Pamela Aares

A stormy night changes their lives forever... In LOVE BATS LAST, (Tavonesi Series, #1), the baseball diamond isn't the only field for all-star player Alex Tavonesi; he also runs his family's prestigious vineyard. What he can't seem to run is his love life. He's closing in on the perfect vintage and the perfect game, but so far the perfect woman has eluded him. Veterinarian Jackie Brandon is eluding her aristocratic past and memories of a soccer star who jilted her just before their wedding. She devotes herself to a marine mammal rescue center on the northern California coast, where hundreds of seals and sea lions are washing up dead. A chance meeting in a midnight storm brings Alex and Jackie together to rescue a stranded whale. Watching her work, he realizes she's the passionate, courageous woman he thought he'd never find-he just has to overcome her deep distrust of jocks. Jackie's passion and courage lead her to discover what's killing the sea mammals. The culprits want to silence her, and Alex is the only one standing in their way. "What will he sacrifice to save the woman he loves?" Get ready for the entire Tavonesi series: author Pamela Aares. Love Bats Last (Book 1) Thrown By Love (Book 2) Fielder's Choice (Book 3) Love On The Line (Book 4) PRAISE for LOVE BATS LAST "Sure to thrill fans of modern romantic fiction. If you love Bella Andre and Susan Elizabeth Phillips, you'll love the series Heart of the Game!" -EarthLoving Lens "A new star in the romance world!" -New York Times bestselling author E. Alexander "My favorite reads are spin-off series by authors like Nora Roberts and I'm happy to find another author I love reading as much." -Julie Martin Wallace "I didn't want to put this book down, but did when reality interrupted. The sizzle between Jackie and Alex and the suspense kept me wanting more." -Julie, GoodReads.com reader "Triple Crown, Ms. Aares! This story has so many levels that all weave together beautifully. From the moment readers start tuning the pages, there will be no putting this story down until love bats last! -Julie Caicco, InD'tale Magazine AUTHOR Pamela Aares is a USA Today Bestselling, award-winning author of contemporary and historical romance novels. Her contemporary series, The Tavonesi Series, explores the lives, loves, friendships and sizzling romances of the Tavonesi family. Her popularity as a romance writer continues to grow with each new book release, so much so, that the Bay area author has drawn comparisons by reviewers to Nora Roberts. Pamela Aares writes romance books that she loves reading, particularly those that entertain, transport and inspire dreams while captivating and tugging at the heart. She takes her readers on a journey with complex characters in both contemporary and historical settings who are thrown in situations that tempt love, adventure and self-discovery. Before becoming a romance author, Aares wrote and produced award-winning films including Your Water, Your Life, featuring actress Susan Sarandon and NPR series New Voices, The Powers of the Universe and The Earth's Imagination. Pamela loves to hear from readers! You can contact her via her website www.PamelaAaares.com.

