Sadie and Carson were high school sweethearts with dreams of him being a NFL player and her following him wherever he was playing. This didn't work for Sadie so she went her own way. Carson and his team of bad boy football players need some help to clean up their reputations or lose their contracts. Sadie works at a firm where she does this. Back in Alabama where she grew up and never wanted to come back to, she comes to work with the Alabama Warriors. Sparks are still there between them and they flare up hot and sexy. Will the sparks flame up and die or burn brightly? Can she save their images before they get cut from the team? Everyone wants a HEA, will they get it? This book was great and I enjoyed it immensely. I received this book from Net Galley for an honest review.

Finally!!! A high school sweetheart story that isn't all about the drama. Don't get me wrong, there's some issues that need to be addressed. But nothing like someone cheating or anything like that. This was honestly a nice refreshing read.

Sadie was the high school quarterbacks girlfriend. You know. The girl who was supposed to follow him to college, marry and raise the perfect family in the small town. But that wasn't her vision. Nope. So what did she do? She broke up with the boyfriend and ran. But running didn't do anything. In fact, she's spent the last several years trying to replace what she once had in high school without luck. And now that her boss is sending her to her hometown state of Alabama, she's finding out that the past is very much present. In every way possible.

Carson was the high school quarterback who literally had everything. The looks, the football career and the girl. That is until the girl he loved broke his heart. He's now the quarterback of an Alabama NFL team, but still can't seem to get over his girl. To make things worse, the team has hired a social media guru to fix some issues within, and the person hired is non other than...yep, his girl. He's got another chance to make things right. At least, he hopes he does.

I thought that this was a cute "reconnect" story. These two obviously never got over each other. Carson needed to "grow up" a little bit and Sadie needed to deal with some of her issues before they were truly ready for each other. Which is why the timing is perfect.

I really liked how we got to meet and fall for some of the other players on the team. I especially liked the relationship Carson had with his bestie, Ty. (Total BRO moment in the book). Sadie's friends are a hoot. Hoping to hear more from Barbie. Love her spirit.

All in all...awesome start to a series!!!

Reviewed by Christina

Thanks Netgalley for a copy to read and review while giving my honest opinion. Let's be honest here the cover caught my eye, and the title...let's just say the blurb cinched it. I had to read it.

My short review version, I loved it!

The long version....

Sadie May Reynolds a.k.a Kitty Kat, personably named by Carson Savage after he rescues Sadie after she got stuck in a tree trying to save a cat. Well the rest is history.... if it's meant to be then love will circle round. After high school and years of being on footballer Carson Savages arm Sadie realizes that she needs her dreams too. Unfortunately Carson doesn't see it, and thinks Sadie will give up her dreams of an Ivy League school to be in his life. She disappoints him and the town she grew up in, even receives death threats.
Carson Savage is a baller on the team Alabama Warriors, and after an ass pic is seen on social media the owners are cleaning house. Shape up your image or get out. They bring in Sadie as a PR specialist to help clean up the teams image. Carson see's this opportunity to finally talk to Sadie about what went down and try to get a second chance.

This book was especially great because this baller had honorable intentions towards Sadie....even in high school. Cleaned out a lot of that revenge drama we normally see. His only problem was not realizing she had dreams as well. Not everyone gets second chances and Carson doesn't pull any punches about his second chance with Sadie. I thought the book was lovely, and it had me smiling in parts. I read it in one sitting and I would definitely read more by this author. I give it four stars for entertainment. Great book Netgalley!

Unfortunately, I was not able to connect with this story. The writing is good, but I did not particularly care for the heroine who I had hoped would grow on me throughout the story, but never actually did.

The storyline had promise, and I completely ADORE football romance, but ultimately I just found myself not invested in the chemistry or outcome of this story. DNF at 30%.

Unfortunately, while the title and the blurb was catchy, Ball Buster was unfortunately a DNF for me. It did not resonate and I found myself struggling to connect with the characters and the storyline overall. Sadie and Carson's obvious chemistry was evident but I found their characters lacking the depth I usually look for in my books.

I would like to thank NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity and am confident that this book will be a better fit for someone else. 2 stars ~Ratula

Carson Savage pro-football player who never quite got over his first love. His high school sweetheart who broke his heart 7 years ago. He made a promise to himself that if he ever got the chance to rekindle what they once had he would never let her go.

