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Haley Rhoades

They both have big goals. But will an unplanned baby derail their futures?Madison craves so much more out of life. Counting down the days until she leaves for college, the eighteen-year-old dreamer is ready to escape her alcoholic mother and small-town nosiness. Wanting her first time to be with someone she trusts, she approaches her best guy friend with a sexy farewell proposition.Hamilton’s excited for the next chapter. Drafted to MLB to start in the minor leagues, he treasures his one special night with his favorite girl as a fond send-off. Unwilling to let it become a final goodbye, he savors each word of their many texts and video calls to stay connected.Her stomach dropping when she finds out she’s pregnant, Madison scrambles for a way to keep it secret from their tight-knit circle, continue her longed-for education, and not destroy her bestie’s promising baseball career. Though Hamilton is confused by her sudden distance, he discovers a desire for something deeper than friendship.Will they open their hearts to each other, or will hard choices push them apart?Tailgates and Truck Dates is the emotional first book in The Locals new adult, small-town, sports romance series. If you like fun casts of characters, coming-of-age drama, and slow-burn relationships, then you’ll love Haley Rhoades’s beautiful beginning.

Allie Martina

Gingham Frog Publishing LLC

The Locals Series

Tailgates and Truck Dates: A Small-Town, Second Chance Romance

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.

Gideon Frost

Tailgates and Heartaches: A Small-Town, Second Chance, Sports Romance Series

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The Locals Series - The book series

The Locals Series books in order

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