Any book that involves a hot baseball player and a fling, you know is going to deliver! Out of His League by Caroline Richardson was so good I couldn't put it down. This is definitely a one sitting read! This book makes you laugh, warms your heart, and shed a few tears! Hands down this was an out of the park home run!

Love it its a definitely not a book you can put down I read itbin one day! I love that the characters in the book kinda love at first sight and it's so sweet and and special

Out of His League is a romantic and flirty sports romance that I adored! Caroline Richardson writes a cute page-turner that I just couldn't get enough of.

Gretchen is a sommelier who is on her way to Vegas. When she sees one of her favorite professional MLB players, she decides to take a risk. She knows that isn't having a great day because he is being sent to the minor leagues so instead of asking for an autograph she buys him a cup of coffee. It's bold and Josh approves.

Josh is a professional baseball player who is dealing with an injury and being sent to the minors. He is normally in a mood when it comes to fans because he doesn't like all of the attention, but when Gretchen buys him a cup of coffee he can't help but feel the attraction. She is kind, sweet, and sexy. They are boarding the same flight and he buys her a first-class ticket sitting next to him. They bond so quickly on the flight and when they land neither want to say goodbye. They decide to spend time together in Vegas and one thing leads to another. Neither Josh nor Gretchen are the one-night-stand type of people and yet they are anticipating spending the night together. One night will be enough right?

I give Out of His League 5 stars. I love sports romance and as I am watching the World Series it just reminds me of my love for baseball romances. And it made me love this book even more. The chemistry between Josh and Gretchen is fantastic. This is a bit of a quick love but it feels so right. I loved the whole journey they took personally, professionally, and together. If you enjoy reading sports romance, then you NEED to read this as soon as you can!

I really loved this book, and hoping the parallel characters get a spin off sequel. I thought the descriptions and story line were really great

I really enjoyed Gretchen! I love that she treated her favorite baseball player (Josh) as an actual human. She saw his bad day, and wanted to make it better.
This was a very fun contemporary romance, that I look forward to rereading in the future!

i really enjoyed this book! it was so cute and sweet, and refreshing! None of the usual tropes here - the couple was communicative and good for each other. I was entralled in it from start to finish, and definitely believed the story.

I really enjoyed this. I do think that feelings happened a little quickly, but I don’t fully mind since it is a romance. I think romances with athletes are some of my favorites and I want to read more. This book was cute and made me laugh and smile and the cover is super cute. I can’t wait to see what else this author writes.

This book is exactly what it says on the tin, in many positive and not-so-positive ways. It reads as fun, lightly developed fanfic, because that is exactly what it is. All the favorite romance tropes are there: insta-lust, one night changes it all, focused hero meets the right woman, wallflower steps out...this hits many of the classics. The “romance” is really more sexual attraction, and that is fine. Books can be pure escapism, it isn't against the rules! Honestly, this book is exactly what would expect to happen when you take a solid, long-form fanfic and smoosh it into book form. I am 100% here for it. Fanfic has tons of talented writers and if this starts a trend of people getting paid for that work, sounds great. This is a great read as long as you know what it is meant to be: a fun, sexy story with a cheery HEA.

Gretchen and Josh….can I say wow! Typically I’m more of a slow burn type of romance reader, but the chemistry that was shown between Gretchen and Josh was strong from the beginning, I understand why they moved as fast as it did. I think they’re definitely for one another. Personally I think the conflict was a bit unnecessary considering the short time they knew each other before hand. The supporting characters between Starla, the coach, Neptune, were a joy to read. I also loved that this touched into what many athletes don’t talk about, which is when retirement is among them. The pressure of being a professional athlete is unimaginable, but this author gave some nice insight and wrapped it up with a HEA.

thank you so much for the ARC of this book and getting a chance to give my input on it.

What can I say about this book? It is a.m. romance novel that has such a great backbone! I thoroughly enjoyed being wrapped up in the storyline. Also, I didn’t hate any of the characters in any point in the book so that’s saying a lot lol I would definitely love to see this one translated in into the big screen because the characters are so dear to me now. I love everyone from Gretchen and Josh to Neptune and Travis! I think if you are looking for a good romance novel you will enjoy it. I definitely give this one 4 1/2 stars which for me is a big thing!

I LOVED THIS BOOK! It was such a cute and easy read but also deep enough to make you feel invested in the characters and the relationships. I have never been super into baseball but I loved reading about the ins-and-outs of how the clubs work. I also loved the sommelier aspect and learning more about their career as well! I devoured this book in one day. This was my first read by this author but will definitely not be my last.

