Named to Kirkus Reviews' Best Books of 2018 2019 Maxy Book Awards - Best Literary Courtney Morgan is a female knuckle-ball pitcher trying to break into professional baseball. Parker Westfall is an aging slugger with one last chance at the ultimate carrot-a spot on a major-league roster. She's gorgeous, and he's having the season of his life. Together, they'll try to change a losing team's fortunes on their way to the big show. But when tragedy strikes, will their dreams still matter? The Fat Lady's Low, Sad Song is a novel about baseball, with a touch of romance, that portrays what it means to be part of a team and part of a community in the heartbreaking world of minor league ball.