Tavonesi Series by Pamela Aares

A stormy night changes their lives forever... In LOVE BATS LAST, (The Tavonesi Series, #1), the baseball diamond isn't the only field for all-star player Alex Tavonesi; he also runs his family's prestigious vineyard. What he can't seem to run is his love life. He's closing in on the perfect vintage and the perfect game, but so far the perfect woman has eluded him... moreA stormy night changes their lives forever... In LOVE BATS LAST, (The Tavonesi Series, #1), the baseball diamond isn't the only field for all-star player Alex Tavonesi; he also runs his family's prestigious vineyard. What he can't seem to run is his love life. He's closing in on the perfect vintage and the perfect game, but so far the perfect woman has eluded him. Veterinarian Jackie Brandon is eluding her aristocratic past and memories of a soccer star who jilted her just before their wedding. She devotes herself to a marine mammal rescue center on the northern California coast, where hundreds of seals and sea lions are washing up dead. A chance meeting in a midnight storm brings Alex and Jackie together to rescue a stranded whale. Watching her work, he realizes she's the passionate, courageous woman he thought he'd never find—he just has to overcome her deep distrust of jocks. Jackie’s passion and courage lead her to discover what's killing the sea mammals. The culprits want to silence her, and Alex is the only one standing in their way. What will he sacrifice to save the woman he loves? While each book in the Tavonesi Series, by award-winning author Pamela Aares can be read as a standalone, you may enjoy reading the entire series. Love Bats Last (Book 1) Thrown By Love (Book 2) Fielder's Choice (Book 3) Love On The Line (Book 4) less

Thrown by Love (Pamela Aares Tavonesi Series #2) A kiss in a dark alcove triggers the greatest challenge of their lives... Ace pitcher Scotty Donovan has been traded from his longtime team—and hates it. But to his surprise, he now finds himself in the sweetest game of his life: winning the heart of smart, sexy physics professor Chloe McNalley. Chloe loves teaching, but she's never fit into academia. When she falls for Scotty, she discovers his arms and heart are where she belongs... moreThrown by Love (Pamela Aares Tavonesi Series #2) A kiss in a dark alcove triggers the greatest challenge of their lives... Ace pitcher Scotty Donovan has been traded from his longtime team—and hates it. But to his surprise, he now finds himself in the sweetest game of his life: winning the heart of smart, sexy physics professor Chloe McNalley. Chloe loves teaching, but she's never fit into academia. When she falls for Scotty, she discovers his arms and heart are where she belongs. They share a passion for the game, a fascination for the mysteries of the universe and an increasing love for one another. Then Chloe inherits Scotty's new team. As player and team owner, they shouldn't be dating. They try to hide their passion, until a blackmailer threatens them personally and professionally. Exposure could be the end of everything--Scotty's career, Chloe's team ownership, and their new love—unless they find a way to transcend the taboo standing between them. less

Fielder's Choice (Pamela Aares Tavonesi Series, Book #3) When love’s the game, you can’t play it safe… All-Star shortstop Matt Darrington has more than a problem. His wife died, and now he’s juggling a too-smart-for-her-britches six-year-old and the grueling pace of professional baseball. Worse, his daughter is mom shopping. When they explore a local ranch, she decides the beautiful, free-spirited tour guide is premium mom material. Matt thinks the sexy guide looks like Grade-A trouble... moreFielder's Choice (Pamela Aares Tavonesi Series, Book #3) When love’s the game, you can’t play it safe… All-Star shortstop Matt Darrington has more than a problem. His wife died, and now he’s juggling a too-smart-for-her-britches six-year-old and the grueling pace of professional baseball. Worse, his daughter is mom shopping. When they explore a local ranch, she decides the beautiful, free-spirited tour guide is premium mom material. Matt thinks the sexy guide looks like Grade-A trouble. Alana Tavonesi loves her cosmopolitan life in Paris. But when she inherits the renowned Tavonesi Olive Ranch, she has to return to California and face obligations she never wanted. Selling the place is her first instinct, but life at the ranch begins to crack her open, exposing the dreams hidden inside her heart. On a lark she leads a ranch tour, where she meets Matt Darrington. His physical power and a captivating sensual appeal fire her in a way no man ever has, but he has a kid—and being a stepmom is a responsibility Alana will never be ready for. Still . . . she can’t keep her mind or her hands off him. When Matt’s daughter goes missing from a kid’s camp at the ranch, Alana organizes the search effort, knowing from experience the areas a bright child would be drawn to explore. As she and Matt work together to search for the little girl, Alana discovers that father and daughter have won her heart. Yet it may be too late for love… less