Love Bats Last

In A Very Daring Christmas, USA Today Bestselling author Pamela Aares' newest book in the Tavonesi Series, an invitation to join his teammate for Christmas throws sports phenom Jake Ryder straight into the path of Hollywood sensation Cameron Kelley, the one woman he's fighting to forget. Sensual, intoxicating characters that will steal your heart! (Rachael Herron). When Cameron Kelly agreed to leverage her status as a Hollywood A-list movie star to help children in Dominia, nothing prepared her for the unthinkable poverty in the remote villages. Nor did she expect to run into a major league baseball star who shocks loose her pent-up desires. The next man she lets anywhere close to her heart will be a normal guy, not a celebrity, and certainly not a cocky All-Star. Yet when she sees the sexy athlete coaching the local kids in a makeshift sandlot, her heart and her body stop listening to her head. Flying high after winning the World Series, Jake Ryder is in the Caribbean to rehab his season-sore body and coach village children who are crazy about baseball. Running into Cameron, though, may send him packing. The heat sparking between the two of them has him rethinking his Three-Date Rule, something he swore he'd never do. And when she tries to manipulate him into a publicity stunt to fund her UNICAN project, he decides it's game over. He's been used too many times and won't be used again. A surprise invitation to Trovare Castle throws them together once more. A mysterious prince and a fatherless boy complicate their already tense reunion, but they soon discover that the greatest dare is the one that leads to true love. Discover what readers are so excited about! While every book in The Tavonesi Series can be read as a standalone, you may enjoy reading all the books in the series: Love Bats Last (Book #1, Alex and Jackie) Thrown By Love (Book #2, Chloe and Scotty) Fielder's Choice (Book #3, Alana and Matt) Love on the Line (Book #4, Cara and Ryan) Aim For Love (Book #5, Sabrina and Kaz) The Heart of the Game (Book #6, Cody and Zoe) Love in the Vineyard (Book #7, Natasha and Adrian) Praise for The Tavonesi Series: "I highly recommend this series to any readers who love Nora Roberts or Bella Andre." Book Lover Reviews "More than just a romance, these stories show us that sometimes the best dreams are the ones we don't even know we are searching for." InD'tale Magazine "Aares' captivating stories and sizzling chemistry will make you cry, laugh and be on the edge of your seat rooting for love to prevail!" SMA Reviews "Pamela Aares takes you on a wonderful roller coaster ride that you will want to keep repeating!" Read Your Writes Book Reviews

The Tavonesi Series Book 8

A Very Daring Christmas

Fielder's Choice is the third book in Pamela Aares acclaimed Heart of the Game series. “This story has so many levels that all weave together beautifully. From the moment readers start tuning the pages, there will be no putting this story down! —Julie Caicco, InD'tale Magazine "I highly recommend this series to any readers who love Nora Roberts or Bella Andre.... I could feel the breeze on my face as I read. I love it when an author can paint such a clear picture that it is as if you are right there."—Jen's Reviews, Top Goodreads reviewer When love's the game, you can't play it safe... BOOK DESCRIPTION: All-Star shortstop Matt Darrington has more than a problem. His wife died, and now he's juggling a too-smart-for-her-britches six-year-old and the grueling pace of professional baseball. Worse, his daughter is mom shopping. When they explore a local ranch, she decides the beautiful, free-spirited tour guide is premium mom material. Matt thinks the sexy guide looks like Grade-A trouble. Alana Tavonesi loves her cosmopolitan life in Paris. But when she inherits the renowned Tavonesi Olive Ranch, she has to return to California and face obligations she never wanted. Selling the place is her first instinct, but life at the ranch begins to crack her open, exposing the dreams hidden inside her heart.On a lark she leads a ranch tour, where she meets Matt Darrington. His physical power and a captivating sensual appeal fire her in a way no man ever has, but he has a kid—and being a stepmom is a responsibility Alana will never be ready for. Still…she can't keep her mind or her hands off him. When Matt's daughter goes missing from a kid's camp at the ranch, Alana organizes the search effort, knowing from experience the areas a bright child would be drawn to explore. As she and Matt work together to search for the little girl, Alana discovers that father and daughter have won her heart. Yet it may be too late for love… (Author's note: While Fielder's Choice can easily be read as a stand-alone story, you'll likely enjoy the other books in the Heart of the Game, too) Book 1: Love Bats Last (Jackie and Alex) Book 2: Thrown by Love (Chloe and Scotty) Book 3: Fielder's Choice (Alana and Matt) Book 4: Love on the Line (Cra and Ryan) (May 1024) Book 5: Aim for the Heart (Sabrina and Kaz) (July 2014) Reviews: “Pamela Aares' writing is absolutely flawless, she sets the scene well and develops incredible characters. What I love most is how she writes strong female leads. The description and character development was so fantastic so I got really invested in the story and I was rooting for the HEA....”—Lady Literary “Pamela Aares deftly weaves together the desires and strategies of world-class sports with the equally charged realm of the heart to create fast-moving tales you'll wish would never end.” —Mary Beath, award-winning author of Refuge of Whirling Light on the contemporary series the Heart of the Game. Author Biography: Pamela Aares is an award-winning author of contemporary and historical romance novels and also writes about fictional romance in sports with her new baseball romance book series titled Heart of the Game. Her first book, Jane Austen and the Archangel (Angels Come to Earth, #1) was released in 2012. Her popularity as a romance writer continues to grow with each new book release, so much so, that the Bay area author has drawn comparisons by reviewers to Nora Roberts.

