eat soft
serve, and a great salad bar. It’s the perfect way to end the night.
When I hear Chase in the garage, I open
the door and greet him. He’s still smiling and it’s the best sight ever. “Good
day?”
“Great day,” he replies as he comes into
the kitchen. He sets his glove down on the table and sighs happily. “I made
friends today.”
“You certainly did, bud. Why don’t you
go wash up and we’ll go out for pizza?” He nods in agreement and takes off down
the hall. I will never understand why life has to be so hard. The boys he was
with earlier are in his class, in our neighborhood. They see each other every
day in school and on the playground. But, it’s people like Brett Larsen who put
this divide between the kids and the adults, who makes it seem like if you
don’t follow his path, you don’t belong.
I want to belong.
I want my son to
belong.
I’m ready to go when Chase comes out of
the bedroom with clean clothes on. The dirt smudges on his face were cute, but
I’m happy he washed them off. All the way into town, he prattles on about Hawk
and how cool he is and how he can’t wait to see him again tomorrow. Technically,
I could see him to tomorrow too, or at least talk to him if I find out the
asking price on the land. Surprisingly, the thought of speaking to him elates
me, and I know it’s because I want to thank him for spending time with my
son.
Once we’re parked, Chase is leading the
way into the restaurant. He tells the hostess that we need a table for two and
follows behind her to our seats. The confidence he’s showing is new, and I like
it a lot.
“Hey, Mr. Sinclair!” Chase yells out as
we’re making our way to our table. My steps falter as Hawk’s eyes meet mine. He
smiles and my lady bits jump for freaking joy. I try to smile back, but by the
look on his face, I guess I must be more grimacing than smiling because he
looks embarrassed.
“Hi, Chase. It’s good to see you again.”
“This is my mom,” my son says, pointing
toward me.
“Chase, I met Mr. Sinclair this morning.
He was riding a horse.” He was riding a horse . . . What the
hell is wrong with me? Did I suddenly turn into Baby from Dirty Dancing with
her whole, “I carried a watermelon” line?
Heidi McLaughlin is a New York Times, Wall Street
Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author of The Beaumont Series, The Boys of
Summer, and The Archers.
Originally, from the Pacific Northwest, she now lives in picturesque
Vermont, with her husband, two daughters, and their three dogs.
In 2012, Heidi turned her passion for reading into a full-fledged literary
career, writing over twenty novels, including the acclaimed Forever My Girl.
When writing isn't occupying her time, you can find her sitting courtside at
either of her daughters' basketball games.
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