
Tailgates & Heartaches
A Small-Town, Second Chance, New Adult, Sports Romance Novel (The Locals, Book 2)
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Allie Martina
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Gideon Frost
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By:
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Haley Rhoades
About this listen
It’s easy to fall in love but hard to find someone that will catch you. Can Madison find a way to continue her love story with Hamilton, or will telling him about their child prove too much to bear?
Madison raises Liberty on her own, beginning her new life, and contemplating going back to the small-town she so longed to leave. An unexpected visit from her best friend, reveals more than she planned to share. Madison now must find a way to keep the secret she desperately wants to hold a while longer.
Hamilton continues to thrive in Major League Baseball. Working his way through the Minor Leagues and landing in the pitching rotation of the Chicago Cubs. As the Cubs move through a record-breaking year, he becomes a big part of the club. An unexpected love for Madison continues to grow, and he is desperate to be with her.
As Madison’s secret grows, she enlists the help of her newfound family to raise Liberty until this secret is revealed.
Will Hamilton and Madison find their way to each other, or will their new lives keep them apart?
Tailgates and Heartaches is the second book in the Locals Series and will fill you full of emotion, love, and tenderness in this small-town, new adult, slow burn, second chance, sports romance novel.
©2019 Haley Rhoades (P)2024 Haley RhoadesListeners also enjoyed...
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- Yvette
- 12-23-24
Love the series
Didn’t know there were more than two books. Just have me going for the next one to hear how the story ends.
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