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The Ninth Inning: A New Adult Sports Romance (The Boys of Baseball Book 1) Kindle Edition

by J. Sterling (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Book 1 of 3: The Boys of Baseball

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New York Times Bestselling Author, J. Sterling is back with a fresh new baseball romance series you won't want to miss! No one writes baseball like Sterling!

"This is sports romance at its best! I was hooked from the first page! Cole & Christina's romance is my new favorite." - Claire Contreras, NYT Bestselling Author

"The Ninth Inning is a home run! The first book in the Boys of Baseball is classic Sterling- hot baseball players, college antics, lots of angst and a crazy-against-all-odds love!" - Jillian Dodd, USA Today Bestselling Author

Cole Anders is in his last season at Fullton State. If he doesn’t get drafted this year, he’ll be forced to hang up his cleats for good. It's not something he’s ready to do.

To prove he’s serious about his final season, he’s given up girls. No more casual hookups, dates or one-night stands. But there's one girl who has always refused to give up on him. One girl who has been there since the start of Freshman year. One girl he stupidly assumed would always be waiting for him when he got off the field, no matter how long it took.

Christina Traver's has had enough of Cole pushing her aside for baseball. She’s grown tired of waiting for him to see what she’s known since they were freshmen… that they belong together. She’s finally moved on.

Cole has other ideas, but she refuses to cave. It’s not her problem if he wants her now. Too little too late.

There comes a point in your life when you have to stop the incessant merry-go-round and just get off the ride, right? Try telling that to Cole

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"The Ninth Inning is a home run! The first book in the Boys of Baseball is classic Sterling- hot baseball players, college antics, lots of angst and a crazy-against-all-odds kind of love!"- Jillian Dodd, USA Today Bestselling Author

"I can't say it enough- this book is everything! Drama, angst, humor & love. A top read for 2020!" - Goodreads & Instabook Blogger, Annelyse

"Sterling is back with baseball romance in the best possible way! Cole and Christina's story was such an honest, pure, angsty and sweet romance that Sterling hit it right out of the park!" - Tara Sivec, USA Today Bestselling Author

"This book breaks all stereotypes. Forget whatever you think you know about college jocks and toss it out the window! A 5-star must read." - Danielle, Goodreads Reviewer

"Baseball romance? Yes! Baseball romance by J Sterling? Hell to the Yes!!!! I couldn't put it down!" - Thuy, Goodreads Reviewer

"J. Sterling never disappoints with her baseball romances! The Ninth Inning was everything I hoped for and more. Truly, everything I want in a sports romance! There is plenty of romance, angst, and college drama plus baseball. Whats not to love?!"- Hailey, Goodreads Reviewer

"Steam, all the feels and just the right amount of angst! Get ready, because The Ninth Inning is Big League! " Weronica, Goodreads Reviewer

About the Author

J. Sterling started writing after getting fired from her last job. She is the New York Times bestselling author of 10 Years Later and the USA Today bestselling Game series, as well as the Celebrity series and several other stand-alone novels.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0861D3KFG
Publisher ‏ : ‎ (April 10, 2020)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 10, 2020
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2492 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 346 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #124,205 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #502 in Sports Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #551 in Sports Fiction (Books)
- #3,597 in New Adult & College Romance (Kindle Store)

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Kacie Spiros

Perfect

Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2020

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The Ninth Inning by J. Sterling

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Since her very first book, I have been a huge fan of J. Sterling. There is something about the way she writes and the feelings she elicits that keeps me coming back for more. She has written several different things but her books about baseball are my absolute favorite.

The Ninth Inning gave me The Perfect Game vibes. Probably because Jack f’ing Carter was a minor character or because Cole was just as cocky. BTW if you haven’t read about Jack f’ing Carter, you need to. Cole Anders is all about baseball, being drafted and working on improving his game. He’s found his “one” he just hasn’t realized it yet and he spent the better part of 3 years pushing her away. Christina Travers is the one Cole pushed away. He made her feel less than she deserved, and by the time he realized his mistake, she was done with him despite her feelings. I liked Christina, she put up with a lot from other girls and she never let it make her crazy.

I loved this story! There was the perfect mix of baseball, romance, angst. Seeing Jack f’ing Carter was a huge bonus, but I cannot wait to know more about Chance and Mac.

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Chelleq

Swoon-worthy romance

Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2020

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I enjoyed reading Christina and Cole's story. Cole is a senior at college who is concentrating on getting drafted by the majors. He has cut Christina out of his life because he doesn't want any distractions. Christina is hurt that Cole doesn't want her in his life anymore and is determined to move on. After not seeing each other for seven months, Christina is convinced she has moved on. One look at Cole and she knows it isn't true. Cole feels the same way but doesn't say anything. He just knows that he doesn't want her with anyone else. When she tries to move on with someone else, Cole is devastated. He is more so because of who she is with. Logan is his teammate and the two don't get along. When Cole has an epiphany regarding Christians, he tries his best to convince her that they belong with each other. She is very wary of his intentions but decides to give him a chance. However, Logan comes between them, leaving them wondering if there will ever be a future for them. I was not ready for their story to end. The chemistry between them grows and you can't help but root for them. I'm looking forward to reading the next book in the series.