Fielder's Choice

From USA Today bestselling author Pamela Aares comes Love in the Vineyard, the sixth book in the Tavonesi family series featuring passion, mystery, and well-won love!A one-night stand brought Natasha Raley the greatest gift of her life?her son. She wants to give him a better life than she had, but a gambling bet lands both of them in a homeless shelter. When the shelter director gives her a ticket to a masquerade ball, Natasha finds herself dancing with the most intriguing and mysterious man she?s ever met.Adrian Tavonesi is creating a paradise on earth in Sonoma California, determined to be worthy of his vast fortune by making the world a better place. Convinced women only like him for his money and his status, he invents an anonymous relationship with the beautiful Natasha to create a dream world for both of them.As passion flares into an all-consuming affair, the lies Adrian and Natasha have told each other threaten to ruin everything. Adrian is kind, generous, and sincere?Natasha knows he would be the perfect father for her son. But will her past and the devastating gamble she once made destroy her new world? Or will betting on the truth this time lead to the perfect, ever-lasting love?Praise for The Tavonesi Series:?I highly recommend this series to any readers who love Nora Roberts or Bella Andre.? ~ Book Lover Reviews?More than just a romance, these stories show us that sometimes the best dreams are the ones we don?t even know we are searching for.? ~ InD?tale Magazine?Aares? captivating stories and sizzling chemistry will make you cry, laugh and be on the edge of your seat rooting for love to prevail!? ~ SMA Reviews

Love in the Vineyard

Not since Nora Roberts and Barbara Freethy has an author written such engaging character and unusual, heart-wrenching challenges to love! EarthLoving Lens Amazon Reviews In AIM FOR LOVE, the fifth book in the Tavonesi Series, best selling author Pamela Aares delivers a captivating, sensual romance as well as a heartwarming story of the power of love. BOOK DESCRIPTION: In AIM FOR LOVE, rising movie star Sabrina Tavonesi has only three weeks to heal her shoulder before shooting her next film. Sexy baseball pitching phenom Kaz Tokugawa has a solution-a mysterious Japanese healing method she's too desperate to turn down. Soon, they're not just working on her shoulder; they're falling in love. But Kaz has made a promise he's not sure he can keep, and Sabrina faces inner demons that threaten to overwhelm her. When violence strikes, their secrets may destroy their dreams, their love...and their lives. The TAVONESI series: AIM FOR LOVE is the fifth book in Pamela Aares acclaimed TAVONESI series. See why readers have fallen in love with this Amazon bestseller! (Author's Note: While AIM FOR LOVE can easily be read as a stand-alone story, you'll likely enjoy the other books in The Tavonesi Series, too) Love Bats Last (Book 1, Jackie and Alex) Thrown By Love (Book 2, Chloe and Scotty) Fielder's Choice (Book 3, Matt and Alana) Love On The Line (Book 4, Cara and Ryan) Aim for Love (Book 5, Sabrina and Kaz) The heart for he Game (Book 6, Cody and Zoe) PRAISE for The Tavonesi Series: "Pamela Aares takes you on a wonderful roller coaster ride that you will want to keep repeating!" Read Your Writes Book Reviews "Pamela Aares has done it again... another great sweet read with just enough drama and hotness. The perfect balance is what you will find with this read." The Color of Ink Reviews "Sure to thrill fans of modern romantic fiction. If you love Bella Andre and Susan Elizabeth Phillips, you'll love Pamela Aares' Tavonesi Series" EarthLoving Lens "A new star in the romance world!" New York Times bestselling author E. Alexander "My favorite reads are spin-off series by authors like Nora Roberts and I'm happy to find another author I love reading as much." Julie Martin Wallace, Geode Press "Another awesome book in the Tavonesi Series! The characters and the story were fantastic. Just as with the first book, I was immediately drawn into the story and couldn't put it down." There's This Book Reviews "This story has so many levels that all weave together beautifully. From the moment readers start tuning the pages, there will be no putting this story down! InD'tale Magazine on book one, Love Bats Last AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY: Pamela Aares is a USA Today Bestselling author of contemporary and historical romance novels. Her contemporary series, The Tavonesi Series, explores the lives, loves, friendships and sizzling romances of the Tavonesi family. Her popularity as a romance writer continues to grow with each new book release, so much so, that the Bay area author has drawn comparisons by reviewers to Nora Roberts. Pamela Aares writes romance books that she loves reading, particularly those that entertain, transport and inspire dreams while captivating and tugging at the heart. She takes her readers on a journey with complex characters in both contemporary and historical settings who are thrown in situations that tempt love, adventure and self-discovery. Before becoming a romance author, Aares wrote and produced award-winning films including Your Water, Your Life, featuring actress Susan Sarandon and NPR series New Voices, The Powers of the Universe and The Earth's Imagination. Pamela loves to hear from readers! Write to her via her website www.PamelaAaares.com. Contemporary Romance Categories: (Alpha males, strong women, sensual romance, new adult romance, wealthy heroes, baseball, sports heroes, heiresses, love story, contemporary romance, alpha heroes, beach reads, sexy romance, bad boys, falling in love, new k

