Play Along (Windy City, 4) by Liz Tomforde

A flirty, high-chemistry baseball romance where a one-night Vegas “oops” turns into a very public, very strategic marriage—except one of them has been hoping for this for years. Play Along delivers banter, forced proximity, and that addictive dynamic of persistent golden-retriever hero vs. guarded, career-focused heroine who refuses to be derailed.

Kennedy Kay is the only woman on staff for the Windy City Warriors, and she’s spent years swallowing her frustration under a sexist lead doctor while she lines up her dream job with a new team next year. All she has to do is keep her reputation spotless for one last season in Chicago.

Then a Las Vegas run-in with the team’s shortstop leaves her with a fuzzy memory… and a ring on her left hand. Now she’s legally married to the most persistent man she’s ever met, and thanks to Isaiah’s plan to protect her job, she has to pretend the elopement was intentional—not a drunken mistake. What happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay in Vegas… sometimes it follows you home and calls you wife.

For Isaiah Rhodes, the “mistake” feels like fate. The shortstop has had plenty of fun, but everything changed the day Kennedy became single—and he’s been crushing on the team’s athletic trainer for years. They agree to stay married for one season, just long enough to keep her safe professionally… but Isaiah’s using every day of that season to prove he’s husband material. Kennedy may be reluctant to play along, but Isaiah refuses to lose this game.