Sadie Reynolds all grown up and working at one of the best marketing firms. Offered the job that can make her career; the only downside about it is that it will take her back to her roots.Back to the one love she ever had; the one she ran away from years ago, her high school boyfriend. Carson Savage.

Sadie is hired head a campaign to reimage the social sites of some of the top player for the Alabama Warriors. Thrown together to finally face each other after so many years feeling reignite, their past comes to lite and they must find a way to overcome them and more.

WIll their love conquer all or will Sadie’s lack of self confidence send her running away from Carson yet again?

This is a great story of love and second chances… I would definitely recommend this to others!

It's hard to enjoy a book when you dislike a main character. Unfortunately that was the case here. I couldn't stand Sadie, and didn't enjoy the book because of that. She was so selfish, whiney, and hypocritical that I detested her almost immediately. I had lost interest by 30% and skimmed most of the rest.

There's a great story in this book - it's just not quite on the page. Instead, we get a few things mashed together and it doesn't give the protagonists room to breathe, especially our heroine. Her inner journey, which is crucial to the progression of this story, remains mysterious and haphazard to readers and we're never sure why she's changing her mind so significantly.

This is my first book by this author and I liked enough elements to check out future works - hopefully there will be a more focused narrative next time, because this football team sounds like too much fun to not check back in with.

Ex-es who never got over each other are thrown together years later. I liked this story. It was straightforward, not lots of drama, which was nice! Carson has grown up into a man who is able to appreciate Sadie for the woman she is, rather than still expecting her to simply follow him, which is what caused their high school breakup. The characters were well written, and I actually liked them, secondary characters as well. It was a quick read, but cute and enjoyable.

Ball Buster is a second chance football player romance that's heartwarming from the start! I read this book in two sittings and found myself smiling into my Kindle most of the time. There's a bit of drama, some steam, and a lot of Sadie and Carson figuring out how to find each other again without losing themselves. It's refreshingly low on drawn-out will-they-won't-they angst, focusing instead on rebuilding their relationship and creating a world of secondary characters that I'm looking forward to learning more about in future books.

This is my first book by this author and it's the first book in this series. It's about football player Carson Savage and Sadie Reynolds. They were high school sweethearts and haven't seen each other in years. Carson's football team has now hired the PR firm that Sadie works for to makeover the teams image, throwing them together again. The both are still attracted to each other but can they work out their differences in order for them to work?

There were parts of this book that I really liked. And there were parts that were kinda slow for me. On a whole it was a decent read it just didn't hit me the way I had hoped. I really liked how Sadie and Carson connect and how they act together. I like how they work through everything and figure out exactly what really matters in the end. But like I said it was just kinda slow for me. Now with that being said, I think I will still read the other books in the series because there is definitely the potential for a great series here.

After some suggestive photos hit the internet Carson Savage and his teammates find themselves in hot water with their coach and the teams owner, they have just helped their team earned themselves the worst reputation in the league. This of course doesn't sit well with the owner so he devises a plan to help them clean up their acts, hires a social media guru, and issues a warning, they either accept the changes or they will find themselves without a job. And the moment this new social media guru wanders into the room Carson's world comes to a screeching halt... standing before him is the woman who broke his heart into a million pieces and left town and never looked back. While the sting is still there, Carson also has to admit there are a lot of sparks still there too... and he plans to explore every single one of them!

The moment her phone rings and Sadie sees that her boss is calling she knows it must be serious, so she cuts her vacation activities short and answers her phone, he has a new job for her, but the moment she hears what it is she is ready to quit. Because this new job will force her to face a past that she has no interest in taking a second look at, the Alabama Warriors have just earned themselves the worst reputation in the NFL, and their owner wants her to come in and clean house. She knows the moments she arrives in Alabama she is going to run into the man who still holds a huge piece of her heart, but they didn't leave things on the best of terms, and she is certain they won't ever be able to get back what they once had, so it's best to avoid him. But doing so will mean that she won't have a job anymore, so she bites her tongue, and heads to the one place she never intended to see again!

