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Romance, Courage and Transformation!
One of the most powerful moments in a great love story is the moment when the heroine or hero has the courage to face the fear that has been holding them back from fully living— and stepping into love. Romance stories are stories of courage and transformation.
Why is courage the key to love? Because in order to love fully, a character (or any person) has to be willing to give up a carefully constructed persona; the “self” they have constructed to protect them from pain. To strip away their emotional armor, and dare to become the person they would be if they were not held back by fear.
Stepping into the truth of who we would be if our fears did not hold us back is scary. For most of us, our outer persona has been carefully crafted to keep us from facing pain and wounds from our past. We step forward, feel pain and then retreat, and it is only the call of the other that pulls us toward wholeness, the power of desire, the power of love.
What’s courage and love got to do with baseball?
Courage and love are at the Heart of the Game! Athletes face fear of failure every day. Every day they test their love of the game against their skills, endurance and courage. And for the best of them, they face their challenges and fear in a very public arena: each step forward or back is taken within the community of the game. There’s a power that flows in the community of baseball, and, I would say, there’s a thread of optimism. Fans want players they love to do well.
Players that channel that power and move through their limitations and fears improve their performance and excel. In the first two books of my series, the Heart of the Game, you travel behind the scenes of the game and get to know the truly heroic effort that players make on the field. Alex Tavonesi, the hero of Love Bats Last, and Scotty Donovan, the hero of Thrown by Love (coming March 11th), provide a provocative, enthralling taste of major league action and its challenges..
Let the games begin! The MLB season opens in Australia!
The 2014 Cactus League games will begin on Wednesday, February 26th with three games, highlighted by the Los Angeles Dodgers visiting the Arizona Diamondbacks at Salt River Fields in a preview of Opening Series Sydney 2014. The first full slate of games involving all 30 Major League Clubs will take place on Friday, February 28th.
The Dodgers and the D-backs will depart for Australia following their Cactus League games on Sunday, March 16th. Major League Baseball will open its regular season in Australia for the first time when the two teams participate in Opening Series Sydney 2014, a two-game set scheduled for March 22nd and 23rd at the historic Sydney Cricket Ground. We’re talking baseball in Australia here folks. I’m excited for my readers who live there and will get to attend the games.
So, as you get ready for your own spring activities, ask yourself: What might I do if I faced up to some aspect of my life that frightens me and holds me back, something that keeps me from living life as I dream it?
The men of baseball show us that having the courage to face our fears is doable. Taking steps toward the life we dream of can lead us to the life we were meant to live; to the person we were meant to be. So bring on spring, bring on the games, bring on the players we’ve missed over the long, dark days of winter! So, let the games begin!
pa book1 lovebatslast medium 200x300 Courage, Romance and Sports—Oh My!Love Bats Last by Pamela Aares is the first book in the Heart of the Game series. Thrown By Love, #2 will be released on March 11, 2014. To learn more about the new series visit PamelaAares.com.
Why is courage the key to love? Because in order to love fully, a character (or any person) has to be willing to give up a carefully constructed persona; the “self” they have constructed to protect them from pain. To strip away their emotional armor, and dare to become the person they would be if they were not held back by fear.
Stepping into the truth of who we would be if our fears did not hold us back is scary. For most of us, our outer persona has been carefully crafted to keep us from facing pain and wounds from our past. We step forward, feel pain and then retreat, and it is only the call of the other that pulls us toward wholeness, the power of desire, the power of love.
What’s courage and love got to do with baseball?
Courage and love are at the Heart of the Game! Athletes face fear of failure every day. Every day they test their love of the game against their skills, endurance and courage. And for the best of them, they face their challenges and fear in a very public arena: each step forward or back is taken within the community of the game. There’s a power that flows in the community of baseball, and, I would say, there’s a thread of optimism. Fans want players they love to do well.
Players that channel that power and move through their limitations and fears improve their performance and excel. In the first two books of my series, the Heart of the Game, you travel behind the scenes of the game and get to know the truly heroic effort that players make on the field. Alex Tavonesi, the hero of Love Bats Last, and Scotty Donovan, the hero of Thrown by Love (coming March 11th), provide a provocative, enthralling taste of major league action and its challenges..
Let the games begin! The MLB season opens in Australia!
