Pitcher Perfect is a spicy, enemies-to-lovers sports romance that delivers all the heat and humor you'd expect from Tessa Bailey. The story follows Robbie Corrigan, a charming NHL rookie, and Skylar Paige, a no-nonsense Division 1 softball pitcher who's completely immune to his usual charms. When Robbie discovers Skylar's crush on her brother's best friend, he offers to help her win him over by pretending to be her boyfriend at a family wilderness competition. What starts as a fake relationship soon turns into something much more real.

This book is packed with fun tropes: enemies to lovers, fake dating, forced proximity, and sports romance. It's a fast-paced, steamy read that's perfect for fans of Bailey's signature spicy banter and swoon-worthy moments.

I was provided an advance readers copy of this ebook. This was my first Tessa Bailey book. Overall this is a quick light read. Skyler and Robbie are both athletic and extremely competitive individuals. There’s fake dating and sure the storyline is predictable, but it was a good time. Highly recommend for someone looking for a light sports romance read with banter.

This book ate and left no crumbs...just like Robbie.

Seriously obsessed with Robbie and Skylar, and this book is now tied with Fangirl Down as my favorite in the series!

Skylar, a college softball pitcher, shows up to help her baseball player brother by pitching against a group of hockey players where she is immediately (and rightfully) disgusted by our playboy hockey rookie, Robbie.

Robbie tricks Skylar into a first date, and Skylar sees her first glimpse of jealousy from the boy she’s been in love with since she was little. Which leads to one of my favorite tropes: fake dating where the MMC is actually just obsessed with the FMC. Fire.

Read if you love:
⚾️enemies-ish to lovers
🏒reformed playboy
⚾️fake dating
🏒he falls first and harder
⚾️insta love
🏒”teach me”

Skylar and Robbie might be my new favorite Tessa Bailey couple, and honestly this might be one of my favorite books by her. I think it might be a tie between this book and Fangirl Down. Basically what I am saying is that I loved this book and this series. I am so glad that Tessa decided to write a story for the Orgasm Donors because Robbie's story deserves to be heard.

Robbie is an ultimate romance trope. He is a golden retriever womanizer who who has a heart of gold. He is the definition of "he fell first and harder." Right from the get go he is down bad for Skylar. While he was obviously being super flirty and trying to win her over, I loved how he was still so respectful of her. he respected her boundaries, constantly asking for her consent, and showed her that he was always in her corner. He is my new blueprint. I want a man who will basically shame my entire family for not supporting my college and call them out on their bad behavior.

Skylar is equally as great. She is tough but soft. Also we have a woman in sports which I am obsessed with! On the outside she comes across as someone who refuses to get hurt and can put up with anything, but on the inside she is just looking for love and to have someone in her corner. Enter Robbie who takes over both roles. I love how open with communication she is and that she realizes sooner rather than later her feelings for Robbie. She did not need some grand gesture for him to win her over, she saw the small ones all along and fell for him naturally. I really appreciated the way their relationship and feelings progressed. it felt authentic and heartfelt.

This book had a slightly different tone than other Tessa Bailey books, which is ironic. I assumed that since Robbie was the MMC that we would be getting zany antics and silly lines which I love. However, this was not a constant in the book and instead we got characters who had a more mature outlook and had more mature and open conversations with each other.

The conflict was barely a conflict and I am glad that it was resolved quickly. It was not one of the types of breakups where you might be worried they will never work through it. instead, It is the type that you know will only make the relationship stronger.

Overall, I really loved this book! It was Tessa Bailey's magical recipe of the perfect blend of sweet, funny and spicy. I can't decide who's book I want next but I have a feeling who it will be and I am so excited.

Thank you to the publisher and author for an eARC of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Ahhh I love this book so much!!! Tessa knocks it out of the park with this one for sure!

Thank you NetGalley and Avon Harper Voyager for the opportunity to read this eARC.

Did I have fun reading? Yes. Was it any good? Meh.

The softball badass fmc is what caught my attention with this book and that was probably the best part of this. I want to start off by saying if you’re planning on picking up because of “enemies to lovers”, don’t. Bad first impression is more likely (unless the enemies to lovers is Robbie and Elton).