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Lisa

J. Sterling is back with another hot baseball novel

Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2020

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J. Sterling is back with another amazing baseball story. Cole and Christina were such wonderful characters. The secondary characters were awesome as well and it just makes you love the story so much more.

Cole and Christina had a rocky “relationship”. Cole thought the only thing he should focus on was his baseball career. Not thinking having Christina by his side would make him better, he thought she would be a distraction from what was most important. But his play suffered and it took him a while to realize what was the cause.

Once he finally realized she would make him better and not worse, they had finally decided to be together. But there were many people who didn’t want this to be the case. How would they deal with the obstacles fighting against them?

I loved this story so much and it was so good to get back to this amazing baseball world at Fullton State. I am definitely excited about the books that are to come.

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Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2021

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3.5
1st person dual POV
The blurb sounded good but I kept putting off this book because I always end up disliking books about young adults but when I came across an ad in my FB feed it still sounded good and since they were at least seniors in college I hopped it wouldnt be to immature.
The beginning is good. The writing it really good. It was pulling at my heartstrings for Christina. But then we get to acting like the young adult she is. Shes always taking and seeking her friends advice and lauren doesnt seem like the most relationship savvy person. Christina listens to Lauren everytime and then when it all goes wrong like Christina initially though it would she questions why she listened to lauren...insert eye roll. She starts doing things just to get a reaction out of cole and when she goes to a party at his house with another guy and starts drinking and looking right at him while she does it, it brought me right back into the immaturity of someone barely in their 20s.
Pulled at the heartstrings till the last chapter, well except for the epilogue that was just a rushed gloss over.
I feel like I was missing part of their story. They had already known eachother for 3 years and Christina keeps mentioning that he broke her heart but being that they never really had a relationship it's hard to see and understand. I would like to have seen it start with showing some of the past 3 years and when he stopped talking to her so that we could really understand where the hurt and love all comes from.
All in all it was still a good read.

Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2021

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Sports drama, college drama, team drama. It's all about drama, conflict, insecurities and jealousy. Cole Anders wants to be drafted into pro baseball. He's willing to give up everything else to be at the top. Even the love of his life Christina Travers. She's been heartbroken since he broke their affair off. But she's soldiered through her life without him. When he realizes his life has suffered without her he roars back to convince her they belong together. Though they are an excellent match, they still must overcome jealous lies, team mate subterfuge and massive trust issues (on his part), even a scary stalker. There's quite a bit of whip saw action in this story, especially on the part of Cole. But in the end he matures and grows up enough to see the light, and win the girl and his dreams.

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I wish this book went into extra innings!!

Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2020

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This was such a great read! Initially I wasn’t sure how I was going to end up feeling about Cole. As usual, Jenn develops her characters so that you can’t help but embrace them, their pasts, their flaws and their mistakes. This is what makes her books so relatable because she creates real characters that you can’t help to root for Cole and Christina. Adding in a little Jack F’ckn Carter was also a plus!! I hope we get more of Cole and Christina’s story !!

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HockeyMom

So good!

Reviewed in Canada on April 17, 2020

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Couldn’t put this down. Thankfully, I’m working from home and no one saw the huge bags under my eyes from reading waaaay past my bedtime!

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felicity

A must read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 17, 2020

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This book is like every girls real life, find a guy who adores you and he just drops you.
But unfortunately what happens in this book doesn’t happen in real life. I think I need J Sterling writing my life now. This book is a rollercoaster of love, hate (trust me a lot of hate), tears and wishing that things would change. You are not left disappointed throughout

But for now we live within the pages getting whisked away with the words, picturing ourselves as Christina.

Cole is a guy who knows what he wants, baseball is his life and having girl just messes it up. He has to focus on himself and getting in the big leagues. But the question is does that actually happen?? Or does he get batted out of the field??

Christina is a girl like me (well I’d hope so) helps others who need the help, loves her job she is doing and being around friends. Christina also has feelings for a guy who she can’t let go off but still gets hurt. But it’s easy for him to walk away.

J Sterling brings you into this book and keeps you there until the end and never let’s go. She keeps swinging that bat until the end and hits it out of the park.

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JessicaZ

J Sterling hits a home run!

Reviewed in Australia on April 11, 2020

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Love love loved it!!!!
J Sterling you are just amazing, thank you for giving us this version of Cole.
Cole and Christina, not your usual story as these two already had history and I loved how the ending was different not your usual way of heading into complicated times and rough patches.
Cannot wait to read about Chance Carted..

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Sarah Loopy Green

A breath of fresh air!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 11, 2020

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I won't lie, I was nervous about this book. Only because Jack Carter is a tough one to follow. It's probably not fair to compare the two, but how could I not?! Jack was my first book boyfriend.

Having said that, it totally held its own. Cole is certainly a close second to Jack. He was so open and honest. They both were. Christina was a breath of fresh air.

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sarahe32

Knocked it out the park for a home run

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 18, 2020

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I have been waiting for a long time to read more from the students of Fulton... started with Jack and now we have his kid and friends...
you can tell Jenn has a passion for baseball and writing as once again I felt I was watching baseball games with best friends.
Jenn has the ability to create a world that you join and meet new life long friends.
If I did not have a demanding 2 year old I would have read this book in one go.
I loved her characters and you really felt there emotions and shared it with them, love her writing style.
She has smashed this book out the park, I can’t wait for more book from her. Thank you for letting me leave this world and join a new one.

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