Safe At Second by Scott Johnson

Todd Bannister’s future is as bright as a new baseball. With a fastball destined for the major leagues, a shelf overflowing with trophies, college and pro scouts lined up at his door — not to mention Melissa, his beautiful girlfriend, and Paulie, his best friend and number one fan — Todd has it all. Then comes the line drive off a bat that strikes Todd square in the face. Now things are different. Life looks a lot darker when viewed through a glass eye.Can Todd find the determination to pitch again? Or perhaps more important — can he find the courage to move on with his life, despite a world that seems desperate for him to remain in the past? Told from Paulie’s point of view, this multi-layered story about the pursuit of a dream will leave readers cheering just when they least expect it.

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