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When Dreams Change
As another softball season begins, Coach Lennox Clementine is juggling many balls in the air. With so many upperclassmen returning, she feels confident about Sitka High School’s chances, but only if she can manage to keep the girls in one piece. Outside of the softball field, Lennox has to keep up with the challenges of her job at the hospital. Everything would be easier if she could keep her mind from drifting to her boss, Jenna.
After separating from her husband, Jenna Macintyre is suddenly looking at the lonely blank page of her new life. She’s trying hard to keep herself from being crushed by the quiet, especially since her daughter, Wren, is finishing her senior year and is busy not only with her friends, but also softball. Left to her own devices, Jenna finds herself seeking out Lennox.
As Lennox and Jenna navigate a blossoming friendship, the two women stumble over feelings both old and new. Lennox does her best to keep her feelings hidden, but she can’t ignore the way Jenna makes her feel. All Jenna has to do is look past everything she’s known, and maybe she’ll find everything she’s been looking for.
Please there is a mild sex scene in the book.
After separating from her husband, Jenna Macintyre is suddenly looking at the lonely blank page of her new life. She’s trying hard to keep herself from being crushed by the quiet, especially since her daughter, Wren, is finishing her senior year and is busy not only with her friends, but also softball. Left to her own devices, Jenna finds herself seeking out Lennox.
As Lennox and Jenna navigate a blossoming friendship, the two women stumble over feelings both old and new. Lennox does her best to keep her feelings hidden, but she can’t ignore the way Jenna makes her feel. All Jenna has to do is look past everything she’s known, and maybe she’ll find everything she’s been looking for.
Please there is a mild sex scene in the book.
256 pages, Paperback
Published July 15, 2023
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October 26, 2025
An enjoyable story in Sitka Alaska. Lennox works at hospital and coaches the high school girls softball team. One of her players, Wren, whose mother is Jenna, who also happens to be Lennox's boss at hospital. Lennox has long had a crush on Jenna, who is straight. Long story short, a relationship develops, first as friends, then lovers.
But around this core, there are a plethora of characters and stories that are convoluted and consuming, even a cute new puppy in the mix. Softball competitions, player dramas, hospital dramas, family dramas, and so on.
Lovely setting (I had the pleasure of visiting Sitka many years ago, lovely place), good core characters, but just too much else going on to have a coherent and flowing story in the end. 3.5 stars.
But around this core, there are a plethora of characters and stories that are convoluted and consuming, even a cute new puppy in the mix. Softball competitions, player dramas, hospital dramas, family dramas, and so on.
Lovely setting (I had the pleasure of visiting Sitka many years ago, lovely place), good core characters, but just too much else going on to have a coherent and flowing story in the end. 3.5 stars.
July 17, 2024
Little harsh on 4*s, but skip read the middle bits, but fully engrossed in last 10% of book. Given VM 5*s before. A bit too domestic is my only conclusion.
May 26, 2024
4.5 Stars
Most of the time, cozy reads are too easy for me and I end up 3 starring the books because as I mentioned, it’s too easy. But this one was easy and cozy but it was so delightful! I think it’s the burgeoning friendship and the “difficulty” the main characters experienced to get to the end of their story gave it more flavour and texture.
Most of the time, cozy reads are too easy for me and I end up 3 starring the books because as I mentioned, it’s too easy. But this one was easy and cozy but it was so delightful! I think it’s the burgeoning friendship and the “difficulty” the main characters experienced to get to the end of their story gave it more flavour and texture.
October 21, 2023
4.5
Very entertaining. Loved the softball aspect.
Connected well with both MC’s. Great supporting characters, hope to see a book for Wren.
Very entertaining. Loved the softball aspect.
Connected well with both MC’s. Great supporting characters, hope to see a book for Wren.
December 30, 2024
Super, super loved the concept of this. I'm not sure I've ever read two middle aged single gay moms before (I am sure it exists, I just haven't gotten there) and I LOVED the softball coach angle of it. We see single mom's hooking up with the male football coach all the time, but a just discovering she's bisexual single mom? GREAT idea for a new play on an old trope. Prose wasn't my favorite, I will confess, but the rest of it was so good!!