(Love on the Line is Book Four in Pamela Aares Tavonesi Series. Each book can be read as a standalone but you're likely to enjoy the whole series!) "I highly recommend this series to any readers who love Nora Roberts or Bella Andre. - Jen's Reviews, Top Goodreads reviewer Hiding her identity was a small price to pay for freedom… Heiress Cara Barrington fled the opulent world of her rich and famous family to carve out an idyllic existence on the California Coast... more(Love on the Line is Book Four in Pamela Aares Tavonesi Series. Each book can be read as a standalone but you're likely to enjoy the whole series!) "I highly recommend this series to any readers who love Nora Roberts or Bella Andre. - Jen's Reviews, Top Goodreads reviewer Hiding her identity was a small price to pay for freedom… Heiress Cara Barrington fled the opulent world of her rich and famous family to carve out an idyllic existence on the California Coast. In the sleepy town of Albion Bay, she’s embraced the simple way of living she’s always craved. No one knows her identity, and she’s free from the pressures of wealth…until her sexy new neighbor threatens the unpretentious world she’s worked so hard to build. All-Star athlete Ryan Rea enjoys his high-profile status. He’s used to charming his way into the heart and bed of any woman he desires while keeping his own heart secure behind a steel wall. When he meets Cara, she throws him a curveball—she’s unlike any woman he’s ever met, and he has to have her. Cara’s growing attraction to Ryan endangers her hard-won anonymity, and when she inherits the family business, she must choose between the world she left behind and her new life in the community she’s come to cherish. But facing up to her responsibilities could destroy her freedom and cost her the greatest love she’s ever known. Another awesome book in the Tavonesi Series! The characters and the story were fantastic. Just as with the first book, I was immediately drawn into the story and couldn’t put it down. - There's This Book Reviews Aares' captivating story and sexy, sizzling chemistry will make you cry, laugh and be on the edge of your seat rooting for love to prevail! -SMA Amazon Reviews Adventure, romance, and a hot baseball jock. Hello! ...What's not to love? It's truly a love story you will swoon over.- Worth the Read Reviews Not since Nora Roberts and Barbara Freethy has an author written such engaging character and unusual, heart-wrenching challenges to love! - EarthLoving Lens Reviews less

AIM FOR LOVE -- Adventure, romance, and a hot baseball jock. Hello! ...What's not to love? It's truly a love story you will swoon over.- Worth the Read Reviews --Not since Nora Roberts and Barbara Freethy has an author written such engaging character and unusual, heart-wrenching challenges to love! - EarthLoving Lens AIM FOR LOVE BOOK DESCRIPTION: A role in an indie movie has turned heiress Sabrina Tavonesi into an overnight Hollywood sensation... moreAIM FOR LOVE -- Adventure, romance, and a hot baseball jock. Hello! ...What's not to love? It's truly a love story you will swoon over.- Worth the Read Reviews --Not since Nora Roberts and Barbara Freethy has an author written such engaging character and unusual, heart-wrenching challenges to love! - EarthLoving Lens AIM FOR LOVE BOOK DESCRIPTION: A role in an indie movie has turned heiress Sabrina Tavonesi into an overnight Hollywood sensation. She should be thrilled, but the troubled woman she played in the film has come alive in her dreams, turning Sabrina's life into a nightmare. Assaulted and injured at the film's premiere, she has only has three weeks to rehab her shoulder – and overcome her secret nightmares – before shooting the sequel. When her All-Star brother insists that his teammate, pitching phenom Kaz Tokugawa, can get her ready in time, Sabrina is desperate enough to try anything…even some mysterious samurai practice. As the handsome young pitcher charms Sabrina with his amazing skills, he heals more than her shoulder--he begins to make her believe in love. Kaz can't afford any distractions. He's fighting to save his family's failing peach farm and secure a contract with the Major League team of his dreams. Falling for his teammate's sister isn’t part of his plan. But even his focused samurai training can't keep the troubled beauty from stealing into his heart. When Kaz is accused of murdering a drug lord threatening his family, Sabrina is his only alibi...or is she? Can they learn to trust one another before their secrets destroy their lives as well as their love? less