Ball Buster is a sweet and sexy love story, with a southern twist, that is sure to win the hearts of romance readers!! This first installment in the Playbook series has me really excited to see what is to come in the future installments, I love sports romance stories, and this one scored serious points with me! It had the swoon-worthy football star, a steamy and heartfelt reunion, and a feisty heroine that I couldn't help but admire! I highly recommend you pick this one up, Carson is sure to melt your heart and your tablet screen!

I requested an advanced copy of this title from NetGalley, and voluntarily read and reviewed.

I found it difficult to get into the story. I never warmed to Sadie. She is supposed to be some PR whizz at age 25. I actually immediately disliked her and that makes it really hard to enjoy a book, even when the writing is good.


I received an ARC via Netgalley and this is my honest and voluntary review.

This book was a quick and easy second chance romance read but very good. I loved the main characters but it also had a wide variety of side characters that I would be interested in reading about. Carson Savage was the typical quarterback jock but he wasn't the over the top arrogant jerk, he was actually very sweet and caring but still very masculine. Sadie Reynolds was the typical heartbroken heroine that just couldn't seem to move past her first true love. She tried to move on but she kept comparing everyone to Carson, she was also still jaded because of the small town they came from. Being from a small town from the south I greatly appreciated that the author hit the nail on the head and some may think Sadie is being too dramatic or crazy but small town life is very tiring and exhausting on everyone because you are always under a microscope no matter who you are or what you do, but if you come from a well respected family or have serious potential in life like Carson its intensified even more so. Also I loved that the author didn't try to force accents or southern sayings, I've read books that where based in the south and some I couldn't finish because it was like the author just had to put so many yalls and sweeties to prove the characters where southern. Overall this was a great read like I said it was quick but it kept my interest the whole time.

Awesome second chance sports romance. A win-win for me since I love both tropes. I really enjoyed this book and loved Carson & Sadie so much and their story. They have serious case of the adorables which is so sweet! I will definitely check out more from this author.

I received a copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
The last time I was this upset with a female character in a book it was Anastasia from 50 shades of Gray. I began reading this book and I enjoyed it until about halfway through. The story began to sound like a middle school romance and Sadie was a total selfish brat. I understood the high school love but when it has been 7 years and you talking about how great a teenager was in bed, I have a problem. I have a never known a teenage boy to be a great lover. But according a Sadie Carson was always and attentive lover?? In what world??
Carson was such a horn dog and the obsession between the 2 of them was so unrealistic. Sadie could cough and he was turned on.
The details were not clear in the book either. I think it took about halfway through the book to find out Sadie was a redhead, unless I missed something.
Sadie's job was to change the team's image and she ends up snatching all the privacy that Carson wants for her own gain, calling it work. She was terrible, whiny and so unprofessional. I understand this is a book but part of reading is seeing yourself in the characters and Sadie was a character I would have cussed out several times over. Once I got near the end of the book I was just flipping pages past Sadie's running, whining and complaining.

This was a sweet second chance book and I really liked it. This is a new author for me but I will definitely be reading her again.. We meet Sadie a successful PR rep, she has a problem of letting go of trusting others. Her best friends are trying to help her with this, but they haven't been really successful. Sadie is contacted to work for her ex-boyfriends team to clean up the teams image, and even though she really does not want to return to her hometown she does. Here comes Carson, who after seven years has never forgotten Sadie and knew he should have never let go. When Carson sees Sadie she is more beautiful than ever and he is going to do everything in his power to bring her back home and give them another chance..It was heartwarming and I liked how even though he never forgot her or her him I appreciated that it wasn't those, I love but she never slept with anyone else and he admitted he wasn't a saint...Hope we get a Ty book and/or Barbi. Enjoy!

This book is all about a second chance on doing things right.
You will fall in love with this story from the beginning to the end. Without giving a lot away. If you love sports story This for you.

2nd chances at love are always a winner with me. The story is fun and makes you laugh. It also makes you sad and has you rooting for forever. The characters are colorful and the book well written. It kept me entertained from beginning to end

This was a super fun football romance. Sadie is charged with saving the Alabama Warriors careers and making them respectable. That is how she ends up working with her old boyfriend Carson. Carson meanwhile has loved Sadie forever and wants her back. And this is the story of their romance.

I really enjoyed this story. I loved every single second of this story and I cannot wait to read more from this author.