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Third Base Paperback – April 4, 2017

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From the New York Times bestselling author of Forever My Girl
EVERY GAME HAS RULES. HE'S ABOUT TO BREAK THEM... Since becoming a major league baseball player, I've learned a few hard lessons. Like never give out your home address on social media (sorry, Mom). Never shoot your mouth off without thinking . . . and never, ever let your personal life interfere with your game. But then I saw her - sitting alone behind the enemy dugout, watching me - and I just had to meet this girl.

Now I know that Daisy Robinson has her secrets, but there's something about her that drives me crazy. Maybe it's her innocence, her absolutely amazing knowledge of baseball, or just the fact that she is so unbelievably beautiful. I have to take it slow. Prove to her that the rumors about me are just that - rumors.

Daisy might be my ultimate lifetime win. . . if I don't get hit by the curveball that's coming my way.
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"4 Stars! The vibrancy of youth shines in this novel about baseball that non-sports enthusiasts will enjoy for the sweet love story and the relationship Daisy and her grandfather share. Tissues may be necessary."―RT Book Reviews

"Heidi McLaughlin has done it again! Sexy, sweet and full of heart, Third Base is a winner!"―Melissa Brown, author of Wife Number Seven

"If you're looking for a book with a baseball playing bad boy with a reputation for living outside the box, and a love story to melt even the coldest of hearts, Third Base is going to be your ticket."―Ashley Suzanne, author of the Destined Series

"Third Base hits the reading sweet spot. A must read for any baseball and romance fans."―Carey Heywood, author of Him

"Third Base is sexy, witty and pulls you in from the first page. You'll get lost in Ethan and Daisy, and never want their story to end."―S. Moose, author of Offbeat

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Heidi McLaughlin is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. Originally from the Pacific Northwest, she now lives in picturesque Vermont with her husband and two daughters. Also renting space in their home is an over-hyper beagle/Jack Russell, Buttercup, a Highland West/mini schnauzer, Jill, and her brother, Racicot. When she's isn't writing stories, you'll find her sitting court-side at her daughters' basketball games.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Forever (April 4, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1455598232
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1455598236
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8 x 0.75 x 5.25 inches
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Heidi McLaughlin is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author of The Beaumont Series, The Boys of Summer, and The Archers.

In 2012, Heidi turned her passion for reading into a full-fledged literary career, writing over twenty novels, including the acclaimed Forever My Girl.

Heidi’s first novel, Forever My Girl, has been adapted into a motion picture with LD Entertainment and Roadside Attractions, starring Alex Roe and Jessica Rothe, and opened in theaters on January 19, 2018, and is now available on DVD & Digital.

To stay connected with Heidi visit www.facebook.com/authorheidimclaughlin or heidimclaughlin.com

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Kayla
5.0 out of 5 stars This author does some of the best sports romance!
Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2017
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I already really enjoy sports romance, but man...Heidi McLaughlin just kills it. I will attribute this to the fact that she does follow baseball so her stories feel really authentic to me (also a diehard baseball fan).

Ethan Davenport is probably one of the most adorable characters. One of my favorite scenes with him is in the beginning, when he first is meeting Daisy. This part is one of my favorites because you'd think Ethan would have this ego and be really confident. He is confident, but he also nervous. So he makes some silly blunders with his words and as I read, I swore I could feel his embarrassment. That might sound like a minor thing, but those aspects of a story really bring everything to life.

This story was interesting because Ethan and Daisy both do some things that make me dislike them. Not hate them, but I definitely gave both characters the side eye a few times. I always want to love characters but I actually valued these two making some blunders. In reality, Ethan is 22 and Daisy is 20. That's quite young, especially when you read on and see everything that these two are experiencing.

One character that I had a lot of respect for was Sarah, Ethan's ex-girlfriend from back home in Seattle. When I first read her character, I thought there would be drama immediately with her. But, and this is one the reasons that I enjoy reading books by Heidi McLaughlin, she took this concept of the ex and twisted it around. As a reader, it really makes me see things so differently and I appreciate that.

If you enjoy sports romance, then you definitely would want to check out the Boys of Summer series. There is love, sex, tension, redemption, and of course, baseball!
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chrissycf
4.0 out of 5 stars I loved Ethan and Daisy!
Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2015
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This was the first book of Heidi McLaughlin's that I've read and I am definitely going to be reading more. Third Base is the first book in a new series of stand alones, where we get to meet and fall in love with the bad boy third basemen of the Boston Renegades, Ethan. He's young and has made some pretty dumb moves in his career, but is striving to do better, and this story really captures how much Ethan has changed from the beginning to the end.

Daisy is a season ticket holder who captures Ethan's eyes during the games. For a while now he's been wanting to make a move, but is intimidated by her, but when he finally gets the courage to talk to her, things don't go as planned. Things between Daisy and Ethan are awkward at first, but you can see he really does care about her, so he tries to make things right and not to get "friend zoned". At times it felt as if Ethan was perusing Daisy and she didn't want him, but as the book progressed you could see the feelings were mutual between the two of them.

