Honey

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Summary: Americana At Its Best
Review: This is the 3rd book in a 4 book series and all 4 books are worth buying. I've read all 4 and my two favorites are this one and the first, "Harmony." However, "Hooked" and "Hearts", #s 2 and 4, are hot on their heels. An enormously satsifying aspect to "Honey" is that it recounts in detail the early history of baseball and puts us right into the heart of an early team that tours the USA around the turn of the century. I have very fond memories of baseball because my grandfather took me to the Cleveland games when I was a child. This book tapped into the love of the game and in its early days you also see the sport in its purer form before millions of dollars were attached to its every move. This is not boring history though because the author has put us among some very lovable characters who play on and own the team. The hero is a former big city player who plays for this Montana team in order to raise money to help his friend Cap who needs extensive medical work for a head injury. Unlike their big city counterparts, most of these ballplayers are drawn from the community and work other jobs but are making time for baseball to make a professional team a reality for their town. The heroine is the daughter of the team's owner. He is forced to let his daughter run the team when his owner-partner is the man he most despises in town. That new partner insists that anyone but he manage the team. This is a wonderful, touching love story between these two protagonists and also a powerful tale of the ups and downs of a life in baseball during the turn of century in America. I highly recommend it.