I will have the full review up on my bookstagram account @meetcuteromancebooks closer to the release date. Gretchen and Joshua’s chemistry is so good!! It’s a cute story and the main love interest is in baseball.

This book is HOTTTTTT! I enjoyed it but will admit that it did drag on a bit at the end. This was the perfect read since baseball season just ended and I'm already missing it so much. I recommend it though even if you are not a sports fan. It has plenty of romance and spice. It's a nice, quick read and I enjoyed it very much.

A hot baseball player having fling in Vegas with a beautiful young lady? Yes, please; sign me up,. This was a super fun, hot romance. Definitely a quick read and one that readers will enjoy (especially if you have a couple if free hours, because you're going to want to read this all in one sitting)..

i am obsessed! i love sport romances books and this was just absolutely perfect. it will definitely be such a big hit on tiktok

Thank you NetGalley for sending this arc for an honest review!

At this point any book that faces a cover that looks like this is an automatic read for me. To begin off with sports romances are always a top. They never fail to amaze me. And this one my friends made me laugh, and cry, and i don’t know it was just so heartwarming that I would willingly be reading this again! It was such a fun read and an adorable romance!

This is definitely an insta-love romance, which honestly I didn't think I was going to like at first. The smut is front loaded at the beginning which made it feel like their relationship didn’t have a lot of substance. Which, to be honest I'm pretty sure it wasn't supposed to.
I really enjoyed this. I do think that feelings happened a little quickly, but I don’t fully mind since it is a romance. I think romances with athletes are some of my favorites and I want to read more. This book was cute and made me laugh and smile and the cover is super cute. I can’t wait to see what else this author writes.

This was a SUPER cute and quick, easy read, which I ended up reading in one sitting!

I would say it was almost an insta love romance, however in this setting there is nothing wrong with that! Gretchen and Joshua have chemistry from the start, and also - who doesn't love a sport based romance?

You will both laugh and tear up with this, but you will leave feeling like your heart is full!

I can't wait to see what else Caroline Richardson has up her sleeve, as I love her writing style!

Out of His League
Caroline Richardson
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"Gretchen Harper didn't expect to meet her favourite baseball player, Joshua Malvern, on her way to Vegas for a wine event, especially seeing as he's not headed there by choice. Having been sent down from the major leagues, Joshua is worried about the future of his career, but as they get to know each other over the course of one weekend, there's no denying the fire between them burns hot. But they're from completely different worlds and their affair isn't meant to last. With his career up in the air and her job her primary focus, can they find a way to round the bases towards love?”

Thank you to Wattpad Books and NetGalley for the eARC!

The plot of this novel is my dream scenario (falling in love with your favorite baseball player after a hot and heavy weekend in Vegas, okay??), and I was actually pleasantly surprised by the story! We’re not winning any literary awards with this one, but I thought it was enjoyable for what it was - a quick, steamy read with a premise that I loved. The relationship between our two MCs actually had more depth than I was originally anticipating which was a pleasant surprise. If you heart insta-love, steam-on-the-verge-of-smut and celebrity/athlete storylines, give this one a try! If you're not into sports/baseball, this might be one that you skip.

Loaded with open door love scenes, this sexy novel follows independent sommelier Gretchen as she meets her favorite baseball star Josh. Will their steamy weekend in Vegas lead to something more?

I thought this book was very cute! Everything about the characters and story drew me in. Overall, it was a quick read that I could not put down. I will definitely read more by this author in the future.

My love of sport romances is unmatched, and Out of His League only solidified it further! Such a heartwarming and endearing story. I want my own baseball player now !

I was given the opportunity to arc read this book. I really enjoyed reading this book. I did not want to put it down. I loved the main characters. It had steamy parts throughout the book. I felt like it was love at first sight at the airport after Gretchen gave Josh a cup of coffee. They were both Conveniently going to Vegas. Gretchen was going to a wine convention and Josh was sent down from the major leagues.

Very cute rom-com. I started this while sitting in the airport when my plane was delayed. I loved the meet-cute at the airport and the will-they, wont-they of the story. It was a light, fast read with plenty of cute moments. Thank you NetGalley and Wattpad for the free e-galley in exchange for an honest review.

