Geneticist Fiona Barrows was working below her pay grade as a dog walker, but she was only doing it until she could find a more appropriate job. It was taking more time than she'd anticipated but she'd come to appreciate the downtime as a respite after years of study, test tubes and analysis. Little did she know that the job would become more about handling the ball player who'd come to stay, than merely walking the Weim in the rain. The Brazilian was insufferable and arrogant, and more challenging than her doctoral thesis.  Enrique dos Santos had recently been traded to the Greenliners, one of Boston's hometown teams. Known for his partying skills and his attitude, he'd been warned to change his behavior if he wanted to play ball, so he'd committed himself to changing his ways. Thinking the only way to do that was to settle down, he'd penciled in a trip to Brazil to search for a bride. He expected Fifi to keep him on the straight and narrow while he attended the...

Casey Calipari is back in the spectator stands, filling a seat in the groupie section she thought she'd vacated years ago. Her father, a Hall of Famer, has recently been handed the reins as manager to the Boston Greenliners baseball team, and he's asked her to accompany him to spring training. There's a very big drawback to the deal, one she's not sure she's ready for. Her childhood sweetheart is the new left fielder. That he broke her heart their senior year in high school is only the tip of the iceberg.Sebastian Layden has finally gotten his shot at the big leagues but he wonders what it's going to cost him in terms of emotional baggage. His manager is his ex-girlfriend's father and the man hasn't been civil with him since he left for college. Seb's not sure what he's facing as he heads to spring training, but he's preparing for every possible outcome, from play to trade.Or so he thinks.What he didn't count on was the old magic casting its spell....

Alicia Nilsson, the Vice President in charge of Player Development for the Boston Greenliners, would do just about anything to see her team win the World Series. And she'd proven it. She had also proven, quite possibly, that she was crazy. But when she bumped into a Cuban player at a bar in Cancun, what else could she do? He was the third baseman she'd been looking for and he came with a strong bat to boot.Mateo Alvarez couldn't believe his luck, or how far a woman would go to provide for her team's future. He chalked it up to some pretty strong existential winds, the kind you don't mess with.At least he wasn't willing to.Could he convince Alicia that she was the sky he took flight in and his glove and bat might be clutch, but they weren't the only things she needed?