How Much I Care

<p><strong><em>Two strangers find love in the most unexpected way-by saving a life. </em></strong></p><p></p><p><em>Austin </em></p><p>Sitting at the top of my game pitching for Baltimore and a single daddy to the most adorable little girl in the world I'm living the dream. Until I get the dreaded call that Everly is sick. My entire world stops when the doctors say the only chance my baby has is through a bone-marrow transplant. My life becomes a living nightmare as I wage a war to save my daughter. Nothing else matters. Not my Cy Young Award not my career not my team or my talent. None of that can fix her. She needs a miracle. What we get is a stranger... and Maria just might save us both.</p><p></p><p><em>Maria </em></p><p>My life in Miami might not be glamorous but it is rewarding. I divide my time between working as a nurse at a free clinic and waitressing at Giordino's my family's Cuban-Italian restaurant. After being cheated on by my long-time boyfriend I'm not exactly looking for Mr. Right but wouldn't kick him out of bed if he suddenly showed up. Six months after I donated bone marrow to a little girl in Baltimore I get an email from the child's grateful father but everything is anonymous until the one-year mark. I'm desperate to know more about him. The last thing I expect is a gorgeous famous ballplayer. One email becomes another until we find ourselves caught up in a friendship neither of us expected but both desperately need. I'm falling in love with a man I've never met.</p><p></p><p>Find out what happens when Austin is scheduled to play in Miami and the team arranges a meeting between Austin and Everly and Maria the woman who saved Everly's life.</p><p></p><p>Marie Force is a master at creating genuine relatable characters. Then gives them... highs and lows to keep you engaged and anticipating what happens next. I smiled chuckled and (was) a little teary eyed as I read. This romance warmed my heart. -5 star review form Melanie on Goodreads</p>