August 5, 2023
I am honestly very pleasantly surprised with this, though I really should not be (surprised, I mean)!! After seeing the author’s tweet about the book bingo categories this fits into (namely: low angst, single parent, and boss / employee), I needed to read this. And I am so glad I did!!
This has pretty much everything I love!! Communication is exceptional, the feelings are there (this is probably considered a slow burn?), and the characters are great!! Not just the leads, either — I found myself loving the player interactions, and most of the minor characters were interesting. I should definitely read “Under a Sitka Sky,” because I just want more.
Jenna and Lennox were great!! No complaints whatsoever!!
Also, I just want to mention Wren’s issue near the end (like, 94-96% through). This is definitely a spoiler. My brother has a heart issue that caused him to collapse during a game of sand volleyball with his friends. His heart completely stopped, and he spent the next two weeks in the hospital as they tried to diagnose him. I feel for Wren: that absolutely sucks. And for Jenna (and Lennox, as well as the entire team), it is horrifying. I desperately need more of Wren in a future book, and possibly Zayla as well. Oh, and Navy and Ava.
This has pretty much everything I love!! Communication is exceptional, the feelings are there (this is probably considered a slow burn?), and the characters are great!! Not just the leads, either — I found myself loving the player interactions, and most of the minor characters were interesting. I should definitely read “Under a Sitka Sky,” because I just want more.
Jenna and Lennox were great!! No complaints whatsoever!!
Also, I just want to mention Wren’s issue near the end (like, 94-96% through). This is definitely a spoiler. My brother has a heart issue that caused him to collapse during a game of sand volleyball with his friends. His heart completely stopped, and he spent the next two weeks in the hospital as they tried to diagnose him. I feel for Wren: that absolutely sucks. And for Jenna (and Lennox, as well as the entire team), it is horrifying. I desperately need more of Wren in a future book, and possibly Zayla as well. Oh, and Navy and Ava.
April 19, 2025
Pov : 2 characters
Spice : A Few scenes
Notes : Nice to have several love stories, with the main one and also the teenagers in the background, though it feels like there could be at least a short story about Ava and Navy.
It feels like the characters are slowly building something instead of the usual road in the bump there is often in romances, here some of the potential issues (one of them being supposedly Straight, the coach-of-the-daughter situation and the boss situation) are easily side-stepped in one of Jenna's sentences
Spice : A Few scenes
Notes : Nice to have several love stories, with the main one and also the teenagers in the background, though it feels like there could be at least a short story about Ava and Navy.
It feels like the characters are slowly building something instead of the usual road in the bump there is often in romances, here some of the potential issues (one of them being supposedly Straight, the coach-of-the-daughter situation and the boss situation) are easily side-stepped in one of Jenna's sentences
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July 30, 2025
Baseball coach Lennox has had a crush on Jenna, the mother of one of her players and her boss at work. Thankfully (?) Jenna is straight. Until she separates from her husband and starts hanging out with her...
Along with this, Lennox' assistant Hazel has a thing for her, and several baseball players are flirting.
Mostly a slice of life romance... it could maybe do with more of a plot.
2.5 out of 5 stars.
Along with this, Lennox' assistant Hazel has a thing for her, and several baseball players are flirting.
Mostly a slice of life romance... it could maybe do with more of a plot.
2.5 out of 5 stars.
March 3, 2025
I enjoyed this immensely. Two single moms. Seemingly different personal paths, but then they were in each other's orbit so much they developed a genuine friendship which then further developed. It was cute. I also loved the inclusion of their kids and other members of the softball team into the story.
October 2, 2023
2 for 2
Searhc no more for your next read! Definitely a fan of this author. Second book of hers I’ve absolutely loved. Can’t wait to start another.
Searhc no more for your next read! Definitely a fan of this author. Second book of hers I’ve absolutely loved. Can’t wait to start another.
January 10, 2024
POPSUGAR 2024 Prompt 10: self-published author
I quite enjoyed this one! Very sweet and fairly well written plot!
I quite enjoyed this one! Very sweet and fairly well written plot!
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