Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Third Base | 2015 | Heidi McLaughlin | Buy |
| 2 | Home Run | 2017 | Heidi McLaughlin | Buy |
| 3 | Grand Slam | 2017 | Heidi McLaughlin | Buy |
| 4 | Hawk | 2019 | Heidi McLaughlin | Buy |
The Boys of Summer is Heidi McLaughlin’s sports romance series, centered on professional baseball. Third Base (2015) introduces the team and its first featured player, and the series continues through Home Run (2017), Grand Slam (2017), and Hawk (2019).
The baseball setting provides structure for each romance, with the pressures of professional sports, travel schedules, and public attention creating obstacles for the couples. McLaughlin writes the locker room and game-day scenes as part of the romance rather than just backdrop.