The book isn’t bad. It’s a really quick read, and I would recommend if you’re a fan of sports romance and aren’t someone to think too hard with cute little romances.

Did I read this book in 1 day - yes...yes, I did. To say I am a Tessa Bailey fan is an understatement, and this series is rocking it out of the park. Robbie Corrigan is the rookie we didn't know we needed. One of the newest rookies on the Boston Bearcats living his best single life meets a baseball girlie who knocks his skates off. Skylar Paige is instantly immune to his charms, until she recruits him to be her love coach at her family's yearly wilderness competition to win over her brother's best friend. Lucky for Robbie he's already smitten with the star pitcher and takes on the quest.
I am officially a Robbie fan and so proud of the little rookie that could! If you aren't reading the Big Shots series start - I suggest reading in order but can be read out of order. Tessa knocked this one out of the park - pun intended!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced reader copy of this book!

The best part of this book is that is was a real quick read. I think since this story was not originally supposed to happen this book got locked into the most insane timeline that made almost no sense and I feel like could have been changed. Also all of the relationship in this book are very superficial from friends and family. The main couple was not the worst but the odds are against them here.

🥵🥎🔥🩵🧼
Let’s begin with the facts:
I opened this book for a lighthearted enemies-to-lovers fake dating romp.
I ended up SIMPING so hard for Robbie Corrigan I considered getting “Yes, Daddy” tattooed in Comic Sans across my clavicle. 😩😂

Who gave Tessa Bailey the right to write a man like this??
Robbie is an NHL player, a cocky little menace with enough bedroom confidence to power a Vegas hotel. He is the kingof “accidentally” saying something filthy and then smirking like he knows your panties just spontaneously combusted.
His mouth is rated XXX. And I wanted to quote it on a throw pillow and gift it to my therapist.
"You need help? Let me bend you over that calendar and reorganize your entire week."
SIR. THERE ARE CHILDREN OUTSIDE. I AM ONE OF THEM.

And Skylar???
Our softball princess with the color-coded planner and a brain running on caffeine, spite, and chronic competence. She is a Type A icon with zero patience for Robbie’s BS...until she very much has patience for his hands. And tongue. And stamina.
Their tension? UNREAL.
Their banter? Foreplay in verbal form.
Their first kiss? I had to sit down. I saw stars. And possibly God.

The Fake Dating??
Don’t worry, it starts fake but ends in public tongue battles, a nearly illegal amount of eye contact, and Robbie whispering filth like a man born to ruin women’s lives (in a good way).
This man did not fake date. He FAKE RUINED HER LIFE. I haven’t recovered.

Spice Level?
Scoville scale: Carolina Reaper x Nuclear Fusion
Steam level: The devil sweating in leather
Impact on my soul: I had to reapply chapstick after every chapter because this book left me DRY and DELUSIONAL.

My final thoughts?
I would let Robbie rearrange my guts and then help me study for finals. I would let Skylar coach me through a heartbreak and then also destroy me in a sport I don’t play.
Together, they are chaos and structure, filth and finesse, and I loved every depraved, delicious second of it.
Rating: 11/10 - Would fake date, real marry, and let ruin me emotionally and physically.
Would I recommend this to a friend? Absolutely.
Would I recommend this to my pastor? No.
Would I recommend this to my ex? YES, so he can learn how to behave.
🫦🩷 Tessa Bailey, you’ve done it again. My loins are destroyed, and my standards are elevated. 🩷🫦

Classic literature? No. Did I think Robbie was a cutie pie and did he make me laugh? Yes. The story line was mildly flawed and the timeline was majorly rushed - but I had a great time reading this. It gave me the warm fuzzies and honestly - that’s what I look for in a book.

It was fun to see Sig and Burgess (I still cannot get over his name) for a bit as ‘big brothers’.

-1 star mainly because Madden was just….weird? And I understood none of his random appeal for Skylar lol.


Thanks to NetGalley for the eARC.

WHat an ABSOLUTE SIMP. This man is gone from the get go. From silly boy too protector in seconds flat...
This girl was so strong and so badass. I so very much love how some of her eye opening realizations were dealt with, remaining true to her character without making her seem weak or dumb.
I flew through this book in a flurry of giggles, legs kicks, and happy sappy tears.

