Akron Public Library

"Micki Jordan, publicist to the brightest stars in the sports world, has decided to end her tomboy ways--effective immediately. While she will still be able to discuss the finer points of the two-man defense, she's transforming herself into one hot number. With any luck, she will no longer be known as 'just one of the guys'. Now, Micki wants to find a new man to fit her new life. Current leading contender Damian Fuller is a professional ballplayer...

When Beau Wade left his small hometown of Whitecap, Oregon, he swore to himself he'd never go back. But when his NFL career goes up in smoke, that's exactly what he finds himself doing. Not much has changed in the ten years he's been gone. Gossip still spreads through town like wildfire, Dropped Anchor is still the local's favorite bar, and the woman he's been secretly in love with most of his life still hates his guts. Presley Fields is even more...

Holiday games: For the high-achieving Elizabeth and her husband, baseball player Gavin Riley, failure is not an option. So when it comes to making a baby, theyŕe not about to let any holiday distractions get in the way of their necessary pleasures...Holiday on ice: Itś the season for giving and superstar hockey player Patrick T́rick ́Niemeyer is ready to give dancer Stella Slovinski his heart wrapped up in bow. But heĺl have to melt the ice surrounding...

"Netherland: the odyssey of two brothers crossing the world in search of an African soccer prodigy who might change their fortunes. Mark, a millennial technical writer who lives in Pittsburgh with his wife, Sushila, and their toddler daughter, grew up a world apart from his much younger half-brother Geoff. Raised in the UK by the mother who deserted Mark when she divorced his dad and married a richer man, Geoff is now a fast-talking soccer agent,...

Marcus, a young baseball pitcher, learns that perfect games only come with a lot of practice--and some strikeouts.