First Love, Second Draft

By: Kinzer, Becca

Book Overview

She's a romance writer burned out on love. He's her famous baseball star ex-husband. The last man she wants to be forced to work with is the one who broke her heart.

Rom-com writer Gracie Parker hasn't written a bestseller since she and her husband, a major league baseball star, divorced five years ago. On thin ice with her publisher--and with a looming deadline--Gracie couldn't have picked a worse time for a painful injury that has her flat on her back. At this point, she'd accept help from anybody . . . except her first love and ex-husband, Noah Parker.

The baseball season has just ended in massive disappointment for Noah. He's facing the stark reality that he gave up everything for a career that's let him down and that it might be too late to get back the one person he should've held on to. So when Gracie's nephew calls, saying Gracie's looking for a tenant for her next-door rental, it feels like it's meant to be.

All Gracie cares about is turning in her manuscript on time, which is directly at odds with Noah's attempts to win her back, even if she is slightly charmed by his kindness. But can people ever really change? Then Noah throws a curveball that could give Gracie the extension she needs, but it will mean working directly with Noah, something she's not sure she can face. With no other choice, and everything on the line, Gracie must decide if it is too late for a second draft of their own love story.

Sweet second chance romantic comedyClean, stand-alone sports romance novelThemes of redemptionBookish heroineBaseball star heroIncludes discussion questions for book clubs

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1496489020
• ISBN13: 9781496489029
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Tyndale Fiction
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

second chance romance

This second chance romance between a floundering rom-com writer and a benched major league pitcher felt more like a women's fiction with romance than a rom-com. Gracie and Noah had a lot of baggage to slug through. I understood Gracie's anger, hurt, and instinct for self-preservation. Noah was a bit more difficult to know. His steady devotion was charming and as the story progressed we saw his heart, his hurts, and his determination that welled from his childhood, which even Gracie did not know about. Gracie and Noah were both quite likable but their banter was too sharp and biting to actually be considered rom-com banter. Granted, given their past, the tone was completely understandable but it still didn't sit right with me, especially since Noah was trying to win Gracie back. I think Gracie's sister Mona was supposed to provide some comedic moments but she irritated me with her complete disregard for everyone else. I did absolutely enjoy Matt and Rachel's banter and friendship; they were super fun. The secondary characters in their small town also added good fun to the plot. I received a complimentary copy courtesy of Tyndale House Publishers via Interviews and Reviews and NetGalley and was under no obligation to post a positive comment. All opinions are my own.