This was not a bad read from a new author and let's be honest I always love when B.T. Urruela is on the cover of any book.
Refuse to Lose by Alison Mello
Series: A Coach's Love #1
Genres: Sports Romance

I thought I was helping a friend, but instead I only managed to get myself in a heap of trouble which left me with two options. Coach little league as part of community service…or face jail time.
So here I am…coaching little league, a project I wasn’t looking forward to—that’s until I see Stella at the field with her son. Unfortunately for me it takes a lot longer than I’d hoped for her to give me the time of day.

Yet, now that I’ve caught her attention, things are much more complicated than I thought. Who knew juggling a struggling friend, community service, a team bully and a girlfriend would be this hard?

But I won’t let it get me down. Someone once told me the secret to success, and come hell or high water I’ll show everyone around me that I…

…refuse to lose.

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This was my first time reading anything by Alison Mello. I’m not a big sports romance fan but I decided to take a chance on this was and was pleasantly surprised. It’s not fully of technical terms or anything like that. This turned out to be one of the better second chance romance books I have had the pleasure of reading.

Stella is a widow since her husband was murdered in NYC who decides to take her son, DJ, out of the city since she no longer feels safe. She has no idea where they are going to end up but intends to lands somewhere in West Virginia. They stop at a diner and when Stella notices they are looking for help she gets the job. Stella and DJ are ready to start their new lives, one that includes DJ signing up for Little League.

For Trystan a military injury shatters his dreams of playing pro-baseball. When he makes an ill-advised judgement call to drive his drunk friend home he ends up being sentenced to coaching the town’s little league team. Sounds like he got off easy right? Trust me when I tell you that this sentence will change his life forever.