Genre:
Historical Romance
Themes:
Angsty
Coming of Age
Coming Out
Danger / In Peril / On the Run
Dual Timeline (Past and Present)
Family Relationships
First Love
Friends to Lovers
Girl Next Door
Growing Older
Historical
Long Distance Relationship
Loss / Grieving / Widow
Love At First Sight
Mature Lead 40+
Mistaken or False Identity
Mystery / Suspense
Return to Hometown
Self-Discovery
Slow Burn
Sports
Taboo / Forbidden Relationship
Vacation / Travel
Wartime
Heat Level:
Fade to Black (sex scenes are mostly implied and use euphemistic language)
Archetypes:
Athlete / Coach
Reporter / Journalist
Retired
Writer/ Author
Geographic Location:
United States: Midwest
United States: Southwest
United States: West Coast
Setting:
Big City / Urban
Farm / Ranch
Historical
Hotel / Inn
Mountain
On the Road / Tour
Park / Zoo / Garden
Restaurant / Diner / Food Truck
Sports Stadium / Gym
Sexual / Gender Identity:
Lesbian
Queer
Androgynous
Tomboy
Bright Lights of Summer
Golden Crown Literary Award (Goldie)
By Lynn Ames
If you love the movie and series A League of Their Own, this novel is especially for you.
It’s March, 1941. Captain America appears in a comic book for the very first time. New York City receives 18.1 inches of snow, its 3rd largest snowfall in history. In Holland, the Nazi occupiers forbid Jews to own businesses. In Poland, Heinrich Himmler inspects Auschwitz. World War II is raging in Europe, but America has yet to enter the fray.
And in Phoenix, Arizona, a 16-year-old scrap of a girl named Theodora “Dizzy” Hosler, takes the field to try out for the World Champion P.B.S.W. Ramblers softball team.
Set against the backdrop of perhaps the most dramatic time in US history, comes the story of Diz and Frannie, two women fueled by an unquenchable passion for the game of softball and feelings for each other that go far beyond the bounds of friendship. Will their love for the game bring them closer together or tear them apart?
