Great book! It was different, for one thing. Annie is a really interesting and unusual character since she is as driven an athlete as the hero, Brody. That's refreshing. And Cross writes very well, patiently showing their growing feelings for each other without skimping on their complicated situation. The supporting characters are great too. I do think Brody's baseball success is way over the top though -- I don't want to include a spoiler but any one of his accomplishments in the book would have been plenty without piling them on. Still, I promptly went to read another of her books. She's well worth reading.