HarperI fell in love when I was sixteen. Landon was my entire world and I thought he would be my forever. But I was young and dumb, and with one error in judgement, I destroyed any chance of a future we could’ve had together, along with our hearts.Twelve years later and I’m going through the motions of life, but not actually living. Which is why I let my friends, Bridget and Simon, set me up on a … set me up on a blind date. Turns out, it’s not so blind after all. Because the man sitting in front of me is the same man who’s held onto my heart all these years.
Landon
They call me a Clutch Player because I’m good under pressure and quick on my feet. I was also quick to fall in love. The first time it was with baseball, the second was with Harper. And for a short time I had them both.
Until I lost Harper and all I had left was baseball.
For years, I focused on my career. I had accepted that baseball was my one true love.
Until I saw her again. I never imagined we’d ever get a second chance, but now that she’s sitting right across from me, I know there’s no way in hell I’m going to let her go again.
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**Audiobook Review**
5 STARS – I have recently discovered Nikki’s books and have been reading and listening to as many as I can. Her writing is beautiful, emotional, and heartfelt. When I saw she was writing a story in the Cocky Hero Club World I couldn’t wait to start it. Landon and Harper met in high school and quickly fell in love at 16 years old. Landon makes it into the big leagues in baseball and time and distance separate them. Harper is a super cute and slightly clumsy woman. She has a huge heart and is a protective, nurturing single mom. Of all the Cocky Hero books British Bedmate is my all time favourite. I adored Bridget and Simon and they are back in Clutch Player. They are best friends with Harper and make a bet to set Harper on a blind date. Little does Harper know the blind date is her former love Landon. Landon is a passionate, loving, caring man. He is swoony and slightly cocky but in a super sexy way. Landon has never settled down since Harper claiming that he was focused on his career in baseball but really he never met anyone that would measure up to Harper. 12 years have passed and you would never know it based on the insane chemistry and attraction between these two. It was like no time had passed. I couldn’t get enough of every sweet swoony moment exchanged between them. Not to mention the heat is strong between these two! The passion and intensity in the bedroom was delicious and sexy. Landon’s relationship with Harper’s kids was the sweetest. He immediately loved them just because they are a part of Harper. He jumps in with both feet and doesn’t shy away spending time with them. Nikki Ash writes emotional, sweet, heartfelt love stories. I devour every single one of her books from start to finish and this one was no different. I loved the dual narration done by Tim Paige and Summer Roberts. Their voices complimented each other well and the emotion and passion in their voices made the listening experience enjoyable.
It’s no secret that I’m a huge Nikki Ash fan, but that is because she writes books that I just want to live in. I have been waiting for Clutch Player for MONTHS, and it exceeded my expectations!! It popped up on my Kindle at 11pm and I read until 2am. I have been collecting my thoughts since then!!
Landon may have just stolen my heart and is now tied in 1st place for my favorite leading man in one of Nikki’s books, right up there with Lachlan from Through His Eyes. He is just the best friend, boyfriend, and man you could hope to find!! I am not even sure that anyone deserves him, but I am so glad that he and Harper found one another, twice. I love romances where one or both adults are parents, and the kids are fully a part of this story. They bring such a wholeness to the story arc, and are not just characters who were thrown in to make it a single parent story.
This HEA spans from high school years to mid-30’s, is a medium burn, standalone contemporary romance from Penelope Ward and Vi Keeland’s new Hero Club novel collection. It has characters you root for the entire time, and who you want to see end up together. I highly recommend reading Clutch Player as soon as you can. It is currently available for free to subscribers on both Kindle Unlimited and Audible Escape.
I couldn’t get enough of this amazing story! This was my first book by the author and she blew me away! The story kept me turning the pages because I loved Landon from the start and Harper was just as amazing in her own right. The story begins when they are in high school and we get to watch how everything begins for them and tragically falls apart. However that’s not the end we get to see things shift and change from them from being teenagers and becoming adults and everything that becomes of them. It’s spellbinding and amazing it gives us a complete and wonderful journey that can’t be put down. Highly recommend!
LOVED this one!!
So many feels in this second chance romance – I loved every single minute of it!
When you think of the most perfect, understanding, sexy AF, charming, and caring book boyfriend, Landon fits that description to a tee. Did I mention he’s perfect?
This story is so well-written, so heartfelt, I couldn’t love it any more if I tried. It grabbed ahold of my heart from the beginning and didn’t let go.
Harper and Landon stole my heart.
They were so lovable and sweet and perfect for each other. Even when times got rough, they still wowed me with their realness and their friendship and honesty and love for one another.
This book rocked all of my emotions.
The good, the bad, the ugly. It was sweet when it needed to be, turning me into a big, swoony mess. And it was steamy at just the right times, making certain parts of me very happy. The characters are lovable, they are relatable, and I felt like I had known them forever. I never wanted to put this story down – so good.
This was my first book by this author and I cannot wait to read more from her.
I listened to the audiobook and the narrators were perfect.
This book touched my heart in so many ways. It was an emotional read for me. Crying and laughing at different points. The support Landon gives Harper is something you don’t see in a character often and the way Ms. Ash wrote it was absolutely perfect!
Young high school love… devastating turns.. and an surprisingly twist in storyline
It’s an emotional, fun story about Harper and Landon.
It’s an adult romance sport book, with some hot smutty scenes
Loved reading this book.
