{"product_id":"the-change-up-skye-blackburn-9798196225956","title":"The Change Up","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Change Up\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis a contemporary sports romance set within the high-pressure, highly visible world of professional baseball, where identity, vulnerability, and second chances collide. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRiver Knight\u003c\/b\u003e has spent his life behind a catcher's mask-focused, disciplined, and emotionally guarded. As a star player for the Bay Area Rebels, he knows how to read pitches, control the game, and keep his heart protected. What he doesn't know is how quickly one unexpected connection can change everything.\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRain Wynters \u003c\/b\u003elives behind a mask of her own. By day, she's Rebel Rouser-the team's beloved mascot. By night, she tends bar to help support her family. When she's paired with River for a charity hospital visit, neither of them expects the quiet bond that forms between them-built on kindness, unspoken understanding, and moments that don't need words.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA case of mistaken identity, an on-field accident, and a devastating loss bring their worlds crashing together. When Rain temporarily loses her hearing after protecting a child in the stands, River steps into unfamiliar territory-learning to communicate without sound, without pretense, and without hiding. As he helps her heal, River begins to confront his own fears: of being unseen, of living in his brother's shadow, and of letting someone truly know him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat starts as companionship deepens into something neither of them can deny. No masks. No assumptions. Just two people learning how to show up for each other-slowly, carefully, and completely.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Skye Blackburn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798196225956\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.72d","brand":"Skye Blackburn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49174120956159,"sku":"9798196225956","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-change-up-skye-blackburn-9798196225956","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}