A foul ball was never supposed to change their lives — but the moment Cody Hayes hit Allie Russo, everything shifted. Cody, one of the league’s top third basemen battling a brutal slump, never expected the quiet woman in the stands to become the one person he can’t walk away from.

Allie has been hiding at a lakeside cottage, trying to outrun a past she refuses to name. It’s not peace she’s found — just a place to disappear. But when her old life resurfaces, threatening the fragile safety she’s built, Allie must choose: trust Cody with the truth… or run again before it’s too late.

Some pasts don’t stay buried. Some loves don’t let you go.