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This book is my favorite of the series so far! Nikki Ash did a fantastic job bringing this story to life, from the brightest of highs to the heartwrenching and emotional lows, we get a story that shows the best and worst when it comes to relationships and love. The character development is fantastic, the story moves a good pace, it’s descriptive without being overly wordy, the emotions shine through, the secondary characters bring a good balance to the story and the chemistry between Harper and Landon is electric, sexy, sweet and swoon-worthy.
I am a huge Nikki Ash fan and I am so glad she join in on the Cocky Hero Club. I love second chance romances, Harper and Landon did not disappoint. Harper is a fighter and one I can relate to as a mother, her finally being able to find that she can get what she wants and be the amazing mother is great. Landon is the guy everyone wants to be friends with and have in their life. If you like second chance romances you don’t want to miss Clutch Player.
Part of the Cocky Hero Club series, this book was a heartbreakingly, hilarious, emotional, second chance romance with a dash of angst filled drama thrown in to help keep things that little more interesting.
When Harper goes on a blind date she’s in for a shock when she realises it’s her first love Logan who’s been paired as her potential date. The pair were first together in their late teens going from friendship to first love however it all went wrong for them, everything began to fall apart just as Logan found himself being drafted as a major league baseball player and Harper making a big mistake that causes her life to be flipped around. Fast forward 12yrs and their paths cross again when they’re paired up on a blind date, it’s clear to see that they still have a connection and we get to join them on their journey as they fall in love all over again, of course there’s a few twists along the way as the pair rekindle their relationship and make their way towards a happily ever after.
Nikki Ash has truly spoiled us readers with this little gem of a read, a fantastic addition to the Cocky Hero Club series, don’t miss out, one-click now!!!
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This is the first book I have had the privilege of indulging myself with by Nikki Ash. I am so happy I did, I am now a fan. This was an emotionally beautiful, captivating, and heartwarming journey to go on with Harper and Landon. I enjoyed every single sweet moment of this book.
This is my first read by Nikki Ash and oh my heart! Excuse me while I gather up myself, as Landon has turned me into a puddle of goo. This addition to the Cocky Hero Club series is pure gold. The story flow is believable, heck the storyline is more believable (and relatable) than most sports romances that I have read. I LOVED seeing Simon and Bridget (British Bedmate, by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward, main characters) again as well.
I adored this second chance romance so much, it definitely reminds me that one decision can change a lifetime BUT that doesn’t necessarily mean that is your one and only chance. Landon is everything you could ask for in a swoonworthy, sweet and sexy hero. Harper is a strong, determined, funny, albeit clumsy single mom that is one of my favorite heroines I have had the pleasure to read about.
I loved seeing how Landon and Harper had their start, what happened to make them break up, and how they came back together. Oh my sweetness, and the epilogue…IT WAS EVERYTHING.
I just can’t say enough good things about this book and I will be reading more of Nikki’s novels.
I really enjoyed this one!
It’s awful how there first chance at love was destroyed, but the ending makes up for it. 🙂
You gotta love a great second chance romance story.
I do recommend you read this one!
Loved the characters, second chance romance/ sports romance. My new favorite. You will love it. The story was amazing.
I loved Harper and Landon.
I absolutely loved Landon, he is what book boyfriends are all about. It was fun to see him as a high school student and then see him again as an adult. You knew when he was 18 he was going to be amazing. Not only at baseball but in life. He was kind, caring, friendly, a bit of a flirt and dependable. He was put in a tough place – live his dream or stay with the girl.
Harper was a good character. She made some mistakes but she owned them and flourished. She is an amazing mom to her two kids and tried to make it with her ex the best she could. More often than not, she took the high road.
I loved seeing these two reconnect. My only complain is, I wish they discussed what happened at that party a little earlier in the book.
Este libro merece más de 5 estrellas. Es una historia preciosa, una historia de segundas oportunidades y cómo un padre es aquel que te cria, no solo el que aporta el material genético. Harper conoce al amor de su vida en el instituto, pero después de una noche de borrachera y la traicion de una amiga que echa droga en su bebida, se acaba acostando con su ex novio y se queda embarazada. Se casa con el padre de la criatura para acabar separándose años después.
Pasan los años y Harper vuelve a encontrarse con su amor, Landon, y empiezan una hermosa relación, una relación como una familia. Pero el padre de los niños intenta hacer lo posible para separarlos.
Clutch Player was an amazing second chance romance. I tried to drag it out as long as I could because I didn’t want it to end. Harper and Landon captured my heart and my love for them just grew as their story progressed. This story had me laughing and crying with all of the twists & turns. This is a definite must read and I will also be reading more from this author very soon.
Do you believe in fate? If you are Landon and Harper you just have to. Life doesn’t always go as planned, but sometimes it goes even better.
Nikki does a great job with sharing a story of two kids reuniting as adults and it was a great read. I loved how she brought some characters from British Bedmate back, it was fun to read about Simon taking Landon to Yoga!
This was just great! I can’t wait to read more Nikki Ash books!
This book!! This freaking book!! This book made me feel so many emotions it was a roller coaster! I fully related to the characters and really felt like I was part of their world!! I was so absorbed in this book my husband had to make dinner because I wasn’t getting up or moving until I finished it! Landon and Harper deserved their happy ever after and Landon definitely joins the harem!!
A new to me author and I really enjoyed it. A great second chance storyline in this Cocky Hero Club collection. Loved the chemistry between Landon and Harper. I also absolutely loved more Simon and Bridget. A definite must read!
Possibly one of my favorite reads by Nikki Ash!!! This second chance, single parent romance was a great addition to the Cocky Hero Club series. I fell in love with this book immediately and read from beginning to end in one sitting. These characters and story line were so well written. Landon and Harper and their love story is one you do not want to miss!!