Making the Call

By Pat Hines

Wesley Garvin has finally realized her dream--becoming a baseball umpire in the major leagues. As the first woman to enter this male-dominated field, she is determined not to let the prejudices of baseball players, other crewmembers, or even the fans deter her from her chosen career. She will be the best umpire she can be. However, Wesley is not prepared for Andy Butler, the all-star first baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates. The moment they meet, he throws a curve into her well-planned life. When they start dating, she finds herself discovering feelings for the first time and cherishing the time they spend together off the field. As the season unfolds, Wesley struggles with her career choice versus her desire to have a relationship with Andy. Can she have both? Can she make the right call?

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803494920
• ISBN13: 9780803494923
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: Montlake Romance
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 1.0" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

Here is My Call

I very much enjoyed Pat's book because being from western PA I recognized many of the locations and towns she mentioned. It was fun to read a story with local "flavor" and to be able to say "Hey, I have been there!" I even recognized a local dining spot and remembered reading the framed newspaper account of the resident ghost that hangs on the wall--just as the heroine in the book reads it. She even mentions the community of Glenshaw, home of my college roommate. Ms. Hines has done her homework and this brings a sense of reality to a work of fiction. The story is light and fun with a touch of romance, but with none of the badlanguage and graphic sex that ruin many a romance novel. Add the fun of a baseball game and rooting for the Pirates at PNC Park and you have a "feel-good" story that you will want to read from cover to cover.

Making the Call

Here I am, a non-reader, however this title intrigued me and it was very difficult to lay the book down once I started reading. So neat, being about the Pgh. Pirates and their new baseball field, of which I'm 40 miles away. Just happen to know Pat Hines and knew that her true character would come through in her writing. Just a beautiful story.

Making the Call Succeeds

I just finished reading Pat Hines' first book and really enjoyed it. She has an easy reading style. I was pleasantly surprised by the ending because I thought I had it figured out nearly to the end. (I guessed that the heroine would just quit umpiring and marry the hero; the end.) What a nice turn and twist the author added, and still gave us romantics an agreeable solution! I even learned a bit about umpiring and baseball along the way. Will we see more books from this author soon? I certainly hope so!