When Cody Bond, the Giants’ hot new catcher, agrees to ride in a benefit polo match to help heiress Zoe Tavonesi, he falls hard for the Italian beauty. Cody’s determined not to screw up his career with relationships, especially when Zoe and the loving, tight-knit, aristocratic Tavonesis remind him of everything his dysfunctional American family isn’t. But while he may be a master of control on the baseball field, Cody’s iron will can’t shield him from the desire Zoe awakens... moreWhen Cody Bond, the Giants’ hot new catcher, agrees to ride in a benefit polo match to help heiress Zoe Tavonesi, he falls hard for the Italian beauty. Cody’s determined not to screw up his career with relationships, especially when Zoe and the loving, tight-knit, aristocratic Tavonesis remind him of everything his dysfunctional American family isn’t. But while he may be a master of control on the baseball field, Cody’s iron will can’t shield him from the desire Zoe awakens. Zoe wants nothing to do with her family's new home and vineyard in the California wine country. Every day spent in exile from the world she loves in Rome feels like an eternity. Her heart's set on returning to Italy and opening the art gallery her late mother always wanted. But the passion Cody fires has her second-guessing her plan and her dreams. Just as they open to love, Zoe's family is caught up in a dangerous web of Mafia crime. To protect her, Cody must swallow his pride and turn to an ex-CIA operative for help—his estranged father—even as he suspects that Zoe's family is involved in foul play. But will Zoe’s stubborn determination, Cody's inability to trust, and the criminals threatening the Tavonesi family kill any chance for the world-altering love they’ve discovered? less

From USA Today bestselling author Pamela Aares comes Love in the Vineyard, the seventh book in the Tavonesi family series featuring passion, mystery, and well-won love! A one-night stand brought Natasha Raley the greatest gift of her life—her son. She wants to give him a better life than she had, but a gambling bet lands both of them in a homeless shelter... moreFrom USA Today bestselling author Pamela Aares comes Love in the Vineyard, the seventh book in the Tavonesi family series featuring passion, mystery, and well-won love! A one-night stand brought Natasha Raley the greatest gift of her life—her son. She wants to give him a better life than she had, but a gambling bet lands both of them in a homeless shelter. When the shelter director gives her a ticket to a masquerade ball, Natasha finds herself dancing with the most intriguing and mysterious man she’s ever met. Adrian Tavonesi is creating a paradise on earth in Sonoma California, determined to be worthy of his vast fortune by making the world a better place. Convinced women only like him for his money and his status, he invents an anonymous relationship with the beautiful Natasha to create a dream world for both of them. As passion flares into an all-consuming affair, the lies Adrian and Natasha have told each other threaten to ruin everything. Adrian is kind, generous, and sincere—Natasha knows he would be the perfect father for her son. But will her past and the devastating gamble she once made destroy her new world? Or will betting on the truth this time lead to the perfect, ever-lasting love? ----- Praise for The Tavonesi Series: “I highly recommend this series to any readers who love Nora Roberts or Bella Andre.” ~ Book Lover Reviews “More than just a romance, these stories show us that sometimes the best dreams are the ones we don’t even know we are searching for.” ~ InD’tale Magazine “Aares’ captivating stories and sizzling chemistry will make you cry, laugh and be on the edge of your seat rooting for love to prevail!” ~ SMA Reviews Discover what readers are so excited about! While every book in The Tavonesi Series can be read as a standalone, you may enjoy reading all the books in the series: Love Bats Last (Book #1, Alex and Jackie) Thrown By Love (Book #2, Chloe and Scotty) Fielder’s Choice (Book #3, Alana and Matt) Love on the Line (Book #4, Cara and Ryan) Aim For Love (Book #5, Sabrina and Kaz) The Heart of the Game (Book #6, Cody and Zoe) less

