First Base by Ally Wiegand

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Chicago Heartbreakers #1

My Rating: 5/5 Stars

Primary Genre: Sports Romance

Blurb: It was just a game... until the rules changed. Photographer Maggie Redford is happy to watch life from the stands. She's already met and lost the love of her life and would rather spend her time snapping shots of Chicago's MLB team. But Maggie's thrown a curveball when the team signs Tommy Mikals, a tattooed hotshot whose talent for making plays is matched by a playboy reputation. Tommy knows he's on the brink of losing his baseball career for good and that the Cougars are his last shot at redemption. Vowing to give up his party-boy ways, he can't afford any distractions - including one gorgeous team photographer. When a wild team outing leads to a compromising photo between Maggie and Tommy going viral, suddenly they've become the hottest new celebrity couple. With his reputation and her job on the line, they have no choice but to go along with PR's plan of faking a romance to the world. But as their pretend relationship plays out in the spotlight, real feelings come into play. Maggie's already loved and lost; Tommy's never learned to can they even make it past first base?

My Thoughts:

Maggie is a photographer for the Chicago Cougars MLB team who just acquired a new bad boy player named Tommy from San Diego. When the paparazzi snap a photo of Maggie and Tommy outside of a night club the MLB team decides that they need to pretend to date for Tommy to keep his baseball career and if Maggie agrees she'll get a much needed paycheck.

I am so freaking excited about this book because I love Chicago baseball. I grew up a Chicago Cubs fan (Go Cubs Go) and I've been to many games at Wrigley. Not only that but Spring Training games are happening as I'm typing this out. 

I absolutely loved this book. Maggie's character is so relatable to me because I'm also an introvert. Tommy's character is entirely endearing. Even the supporting characters are very well written. The only constructive criticism that I really have is that I would have liked some more Chicago ambiance. Maybe some Italian Beef references instead of the pizza :) I can't wait for the next book

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