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Second String: A Slow Burn MM Sports Romance
"We spent our whole lives trying to be good enough for the show. Turns out we were just playing
the wrong position."
Danny Reeves is thirty-seven years old with a dead arm and a divorce behind him. Twenty years in
the minor leagues. One catastrophic MLB appearance. One final season to prove he's still worth
something—or admit he never figured out what he was chasing in the first place.
Ces Vega is thirty-six, loud where Danny is quiet, certain where Danny is lost. Eighteen years
as a catcher. A decade of waiting for a call-up that never came. And a habit of noticing things
about his new pitcher that have nothing to do with baseball.
They become battery mates. They become roommates. They become the thing neither of them was
looking for—the reason to stop surviving and start living.
But when the Majors finally call, the dream they’ve chased for twenty years threatens to tear them apart. Choosing each other means walking away from the only life they’ve ever known.
Later-in-life awakening (37 & 36)
Teammates/battery mates to lovers
Authentic minor league baseball setting
Slow burn that earns every moment
Explicit heat
Guaranteed HEA
For readers who love slow-burn sports romance, men who discover themselves after 35, and love
stories that feel earned.
SECOND STRING is a standalone MM contemporary romance with explicit content.
the wrong position."
Danny Reeves is thirty-seven years old with a dead arm and a divorce behind him. Twenty years in
the minor leagues. One catastrophic MLB appearance. One final season to prove he's still worth
something—or admit he never figured out what he was chasing in the first place.
Ces Vega is thirty-six, loud where Danny is quiet, certain where Danny is lost. Eighteen years
as a catcher. A decade of waiting for a call-up that never came. And a habit of noticing things
about his new pitcher that have nothing to do with baseball.
They become battery mates. They become roommates. They become the thing neither of them was
looking for—the reason to stop surviving and start living.
But when the Majors finally call, the dream they’ve chased for twenty years threatens to tear them apart. Choosing each other means walking away from the only life they’ve ever known.
Later-in-life awakening (37 & 36)
Teammates/battery mates to lovers
Authentic minor league baseball setting
Slow burn that earns every moment
Explicit heat
Guaranteed HEA
For readers who love slow-burn sports romance, men who discover themselves after 35, and love
stories that feel earned.
SECOND STRING is a standalone MM contemporary romance with explicit content.
414 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 22, 2026
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