4 Kinky and sweet Stars! 
 Source: eARC for Honest Review Courtesy of Author and Social Butterfly PR 
 Genre: Adult Kinky Contemporary Sports Romance 
 Standalone 
 My Hardball Review . . . 
 This felt so different than the other CD Reiss's books that I have read and that could be a good thing or not a good thing but in this case it was a good thing. It was a bit different but still had that kinky edge and I freaking loved it! 
 Dash Wallace. Is a man that's bent not broken. He's an adult male living with ADHD in a very stressful world of professional baseball. Most athletes already have their own rituals and superstitions but add the need for routine and control amplify Dash's issues. 
 I didn't know how to exist inside my own contradictions. 
 Vivian Foster. A woman with a huge heart. A librarian working in an underprivileged school. She not only helps the students but gives as much of herself to the students as well. She has an amazing father whom has taught her the value of love, but when it comes to relationship she's a bit naive only truly having one past relationship which wasn't a great one to boot. For her, she feels like a super ordinary woman so why would super star Dash Wallace want anything to do with her? 
 The moment Dash meets Vivian he's intrigued but he doesn't know how a hometown woman would fit into his very regimented routine. Thankfully fate has stepped in and brought Vivian back into his life when one of his needs has been altered. At first Vivian's on the job to help Dash but these two are pulled together making both of them live outside of their comfort zones. 
 "I didn't shave or anything." 
 "You're supposed to have hair, sweetapple. You're past puberty." 
 These two may seem like opposites but Dash brings the adventurous, sexual side out of Vivian, where Vivian brings back the luck that Dash thinks he needs. 
 In hindsight, I was crazy. At the time though, I was getting control of my life. Being proactive. Solving problems. Fixing what was broken. All of those phrases seemed sensible when put next to what I was doing. 
 Relationships are about communication and compromise and for Dash this is all new for him. Vivian wants to please Dash but is losing part of herself worth it? Vivian tries to help Dash to realize that he doesn't need luck, he just has to believe in himself, but that lesson is hard for him to learn. 
 At first Dash, thinks his past routines are enough, but letting go of Vivian may have been the worst thing he could have done. 
 "Where did Mr. Charming go?" 
 "That guy didn't have staying power." 
 "But Mr. Irritating? He'll stick around?" 
 "Unfortunately. Go up to the top please." 
 Once realizing that he's made the biggest mistake of his life, Dash has to find a way to have Vivian and his routine for baseball. But will Vivian agree to this new routine? Dash has a lot to learn when it comes to relationships. Sure he's amazing in the sack but there's more than sex and rituals. Vivian wants Dash but doesn't want to lose herself, but how does she get Dash to realize that he's not taking what's important to Vivian into consideration for their lives together? 
 "There's no center without you." 
 I adored this book. It was sexy yet sweet. It was raw and a bit quirky. Sure, Hardball is another sports romance but it had a different feel for it and I loved the angle of what made Dash be Dash. It was an evolution of self and the lesson of compromise and communication. I loved Dash and Vivian together. The just fit together. I love their connection and love of literature. Sure at times I wanted to throttle Dash for not seeing outside his little box but I was so happy when he finally saw the light. There was just something that I adored about this book.