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Catch Her If You Can

by Tessa Bailey

🌶️🌶️🌶️moderate·spoiler·Big Shots #5

Why Read This?

You'll get a satisfying friends-to-lovers payoff with plenty of steam and a heartwarming HEA that leaves you smiling.

Synopsis

This special paperback features gorgeous sprayed edges with stenciled artwork. #1 New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey is back with an all-new marriage of convenience, friends-to-lovers sports romance about a baseball catcher and the burlesque club owner he can’t get out of his head. Madden Donahue, the newest catcher for the Yankees, has been in love with Eve Mitchell since high school, but for some mysterious reason, the burlesque club owner always turns him down. That never stopped him from being her self-appointed protector. Case in point, now that Eve’s sister has left Eve with her two children indefinitely, Madden steps in with a proposition—marry him for the much needed health benefits. Eve has secretly harbored feelings for Madden all along, but there’s one problem—her best friend Skylar called dibs on him when they were fourteen. Eve has always put their friendship above all else, and she’s not willing to risk losing Skylar over a man. Raised by the local strip club owner, Eve is woefully short on friends and treasures the ones she has. But with Skylar happily paired off, Eve finds herself accepting Madden’s proposal—on the condition that their marriage remains strictly private. She’s not about to let her unique profession and maligned reputation destroy Madden’s shiny new career. Madden won’t let Eve get away that easily, though. What starts as a marriage of convenience soon ignites into something much hotter, and now it’s up to Madden to convince Eve that their connection is far more than a business arrangement. As the passion builds, can their fake marriage become the real deal?

At a Glance

3.66 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️🌶️🌶️moderate
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingmedium burn
Energylow

Top Tropes

marriage of conveniencesecond chancesingle parent romancesports romancechildhood sweethearts reunited

Mood

playfulemotionallightheartedromanticsteamy

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

3.66 ★

Page Count

336 pages

Published

2026

Primary Genre

Contemporary Romance

Pairing

M/F

POV

Dual POV

Romance Pacing

Medium Burn

Cliffhanger

spoiler

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Standard

Narrator

Unknown Narrator

Narrator Count

Single

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
Theme Constellation

Mood & Vibe

Mood

Writing Style

conversationalbanter-heavypunchy

Story Pacing

fast

Emotional Weight

light

Energy Required

low

Vibes

Playful baseball romance with burlesque flair and Tessa Bailey's signature spicy banter that feels like a summer fling in the city.

Characters

FMC Archetype

ambitious career womanloyal protector

MMC Archetype

golden retriever

Relationship Dynamics

friends to lovers

Spice Details 🌶️

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Spice Level 3

Spice Style

playful / funintense / passionateemotional / lovingprimal / feral

Getting Steamy

praise kinksize differenceteasingbody worship

Bringing the Heat

None
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⚠️ Content Warnings (0)

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World & Setting

World Type

contemporary

Primary Setting

big city / metropolisworkplace / office

Fantasy Creatures

Reading Context

Emotional Payoff

Best Time of Year

summer

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