But Brady Donovan’s annoyingly perfect smile and protective nature are making that nearly impossible.

My dad’s the coach, and his number-one rule is never to play favorites…which probably includes getting too friendly with the team captain. It keeps me close to the action on the field, even if that means hauling equipment, picking up sweaty jockstraps, and putting up with the players’ antics. I’m working toward my statistics degree, so landing the bat-boy position with the Easton U Pirates is right up my alley. Too bad he’s the coach’s son and officially off-limits. Bells and whistles go off in my body, and just like that, I’m totally crushing on a guy for the first time in my life. Until Kellan Crawford walks onto the field as the team’s newest bat boy. Except, things have never come together for me in the romance department. So much for not playing favorites.With a baseball scholarship to Easton University and awesome family and friends, my life is pretty golden. Disappointing my dad might kill me, but so would losing the guy who makes my heart pound harder than a home run in the bottom of the ninth. If Coach ever catches wind of this, he’ll bench us both. He’s sweet and hot and somehow charms the baseball pants right off me. Donovan’s never been with a guy before, and I certainly don’t want to be his test case. When something shifts between us at an away game, everything is thrown off-kilter.

With a baseball scholarship to Easton University and awesome family and friends, my life is pretty golden.

Bat Boy by Christina Lee