Home › Contemporary › Running Home to You

Running Home to You

by Samantha Saldivar

A long game of love and softball

Regular price $17.72 USD
Regular price $29.54 USD Sale price $17.72 USD
Save 40%

Paperback New

Delivery to your door
In stock·Dispatches in 1–2 business days
Standard shipping* from $4.35
Standard shipping transit* 5–8 business days after dispatch

Faster options are available.

Rates and delivery estimates depend on your destination and item quantity. Estimates are informational only; the final shipping method and rate are selected at checkout.

Secure checkout
American Express Apple Pay DiscoverGoogle Pay Mastercard PayPalVisa
30-day eligible returns Returns & refunds policy

AlbakiReads Editorial

A long game of love and softball

Abby Cruz and Kate Hutchins begin as college softball rivals at Insley University, where tutoring gives them a reason to look beyond their differences. Their connection develops alongside the pursuit of a national title, then stretches across a decade of missed timing and repeated reunions. Softball links the story’s changing settings—from Puerto Rico and Tokyo to churches, courtrooms, and Las Vegas—with questions of grief, belonging, religious upbringing, and generational curses. An alumni game brings the pair back to their college field, framing the story around what “home” means and whether their bond can find its place beyond the sport.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in contemporary sapphic romance shaped by sports and a long-running relationship.
  • Readers who enjoy stories involving college softball, grief, family patterns, and strict religious upbringing.

Themes

Sapphic romanceSoftball and competitionHome and belongingGrief and religious upbringingGenerational curses

Based on publisher information and book metadata.

Book overview

In this sweeping sapphic sports romance, two college softball stars compete for each other's hearts--if only they can get past their fear of striking out--from the nationally bestselling author of Play You For It.

When Abby Cruz transfers to Insley University and joins the softball team, it seems the only thing she and Kate Hutchins have in common is their love of the game. Abby's raw talent and reckless behavior threaten Kate's carefully controlled world, especially when their coach assigns Kate the unwelcome task of tutoring her rival.

As they learn to work together, they discover their differences are exactly what they've been missing off the field. Kate provides Abby with a sense of home after loss and grief. Abby, meanwhile, helps Kate embrace a freedom she's never known because of her strict religious upbringing. As they chase a national title, it's not long before the same love they have for the game grows for each other.

But much like on the diamond, their relationship requires perfect timing. While they try and fail to get it right over the next decade, the game keeps bringing them back together--from Puerto Rico to Tokyo, through courtrooms, churches, and Las Vegas casinos--as they fight to shake the weight of generational curses. But when an alumni game returns them to their college field, they must decide if it's really the love of the game calling them home, or the one in their hearts that they've never been able to let go of.
Shipping & returnsShipping options, delivery timing, and our return policy.

In-stock items normally dispatch within 1–2 business days. The ZIP-code estimator on this page is informational only; the final shipping method, price, and availability are confirmed at checkout for your full order.

For the initial delivery estimate we use these transit windows after dispatch: Standard 5–8 business days, Expedited 2–4 business days, and Priority 1–2 business days. Holiday delays are not included.

Eligible items can be returned within 30 days in accordance with our return policy.

Customer reviews