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The Perfect Game Books in Order

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See The Perfect Game books in order by Samantha Christy, with summaries, series background, character connections, and easy where-to-start advice.

Last updated: July 14, 2026

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The Perfect Game books in publication order

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1

Catching Caden

by Samantha Christy

2017

A home run ball shatters Murphy's face and derails her modeling career. Guilt-ridden baseball player Caden tries to help her rebuild, but their friendship challenges the strict rules he has always used to protect his heart.

2

Benching Brady

by Samantha Christy

2018

Baseball player Brady has relied on fast cars, fast women, and the game to outrun his pain. When a crisis could end his career, Rylee may be the one person able to help him find his way back.

3

Stealing Sawyer

by Samantha Christy

2018

To save his reputation, baseball star Sawyer hires Aspen to be his girlfriend. Their contract forbids sex, love, and a future, but a fake relationship becomes dangerous when it begins to feel entirely real.

The Perfect Game books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Catching Caden"

    Catching Caden

    by Samantha Christy

    2017The Perfect Game, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Benching Brady"

    Benching Brady

    by Samantha Christy

    2018The Perfect Game, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Stealing Sawyer"

    Stealing Sawyer

    by Samantha Christy

    2018The Perfect Game, Book 3

Series background & context

The Perfect Game series moves into professional baseball with three players from the New York Nighthawks. Each book follows a different teammate as a relationship upends the rules he has made for himself. The stories are connected by the team and its wider circle, but each romance works as a standalone.

The series begins with Catching Caden. Caden, Lexie's brother from Stone Vows, is a successful player whose home run ball injures Murphy and damages the modeling career she built. Feeling responsible, Caden wants to help her rebuild, but the friendship they form starts to challenge his carefully guarded approach to romance and his strict three-strikes rule.

Baseball is always nearby, but it is not the only thing at stake.

In Benching Brady, Brady has used fast living to cope with loss and pain. Then a crisis threatens the sport that has defined him. Rylee represents both the life he has lost and the possibility that he might find his way back, if he can let someone close enough to help.

Stealing Sawyer follows Sawyer and Aspen. Sawyer hires Aspen to play his girlfriend because he needs to repair his public image and protect his career. Their arrangement comes with clear rules, including no sex, no love, and no future. Naturally, those rules become harder to keep as a performance turns into a relationship with real consequences.

The series has the fun of a sports romance, including teammates, public reputations, money, and the demands of a high-profile career. It also takes the characters' fears seriously. Caden, Brady, and Sawyer are not simply players with charmed lives. Each has built a way of protecting himself, and each woman pushes him to question whether that protection has become a cage.

Readers can expect romantic banter, team friendships, and familiar romance setups, including forced proximity, recovery after loss, and fake dating. The women have their own goals and difficult histories, so the stories are not only about changing the men on the roster.

Begin with Catching Caden for the clearest introduction to the Nighthawks. The novels can be read individually, but the series order lets the players' friendships and earlier couples build naturally in the background.

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