Sofia Loves Books: Review: Covering All the Bases (For the Love of the Game #1) by Jody Holford

Covering All the Bases

A For the Love of the Game Romance by Jody Holford

Publication Date: June 10, 2019

Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Sports, Romance

Talk about a wild day… As if being summoned to the deathbed of a grandfather she didn’t know existed wasn’t enough––Isla Bennett meets the man of her dreams. Spends an amazing day playing tourist around Nashville with him. And then finds out she’s inherited the Nashville Slammers major league baseball team. Oh, and her new dream man? He’s the Slammers’ star power hitter. Isla just went from amazing first date to holy heck I’m your boss in the span of a day. Liam Cruz can’t believe how refreshing it was to spend a day with someone who didn’t know his batting average, the size of his last contract, or heck, even that he’s a baseball player. Now Isla’s thrust into the spotlight, and though she’s more than capable of handling herself professionally, he takes it upon himself to teach her everything he can about the game that is his whole life. But they’ll have to keep it on the DL. Because doing what’s best for the team means they can never be together––and that might be the toughest play of all.

Review:

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Covering All the Bases is the first book in the For the Love of the Game series by Jody Holford. The main characters are Liam the power hitter for Nashville Slammers and owner of the bar Isla goes to when she first arrives in the city. Isla has just lost the grandfather she didn't know she had because he and her father had a feud. When they first met they weren't aware of the connection, so they are just Isla and Liam. The chemistry was there from the very first moment and I just wanted them to be together forever. From the very first few pages, I could feel their connection and that they were meant to be. When they found that Isla inherited the team he was a player in they tried to be apart and act professionally, but Liam was the perfect support for Isla (and her friend of course). She needed a shoulder to lean on and someone to be on her team and he was that for her.

And that's what I loved the most. Liam and Isla's relationship from the moment they met 'till they got their happy ending. The only thing that I wasn't a big fan of was how little we saw Isla working on her new role as an owner. She had press conferences, but that was the extent of it. The rest happened off stage. I hope we will see her having a more active role in the second book which will be about another couple. Liam and Isla got their happy ending in this one and it can be read as stand-alone. It's a very solid start for the series and I look forward to the upcoming books.

About Jody Holford

I’m a mom and wife first and many things after. I’m a best friend and a regular friend. A daughter, sister, auntie, and teacher. I am a book lover, a shopper, a pajama-wearer, movie-watcher, worrier, over-thinker, and a wanna-be-good-Samaritan. I’m a Gemini, a nervous talker, and an emotional writer. I am represented by Frances Black of Literary Counsel.