""Hooked" is an absolute treasure that leaves readers eagerly awaiting the next Brides book," said "Rendezvous" of Stef Ann Holm's second entry in this irresistible series. Now the bases are loaded with sweet desire and roguish fun as the Brides for All Seasons hit another grand slam.... Camille Kennison is the most beautiful woman in Harmony, Montana, but she seems destined to end up a spinster. Although she's received marriage proposals, no man has stirred her heart or her passion. She thinks she's struck out forever. Until Alex Cordova arrives in town. A darkly handsome former baseball star, Alex swore he'd never play ball again, but circumstances have arisen and he needs money. So when Camille offers him a contract with her father's team, he has little choice but to wear a uniform again. Soon Camille is managing the bungling team, and Alex would rather make a play for the pretty honey than pitch baseballs. He hopes to win her over, but a secret tragedy in his past could throw them both a curveball...unless they learn that truth paves the path to their field of dreams.
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A honey of a romance
26 Jan 2000
By Harriet Klausner
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In 1898, Baltimore Orioles star, Alex "Grizz" Cordova has a running dispute with New York Giants catcher Joe McGill. However, their rivalry turns ugly when Joe crowds Grizz as he swings the bat. Soon afterward, Grizz quits baseball.
Three years later, the new American League has formed to include a franchise, the Harmony Keystones, in Montana. The team owned by acerbic James Kennison loses its first thirteen games. Desperate for a win, James vows that anyone who can get Alex Cordova, a woodworker living in Harmony, to join the team will manage the Keystones. James's daughter Camille pulls off the coup. Alex signs a contract because he needs money to take his friend, Captain, to Buffalo for special treatment of a brain injury that appears to be worsening. She takes over as the manager, but her new star fails to produce because he seems reluctant to really throw the ball. As Camille tries to understand why, she begins to fall in love with Alex, who reciprocates her feelings. Will that be enough to overcome the tragedy that keeps him from making any commitment beyond the Captain?
HONEY is a fabulous historical romance that centers on a 1901 professional baseball team. The story is filled with authentic references to players like Cy Young, whose personalities seem as real today as those of Sammy, Mark, and Junior. Alex is a great character who takes full responsibilities for his actions. Until love for the team and Alex hits her, Camille wants to gain the respect of her father who sees her solely as a dumb beauty. The third novel in Stef Ann Holm's "Brides for All Seasons" series will gain the author an MVW (Most Valuable writer) award.
Harriet Klausner
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Americana At Its Best
21 Mar 2001
By carol irvin
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This is the 3rd book in a 4 book series and all 4 books are worth buying. I've read all 4 and my two favorites are this one and the first, "Harmony." However, "Hooked" and "Hearts", #s 2 and 4, are hot on their heels. An enormously satsifying aspect to "Honey" is that it recounts in detail the early history of baseball and puts us right into the heart of an early team that tours the USA around the turn of the century. I have very fond memories of baseball because my grandfather took me to the Cleveland games when I was a child. This book tapped into the love of the game and in its early days you also see the sport in its purer form before millions of dollars were attached to its every move. This is not boring history though because the author has put us among some very lovable characters who play on and own the team. The hero is a former big city player who plays for this Montana team in order to raise money to help his friend Cap who needs extensive medical work for a head injury. Unlike their big city counterparts, most of these ballplayers are drawn from the community and work other jobs but are making time for baseball to make a professional team a reality for their town. The heroine is the daughter of the team's owner. He is forced to let his daughter run the team when his owner-partner is the man he most despises in town. That new partner insists that anyone but he manage the team. This is a wonderful, touching love story between these two protagonists and also a powerful tale of the ups and downs of a life in baseball during the turn of century in America. I highly recommend it.
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21 Mar 2000
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This is my first SAH book. I do not particularly enjoy baseball, but I was swept up in the race to win the pennant. What can you say about Cordova? Wow! What a hunk. I felt myself saying, as we do often in the South, "Bless his heart". I really enjoyed the book and am looking forward to reading the rest of the Brides series.
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