This was very fast paced book. I am not the biggest fan of the insta-love trope and this definitely has it. The first 50% felt very rushed, and because of this I didn't feel a big connection to the characters. We didn't get much of their back stories and who they were before they met each other. I did really enjoy the second half of the book, I got hooked when the conflict started and it improved a bit from there. It truly was a cute story, it just felt like the characters relationship lacked substance because it was mainly focused on s*x from the very first chapter. Sometimes I had to read things several times because I could not understand what was being said. Still there were some very cute moments between the characters, and I enjoyed the double pov, since this was the only way to get to know Gretchen and Josh.
Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with this arc.

Some of this I loved.... I wish I could leave the review at that.

I can see an immediate attraction happening at an airport. Even perhaps an instant love. That the part of the story I loved.

There was a LOT of added unecessary conflict that didn't even really have any thing to do with our main characters. It's almost like the author was like jail (check), sickness (check), best friend love.... And so on.

Overall this was just meh....

A fun insta love sports romance by a debut Canadian author. I really enjoyed this insta love, dual perspective love story between an MLB player sent down to the minors and the sommelier he meets at the airport on the way to Vegas. The two have a hot one night stand and then have to figure out if they can make a relationship work despite their very different lives. Enjoyable and steamy and definitely recommended! Much thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my advance review copy!

This one is a pure feel good in every sense! I loved it! Gretchen and Josh are so sweet and perfect together.

Normally I don’t like the miss communication trope but with it happening so early in the book and with the author skipping the time they spent apart I really enjoyed it this time.

I love that we get to read from both Gretchen and Josh’s point of view. And I love that their love for each other are there from the beginning.

This book is for when you want a cute and a little steamy romance to pick you up from a bad mood. It really is pure feel good in the best kind of way. Reading it left me with a good happy feeling.

I would have liked to receive the book in a better format. Like a real ebook. I found that the text was way to small and quite tiring to read on my phone. The kindle version just didn’t work with made this book harder to read than it should have been.

Thank you NetGalley, Wattpad Books and author for an ARC of this book.
This review may contain SPOILERS.
My first thought as I started was that it was too much of an instant love thing which isn't necessarily bad but not really for me . it starts when Gretchen meets her favorite baseball player Josh in the airport
HOWEVER,
34% into the book, i started liking it with the problem arising between them and i wanted to see how the problem is dealt with.
Again, there was so much potential to how they overcome the issue but without addressing the problem they jump straight into smut.
there was no palpable tension between Josh and Gretchen even though they had a conflict between them. the conflict was also a bit mediocre which had potential too.
the extra stars i may give is for Sharla because i REALLY liked her and i would LOVE to see her and Kevin's book.
i would love to see more of this author's work. <3

"Don't wait. If it feels right, then do it, figure out the future later. Go watch the sunrise."

Out of His League is a story of two people throwing caution to the wind for one day. Allowing themselves to put their guards down & get swept up at the moment. But what was supposed to be one night turns into something neither Josh nor Gretchen were expecting.

Gretchen Harper is a Sommelier who isn't much of a risk-taker. She prefers the predictable, dependable things in life. Well, that is till she finds herself buying a cup of coffee for her favorite MLB player Joshua Marvin. Joshua keeps his eyes on the ball, never letting his guard down, and definitely never letting a fan get close... that's it her.

If you are looking for a flirty, give you all the feels, kind of sports romance, then look no further. Grab your favorite wine and cozy up with Out of His League. You will swoon over Josh with his mischievous eyes & charming smile. Gretchen will warm your heart with her compassion and sweet demeanor. You will find yourself rooting for our OTP as a simple cup of coffee turns into the best decision Gretchen has ever made"

I absolutely adored this book. The chemistry between Josh and Gretchen is instant. Although I normally enjoy slow-burn, sometimes insta love hits just right. The journey through their relationship and figuring out what it is they have felt real and honest. Their attraction may have been instant but there was a journey to actually trusting and being with one another. I felt like Richardson did a great job with the secondary characters as well. I was invested in each of their parts of the story. I especially hope we get to read about Sharla & Kevin one day!!!

If you enjoy sports romances & cute reads this is a must!

I should have trusted my gut and not volunteered to read and review a Wattpad book. This book is for some, but not for me. I am not a watt pad reader. I love my steamy romances, but I need a plot. I need emotion. I need a tragic backstory. Not just sex scenes.

This was rough and a DNF for me. There was barely a plot, an unrealistic pairing and just felt like too much like a sex writing exercise vs a romance novel.

Thank you NetGalley and Wattpad Books for the eARC!

Out of His League is a short romance centered around Gretchen Harper, a huge baseball fan, and Joshua Malvern, a professional baseball player. Gretchen is a huge fan of Joshua, who plays on her favourite team, and doesn't believe it when she gets a chance to meet him in an airport! What follows is a one night stand that quickly turns into something more.