The 2014 Cactus League games will begin on Wednesday, February 26th with three games, highlighted by the Los Angeles Dodgers visiting the Arizona Diamondbacks at Salt River Fields in a preview of Opening Series Sydney 2014. The first full slate of games involving all 30 Major League Clubs will take place on Friday, February 28th.
The Dodgers and the D-backs will depart for Australia following their Cactus League games on Sunday, March 16th. Major League Baseball will open its regular season in Australia for the first time when the two teams participate in Opening Series Sydney 2014, a two-game set scheduled for March 22nd and 23rd at the historic Sydney Cricket Ground. We’re talking baseball in Australia here folks. I’m excited for my readers who live there and will get to attend the games.
So, as you get ready for your own spring activities, ask yourself: What might I do if I faced up to some aspect of my life that frightens me and holds me back, something that keeps me from living life as I dream it?
The men of baseball show us that having the courage to face our fears is doable. Taking steps toward the life we dream of can lead us to the life we were meant to live; to the person we were meant to be. So bring on spring, bring on the games, bring on the players we’ve missed over the long, dark days of winter! So, let the games begin!
pa book1 lovebatslast medium 200x300 Courage, Romance and Sports—Oh My!Love Bats Last by Pamela Aares is the first book in the Heart of the Game series. Thrown By Love, #2 will be released on March 11, 2014. To learn more about the new series visit PamelaAares.com.
Thanks to all the readers who have written to say that they love Fielder's Choice!
It means so much to an author to hear from readers! Thanks to all of you who have already written to tell me that you love the Heart of the Game series-- and to those who've written to say how much they love Alana and Matt's story in Fielder's Choice!
Here's the link for that:
http://amzn.to/1hUV3no
And thank you, all of you :)
Now, back to the draft of book #5, Sabrina and Kaz's story.
Best, Pamela Aares
Here's the link for that:
http://amzn.to/1hUV3no
And thank you, all of you :)
Now, back to the draft of book #5, Sabrina and Kaz's story.
Best, Pamela Aares
Giveaway LOVE ON THE LINE ends July 8th and LOVE BATS LAST now on sale $.99
Hi-- Just a reminder that the GIVEAWAY of Love On The Line ends on July 8th. Also wanted to let those of you who asked me that Love Bats Last the first book in The Tavonesi- Heart of the Game series is on sale for a limited time for $.99.
And thanks to all of you who've let me know how much you are enjoying the series and for leaving reviews. Means so very much!
Sabrina Tavonesi's story is on its way soon!
Best and Happy Summer Reading!
Pamela Aares
Love Bats Last
Love On The Line
And thanks to all of you who've let me know how much you are enjoying the series and for leaving reviews. Means so very much!
Sabrina Tavonesi's story is on its way soon!
Best and Happy Summer Reading!
Pamela Aares
Love Bats Last
Love On The Line
Win a signed copy of AIM FOR LOVE, Book #5 in award-winning, bestselling author Pamela Aares' Tavonesis Series!
Win a signed copy of AIM FOR LOVE, Book #5 in award-winning, bestselling author Pamela Aares' Tavonesi
Series!
Aim for Love is available now on preorder from KOBO and ibooks and will be released for Kindle, B&N Nook and ARe on September 10, 2014.
In Aim for Love, rising movie star Sabrina Tavonesi has only three weeks to heal her shoulder before shooting her next film. Sexy baseball pitching phenom Kaz Tokugawa has a solution—a mysterious Japanese healing method she’s too desperate to turn down. Soon, they’re not just working on her shoulder; they’re falling in love.
But Kaz has made a promise he’s not sure he can keep, and Sabrina faces inner demons that threaten to overwhelm her. When violence strikes, their secrets may destroy their dreams, their love…and their lives.
Aim for Love
Series!Aim for Love is available now on preorder from KOBO and ibooks and will be released for Kindle, B&N Nook and ARe on September 10, 2014.
In Aim for Love, rising movie star Sabrina Tavonesi has only three weeks to heal her shoulder before shooting her next film. Sexy baseball pitching phenom Kaz Tokugawa has a solution—a mysterious Japanese healing method she’s too desperate to turn down. Soon, they’re not just working on her shoulder; they’re falling in love.
But Kaz has made a promise he’s not sure he can keep, and Sabrina faces inner demons that threaten to overwhelm her. When violence strikes, their secrets may destroy their dreams, their love…and their lives.
Aim for Love