This was a good book. I especially loved the cover art! The marketing on this book was done well. I would recommend to a friend

As meet-cutes go, Gretchen Harper wins the prize while waiting for her flight to a professional conference. Offering her baseball crush a cup of coffee leads to opportunity and opportunity leads to love in this sweet romantic story. Out of His League by Caroline Richardson is an excellent quick read and worth the time.

What is better than a sweet, enjoyable romance? Combining that story with two enjoyable subjects: wine and baseball! Joshua, a professional baseball player, is a bit down on his luck in his game when, perhaps, he has the most lucky encounter of his life…a chance meeting with Gretchen, a sommelier, who happens to be about to board the same plane to Vegas. He just so happens to be her favorite baseball player, though this is not divulged upon first meeting. The two have almost instant chemistry and this story follows them initially through a few days in Vegas, but later through several months as their lives take typical twists and turns. I enjoyed the writing style, the delicious descriptive scenes, and the way the characters fell in love. I do recommend this as it is fun and enjoyable, offering a welcome escape from anything that has you down! Fair warning…it gets a little spicy in scenes…and there is some language. Nothing over the top, but rather the perfect accompaniment to their romance!

Gretchen usually plays it safe until the time she runs into her favorite baseball player, Josh, in the airport. He looks miserable so she decides to buy him a coffee. The chemistry between them is undeniable from the moment they start chatting. What turns into a one night stand just might become something even more.

This is a steamy one! I got completely sucked into Gretchen and Josh’s mess of a romance that I stayed up way too late reading. Thank you Netgalley and Wattpad Books for the egalley in exchange for my honest review.

Quick read, fun and sexy. Could have been shorter if they cut the needless drama that was too drawn out. Perfect holiday read!

Cute and fun story! Gretchen was a very relatable character, and the chemistry between them was very sweet.

Last book of 2021. Cute and spicy romance. Enjoyable even though some of the baseball terms were incorrect.

A good, very fast read. Loved josh, Gretchen cried a lot but also loved her. Thought it was a good representation of how to make a relationship work.

Now hoping there’s a sequel for Sharla!

I had read this book before when it was on Wattpad and i loved it then and i love it even more now! The chemistry between Gretchen and Joshua is amazing, with the dialogue a solid 10/10. I also loved the baseball aspect, i'm not an avid sport fan but i like the mix of romance and sport in this context! Definitely looking to read more books by Caroline Richardson!!

Do you need a romance with lot of sex and longing? This is for you. Starts with the hot weekend fling, ends with an HEA. You can probably guess where this goes, but it's still fairly satisfying if you're looking for that style of romance. Who wouldn't want Gretchen to wind up back with her hot baseball player?

I saw this cover and read the blurb and totally wanted to check this book out. It starts off cute with Joshua and Gretchen meeting at an airport. Gretchen is your average take no risk play by the rules women. She decides to do something out of character and approach her favorite baseball player with a cup of coffee. It is insta love with undeniable connection. I think its started off well but I feel like some parts where not realistic. It's a whirlwind story where a famous man sweeps the MC off her feet. I also feel the story was missing some key aspects in plot. I liked it a lot and feel if your in the mood for some spice and insta love than this would be a great book to read. Overall its a fun sports romance read.
Thank you to Netgalley and Wattpad books for allowing me to view the arc for an honest review.

This was such a cute read and very enjoyable! Right away I was intrigued by the characters and wanted to get to know them. The romance is honestly one of my favorite parts and it did not disappoint!

I absolutely loved this story so much! I loved that it took no time to get to Josh and Gretchens story. I felt they had great chemistry and loved that against the odds they came back together each and every time. The sex was 🔥 too! I gave this one an easy 5 stars!

A cute story of taking a chance and falling in love. I found my self rooting for them and wanting to know more about their rollercoaster love story.

Brave wine sommelier and baseball fan Gretchen makes a bold move when she spots her favorite player en route to Vegas, and buys him a cup of coffee, fully knowing he's just been "sent down" post-slump. They connect and then, their one-night stand turns into a real but challenging relationship, with job insecurities on top of the long-distance romance. Set in Canada and the US, with plenty of sportsball and inside baseball to captivate readers who swoon over passionate pro-athletes, and culinary and wine details that are enticing to foodies. A solid read - Good Read reviewers note Out of His League was published on Wattpad, and kudos to Richardson for a solid novel with a broad appeal.