The premise for this book is really cute, and I was looking forward to reading this one. Unfortunately it didn't quite hit the mark, and I personally give it a 2 stars. I am not a big fan of insta-love, and that occurred heavily in this book. There was a point where Gretchen says how she didn't know Joshua hated blueberries and can't wait to find out more about him, and I was reminded of how little they knew about the other while somehow being madly in love. If you are a fan of insta-love or quick romances, this book might have more appeal to you than it did to me.

The conflict brought up in the book seemed to only be there as a way to make the book more than just the sex scenes, and I didn't feel a connection or any concern towards the plotline. I did like the baseball references and the author seems like she knows her stuff; I can imagine this being an even better read for someone who likes baseball.

Nice to have the Toronto mentions! Overall this was a quick and easy read; pretty cute, just quite rushed. Also very predictable, but this could be a good book for if you're looking for something light!

I dnf'd this at around twenty percent. I really dont like insta-love. The only time I think it's forgivable is when it's a short story and the the two main characters have chemistry. And while this book was short, it wasn't short enough to justify it to me and the characters had zero chemistry. There was no reason for them to want to be together so quickly.

This book had great promise, but there are missing elements. I think it deserves a rewrite to truly fulfill its potential!

A quick, delightful read with lots of “bedroom” time! There’s isn’t much of a plot besides the two falling in a love and there’s an instalove vibe going on, but I’m a sucker for sports romances!

Thank you NetGalley and Wattpad Books for an advanced copy!

I really enjoyed Out of His League. The book follows Gretchen who is away at a wine competition, when she meets Joshua her favourite baseball player. The first encounter was very must an insta-love which is stated to be very out of character of them book. Although it seemed quite unbelievable at the time, it still gave me all the love vibes I look for in a book like this. Obviously, I knew there would be some sort of misunderstanding that would drive them apart, as is standard in these stories, but I do wish it was a bit more of a believable of a scenario, however it wasn’t enough of a bother to change my feeling on this book. It was a quick, fun, cute book that had me not wanting to put it down.
Thank you Netgalley and Wattpad Books for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book was definitely cute, and the first half of the story flew by for me. There is definitely insta-love but I appreciated the characters evaluating their feelings.

The things that didn’t work for me were the main conflict and the side stories. The conflict that drove them apart felt a little too abrupt. The side stories felt a little like filler at the end, instead of using that space to develop the main characters and add depth.

Overall, it was a very steamy and cute romance.

An ARC copy was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Hello, new book boyfriend!

To say I loved this book is an understatement!

The spicy meter… 5 🌶
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No, seriously. This book is everything a little rom-com book should be. The story was so cute and sweet. I typically do not like books that feature anything sports related, but this one was done so perfectly. The chemistry between the two main characters was great and it had such a stellar list of supporting characters. I absolutely adored it from beginning to end.

I wish I loved this book. I absolutely adore sports romances but this did not do it for me. Unfortunately I dnf'd. The insta love and miscommunication is what really did it for me. It just does not seem realistic to me. But job well down getting her wattpad book published! That is an amazing accomplishment!

This was a good, quick book for anyone who just needs a dose of romance! Gretchen and Josh had really good chemistry and their love story was super believable! I also liked how the side characters added to the plot, though I felt like there was something missing when it came to the Harvey storyline. Also, I want a second book about Sharla!
Overall, it was a fun, quick read!

Gretchen Harper meets her favorite MLB baseball player, Josh Malvern, at the airport when he is having an awful day. He has just gotten sent down to the minors and is beginning to contemplate life after baseball.
After about 5 minutes, they determine they are soul mates who can't live without each other. I really think they were in bed by page 10.
I just found it to be silly, far reaching and kind of dumb. I didn't get their chemistry and the depth of their emotional attachment. I kept wanting to shout, "YOU DON"T EVEN KNOW EACH OTHER!" I feel sure MLB players have these opportunities quite often. I find it hard to believe he was blown away (literally) by this one groupie. I felt like I had skipped where the groundwork for the relationship happened.... when his teammates were saying, "She is the one" and his agent was worried that he had met the woman he would leave his career and quit baseball for. It all seemed shallow, immature and kind of weird instead of romantic. Honestly, I started rolling my eyes and thinking, "Here we go. Yet another cringey sex scene."
Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC of this one. I am so sorry that it wasn't for me.

This was a cute sports romance and I absolutely loved the cover! They have an instant connection on what should have been a quick trip and neither wants their time to end. Would recommend!

The premise and cover were cute, but this book need an editor. I really wanted to like this book but there were too many issues. The writing was very choppy and the sudden POV switches were difficult to follow. Gretchen and Josh felt flat, and I was much more interested in the side characters. This book has insta-love and good spicy scenes. The spicy scenes were actually done well.