✨ 5/5 stars | Pitcher Perfect ARC Review ✨

I dropped every other book I was reading the second this landed on NetGalley, and honestly? No regrets. I finished it in two days, laughed out loud more than once, and fell way too hard for a ginger hockey player who finally got his emotional act together.

Yes, it’s spicy (obviously—it’s Tessa Bailey), but what stuck with me was how sweet and vulnerable this story ended up being. Their relationship had so much heart. The kind of connection that feels easy but earned. I’ll be thinking about this one for a while.

Also, this book deserves a movie deal. Give me the banter. Give me the locker room scenes. Give me the moment he realizes she’s it.

Highly recommend—especially if you love athletes, spice, and men who fall first and hard.

Tessa Bailey, you’ve done it again.

Enemies to lovers. Fake Dating. He falls first. Literally all of my favorite tropes rolled up into one spicy package. Tessa Bailey rarely disappoints!

I’ve loved every book in this series so far and this book keeps that streak going. We met Skylar and Robbie during Dream Girl Drama and pick up the story from there. I loved how Robbie knew from the start that Skylar was different but Skylar held her ground and knew what was important to her. Robbie offers to play in the Page Stakes with Skylar when her friend isn’t able to and Skylar sees that as an opportunity to use Robbie for his relationship skills for her to lure Madden, her brother’s best friend, into finally seeing her as more than a little sister. Robbie constantly sticks up for Skylar with her hyper competitive family and shows her what it means to have someone show up for her. The spice was top tier as it always is in a Tessa Bailey book. While I didn’t love the third act breakup, it showed that they were both real people who had flaws to overcome to get back together in the end. Skylar’s grand gesture was so so good. The setup for the next book in the series has me so excited for it!

I knew I would like the book from having read the whole series so far, but instead I loved it. As soon as saw the book available, I dove in and read it in two days. Tessa Bailey has a way of writing the classic tropes and making the plot so unique and captivating. Her stories don’t seem redundant and played out like a lot of booktok. I am super impressed at her ability to keep writing spinoffs and keep characters fresh. Skyler is your typical tomboy always trying to compete and live up to her parent’s expectations. Along comes Robbie, a complete opposite to her and someone who can help her win another man’s heart. It is a he falls first, faking dating, sports romance. I have a feeling who the next book will be about. Will definitely be placing a pre-order on this book. I received an ARC through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Pitcher Pefect is about softball pitcher Skylar who is secretly in love with her brother's best friend. Skylar is tasked with pitching for a baseball game that her brother is involved in. There she meets Robbie, a flirty hockey player. Robbie makes a bet with skylar which she loses. So sklyar has to go on a date with robbie. at their date, robbie and Skylar decide to fake date in order to get her crush to notice her. Robbie falls for sklyar almost immediately. A long the way skylar develops feelings for Robbie.

It is always a good time when the Boston Bearcats are involved. I absolutely loved this book. Humor, fake dating, spice! It has everything I wanted. Cannot wait until the next one!

I love this entire series but each book in the series is better than the previous one. I LOVED this book so much, both characters were funny and sweet. Their chemistry was also OFF THE CHARTS! Thanks Netgalley for this ARC, it really made my week!

Tessa Bailey is really in her element in the Big Shots series. Readers get a window into athlete mindsets while also being able to admire their vulnerabilities. This story is the perfect length- plenty of depth, lots to love about relationship dynamics, and enough sports to keep it fresh.

I loved being able to picture Ilona Maher or Caitlin Clark in this story. Bailey never leaned too hard on tomboy stereotypes. I don’t care too much for redheads or hockey, but I didn’t care too much for golf and then I fell in love with Wells in Fangirl Down. Readers can trust Bailey to bring cleverness and spice to any scenario, and this college baseball and hockey combo didn’t disappoint. Viva Redbeard and Rocket 💘

Another banger in the Big Shots series! Fake dating where the guy falls first and falls hard. I loved the banter between Robbie and Skylar, and how they both opened up to each other about theirs fears and failures. Overall, a fun light read that I devoured in 2 days.