(Book #5 the Tavonesi Series)

Aim for Love

(bBook #9, the Tavonesi Series

No Stranger to Love

With UNTIL LOVE FINDS YOU, USA Today Bestselling author Pamela Aares delivers another page-turning contemporary romance in the Tavonesi Series featuring love, suspense and adventure Reclusive tech billionaire Evan Forbes finds himself lost and lonely in the secretive world he's cloaked around himself. He may have changed the way the world communicates with his innovative, high-tech businesses, but the language of the heart has brought nothing but pain. When Evan meets the vivacious heiress Coco Tavonesi on a garden tour, she fires a spark of desire he can't resist. Pretending to be an ordinary computer geek, he conceals his true identity and accepts the thirty-dollar an hour job she offers, tracking down a hacker who's stolen her prized nature photographs. After years of hiding his famous name and his own incredible wealth behind a disguise, has he met the woman worth revealing himself to? Can he risk his heart? Evan discovers that Coco is being hacked by a high-level genius and he's determined to bring the criminal down. But suddenly the secrets Coco and Evan have kept from one another endanger not only the love blooming between them, but their very lives. "Sensual, intoxicating characters that will steal your heart " Rachael Herron, International Bestselling author "A great series for anyone who loves romance." The Color of Ink Reviews "I know where to go when I need a sensual, feel good read " Amazeballs Book Addicts "I highly recommend this series to any readers who love Nora Roberts." Book Lover Reviews

(Tavonesi Series)

Until Love Finds You

Hiding her identity was a small price to pay for freedom ... Heiress Cara Barrington fled the opulent world of her rich and famous family to carve out an idyllic existence on the California Coast. In the sleepy town of Albion Bay, she's embraced the simple way of living she's always craved. No one knows her identity, and she's free from the pressures of wealth ... until her sexy new neighbor threatens the unpretentious world she's worked so hard to build. All-Star athlete Ryan Rea enjoys his high-profile status. He's used to charming his way into the heart and bed of any woman he desires while keeping his own heart secure behind a steel wall. When he meets Cara, she throws him a curveball-she's unlike any woman he's ever met, and he has to have her. Cara's growing attraction to Ryan endangers her hard-won anonymity, and when she inherits the family business, she must choose between the world she left behind and her new life in the community she's come to cherish. But facing up to her responsibilities could destroy her freedom and cost her the greatest love she's ever known.

