Alyssa Kae King

Some people spend years searching for where they belong. Sports journalist Josie Callahan has spent years running from it. When Josie accepts the assignment to cover the inaugural season of the Carolina Foxes, one of the first teams in the new American Women's Professional Baseball League, she expects to write history-not become part of it. Surrounded by women determined to prove they belong on the field, Josie finds herself questioning everything she thought she wanted.
Especially when the one person who's quietly stood beside her for years suddenly becomes impossible to ignore. Nate Cordero has always been her best friend. Her safe place. The one constant through late-night deadlines, cross-country road trips, and every career move they've ever made together. Falling for him was never part of the plan. As the Foxes fight for a championship and a place in baseball history, Josie discovers that some dreams aren't found by chasing them.
Sometimes they've been waiting for you all along. Best Friend Zone is a heartwarming, slow-burn friends-to-lovers romance about found family, second chances, courage, and the extraordinary women changing the game-on and off the field.