Romance: Contemporary Sports Romance - Home Run Secret

Home Run Secret: Swinging for Love Off the Field

Story Dossier + Outline

Premise:

Baseball slugger Dylan Foster, chasing a bond free from his diamond fame, connects with teacher Grace Mitchell, indifferent to his status, but their undercover romance stirs fan envy and demands a pivotal confrontation to safeguard their love from the blinding lights of stardom.

✨ Genre: Contemporary Sports Romance

✨ Tropes/Themes: Fame Meets Real Life, Love Interest Unimpressed by Status, Secret Dating to Preserve Normalcy, Jealousy Sparked by Fans, Boundary-Setting Confrontation, Love That Exists Beyond the Spotlight, Redemption Arc, Family Ties

✨ POV & Structure: 1st Person, Past Tense, Dual POV in a 4-Act structure with romantic beats progressing from spark to transformative climax.

✨ Vibe: Emotionally charged with a mix of tender romance and competitive edge, including open-door explicitness in 3-5 scenes that heighten intimacy amid tension; vibes of hopeful realism with moderate angst from personal histories, avoiding overt grimness.

✨ Book Size: Short Novel (40,000-60,000 words)

✨ Chapter Count: 28 Chapters

✨ Word Count: target 1800-2200 per chapter

✨ Heat Level: Open-door (3-5 explicit intimate scenes)

What you get:

✅ Complete Premise with core concepts and Narrative Physics Architecture

✅ Complete Story Dossier — including detailed characters, relationship arcs, locations and objects, world rules and histories, multiple subplots, and market researched genre and style guides.

✅ A detailed 28 chapter outline.