Caught Up by Liz Tomforde (Paperback)

A professional baseball pitcher has built his life around discipline, responsibility, and raising his young son on his own. Balancing a demanding career with single fatherhood leaves little room for outside help, and every nanny he has hired so far has quickly been dismissed.

That pattern changes when his coach steps in and hires someone he cannot simply send away: his own daughter.

She arrives in Chicago with a reputation of her own. As an award-winning pastry chef facing pressure to prove her success was deserved, she is struggling to rediscover her creative spark. Agreeing to spend the summer working as a nanny is meant to give her space to reset before returning to her demanding career.

From the start, their personalities clash. He prefers routine, control, and quiet focus, while she brings energy, spontaneity, and a determination to remind him how to enjoy life beyond the baseball field. What begins as a temporary arrangement slowly shifts as she forms a bond with both father and son.

As the weeks pass, the house that once felt structured and predictable begins to change. Shared moments, small routines, and unexpected connections start to blur the line between a short-term job and something far more meaningful.

Yet the summer has an end date.

For someone used to leaving before things become complicated, staying might be the biggest risk of all.