I read a digital advance reader's review copy of #OutOfHisLeague from #NetGalley

ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS BOOK. I finished the entire thing in one night and I regret nothing. Gretchen and Josh are perfect and I loved their story. Thank you to Netgalley for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This book is a lovely, feel good sports romance with the right amount of heat and an interesting set of side characters. The pacing is good, it’s tightly edited, and all of the settings and characters feel realistic—from the start struck woman who buys a cup of coffee for her baseball hero crush to his grumpy but looking-out-for-his-client’s-best-interests agent.

I am not typically a fan of insta love but this book made it work. There was just enough sports to be interesting, not too much to be tedious and I really enjoyed reading about the heroine’ s life a a sommelier—something not many women are successful at given the male domination of that business.

It’s a book that will make you smile and feel happy for the characters, and a story that will make you wish for your own random encounter in an airport.

Gretchen is a sommelier on her way to Las Vegas for a wine conference when she sees her favourite baseball player Joshua Malvern at the airport.

She decides to buy him a coffee as he appears to be having a bad day and strikes up a conversation. To say thank you, Josh invites her to sit with him in first class on the way to Vegas, and they hit it off.

Will their love spark in Las Vegas? Will it last once they get home?

Overall, I found Out of His League to be a sweet sports rom-com with a cast of fun characters. I enjoyed how much sports info was packed in the book without it being overwhelming, and the banter between Gretchen and Josh was great.

The only downfall for me was that pace of the story moved a little fast, and because of this I found the plot a bit under-developed.

such a cute read! the premise was unlike anything’s i’ve read before and the i really enjoyed the way the story fell together!!

Very cute sports romance story. Not my favorite baseball rom com that I have read but the story
line was intriguing. I got lost in the middle of it being a little bored and the story line moved a
little slow for my liking. The best friend, Sharla, overstepped a couple of times in the story and I do not agree with how Gretchen handled the situation. I also do not like how Josh never addressed his problems with his
manager, Harvey, and just let him keep bashing him. Josh is 32 for gosh sakes. Stand up to the
man. But overall if you are looking for a baseball romance, this is a quick and easy read.

It's completely cheesy illogical fan fiction nonsense, but it's a good time, it's fun to read, the characters are likeable, and it has an appropriate amount of spice (enough for the intended romance addicted audience, but not so much that the plot suffers).

Instalove to extreme that only works when you remember it's the daydream about a celebrity crush. Gretchen runs into her all time celebrity crush in the airport and decides to approach him. They take a little, he's instantly obsessed with her. When you do the math on how much time these two characters have spent together, I'm pretty sure its under 96 hours total - and less than 48 hours before friends are asking questions about forever. There definitely should have been some passage of time montages.

I really enjoyed this read. Very cute and sweet romance. I liked the main character and love interest.

2.5 rounded to 3 ⭐️

I really wanted to love this one. Seeing as how it’s a sports romance and is supposed to be a spicier read, I had decent (not high) expectations.

Gretchen and Josh meet in an airport after she buys him a cup of coffee. Gretchen has had a celebrity crush on josh for a while as he’s her favourite baseball player. I was immediately turned off by HOW insta love this is.

I don’t mind books with instalove, but like another review mentioned, this is EXTREME insta love, as in theyre falling in love in chapter 7.

I suppose you could consider this a spicy read depending on what you consider a “spicy” read. I would give this a 1.5 🌶. The sex scenes were short and rushed.

This book was just not for me. The writing felt poor and the dialogue was a bit too cringy and repetitive for me.

* Thanks to NetGalley and Wattpad for an arc. This is my honest review. *

This story has one of the best meet-cutes. Makes you want to be a little bally and just talk to that hot guy to see at the airport. Loved the story and the characters!

This was a solid 3 star rom com. I loved how it kicked off with Gretchen approaching Josh in the airport and how she followed her instincts with him. The story moved quickly and the MCs had great chemistry. It was a bit predictable and unrealistic but I didn't mind because it was an easy, breezy, book.

That's why just three stars. It all felt very surface level and a little too unrealistic. And I wished there was a little more to the characters. The break-up half way felt a little extreme for the circumstances and could have been easily solved but both MCs got in their own way.

Overall, it was an easy read and enjoyable.

This was my first Wattpad book and for some reason the format was really off when I downloaded it to my kindle - not sure if that's the reason?

what a fun fast paced book! I love anthing with romance and with baseball players. I was instantly hooked and i feel like i read 50% so quick! I really enjoyed this one so much! I think anyone who loves athlete romances will definitely enjoy this. I loved getting to see how things played out after meeting in the airport and i really loved it!