Love Beyond the Diamond (Waves Baseball, #3

What happens when a grumpy baseball star and an optimistic artist enter a marriage that is supposed to be temporary? In Love Beyond the Diamond, Laura Langa combines baseball romance, opposites-attract chemistry, and a marriage of convenience in a lighthearted story about discovering love in unexpected circumstances. Shane Seaver has a reputation as the grumpy right fielder of the Waves baseball team. Beneath his intimidating appearance, however, lies a man with quiet kindness and a dry sense of humor. His path crosses with a hyperrealist painter whose cheerful outlook helps her notice the person behind his public image. The artist is balancing three part-time jobs while dealing with a costly health diagnosis that threatens her creative ambitions. When she discovers that the penthouse she cleans belongs to Shane, he presents her with an unexpected proposal. Playing his wife at team events and family occasions could help her obtain health insurance and give her a better opportunity to pursue her art. Their arrangement brings them into close quarters, creating opportunities for teasing, shared experiences, and growing emotional intimacy. From arcade games and beach days to a cabin getaway with one inconvenient bed, their pretend relationship becomes increasingly difficult to separate from their real feelings. Both must eventually face the question of what happens when an agreement with an expiration date begins to feel permanent. This closed-door sports romantic comedy explores trust, vulnerability, personal ambition, and the importance of looking beyond first impressions. Readers can expect a grumpy-hero and sunshine-heroine pairing, forced proximity, playful banter, and a heartfelt marriage-of-convenience storyline. The book is suited to readers who enjoy sweet contemporary romance, professional baseball settings, opposites-attract couples, and romantic comedies centered on emotional connection rather than explicit scenes.