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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This is my first Nikki Ash book and it was SO FLUFFING CUTE. This book is part of the Cocky Heroes Club, which is Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward’s universe and this is based on British Bedmate. Which I haven’t read. But I didn’t feel like that took anything away from my thorough enjoyment of this book.
If you like sweet second chance romances. Baseball. Male longing. A sprinkling of ex husband drama and a swoony hero, then Clutch Player is the book for you.
**I received an advance copy of this from Give Me Books Pr on behalf of the author. I volunteered to leave an unbiased review.**
Clutch Player is an amazing second chance love story about Harper and Landon. I loved, loved loved them!! They are high school sweethearts and circumstances tear them apart…fast forward 12 years, Landon is a major league baseball player, and Harper is a single mother. They are set up on a blind date and it’s like no time at all has passed, the connection and spark between them is just as strong!! Will they be able to overcome the past and find their way back to each other? You’ll just have to read this awesome story to find out!! Y’all need to read this book!!
I loved Harper and Landons story. I really loved that part of the book took place in their high school days and then they met back up later on after college . This book had alot of good steamy scenes and their relationship made you just fall in love with the characters and the story line. There was even a few times I caught myself smiling while reading this book just because I would find myself happy at times or think awe, how cute. So this book was more than a 5 star in my opinion.
Nikki Ash knocked if out of the park with Clutch Player! Landon is amazing and has the world at his finger tips. Harper is having a rough time at home. Her current boyfriend isn’t very attentive but Landon shows her what it is like to have someone who listens. Landon is in the drafted for baseball. He moves several hours away from Harper. Even though they try to make it work they drift apart. It isn’t until several years later they reconnect. And do the sparks fly. Landon and Harper are amazing definitely recommend Clutch Player as a must read.
A beautiful heartwarming and heartbreaking second chance love story written in true Nikki Ash style – with brilliance and the balance of love, laughter & angst. It was perfection!
It had me laughing, crying and of course swooning over Landon! The storyline hooked me right in and I couldn’t put it down.
If anyone deserves a second chance it is definitely Landon and Harper. I don’t like giving anything away so you will have to read it to experience their story. A must read for sure!
I love the Cocky Hero books and Clutch Player was way up there with them! I also loved how we got to see past characters too.
Landon is my new favorite book boyfriend. Clutch Player is about a baseball player, Landon, who falls in love in high school and just can’t get Harper out of his head, even after they break up. Years later they meet by chance and sparks fly instantly. Nikki has done it again, I rarely shed tears during a book but this one had my sobbing, giggling, and on fire! I will definitely be reading this one again and I almost never reread.
In pure Nikki Ash fashion, you are thrown into a stunning story of heartbreak and so much more. You have young lovers who got dealt a bad hand, then years later are thrusted into each other’s lives at the most unexpected moment. Harper is a fighter for her family. She would do anything for her kids. You have Landon who unexpectedly is the blind date for Harper. How these two are interconnected into the Cocky world was also perfect. As things play out, you swoon, you giggle and you want to keep Landon for yourself. I loved how this all played out and enjoyed every word of it!
Second chance love. A single mom book. A very sexy baseball player. This book kept me turning the pages all day. I didn’t want to put it down. It made me cry and laugh for hard that I was crying. These two will pull at your heart strings. They did mine. Love this book I didn’t want it to end. Oh and this cover is so sexy !!!!!!!!!You hit this one out of the park !!
I am torn while writing this review. I love Nikki Ash’s writing, but something about this book just wasn’t for me. I really wish I could explain why, but I just couldn’t get into the story. I tried walking away for a couple days and coming back, but sadly it wasn’t for me.
I voluntarily reviewed this book.
I am loving the Cocky Hero Club world. I think it’s hysterical that this book and Kaylee Ryan’s contribution Lucky Bastard have the same name for their hero. This is set in the world of my favorite original Cocky Hero from British Bedmate Simon and Bridget. It’s a second chance romance that starts off with Landon and Harper falling in love in high school, but then Landon is drafted into the MLB and Harper can’t take it. Then one big mistake leaves Harper a teenage mom and 12 years later she is now a divorced mom of 2 with an absent ex. Set up on a blind date by Simon Landon and Harper reconnect and sparks ignite instantly.
Love the characters and absolutely love this ending! There is some drama from the absent ex but it was amazing how quickly Landon and Harper rekindled their love despite all the baggage surrounding their breakup! This is a wonderful addition to the Cocky Hero world.
**i was generously provided with an advanced readers copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review**
This is a second chance romance that will give you all the feels.
Harper is a fun loving clumsy girl
Landon is a baseball player
They have loved. They have lost and somehow stumble upon each other years later. Fate brought them back together, but can they make it work?
I absolutely loved this story and I highly recommend it
I received a copy of this book from the publisher/author to review for Stephanie’s Book Reports.
Clutch Player: An athlete who is good under pressure and performs highly impossible play in a quick and almost impossible amount of time.
Harper: I 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 wit hone error in judgement, I destroyed any chance of a future we could have 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 blind date. Turns out, it’s not so blind after all. Because the man sitting in front of me is the same man who has 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 with Harper. And for a short time I had them both. Until I lost Harper and all I had 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 across from me, I know there’s no way in hell I’m going to let her go again.