Seeing Ethan go from the reckless boy who tweets out his home address, to a man who's focused on his career and the woman he loves was an awesome experience. At times in the beginning of this book I wanted to slap him for the bone-headed things he would think or do, but to see him become more mature and actually let himself fall for someone was beautiful. He did let his feelings blind him a bit, as he didn't see the thing that could ruin him and Daisy, while as a reader I was able to pick up on it pretty quickly. They both handled the situation horribly, but I don't think without that happening they would be where they ended up in this book.

This is a beautiful love story, but one character that truly rose above all other's was Daisy's grandfather. I loved him in the small parts we got to see him, and he truly was a beautiful character in this amazing book. I am also looking forward to reading more books based off the players on the Boston Renegades. I hope we get Kidd's story next, as I have a feeling his book will definitely be a wild ride!

Third Base is told solely in Ethan's point of view, so it's a bit different than other books out there, but I loved getting to see this story play out through his eyes only. I laughed, I cried, and wanted to scream while reading this book. This is a fast paced story, that had me falling in love with the characters and the story. I just wish we would have gotten to see the epilogue in the characters point of view instead of the blog..
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3.0 out of 5 stars Iam being very generous with the 3 star review, sorry to say
Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2015
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I'm giving this book 3 stars but I am being very generous today with the stars, seriously its more like a 2 and 1/2 star read. I'm not sure what happened to Heidi McLaughlin reads for me but lately they have all been such disappointing reads . I keep trying and hoping it was just a one or two time thing for me with her reads but it has happened so much now I realize I need to give up the hope of loving her books anymore. I really enjoyed her Beaumont Series but the last 4 books of hers have been a total miss for me, not the worst thing I have ever read, just certainly nothing to brag to my friends to read about either. This story was only interesting because it had some baseball information in the read, the rest of the story was just so predictable , dull as dishwater and just unlikeable characters, I seriously didn't like Daisy, for obvious reasons . I know she had a hard life with losing her parents in a ice house accident and all ! ( seriously a ice house accident Heidi, really that was quite a way to kill off Daisy's parents) . I just thought this story didn't have a solid foundation to start with, then the characters were just " Meh" the big mystery was really no mystery at all, so obvious and well the story just had no charm, no laughs, no emotional "wow" moments just a lot of filler with no writing spark and no character sparks .Again just another not so great read by this author that now joins for me personally "The Reeducation of Savannah " that I couldn't even finish because it was so juvenile for my taste, then it was " Choose Me and Hear With Me " just so far fetched and annoying and then" My Kind of Forever " ,the final follow up story to the Beaumont Series which was so ridiculous to me personally, way to ruin a good series with that end book ,Yikes. I tried Ms .McLaughlin ,I really tried to stay a fan but your writing is slipping. This story was just ok for me,it should and could have been so much better of a read ,it's in the telling,and your telling is off, hopefully you can work out your kinks because like I said I really enjoyed your Beaumont Series up until the last Novella but the latest reads , sorry to say, not so much. :(
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5.0 out of 5 stars .
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Nice story. I really liked it. Light reading, not drama. I think it was a little bit predictable, but it's a good story anyway. I want to read the next book.
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Vicki C
5.0 out of 5 stars wow book 1 was stellar i can't wait to read more.
Reviewed in Australia on June 4, 2017
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wow what a storyline. Ethan and Daisy. i am lost for words. amazing.
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SS
3.0 out of 5 stars Just ok
Reviewed in Canada on November 12, 2015
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This book was ok. I really liked him but had a really hard time to connect with the heroine and to understand what she was thinking.
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4.0 out of 5 stars enjoyable read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 15, 2016
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adored this book because it is told completely from the male hero Ethan Davenport's perspective and in my opinion there is nothing better than getting inside the hero's mind.
I loved the fact that Ethan watched Daisy over a prolonged time at all the home games he played. He didnt go all big hero sports star and jump in and expect her to fall at his feet.
Daisy is a true sports fan not just some baseball bunny out to bed a sports star. Both these facts really endeared me to the main characters, it was such a refreshing change to follow them as there story unfolds.
I love the slow progression of this relationship and the wonderful things Ethan does for Daisy and her grandfather.
We dont have much baseball in the UK so all the game jargon went over my head a little but by no means did it lesson my enjoyment of this book.
I think this is going to be a great series and look forward to reading more.
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Naomi Pilcher
4.0 out of 5 stars I really enjoyed this book
Reviewed in Australia on November 16, 2015
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I really enjoyed this book. Very different from her others but I think that's what made it so appealing. The whole book is from Ethan's pov which I loved, it was predictable in some areas but it was worth reading. Ethan was actually a very loveable character and I loved the fact he wasn't a man white and was epically sweet with what he did for daisy and her grandpa.
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