As always, I enjoyed the baseball setting and I really liked both Anna and Zach, but things did get a little too harsh for me with the games that they were playing re. the contract negotiations. And I was a little sad at the ending because it seemed [SPOILER ALERT] Zach was forced to give up too much. Still looking forward to #3 in the series, however. ( )

Even if you are not a sports fan, you will definitely like this book. This is Anna’s story, as we follow her through her first days taking over the baseball club her grandfather owned, learning the ins and outs, joys and sadness of ownership. It is also the story of Zach, the team’s catcher and long-time team member (he has never played for any other team), who finally realizes how important finding and keeping the one you love close, while helping Anna through her first days as team owner. The two have known each other for years, as Anna, raised by her grandfather after losing her parents early on, was always around the club, in its offices, watching the team practice and play, sitting on the side during her grandfather’s meetings concerning and with team players. The two don’t realize it but there is a lot of chemistry between them. Zach hesitates because he is several years Anna’s senior. Anna is too busy trying to be an owner like her grandfather. When one of the team’s star players is injured during a game, they finally meet at other than meetings and professional team discussions. However, things don’t get easier after that, mostly because the team management decides to somehow convince Zach to break his no-transfer clause in his contract, so they can trade him for another player to sub for the injured one. How they go about this is sort of ruthless, but this is major league ball and things can be ruthless anytime you work with contracts and money. I loved this book. There was not a lot of baseball mumbo jumbo in it. Baseball was just the backdrop for the story. Anna and Zach’s characters were well developed, and there definitely was real chemistry between them. I have read others of the author’s novels, but this is the first one in this series. Having read this one, I am ready to get the first book in the series, hoping it will be as great as this one was. Mindy Klasky has definitely shown that she can write and write well. I received this from Library Thing to read and review. ( )

Another book in the Diamond Brides series. I won this through LibraryThings Early Reviewers program. This is the second book in the series. We meet Anna and Zach.

Anna Benson is the granddaughter of a baseball owner. She is now helping with the team as her gramps is ill. Zach is the catcher for the Raleigh Rockets. Anna is 14 years younger then Zach and she is in love with him.

This story is entertaining. I enjoyed the banter between Anna and Zach. The sexual tension is felt from the beginning when they first met. Now this story continues into the third book with Anna's friend Emily and the new acquisition the Rockets have made. ( )

I enjoyed this book. It is a nice storyline and reminiscent of a good romance novel crossed with Judy Blume intensity of the storyline (Eg: "Tiger Eyes"). I enjoyed how the author took us through learning about each of the characters and their relationships. Very well written and I recommend this book for a fun, light summer read! ( )

Catching Hell is the second book in the Diamond Brides series but can be read easily as a stand alone book. This romance kicks off between Anna and the Rockets catcher Zach Ormond. The crush on her end goes back a long time and starts to heat up. Things get complicated when they want to trade Zach to another team. Overall this was a great, easy to read romance. I read it and a couple sittings and enjoyed the story. ( )