If you like second chance romances then this book is for you. These characters are so amazing and are going to steal your heart right out of your chest. This is not a fluffy romance and I loved that about it. The road to happiness is never easy and at times it gets even harder. I loved that the journey to a happy ever after was not easy for either of these characters. I too liked that for a while I felt young and carefree again like we all use to feel but you can’t leave out the drama of this book too. I loved and and you guys just need to check out this Cocky Hero Club book and fall in love with it like I did.
The prefect story of a second chance.
I can’t say enough times how amazing Nikki Ash’s writing is. This one is no different.
I have reread all her books numerous times, but this one is staying in my heart for quit some time.
This story was on a different level. It had the young love, the struggles of parenting, finding yourself, second chances and heartache all in one shot. Let’s not forget all the laugh out loud moments that will have you crying and holding your belly.
Landon is that one guy that if you get to have in your life, you hold on for dear life because you know there will never be another man out there that will love you like he does.
Harper is that woman who will fight against everything even her own happiness to ensure her kids are taken care of and are safe.
I can’t stress enough to just read this story and get lost in this prefect second chance romance.
Job well done Nikki, keep them books coming.
Clutch Player by Nikki Ash is part of The A Cocky Hero Club Series. This is the story of Landon and Harper, but it can be a standalone book from the series. Landon and Harper where young and in love at 16 years of age. But then life happened when Landon was able to get drafted into baseball team which put them with a distance romance that ended with Harper making a mistake that she had to live with now several years later. Now in their current time they end up coming face to face again when they are set up on a blind date. Both never really let go of their feelings so the second chance at love is just what they both need. Enjoyed!
This book has everything I love in a romance novel. Nikki Ash brings all of the feels in this sweet, sexy, heartbreaking, and emotional love story. Of course, second chance romance has been done many times but Nikki adds so many layers. She puts her unique spin on it, and her ability to bring this story and the characters to life is unlike any other.
I felt every emotion and sensation as Landon and Harper navigated young love, heartbreak, regret, separation, healing, forgiving, and a passion that burned white hot! I laughed (full-on belly laugh). I cried. I swooned. I cheered so hard for this couple. I swooned. Landon was everything. He is sexy, talented, loyal, patient, loving, giving, and kind. Harper is so relatable and I love that about her. She is sweet, smart, loving, loyal, strong, and independent. I felt her pain and insecurities on a personal level. Nikki did a phenomenal job with Harper. I adored her!
This is a top 2020 read for me. I loved every moment from start to finish. The story was so well-written and perfectly paced. You will fall in love with her characters. They are always real and relatable. If you love second chance romance this is a must-read!
Holy Pitcher’s Mound!!! My heart was stolen by this story!!! I couldn’t put it down once I started. Landon and Harper are names you won’t forget! These two characters have a connection and it turns into love, the best second chance love ever! Clutch Player is packed so full of raw heart, it’s intense, sexxxxxxxy and it’s EXPLOSIVE!!! Nikki Ash brought to life all kinds of emotions from first love flutters, to regret, guilt, betrayal, and undying need that melts your heart beautifully. This book will definitely become a favorite on your reading shelf. A MUST READ FOR 2020!!!
Go grab your baseball glove and ball, head to the pitcher’s mound. You will throw fast balls and lots of curve balls over home plate. You will strike out many baseball players to end the game with an epic clutch win, the Clutch Player way!!!
I’ve never met a Nikki Ash book I didn’t love and Clutch Player is no different. I just loved Harper and Landon’s story. Second chance romance is one of my favorites because I love the added emotions that they have.
Landon and Harper are meant to be, it’s clear all the way around. High school sweethearts who ended up on different paths until they are brought back together. Harper has faced some tough times, but she manages to come out on top. She’s strong, fierce, and does what she needs to for her kids. Landon is the swoony, sexy, loyal, baseball player with a heart. Clutch Player is emotional and amazing. Ash has the ability to bring her characters to life. She makes me feel their emotions.
Clutch Player is a second chance, single mother romance that gave me all the feels. This is a story about love, and healing, and moving on. Nikki Ash delivers an addicting read, that had me needing more and never wanting it to end. Ash’s words are always just so amazing. Clutch Player is everything I love from Nikki Ash.
Clutch Player takes us into the world of British Bedmate and gives us a second chance romance that was a complete home run. As we start in the past with Landon and Harper we see how the connection between these two forms and how in a blink of an eye their worlds change. As promises are made for the future but nothing is ever expected to come of it, fate has a different plan in mind. Their story is heartfelt, impassioned, witty and has enough heat to warm you on a cold winters night. Two people that will need to face their pasts, fight for what should have always been and discover that sometimes a love is inevitable. A beautifully written love story that will have you enchanted right from the start and leave you emotional with an extremely moving epilogue.
This is fantastic second chance love story. It sure brings to light how even the smallest decision can alter your life. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. I don’t know what it is about Nikki’s writing, but it never fails, I get pulled into her books and the real world disappears for a while! You are grabbed right from the start and it doesn’t let go until the end.
Gah this book!
I’m pretty sure my heart constricted a few times while reading.
Harper and Landon’s relationship is sweet but also has its heartbreaking moments.
I love the whole second chance part too.
I loved their relationship from the start, it was so easy and cute and then things change, life happens.
I love how much Landon wants Harper too, he didn’t make it a secret that he wanted her from the beginning, both times.
I really liked this book.
Didn’t like a few characters but your meant to so.