Book Review: First Base by Ally Wiegand

Chicago Heartbreakers Book 1

It was just a game... until the rules changed.

Baseball photographer Maggie Redford is happy to watch life from the stands. At twenty-five, she's already lost the love of her life and is content to focus on her job snapping shots of Chicago's MLB team instead of her lovelife. But Maggie's thrown a curveball when the team signs Tommy Mikals, a tattooed hotshot whose talent for making plays is matched by a playboy reputation.

Tommy knows he was traded because his last team grew tired of his tabloid escapades, but he's looking at this season as a chance at redemption. Vowing to give up his party-boy ways, he can't afford to be distracted by the gorgeous team photographer.

When a wild team outing leads to Maggie getting caught on the wrong side of the camera with Tommy, the photo goes viral—making Maggie look like just another of Tommy’s hook-ups. With his reputation and her job at risk, the PR team devises a plan: fake a romance to convince the world that the two are an established couple.

But as their pretend relationship plays out in the spotlight, real feelings come into play. Maggie's already loved and lost, Tommy's never learned to commit: Can they even make it past first base?

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My Review:

Oh my gosh! These two have so much emotional baggage. There really isn’t a lot of drama or angst, but it kind of feels like there is simply because of everything Maggie and Tommy have gone through. Now, I’m almost as big a sucker for a fake relationship as I am for a second chance, so I was heavily invested in seeing these two make it from the moment I cracked open this book. They have their ups and downs, but I loved seeing them support one another and push each other to be their best selves. There are lots of fantastic members of the supporting cast that jumped off the page, and I can’t wait to see some of them get to star in books of their own.

I received a complimentary advance copy of this book through NetGalley.