Some people you want to kiss. Others you want to kill.
But when it comes to River Bryant? Eva Reed wants to do both.
Eva's sunshine optimism has never met a person it couldn't warm—until River.
The infuriatingly gorgeous journalist with his permanent scowl and an allergy to kindness.
River lives in emotional lockdown,
And Eva is the one person who can crack his carefully constructed walls.
With their boss retiring, and one hell of a promotion is on the line,
they're forced to work together on one explosive story: investigating a baseball star's dark secrets.
But being trapped together following the New York Royals baseball team
awakens a hunger neither can ignore.
She's chaos in heels, and he can't decide if he wants to throttle her…
… or drag her to the nearest bed.
As the danger escalates and bodies press close in hotel rooms,
their hate-fueled banter turns into stolen kisses and scorching nights.
Eva's determined to crack River's walls, and River's discovering that protecting her
is becoming more important than protecting his heart.
But when Eva's life hangs in the balance,
River comes face to face with his greatest terror—losing someone he loves all over again.
Will love be enough to conquer his demons?
Or will the fear of loss consume him completely?
A filthy-hot enemies-to-lovers sports romance where the only thing hotter than their hatred is what happens when the gloves come off.
Foul Ball is a steamy, slow-burn novella packed with all the tension you love—featuring sports romance, enemies to lovers, and grumpy sunshine perfection. With forced proximity, high heat, and emotional stakes that hit just as hard as the truth they’re after, this prequel to The Royals Series sets the stage for an interconnected collection of standalone romances.
No cliffhangers, just scandal, swoon, and a guaranteed HEA with all the feels.