Book #4 Heart of the Game Series

Love on the Line

A kiss in a dark alcove triggers the greatest challenge of their lives...Ace pitcher Scotty Donovan has been traded from his longtime team—and hates it. But to his surprise, he now finds himself in the sweetest game of his life: winning the heart of smart, sexy physics professor Chloe McNalley. Chloe loves teaching, but she's never fit into academia. When she falls for Scotty, she discovers his arms and heart are where she belongs. They share a passion for the game, a fascination for the mysteries of the universe and an increasing love for one another. Then Chloe inherits Scotty's new team. As player and team owner, they shouldn't be dating. They try to hide their passion, until a blackmailer threatens them personally and professionally. Exposure could be the end of everything--Scotty's career, Chloe's team ownership, and their new love—unless they find a way to transcend the taboo standing between them.See why readers have fallen in love with this Amazon bestseller!Author's Note: While THROWN BY LOVE can easily be read as a stand-alone story, you'll likely enjoy the other books in The Tavonesi Series- Heart of the Game: Book 1: Love Bats Last (Jackie and Alex)Book 2: Thrown by Love (Chloe and Scotty)Book 3: Fielder's Choice (Alana and Matt)Book 4: Love on the Line (Cara and Matt)Book 5: Aim for Love (Sabrina and Kaz) (Summer 2014)Quotes and Praise“Pamela Aares' writing is absolutely flawless, she sets the scene well and develops incredible characters. What I love most is how she writes strong female leads. I was rooting for the HAE but I was also rooting for Chloe's success.And there is an undercurrent of mystery and suspense interlaced with a wonderful romance story. I give Thrown By Love a solid 5 smarty stars with a bonus star for the author writing such a phenomenal book.”—Lady Literary“Pamela Aares deftly weaves together the desires and strategies of world-class sports with the equally charged realm of the heart to create fast-moving tales you'll wish would never end.”—Mary Beath, award-winning author “A new star in the romance world!” —E. Alexander, New York Times best-selling author“Triple Crown Ms. Aares! This story has so many levels that all weave together beautifully. From the moment readers start tuning the pages, there will be no putting this story down until love bats last! —Julie Caicco, InD'tale Magazine"I highly recommend this series to any readers who love Nora Roberts or Bella Andre."—Jen's Reviews, Top Goodreads reviewerAbout the Author Pamela Aares is an award-winning author of contemporary and historical romance novels and also writes about fictional romance in sports with her new six-part baseball romance book series titled Heart of the Game. Her first book, Jane Austen and the Archangel (Angels Come to Earth, #1) was released in 2012. Midnight Becomes You, the second in the series will release this year as will the celebrated historical romance novel, The Lady and the Patriot. Her popularity as a romance writer continues to grow with each new book release, so much so, that the Bay area author has drawn comparisons by some to Nora Roberts. Pamela Aares writes romance books that she loves reading, particularly those that entertain, transport and inspire dreams while captivating and tugging at the heart. She takes her readers on a journey with complex characters in both contemporary and historical settings who are thrown in situations that tempt love, adventure and self-discovery. Before becoming a romance author, Aares wrote and produced award-winning films including Your Water, Your Life, featuring actress Susan Sarandon and The Earth's Imagination. (love story, contemporary romance, alpha males, heroes, sexy romance, sports romance, falling in love, billionaires, wealthy heroes)

