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The Change Up (Arlington Aces Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Elley Arden (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Commercial real estate mogul Rachel Reed followed her workaholic father's footsteps to success, so when he's diagnosed with Alzheimer's, she vows to rise to the occasion. She'll help her father get the Arlington Aces independent professional baseball team up and running, then sell the franchise off to recoup their investment. It's a tall order, but Rachel knows one thing for sure: a few acres of trees aren't going to stand in her way of building the facility they need.

Landscaper Sam Sutter is surprised to find his brother's high school girlfriend lurking in the woods behind his secluded log house. This former minor leaguer's even more upset to learn "his" trees are on her chopping block. There's no way he'll help her erect a painful reminder to his failed career in his backyard. But butting heads with the beautiful businesswoman proves to be a tricky task, and before long, he finds himself heading up the grounds keeping crew at her father's stadium.

Working under Rachel's watchful--smoldering--eyes might be Sam's undoing. Can he cut into her plans without felling their chances at a home run in love?

Sensuality Level: Sensual
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    Arlington Aces
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    Crimson Romance
  6. Publication date
    May 16, 2016
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Elley Arden is a proud Pennsylvania girl who drinks wine like it’s water (a slight exaggeration), prefers a night at the ballpark to a night on the town, and believes almond English toffee is the key to happiness. Find Elley Arden at ElleyArden.com, on Facebook at Facebook.com/elleyardenauthor, and on Twitter @elleywrites.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01ENYMB1Y
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Crimson Romance (May 16, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 16, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1292 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 244 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 29 ratings

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Elley Arden is the author of the groundbreaking and critically acclaimed Cleveland Clash series, which follows along with the on- and off-field accomplishments of a women’s professional football team. She previously worked for The Walt Disney Company and spent over a decade as a non-fiction writer and editor. Elley loves everything about this crazy life, and she believes there’s beauty to be found in every situation. All we have to do is look for it.

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Diane Carter
5.0 out of 5 stars Home run!
Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2016
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Elly Arden has another hit on her hands. Her knowledge of the sport and love of romance brings a funny and heartbreaking story that give us the HEA we all love. Can't wait for Ian's story and Helen Anne's.
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Nicole M.
4.0 out of 5 stars Sam and Rachel!
Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2016
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This is my first novel by Elley Arden, but funny enough, not the first I've purchased. Yeah, don't ask. Needless to say, this won't be the last book by this author that I read. Time to pick up my Elley Arden game.

This was a very sweet novel that was a little bit lighter on the "heat." However, that didn't detract me from fully enjoying what I was reading. In fact, the lack of all that "heat" made it so much easier for me to enjoy the development of the relationship between Sam and Rachel. There was a real foundation to the relationship between these two, instead of the insta-love, let's-jump-in-the-sack books I've been ready, which was a rewarding change for me.
Definitely looking forward to seeing what Ms. Arden has in store for this series.
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Jennifer J DiCenzo
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved this book!
Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2016
I loved this book! I love books, that no matter if they are a novella or a 400 page novel, that show me the connection between the characters. Those books that make you feel like you could be a part of the book, it could really happen, and characters that make you feel and care about them. This book was all that and more to me! Rachel has always been trying to please her father, even at the expense of her own personal life. Now at the age of forty she has been charged by her father with selling the minor league baseball team that he was trying to get off the ground. She doesn't realize until she goes to visit her parent's to discuss some of this just how much her life is going to change. her family has been hiding her dad's Alzheimer's diagnosis from her.
Sam has spent the last ten years away from the sport he loves because of guilt and working back home in the family landscaping business after his mom passed away. Sam finds himself dragged back into his old life when he encounters his brother's old girlfriend (Rachel) is back in town and ready to make some changes to his beloved trees in order to make some improvements for the baseball stadium. The more time he spends around her, the attraction he feels for her grows, and the more she tries to show him he might not be done with baseball after all. Their chemistry is off the charts, but when it looks like Rachel isn't being completely open with him, could Sam's revived baseball career be shorter than he thinks?
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Em & M Books
4.0 out of 5 stars 3.5 Stars - Well written, just missing a bit of spark between the H/h
Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2016
3.5 Stars

This was an enjoyable read that had many elements that I love in a romance novel – the quirky setting of a small town, the focus on a sports team, and a hero and heroine who were older (she’s 40 and he’s 35) - but for some reason I just couldn’t fully connect with the heroine and the hero at times.

Rachel had just about all the characteristics I love in my heroines. She’s smart, successful, capable, confident…but also vulnerable, insecure, and searching for a peace that she thinks can only come through her father’s approval. Even though she had so many of these characteristics that work for me, I found myself getting frustrated with her quite often - for someone so smart and capable who never backs down….she refused to confront many issues and problems right away, or at least ask some questions (like why her sister would get angry anytime she mentioned selling the team.) This made it hard for me to feel a connection to her at times and also really feel the chemistry between her and Sam.

I liked Sam, but he definitely had some unresolved issues to deal with. Having to choose between his passion (baseball) and his family once already, it’s easy to understand why he may be reluctant to get excited about the prospects of a new baseball team in his home town. He was a bit of a hot-head at times – definitely someone who would act before thinking, which led to some fun heated exchanges between him and Rachel. I loved seeing him come to terms with what he wanted for his future and you could really feel the weight being lifted off his shoulders as he begins to heal the wounds from his past.

Rachel and Sam together were just missing something for me until near the end of the book. There were flashes of the chemistry between them, but rather than feel a slow burn through the book it felt like it came and went until near the end, when they both seemed to get their acts together and exorcise some of the demons of their pasts. For most of the book it was hard to see these two ever finding a happy ever after together – while I love when the H/h banter and argue and create all that tension and sparks that usually lead to somewhere sexual, sometimes the tension and sparks when Sam and Rachel bantered seemed to produce more anger than heat.

As the first book in a new series there was a lot going on in addition to Rachel and Sam’s story. We were introduced to many different characters and the author teased us with some potential upcoming story lines.

This was a well written book that had great characters, but was just missing that spark between the H/h for me for most of the book. That being said, I will definitely be on the lookout for more books in this series and from this author. I liked the writing style and the author has put a lot of wonderful groundwork in laying out the world for this series, so I’m looking forward to finding out what’s in store next for the Arlington Aces.

I received a copy of this book via NetGalley for an honest review.
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Lisa A. Richards(alterlisa)
5.0 out of 5 stars This had several of my favorite activities-baseball, gardening & romance- so it was a ...
Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2016
This had several of my favorite activities-baseball, gardening & romance- so it was a natural choice when it came to picking it up to read. Our small town has few entertainment choices but the American Legion baseball team is one that we enormously enjoy watching. We had the once in a lifetime opportunity to see San Francisco's World Series winning pitcher, Madison Bumgarner, grow from a little league ballplayer to the accomplished pitcher he is today at this ball field. This love of baseball has had me reading several sports romances recently and "The Change Up" is definitely one of the more enjoyable ones. I loved that this was a minor league baseball team and loved the inclusion of some of the day to day running of said team. The romance was while not exactly a second chance romance but sort of. I loved that the guy was younger as this definitely lead to several funny exchanges. The characters were very down to earth and the issues were very relatable. Rachel is 40 so this wasn't a new adult romance, another plus for me. I definitely recommend this wonderful book and intend to pick up some more of her romances.
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