In A Very Daring Christmas, USA Today Bestselling author Pamela Aares' newest book in the Tavonesi Series, an invitation to join his teammate for Christmas throws sports phenom Jake Ryder straight into the path of Hollywood sensation Cameron Kelley, the one woman he's fighting to forget. ~ Sensual, intoxicating characters that will steal your heart! ~ (Rachael Herron)... moreIn A Very Daring Christmas, USA Today Bestselling author Pamela Aares' newest book in the Tavonesi Series, an invitation to join his teammate for Christmas throws sports phenom Jake Ryder straight into the path of Hollywood sensation Cameron Kelley, the one woman he's fighting to forget. ~ Sensual, intoxicating characters that will steal your heart! ~ (Rachael Herron). When Cameron Kelly agreed to leverage her status as a Hollywood A-list movie star to help children in Dominia, nothing prepared her for the unthinkable poverty in the remote villages. Nor did she expect to run into a major league baseball star who shocks loose her pent-up desires. The next man she lets anywhere close to her heart will be a normal guy, not a celebrity, and certainly not a cocky All-Star. Yet when she sees the sexy athlete coaching the local kids in a makeshift sandlot, her heart and her body stop listening to her head. Flying high after winning the World Series, Jake Ryder is in the Caribbean to rehab his season-sore body and coach village children who are crazy about baseball. Running into Cameron, though, may send him packing. The heat sparking between the two of them has him rethinking his Three-Date Rule, something he swore he'd never do. And when she tries to manipulate him into a publicity stunt to fund her UNICAN project, he decides it’s game over. He's been used too many times and won't be used again. A surprise invitation to Trovare Castle throws them together once more. A mysterious prince and a fatherless boy complicate their already tense reunion, but they soon discover that the greatest dare is the one that leads to true love. Discover what readers are so excited about! While every book in The Tavonesi Series can be read as a standalone, you may enjoy reading all the books in the series: Love Bats Last (Book #1, Alex and Jackie) Thrown By Love (Book #2, Chloe and Scotty) Fielder’s Choice (Book #3, Alana and Matt) Love on the Line (Book #4, Cara and Ryan) Aim For Love (Book #5, Sabrina and Kaz) The Heart of the Game (Book #6, Cody and Zoe) Love in the Vineyard (Book #7, Natasha and Adrian) Praise for The Tavonesi Series: “I highly recommend this series to any readers who love Nora Roberts or Bella Andre.” ~ Book Lover Reviews “More than just a romance, these stories show us that sometimes the best dreams are the ones we don’t even know we are searching for.” ~ InD’tale Magazine “Aares’ captivating stories and sizzling chemistry will make you cry, laugh and be on the edge of your seat rooting for love to prevail!” ~ SMA Reviews "Pamela Aares takes you on a wonderful roller coaster ride that you will want to keep repeating!" ~ Read Your Writes Book Reviews less

A beautiful photographer discovers her hot new computer geek is really a reclusive tech billionaire. In UNTI LOVE FINDS YOU, USA Today Bestselling author Pamela Aares' newest book in the Tavonesi Series, Heiress Coco Tavonesi is struggling to forge a career on her talent alone. Reclusive billionaire geek Evan Forbes is adrift in his own life... moreA beautiful photographer discovers her hot new computer geek is really a reclusive tech billionaire. In UNTI LOVE FINDS YOU, USA Today Bestselling author Pamela Aares' newest book in the Tavonesi Series, Heiress Coco Tavonesi is struggling to forge a career on her talent alone. Reclusive billionaire geek Evan Forbes is adrift in his own life. Can his genius for tech save Coco's precious photos and melt her firewalls of suspicion? Can her gift for portraying the beauty and meaning in life finally show Evan the path to love? Quotes and Praise for The Tavonesi Series: What’s not to love? It’s truly a love story you will swoon over. ~ Worth the Read Reviews "I highly recommend this series to any readers who love Nora Roberts or Bella Andre." ~ Book Lover Reviews "Aares writes sensual, intoxicating characters that will steal your heart!" ~Rachael Herron, international bestselling author “Pamela Aares' writing is absolutely flawless, she sets the scene well and develops incredible characters. What I love most is how she writes strong female leads.”—Lady Literary Reviews “Triple Crown Ms. Aares! This story has so many levels that all weave together beautifully. From the moment readers start tuning the pages, there will be no putting this story down! ~ InD’tale Magazine "I highly recommend this series to any readers who love Nora Roberts or Bella Andre.... I could feel the breeze on my face as I read. I love it when an author can paint such a clear picture that it is as if you are right there." ~ Jen's Reviews, Top Goodreads reviewer less