Thrown by Love

From USA Today Bestselling Author Pamela Aares comes THE HEART OF THE GAME, the sixth book in the Tavonesi family series featuring passion, mystery, and well-won love! Italian heiress Zoe Tavonesi's idyllic life has been turned upside down. Her grief-stricken father has uprooted the entire family to the California wine country, shattering Zoe's plans to open the art gallery her late mother always wanted. But when Cody Bond, the hot catcher for the Giants walks into her life and agrees to ride in her charity polo match, the intriguing American soon has Zoe reconsidering her plans and her dreams. Estranged from his family, Cody is determined not to screw up his career with relationships, especially when Zoe and the loving, tight-knit, aristocratic Tavonesis remind him of everything his dysfunctional American family isn't. Cody may be a master of control on the baseball field but his iron will can't shield him from the desire Zoe ignites. When a series of terrifying events threaten Zoe's life, Cody must swallow his pride and enlist the help of his estranged father, a former CIA operative, to protect her. But will Cody's inability to trust, and the criminals threatening to destroy Zoe's family, kill any future for the fiery passion they've discovered? Or will Zoe's love free Cody from the past, and help him believe in the power of love? Praise for The Tavonesi Series: "I highly recommend this series to any readers who love Nora Roberts or Bella Andre." Book Lover Reviews "More than just a romance, these stories show us that sometimes the best dreams are the ones we don't even know we are searching for." InD'tale Magazine "Aares' captivating stories and sizzling chemistry will make you cry, laugh and be on the edge of your seat rooting for love to prevail!" SMA Reviews

(Book #6, Tavonesi Series)

The Heart of the Game

Tavonesi Series Boxed Set Books 5-7

"A stunning blend of heart-warming romance and just the right amount of mystery and suspense." Meet the Tavonesi clan in this romantic and suspenseful USA Today Bestselling series. This special edition offers the first four full-length novels in the series, filled with Pamela Aares' captivating blend of page-turning romance, mystery and adventure woven into unforgettable love stories that will touch your heart. This special Tavonesi Series collection includes: Love Bats Last (Book 1, Jackie and Alex) Thrown By Love (Book 2, Chloe and Scotty) Fielder's Choice (Book 3, Matt and Alana) Love On The Line (Book 4, Cara and Ryan) "From the moment I picked up book 1, I have been completely hooked on this series. I'm completely in love with all the characters and their lives." Book Geek Reviews "This series has it all: mystery and intrigue; family dynamics; hot baseball players; beautiful scenery and countryside; and love-burning hot and passionate love " J. Martin GoodReads Reviews "A great series for anyone who loves romance. If she isn't already, after this series, Pamela Aares will definitely be a great new addition on your favorite author list." The Color of Ink

Tavonesi Series

Game for Romance

A museum security expert by day and a thief with a hidden mission to right wrongs by night, Hunter Sterling is no stranger to deception. But when he teams up with a secretive heiress to recover a priceless statue, he finds himself caught in a web of life-changing secrets and falling for a woman he's not sure he can trust.The mysterious Ava DuBarry cracks open the passion and life purpose Hunter's been seeking, but can their growing love overcome the forces threatening to tear them apart?

The Tavonesi Series ~ Ava and Hunter

Love Thief

Jane Austen and the Archangel

In THROWN BY LOVE, author Pamela Aares continues the The Tavonesi Series. Get ready for All-Star alpha males and the strong women they come to love! A kiss in a dark alcove triggers the greatest challenge of their lives...Ace pitcher Scotty Donovan has been traded from his longtime team--and hates it. But to his surprise, he now finds himself in the sweetest game of his life: winning the heart of smart, sexy physics professor Chloe McNalley.Chloe loves teaching, but she's never fit into academia. When she falls for Scotty, she discovers his arms and heart are where she belongs. They share a passion for the game, a fascination for the mysteries of the universe and an increasing love for one another.Then Chloe inherits Scotty's new team. As player and team owner, they shouldn't be dating. They try to hide their passion, until a blackmailer threatens them personally and professionally. Exposure could be the end of everything-Scotty's career, Chloe's team ownership, and their new love--unless they find a way to transcend the taboo standing between them.

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