Pitcher Perfect () by Tessa Bailey (Big Shots #4)
by Tessa Bailey
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Synopsis:

Boston Bearcats rookie Robbie Corrigan is living the dream. He’s made it to the NHL, his best friend/teammate and fellow “orgasm donor” is his roomie—and the women of Boston love them both. Life is sweet. That is, until he meets Skylar Paige, division 1 softball pitcher, girl least likely to take anyone’s bull…and the one member of the opposite sex immune to his charms. Robbie might be dazzled by the badass pitcher, but Skylar pegs him as a filthy player and wants nothing to do with him.

When he discovers she’s carrying a serious torch for her brother’s best friend, Robbie knows he should just go back to clubbing and whipped cream bikini parties, but he can’t seem to leave Skylar to flounder on her romantic quest to land another man. Nor can he miss out on the opportunity to spend time with her and hopefully redeem himself. Before Robbie knows it, he’s agreed to be Skylar’s fake boyfriend/love coach at an upcoming family wilderness competition where her crush will be in attendance. What could go wrong?

Through a series of contests that require them to trust each other, Robbie and Skylar grow closer and closer until their fake relationship starts to feel like the realest thing they’ve ever known and the sizzling lessons in sensuality burn out of control.

But it’s all just pretend…right?

Review:

Pitcher Perfect was a fake dating, sports romance that easily became an instant favorite!  With a story that you’ll quickly get lost in, characters that leapt from the pages, and an ending that will leave you beyond happy, it was effortless to love this story!  If you’re a fan of forced proximity, only one bed, fake dating or sports romance, this is your book!

Fuck you, she mouthed at him.
A smile spread across his bearded face.
Oh. She couldn’t wait to strike this guy out.
This one’s for the girls.

Robbie Corrigan was someone I never took seriously.  In the previous books, I only saw him as a player.  Even though he was dedicated to hockey.  Yet when Skylar walked into his life, everything changed.  This story started in a scene you’ll remember vividly from Dream Girl Drama.  The baseball game of hockey players against baseball players.  And the pitcher going against Robbie and his team was Skylar Paige, D1 softball pitcher.  She was also Elton’s sister.  Right from the start, the banter and barbs from Robbi and Skylar were EVERYTHING!  But Skylar had been in love with her brother’s best friend since she was 15.  Robbie didn’t stand a chance.  Or did he?

A Division 1 all-American pitcher who made fun of his shoes and implied she’d like to stab him with a hockey skate?
Hot. That was fucking hot.

Now while you don’t have to read the previous books in this series, I can’t recommend them enough.  Watching the growth Robbie goes through was phenomenal!  This book made me fall head over heels in love with him.  His thoughts had me swooning and obsessed, his humor was so ridiculous, and he was such a caring guy.  When he agreed to be Skylar’s date to make her brother’s best friend jealous, I was all in!  Robbie plays to win, and I just knew he would win Skylar over!

Robbie leaning down and hovering his mouth a hair away from Skylar’s. Close enough to taste orange juice on her breath. “You’re fucking beautiful all the time, but especially when you laugh.”

Skylar was so easy to connect to.  I loved that she helped bring out Robbie’s softer side and we got to see how caring and thoughtful he could be for her.  So when she busted out her itinerary, I was screaming!  Fake dating and lessons?!  What unfolded was smile worthy and will have you falling in love with the both of them!  Plus the jealousy was so fabulously done muahahahah!  Skylar started out strongly disliking Robbie, he was just a means to an end.  She wanted her brother’s best friend to notice and want her.  But along the way, Robbie kept showing her again and again who he truly was.  And that he had her back.  So while there was so much fun in the pages, there were also emotional moments too.  I couldn’t help but cry all the tears.

“I didn’t think anyone would see me,” she whispered, breath hitching.
“Really, Rocket?” Robbie labored through a few inhales, exhales. A few violent clenches of his heart. “Don’t you know I never stop looking at you?”

Pitcher Perfect was a story that will capture your heart!  It was so easy to devour and I loved the dangerous game Skylar and Robbie played!  Plus their nicknames were everything!  Their love story officially became my favorite in this series!  So if you’re looking for a beach read, curl up next to a fire read, or just a book that will make you happy, I can’t recommend this one enough!  It was all the stars!

 *I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book, provided by the author. All thoughts and opinions are my own.*

 Other Favorite Quotes:

Robbie was a side character who’d walked into a love story already in progress.

 

She leaned forward, then way back in her chair. As if she comprehended where he was going with this line of questioning but wasn’t sure if Robbie was quite that crazy. Spoiler alert: he was.

Skylar took a very heavy gulp. Braced. “If you open my glove compartment, there’s a white leather planner. There’s a slip of paper folded in the middle. It’s an . . . itinerary. Of potential lessons, so to speak.”
He almost broke the glove compartment getting it open.

 

Robbie was already falling for Skylar. The only thing keeping him realistic and grounded about his chances was the fact that she loved someone else. But if he had attraction on his side? Hope opened doors. Hope made him feel like he had a shot.

 

“Skylar . . .” I overestimated my ability to hand you over to someone else. Someone better. With that truth ringing in his head, he turned to leave.

 

“At least come in for a beer.”
“Oh my God. No. I don’t want to see any girls in whipped cream bikinis. I only want to see Skylar in sweatpants.”
“You’ve been brainwashed,” Mailer whispered.

 

Halfway out into the hallway, he stopped.
Strode back to the bed and leaned down, drugging her with a kiss. A long, soul-searing kiss that closed her eyes involuntarily and squeezed the region south of her throat.
Oh dear.
“Consider me, Skylar.”

He’d set out to teach her how to attract and keep a man, but she’d ended up teaching him about himself, instead. What he valued most. Who he wanted to be.
Where he wanted to be and with whom.

 

Who could have guessed the girl whose first words to him were fuck you would end up becoming his everything?