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Love and Pickleball

A Small Town Sports Romance / Salmon Bay / Book 1

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Pub Date Nov 01 2025 | Archive Date Nov 01 2025

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Description

There's No Love in Pickleball…

Forty and finally divorced, Celeste Knowles is free to be true to herself...If only she knew who that was. Forced to attend her ex's wedding, Celeste decides that is the perfect time to move on—in the banquet hall closet, no less.

But after panicking and running out on her mustachioed stranger, Celeste realizes she needs to start smaller. Maybe pick up an old hobby. Work up to the wild sex with strangers.

Hayden Holstrom, her new pickleball coach, is infuriatingly charming, distractingly handsome—and young—and his easy smile feels suspiciously familiar.

But Hayden has secrets of his own. He's falling hard for the shy, crossword-loving divorcee, and he's desperate for a chance to prove their connection is more than a fleeting memory. But can he convince Celeste to risk her heart again, especially when the odds are against them?

The ball is in her court...

Love and Pickleball is a light hearted reverse age-gap romance featuring a cinnamon roll pickleball coach who falls for the sexy crossword-obsessed single mom, a woman trying to reinvent herself and rediscover her joy, and a pickleball tournament that could make all their dreams come true. It has spicy scenes, a lovable and quirky small town cast, and a dill-ightfully satisfying happily ever after. Every book in the Salmon Bay series can be read as a standalone.

There's No Love in Pickleball…

Forty and finally divorced, Celeste Knowles is free to be true to herself...If only she knew who that was. Forced to attend her ex's wedding, Celeste decides that is the...


Advance Praise

"An AMAZINGLY fun book. The writing was top notch, the humor was amazing--too many LOLs to count." - An editor

"I loved the wide variety of characters you brought to the table. There were so many times you could practically step into the small town setting and really feel what the characters were going through!" - An editor

"I haven't enjoyed a book this much in a long time." - ARC reader



"An AMAZINGLY fun book. The writing was top notch, the humor was amazing--too many LOLs to count." - An editor

"I loved the wide variety of characters you brought to the table. There were so many...


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ISBN 9798993254500
PRICE $4.99 (USD)
PAGES 397

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