Today, we are thrilled to celebrate the release of Sara Elizabeth Santana's Benched, the first book in the Benched trilogy! Take a look at what I thought about Sara's New Adult Contemporary Sport Romance! Be sure to check it out and grab your copy now!
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New Adult
Contemporary Romance
Sport Romance
Series:
Benched, #1
Publish Date:
September 22, 2020
Synopsis:
Baseball broke Evie Cordova's heart.
Living in Santa Isabella, home of the five-time College World Series champs, The Quakes, Evie has grown up loving baseball. Her dad has been the head coach for as long as she can remember and her happiest memories were on the baseball diamond. But baseball broke her heart, in more ways than one, and she'll do anything to avoid it.
Now Evie is in college and she can't avoid baseball anymore. Working for her dad brings her face-to-face with Austin Young, the new shortstop who has transferred in from Texas. Austin throws her off her game with his dedication to baseball and his irresistible Southern charm. The chemistry between them is undeniable and Evie finds herself falling for the baseball player
But Evie has her own secrets that are holding her back and they just might cause baseball to break her heart all over again.
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**About the Author**
Sara Elizabeth Santana is a young adult and new adult fiction writer. She has worked as smoothie artist, Disneyland cast member, restaurant supervisor, photographer, nanny, pizza delivery driver, and barista but writing is what she loves most. She has an obsession with reading, baseball, cupcakes, tattoos, running and peach green iced teas. She runs her own nerd girl/book review blog, What A Nerd Girl Says. She lives in Southern California with her boyfriend and her two cats, Kaz and Kai.
Her debut novel, The Awakened, was released in December of 2015, and was her first successful NaNoWriMo novel. The sequel, The Sanctuary, was published January 2017. Both books were relaunched in June 2020. Her debut new adult romance, Benched, will be released in September of 2020.
Sara is currently working on a young adult fantasy called Legacy and the untitled sequel to Benched.
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*My Thoughts*
Note: This review contains NO spoilers
Ummm... What can I say?!?! Benched.... Hmmm. 🤔 In two words, loved it! I enjoyed the setting and the characters. The story flowed smoothly, but, of course, these characters had their ups and downs... What do one expect from these college students in a college town with baseball as the "center of their universe." Haha! Anyways, I enjoyed how much of "family" was brought into the story. I can imagine various readers would be able to relate to any of these characters. That's what makes it so good! The realism that Sara brought on to these pages.
Moreover, I enjoyed the baseball aspect in the story as well. I am in no way a die-hard baseball fan, but Sara dives into the sport with a lot of love and appreciation for the sport. For those non-baseball people out there (I am one of them), Benched does give the reader(s) a glimpse of the sport and the people that love it. Believe me, baseball does not overshadow the story at all.
I am trying and thinking really hard to not say too much... that would lead to spoilers... Haha! And, I don't like ruining it for others. Anyways, if you are looking for a light-hearted and fun romance, then get Benched. Sara has written a well-balanced story of baseball, romance, family, and college life in her debut New Adult novel.
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