Home Safe by Tracy Baack: Book Review

 **ARC received for consideration. All opinions are my own. 

The Book

Opposites may attract, but their differences could turn the relationship into a strikeout instead of a home run.

Danae Collins’ stable, quiet life as an elementary school librarian is upended when she becomes the guardian for one of her students in foster care. She carefully plans for every contingency on the road to permanent adoption—every contingency except crossing paths with a famous baseball player.

Griffin West is the star shortstop and “darling” of the Kansas City Crowns baseball team. Everything is on the line as he returns to the major leagues after a season-ending injury. When Danae brings her new son to Griffin’s baseball camp, the tug he feels toward her is a curveball he never saw coming.

On paper, their lives seem incompatible. But as they spend time together, the safety they find in each other only deepens. Will real obstacles ultimately break or bond them forever?

Home Safe is an opposites attract, single guardian baseball romance for fans of meaningful contemporary romance. This is perfect for readers who want a closed-door sports romance with plenty of swoon but no spice.

See Author’s Note for content considerations.

The Author

Tracy Baack connects with readers through relatable romance. She’s the author of the Love and Other . . . Series as well as a cozy Christmas romance, Saved by Noel. Tracy’s contemporary romance novels contain a depth of character development that makes you think you could bump into one of her characters on the street. Her books are always closed-door but full of heart-melting swoon, and they end happily ever after (after a little dose of angst).

Tracy lives with her husband and four children in Kansas, where she loves supporting local indie bookstores. Her primary love language is finding the perfect GIF for any moment.

Connect on social media @authortracybaack.

Book Review

Wow, what a book! Tracy Baack absolutely knocked it out of the park with this appropriately named story--- with a romance between a professional baseball player and the school librarian who hates baseball. Despite their vastly different passions, Griffin and Denae had such a great chemistry that I absolutely couldn't get enough of. But their story also went so much deeper than that- tackling difficult subjects like foster care, adoption and trauma in such a beautiful and real way. It was at times messy, but always heartfelt. This was a story that definitely had me reaching for the tissues on several occasions and feeling so deeply for these characters--- not just Griffin and Denae, but also Jason as well--- but one that also had a beautiful sense of finding your safe place and your home. Simply put, I just loved these three and everything about their story. If you love a tender sports romance and/or a hard fought happily ever after, you truly won't want to miss this beautiful story. I've read a few other books by Tracy and enjoyed them all, but this is definitely a favorite and one I won't soon be forgetting. 

Home Safe is a closed-door romance with kisses only and no language. 


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