Author Description

A sweet, hidden identity, found family, slow burn, sports (baseball) romance. A home run of a romcom about a secretly famous baseball player, a guarded book editor, and the unexpected love they find while sharing one very spoiled dog. Ryan Stallier is tired of women who only want him for his bank account or his batting average. Craving something real, he volunteers at a local animal shelter under an alias, hoping to do some good and fly under the radar. He doesn't expect to meet Emily: a fiercely independent editor with a soft spot for rescue animals, a sharp wit, and zero ideal who he really is. They spend one perfect morning together. Then he disappears. Sort of. When an emergency leaves Ryan scrambling for a dog sitter at the beginning of spring training, he remembers Emily, and the way she didn't treat him like a celebrity. She remembers Ryder, not Ryan, and she's completely blindsided to find herself house-sitting in a luxury loft filled with baseball memorabilia, a professional-grade espresso machine... and his true identity. Their connection picks up over late-night texts, video calls, and a growing stack of bookish inside jokes. Emily's determined to keep it professional. Ryan's trying not to fall harder than he already has. But his injury threatens his future on the field, and Emily starts to wonder if she's just visiting someone else's life, they'll both have to decide what home really means. And if they can build one together. This heartwarming romantic comedy is closed-door but has all the sizzle, swoon, and happily ever after you're guaranteed to love. It features the normal romcom humor and wit, while also tackling some deeper themes such as acceptance, adhd, foster care, redefining yourself, and discovering what is the true meaning of home.