First published 2018
Aging baseball player Ike Holcomb's glory days are long gone. With his career on the rocks, he reluctantly accepts a minor league coaching gig. But when a cocky young phenom joins his team, Ike sees an opportunity to reclaim his former greatness. As they butt heads on the field, a grudging respect grows between the two - one that just might give Ike the Second Wind he needs to face his demons and repair his fractured relationships.
Genres: literary-fiction, coming-of-age, contemporary, sports
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, redemption-arc
240 pages · Paperback · Penguin Books