#1 New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey is back with an all-new enemies-to-lovers, fake-dating sports romance about a playboy hockey rookie and the disciplined softball pitcher completely immune to his charms.
Boston Bearcats rookie Robbie Corrigan is living the dream. He’s made it to the NHL, his best friend/teammate and fellow “orgasm donor” is his roomie—and the women of Boston love them both. Life is sweet. That is, until he meets Skylar Paige, division 1 softball pitcher, girl least likely to take anyone’s bull…and the one member of the opposite sex immune to his charms. Robbie might be dazzled by the badass pitcher, but Skylar pegs him as a filthy player and wants nothing to do with him.
When he discovers she’s carrying a serious torch for her brother’s best friend, Robbie knows he should just go back to clubbing and whipped cream bikini parties, but he can’t seem to leave Skylar to flounder on her romantic quest to land another man. Nor can he miss out on the opportunity to spend time with her and hopefully redeem himself. Before Robbie knows it, he’s agreed to be Skylar’s fake boyfriend/love coach at an upcoming family wilderness competition where her crush will be in attendance. What could go wrong?
Through a series of contests that require them to trust each other, Robbie and Skylar grow closer and closer until their fake relationship starts to feel like the realest thing they’ve ever known and the sizzling lessons in sensuality burn out of control.
But it’s all just pretend…right?
Title: Pitcher Perfect (Big Shots #4)
Author: Tessa Bailey
Publisher: Avon Harper Voyager
Expected Publication Date: September 9, 2025
REVIEW:
Thank you to Avon Harper Voyager and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this title to read and give my honest review. The opinions expressed here are my own.
This series has been so much fun to read. I love all the different sports and all the connections Bailey is making with the characters. I was truly excited to read Robbie and Skylar's story. And Bailey did not disappoint with their plot and love story!
Robbie Corrigan is such a great character. I wasn't sure how I would feel about him given his status in the other books where he's the "orgasm donor" and all. While he's pegged as a player, you can see deep down it's not truly who he is. He's actually quite the golden retriever in this story. I just want to squish him now that I know him so much better. He's definitely one of those characters whose depth is misunderstood from the quick meetings we've had with him in the past. He's a big teddy bear and just wants to love and be loved but has been so focused on hockey he hasn't given himself the chance to become who he truly is. Skylar rips him right open and reveals his good boy nature. And his nickname for her, ROCKET, I totally love it.
Skylar Paige is one tough cookie. She's focused and knows what she wants. And she wants her brother's best friend, Madden. But in order to make him see her as more than the little sister, she needs someone to show him who she is. And that someone comes in the form of Robbie Corrigan. Her organize everything brain comes up with a plan for lessons on how to win the guy she wants over. So she makes a list of spice lessons and employees Robbie to help her achieve her goals. She hasn't seen Robbie as anything but a player since she met him, but the more time she spends with him, the more she sees the real him and the real him is very tempting. I love how she slowly warms to him and peels back not only his layers, but her own as well.
The fake dating trope is always fun for me. This one came with a bit of the enemies to lovers trope, as well. Bailey infuses a great build of chemistry between Skylar and Robbie. Their relationship is very believable as are the feelings they begin to show for each other. I will say the lead up is very short. So while I do believe in them, I'm not sure their short time together would really build to them being the loves of each other's lives. But that didn't detract from me loving their connection. And the banter! Bailey has a lock on making me laugh, usually out loud.
The plot is typical of a rom-com, nothing new, but still satisfying to read because the journey to get to the HEA was fun. And the pacing is on point. I was definitely invested on seeing where the story went and tore through this in a short time.
Overall I really liked this story. It's not my favorite from this series, that remains Fangirl Down because *SWOON*, but I still was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked Robbie and Skyler together. And Bailey definitely alluded to another story with Madden. I need to see him have his HEA!
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