{"id":292,"date":"2023-02-01T06:00:29","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T06:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/comptonplations.com\/?p=292"},"modified":"2023-02-12T22:55:43","modified_gmt":"2023-02-12T22:55:43","slug":"beating-the-febru-wearies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/comptonplations.com\/?p=292","title":{"rendered":"Beating the Febru-Wearies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Although I am a February baby, the second month of the calendar year is my least favorite month.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a list of things it has going for it:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Only 28 days long this year<\/li>\n<li>Hours of daylight are gradually increasing<\/li>\n<li>It&#8217;s the last full month of &#8220;official&#8221; winter (vernal equinox is in March)<\/li>\n<li>Several family birthday celebrations (not including mine)<\/li>\n<li>Pitchers and catcher report for spring training. (Opening day isn&#8217;t far behind!)<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;m re-releasing the first of my steamy baseball romances at the end of the month.<\/li>\n<li>Check back <a href=\"https:\/\/comptonplations.com\/?page_id=71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> next week for preorder links.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-290\" src=\"https:\/\/comptonplations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Missing-the-Signs_BOOKBUB.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n<p>First up is MISSING THE SIGNS (original title was SUMMER FLING.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>The sexy pitcher was just a summer fling. Now he\u2019s back and wants a second chance.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>But he has no idea who I really am. Or the trouble he\u2019s causing.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Who ghosted whom?<\/p>\n<p>He left, but I always knew where to find him.<\/p>\n<p>I never even told him my real name.<\/p>\n<p>Now Win Winston is rehabbing an injury in the minor league city where I live. He\u2019s exposed my secret identity to my family and wants to pick up where we left off.<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t think so.<\/p>\n<p>So what if I attend every home game\u2014I\u2019m a season ticket holder. And my road trips to games in nearby cities when Win is in the line-up? Coincidence.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve worked too hard to reclaim my place in my family. My sisters need me. I\u2019m still coping with my mother\u2019s death. Dad is pressuring me to marry a man of his choosing. I don\u2019t have the time or energy to cater to Win\u2019s ego. Or his guilty conscience.<\/p>\n<p>Besides, his team could recall him at any moment.<\/p>\n<p>Been there, done that, have the scar to prove it.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m shaking him off, but he keeps missing the signs.<\/p>\n<p>(Previously published as <em>Summer Fling<\/em>, this book is a steamy, full-length stand-alone novel intended for readers 18+.)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although I am a February baby, the second month of the calendar year is my least favorite month. 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