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The Analyst and the All-Star

A Love of the Game Sports Romance

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Pub Date 9 Apr 2026 | Archive Date 9 Apr 2026


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Description

She knows the stats. He knows the game. Together, they're about to rewrite the rules of love.

Daria Holloway is the baseball world’s best-kept secret. By day, she’s an overlooked analyst in a male-dominated world that refuses to hear her voice. By night, she is "The Oracle"—an anonymous blogger whose predictions are gospel to the very men who ignore her in the daylight.

Enter Isiah "Crush" Crawford, the All-Star of a rival team who is as famous for his intensity as his talent. He's complicated, private, and the one sports figure Daria knows she must stay far away from. But when his career stumbles, the cheering crowds turn into a suffocating cage. He doesn’t need a fan; he needs someone who sees beyond the superhero cape to the man beneath it.

When Daria risks her anonymity to help Isiah find his swing, a forbidden romance ignites. But as Isiah battles his demons and Daria fights for her place at the table, they realize the hardest pitch to hit isn't a fastball—it's the curveball life throws when you fall in love.

Sometimes love means stepping out of the shadows and into the spotlight.

A heart-stopping sports romance about finding your voice, ambition, recognition, breaking the rules, and finding someone who sees the real you - dreams, fears, and all.

She knows the stats. He knows the game. Together, they're about to rewrite the rules of love.

Daria Holloway is the baseball world’s best-kept secret. By day, she’s an overlooked analyst in a...


Advance Praise

"Emotion that tugs at the heart strings and sneaks up on the soul. Walker walks a fine line between heartwarming and heartbreaking." - Isha C., Hopeless Romantic Blog

"Emotion that tugs at the heart strings and sneaks up on the soul. Walker walks a fine line between heartwarming and heartbreaking." - Isha C., Hopeless Romantic Blog


Marketing Plan

A baseball superstar with the weight of the world on his shoulders.

A brilliant analyst who sees the game—and him—more clearly than anyone else.

When Daria Holloway’s data-driven world collides with Isiah “Crush” Crawford’s fame, sparks fly both on and off the field.

TROPES

  • Smart Heroine/Athlete hero
  • Celebrity x Normal life (Different Worlds)
  • Mutual respect and admiration
  • Banter & Slow Burn chemistry
  • Found Family
  • He falls first ... and hard
  • Fall from grace
  • Secret Identity
  • Baseball romance
  • Clark/Superman Vibes

A baseball superstar with the weight of the world on his shoulders.

A brilliant analyst who sees the game—and him—more clearly than anyone else.

When Daria Holloway’s data-driven world collides with...


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ISBN 9097543222573
PRICE $4.99 (USD)

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